THE BEATLES - I Want You (She's So Heavy) | Watch FULL ALBUM REACTION on Patreon NOW!

[@trainman5323]

The Beatles, after their early years, didn’t have A SOUND. They did whatever the hell they wanted. They created their own music. No genre, no category.

[@xhighone]

They stopped touring because the crowds were so loud they couldn't hear and then spent so much time in the studio they and their engineers invented a lot of multi-track recording/basic recording techniques still in use today out of necessity and preference since they were constantly forging new pathways. They had unlimited resources, time, and energy. Unreal.

[@artsilva]

although they were creative with different sounds and how this song is completely different, I remember when this came out, it was clearly [in my ears] The Beatles because of their signature tone in vocals and instruments and production. No one else could have done this... maybe to the untrained ear who only know a couple of their most popular songs would be thrown off or confused but to the trained ear and casual Beatles fan, this is quintessential Beatles creativity and sound.

[@tomfowler381]

Exactly. ✌️

[@jefffoster7105]

Word brother.

[@stevemurrell6167]

After they hit the drugs.....creativity exploded!😂 I laugh but it's true.

[@patricktetteroo9950]

I am always laughing out loud when someone says this Beatles song “sounds like Pink Floyd etc.” It’s the other way round because it’s The Beatles guys 🍏

[@danmayberry1185]

Yes, there's a reason the Beatles sound like everything from the last 60 years.

[@michaeljozwiak25]

It depends on your point of view……

[@marthalowe1556]

👏👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@ManuelFernandez-h2x]

😂 exactly the Beatles were first and then the others followed my two bands, the Beatles and Black Sabbath, who created music 🎶

[@clannad99germany70]

The Beatles did it all, all, but they did it first !!!! what sound or genre ever.

[@sanddab]

From ‘Love Me Do’ to ‘I Want You (She’s So Heavy)’ in about 7 1/2 years. That’s an incredible musical arc.

[@trespatines8698]

It really is amazing their musical growth in such a short period of time. Unmatched. How does this happen? Four lads from a seaport, Liverpool, found each other, and gifted with enormous talent, basically changed the world.

[@sanddab]

@@trespatines8698 As George Martin said, “their timing was right”.

[@aBeatleFan4ever]

"Love Me Do" was recorded on September 4th 1962. "I Want You" was recorded primarily on February 22, 1969. That is 6 and a half years.

[@aBeatleFan4ever]

They recorded "Love Me Do" on September 4th, 1962. It was just 3 years and 7 months later - they recorded "Tomorrow Never Knows" (April 6th, 1966). For me... that's the greatest musical growth by any band ever.

[@sanddab]

@@aBeatleFan4ever Even more incredible! :)

[@billg763]

Ringo's drumming is always so under rated, but it was integral to this song I think.

[@sonnymaupin9267]

John said Ringo is the best friend a song ever had

[@patrickmcevoy5080]

He kills on this one - it's amazing work.

[@Gymbo-Baggins]

He was average so not really underrated.Billy Preston was overated. Jeff Lynn should have been fifth beetle

[@DaveMcIroy]

Wrong.

[@_Chuvisco_]

You think well!

[@Rickhorse1]

Now maybe you understand why we old folks say the Beatles truly changed music forever. Their evolution from 1963 to 1969 is mindblowing...and almost everyone who followed copied aspects of what they created.

[@RabbiSteve]

Precisely.

[@johnirvine1491]

1969 is pushing it. Agreed that they set the bar, and so high. But in the second half of the 60s, a lot of kids who had been inspired by them got into music, some went to music college, and what you got was a mix of enthusiastic improves plus trained musicians. The result was they picked up the baton and ran with it. Underground, progressive, blues, rock, fusion, folk, great times late 60s and into the 70s. John Mayall, Cream, Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Fairport Convention, Yes, ELP, Dire Straits............. I could have listed loads more. Musicians, who learned their craft. Totally subjective as to who was best. Just be thankful for them all.

[@RoaldRoberts]

This song feels like heavy metal to me, at least the outro, as a metal fan I cannot help headbang to it.

[@CaryOn11]

It is not about Uncle Sam or the Statue of Liberty. It was about Lennon feeling like he was drowning and his desire for Yoko Ono.

