The Beatles, I’ll Cry Instead - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction / Excerpts

[@LeeKennison]

Interesting commentary and thoughts Amy on this country-ish song and its lyrics. For the sharp biting bitter lyrics, consider "Like a Rolling Stone", a Dylan song you have heard, in addition to your "Death on Two Legs" comparison. Great illustration on the us of dissonant notes. As you are aware, the I-IV-V progression has it's roots in blues, and so it is not surprising that it shows up in both country and rock, since both have been influenced by the blues. Interesting background comment by Lennon and expanded upon by you, on how Dylan's work changed the way that Lennon thought about and approached his own lyrics. This is similar to what I have noticed about the effect that Ren's music has had on other musicians that have reacted to him, particularly rap and hip hop artists. Saying he has inspired them to use new approaches and techniques, instead of following the same old formula that they have over the last several decades in that genre. So hopefully this makes me sound less crazy when I try to compare Ren's potential influence to Dylan.😉 Probably not.

[@calichamber]

We can link this song with others from the albums that follow "A hard day's night": "I'm a loser" (Beatles for sale), "Help!" (Help!), "Nowhere Man" (Rubber Soul), and so on. Regards...

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Amy I really hope you get to watch the Movie. Hard Days Night is a great film as a film. I think it’s the movie that really enamored so many people to this band. It made the idea of being in a band so impossibly attractive and the movie was perhaps even more influential than their records at that time

[@theyrekrnations8990]

A song by John Lennon that shows his raw singing emotional style is "Mother". Listen with headphones. This song is from his heart about his mother and father and his relationship , or lack of relationship with them. Very powerful.

[@thomassharmer7127]

Some of these earlier Beatles album filler tracks are pretty formulaic and their instrumental sound is still rather raw. But the hints are there of deeper things to come. In fact, you almost stumbled on a slightly later Lennon song title, You've Got To Hide Your Love Away, which is even more clearly Dylanesque, and a great song too.

[@charlesberton2581]

Hey, Ann. Thanks for this reaction. If you want to hear Lennon expressing his emotions to the hilt, make a mental note of "Yer Blues" from the White Album where Lennon sings right from the first line, "Yes, I'm lonely. Want to die." And he even mentions Dylan by name and a suicdal character from one of Dylan's songs. Cheers!

[@richardfehlmann4593]

Wonderful to have one more analysis of a song from the A Hard Day's Night album. Interesting the clashing note for "to be mad", I love the explanations with the intuitive solution to express the "mad cat". Lennon's directness is so well described. A little song that has so much in it, short and sharp. It was a pleasure to follow this analysis and I'm looking forward to the next one 🤞😃 Thank you 👏👏👏

[@letsgomets002]

Hard Days Night was one of their best albums no covers, no bad songs

[@theyrekrnations8990]

I agree . I massively dig their early stuff that most seem to discount as not as good as their later music.

[@beatlemaniacwaltdisneyfan4753]

​@@theyrekrnations8990their later music (blue album) is overrated

[@davidrauh8118]

On their very next album, Lennon writes I'm A Loser. As their popularity skyrockets, with a hit movie and 6 number ones singles, John sings from a perspective you don't expect. So early in their career and he's already soul searching, revealing bits and pieces of himself. I remember, I was 15 when it was released.

[@michaelgordon8763]

Fellow musican and also a song writer here...some time ago I played music in a "country rock" band and this one of my fav Beatles songs that we played in bars...although not amongst their big hits I'll Cry Instead is a favorite song...really appreciate yousharing your take on it...thank you!!

[@Accam570]

Things We Said Today is one of the best early Beatles songs.

[@joshgoldstein3991]

I consider 'I'll Cry Instead', a song under two minutes, and 'When I Get Home' a bit of filler. Listening to it again though I find the lyrics great-- they're biting, but in a sense, also self-aware in a humorous way. I like the little bass line too. Nice analysis and reaction, always interesting to hear your insights and interpretations.

[@peterolbrisch8970]

This is a great song. There is also a version with an added verse worth checking out.

[@lejoe48]

Me encanta la voz de John en esta...Desde niño fue una de mis favoritas en este disco. En ella se aprecia de nuevo esa organicidad característica de la voz de John en esa época, lo cual le hace en mi opinión un innovador y el mejor cantante de rock de todos los tiempos. En la composición se observa ese discurrir y fluido especial de los "rockers" (en este caso, country-folk) de John en esa época primera, igual que en I'll Get You o When I get Home, y con un cambio de acorde al final del verso, variando la melodía, como en Ticket to Ride. ¡Todo son novedades! Sin hablar del sonido rasposo de los instrumentos, excelente. Gracias Amy.

