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Vocal Coach reacts to reaction to analyses analyzes analysis of breaks down The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
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The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and recorded on 17 October 1963, it was the first Beatles record to be made using four-track equipment.
Songwriters: Lennon - McCartney
Producer: George Martin
Genre: Rock N Roll, Pop
Performed by The Beatles
John Lennon - vocals, guitars, keyboards, harmonica, bass (1960-1969; died 1980)
Paul McCartney - vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards, drums (1960-1970)
George Harrison - guitars, vocals, sitar, keyboards, bass (1960-1970; died 2001)
Ringo Starr - drums, percussion, vocals (1962-1970)
Date and Location
The Ed Sullivan Show 2/9/64
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[@stuartcarden1371]

I've always got the impression that Paul Mccartney loves what he does. Doesn't matter if he's 25 or 80; he just loves performing to a crowd.

[@DarrenLamb-on3py]

I always got the impression he was a mason and a sell out

[@claytonberg721]

Paul was the only Beatle who liked performing live. Well maybe Ringo liked playing live. John hated it. One of the great spectacles in music is McCartney doing live and let die live. Check it out on youtube if you've never seen it.

[@smokinhalf]

I saw sir Paul live back in september and yes he loved the crowd. Paul has 1billion 800 million dollars he had no need to tour but he loves his fans.

[@smokinhalf]

and he earns 10's of millions of dollars for royalties each year just for breathing

[@DarrenLamb-on3py]

@smokinhalf and getting older and older and becoming more and more of a sell out. He's just another establishment shill, like Elton ginger wig John. So he could have 50 gazillion pounds a minute and I still would rather be me thanks. Money isn't everything.

[@ronnie237]

I was 17 when I saw them on the Ed Sullivan show , I’m 76 now and I can’t help it but I still get chills when I watch this performance.

[@gregjohnson298]

There's no question this is the greatest band of all time,they wrote it all.

[@Ragan31687]

Just genius songwriting by John and Paul. George too. He wrote some incredible Beatles hits.

[@cindyjames1326]

Hearing this song for the first time as a 6 year old on a cheap transistor radio one summer day in 1964 changed my life forever!

[@danielsamouqueiro8864]

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[@aramboodakian9554]

Me too! I was 8 going on 9 and from then on I had a transistor radio stuck to my ear.

[@thomastimlin1724]

@@aramboodakian9554 Same age me too, I became a music teacher later.

[@pestbsn]

I was 7. Oh yeah, those transistor radios were everything. Finally, my mom bought me my very own record player. I was in heaven.

[@mst3ktemple421]

John and Paul's voices blended together perfectly. Then throw George's much under rated harmonies and every song is wonderful. Every piece of the band fit together so well no wonder almost every song they recorded is hit worthy.

[@FrankIsAlwaysRight]

How could you tell? John’s is completely inoperable. You must have fantastic imagination…lol

[@ibberman]

Except for this performance.

[@Fonny222]

Ringo has said in interviews that the audiences in these performances were so loud screaming that they couldn’t hear each other. He had to use Paul John or George’s movements to try to stay in time with them.

[@simonKagree]

This is SO 1964, and you know what? It still gets me excited. I don't exactly want to scream, but I do want to hold somebody's hand. If you think about it, it's not corny at all -- it's what people do when they get married, for example. There's a deepness in that which critics of pop weren't ready to acknowledge at the time. And it's live, not lip-synched! I get chills.

[@AlBarzUK]

I may be old now but I can’t believe that young people don’t want to hold hands. That first date in a restaurant somewhere romantic… isn’t there a moment when you want to reach out and touch the hand across the table?? Young people surely cannot have become so glib and shallow! 😮 The Beatles were expressing something not usually said, just acted on.

[@ktcarl]

Back then telling a girl you want to hold her hand was like telling her you want to be her boyfriend or fiance. It flipped out the girls and The Beatles knew it.

[@ericdailey8587]

@@AlBarzUK Not disagreeing with anything you said, but I think in reality, the Beatles wanted to do more than hold hands. 😆John, Paul, and George won't exactly the most faithful of men (have no idea about Ringo).

[@ibberman]

@@ericdailey8587 In reality, they said it with " Please Please Me "

[@godeplatformyourself7108]

@@ibberman bingo...

[@bluerev]

As perfect as a pop song can get. Pure joy!

[@wildwillie5408]

"I saw her standing there" is perfect IMO

[@waynej2608]

​@@wildwillie5408I Feel Fine, for me.