[@topgazza]

Indeed Trouble is “we” are so influenced by reinterpretations by z generation wannabes and video. I don’t mean Nick and lex This is indeed about Lennon and Yoko. Just a staggering musical tour de force by the Beatles Typical is oft mentioned comment that the Beatles covered a song done by simple pimply auto tuned talentless nobody by reviewers

[@sonnymaupin9267]

People need to relearn the lesson John tried to teach with I Am the Walrus. He despised people trying to interpret his stuff. After he wrote I am the Walrus he said Let the F---ers interpret that. As for moods, he just wrote about what he might be thinking about at the moment. Nothing heavy or deep, and he said the mood of a song could depend on whether he had a good crap that day

[@topgazza]

@@sonnymaupin9267 Exactly Sonny. I wish people would research songs a bit more before or after listening. Or just reflect on their enjoyment of the music and why. And not go into imagined interpretations based on what they have heard or seen I, of course, excluded their musings in this respect. For some reason in their case I find it amusing

[@mvunit3]

Nice Conversation guys . . . I completely agree. But even as a "Kid" when I was OBSSESSED by this album, everytime I went to my Aunt's home in Anaheim Calif, and when they moved to San Clemente, I would ask to put the album on - I knew it was about Yoko, because of the "controversy" of their relationship was often in the news. I later realized as an adult, no matter how _quirky_ Yoko was (so was John :p), John loved her like no other, much like Paul loved Linda.

[@topgazza]

@@mvunit3 Quite agree Love is love and John was very definitely in deep love. Paul and Yoko have long reconciled their differences of course I think John and Yoko and Paul and Linda are two of the best love stories in music.

[@sonnymaupin9267]

This album was a stand out for Paul's bass playing. He nails it on every song on the album. His playing is as diverse as the songs on the album. Thing of beauty

[@manny4552]

You are so right .

[@GabrielSoares-lj9rv]

A true "Master Class" of bass playing!!! The whole album!...

[@josephmango4628]

Macca's bass playing was like a song in itself. Listen to While My Guitar Gently Weeps, it's crazy.

[@manny4552]

@@sonnymaupin9267 his bass playing on the Sargent peppers LP and rain are awesome too

[@sonnymaupin9267]

yea and Hey Bulldog made me set my guitar aside and start playing bass for a year or so

[@lawrencesmith6536]

Not heavier than Helter Skelter; but definitely sludgeier. Loved growing up with the Beatles. They always surprised us at every turn

[@timcardona9962]

that would depend on your definition of "heavier". Helter Skelter tried to be heavy like The Who but ends up just being raucous and more punkish. Shouting and thrashing about is not heavy - the I Want You riff is real heavy like symphonic heavy with actual gravitas

[@GenesisLover2002]

​@@timcardona9962 I agree. This is a more menacing, doomy, and chilling sort of heavy, which I prefer.

[@beatmet2355]

@@timcardona9962HS always sounded like a punk song, rather than a metal song. It’s loud and has a lo-fi vibe about it, like it was recorded in a garage and that thunky bass is a perfect touch.

[@nordvegfigg7746]

If Sabbath had covered Helter Skelter on Vol. 4 in 72 it might have been heavier than She's So Heavy, otherwise, not a chance.

[@krvnjrcbs]

This song is heavier if you ask me. Heltrskelter is just noise.

[@petejones879]

This is why the beatles were the best band that has ever been.. There are so many different styles of their music

[@silveraudi2]

Saying the Beatles sound like anyone else is a crime. They are unique.

[@TTM9691]

Yeah, but they were influenced by everyone and, especially on Abbey Road, were not above doing little bits of other people. Lots of musicians refer to parts of this song as "the Santana section" of "I Want You", for instance. "Sun King" (and other songs from Abbey Road) are directly influenced by 1968 Fleetwood Mac (go listen to "Albatross", then listen to "Sun King"). "Good Day Sunshine" is McCartney doing "Daydream". etc etc. It's not a crime, and this song most definitely was influenced by Hendrix and the late 60s British blues boom (as was Yer Blues), and definitely had a bit of Santana. (and I could go album by album and point out where they got their shit from) So no, it's not a crime.

[@londrinaparana7071]

@@TTM9691 Everyone is influenced and inspired by others including yourself.

[@TTM9691]

@@londrinaparana7071 That's why the last line of my comment was "it's not a crime". I guess you don't read the comments you reply to. What a moron. Hey shithead, tell the OP, not me! He's the doofus who thinks it all came out of a vaccum. Of course there's the x-factor times 100000 with The Beatles, but to point out that The Beatles sound like someone out is not a crime, they style-hopped all the time. Anything else, dopey?

[@petermills-c1h]

They were so diverse and creative, they didn’t even sound like themselves.

[@wynnwinberg1737]

Many times they did sound like someone else - but often it was on purpose. “Back in the USSR” was totally Beach Boys-and meant to be.

[@backbeat44]

for prog try 'Happiness is a Warm Gun' off the White album - I Want You (She's So Heavy) is metal jazz well before as is Helter Skelter Metal before metal. The incredible thing about the beatles is that every album was differrent and even ever song on every album. and to think they were only together recording for 7 years and produced 13 albums and over 250 songs. just stunning.

