THE BEATLES: SHE'S LEAVING HOME reaction

[@StepDub]

When I first heard this song, I was happy for her gaining her freedom. Now, many years on, I feel the pain of her parents. Brilliant.

[@stephenking3356]

And she ran off to partner up with a used car salesman...how did that work out for her all these years later.

[@danduo1663]

And just think, Paul McCartney was only 25 when he wrote this..... what a genius

[@hiphopdylan]

He was still only 24 when he wrote it...

[@thomaspappalardo7589]

@@hiphopdylan 24 1/2

[@mnob1122]

One of England’s national treasures!

[@EstebanMAndrade]

He had already written Eleanor Rigby / Got to Get You into My Life / Yesterday. The man was a creative machine! The best.

[@guillermofuentes1556]

The same age Lennon had when he wrote In my Life🤗

[@JonnyRollin]

From "Love Me Do" to "She's Leaving Home" in 4 years,without computers or autotune-The Beatles are unequalled!

[@altar964]

Jonny Rolling They were simply a miracle!

[@ricklochead1032]

The Beatles were a band of their own!!

[@RogerPeet]

This song is 57 years old and every time, I almost cry. (I'm a guy who doesn't admit to emotional moments) But, I truly believe that The Beatles came from another Planet, to entertain us. They were that extraordinary.

[@michaelparks6120]

I have taken to Including "extraordinary " on little cards that I can pass out to the woefully lacking public that seems to licking their own shoes.....well, whaddaya gonna do

[@blu203]

The Beatles is the greatest band that ever lived. Hands down.!! E ven now no one can top it

[@alfching2499]

Don’t Forget George Martin,He had a Lot to do with It!

[@williamwallace5857]

@@alfching2499 He did indeed. The Beatles were (IMO) the best band that ever existed.

[@nanniallegrini6656]

Beatles and beach boys topped each other

[@DylansPen]

No one else is even close.

[@yannipappas7831]

Led Zeppelin is phenomenal I listened to both of their discography’s. Zeppelin doesn’t have one bad song because their instrumentals are always great. The Beatles rely on melodies which doesn’t always work but mostly everything from rubber soul on is great.

[@craigharrell7144]

Paul as narrator, John as the parents in the chorus...brilliant.

[@jimilove7773]

yep!

[@c.scottlitch5530]

Absolutely brilliant vocals by both!

[@doughorton3635]

The juxtaposition of McCartney's and Lennon's vocals is absolute perfection.

[@murphy6700]

@porksiren According to Ian McDonald's book, yes.

[@joaquinvargas3915]

Yes, it's SO good. John with his bitter, sarcastic "what did we do that was wrong..." etc. Doesn't get better.

[@spazimdam]

The Beatles did things differently. This song had no guitars, no drums, and yet it was still modern and also very emotional. Great song.

[@extdiso]

And one of their very best. I love this song.

[@kingrobert1st]

Sgt. Peppers....doesn't get any better than that.

[@trevorholden7423]

absolutely Monte, you got my reaction exactly...

[@senseichess8688]

@@kingrobert1st I hear ya...a masterpiece I have listened to since I was a little kid im 60 now

[@floyd66brescia48]

And lightning always struck more than once with the Beatles Eleanor Rigby was the same format…Legends

[@yojimbodahut2748]

Paul narrating the story is flawless. John's vocal in the chorus is very haunting, gives me goose bumps everytime! The Beatles... the GOAT!

[@cordellsenior9935]

Check out the cover by Al Jarrau. Thank me later.

[@geiryvindeskeland7208]

Cordell, I will not thank you. The pace is way too slow, and the vocal make his own melodies, no thanks.

[@thomasgoodisson8877]

With out a doubt my friend.

[@ozman9353]

"She's leaving home after living alone for so many years" is a classic line. Sad beautiful and true song.

[@yellyman5483]

It`s based on a true story.

[@ozman9353]

@@yellyman5483 I know. That's why I said true.

[@amys7215]

Love is the one thing money can't buy.

[@ozman9353]

@@amys7215 the Beatles actually have a very early song called " Money can't buy me love" It's so true.