[@justinparkman3585]

She loves you for me

[@IsaacWale2004]

@@wildwillie5408 That's rock 'n roll more than pop

[@southernwanderer7912]

Their "This Boy," singing live on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964 is absolutely phenomenal. Lennon's voice, from low to that raw high voice and back to low, is fantastic.

[@dscotthoward7467]

I was 10 when they came along. Just imagine the experience(and excitement) of anxiously waiting for the next release from across the pond. It was the soundtrack of our generation. Thanks!

[@silverman169]

It's really heartwarming to just feel the carefree innocence in this song. I never get tired of hearing this song and it always makes me pretty happy.

[@somethingyousaid5059]

It was in an alternate universe that they were named John McCartney, Paul Lennon, George Starr, and Ringo Harrison. And they were exactly as much appreciated in that universe as they have been in this one.

[@-R.Gray-]

This is from the first Ed Sullivan Show. It is said that so many people watched on TV that the crime rate that night was the lowest in 50 yrs., and no teenagers were arrested in Washington. Actually, guitarist Les Paul invented multi-track recording in 1945, but most people were still using, and sometimes combining 4-track machines, until 8-track recorders became available in 1968. Anyone who grew up listening to the Beatles should watch the 2 Rutles movies, about a fictional English rock group, which was a collaboration between Eric Idol of the Pythons and SNL personnel.("All You Need Is Cash" and "Can't Buy Me Lunch") They have a great selection of songs that almost sound like Beatles outtakes from different stages of their development.

[@mrtveye6682]

Well technically speaking, even 4 track was already "multitrack". And they did the track bouncing trick, downmixing track 1-3 onto track 4 to free up 1-3 again and so on. There is a great book by the late Geoff Emerick with a lot of technical insides about the Beatles recording sessions, still very entertaining too. It's amazing how much of what's considered absolute recording basics today was invented back in the 60s at Abbey Road and a few other studios. And an big +1 for "The Rutles". Hilariously funny and great music. AFAIK some of those songs have even been released as "unreleased Beatles songs"-bootlegs and fooled some Beatles collectors back in the days.

[@-R.Gray-]

@@mrtveye6682 Another song, referring somewhat to Lennon's post Beatles primal screaming days, having a good Lennon impersonation and some memorable lines was "Magical Misery Tour", which was on a 1972 National Lampoon comedy record. I thought it was hilarious until he got shot.

[@mrtveye6682]

@@-R.Gray- Oh, didn't know that one. I have to look it up ASAP. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@coldlakealta4043]

you should also watch "Backbeat", a film made about their Hamburg days. The story and music are great, as is the inclusion of the story of the "Fifth Beatle" Stu Sutcliffe. Some of the music was written by Dave Grohl.

[@Дмитрий-ч3н9р]

Почти как в СССР на просмотре хоккейных матчей сборной СССР с Канадой и киносериала: "17 мгновений весны"😃

[@dougsusie2319]

Unfortunately on this performance from the End Sullivan Show, the night America was introduced to the band, on this first three song set Johns microphone was malfunctioning. His voice should be the dominant vocal on this song. You're mainly hearing Paul's vocal and John's is like a whisper. It wasn't until the second set that they fixed Johns microphone. In 1964 the technology wasn't very good yet on live performances but The Beatles definitely did a soundcheck earlier in the day. This error should have never happened. The Beatles had only two track tape machines to record on when they recorded their first Lp "Please Please Me" released in March, 1963. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" released on November 9, 1963 was their first recorded on 4 track and that's all they had until 1968 when 8 track was available. Nobody's for sure but "Hey Jude" was probably the first of their songs recorded on 8 track in 1968. What The Beatles accomplished in seven short years between 1963-69 and where they took music that no one saw coming and with the limited technology they had to work with is mind boggling. Greatest most influential band ever and it ain't even close. Peace ❤

[@lyndamcardle4123]

Agreed...you can't hear Lennon here at all.

[@waynej2608]

​@@lyndamcardle4123I can hear it, but it isn't the way it's supposed to sound. John's lead vocal is usually dominant on this. Paul harmonizes, of course. Together, they make that signature 'Beatle sound'. 👍

[@scullyxenagg]

One story that I read was that they marked the volume on their speakers with chalk. Then, after they finished the sound check and left, a cleaning lady came... and erased their marks!

[@ktcarl]

But you can tell that it was Lennon that was singing the high falsetto in the song as he did on most of their early tunes.