[@michavandam]

11:00 You wanna hear Lennon spitting nails? Listen to 'How Do You Sleep", "Gimme Some Truth" and "Steel & Glass". 12:56 "Maybe it is a tambourine." Yes it is (oh yes it is). 16:40 "It's going to be interesting to see how and if this personal self-expression is something that he develops." It's funny that you say that, because this is excactly the thing he was going to do in his solo carreer. Especially his "Plastic Ono Band" album is one big, honest, painful, vulnerable, risky, harsh, ugly, beautiful expression of his true emotions.

[@HansOlo354]

Interestingly, Lennon rejected McCartney's song, 'A World Without Love," the same year he wrote "I'll Cry Instead," because he told Paul he couldn't get past the songs opening, "Please lock me away." Which he said was silly. McCartney gave the song to the duo, Peter and Gordon and it was an international number one hit for them.

[@StanEngland]

Great music from P&G, too.

[@Knox-kb5kg]

I would love to see you're reaction to Mumford and Sons music from their first 3 albums. The harmonies and different instruments played in them. Some amazing songs to be heard.

[@frankylaseure2641]

Another call for the song "Travel" by The Gathering, the TG25 live version. "I wish you knew your music was to stay forever".

[@hullbarrett]

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[@yes_head]

"I wonder if John will start expressing himself more openly in the future." Hang on, kids! 😄

[@keithpattison6763]

Hello Amy, I totally agree with your thoughts on the talent shows we are bombarded with. Many years ago Tina Arena, who forged a very good career after a time on a talent show here in Australia, said exactly the same thing about these shows. She felt you had to earn your place as an entertainer, after working hard for over 30 years in the game.

[@andy2950]

If you are looking for unique sounds, can I respectfully mention Elizabeth Fraser in the Cocteau Twins. 😊

[@ricardo_miguel13]

I hope Things We Said Today, You Can’t Do That and I‘ll Be Back are next

[@theyrekrnations8990]

'Things We Said Today' show the brilliance of early Paul with the dynamic chord shift between the main song and the middle 8 (as they call it), pure genius. The song 'I'll Be Back' is John Lennon and his superb vocals sung to the melancholy backing of a timeless and haunting masterpiece/ Two of my own favorites by the Beatles

[@erichmcmann5337]

It's not as widely known, but as McCartney was an avid follower of fellow Capitol Records artists "The Beach Boys." Lennon was a big fan of fellow Capitol Recording artists "Buck Owen's & The Bukaroos." Where as McCartney would get advance copies of Beach Boy LP's, Lennon requested advance's of Bucks work. Thus the "Country" influence on the sound of "I'll Cry Instead." (and many other "Country & Western" sounding Lennon songs from that period: "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" "I'm A Loser." Plus it didn't hurt that George was a Chet Atkins disciple., and had some great country chops. But like in many of Buck's songs ie: "Crying Time" "Don't Wipe The Tears That You Cry." He mentions cryin', heartache, loss and tears often in his writing. Dylan's influence was HUGE on Lennon, but Buck has his place, that is not as widely known. How do you think The Beatles heard and recorded "Act Naturally"???? It wasn't some sharp A & R guy at Capitol that thought it would be perfect for Ringo!

[@xthatghomiex2939]

I think it's also important to remember, all of the Beatles were between roughly 20 and 23 when they became some of the most famous, photograghed, simultaneously disparaged and praised people on the entire planet.

[@sbalak]

Thank you!!

[@EddieReischl]

Good bit of analysis, and this song is indicative of a lot of the material on the next album. After that, they mostly gave songs like this to Ringo so he could sing one. Personally, imo there were better songs to analyze on the first two albums than this one, which is something of a formula song with the nice "show you what your lovin' man can do" bit with the bass to throw a wrinkle in it, but I do admit to being more musically inclined than lyrically inclined.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

It’s interesting to know that Country Rock didn’t really exist in 1964. The Beatles had already covered a Buck Owens song. Buck was about as close to country rock as it got and Buck is considered country. Folk rock was just emerging and Dylan would go electric the following year. Country rock would not emerge until 1968 when Gram Parsons joined the Byrds, then Dylan made Nashville Skyline album and the Grateful Dead released Workingmans Dead in early 1970 then the Eagles etc. It’s not that surprising that country rock was first performed by the Beatles ( well Freight Train Boogie by Delmore Brothers in the mid forties and some Hank Williams shortly after but rock and roll and rockabilly were just beginning to emerge out of that.) in America Folk, Country and rock and roll existed in three different worlds. To the Beatles they were just variations on a theme. Interesting.

