THE DAY THAT A BROKEN BEATLES WERE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

[@SWog617]

The three surviving Beatles seemed to forgive each other by the time they reunited in 1994 for the Anthology. I think they remained fairly close until George died in 2001. I choose to remember that over some petty squabling in 1988.

[@kommissar.murphy]

The anthology footage of the three of them is super tense though.

[@jonelson1983]

@@kommissar.murphy Anything but. Have you actually watched it?

[@gretchennelson7056]

@@jonelson1983 I think it’s half and half

[@zacharylewis2802]

Wasn’t the only reason George agreed to do it was because he had outstanding debts?

[@SWog617]

@zacharylewis2802 Just one more thing I don't want to think about... All three surviving Beatles were there, and by late 2001 George was gone. One day there will be none, so it was just good to see them together and content. If it was all just for show... fine, I'll take it.

[@clairedisapia]

George Harrison had the best speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As much as there was tension with them they were always brothers and brothers fight from time to time.Ringo was drunk and made a terrible speech. George saved the day especially when he said Paul had the speech in his pocket

[@kgschwind4771]

For the first one to be fed up with being a Beatle, George saved the night and said some wonderful things about the group.

[@chipgaasche4933]

Harrison was a sourpuss who was in over his head.

[@hmm3484]

George didn’t even say anything bad about Paul, but predictably, the Paul lovers are eager to put their spin on it.

[@lisastillwagon425]

When Paul accepted an Individual Artist Award at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005, he just lost Linda to Breast Cancer, and showed up at the Award Ceremony in Cleveland. Paul said he said he didn’t have an acceptance speech in his pocket, in response to George’s Quip that Paul have a speech in his pocket for for the Beatles’s Rock Band Award several years earlier. George was wronged Paul in his Acceptance Speech for The Beatles at that Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Award Show.

[@hmm3484]

@@lisastillwagon425 Am I missing something here? George was very obviously joking about Paul having an acceptance speech in his pocket. So what exactly did he say that “wronged” Paul that night? Maybe McCartney fans are just too eager to find something where it doesn’t exist.

[@ustheserfs]

probably as close to tears i ever saw george in a public setting. it all came rushing back everything this band had meant to him and still he handled it with dignity and honor.

[@chipgaasche4933]

"dignity and honor"?..like cheating on his two wives?? Lol

[@ustheserfs]

@@chipgaasche4933 since when is the mood of an acceptance speech to a rock museum judged by a person's inability to be faithful?

[@gretchennelson7056]

And with Ringo’s wife?

[@lisastillwagon425]

🤔

[@15Anime4Ever15]

@@gretchennelson7056 Everyone so quick to say this shit as if ALL THE BEATLES DIDN'T CHEAT

[@bphelium]

backstory... in 1969, Allen Klein negotiated a new contract with EMI on behalf of the Beatles. While Klein was dastardly on many other things, in the moment, this was a better contract for the Beatles as it had a much better royalty rate for them. This new contract covered all Beatles AND solo works until 1976. Approaching 1976, all of the Beatles would have been free to negotiate their own solo contracts (and technically, a new Beatles contract if they ever made new recordings) going forward. Paul re-signed with EMI. Part of his new EMI deal gave Paul 3% more Beatles royalties (Beatles recordings made before 1976). The other 3 still made the same percentage as before, but EMI gave Paul 3% from their cut. So say the original deal was... EMI 40%, Paul 15%, John 15%, George 15%, Ringo 15%. After Paul's new deal, it was EMI 37%, Paul 18%, John 15%, George 15%, Ringo 15%. For years, the other Beatles didn't know that Paul made more. In 1983 (I believe), the others (George, Ringo, Yoko) found out about the 3% and were very upset with Paul. By 1988, the 3% issue was still a problem. Lawsuits were happening and unfortunately there had been a contentious meeting prior to the Rock Hall of Fame induction. Hence, Paul... who felt he had done nothing wrong and was being ganged up on... decided not to attend. The silver lining is that because of these lawsuits, the books of EMI's accounting were opened to scrutiny. They found out that... surprise surprise... EMI/Capitol had been underpaying the Beatles. Not only did EMI/Captiol agree to give George, Ringo and Yoko the same 3% that Paul had, the Beatles now had leverage on EMI/Capitol to allow the Beatles to have total control over their own recordings. This allowed Apple to become a working entity again and oversee the Beatles' work. So because of the 3% troubles, by 1990 or so, the Beatles house was finally put in order and Apple was back! And then we got the BBC recordings, Anthology and all of the cool stuff we have now. Since then, The Beatles family has (mostly) been at peace. Though I am curious about what's happening behind the scenes on this Now and Then release! :)

[@aliofly]

Great summary

[@dannyvine3605]

Interesting facts I never knew. Thanks for sharing. Paul has always been a bit sneaky regarding the Beatles finances. When the Beatles wanted to buy the majority ownership of Northern songs from Dick James they had to put up their shares as collateral to get the funding from the bank. However Paul was very reluctant and Klein found out why - against the verbal promise/agreement with John, Paul had been buying up shares without telling the others. John went ballistic and George and Ringo were none too happy. In the end it did not matter, but that caused another rift between John & Paul. In 1976 Paul signed the biggest contract in musical history with Capitol records. It was in the region of $7 million a year. It was surpassed soon after by Bob Dylan's Capitol contract. Both deals nearly bankrupt Capitol records!

[@halfgermanantony]

Thanks for sharing. Never heard this before.