[@annamariaisland1960]

Yeah, it's too bad she picked this video - there are other live performances of IWTHYH that are better balanced. Kinda makes this video pointless.

[@juanita6479]

Their early recordings have that sense of innocence about the first love, and also any other romantic song through their career as a group is very thoughtful, with beautiful lyrics, something that doesn't exit today anymore. When you said this is not perfect singing, you can notice that those imperfections are nonexistent in the studio version, but live performances couldn't be improved at that time, also they became more and more polished over the years. There are much more to enjoy about these boys, especially those songs less known by many like 'It's only love', 'You like me too much', 'I will', 'Good night', each one with one of them on lead vocals.

[@cmh8863]

I agree and I would like to add that the imperfections only add to the charm, not take away from it. Some do show up on the Lps, because Producer George Martin deemed that the take captured the excitement of the song and to have them do it again make make it stale sounding.

[@juanita6479]

@@cmh8863 Oh yes totally agree with you, that's an important part of what we all love from these lads, there's nothing to take away from them or their abilities to improve their performance, as we witness in the documentary. Also George Martin was a genius and the perfect combination with these guys, no doubt.

[@Eduardude]

Not perfect??? Bah!!! In the deeper sense it was perfect.

[@jam6242]

This was their first appearance on American TV, on a program called "The Ed Sullivan Show." I was five at the time and still remember watching it. My sister and I were so excited to see them (along with 73 million other Americans who tuned in). Saw Paul in concert last year and he still gives his all when performing.

[@wesinman2312]

The Beatles were intelligent young men with a fantastic sense of humor. Super witty. They were fun to watch and their music was driving, made you feel great. I was 9 or so when this came out, and we played this song as a skit in Cub Scouts at a theater, a competition between 6 dens, and we won 1st place playing this song! I was one of the Beatles. I knew right then I wanted to play guitar and be in a band, and I did that. Never got famous, but I had a fantastic time. They inspired millions like me.

[@HenryBraswell]

Beth - I bought the .45 of this song along with 'She Loves You' when I was a freshman in High School. Grew my hair long and was expelled my junior year. Kept it long though college until I had to enter the business world. After retirement went back to it. No need to say, the Beatles changed my life. ❤❤❤ ❤❤

[@coldlakealta4043]

when I was 16 I lived on a Canadian Military Base with my parents. I started growing my hair and was offered the choice of the door or the barber. Took the door and kept my hair well into the next decade. Never did wear it really short and now in my 70s it's long again. Thanks, Dad - biggest favour you ever did me. ☮

[@thomastimlin1724]

The Beatles changed your hair lol

[@russellcyr4867]

I'm 67 and there was no way in hell my father was going to let me grow my hair long and kept it short throughout my career as a civil engineer. Fast forward to 2020 and I'm newly retired when COVID hits and the barber shops close. Options were buzz it myself and look like cast member of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest or grow the George Carlin ponytail. Now it hasn't been cut since July 2020 and my ponytail's halfway down my back.

[@donaldcoleman3633]

I remember watching this in black and white on a Sunday evening on Ed Sullivan, I was a month short of my 11th birthday. We could not hear the music over the screaming and apparently neither could the Beatles, which make this performance even more amazing.

[@tyghe_bright]

Yes, I've heard that they really struggled to hear themselves.

[@ITILII]

This was from The Beatles 1st American appearance on the Ed Sullivan show, Feb. 9,1964 which set records (pun intended) for highest percentage of tv viewers tuned into a show - at that time, John and Ringo were 23, Paul was 20, and George would turn 20 2 weeks later....just amazing, so young, so talented and along with Elvis - the 2 biggest performers in rock history....yeah yeah yeah YEAH

[@wattheheck6010]

Growing up, we had rock and roll, Motown, the Blues and surfer music. Then these 4 guys flew over here and changed our world forever.

[@BritIronRebel]

This was the Ed Sullivan Show in the US. It was the biggest thibg ever! Everyone was watching and so excited tobsee them. My Father set up a reel to reel recorder and taoed the audio with a lousy mic in front of the old black and white TV. I still have the tape today!

[@Resgerr]

This was at the beginning of the career, a live set ( and less than 2 years into being in the charts). They didn't have monitors to hear what they're singing and still wouldn't be able to hear the music about the noise. Ringo ( the drummer) has said he only knew where they were in a song by the lads body language, cos he couldn't hear the lads singing. Shows you how great they were that they could still be in tune! - despite ot hearing one another

[@ericdailey8587]

Actually, they were entering the middle of their career as a group as they began (without Ringo) years before this February 1964 appearance.