[@amys7215]

@@ozman9353 familiar 😁

[@Gavaldo]

Greatness never gets old. This is a masterpiece for generations to come. Long after im gone this will never grow old. Just simply amazing. ✌️👍🕊️

[@RDRussell2]

I'm a composer myself, and let me suggest: "I wasn't really here while listening to this song" is about the strongest, best thing a composer can hear. A composer - or a painter, or a filmmaker, or a sculptor, or a playwright-we all want the same thing from our art. We want to move you. If we've moved you enough that you "aren't really here," that's really the goal. Thank you for taking the ride with us all.

[@buserror1]

People will be listening to this song 500 years from now, and will talk about how beautiful and timeless it is.

[@AmbroseCynthia]

Yep That’s right

[@stevenmather6276]

Not only "timeless" but also culturally neutral.

[@joaquinvargas3915]

"I wasn't here while I was listening to this song." That's the best possible compliment an artist can receive.

[@fbello18]

This is one song - like many other Beatles’s song - you just cannot describe with words. You only can feel with your emotions. Watching this video I went in the edge of crying, and I’ve heard it more than thousand times. This guys are really beings of light - they came to this planet to inspire us to be more loving and sensitive creatures.

[@senseichess8688]

Yes sir

[@patticrichton1135]

You are so right Fernando as to why they were put on this earth, and I have heard it probably 1OOO times if not more since 1967, and it STILL makes me cry every time I hear it!

[@gribwitch]

"...These guys are really beings of light...". - You thought that too ! Their music is timelessly ethereal.

[@dianetheisen8664]

@@patticrichton1135 Ditto 😪

[@subanakatz4943]

this is how I felt when I listened to Sgt Peppers for the first time. I literally could not find words to describe my reaction! It seemed more like a work of art than music!

[@kevindeane1]

The compositions of Lennon and McCartney have always had a major impact on my life. Pure genius......

[@jimirayo]

The producer, George Martin, had a teen daughter at the time. He broke down and cried during the mixing this of song.

[@sbalak]

Thank you for sharing that tidbit. I can fully understand his reaction.

[@ricknbacker5626]

Wow A C, , the emotions you conveyed (through facial expressions and body language) was remarkable to behold. You never needed to say a word. You're a very impressive young woman. Please keep up the fine work. I love your Beatles reactions. Take care, RNB

[@janetjasven9808]

This song came out in 1967 when I was in high school… It touched me so deeply that when I graduated and got my first job at 18, I sat down with my parents and asked them about my moving to my first apartment… ❤️

[@iggyfritz7150]

It's so beautiful to see The Beatles music is still moving people to this day 50 something years later. I still believe they were divine intervention there's no other explanation for it.

[@AntonioCarlos33644]

Yes

[@sebastianoperego4213]

They were sent from God

[@johnorgan3]

The 5th and the 9th do this still 225 years later

[@spagerrhowtaf8673]

The song was released at a time when it was common for children to be ignored much more than in the present (at least in American and related cultures). This was true of my family and those of many of my friends and classmates. The meaning of the song to us at the time hinged on the verse: She's leaving home after living *alone* for so many years. The accusation was so cleverly hidden in the rhythm of the verse, but we all got it.

[@cindycindy2894]

Children have been ignored forever, mostly. What a difference it makes simply by talking to your kids instead of yelling at them. When I was young children were to" be seen and not heard" in my house and school. That doesn't do much good for a kids emotional needs. I'm glad to see the younger generations raising their kids as people to be respected for their feelings.

[@luarluarwick8304]

All egotists and psycopathes are always alone.

[@jamesdrynan]

My favorite part is when Lennon, as the parents, sings, " Fun is the one thing that money can't buy. " And in the last two words, he sings, " Bye, bye. " The use of homophones! No other group in history has the width and depth of songwriting the Beatles accomplished. Their music will be rediscovered for decades by discerning listeners. Brilliant!

[@jefflarkin9619]

@richard17924 Good question! Whereas the Lennon/McCartney compositions both channeled and reflected the youth culture in the 60's, Dylan's writing tended to be more like wandering inside someone else's dreams. Equally compelling but different in approach, unique and wonderful in their own ways... wouldn't want to be without either of them. That being said, there were exceptions where they would switch places.

[@deborahmulcahy1421]

I so agree. Their approach and dedication is unique. They were serious about writing, not just a catchy phrase.