[@BigSky1]

They did not cover Buck Owen’s Act Naturally until Help! After I’ll Cry Instead.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

@@BigSky1 right you are. Didn’t they do a country song before this ? Maybe not.

[@BigSky1]

@@Hartlor_Tayley Not really apart from Carl Perkins Sure To Fall and a few others on BBC sessions.

[@Accam570]

Hello Mary Lou by Rick Nelson. I Don't Want to Spoil The Party by The Beatles.

[@BigSky1]

@@Accam570 I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party came out after I’ll Cry Instead.

[@greendale634]

This was a very interesting analysis of the Beatles from an angle I'm not used to. 🙂 For something a bit different, I'd recommend checking out the band Tangerine Dream, which does electronic instrumental. For example, listen to the first 15 seconds of their album Tangram and see if you are intrigued. 🙂

[@beatlemaniacwaltdisneyfan4753]

George's guitar and Paul's bass drives the song. But John's voice had vibe there

[@splitimage137.]

The Beatles were first introduced to Dylan when, in 1963, Paul picked up Dylan's second album (the first had only 2 originals) The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, which had BLOWIN' IN THE WIND among others, while touring in Paris. John, being a wordplay man was mightily impressed. You will DEFINITELY hear the Dylan influence on YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY from the 1965 album Help!. It was one of John's first serious attempts at lyric writing and allegedly tells the story of The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, and the horrors he experienced as a gay man in England, where it was still illegal.

[@epikourosallebook790]

JOHN WAS A VERY "JEALOUS GUY" AND HE PROVES IT IN THIS SONG.THANKS AGAIN AMY FOR YOUR WORK

[@BigSky1]

Is there really any need to SHOUT!

[@epikourosallebook790]

@@BigSky1 YES

[@BigSky1]

@@epikourosallebook790 Then you must be terribly insecure. No one in the real world writes in caps all the time. Very weird and rather childish. But if you like it…

[@BaxterThewall]

Written for the deaf !

[@epikourosallebook790]

@@BaxterThewall "YOU CAN'T DO THAT"

[@noncounterproductive4596]

I heard a very good cover of I'll Cry Instead by the Mamas and the Papas, just a couple of days ago on the Cousin Brucie show.

[@buchro111]

Can someone please tell me how to view her My Coffee or Patreon pages? Google doesn't show them. Thank you!

[@VirginRock]

www.patreon.com/VirginRock

[@ronaldnogueira4277]

Great react as usual, please react to this Iron maiden song, it is like a Mozart heavy metal opera!!!!! you indeed will be amazed and surprised.. guarantee!! The song was composed entirely on a piano, Bruce [vocals] wrote every single note in it, like Beethoven with his ear to the piano, concocting this masterpiece. The lyrics are about the ill-fated British airship, R101, which was the world's largest flying craft when it was built. It crashed in France on its maiden overseas voyage on October 5, 1930, killing 48 of the 54 passengers on board. Bruce thinks it might work with a one-off performance, possibly counting with orchestra backing, along with actors and footage on screens "so you could actually really get the full sense of the tragedy and the drama that was going on behind the scenes". kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKSwZ6qmfqZmicU&ab_channel=ScirylLyrics

[@burtazorin1358]

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[@nelsonduffy9520]

Yes you tube has a democracy all of its own nothing to do with reality lol 😂😂😂

[@BigSky1]

I don’t think John Lennon was ever shy or backwards in coming forward. Insecure yes.

[@pwoody9416]

I admit that I have not listened to all your Beatles songs in the order you are doing them, so I may have missed it, but, given what you said about Lennon’s internal psyche, I can’t wait till you get to “You Better Run Little Girl”.

[@BaxterThewall]

Run For Your Life.

[@pwoody9416]

@@BaxterThewall thanks!

[@wesleyrodgers886]

Stole ideas from The Rutles. Shameful.

[@terjerendalsvik5461]

why do you keep on sending this stupid reactions videos without music?

[@Richard2003]

She explains why in every Beatles review.

[@ricardo_miguel13]

she can easily use at least 7 sec each time, youtube doesn’t notice the copyright

[@BigSky1]

@@ricardo_miguel13You try it and get a strike!

[@BigSky1]

Why don’t you try and listen so you don’t need to ask the question.

[@ricardo_miguel13]

@@BigSky1 its really that way, for example I posted my top 50 beatles video, it got a strike but under the 7 seconds. She shows not even a second, thats a bit too much I think. The general problem I understand.

[@ristovirtanen6396]

AFAIK it’s customary to allow 5 second fragments for educational purposes without infringing copyright restrictions.🤔👌 Use it, please.