The Beatles - Julia (cover by Luis Gomes)

Now I’d like to do one of the most beautiful songs... released in 1968 The Beatles double album known as The White Album... called “Julia”.
This lovely tune was written by John Lennon in Rishikesh during the Beatles’ stay in India, in early 1968. It was here where he learned the song’s finger-picking guitar style - known as Travis-picking - from the Scottish musician Donovan, who not only taught the guitar picking but helped him develop the lyrics of the song. Lennon was the only one in the band who learned and improved the finger-picking technique properly, using on other songs like “Dear Prudence”, “Happiness Is Warm Gun” and “Look At Me”.
While inspired as a tribute to his mother Julia, who died in a road accident in 1958, the lyrics also showed the increasing influence of Yoko Ono upon Lennon’s world. The line “Ocean child calls me” referred to Ono, whose name means ‘child of the sea’ in Japanese. Other sections of the song were adapted from the poem ‘Sand And Foam’ by the then-fashionable Lebanese poet Kahlil Gibran. The opening words of "Julia" were taken from Gibran’s lines, “Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you”. Lennon also adapted the lines “When I cannot sing my heart, I can only speak my mind” from Gibran’s “When life does not find a singer to sing her heart she produces a philosopher to speak her mind”. Other imagery, including ‘seashell eyes’, was also taken from Gibran.
As an exorcism of years of hurt and regret at losing her, ‘Julia’ marked the point at which Lennon laid bare his soul after years of writing allusions to mother/lover figures. The song implies that he has, in Yoko Ono, finally found a love to equal his mother’s, and was thereafter free to lay his soul bare to his new muse.
John recorded various demo versions of "Julia". Three of these demos were undoubtedly recorded sometime in May of 1968 in the music room of his 'Kenwood' residence in Weybridge, Surrey. The fourth demo, recorded at George Harrison's ‘Kinfauns’ home in Esher, Surrey on May 29th, made part of the famous bootleg series called Esher Demos, included on the 2018 Super Deluxe 50th Anniversary edition of the White Album.
After four-and-a-half months in the studio recording what became the “White Album”, John finally premiered “Julia” in EMI Studio Two on October 13th of that year. John painfully recorded three takes of the song, double tracking his vocals and acoustic guitar to the last of these.
That’s the only Lennon solo recording in The Beatles’ canon... and it’s marvelous!!!
Hope you guys enjoy this one. Thank you once again... stay safe... and Peace & Love everybody!!!

[@radiationsnowman]

WOW!!!! AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LENNON CAME BACK TO LIFE FOR 3:05 !!! WOWWW!!

[@nandokinks]

Thank you very much for your kind words, my friend!!! Really appreciated. ✌️😎🎸🔥🎶

[@ryanmyandee2339]

You killed it sir. John Lennon would be very proud to see such a beautiful cover of his song.

[@nandokinks]

Thank you very much for your kind words. Really glad you enjoyed it! 🙏✌️🎶

[@osfabulososbeatles9103]

É LINDO VER ALGUEM TOCANDO E CANTANDO BEATLES , COM TAMANHA PERFEIÇÃO ... COMO VC !!!

[@nandokinks]

Muito obrigado pelo elogio e carinho!!! Fico imensamente agradecido por este belíssimo feedback. 🙏✌️😁🎶

[@beatlessteve1010]

I love your covers ..very nice...really capturing the spirit of the song...gratzia

[@nandokinks]

Hey, Steve... thank you veeery much for your kindness!!! I'm so grateful!!! 🙏✌️🎶

[@endoneswa]

This song is difficult to play. And now, I GOT BLISTERSSSS ON MY FINGERSSSSSSS...! Well played, sir!

[@LiamEnea]

I love the harmonizing and your playing is perfect!! You sound and look like Lennon man!

[@nandokinks]

Wooow... thank you veeery much for your kindness, my friend!!! 🙏✌️🎶

[@captainsun4581]

Wonderful rendition. I really enjoy your covers of The Beatles. Keep up the great work. It's great playing along with you.