[@TTM9691]

Great choice. Honestly, though.....I hope they keep doing what they're doing here: go through the ENTIRE discography. Listen to the albums in context. I'd rather they hear "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" in the context of end of side one of The White Album! (that said: it's a good stand-alone track for sure). (and like this one, sexy as hell!)

[@philabrian]

And they did all of these even before they were 30 years old!

[@ManuelFernandez-h2x]

Exactly the Beatles were first and then everyone’s follow

[@rodneygriffin7666]

The Beatles played every genre possible. They're The Beatles 🍏.

[@tombeyerlein3813]

And even invented a few!

[@se6369]

​@@tombeyerlein3813Probably not, popularised maybe

[@graemejones6530]

I’m torn between what the Beatles would have sounded like doing disco (missed out by a couple of years) BUT knowing the Beatles, they would have nailed it ! ❤

[@sexpistol7712]

Punk would have been interesting.

[@graemejones6530]

@@sexpistol7712 sure would have ! 👍

[@ninoperez7250]

So awsome to have grown up with these guys! Every time a new Beatles song came on the radio, we would scream to the top of our lungs! it was way ahead of all the other great bands during that time. So innovative

[@Chris-kj7de]

The Beatles broke ground on all kinds of music and changed the world. Their creativity is unmatched.

[@sigil5772]

Yeah, it's not "George riffing," it's John, very much his style and sound. Not just for the fast bits but Paul is just on point throughout, just in the pocket, feeling it. And Billy Preston on the organ, I think.

[@michaeljozwiak25]

It is Billy Preston, Houston born, mostly Los Angeles raised.

[@robertkerr4201]

Sorry, John and George both played lead on this track. Much of the riffing is George

[@krvnjrcbs]

George was playing a normal electric im prettt sure and John had the big ole hollow body You can tell who is who just by the sounds of the guitar

[@PJprog]

Just confirms that The Beatles are the best band ever in the history of mankind... only saying. 😁 Thanks Nick n Lex 🎵😍

[@TomClark-Futoura]

And the next best band is, remarkably, five young Japanese women with over 130 awesome songs -- Band-Maid! I'm talking about range and quality of composition, execution and personalities! Checkout Manners, Warning, Black Hole, No God, Domination, and this last song of their latest concert, along with Hate and Don't You Tell Me... Endless Story: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJKUqmCIh7uXbZI🤘😉

[@williambaldridge1203]

They probably are the greatest rock and roll band of all time. However I like Jethro Tull better.

[@lantose]

Sargent Peppers and Abbey Road and part pf the White album were only albums I really liked and okay when they first came out, but there were way to many bands in the sixties that were (imho) every bit as good as the Beatles and better in my opinion, as we listened to many other groups and rarely the Beatles.

[@mikefetterman6782]

She's so heavy just means "wow man', she is deep (profound). Heavy man, Heavy. Meaning she is a lot to consider/handle.

[@briandeeley1599]

i would stick with deep/profound.

[@RichardSchaefer-zx9ig]

Hi. The song reflects Lennon's obsession w Yoko Ono. It continues in his songwriting on solo LP John Lennon + Plastic Ono Band. Beatles just going different+ it's tremendous, even the white Noise outing.

[@hongfang2348]

yes...a song about his new found love and muse, Yoko Ono

[@JamesLachowsky]

Lennon was also on a kick of seeing how much he could pare down the lyrics to focus on the essential message.

[@jacobin1159]

The heavy and abrupt ending of this song is followed by George Harrison's delicate guitar intro to Here Comes the Sun...Stunning

[@debrabrabenec3731]

Once one gets up and flips the platter!!😅

[@TTM9691]

Once you flip the record over, yeah. Originally, side 2 was side 1 and the album was going to begin with "Here Comes The Sun" and end with "I Want You"! If you think about it, both sides end "unresolved".....the complete opposite of the end of "Sgt. Pepper"!

[@mauriciovargas3913]

Must be the most abrupt change of gears in Music. Wonderful.

[@blakemoon123]

Apparently John wanted the song to keep going and going until the eerie wind effects reached a crescendo and the whole sound blurred into white noise. I think that would have been cool. But they didn’t have enough space on the record. I read somebody say that it may have been worth sacrificing ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer’ to do it. Which may be a good point ( and I like M’s Silver Hammer).