[@JohnCBurzynski]

Masterpiece, Paul’s vocals and John’s hauntingly awesome back ups, my, my, my.

[@johncapell6057]

"Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly, How could she do this to me". What a great line.

[@2wayplebney]

Paul took this from a newspaper article and turned it into poetry, then a beautiful song. Isn't it wonderful?

[@raymondfrye5017]

Very unusual but the Beatles were ultimately singing about life,surrounding events and growing up. Regards

[@CrankCase08]

Some years later, he discovered that he'd actually met the girl in an episode, some years before, of 'Ready Steady Go', in which he'd judged a miming competition. The girl he chose as the winner turned out to be the girl in the song.

[@twj2002]

FYI this was cowritten by John Lennon, you should give him a credit.

[@2wayplebney]

@@twj2002 most Beatles songs were either by John or Paul. A Day in the Life and We Can Work it Out are true collaborations, but there aren't many others. The Lennon/McCartney thing was for publishing purposes.

[@twj2002]

@@2wayplebney I agree but she’s leaving home was a true Lennon and McCartney song. Lennon wrote and sang the chorus which was a major impact of this song.

[@stucoleman9802]

This song and elanor rigby gets you everytime masterpieces are an understatement.

[@raymondfrye5017]

To Mr.Stuart Coleman: Do you mean "Eleanor Rigby",...a critique or social commentary on the Church,"when no one was saved while the priesthood lived in poverty"? No one was getting married. There was war on. You might read a brief summary of 50s-60s history, very instructional. Regards

[@Riatzi]

A beautiful and very moving song, with near perfect vocals. Kudos to you for listening to it without interruption.

[@kjellolofsson6766]

Lovely and genuine reaction. Nice to see young people still appreciating and falling in love with The Beatles after all these years. I would like to see your reaction to 'The Kiss' by the late Judee Sill.

[@TaiyouHKabra]

To think that in a period of social revolutions happening around, people in their 20s would write a song about a girl running away from home including both points of view. It's just amazing.

[@normancooper596]

I'm 46, I heard this song when I was in my teens (parents were huge Beatles fans) and I remember identifying with the girl and thinking the parents in the song to be self-absorbed and smothering. Now, my girls are emerging into adulthood and will soon be on their own..."Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly, how could she do this to me?"

[@chertwoman]

This song always gets me. Your reaction is very genuine.

[@charliehiggins4430]

One of my favorite songs and the cover by Harry Nillson is also beautiful. Take a min and watch it .And your reaction was spot on.

[@xaspirate8060]

Ambrose, you could read the emotion on your face note to note - as you inferred. I have always loved this sad song but you almost made me cry watching you! I have listened to this song 99+ times and this was great to listen to THIS time in particular == thanks for that. FWIW, back when this was written in the 60's -- this was a common occurence , certainly in USA and presumably UK - teenagers splitting away from their parents and home life. **** ONE of the saddest lines ever in the history of music: 'She breaks down and cries to her husband "Daddy our baby's gone"

[@murphy6700]

The beauty of a great song is that it is timeless. This is a tale every generation must face: Leaving home and breaking the ties to the past in order to grow up. Paul (as the narrator) and John (as the parents) are perfect. I hopes kids listen to this a hundred years from now. It's already been fifty!

[@kato64]

The last time my wife and I saw Paul in concert he performed this. It was incredibly moving to hear it done live, and was so unexpected. Probably the only performer we’ve seen live three different times over the years, and we could still walk away saying “Gee, wish he’d have played XXXXXX”. Between his Beatles, Wings, and solo work he just has so many great tunes you can never hear everything in one concert. (or three...lol)

[@jimtincher7357]

Her saying, "this is good music".... says everything.

[@despinakollas]

Did you see how wrapped up you got in the lyrics??? The Beatles were MASTER SONGWRITERS!!!!

[@RockinAtheist]

You are so beautiful. You felt every word of that song, as did I. I'm 79, but still young enough to enjoy good music, and great lyrics. We will never meet, but I am honoured to have met you through the WWW. I am Doug, from Sydney, Australia.