[@Resgerr]

@@ericdailey8587 I was talking about national and worldwide career , not their Liverpool one which of course started in 1957🙄

[@thomastimlin1724]

To paraphrase the line from movie The Treasure of Sierra Madre: "Monitors? We don't need no stinking monitors!" lol

[@Alexandra_Indina]

​@@Resgerrbut 1964 wasn't their START even on a national level. They started recording in 1962, in 1963 got their first #1. This performance is from 1964.

[@davisworth5114]

You hit the nail on the head , the Beatles were loved for the infectious joy they projected, this was their first US TV appearance in Feb. 1964, my senior year in HS, they changed the world.

[@donw804]

Every baby boomer kid in the USA has a special place in their musical hearts for this song. It was so new, so fresh, and just so delightful. And what followed over the next few short months proved these 4 were no one hit wonders. And even at that, no one could have predicted how they would change the musical and cultural landscapes of the world throughout the 60's and beyond.

[@keithpix]

Disappointing technology of February, 1964 but, the soul of the group came through, loud and clear. We fell in love with these guys. Your word “infectious” fit quite well.Their soul was always out front in their songs and they've hit the highest bar. Vive le Beatles!

[@rome8180]

You should check out some of their performances of "Twist and Shout." That one really showcases John's vocal abilities. He has one of the best raspy voices in rock music. I particularly like the Royal Variety performance, but all the available versions are good.

[@korova_mesto]

February 9th 1964. On the Ed Sullivan show. It was their first live appearance on American tv.

[@glennelfmann3143]

Was 12 years old and still remember watching it

[@Barb5001]

Imagine in 1964 and you heard this for the very first time. It was like nothing like you never head before and you liked it immediately. This was the recording that introduced the Beatles to the US The Beatles seemed like an overnight sensation but little did the general public know that The Beatles honed their craft for years in bar room gigs in the UK and Germany

[@AlanBoddy-fl2qp]

At 85 I remember seeing them in a small Northern England movie cinema.They had just started and their "Love love me do" had just hit the charts.The thing I remember was the out of control screaming of the girls!They were screaming,shouting and fainting Plus throwing jelly babies (Sweets) at them I think Paul said he loved Jelly babies 😭😂😭😂😭😂😭😂😭

[@trusso11783]

Wow. Thanks for sharing your story. Amazing. You are blessed to have witnessed this phenomena before they were one.

[@kingarthur4ever]

Great review! Try the Beatle's song called "This Boy"....great 3 part harmony. The colorized version (TV show) adds a lot to the performance.

[@waynej2608]

It's amazing! 👍

[@jonathanroberts8981]

That they can sing it with no monitor speakers speaks to their professional skills.

[@musicauthority674]

This is My favorite song by Beatles. and the song that when I first heard it. made me become a huge Rock and Roll fan. and it has stayed my favorite song ever since.

[@bxf99999]

Despite the fact that many regard the Beatles latter music as their most impressive products (and they are, from the point of view of musical sophistication), THIS is what gave us Beatlemania and changed pop music, as well as much of the rest of human culture. This is still one of my favourite Beatles songs.

[@ModestMidget]

Hi Beth, what a lovely video! In case no one else did it yet, I'll answer a couple of your questions: How early in their career this is: It's the first TV appearance in the US. February 1964. They only just made it there with this single, and were about to reocrd their third album - A Hard Days Night. The woman - Jane Asher - was just about 18 or 19 at the time... ;-)

[@cmh8863]

This is from the Beatles first performance in the US, on the Ed Sullivan show. John’s mic is out and so sounds like Paul is the dominant singer. But actually it was more of a John song as evidenced on the album recordings.

[@gwilli9511]

This was their first song to be released in the US and it was BIG. The Ed Sullivan show introduced us to the Beatles and they changed both music and fashion.

[@Alexandra_Indina]

It wasn't their first song to be released in US but it was their first american #1. You can watch Anthology for the proofs.

[@hostetler125]

I've listened to The Beatles since I was a child and still love them. My parents still have the original LP albums from the '60's.

[@beatlejim64]

Feb.9, 1964...Ed Sullivan Show NYC...watched by OVER 73,000,000+ people!