[@Torrentialdownpurr]

​@@halfgermanantonythanks for the insight, I thought I knew everything about the business end but didn't know about the 3%

[@dimitreze]

thanks

[@CFCMahomet]

The joke about the speech in Paul’s pocket is classic Beatles banter.

[@EltonoutoftheclosetOfficial]

Paul was awarded the extra royalty percentage as a thank you from EMI/Capitol for having remained with them for so long. The other ex-Beatles moved to other record companies, and missed out on the gratuity.

[@theofficialwillemdafoeyout228]

Paul's new income should've come from more work. Just because he stayed at EMI, that doesn't mean he deserves more compensation for the Beatles' work.

[@briankennedy1192]

​@@theofficialwillemdafoeyout228WINGS?

[@theofficialwillemdafoeyout228]

@@briankennedy1192 what about them?

[@briankennedy1192]

@@theofficialwillemdafoeyout228 The extra bonus he received was for remaining with EMI throughout the 70s encompassing all WINGS royalties, of which George and Ringo played no part and had no argument really.

[@TreantmonksTemple]

@@theofficialwillemdafoeyout228 If you check out interviews with George, Ringo and John about their time in the Beatles, they all talk about how Paul was the workhorse in the group (something George and John especially weren't fond of), and that they likely wouldn't have done much after Sgt Pepper if it wasn't for Paul.

[@briang768]

The Anthology Project resumed not because differences were patched up but because George was nearly broke from his production company Handmade Films had gone belly up and the mismanagement of Denis O’Brien. Harrison needed the money and the others graciously helped him out and cemented the Beatles’ legacy. FWIW, Ringo is a better man than I am, I don’t think I could have forgiven George if he had slept with my wife.

[@harold3165]

It's crazy that no one ever mentions any of this stuff. Everyone is always so eager to talk about John and Paul's faults but George gets treated like an angel.

[@15Anime4Ever15]

@@harold3165 You're joking, right? John I agree with. People smack his faults out the second you breathe "beatles." But Paul? People NEVER talk about all the horrible shit he did. George's "bad temper" and money woes and religious fanaticism etc etc are ALWAYS brought out.

[@15Anime4Ever15]

"Graciously helped him out" lmao you guys will twist this stuff until all the liquid's gone, honestly. By the way, Ringo cheated on Maureen plenty himself, plus abused her. So. I don't blame her for looking elsewhere. It's still fucked that George cheated but everyone likes to casually leave out that at the time a lot of couples were mingling, and I don't mean in a platonic fashion.

[@Ghajlalalala]

Peace and Love man.

[@nintendianajones64]

​@@15Anime4Ever15nobody ever talks about how Paul McCartney beat his ex wife every night according to her.

[@stanford-nf4jk]

At the end of the day, these four were just like any other brothers. They got angry, argued, fought, got jealous, and felt resentment towards each other. However, at the end of the day, they loved each other. In Scorsese’s biopic on George, Ringo says that when George was nearly on his deathbed, he offered to accompany Ringo to be with his daughter who was going to have surgery. Ringo got emotional when he told the interviewer this.

[@nunyafunyuns]

Not sure I'd want to spend the evening with people I'm in bitter litigation with either. Guaranteed George would've given him the cold shoulder anyway. I support Paul's decision.

[@15Anime4Ever15]

It's called being the bigger man about it.

[@MrAschiff]

How sad. Every time I see this speech, George looks like he's about to cry. How tragic it was for John not to be there and for Paul to have opted to not attend.

[@alecspeer]

Perhaps it is easy for some to bring up for conversation the quarrels and less-than-good will that surfaced near the end of their run, but for true Beatles music lovers, we put the negativity aside, and rejoice in the musical era that was led by the Beatles. I'd rather happily listen to Beatles songs anytime any day than become mired in the effects of muddy "business" that plaques many music artists. RIP John and George. Best wishes for good health and happiness to Paul and Ringo.

[@diegothesinner6863]

This comment should be pinned

[@briankennedy1192]

Absolutely.

[@ChubbyChecker182]

Paul and George basically have an "older brother/ younger brother" dynamic that was always there. There would always be issues with that, but they did love each other.

[@PaulinaAngel]

Had the other three listened to Paul at the beginning, especially with the Klein issue, things would have been better, but the other three decided to go with Klein out of spite for Paul and look where that ended them. John admitted as well as George that Paul was right all along, so any royalty increase that Paul got, he earned cos unlike the others, he fought for The Beatles and held on the longest, so I'm Team McCartney.

[@stephenmarshall9130]

Yes well McCartney was an unliked control freak, talented, but the others didn't care. If they took a break from each other like the stones did, who knows what may have happened. McCartney also wanted the Eastman family (Linda's family) to run the show. The others out of spite, wanted no part of that so they stuck with Klein. Really! The beatles broke up because they didn't like what McCartney had become. Music with him was no longer any fun. Period

[@PaulinaAngel]

@@stephenmarshall9130 if keeping on as a band which would have broken up in 1966 have it not been for Paul was no fun, then sure, but the reason why The Beatles have their legendary status was because Paul had them work for it, everything from 1967-1970 was because of Paul taking on a leadership role for the band.

[@paulf2898]

Yh he fought for the Beatles by selling the Beatles back catalogue to Michael Jackson 😂

[@lisadc4681]

​@@PaulinaAngel Thank you! I couldn't have said it better myself! So sick of the Paul bashers who really have no f__ing idea what they're talking about, are probably young and think they know what happened because they read some bogus article somewhere by some idiot jealous of Paul. I've seen it over and over again. Everything you said was correct.