[@nandokinks]

Thank you very much for your kindness my friend! Really glad you enjoyed the videos. Cheers! ✌️🎸🎶

[@jelau4851]

Superb Rendition, you made it Justice.

[@nandokinks]

Thank you for your kindness!!! Really glad you enjoyed it!!! ✌️🎶

[@ElenaArellano-f4p]

Linda canción buen trabajo felicidades. Un beso Gracias.

[@nandokinks]

Muchas gracias Elena! Besos. 🙏✌️🎶

[@Mostafa20268]

Wonderful cover for amazing hard song to play and sing..Amazing,I share you the music taste, I am fan of the Beatles and John Lennon especially. BIG LIKE !

[@PedroPrado_]

Awesome!!

[@nandokinks]

Thank you mate! ✌️🎸🎶

[@antonionoronha9018]

Cara, vc é muito bom, parabéns! Gosto muito do repertório e das perfeitas interpretações. Gostaria de ver vc tocando Art or Dying, George Harrison... abraço e continua mandando...

[@nandokinks]

Grande Antonio! Muito obrigado pelo feedback... fico muito agradecido pelos elogios. Vou tentar trabalhar em "Art Or Dying"! Grande abraço. ✌️🎸🎶

[@francescocavallin7848]

bravo,,,bravo LUIS !!! complimenti from Italia

[@nandokinks]

Grazie mille, Francesco!!! Sono felice che hai apprezzato. Saluti dal Brasile!!! 🙏✌️🎶

[@marcelyanez9045]

Bien, muchacho!! Es dificil tocar esta pieza en guitarra. Peaceandlove. [2023].

[@PedroPrado_]

It touched my heart

[@nandokinks]

Really glad you enjoyed it!!! 🙏✌️🎶

[@JulietsMama]

Brilliant! Very talented.

[@nandokinks]

Thank you very much for your kindness!!! Really glad you enjoyed it. ✌️😊🎶

[@howardwilson5625]

Brilliant performance, great singer too fabulous harmonising, well done, 👏👏👏👍😊

[@nandokinks]

Thank you very much, my friend!!! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. 🙏✌️🎶

[@howardwilson5625]

Please keep making these videos, I can play "Julia" Travis picking, but can't sing along as well,

[@Flinkperiquito]

You are very good! I was surprised

[@nandokinks]

Thank you very much, my friend!!! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!!! Kind regards. ✌️😉🎶🎸

[@agathainostrozalml7044]

OMG ❤️ Beatiful cover

[@nandokinks]

Thank you very much, Agatha!!! So glad you enjoyed it!!! ✌️🎶❤️

[@beatlessteve1010]

You have the genetic gift of a strong likeness to John Lennon's voice and the learned craft of playing guitar also I see you have double tracked y ou vocals which John himself did a lot!!! All of your videos are very moving , thank you!

[@nandokinks]

Thank you very much for your kind words, Steve. So glad you enjoyed the videos. Best regards from Brazil. 🙏✌️🎶

[@danbeatlemania]

Brilhante

[@nandokinks]

Valeeeeu, grande Dani!!!

[@maysacarvalho1133]

Caramba! Você se supera a cada vídeo! Parabéns Luís!!! 👏👏👏👏

[@nandokinks]

Muuuuuito obrigado pelo elogio, Maysa!!! Agradeço de coração... 🙏🙏🙏

[@canterburyaudio5836]

Beautiful

[@nandokinks]

Thank you very much! ✌️🎶

[@patricksmith4424]

Brilliant! You have got that nearly spot on

[@nandokinks]

Thank you very much for your kind words my friend. Really appreciated!!! ✌️🎸🎶

[@ThomasArques]

Sempre sensacional maninho. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Parabéns mais uma vez 😃✌🏻🎶🎸

[@nandokinks]

Grande Thomas!!! Muito obrigado pelo carinho e força, meu amigo!!! Você é o cara!!! ✌️😀🎶🎸

[@aalb1970]

Hats off. Great cover.