[@AmbroseCynthia]

My pleasure 🙏🏽

[@guntervolz4509]

In just about 8 years they have written so many good songs (> 200). This is one of their best. The song shows how much progress the Beatles have made in terms of songwriting starting with relatively simple love songs.

[@sean_b_drummer]

One of my favorites from this album, along with Fixing a Hole.

[@Maiko100876]

Every 3rd week of August, someone’s little girl leaves for college or to find themselves or leaves for boot camp and this is how EVERY PARENT FEELS about the fact their little bunny is all grown up.

[@notablemusician]

Great George Martin production, great songwriting and singing, String platers from Halle or LSO arranged by a top arranger. Recorded at Abbey road Studios on the amazing Redd consol and using the wonderful modified EQ boxes for such beautiful tone. Yes it's about all that and paying respect to part of our musical heritage. I thought I'd mention those incidental details whilst not wishing to detract from the added value of your lovely fascial expressions and fluttering eyelashes; overall thanks for whichever nail bar you used.

[@IvanRodriguez-hl4pg]

I loved Cynthia's reaction to this song. I was waiting for her to shed a tear. She came close to doing it.

[@AmbroseCynthia]

I was this 🤏 close....lol

[@reXdownhamOG]

I was 11 years old when this was released. I cried so many times after listening to this one.

[@glenndespres5317]

That is magical songwriting and composition.

[@johnnyd768]

The Beatles were great at making you feel every bit of the song. I love seeing reactions of young people that are hearing their songs for the first time. The Beatles are one of those bands that are able to span multiple generations.

[@dalem8332]

Fantastic song from the legendary Sgt. Peppers album. Thanks for reacting to this Pretty Lady. ♥️🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦

[@pneulab]

Yes she is pretty and I love her accent.

[@patticrichton1135]

I have been listening to "She's Leaving Home for 54 years, since I was 20 year old when Sgt. Pepper came out, and EVERYTIME I hear until this day, it ALWAYS makes me cry.

[@grayfool]

Just one of the reasons that Sgt Pepper's is constantly voted one of the best albums of all time. Created by two of the best song writers ever, and one of the best producers to ever make a record. The incrdible George Martin turned Lennon and McCartney's songs into works of art. Watching you made me cry. Incredible.

[@mikewrasman5103]

Sad, sad song. A song about the parents not understanding their daughter gets me everytime.

[@nyrockchicxx]

I always have loved the orchestra that backs up Paul's voice. Especially the cello.

[@_richardleon]

quintet not orchestra!

[@avantprog6902]

You know, I've been listening to this tune since I was a child. Probably 72. I never really listened to it. Now I think it may be the greatest thing Paul McCartney wrote.

[@ivanjulian2532]

He was quite the song writing machine at that time. His output the next year in 1968 was simply stupendous. It's a terrible shame the last time all four of them were in the same room together was August 1969. Money, and Allan Klein. 100% we can blame him and nobody else. That's why it's so frustrating for me the Phil Spector "Let It Be" mess happened chronologically after Abbey Road. That album (Abbey Road) should have been their last album. There's a reason why the last song was called The End.

[@phila3884]

This is one of those songs from their catalogue that didn't seem to make a big impression back when it was new, but today is considered among their best. I would also include "When I'm Sixty Four", and "Hey Bulldog" in that group.

[@Redsince66]

The 60s were a cultural watershed. This hauntingly beautiful song/poem captures the gulf that has perpetually existed between generations. Prior to this time boys(men) would set out to make their path in life but it was much more difficult for girls(women) to do so. We are reminded of the sadness, often coupled with confusion, that is part of this new world. Paul, in writing this, acknowledged the changing times. A beautiful and brilliant song.

[@stuartharrison165]

Watching you absorb a song I've been listening to for 50 yrs was quite sweet , thanks .

[@peggygallagher5802]

...amazing. Thank you for realizing the beauty in the music I grew up to...

[@mikebertelson9681]

She’s living home is a great song I love songs like that makes your mind wonder and imagine. I love your feeling on this song I want to hear more by you I will subscribe 😊❤️

[@williamcochrane6255]

I started loving the Beatles in my early teens and at my age now I am glad to see people of your age loving them also, Best band ever

[@colnuttall9035]

This a hauntingly beautiful song, about one of those moments in life that must come, but are always undexpected and devastating on one hand, but freeing on the other. These moments in life are a goldmine for any artist. The Beatles made this superb. Each time I have listened to it since it came out, has ben equally moving. Exquisite !