[@PaulDamonThomas]

A cool thing to consider with this track on the album: It was the final song on the first side of the vinyl. So, they recorded the song to just run until the needle would pop up, with that dark and heavy instrumental build-up of awesomeness - and suddenly stopping. Then the listener would have to get up, in silence and contemplation of what they just experienced, and flip the record over, before getting to Here Comes The Sun on the second side. It's always interesting, to me, to think about the experience of the listening tech, back then, and the intention of the artist through that medium that existed at the time. Great reaction and much love! ❤

[@krvnjrcbs]

🙄

[@uksuef7218]

It is a song about desire for a woman ( yoko ono in his case )" Heavy" was 1960's slang for serious or consequential - this is a woman who will change your life not a fling. It is so powerful. no-one should ever judge the beatles by love me do and yellow submarine, they paint the entire human experience in music. You will be shocked by how heavy helter skelter is and you will would also like oh darling which is Pauls equivalent love song. They were an influence for Pink Foyd -i think the quote goes "we thought they were gods"

[@thetid8852]

My favourite Beatles track. Ever.

[@jeffjohnson9911]

Lennon wrote it about his relationship with Yoko, he also played lead guitar on this song, with Harrison playing rhythm. Lennon also used Harrisons Moog as a white noise generator in the last part. Billy Preston played the noodley organ fills.

[@stevemurrell6167]

They really do deserve their reputation as one of the greatest bands in history.....just incredible.

[@Andrewhicks-t4i]

Not one of the best, they are the BEST.

[@jimfrederick3907]

55 years ago and still Better than anything today.

[@jimled50jl49]

Hi Guys, as a teenager I have memories of being in my room with a portable record player, lying on my bed listening to this track again & again trying to guess the moment it stops. Took a long time before I got it right....Days later ...I got it wrong again. Lol So many memories, so many years ..The Beatles will always be the best ❤. Byee Jim X

[@NicknLex]

Loved this! Thank you for sharing Jim!!!

[@Ken-pi7qk]

I counted the no. of repeats once. I think it was 14 and there’s a certain little drum figure just before the end

[@glenndespres5317]

Yeah, I think I did that too!

[@debrabrabenec3731]

​@@Ken-pi7qkIt's 15!🙂

[@Steve_Stowers]

And of course, when it stops, it stops. That's the end of Side 1; it doesn't automatically start the next track.

[@doriwiljt]

Pauls bass is so amazing

[@garyluciani1082]

Yea, it really is. Most people don't even mention him on bass. If he didn't write songs or sing leads; people would be complementing and praising him on the bass.

[@RichardDickson-to7zg]

From "Please Please Me" (1964) To "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (1970). Wow!

[@michelfroggy56]

I was thinking the same thing, what a progression.

[@NGT-eb2oy]

'Please Please Me' was recorded in 1962, and released in 1963 . 'I Want You' was recorded and released in 1969.

[@danmayberry1185]

Think they'd already put in their 10,000 hours by 1964, and just improved from there.

[@jonncockrell3606]

Please was 1962. I want you was 1969

[@jasonb68754]

Nobody evolved so much so fast. Ever.

[@sonnymaupin9267]

Just two sentances and they made a 7 minute song out of it and it stayed interesting the whole time. Not many groups in the late 60s could achieve that

[@kallsop2]

As someone else said "From Love Me Do to I Want You" in just a few short years shows how much not only The Beatles changed but the change in rock music at the time. The connection between the Beatles and Pink Floyd is a young engineer working for George Martin by the name of Alan Parsons. Of all the Beatles albums Abbey Road is my number one.

[@franckb8279]

On the same album, Carry that weight- Golden slumbers- The end is more prog I think. But I love this song more and more, the end is so powerful.

[@cartelesargentinos]

Yes 👍

[@carnacthemagnificent2498]

Back when you listened to this on vinyl this song ended Side one so the abrupt ending made some sense. And they you flipped it, after that, as you put it, dark moment, and you get "Here Comes the Sun". that break in between the songs was intentional, and it's lost now with streaming.

[@jdw5678]

Don't overlook the contribution of Billy Preston on keyboards here. He adds to the menacing and jazzy vibe in the early part of the song, shortly before the sound hurricane sweeps in at the end.

[@kben036]

We are watching Across the Universe in my high school History of Rock class…they love it!

[@MJ1]

It’s interesting to me that YT music reactors usually take a few years to get around to the Beatles. Often they will say they’ve heard all the hype and that’s made them shy away from exploring. And then they hear a few songs and it’s down the rabbit hole they go! There’s a reason the Beatles are The Beatles. It will put all the other music you love in a different light.

[@TTM9691]

The answer is: copyright, Johnny! :D It looks like they're loosening up, but that's traditionally why most reactors stay away from Beatles other than on their Patreons. Same thing with Jimi Hendrix. You don't see many Hendrix reactions, do you? You post a Hendrix reaction, they take it right down.

[@willrohan7256]

Paul's majestic bass carries this great song, per usual.

[@gettinhungrig8806]

Didn't hear it! The song by John, vocals by John and guitars by John and George were so good. Not to mention Ringo's drums, George's moog, Billy's keyboards...