[@lorrianehancock-martinez7948]

Paul didn't sell the back catalog to Michael Jackson, or to anyone else. Paul had spoken to Jackson about his own desire to buy various catalogs of artist*s songs. Jackson, in turn , bought the Beatles catalog. Paul wasn't afforded the opportunity to even bid for the songs. This was what brought an end to any future collaboration between the two and created a rift in their friendship. As for Paul being "overbearing", that sounds more like the narrative pushed by Rolling Stone, who seemed to lead the anti~Paul charge after the latter announced his departure from the Beatles. Never mind that the other three had all left the group previously, Paul became the villain because he announced it publicly and sued to dissolve the band. Without that lawsuit, all would have been left penniless like so many others. The others had the same opportunity that Paul took when Brian died. The band used to brag that all their decisions were made as a democracy. Yet, for awhile, at least, it seems they were content enough to leave it to McCartney to decide, "Okay, it's time to make another record." And they usually just went along. There are a couple irksome things the anti McCartney camp do. One, they fail to recognize that he was a workaholic and would often have his ideas worked out in his head. John was busy with Yoko and drugs on top of widely bring regarded as lazy. Neither George nor Ringo liked to practice their instruments, per George. Though, by all that has been said, Ringo really didn't need to practice. George irked at least one engineer, Geoff Emerick, because he used studio time to practice. The other hypocrisy is that George gets praise for being a perfectionist. Yet, Paul is criticized as overbearing for that same trait and for voicing that a particular song isn't how it sounds to him in his head. I'm about as big a Beatles fan as anyone, of all of them. Take one away and it isn't the Beatles, affirmation of George saying they would not reunite as long as John was dead. It wouldn't be the Beatles. All that being said, they were/are human with human flaws like everyone else.

[@troubledsole9104]

It is tragic that all four of them were not there, after all they accomplished and all they had been through as one band.

[@MichaelMiller-tm2os]

I think a thing that needs to be remembered is in the 80s, the Beatles were still selling huge. People were replacing records and 8-tracks with tapes and CDs, and the Beatles were due a royalty cut. Now, in the 60s, the Beatles were signed to Apple Records, but were published in the US by Capitol Records. By the 80s, Capitol had the publishing rights to all the Beatles songs, but only had McCartney under contract. Ringo was with RCA and Harrison was with his own label, Dark Horse. So, when McCartney did his solo contract with Capitol, he increased his royalties to both the writer and performer share, since the vast majority of the songs were written by Lennon and McCartney. Ringo, Harrison, and Lennon's estate were entitled to just the performer share because they did not negotiate a new deal with Capitol. This was not a secret deal, it was not meant to hurt the others, it was just the cost of Capitol Records signing a singer that would move a ton of music to people who had lived through the Beatles and were now in their 30s to early 40s, prime disposable income age at the time. I am not 100% sure how EMI came to acquire the publishing rights, but I am confident that the terms of that purchase were to give the whole band the writer and performer rights that McCartney negotiated in 86 or 87.

[@bazcrowther8205]

Over the weekend, McCartney had yet another success to celebrate - after a long battle dating back decades, the prolific songwriter finally regained the copyright to the Beatles catalog in a private settlement with Sony ATV.5 Jul 2017

[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

5:53 I don’t think I’ve seen George get shaken up with emotion like that

[@agingmillennialmainer]

Mike Love never disappoints. Always an ass.

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

Did Mike actually mention Dennis is his speech?

[@Badtown1988]

Mike Love: the only lead singer in rock history to be the 4th best singer in his band.

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

I'm so sick of all the drama. They were a monumental band so they had their differences. I've been married to the same woman over 42 years and we still love each other, and i would die for her. Leave the Beatles alone. Remember the love.

[@gretchennelson7056]

What does that have to do with anything?

[@elwin38]

RIP John and George!!🙏🏾🎶🎸

[@jtmichaelson]

Excellent video and well put together. But for me, I think we know too much about the Beatles. What they meant to me as an 11 year old in 1979 will never be taken away, but it's been tainted over the years knowing he didn't like him, or he sued them, or they sued him, and she said this and that. Never has the term, "going back to simpler times" ever been more important. However, much like the Get Back film, I'm beginning to see more than ever before. I'm beginning to learn things like how Paul was in the right this whole time, or Yoko didn't break up the Beatles, or there was more to John and Paul's reunion in the late 70s. It glosses over all the ugly we've been told all those decades ago and give me back some of that initial joy they brought me as a child.

[@matthewlawton9241]

Except this too is a myth. There was NEVER a "simpler time" in that group. They were always using drugs, or screwing around behind their wives' backs, and partying. The buttoned down nice guy routine was an act for the press. "The Beatles were big-bastards", said Harrison on the matter. And while he did have a sharp tongue, he was NOT a liar.

[@victoriascottdigital]

Say what you like about McCartney but he was the most level headed out of the lot, he was the driving force, lennon was a fecked up lost boy tbh.

[@BJ-fj6jw]

...who wrote most of the more solid tunes that made one ponder, not just jump up and down, scream and dance.

[@philipbrackpool-bk1bm]

It’s been said before that the Beatles could say what they liked about each other but got very angry if outsiders slagged any of the other three off in front of them.

[@AR-ln7ip]

Exactly like brothers.