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

nice analysis and commentary. this was very early in their career; 1964. i it was their first live performance in the states. but historically is the best way to fully understand the beatle phenomonon. its what they became, how they transitioned and maintained their innovative edge that puts even this song in a different light. this song and the beatles would just be seen as one hits wonders, passing entertainers, if it wasn'f for their entire catolgue through the 60s. this was the beatles' 5th single in britain and their 4th number one in a row. then they went to new york and "said "you ain't seen nothing yet." from "love me do" in 1962 to 1969's "abbey road" is a journey to behold in awe. for 6 solid years they just kept getting better... and better. this was truly something very special that happened here. and the entire world got to experience it!

[@macca8562]

Even that last chord is memorable, it rings in your ears forever, just like the first chord of A hard days night.

[@shemanic1]

'Tis lovely to see you enjoying songs that I grew up with. Thank You.

[@sheldonengstrom4415]

I love your accent Beth!!

[@wallybeecher3799]

I heard "I Want To Hold Your Hand" in the fall of 1964 as an American living in Stuttgart. My cousin was in Hamburg in 1962 but doesn't remember hearing them. Things changed so much so fast. We're still fans of their music.

[@jacksmithson2018]

The greatest musical act in history, no one comes close.

[@vladtheinhaler8940]

Man, I love The Beatles.

[@teddtarr]

John takes on a more dominant vocal role in both of the movie title tracks: ":A Hard Day''s Night" & *Help", the latter being one of his favorites, as he felt it applied to him at that stage of his life. (As did the later, "Nowhere Man" ).

[@sushibar777]

This was February 1964, and was D-Day for the British Invasion--there was Pop music before the Beatles, and then Pop music after the Beatles. This performance on the Ed Sullivan Show literally changed everything. Aside from Ringo they had been playing together for a few years, but this was early in their career as the most popular music phenomenon of the planet. One thing about the Beatles was how the music evolved more than probably any other Rock band. By late 1965 there was 'Rubber Soul,' and by the summer of 1967 'Sgt. Pepper,' to be followed in 1968 by the so-called 'White Album,' and then 'Abbey Road' in 1969. Each much different than what had gone before. This was not their first song to chart in the US, but it was their first big hit, sort of. They actually had a number of big hits at the same time, including "She Loves You." Less than two months after this show, in the first week of April, they had ALL FIVE of the top five songs on the Billboard Top 40. No one else has ever come close to repeating that feat. And they had a couple of additional songs further down the list.

[@willswalkingwest7267]

My dad hated them, which made me love them all the more. The greatest rock group of all time.

[@rubroken]

My grandmother always called them "The Beagles". I only recently realized that she was teasing us to get a response from us.......sweet lady

[@waynej2608]

​@@rubrokenThe Beagles broke up in 1967. One of them laced the others milk bone with lsd. Things unraveled for them soon after. I Wanna Hold Your Paw still plays in kennels the world over. Woof!

[@rubroken]

@@waynej2608 I have to reply! You made my day. That is the most creative response to a comment that I've ever seen! Thanks😂

[@waynej2608]

@@rubroken Ty. We Beatles' fans aim to both amuse and edify. We 'Beagles' fans, too. 😄👌

[@jameswoodside5933]

I watched this performance on that Sunday night on tv just, like the rest of the world. Will never forget it.

[@dannymarz2568]

To REALLY experience this early Beatle masterpiece, YA GOTTA PLAY THE ORIGINAL 45 VERSION!! The Sullivan show performance was visually terrific, but the audio was pretty so-so. The Beatles DID THIER BEST THOUGH!! But the original recording was SO electric, SO pulsating with erotic PPUNCH!! The Beatles said it straight to the point. I LOVE YOU, I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND BABY!! The harmonies were amazing, the accents were perfectly performed. This song made the world BELIEVE the Beatle BUZZ!! ( And nothing like this song had ever been done before in 1964! )

[@gettinhungrig8806]

John's mike is not working here is the problem.

[@dannymarz2568]

@@gettinhungrig8806 The Beatles performance was historic, but the original 45 is MUCH better!

[@jasonmuller1199]

Still the best band of all time

[@agusg.t.8950]

Yes

[@jimmyjarrett-ws2iz]

Can't argue with that

[@dk-ry1mb]

But Silver Beatles is better 😂

[@SidneyJohnson-p2n]

Yep they sure were

[@tomoneill727]

This record was their first release. Their insane popularity brought them to the Ed Sullivan Show. Sunday night 7 or 8 central time. I still have this album, I have all of them actually. All purchased within a week or two of their release. My grandson, a vinyl collector, freaked when I pulled the poster insert from the White Album.