[@user-dnf83n0s8sg9u]

Way to oversimplify the group's writing. Listen to those guitars and organ. The bass is great, but nice try to ragebait a beautiful song

[@gustavogutierrez9086]

Great reaction, as always! I’m so glad Lex brought this one up. I first listened to this song when I was 11 years old in 1972, I had heard a couple oh the hits (Something and Here Comes the Sun) on the radio but when my dad passed away (‘72) I inherited his LP collection which included Abbey Road. From the first track on the album I could not stop listening and when this song came up as the last in side A, I was floored. I could not jump up fast enough to flip the record and hear the rest of this masterpiece. I listened to this entire album every time I sat down to hear (and I still do.) An often overlooked part on this entire album is the genius drumming of Ring Starr, I know you do appreciate it and I appreciate you both because of that. Not many people get it. Thank you!

[@raycornford283]

And it's 50+ years old!

[@jaggerone1]

It's about Yoko. No doubt Forget what the movies say. It's a sexy song!

[@krvnjrcbs]

Yoko the dolphin

[@Friend_Of_The_Muse]

It seems difficult for the young in general ( whom didnt take the ride along with them as they rose) to accept the indisputable fact that The Beatles influenced ALL music. All genres. Hell. Frank Sinatra said Georges song "Something" was the greatest love song ever written and it never uses the word love and he recorded it! They rocked the world and take a back seat to no one. The Beatles are your favorite bands favorite band and influence. Believe me. We were all amazed...stunned and shocked.

[@TTM9691]

Oh no, yet another embarrassment to his generation babbling about "the young". How does it feel to become the condescending ageist old fart you hated when you were a teenager, huh "Friend Of The Muse"? When it's time to start babbling about "how difficult it is for the young" to get into something as easy to get into as The Beatles, it's time to get off the internet, know what I mean Old Timer? I'm completely embarrassed for you. Every frickin' reaction channel. Hey moron: if it's difficult, then why should they even bother? Hey moron: did it look like they were having a "difficult" time getting this song? This isn't Stockhausen, you jackass, this is easy-to-swallow popular music, that's what makes The Beatles great, it all goes down easy. Look at this jackass, giving lectures on 'the young". What the F**K do you know about the young, you tedious old fart?

[@WDRhine]

This song was used very imaginatively in the movie "Across The Universe" as part of the draft physical scene. The general sing "I want you" as the potential recruits line up. Later on, those who have "passed" the physical sing "she's so heavy" as they carry the Statue of Liberty. This is what Lex was recollecting.

[@TTM9691]

It's a great use of the song! I had forgotten about that until she mentioned it, but that was a good re-imagining.

[@jonncockrell3606]

Didn't have anything to do with the song or it's meaning.

[@WDRhine]

@@jonncockrell3606 It was the song, i.e. a particular arrangement of notes and words., so it did have something to do with it. Regarding its meaning, Lennon wrote it about his feelings for Yoko. That doesn't mean everyone who covers it, or even listens to it, is obligated to find that same meaning. That's not how art, or even meaning, works.

[@dandecastro51]

And goes to show how easy to forget their influence on entire genres, from (many) separate songs... Hard rock, heavy métal (helter shelter?), many prog styles... jazz blended in rock... etc etc etc...

[@filipstefanovski155]

They blended all those genres in just this song. Crazy.

[@danmayberry1185]

Could be the best ordered tracks on any album. This wraps side one .. exhausted, you flip the record and hear Here Comes the Sun.

[@krvnjrcbs]

Exhausted? Lol

[@KneeAches]

Movie version is NOT what Lennon wrote. It was about Yoko.

[@Brandi6666]

The beatles had the greatest outros in all rock history 🤘❤️ those outros were my high

[@Jude_196]

The instrumental breaks in this STILL make me wanna wear SHADES, they're so low-key COOL!!! :) LOVE IT!

[@coffee-xg6my]

All that nonsense about it being about war is false. Everyone wants to read something about the war into music of that time, It just isn't always the case. According to Lennon, the song is simply about Yoko Ono. Lennon used to laugh about how people would try to read things into Beatles' lyrics. In fact "The Walrus" is poking fun at that. Lennon said, if Bob Dylan can get away with writing all the crap he does, then so can I. It's ridiculous.

[@TZ61]

Yeah, I've never heard the Uncle Sam reference either; and I don't know what movie Lex is talking about here, this is John writing and singing about his love for Yoko. Great reaction.

[@NicknLex]

Across the Universe! Watch if you can!!

[@GratefulZen]

When it breaks into the “I Want You” part it reminds me of “Black Magic Woman,” especially Peter Green’s version.

[@TTM9691]

Absolutely. late 60s Fleetwood Mac was a HUGE influence on this album. "Sun King" being the most obvious example.