[@nandokinks]

Thank you very much, my friend!!! Glad you enjoyed it. ✌️🎸🎶

[@jeshuagomez9880]

Bro you are so amazing you sing and sound and look like John Lennon that is incredible you are the best cover artist man 🔥 This is my absolutely favorite cover that you did the way you sang and played the guitar is absolutely identical to the song 🔥

[@nandokinks]

Wooow... thank you veeery much for your kindness, my friend!!! Really enjoyed your feedback. Cheers!!! ✌️🎶🎸

[@Henry3Studios]

You nailed this cover, but I actually think that John used George’s Gibson J200 acoustic on this song. I see this because in the outtake on White Album super deluxe, John starts out strumming, then switches to fingerpicking and is heard struggling with it. Then George Martin can be faintly heard saying “Try George’s Gibson over there” and the tone of the guitar changes dramatically. The J200 has a lot of low end that simply doesn’t exist on J-160E which is much more mid-focused.

[@thebeatlesguitars5406]

Monstro!!!!

[@nandokinks]

Grande Márião, você é o cara, meu brother!!! ✌️😎

[@benpietrzykowski9216]

Great work man, very talented. And god Lennon was some song writer .

[@johngerson7335]

Beautifully done Luis, bravo.

[@nandokinks]

Thank you very much, John!!! Really glad you enjoyed it!!! 🙏✌️🎶

[@clarisse9881]

A composição mais linda do Jonh ❤

[@nandokinks]

É de outro mundo, né?! ✌️😁🎶

[@jaimeayalaochoa7871]

excelente, igualito

[@5000suzuki]

Great cover !

[@nandokinks]

Thank you, my friend!!! 🙏✌️🎸🎶

[@alexfxlll]

Best cover on KZbin! I can see you really understand this song and I hear the passion!

[@nandokinks]

Thank you very much for your kind words. I'm really glad you enjoyed it. All the best!!! 🙏✌️🎶

[@matheusrolimdepaula9519]

❤

[@brosofassassinsparkour6587]

I can close my eyes and imagine that the beatles performed 1968 and this was incredible

[@nandokinks]

Thank you very much for your kind words, my friend!!! Long Live The Beatles!!! ✌️🎶

[@marcofranco42]

Lindo

[@Super_xd580]

Buenardo luis

[@thom6746]

Good. Bueno.

[@victoroliveira9713]

A parte do vocal dobrado ficou tão boa quanto a do John Lennon

[@nandokinks]

Muito obrigado pelo feedback, meu amigo!!! Agradeço demais. ✌️😁🎸🎶

[@juliangiulio3147]

Fidelity to the Original. Which can be good. And it is also good to play it entirely one's own Unique way!

[@DannyBoy-vs3gd]

Wow you even double tracked the vocals . Lennon preferred that too 🙌🏼

[@nandokinks]

Yeah... you're right, my friend. In this case the song has overlapping vocals... so it's quite essential! Thank you for your kind words. Best regards from Brazil. ✌️🎸🎶

[@thebeatlesguitars5406]

Eu não consigo fazer esse dedilhado nem a decreto hahaha

[@nandokinks]

Hahahahaha... aaah, consegue siiim!!! Eu também não sabia... penei um pouquinho, mas saiu no fim das contas!!! ✌️😉

[@victorhugomusic4559]

Nem eu kkk não paro de roer as unhas 🤣.

[@Merseyrock]

Muito bom! O nome e portugues ou brasileiro?

[@nandokinks]

Muito obrigado pelo elogio! O meu nome? Brasileiro.

[@Merseyrock]

@@nandokinks Pois não. Excelentes interpretações - além disso, seu inglês é perfeito! Eu agora sigo seu canal.