[@trevorholden7423]

God damn it, this song breaks me up every time I hear it. I love the way Paul brings to life the very secret and hidden dilemma of a child drowned in old time attitudes and unable to enjoy the normal happiness of an 18 year old girl. You go girl and get together with that motor mechanic, God knows all of us wants you to.....

[@christopherdrzik6784]

What a beautiful song. I'd forgotten how much I like this album. Your reaction was just like I was thinking.

[@jaimetabilo2005]

Hands down, She's Leaving Home is one of the best songs EVER. I always get emotional with this song, same thing happen to me with Here Today, another Paul's song.

[@carlosdelgado2737]

Yes, it is.

[@MrDiddyDee]

I left home to live with my girlfriend whilst still in our teens. My father insisted it was just 'Puppy love', and he truly thought I was just infatuated with her, and that it would not last. It was coming from a place of caring, I guess, and he probably wondered what they had done wrong that I should so desperately want to leave home. We lived at opposite sides of the city and I didn't have a car, couldn't afford taxi's, so after a night out dancing into the early morning I would walk her home to her parents, and then the long walk back alone to my own. During the winter months it was tough, but I was still on 'Cloud 9' and didn't care, she was worth it. Often it would be 3am before I got to bed, and sometimes my parents had stayed awake, worried until I was home (no mobile phones in those days), but I just didn't see what they were worried about. I just wanted to spend my days with the one I loved, and escape the dreary depressing city I had been brought up in. We moved out and lived together for 5 years, which my father strongly disapproved of, and he said things about her that I never really forgave him for. We did struggle financially while I was at College, but he wouldn't help us if we needed it. Then we got married and he was okay after that. We have now been happily married for 4 decades. Before he died my father did say to me just once, that I had done well, and my wife had become like a second daughter to him.

[@AmbroseCynthia]

Wow congrats 🤗

[@jlr022159]

And that, to me, is what the song is about. The emotions on both sides of growing up and leaving home. Congratulations on your 4 decades… I think working together during rough times made you stronger as a couple. I married a girl from another country. My mother said she would get pregnant and take my child far away from me. We’ve been together for 26 years now and married 25. Interestingly enough, we couldn’t have children. Looking back on my mother’s remarks are a bit painful sometimes… but parents usually are just desperately trying to look after your best interests and sometimes say things that they shouldn’t. It’s life.

[@yei-jopbities6100]

(I speak spanish). 'She's leaving Home' was inspired in *MELANIE COE* ,she was 17 years old in 1967.Melanie ran away home. In youtube there are several videos about her. She say many things about this song by Paul McCartney. Really Paul McCartney know her in 1963, when Melanie Coe was 13 years old in TV Show.Mccartney presented her with an autographed Beatles Album.

[@kateshermon4900]

Yours is a true love story - you are very lucky

[@barringtongilbert9230]

"She's Leaving Home"...One of my favourite ever songs...Harmonies, CLARITY OF DELIVERY..and of course...an amazing story...just genius and beautiful x10 The lines....Daddy 'OUR babies gone....which then becomes...'How could she do this to me' where the mother becomes so 'internal, almost selfish...which shows the relationship she had with her daughter.....wow....just pure genius. The mothers lack of awareness....expecting they know what their daughter needs and wants...and their ignorance of how she really feels...all about them and their pain. A lesson for any parent. Perfection personified. AND...No needless 'middle Eight'! One of my best ever favourites....Harmonies, clarity of delivery...and of course...an amazing story...just genius and beautiful x10 The lines....Daddy 'OUR babies gone....which then becomes...'How could she do this to me' where the mother becomes so self reflecting....wow....'Fun' "Something inside that was always denied for so many years" (Not out of malice but what the mother thought was love and protection... "just pure genius. The mothers lack of awareness....expecting they know what their daughter needs and wants...and their ignorance of how she really feels...all about them and their pain. A lesson for any parent. Perfection personified.