[@shabros8793]

Crazy to think that some attendees/ inductees who were envious and in awe of the Beatles during their career wouldn't have wanted to trade places with them that night looking at them on that stage. It's so tragic.

[@roundeyeshanghai2647]

As a part of the Beatles McCartney tried to steer them in the right direction with business. They ignored him. As an ex-Beatle Paul tried to steer himself in the right direction with business. They resented him. Because he did this EMI was forced to pay up and even the playing field to calm the waters. I dunno. Seems like in the end it was Paul who made it better for everyone even if it was initially self-benefitting.

[@Pneuma3339]

"As a part of the Beatles McCartney tried to steer them in the right direction with business. They ignored him." - This is 100% true. But the way Paul handled it was not the best. Paul always "leaned" into the Beatles in a micromanaging way, not condescending but close. The fact that the other members showed their frustration with Paul during the time of the band is pretty telling, especially with the new Get Back Documentary that came out. But anyone can go back and look it all up, whether its creativity, financial, etc they all didn't like the way Paul handled it. I personally think he was selfish. The fact that he didn't at least have a conversation with the other Beatles (who had their work and creativity on every album) is sad. Instead, he just took the extra 3% and didn't say a peep until the other Beatles found out. I think deep down inside Paul stubbornly and naively felt "he" was the Beatles which explains his outward micromanagement with the band during their recordings.

[@karlwiggins]

@@Pneuma3339 This all goes back to Paul feeling like he had to lead the Beatles after Brian Epstein died. The other Beatles resented it eventually, but Epstein's death could have led to a break up of the group in 1967. Paul - always the most commercially-minded of the four - shouldn't have had to be responsible for looking out for the other Beatles. In fact, a big part of why they broke up was that they didn't want him to manage the group, and resisted that. No one is to blame for it. It would be really hard for ANY group to make that transition, especially one that had shared things equally among them previously.

[@Pneuma3339]

@@karlwiggins yeah but couldn't they of just gotten another manager? Why was it either Epstein or nothing? There had to of been other reasons. Many bands at that time and matter of fact all the time get new managers, rotate managers, etc. The fact that everyone says it's all because Paul had to pull the weight as a manager can't be the only reason.

[@karlwiggins]

@@Pneuma3339 well, they first tried to manage themselves after Brian Epstein, which didn't really work, because the only one interested in doing it was Paul, and the other Beatles resented him for it. Then, later on, they all agreed that they needed to bring on a manager. Paul wanted to bring in his (future) father-in-law, while the other three Beatles decided on Allen Klein. Klein was a terrible choice, as he ended up ripping them off, but Paul trying to bring on Linda's dad was never going to work either. Basically, the Beatles got too big (their egos at least) for them to want to listen to anyone telling them what to do. Epstein had "discovered" the Beatles and made them the biggest band in the world, so they were never going to be able to start at the beginning and have respect for someone like they did for Brian.

[@Pneuma3339]

@@karlwiggins ahhhh gotcha, thank you for the info!

[@PhilMoskowitz]

Sounds reasonable that Paul would get a higher percentage than George and Ringo. I think what ate at George was that deep inside he knew that was the case and it took a few years to come to terms with it.

[@joankisloski6972]

After almost 60 years, the talent still shines. One member has the most impressive career.

[@lowenbad]

George is my favorite solo Beatle.

[@murmursmeglos]

Yeah, cos Imagine has pretty much eclipsed everything post-Beatles. lol But seriously, one's been dead 40 years, another for 20 years, what the f are we comparing exactly?

[@lowenbad]

My top 5 post Beatles albums are: All Things Must Pass- George Paul I (Cherries album) Band on the run- Paul & Wings Plastic Ono Band- John Ringo-Ringo

[@andrewfyfe8986]

Yes but enough about Ringo.

[@lowenbad]

@@andrewfyfe8986 that’s a GREAT album tho. All of the Beatles feature as songwriters and performers on it and it’s an all around fantastic album on pretty much every level. I can’t say much for the rest of his records, but that one in particular is really great.

[@M5guitar1]

An amazing story never to be topped. I'm a guitarist because of them Fabs and the Monkees, lol.

[@jtshark9283]

Love's speech was more vindictive than you let on. It was quite a ramble where he tossed Brian WIlson under the bus

[@bienvenidolizardo2925]

What does this mean

[@jtshark9283]

@@bienvenidolizardo2925 have you watched the whole mike love speech? THere are lots of videos on it. IT was nasty

[@SteveHatchitt]

Yeah for real, it’s regarded as quite the rambling train wreck among beach boys fans…maybe his intentions were good but man was it embarrassing. I think Carl Wilson was quoted as saying “our career is over” after the speech.

[@tammylewis2408]

@@SteveHatchitt Brian and Carl were still grieving over the loss of Dennis five years earlier (in 1983), and for Mike Love to say nasty things about other bands while preaching hypocritically over the group's harmonious relationship. Well Brian and Mike are no longer speaking, especially since Mike got greedy and sued for half of the songwriting credits from Brian, and Carl died in 1998 while Al Jardine is now singing with Brian's band, talk about your harmonious Beach Boys.

[@halfgermanantony]

Give George credit. He took the high road. Ringo probably doesn't remember much but he was there. Tough time for him but glad he got through it and is doing well now. Too bad Paul didn't make it.