[@brianconlan4215]

One of my favourite quotes about The Beatles comes from the film 'Yesterday' when one of the characters says 'A world without The Beatles would be infinitely worse.'

[@cdfdesantis699]

Never forget them launching into this song at Shea Stadium in New York City. The greatest band of all time - period. Thanks for your reaction.

[@carolmeloreflexoes7161]

I'm so glad that Paul is coming to Brazil on December and I'm going to watch his performance live for the first and single time. I think he's a genius. Beth, you could react to the song Because, from Beatles. It's a show of harmony. Kind regards.

[@carolmartin4413]

Paul and John were great duo harmonizers and we had quite a number of them in the 50's and 60's....Everly Bros, Chad and Jeremy, Simon and Garfunkel, Righteous Bros, Sonny and Cher...and on. Not many remember the Kalin Twins...When...was a hit in late 50's. Still love that song..upbeat, snappy and just early 60's fun.

[@Beemerboy324]

This was the last song in the set on The Ed Sullvan Show of 9 February 1964. The set was "All My Loving"; "Till There Was You", "She Loves You", and "I Saw Her Standing There".

[@yesterdayproductions1019]

The tape transfer from years ago slowed the tempo so what you're hearing is 1/2 step LOWER than the record. The pitch is in Gb Instead of G major, like the record. Unfortunately, as another poster noted, you can't hear John very well in this performance. However, if you listen real closely, it is John who is singing the note ABOVE Paul on the word "Hand". In G major, Paul sings an F#4 and John sings a B4 which is 2.5 steps HIGHER than Paul's note. One of the Beatle's formulas was for John to briefly sing ABOVE Paul and then work his way downward. There are MANY examples of this on various recordings & live performance when you can hear John very clearly. BOTH singers are TENORS. Paul is a lyric (high) tenor & John is a dramatic tenor (low tenor). John had a fantastic falsetto that he used many times.

[@allenf.5907]

This was a historical evening and performance in America. Game changer. They had pressure on, but their talent allowed them to always go BIG when they had to.

[@monolit73]

Your soul will sing in unison! A few days ago Diana Ankudinova released an amazing , very beautiful new song - The Day You... New vocal level!

[@scottfineshriber5051]

Even you felt compelled to sing along. That’s awesome. ✌️❤️

[@coldlakealta4043]

I love watching the left-handed Ringo playing his right-handed drum kit. It definitely presented some unique opportunities and beats which he has used throughout his career.

[@waynej2608]

The Beatles had two orthodox players and two 'southpaws'.

[@coldlakealta4043]

yes, but as a drummer let me explain: Paul's instruments were specifically left-handed, with the bass string on top as per the norm. Ringo's kits, though, were always right-handed, meaning set up for a right hand lead (eg, the snare was on the right side.) In playing a RH kit the lefty Ringo was effectively playing cross-handed, leading with his left. That provided a very unique sound and opportunity for some of the marvelous and innovative back beat he provided.@@waynej2608

[@scottski51]

Sina Drums on YT has a great video all about this phenomenon and what made Mr. Starr such an iconic drummer. Her pop was in a Beatles tribute band.

[@coldlakealta4043]

thanks for the tip. I'll look it up.@@scottski51

[@claytonberg721]

Ringo was a under-rated drummer. Is sorry. Much of his work is pretty basic for the first few albums and after that his work is very unconventional. Rubber Soul and onward pretty much nothing he does is your basic 2/4 drum beat.

[@Jaseph2]

I am 63 years old, so I was like 10 years old when they broke up, but even as a child I remember Beatles songs. I think you struck on the important thing about the Beatles, their music makes you happy. I think that’s why people were devastated when they broke up. We never wanted the music to stop. I think it is hard for us looking from the outside, but I don’t think it was easy being a Beatle. Of course there were all the positives, but most people can’t imagine the negative side. Half of the Fab Four were attacked in their homes. John fatally but George and his wife had to fight for their lives.

[@skykiss12]

Thanks sweet lady. Loving the Beatles makes you a great charm. John Lennon really liked that song he said in interviews 😊

[@eduardocervantesaca]

You dont know how early this was in their career? Really? This broadcast made history. It did

[@backpages4910]

This was recorded on a two-track Ampex tape recorder. They re-recorded to a second machine while mixing down.