[@mesier]

Thank you so much for enjoying the music without stopping it a thousand times to comment on it. Appreciating the work fully is the true way to appreciate the music, it doesn't break the mood of it. Love it

[@debbiechang5781]

Sad song about parent/child differing perspectives. So beautifully expressed by the best band ever.

[@fredkrissman6527]

I can relate, having left home age 15 due to a desire to join the 1960s counterculture... I wanted to be FREE to have FUN too! And, I did, though my parents were angry/hurt in the process. Never regretted the next 2 yrs living in "crash pads" and in friends' homes, and I learned to stand on my own 2 feet. I was one of tens of thousands, and we called each other "brother" and "sister"; a new and much larger family! Peace&Love

[@AmbroseCynthia]

Wow!

[@Jonni1027]

That’s a great story. My mom and dad would occasionally drive from the suburbs to San Francisco for a night out. It was mid to late 1960s and they’d often pick up teen hitchhikers. Sometimes they would bring them home for a place to sleep at least for the night. But they’d also bring them to a place (with the kid’s approval) called Huckleberry House in SF which was a sanctuary for runaways. As you know SF was THE Mecca for teens wanting to experience the Summer of Love and in reality found sometimes that SF wasn’t as safe as they’d hoped. Huckleberry House was the very first place of its kind in the country. Anyway I love your story and I’m glad it was a good experience for you❤️

[@fredkrissman6527]

Yes@@Jonni1027! The widespread acceptance of hitchhiking was really important to the lifestyle. I remember getting rides from folks who had a couple of kids with them! Sometimes I'd get a lecture about being careful "out there"... Anyway, thanx to your parents for helping "us" out!

[@mikek5958]

Life is meant to be lived and enjoyed as much as possible especially when we are young because it sure hits you like a ton of bricks as you get older.

[@Jonni1027]

@@mikek5958 Ain’t THAT the truth!❤️

[@jermainem3399]

Just immagine your parents doing this for you and how they feel of you leaving home. And fun was all you wanted stay blessed princess

[@philsarkol6443]

She said "this is really good music"..so true, and it sounds so obvious but it is a timeless Masterpiece...we all know so well!!

[@jdemarco]

Not only is it an emotional song,(written by a person in their 20's, no less), but from a songwriting perspective, the composition and instrumentation is just amazing...

[@tedwardfox]

I am so happy that you shared your reaction to this song. You are proof that music can be multi-generational and just as emotion-giving now as it was the first time I heard it the day I purchased the album way back in the 1960s. Your reaction made me relive my first good cry hearing it.

[@katrinawallis-king1540]

Poor girl was really put through the ringer. That’s the power of their songwriting; even after all this time.

[@dougs75dsps4]

Yup, heard it a hundred times. I broke down, just like mother did at the top of the stair. Thank you.

[@joemacinnis1972]

This song hits the heart after soo many years

[@davidfrost901]

I'm 47 years old. Loved the Beatles all my life but I realise I need to listen all over again.

[@SeboDigital]

Like "A Day in the Life", the story of "She's Leaving Home" was based on a newspaper page that talks about a girl who ran away from home at that time. Her name was Melanie Coe. It really is a very beautiful and emotional song.

[@walkinthrutheparkbymr.melo3905]

It brought tears to my eyes seeing what a young woman feels about this song. I hope one day others will feel as deeply for my music! And as a lifelong Beatles-lover it was very gratifying to experience this through you.

[@glennanderson7795]

Good morning! Your emotional response is what must have been hoped for when this was written, it'll still be sung in a thousand years, as it is all about growing up. My VBW Glennx

[@weeman2727]

Any that, everybody, is the power of the Beatles…….brilliant, timeless and still relevant.

[@stevenmccart5455]

One of thier absolute best songs.

[@rundbaum]

HEY, HEY!! this is my 1st time watching a 'reaction' video. what a cool concept. yur tears seemed genuine as i've listened to this song, for years. I HAVE A GREAT TIP FOR YOU!! read the american book 'Go Ask Alice' which was supposedly a diary of a young 60s hippie who ran away from home &, in it, she talks about this song & how it relfected her experience. you are amazing!! i mean it. really read this book. you won't regret it . . .

[@AmbroseCynthia]

Thanks Localmeanderer🤗

[@MATEUSGENTE]

Paul is a storyteller. He uses music and poetry to do that. It's theatrical.