[@zeraus.w.0512]

Compare that with how Mike Love presented the Beach Boys as a harmonious entity in direct contrast to the Beatles, and how he and Brian have since splintered acrimoniously whereas George left this world in total peace with Paul. Even at the height of bitterness during the induction, a peaceable George had enough diplomacy to say, "and we all love Paul very much." After George died, Paul reminded everyone that he knew George ahead of either Ringo or John, and that says a lot.

[@gretchennelson7056]

It just proves that he met him first. It doesn’t mean they were the closest. Paul was always closest to John.

[@willcartoons]

Wow, that 1998 class of inductees was amazing! All legends!

[@DigitaIJustice]

Paul could be bossy, but he was trying to fill Brian Epistein’s shoes and keep the band working and together. I could see how the others could see that as him taking the lead and want to come out into their own instead.

[@goriotv2023]

I remember John called George about not mentioning his name in his I ME MINE book. George mentioned Paul, Ringo, Cats, dogs and even Aunt Mimi but not John. John was so upset.

[@jamesfagan7823]

They were still only people far from perfect give them a break they gave us heavan, and brought joy into our lives

[@mallardcutter7209]

If the Beatles had just taken a two year hiatus and did all their solo stuff they would have remained together.

[@BJ-fj6jw]

True, but we would not have had Pepper and Revolution or the culture of Beatlemania. Who knows..

[@TheBeatlesWoW]

George said it all: "...it's what's left, I'm afraid"

[@joelwright4317]

Given how the RRHOF has turned into a joke, Paul’s absence isn’t a big deal in retrospect.

[@benmeltzer]

I was just thinking, "Good for him for not validating that ridiculous institution." I wish no one had taken it seriously from the start.

[@TreantmonksTemple]

It's always been a joke. Jann Wenner's involvement guaranteed that

[@PaulFormentos]

Why YES was left out for so long made the HOF BS

[@sickgurl138]

All that matters is they all know how special they are to each other really

[@mattbrem3788]

Not to mention Mike Love’s cringeworthy speech calling out Mick Jagger for not being there , when in fact he was there.

[@TheClash122]

Yeah there should be a documentary on the whole ceremony.

[@tammylewis2408]

Yeah, Mick was just on SNL, and he was great in the telenovela skit with Bad Bunny (kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6KsYZahn9mChtk). What has Mike done to get on SNL?? Nothing!! If Mick could slap the s--- on his TV sons, on the SNL skit then he should do it to Mike!!!

[@harold3165]

Everyone now acts like George was some angel who never did anything shitty but that couldn't possibly be further from the truth

[@15Anime4Ever15]

Bruuuuuh where. Where do people say this? I think you meant Paul.

[@harold3165]

@@15Anime4Ever15 People are constantly acting like George was some victim. Hell, he's been dubbed "the quiet Beatle" despite talking more than anyone else in 'Get Back'.

[@sx20Ramar]

Paul deserved every penny he got! Him and Lennon wrote some of the best songs ever written. I do wish they involved George more as he had so much to offer. 😮

[@donna25871]

George could be a real hypocrite on occasion.

[@jeffphakenewz8556]

For discovering peace and love and harmony in India, he sure seemed to carry around a lot of ill feelings... and often chose to air them in public.

[@Tinfintytin]

@@jeffphakenewz8556He was human after all.

[@jeffphakenewz8556]

@@Tinfintytin : Fully agreed. As were the targets of his pettiness.

[@shabros8793]

I agree. But this speech was sheer class. Got to give it to him. People have good and bad in them. They aren't just one or the other.

[@GrandPrixDecals]

We loved George but he was a prickly character, at the end of the day Paul always saw the bigger picture and got what was best them all

[@Novaheart1998]

Its hard to stay friends with even your best friends for decades, things happen, people change, but in time you will come to forgive and forget if you are lucky.

[@thewalrus6833]

Things change, people change, move on. So sad to hear people bickering over who said what or who did what. Just put on some headphones, sit back and listen to that brilliant music they gave us.

[@gretchennelson7056]

What fun is there in that?🙃

[@tech8939]

i think in reality this is what the beatles did. in most the clips of harrison when he's talking about paul its a bit more light hearted. he even said inv the hall of fame speech that he still loves paul. he said as well that the fact that he didnt want to make music with paul isnt a personal thing, he just didnt like how paul worked on his songs and didnt want to go through that process. yes they fought about businessy stuff but in the end they all were friends still and paul got to hold george's hand for 5 hours before he died so it all worked out.

[@Torrentialdownpurr]

Man, George never had to say much but when he did it was powerful!

[@chumbels]

I was there. It was a amazing. Sad? Yeah. But greatest nite of my life. Wow

[@maratonlegendelenemirei3352]

6:08 George is talking about the original Paul who died 11th September 1966.

[@thequintonflynn]

Yes

[@harveysengersmusic247]

I honestly feel that having to deal with Yoko whenever something Beatles related happens or is discussed overshadows the music as John's legacy. In a bad way. I really don't care anymore if its not done to be negative about her. I understand that it was his choice to dump his band, wife and son over her and i respect that. But somehow she never fails to annoy the crap out of me whenever she shows up again, and i don't understand why we still have to deal with her now John is gone for over 4 decades.

[@brianpratts]

If it hadn't been for her, we wouldn't have new songs of them bcs of John's demos

[@GiganticWeen]

@@brianpratts HIGHLY doubt.

[@brianpratts]

@@GiganticWeen Doubt your opinion

[@kpw33]

And we all “loved” Paul very much.

[@beatleschick1000]

YEP!! So many people missed that past tense on Paul.

