George Best Reviews the Pop Singles of April, 1968

[@craigbroadfoot1851]

His reviews were surprisingly on point - George was obviously a genuine music fan.

[@Bluemax54]

Not at all.

[@craigbroadfoot1851]

@@Bluemax54 Not at all what - I don’t understand?

[@scottandrewbrass]

Not at all there?

[@kyotocoversjimanderson782]

I'm enjoying this series of videos immensely, thank you.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoy them.

[@pastorpresent7774]

It's really eye opening. Bestie was one hip cat!! Please make many more episodes!

[@radiomindchatter7994]

George was a real music fan..he knew what he was talking about.

[@MrMjp58]

One of the best of this great series of videos. George makes some great observations and what a selection to choose from! Easter '68 was probably my favourite few weeks of pop history.

[@richardgale4827]

George Best's day job may have been making a round thing roll, but he understood fashion and he's on point here. Short reviews mean we get a real cross-section of the scene: the good, the bad and the Blackburn. These vids are gold!

[@elspencer6334]

Great reviews by Georgie - he knew his stuff. I love his effusive praise for Dionne Warwick's 'Theme From The Valley Of The Dolls. I wonder if that line "gotta get off this merry-go-round" struck a chord with him.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Maybe it did struck a chord with him. Yeah, he knew his stuff and it seems he had a good ear for spotting a hit single because the songs that he thinks aren't going to be hits were never hits.

[@nitedreamer23]

How amazing would it have been to be in England around 1966-68? World Cup champs, all the incredible bands, the Carnaby scene, the pop art scene. Just ridiculous.

[@4-dman464]

as opposed to the new millennium, when the place is a shithole in every way.

[@nigefal]

You are only looking at it through rose tinted glasses, the 60’s also had the Moors Murderers and the Great Train Robbery, Also Enoch Powell with his rivers of blood speech. Lots of great music in fairness!

[@user-se7wf9dv6r]

This is such a great channel...these legendary musicians and reviewers are very open-minded. They don't judge a record by style of music, only if it's well done. I like what George said about Love is Blue. Paul Mauriat's version was clearly the best.

[@sableminer8133]

This is by far my fav era reviews since I found this channel. So many great songs and the stinkers were properly called out! The last two songs were such elevator muzak classics! Luv it 😍

[@thekitowl]

How lucky did George get reviewing this fab selection .

[@NewFalconerRecords]

I've watched several of these fine pop review videos now (thank you Yesterday's Papers xxx) and this one, by a footballer (though he was genuine rock star in his own right) is the most measured, insightful and spot-on I've seen yet. Is there an alternate channel someone can point me to where pop stars of the day such as Jimi Hendrix, Scott Walker and Syd Barrett reviewed football matches?

[@andrewm3934]

Great year for music,. Certainly better than any year I can remember for the last 20 plus years

[@tomc642]

1968 my favorite year for pop music. It will never be as good,

[@scootdaws25]

He's very astute. I agree with him on almost every song. Love Is Blue was a monster hit in the states. Still love it 54 years later.

[@appledoreman]

He seemed to guess every artiste - a first! And his chart predictions were pretty good, too. Your supporting video footage is great, well done.

[@Omegaman69]

It's saying a lot but I think this is the best one you've ever done. What a selection of releases THAT WEEK..!! And George spoke with more knowledge and sense than ANY musician has done reviewing the singles back then. Fuck the drink.

[@oscarshapely]

A golden time for pop music. Even with Tony Blackburn.

[@novawax]

It is like have those old newspapers in my hands. Thank you a lot. Greetings from Peru.

[@natalieangelo54]

I MUST HAVE MISSED THIS ONE , THK YOU FOR THE VIDEOS , LOVE YOUR CHANNEL ,

[@patdoyle3686]

Every song 📀that George said would be a hit📀 was and every one he said would be A miss was 📀 George was Excellent⭐ his music knowledge was amazing ⭐

[@CowmanUK]

Wow, April 1968 saw some good tunes. George was spot on, too!

[@prince13896]

I swear people in general used to be way better critics back then. Now we just say 'it rules' or 'it sucks'.

[@thesunshinemanmusic]

Most everyone had a soul back then. Most people had read some literature, some poetry and they talked to others about important things fairly often. A lot of people started to look at each other as hunks of meat or bag of chemicals somewhere along the way. We're pretty zombie-fied right now. These videos are very cool. 🎸👍

[@jean-marieboucherit4518]

People were passionate about music then and music was at the centre of life.

[@thesunshinemanmusic]

Yes. And music was performed by real life musicians and not through artificial machines. That changed a lot during the 1980s. In 2021, I’d say 95% of mainstream music is significantly artificial. Computer programmed drums, synths and noises. The human soul is not considered important in mainstream music today.