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

You have to bear in mind that when this was written, young women traditionally, didn't leave home until they married. The 60s and the pill changed all of that and women were liberated from their parents' old fashioned way of life. The Beatles always knew what they were doing. My daughter is 28 and is a beautiful wondrous young woman. She hasn't left home yet as I have been very ill and she won't go until I am well enough. When she does, as she has every right to do, and I want her to, I will still be heartsick and no doubt, as for most things in my life, a Beatles song will be playing inside me. And it will be this.

[@walterfechter8080]

The plucks at the harp at the beginning -- the flourish of the harp at the end -- Heaven looks down upon a sad scene. Thank you, Sir George Martin, The Beatles and accompanying musicians.

[@johnkiefer3768]

Beatles loom larger & larger with each passing year

[@carjam49]

I enjoy being reminded of what it's like to hear these songs for the first time. This one is especially heartbreaking. Great reaction video. "Something inside that was always denied for so many years." Sometimes it's not what you do, but what you don't.

[@HarborLockRoad]

I recall a special from the 80s on the anniversary of this album, and prestigious university music professors said this was the most musically perfect song- especially at the end- in modern times. Id have to agree.

[@mikewrasman5103]

They gave her everything MONEY could buy - not love! Brilliant song!

[@douglascutler1037]

Ambrose, we know how you love Yes. You might be interested to know that most, if not all, of the early Yes lineup cited the St. Pepper's album as their primary musical inspiration - like the single best album ever at that time of late 60's early 70's when they were just getting started.

[@AwesomeBeatles]

This past Wednesday morning I woke up and looked at the clock , and it was 5am. I immediately thought of this beautiful song.

[@carolind6264]

What I love about the song is the ambiguity of it. You are meant to feel for both sides. As another commenter points out, Paul was 24 when this song came out. This song , along with Eleanor Rigby, shows how aware he was of the world around him. It was remarkable how well he could put himself in their shoes, to feel the loneliness of age and the bewilderment of parents when a child leaves home. Your reaction was just lovely.

[@lwmillerlwmiller]

This song takes on a new meaning to me as my two boys recently moved out and on there own. As a child, I would listen to it and try to pick a side. Now I listen to it and realize there are no sides, only love, pain, and beauty.

[@rudigerb.4059]

Ted Lasso: It's just like I... it's like I'm scared sometimes to, like, to get close to that little boy. Dottie Lasso: Oh, honey, why? Ted Lasso: 'Cause I know he's gonna leave. Dottie Lasso: Oh, well... [comes forward to hug Ted] Dottie Lasso: God. No, no, no, no. You know... all right, that is the thing about being a parent. Sometimes you lose and sometimes you win, but most of the time you just tie. All we can do is keep playing.

[@reddevil3387]

The parents gave her everything money could buy, but not what money can't buy - love.

[@jamiekatz7591]

Your reaction is perfect, sadness and love tells the story of every parents heartbreak when their children leave.

[@michaelulbricht9438]

Based on a true story. The girl came home and all was well. Absolutely beautiful song by Paul. Still tear up when John sings the last bye bye!

[@allenenlowcomedy5025]

The king and yang of Paul and John was a perfect match. total tear jerker.Thanks Ambrose for sharing your first time reaction!

[@BeatlemaccaAR]

I struggle with how it must feel to listen to this for the first time in 2021... I heard it in 1969 and thousands of times since and I still shiver everytime.

[@frankiebowie6174]

The Beatles make your mind wander, so they will always be important.

[@rhwinner]

The song really paints some vivid pictures....

[@jamescoate862]

She had to do what she had to do. This is one of the best reactions I've seen. Ever.

[@astronoybrasil7990]

The Beatles were simply fantastic...

[@brycemessner6094]

This is why they are the best group of all time

[@MrDiddyDee]

Melanie Coe, who's newspaper story inspired Paul's song, said, "I wanted excitement and affection. My mother wasn't affectionate at all, she never kissed me". Her parents had even bought her a car, which she left behind when she ran away. Her father was quoted as saying, "I cannot imagine why she should run away. She has everything here. She is very keen on clothes but she left them all, even her fur coat!"