[@thequintonflynn]

Gone since ‘66

[@PaulFormentos]

Paul "HAD: the speech in his pocket

[@steveconn]

By the eighties they were long grown men only interested in eachother as financial propositions, hence George joining the Anthology project merely to shore up his ailing finances.

[@gretchennelson7056]

Well aren’t we a fucking ray of sunshine

[@brad5621]

As always, George had the most wisdom when he said there can be NO Beatles without John Lennon. Case closed. Yet The Beatles Music will survive for centuries since it was born of expanded consciousness (where wisdom really lives), integrated Eastern & Western music -- thank you George -- and was loads of fun (thank you Ringo) -- and of course blessings to Paul for he has done the hard work: toured the world decade after decade spreading The Beatles Music to new generations, from young to middle-aged to elders, for all people everywhere since their Words and Music touch our hearts, let alone they had the best vocal harmonies ever (thank you Beatles), wrote the snappiest songs ever (thank you John & Paul), had the best steady drumming (thank you Ringo) and the most raunchy lead guitar (thank you George) -- THANK YOU BEATLES for waking up the world to Peace & Love & Meditation -- you watch: their work has only begun. Long live The Beatles!!

[@chipgaasche4933]

"as always..the most wisdom" is laughable, brad. George fooled you, too.

[@martinleavitt6094]

👍🇬🇧

[@15Anime4Ever15]

@@chipgaasche4933 And who do you think had the most wisdom then?

[@15Anime4Ever15]

@moak3688 Him and plenty of others, it's almost like hindsight is 20/20!!!

[@brianpratts]

@moak3688 And his picture was still in that album

[@Big_Sierra]

If you know, you know. “We all loved John very much, and we all loved Paul very much.” The real Paul died, the others, especially George, didn’t like the “new” Paul.

[@GiganticWeen]

take your meds

[@rubenoteiza9261]

The real Paul hasn't still died.

[@helz1143]

The evidence to support this is very strong. George is the only one that ever hints at the truth!

[@Big_Sierra]

@@helz1143 Called him Faul and William publicly on sever occasions! And his wife second called ‘Paul’ William on live TV.

[@gavinmallett9331]

It still breaks my heart to think what could have been, if different choices had been made by members of the band. The music that could be heard today if there hadn't been financial & rights issues, won't ever happen because of pettiness & greed. Brian (Epstein) & John were the key to it all, the glue that held everything together, so without them there could never be The Beatles. Thankfully the legacy of music will forever be timeless.

[@alinedehors8438]

No the Beatles had not exist if John didnt meat Paul . And Paul saved the Beatles when they Broke up by writing their Last songs and working hard. Ringo said that many times ....

[@Buc_Stops_Here]

The most surprising this is they put aside their differences, used an old recording from John Lennon called "Free as a Bird," and released a new song in 1995 that became a Top 40 hit in the USA. Many years after the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony. Was it money talked? Who knows? All I know is there was one more new song that they had that was a hit.

[@basedkhajiit]

They had Real Love and Free as a Bird. This year, they had Now and Then.

[@Buc_Stops_Here]

@@basedkhajiit Yes, there were four songs in all. Yoko Ono released the best recording on her own with a little clean up. The other three songs you mention she gave to McCartney and Harrison (talked to Harrison, gave them to McCartney) under a bunch of conditions and no promises - and now we have three more songs, probably all hits in the end.

[@justiceforjamespaulmccartney]

James Paul McCartney died in car crash on September 11 1966 and was replaced by William (Billy). This is the truth no matter what!

[@PaulFormentos]

What about Lennon? Double fantasy?

[@rman52]

Spiritual George and share the world John loved their money. Paul and Ringo too.

[@jeffphakenewz8556]

Yeah, but thank goodness Yoko OHNOOO came along to straighten everything out.

[@jonleibow3604]

I remember wondering why Ringo was but Paul wasn't in George's "When We Was Fab" video that came out in 1987. Now it makes sense.

[@FifthGearBeer]

I obviously don’t know anything that happened behind the scenes, apart from what we saw in Get Back. But it did seem like Paul ignored George a lot, and undermined him, albeit possibly unintentionally. Paul seemed quite aloof and I think he just thought him and John were the writing power and that’s the way it was. But that must have hurt George all those years. Particularly as he was seen as the “quiet Beatle”, maybe he felt overlooked, which can happen to people in peer groups and does make you build up resentment. If there’s people in the group who talk more than you and then don’t really listen when you talk, you’ll start to feel bitter. Just my two cents anyway.

[@jawoody9745]

This is so difficult to watch. I understand. I get it, but "harmony" IS what it's all about. I'm blessed because I discovered the Beatles at 3 years of age (thanks to siblings). At 5-10 years of age, I was enveloped in Beatlemania. I had every American release, the week it was released. I couldn't wait to hear a bunch of new Beatle songs.

[@jimtownsend7899]

It's heartbreaking. The music was Eden; but being human, they screwed it up and couldn't get back there together. Why do we do that to ourselves? Holding a grudge and not forgiving is like taking poison, hoping the other person will die. Stupid egos and money that won't bring joy kept the world from hearing more Beatles music. But I suppose it's like everything else in life - ephemeral, fleeting, lightning in a bottle. So enjoy what we have, when we have it.

[@heimonen5174]

Ringo is a beautiful Soul.