[@condimentking414]

Exactly

[@parsfortuna1806]

A masterpiece!!! 🥰

[@Jules-um4yy]

This song is absolute 🔥🔥Hands down, I believe The Beatles are the most diverse band in history. If you think this is crazy, check out "Helter Skelter". Thanks guys, great reaction!

[@scottanderson8420]

Halter Skelter go or sure!

[@scottanderson8420]

Excellent choice, so glad you picked this one from Patreon to rep your Abbey Road reaction. The Beatles could do it all and that’s what made them so great. And for the most part they did it before anybody else. Great reaction, excellent channel NicknLex, I’ll subscribe right away. ❤️❤️

[@michaeljozwiak25]

NickNLex reacts to all kinds of genres of music. Enjoy.

[@davidrauh8118]

Billy Preston did some great organ parts at the end. But they're lost in the mix once they added the white noise. The other version I'm talking about was on the deluxe version.

[@cosmiccat6708]

John plays all the lead parts on this, he's a good lead guitarist !.Oh, and on the song "Get Back" too.

[@richsalm7474]

I believe the guitar solos on this were played by John Lennon.

[@richarddefortuna2252]

Me, too. They don't sound like anything like something George would have played, especially at that time.

[@kmichaelp4508]

You are exactly right! It was John.

[@normanmeharry58]

John worked alone on this with Ringo on percussion. He refused McCartney on bass. McCartney later added his bass playing to the master recording.

[@scottandrewbrass1931]

​​@@normanmeharry58Wrong! They all worked on it at Olympic studios in February 1969. With Billy Preston on keyboards. An outtake of the session is even on The Abbey Road boxed set.

[@scottandrewbrass1931]

John and George played the Arpeggios.

[@DrStrangelove3891]

The Beatles just casually inventing a new genre and influencing hundreds of artists to come. I love this song, it's my absolute favorite Beatles song.

[@TTM9691]

Although The Beatles did often come up with entire new genres that bands would then populate, this song isn't really one of them. It's got a great wicked guitar lick - which they practically invented with I Feel Fine and Day Tripper - but in '69, you had '21st Schizoid Man" and Jimi doing "Dolly Dagger" or Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love", etc etc.....Jethro Tull's "Stand Up"...."In A Gadda Da Vida" ..heavy sinister guitar riff rock was "in". This fit right in. For me "Abbey Road" is The Beatles, yet again, staying completely contemporary through the constantly changing 60s as band after band rose and fall as styles shifted.

[@jaylevy2108]

Imagine this song and its abrupt ending followed by the beautiful guitar and song Here Comes the Sun on Abby Road. Absolute genius!

[@NicknLex]

We can imagine it perfectly as it’s how we experienced it ourselves. This video was a snippet from the full album reaction we posted on Patreon! :)

[@victorvillasenortejeda]

One of my best 10 songs from their discography.

[@tomhenninger4153]

John wrote this because he was obsessed with Yoko. Heavy was a slang adjective that was used in the 60'/70s as a compliment... so heavy, so cool, so deep, so real. Hahaha! A lot of people call this a prog-rock song... John purposely put in white noise to build tension. And at the end he just picked a spot and said stop! Thx for the video!

[@Carbonnothingbutcarbon]

I really like your observation that the chromatic chord progression makes it sound like "it's getting worse." It definitely doesn't sound like "it's getting better." They would probably disagree that they helped invent heavy metal but between this and a couple of things on the White Album they definitely did some heavy stuff that sounds like Black Sabbath might have taken note of.

[@Rhiannon011]

"The Beatles are like Yellow Submarine and happy"?? Obviously you are not aware of a lot of Beatle songs!!! I suggest diving into them much more if that is what you think of all of the Beatles music!!

[@williambaldridge1203]

The word heavy, at least back in those days didn't necessarily refer to weight. It could mean like she's so complex or she's so deep. And I think that's how john lennon saw yoko. He was deeply in love with her. And he thought she was very heavy in her thinking and in her wisdom, and philosophy. Just my opinion

[@carlosonetti8256]

A few days ago I came across with your videos and I like them at once. Congratulations. Now I am your fan. Greetings from the outskirts of Mexico City.

[@Beausoir1]

When John Lennon died on december 8, 1980 I listen this song on repeat and I was as if suspended in time, rest in peace dear John

[@RichardSchaefer-zx9ig]

Good reaction. Lex you were spot on early with comment on John's voice and George's guitar trying to sound alike.

[@kmichaelp4508]

Nope! That’s John on the lead. Even George has commented on this.