[@randybackgammon890]

I think it was the 50s post war attitude that spawned the best of the 60s and the 60s me first attitude that spawned the worst of what has followed.

[@The_Great_Darino]

KZbinrs have driven the words ‘epic’ and ‘insane’ off the ‘Cliff of Overused Descriptions’. 🤮

[@Williamottelucas]

It seems George Best knew almost as much about music as football!

[@footballgeorgiebest]

Georgie Best knew his music, he was as talented a music critic as he was a footballer

[@micktheharp14]

This era April '68 George was the best player in the world, and as a kid growing up in Manchester it was a very exciting time. A truly magical character who electrified football for around 4 or 5 years from about '66 onward.

[@maryobodo6604]

What a classic year for pop! I remember most of these and I was only ten! How lucky to be growing up then. Sad for George though.

[@RoyLlowarch]

Wow! George sure knew his music

[@ballhawk387]

Very astute, with some surprises. The bloke definitely had good musical taste.

[@edwardmulholland7912]

George was coolness personified.

[@maurogajardo620]

George Best was an rock and roll Star who played football..love him...You only Live once .Love his thoughts about music

[@torbjrnlund903]

George Best was everything to me when I was in the early teens. I was playing football myself, was a member of the George Best Fan Club - and I adored him. He alone made me a Manchester United fan. Simply the Best!

[@fatbelly27]

A lot of people (particularly around Manchester and Belfast) will tell you he was the greatest footballer who ever lived. Lionel Messi is a pretty player but didn't do it on a wet quagmire on a Tuesday evening at Chelsea with Chopper Harris trying to break his legs.

[@elainewaller-rose9707]

I've fallen down the Blind Date rabbit hole. These are fascinating musical time capsules in general, but this is one footballer who is very astute with many kinds of music. It's one of the best. I'm from the US. It's hard to imagine any American football player with this capacity. Well, probably Jim Brown, of the same era.

[@steffanhoffmann8937]

Pretty accurate by Bestie. Obviously a music fan.

[@julkitan3017]

wow .. listen to this guy.. he could have been a music producer or a manager, or journalist for the music scene, really pleasant and sharp analysis.

[@fatbelly27]

Also very funny. 'I spent a lot of money on birds, booze and fast cars. The rest I squandered.'

[@peterdowney1492]

Sophisticated, George! The Manchester United players were quite a dab hand at musical knowledge it seems. Bobby Charlton won on TVs 'Double Your Money' on Sinatra, I think.

[@calvinguile1315]

I love hearing what other celebrities think of others music

[@davidbaise5137]

Thanks for covering. These selections are the closest so far to what were hits in NYC.

[@deanstanley2125]

I remember seeing George Best playing out his last couple of years with the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers of the old NASL

[@rodlytton765]

At least half these songs have survived to be played on radio regularly more than 50 years after the fact. Imagine the songs of 1915 being on high rotation in 1968 and sounding like they were recorded yesterday. They were just a selection of songs from one week in the late 60s, can't see today's autotune superstars having this sort of longevity.

[@kelvingolden252]

Great selection of records

[@donaldthedominator7888]

Could you imagine interviewing Norman Hunter for this series? He's just be tossing the singles on the ground stamping on them and shouting "Eh bah gum! That's eur load of owd twaddle." and then breaking the interviewers leg.

[@asharpmajor6740]

Really enjoying this channel, now that I have discovered it

[@WarlockHolmes420]

I actually 95% agree with him. Who knew George was an excellent music critic lol.

[@saifonlawrence2044]

I was on a really bad trip until I caught this groovy video man.

[@howamilooking5952]

Was waiting for response to Green Tambourine, exactly, and Warwick!

[@rodlytton765]

I still love green tambourine especially the fade out percussion

[@FRANKSNAKE71]

@@rodlytton765 Agree! One of my favorite tunes from my teenage years. Classic one hit wonder tune. 69 now, time flies!

[@larrygodfrey859]

@@rodlytton765 listen while I play ya ya ya ...

[@rpc717]

The first time I heard Valley of the Dolls I thought the exact same thing. I can't imagine why it wasn't played any more after it's time on the charts was up.

[@alihart]

What an astonishing selection of records. Whilst I have no time for Cliff Richard or Cilla Black, this was a memorable period for pop music. George Best knew his stuff

[@MrRufusRToyota]

Good week for pop singles!

[@sratus]

Georgie knew his shit

[@mr.y.mysterious.video1]

He picked a good week. Almost every track still famous now

[@mkruup]

Wow all happy go lucky sing along songs.

[@colindayo]

April 68…. What a month. Was this the peak of pop?