[@BJ-fj6jw]

Paul's songs warmed the heart. John's hit a nerve beautifully. Ringo's brought Beatles down to our level. George's hinted at depth of a soul.

[@SamHarrisonMusic]

It's impossible to know what's going on behind the scenes here, but honestly, I feel bad for Paul here. His crime in the Beatles was not signing up with one of the biggest grifters in Beatles history with Alan Klein, and his sticking to his guns protected not only his stake, but the Beatles legacy. Everyone in the group was free to renegotiate with EMI, they just didn't. I get his decision, why turn up and face a bunch of people who are doing nothing but suing you and talking shit about you on TV? He spent most of the 70's as a punching bag for the band and the music press (and still is in some quarters), good on him for having some backbone.

[@peelben]

I think it’s really great to see how peter Jackson’s series has rehabilitated Paul’s image. For decades, Paul was the uncool arsehole and everyone went on about how kind and saintly George was. I’ve never seen an interview with George where he wasn’t bitter and resentful. He was a fucking Beatle but it was never enough for him. When the others bitch about paul, it always comes down to him being the grown up of the band trying to heard a bunch of cats to great things. He has an artistic vision they don’t like. Or he has an idea that might require some effort or compromise. Or he has ambitions for the band and is trying to lead when everyone else can’t be bothered or wants to get stoned. I challenge anyone to find Paul bad mouthing the others. Without his ideas and work ethic, the Beatles would not have been the same. Best musician in the band too.

[@Sblatus]

But Paul is also self centered, I understand why the others had issues with that, it can be exhausting. I don’t think Paul means bad but he can put others in the background…

[@susanschaffner4422]

Absolutely.

[@lylecampbell9036]

No Paul is an arsehole

[@jugibur2117]

@@Sblatus That's certainly true, although he does address that accusation himself in the Get Back film. The band was always in the foreground for him in the end, I think. And put yourself in his place: you are full of ideas and creativity, then you might also get a kind of tunnel vision to implement it as quickly as possible.

[@murmursmeglos]

Paul wrote a song Too Many People slating John. Which caused John to respond with How Do You Sleep? So he basically instigated that.

[@BUNKERJR53]

The Beatles started it all for me when I saw the on the Ed Sullivan show. They started Rock as we know it. Best harmonies ever known. Harmony is where it's at in music.

[@patcola7335]

I don't know why people think the Beatles harmonies are so great. The Beach boys far and away had the best harmonies next to the everly brothers and I would say even better than them.

[@turtleman2443]

@@patcola7335 You dont know why people think their harmonies are great? That's honestly a ridiculous hipster thing to say even if you prefer the Beach Boys

[@patcola7335]

@@turtleman2443 I do know they have good harmonies but nowhere near Beach boys level

[@CaptainAmerica-jw2xh]

​@@patcola7335You must be "NUTS". The Beach Boys ain't nothing compared to The Beatles or the Legendary Everly Brothers. They were good, but NOT that good.

[@patcola7335]

@@CaptainAmerica-jw2xh Beach boys were great period . It took all the Beatles and George Martin to do what they did. Whereas most of the brilliance of the Beach boys was from the gifted genius of 1 man and that was Brian Wilson.

[@Neil-Aspinall]

So when is the last single going to be released?

[@TreantmonksTemple]

It was already supposed to be released so there must be delays

[@bapples]

Clapton wedding was 1979 before Johns death Ringo wedding was 1981

[@coryserratore5951]

Still blows my mind that a Beatle was on Much Music. (George commenting on Paul's desire to do John songs). My sister worked there a decade too late to catch this.

[@OscarBruett]

Bro you gotta edit that drumming in the background. One of the quickest ways for someone to exit a video. Besides that great job!!

[@xp50player]

George’s slight on Paul running out of songs: Paul had George 10:1 on solo/Wings hits.

[@bananarsle2424]

He was so bitter

[@markv.5962]

its not a contest

[@15Anime4Ever15]

I agree with George. Paul's material went stale fast.

[@PaulFormentos]

@@15Anime4Ever15 Flaming Pie is quite good, and Tug of War

[@JillKennedy-cw1wi]

I’ve never seen someone w/the kind of deep scowl lines George Harrison had, pre-30. Some of the petty 💩 he threw @ Paul for decades, post-Beatles, (like here) just makes me sad for him.

[@jilcooper9619]

Clearly held grudges in spite of all that meditation

[@tw9535]

Different players on a sports team all make different money because they have different agents and renegotiate as individuals when contracts are up. What's wrong with that? It would have been nice to renegotiate as a group but if attempts at that fell on deaf ears then it is what it is. I guess as long as the prospect of renegotiating as a group had at least been brought up.

[@petemarr824]

Paul wrote more songs than Harrison or Starkey, hence....

[@arcispare1830]

Quantity doesn’t mean quality though. But jokes aside, everyone put everything in those years. As Paul said: “we were like a square: without one part, everything would fall apart” (from living in a material world documentar) Still prefer George stuff.

[@robertcavalier6133]

"Money couldn't buy 'em love!" Despite the controversies -- I still enjoy their music. A "You Tube" report on Yoko threw corrosive acid on John's legacy. He & Cynthia should have stayed together. Oh well ....... I still love The Beatles. Peace. * Cav *

[@tammylewis2408]

John and Cynthia would have divorced at some point because John was already into drugs and infidelities during their marriage BEFORE Yoko came into the picture; it was in Cynthia's book. Yoko sped up the process. They got married because Julian was on the way, and then Beatlemania hit the UK around the same time Julian was born. Cynthia knew about the affairs and drugs but wanted to keep the marriage together for their son but she finally had enough when he hooked up with Yoko.