[@davidcandelaria4411]

On a family vacation to visit our relatives my brother and I bought this in Mexico at a small record store in Aguascalientes before we returned. It have just come out. They left the best for last. This whole album is a master piece....they were at the top for their game

[@neilgoldsmith5482]

That's McCartney on Base. So underrated bassist. 😎🎸

[@bobbybrettel5422]

You must hear their song Yer Blues

[@johnboyd6943]

Absolutely, 100% I'm in my 70s and play Yer Blues on my 2000 watt stereo as often as I can - so much so that my neighbours are now real fans. When I first played it I was asked "who is that?" When I said it was the Beatles I wasn't believed until I showed them the album and they realised just how incredible The Beatles were. Being an Aussie I also love AC/DC too.

[@mellotronin54]

The end section is reminiscent of the end of Shadow of the Hierophant by Steve Hackett the repetitive haunting figure that builds and builds.

[@michaeljozwiak25]

The end part of “She’s So Heavy” meanders as much as it build and builds.

[@coffee-xg6my]

Actually Lennon is playing lead guitar as well as George. You'd be surprised how many Beatles songs actually feature either McCartney or Lennon playing lead guitar. Several of the early Beatles songs had McCartney as lead guitar because in a few instances, George just couldn't get it right. So, McCartney did it.

[@celt67]

The most famous example being on Harrison's own song 'Taxman'.

[@debrabrabenec3731]

​@@celt67Great lead on that one!!

[@user-michael77]

George couldn't get it right?! 😂😂😂 Clearly no clue what you're talking about. The reason McCartney did the solo on Taxman for example is because he had an idea of doing an Indian type of style so George said then you play it.

[@brovold72]

@@user-michael77Is a bit of an exaggeration. Maybe better to say George couldn't get "it" right when "it" is what Paul already had in mind and George found it tedious to keep noodling or to take orders.

[@TTM9691]

Lennon: Honey Pie, Get Back, You Can't Do That, the first solo on Long Tall Sally, this one...... George played more than his share of great solos, both when he was with The Beatles and afterwards, and he had no ego about it.

[@urbangardener66]

It's about Yoko! It's amazing that you didn't know this song or Abbey Road before. Having grown up with The Beatles, you just assume everybody knows about The Beatles. For six or so years, you could count on them every few months putting out something new and different to dazzle us, especially after they stopped touring.

[@RichardPackard-we5rh]

The Beatles would create an a new genre of music with one song, and then move on to a new one. It's all the others who follow that sound like the Beatles.

[@westfale520]

The very last Beatles song . This song was completed on August 20, 1969 and after that there were only joint photo ops

[@user-michael77]

Lennon is playing the solo not George.

[@shiftingperception]

Can't wait to watch the entire album reaction. This is one of my favorites on Abbey Road for sure. This and Helter Skelter are their heaviest songs (unless I'm forgetting something).❤

[@charlesspringer4709]

I always like the way the Human Metronome never does too much or too little and can almost be invisible while being crucial.

[@mibeatleman6767]

"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" is John's love for Yoko Ono, his wife. What you were referring to was the movie, "Across The Universe", with the Uncle Sam and Vietnam War reference.

[@gigatoob]

Uncle Sam?? Never heard that before. This is said to be all about 'aunt' Yoko. Thanks for your reaction.... You know John was British,,,

[@netzahuacoyotl]

She was talking about the way the song was used in the movie “Across The Universe”, a musical based on The Beatles music. Clearly not Lennon’s intention, but it works within the storyline of the film.

[@daveman_50]

You can't imagine the impact this album had on our 13-year old brains when it came out. The Beatles were so huge, but they didn't rest; they kept upping their game. This song ended side 1 of the LP and you felt stunned - let the noise recede; get up and flip the LP over, for Here Comes The Sun. Absolutely amazeballs.

[@jimdukeproject]

They recorded it in parts I believe. At the end they added a wall of overdubs to increasingly thickening it up. The abrupt end was due to John Lennon didn’t want it to go past that time and simply cut it there. I took that inspiration from them on one of my tunes and did the same technique. Though there’s is better, haha.

[@garfle1959]

Heavy has nothing to do with weight back in the day. It's like saying she's far out.

[@joedouglas9217]

Yes. She was as deep.

[@krvnjrcbs]

Heavy doesn't mean far out. Far out is something that blows your mind. Heavy is something deep or consequential

[@coffee-xg6my]

There's no need to get all deep and mental and analyze this song. It's just a great jam. Which is all it needs to be to be excellent!

[@TTM9691]

Yes, Coffee, tell them how to listen to music, they really need your help, lol. Jesus Christ. And then if they don't say anything, you get ten thousand losers like you excitedly typing out what you learned from the John Lennon Playboy interviews or the Beatle book you got for Christmas. As they're all doing right now!