[@firedoc5]

Some of their best songs are also some of the simplest. I might be wrong, but it seems like John is singing lead with Paul doing a back-up but started to harmonize like it was improvised at the moment. When I was five or six, we had neighbors whose daughter would babysit us, and she was a huge Beatles fan and she exposed us to them which I am so grateful for.

[@Steve_Stowers]

I'm hearing more of Paul's vocals on this version (as opposed to the studio version, where John is more prominent).

[@ewest14]

Paul’s vocals are way more prominent. You can barely hear John the whole song

[@RaymondSolo]

This is early in the Beatles popularity, they first formed in 1959 but the most well known version of this band began in late 1962 when Ringo Star was brought on board.This clip is from one of there Ed Sullivan Show performances in 1963 or 1964. Abby Road Studio (where they recorded) was quite advanced for that time, 4 track's of mono recording (with the help of syncro's more than 4) and something like 6-8 channels on the in-put side, I'm not sure if there was any sub-mix buses (I doubt it) but the EQ was very basic. I've seen just a few pictures of those early 1960's console's but most you'll find on a Goggle search are from the late 1960's and wouldn't have been around in 1963. Not long after the Beatles's first few recording session's there was a huge leap in recording studio capabilities/engineering tech (around 1967) and in the early 1970's live stage production took another giant leap in both sound quality and area coverage!

[@johannesvalterdivizzini1523]

It was my parent's anniversary that night but after dinner, we all watched the Ed Sullivan show together. It was this performance that persuaded them to accept Beatles music. The Beatles were all in their very early 20's.

[@kurutze]

Many times the bait that makes me click into your videos is your beautiful red braid, but after a couple of minutes I am impressed by your knowledge and love for music. God bless you Beth.

[@craigreid7178]

This was their first big hit here in the USA. The first song I heard by them was in Nov of 1963 - "Please Please Me" Then after the first of the year, '64 - this one hit big. Jane Asher was also the sister of Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon. Keep in mind that this is a live recording I believe on the Ed Sullivan Show and I don't believe they had any monitors either.

[@pablomarmol5167]

I was 8 years old in Peru when I heard this catchy song...and started thinking about to visit UK...now I am retired surgeon in UK!!

[@LeahC208]

My absolute favorite band. ❤️

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

Can you react to Randy Meisner from the Eagles sing 'Take it to the limit' live 1977? He died at the end of July this year and his voice singing this particular song deserves a reaction to it. He has such a beautiful voice. RIP Randy Meisner 😭

[@chazcp]

I Want To Hold Your Hand was the Beatles first number one song in the USA, Came out in late December 1963. Ed Sullivan quickly jumped on the opportunity to have the Beatles make their America debut on his show. Their appearance garnered over 70 million viewers in February of 1964.

[@robertrouse4503]

They really turned the corner in their career in 1965 with Rubber Soul. From that point on it was the most amazing evolution in music history. By the time they recorded their final album, none had yet turned 30.

[@chrisedwards7095]

This is one of two songs they recorded also in German: "Komm, gib mir deine Hand" and "Sie liebt dich" (She Loves You).

[@lino9222]

They also do this in German very good as well My favorite group i am in my 70s now and it takes me back to the 60s

[@jeffarthur5508]

😊 I had the honor of being at the Beatles Ed Sullivan Miami Beach show. Sat next to Ed Sullivan's granddaughter, then six years later got to open for John Lennon with my group Arthur, Hurley and Gottlieb. at Bryant Park, NYC. Sitting in the big empty moving van with John and Yoko, before we went on, I told him "I was at the show in Miami Beach!"in John's deadpan humor, he replied "so was I"😂

[@J.RobertPeters]

Jane Asher was the sister of Peter Asher of Peter and Gordon who went on to produce Linda Ronstadt here in the US.

[@ryangreene233]

Def react to the Beatles doing Long Tall Sally live, and maybe compare it to the studio version. its a very short song. it was done in one take in the studio, so getting the perspective of hearing him sing it in that controlled environment compared to the electricity of the live version would be interesting. Pauls vocal delivery on that song is POWERFUL every time.

[@briandonovan1584]

Wonderful reaction to a wonderful song and performance. Paul has always absolutely loved performing and making the audience happy. It shows and you can hear it as well.

[@gettinhungrig8806]

You can't hear John in this. There was a stuff up and his mike was turned down. Listen to the record and it's John who is singing lead and it's a far more exciting and dynamic version. This is quite wimpy in comparison. In the Washington concert a few days later the tables were turned and it was Paul's mike that was turned off.