[@renaud_c_h]

George has had a BIG chip on his shoulder regarding McCartney ever since 67 when McCartney kind of took over the creative side of the Beatles but he never saw that the one who didn't rate him much as a songwriter or creative force was John. Look at how Paul is always playing some great parts on George's songs (whether guitar, piano, bass, backing vocals) when John is mostly absent from those recordings. What does it say about it? Paul was even there to play on I Me Mine in 1970 when the Beatles were over and done with by then and the song needed work on for the film... Where was John? In a bag somewhere, ramming down the world's throat his naive discourse about peace and childish political nonsense.

[@15Anime4Ever15]

Yikes

[@TreantmonksTemple]

I think the dynamic between them goes back to when they were teenagers (before Ringo) and John was the oldest. George looked up to John in a way he didn't with Paul.

[@user-ln7yl5mk7k]

I'm not saying there was zero sarcasm when George said "we all love Paul very much," but I do think he mostly meant it genuinely and that he said it partially in reaction to the other speeches that night. Whatever issues the Beatles ever had with each other, they're the only ones who are allowed to talk shit. Say something bad about one of the others, and whichever one you're talking to will turn on you. This is almost always true, except at times when they were really REALLY pissed off at each other. 4 headed monster indeed.

[@theresalynch3703]

When he said, "we all loved Paul very much" - I thought he was alluding to the Paul that died in 1966.

[@petrakirstein]

Genauso,denke ich auch.

[@frankcallo6630]

I'm a second generation Beatles fan. They were my parents' music really but they cast a real long shadow ( we're still talking about them(. Anyway, it's telling that a band who insisted that "love is all you need", couldn't resolve their differences over money that none of them needed after decades had passed. To quote another dead 60s icon: "money beats soul every time".

[@Supernaut_]

great video!

[@Apostrophe65]

The fun fact everyone seems to leave out is that Paul was also dealing with a heroin junkie. That's it's own little nightmare. Paul did what had to be done and George's little brother syndrome kept growing.

[@marguskiis7711]

It was still about the old feud between Paul and George.

[@jasenjahn]

Money/greed can really hurt families. The Beatles used to be brothers. It happens to normal families all the time.

[@gorgolyt]

Note how Paul never had a bad word to say of the others.

[@karlwiggins]

Paul has always been focused on cultivating the legacy (and mythologizing) much more than the other Beatles, so that makes sense.

[@gorgolyt]

@@karlwiggins Or he's just a nice guy and not naturally inclined to petty grievances.

[@PaulFormentos]

It's a DRAG was a nice Macca comment bout John's death.....

[@josephotoole9088]

That was a stacked Hall of Fame class.

[@rickyrickardo8347]

Money ruins everything.

[@proxyperoxy2102]

Money is not an end but a mean, it just exposes people.

[@user-ln7yl5mk7k]

And Mike Love pretending he had some kind of moral high ground as if his band (or at least the important parts of the band) wasn't in shambles for about 20 years at this point

[@martinanderson312]

What's the consensus on that legal dispute: Was Paul maliciously taking more money from the other 3? Or was it what Capitol Records (I think) said, which was that it was the label that contributed that additional amount to Paul, in order to sign him as a solo act?

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

It slways surprises me that The Ramones had an easier time when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame than the Beatles. I mean, Dee Dee died not long after, but still.

[@gripweed313]

As much as i am not too fond of Yoko, i don't think she was knocking Paul, but simply saying her husband would have been delighted to attend the evening with his idols and peers.

[@psymi-hk1fp]

7:12 you gotta LOVE Ringo lmao

[@johnparsons1573]

Fantastic video

[@rustybucket9165]

Been a big Beatles fan for at least 35 years, starting with the documentary 'It Was 20 Years Ago Today'. I do however have some criticism regarding the decades-long feuding, and that is: how can you go around preaching 'love and peace' when you can't even get along with your former band mates?

[@TheCarlos117]

Explíquenme porque hay dos videos iguales aqui y en la hemeroteca??????😳😳😳

[@tommyhaynes9157]

It's a real shame Paul didn't show up. So what if there was some royalty percentage issue. Put that aside for the ceremony and pick up on it later. That's what grown ups do. It's not hypocritical to be pleasant at an event like this even if you have differences. You are there to celebrate the Beatles and the impact they had and what they meant to people and music not to go over current business disagreements.

[@gretchennelson7056]

It was a lot more than that. Paul,had other reasons for not being there..and her name is Yoko.

[@alcaeus701]

2:20 Who's that guy? Looks like he was taken straight from a 1930s thriller movie.

[@peteranderson4075]

Mike Love made an ass of himself with his speech

[@PaulFormentos]

Love has ALWAYS been an ASS

[@peabody3000]

the totally unnecessary rock n roll hall of fame was beyond lucky to get any beatle to show up

[@infonut]

I would be more impressed if the Rock-N-Roll Hall Of Fame were inducted into The Beatles legacy.

[@JuanLopez-ef5pr]

Should have been there Pauly...........now you're everywhere......

[@gregh5061]

Adore George harrison and Ringo but considering Paul wrote, composed and sang exponentially more than both of them, is it really fair for the other two beatles to get an equal share? Just my two pennys.

[@KnoxCarbon]

Good ol' Ringo, breaking the tension on that stage.