[@JohnCee754]

The experience of listening to this monumental song on vinyl is so different than listening to it on CD. On the vinyl record LP, the sound builds and builds and then suddenly stops -- and that's it! Silence! The tone arm lifts off the record and you're sitting there thinking "my God, did I just blow out my speakers?" (I actually thought that the first time I played it and had my little stereo cranked up to the max.) But on CD, it continues on to the next track, so you have this dark, ominous snowstorm of sound building and building as if you're in the middle of the worst storm of your life. And then suddenly you have the sweet, delicate guitar opening of "Here Comes the Sun" -- like the dawn of a beautiful day after the storm from hell.

[@johnsutton6233]

I grew up with these guys…….. and the one thing that always stood out about the Beatles………you never knew what the next album was going to sound like! All you knew was that it was always really good!

[@hhauffe]

I love the way that this song is one simple lyric… Done so many different ways with such a differing intensity's… Wonderful!

[@rockpaizis4088]

It’s interesting that he commented about George’s lead guitar. It was John playing lead through the whole song. Another underrated aspect of Lennon’s guitar chops.

[@davidwestphal3469]

The Beatles were an inspiration to every rock/pop group that came after them. They set the bar incredibly high. Maybe someday someone will reach it, but don’t hold your breath.

[@martinmorris5997]

This song was the last track on the 1st side of the album, and so you didn’t have Here Comes the Sun straight after. That only happened once we got to CDs, as Cassette tapes followed the LPs (now called vinyl).

[@michaeljozwiak25]

Yeah, but a lot of listeners flipped the vinyl album to the other side.

[@gregdayton786]

This was their last album and quite possibly their best!

[@davidheiser2225]

Nothing to do with Uncle Sam or the war. Just Yoko.

[@michaelbriefs9764]

Guys, John Lennon wrote this song and played all lead guitar parts. John was a very capable lead guitarist, although his approach was usually built from his rhythm guitar-orientation. If you listen to the 1964 song called "You Can't Do That", you will hear a really distinct John Lennon lead, which is aggressive, angry, and...well, they are usually "thicker" and "have more hair on them" than a George Harrison lead. Check out You Can't Do That!

[@gj8683]

I heard or read somewhere that Lennon wanted the song to continue until there was nothing left but white noise. The limitations of space on vinyl prevented that. Probably just as well.

[@krvnjrcbs]

They easily could have shortened that very very long end part and did that

[@maciekwoyda870]

In my opinion, "Abbey Road" is the best album ever. An absolutely perfect summary of the career of a group that has made one of the greatest contributions to popular music. This album never gets boring and will never cease to delight. Masterpiece.

[@wonderwatchlisten]

Spot on. My favorite album of all time! 👍

[@kirkrock7285]

You guys always make me happy. Keep ir up awesome couple !

[@davidrold9770]

Great song, love the Beatles. Nick & Lex, the more you discover the Beatles catalog. You'll find, which you probably already know from listening to Abbey Road. That the Beatles as Forest Gump would say. The Beatles are like a box of chocolate, you never know what your going to get. That's why they was so great. They was great at everything. As far as what the songs about, I always thought it was about Yoko. And heavy back in the day could mean deep, thought provoking. Love the video, love the Beatles, please keep them coming.

[@benjaminhylton8796]

Don't forget to appreciate Billy Preston on organ.

[@jamesdrynan]

The repetition beginning at 7:11 and building to the abrupt cut is a hypnotic groove. Creative bass work by Paul. Abbey Road songs cover all the bases.

[@GregoryDick-n1r]

To me the greatest album ever, Beatles ended on top and with their best work. Showcasing all genres of music and all their talent. Only act in history to get better after the peak of their popularity and finish with their best work.

[@TTM9691]

I can't stop writing! Lex.....I love your Beatles shirt! And I love what you said about Uncle Sam, and the Statue of Liberty! I had forgotten that from the movie! Alas, John always said it was a basic primal lust/love song, but I LOVE that interpretation, and will always carry that with me when I hear this song now. John, of course, was British, and although he definitely was outspoken against the Vietnam War, I don't think he was thinking in those terms in '69. (But I think he would have loved the interpretation!!!). I LOVE YOU GUYS!! I really love you guys! You are beautiful spirits, both of you, precious souls. Going on this music journey with you has been beautiful, and I've been watching you for two years now! I've always wanted to see your reactions to the Beatles discography since it's such an incredible body of work....all done within seven years! Every single song the Beatles ever put out has been covered, multiple times, in every single style you can imagine. There's no getting around 'em, and they are endlessly inspiring. They are way more than "Yellow Submarine" and "She Loves You Yeah Yeah Yeah" (as great as those records are! Don't take those for granted! Those are masterpieces! But they need to be appreciated in context with the rest of their work. For instance, on "Revolver" the children's song "Yellow Submarine" preceds the proto-heavy-metal "She Said She Said"!!!! And follows the most gorgeous vocal harmony masterpiece "Here There And Everywhere"! Which is preceded by the Indian raga mindf**k, "Love You To". etc etc.