[@richardjacobs7632]

The Beatles were a great live band! Thanks for the review.

[@Homebrew58]

That was the thing about the Beatles. You say the co-equal vocals fell out of fashion but when they began in the late 50's early 60's it was new. When their manager, Brian Epstein, wrote a contract for them he had to create a brand new type of contract because everything that came before was "Lead singer" and the "so-and-so's" (Buddy Holly and the Crickets for example.... or it was just a solo lead like Elvis or Chuck Berry. Epstein gathered examples of contracts from several other managers, record companies and publishers and used parts of each to piece together a new contract that treated all members of the band as equals. This created a bit of a problem when it came time to fire drummer Pete Best and replace him with Ringo because the group as an entity was listed in the contract. They basically had to disband the whole group and then reform it to write a new contract. Even the execs at EMI, their record label, had a hard time wrapping their heads around the fact that they shared vocals and there was no lead. Concert and tour promoters too found it unfathomable as well which was the reason that for a short time the band was called Long John and the Silver Beatles... with the promoter making John Lennon the front man. And more than once when they arrived at a concert hall for a show there would only be one microphone set up front and center of the stage. - Bands at that time didn't often have their own sound systems. They relied on the house system and only brought their own instruments and small amplifiers.

[@joetrudellmajesticrhythms7269]

Paul is more prominent to me, but Johns high harmony is the Hook

[@WindsurfMaui]

This was from the Beatles first tour of America. They were fun. This is before Rock & Roll musicians felt they had to have an "attitude". They took over the worlds culture. From that night, for more than 1 yr, the first story on the nightly news was usually a story about the Beatles. Multiply the Swifties by a few billion.

[@kevintoler7445]

This was 1964 on the Ed Sullivan show. Jane Asher was the sister of Peter Asher from the group Peter and Gordon.

[@allenkilzer3398]

Beth, it was obvious from your smile, that you very much enjoyed this song/performance! We all did.

[@thomastimlin1724]

I think she has a crush on Paul

[@rousefire]

Its hard to imagine a world without Beatles but the movie "Yesterday" does just that.

[@rousefire]

Thats what the movie is about . The Beatles didnt happen . Erased from the universe but a handful of people remember.

[@Navigatorbythestars]

This was done on 2 track, not 4 track . 4 track wasn't used till Sgt. Pepper Album.

[@darrelljensen3953]

This was the Ed Sullivan Show on CBS. It was Sunday evening in February 1964 and nothing will ever be the same. America saw the greatest Rock group in history on TV. And screaming teenage girls

[@oscararzate7956]

Admiro tanto este grupo en lo personal ciento que su música cambió al mundo espero no ofender a nadie es la primera vez que te. veo reccionar al cuarteto de Liverpool bien hecho Beth 👏👏🍀🍀

[@davidwright1653]

February 9, 1964 The Beatles on Ed Sullivan was the "Big Bang" that created a new generation of musicians and culture of music. Their songs continue to this day to influence younger and younger generations.

[@ShaneMcCrae]

I guess you didn’t notice Lennon’s mic was all but off and this was 98% Paul.

[@coffee-xg6my]

Actually, in this live performance, I can hear that Paul's vocal is coming through a little stronger in the mix than John's as compared to the record audio which they have them fairly even. I've listened to so much Beatles most of my entire adult life that I can confidently pick out their individual voices. By the way Jane Asher was the sister of Peter Asher of Peter and Gordon who had their first hit with "A World Without Love" which was written by McCartney (attributed to Lennon and McCartney). You should react to that one by Peter and Gordon.

[@danielduran201]

Should be noted, too, Paul would always refer to the group as John's band, which it was, all the way back to its inception. Unless the stage was too small, John would be positioned slightly ahead of the others.

[@danastearns7939]

enjoy your reactions and comets. you mentioned that in this song there was no real lead singer, as John and Paul shared the vocals through much of the song, and that isn't done anymore. Remember that Chicago, Blessed with 3 very capable vocalists, had a number of songs where lead vocals were shared by 2 of them, a couple of songs all 3 shared the vocals. Most notable comes to mind: "Dialogue Part I and II" when Kath and Cetera answer back and forth during the complete song.

[@sddllmdp]

I always listen to the beatles, never get tired.

[@richyough3605]

This was such an awesome time in our history .❤