[@richsackett3423]

Very insightful for a footballer - for a musician, even. Well, except the part about The Move being around a long time. Surprisingly, better takes on the hit records of the day than John Lennon's.

[@thepoetandie7619]

Tbf, The Move shifted into ELO

[@scottandrewbrass1931]

Best had a better selection than Lennons.

[@richsackett3423]

@@scottandrewbrass1931 No accident. You don’t throw 90 mph fastballs to an honoree.

[@fatbelly27]

Roy Wood had a fair career though

[@dilltdog1158]

Ahh, the first celebrity footballer and justifiably so, we'd never seen anyone like Georgie in English football before He even had a pop song dedicated to him Georgie (The Belfast Boy) Some great sounds in this review, Xanadu what an excellent single I still sing this today. Manfred still performs Quinn in his live set. Step Inside Love is glorious, I still have my copy from back then. Lemon Pipers Green Tambourine was ace, they reinvented themselves as American Ram Jam and had a hit with Black Betty. Gene's record has something of the Scott Walkers about it, great song. Love is Blue, one of those 14 versions must've been the Jeff Beck one, surely? Matt Monroe, The Singing Bus Conductor, what a voice! Anybody remember the Stylo George Best 'Signature' football boot?.

[@skintslots]

'Lemon Pipers Green Tambourine was ace, they reinvented themselves as American Ram Jam and had a hit with Black Betty.' @Dill T Dog,I didn't know this. Interesting.

[@keithalcorn7050]

Love your channel!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks!

[@L1V2P9]

7:04 "nothing like so good as Paul's days with Manfred Mann." Up to 1967 in Paul was riding high in North America. His profile was large and fans adored him. When he left the Manfreds he starred in a movie titled Privilege, and the theme failed to hit the Billboard top 100, and since then he has become an unknown on this side of the pond.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I love that movie. Love the soundtrack as well. Patti Smith covered the movie theme in the late 70s.

[@doccyclopz]

The one thing we can take from all these Celebrity reviews : People were Brutally honest back then.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

True. That's the great thing about those celebrity reviews. Every one was so honest back then. Being diplomatic was for squares.

[@randybackgammon890]

​@@YesterdaysPapersHonest but no swearing and crudeness for the sake of it...mostly

[@ronwhitehouse23]

These are really cool video's.

[@beezlus_]

Best series on YT, find some bangers from these vids.

[@walte153]

This was an unusually good batch of music selections. The '60s were the best.

[@rayl6901]

Wow he got a lot of great music to review, and some songs I'll have to check out 🙂

[@francisxray9900]

Well, he didn't speak so good about 'Words', another Bee Gees song which is still alive and unforgetable. Dozens of covers, hight charting over the decades.

[@wehaveasituation]

Finally a decent lineup of some actual tunes. Most athletes today are dull and have dreadful taste in music.

[@randybackgammon890]

But then George was a one off handsome talented multi faceted and cultured human being from the outset. If only hadn't a taste for the hard stuff. What might he have achieved

[@royjudson4380]

April, 1968 some of my favorites here, i was only 8 at the time but remember singing along to them and still do, apart from Tony Blackburn (sorry Tony).

[@garypamatat3167]

HE WAS RIGHT ON THE MONEY WITH "LOVE IS BLUE" IT WAS EVEN A NUMBER ONE RECORD HERE IN THE USA ITS A BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENTAL.

[@stepheng8779]

George got a good selection, took ages before a duff one turned up 😂 He was bang on too 👍 Paul Jones made a bit of bad decision, Mighty Quinn or that dirge he did 😂😂

[@ivanconnolly7332]

Georges knowledge of music is extensive , his reviews are also fair and incited, I must admit I wrongly had George down as a messy thinker.

[@classiclife7204]

As an American, I think I only recognized that instrumental by Mauriat and the Dionne Warwick tune. Almost all were British hits only. And the footballer was right about every one of them, to my unaccustomed ears. That last one I knew he wouldn't like before the comments, and I knew why he wouldn't, and I agreed. Man had good taste in music and certainly understood the singles market. A frustrated musician who never was! (or was he? I don't know!)

[@brucedillinger9448]

I recognized and remembered at least 60 % of these. But...I'm guessing I got a few years on you. Lol! ✌ ☮

[@alrivers2297]

The Monkees Valleri and Lemon Pipers Green Tambourine were by American bands. You really never heard of those songs? Not to mention the Beatles Lady Madonna

[@GreasyBelcher]

Singer from The Lemon Pipers went of to form Ram Jam, and have a massive hit with Black Betty.

[@mariuspoppFM]

O_O

[@wyliesmith4244]

True, but his pre Pipers single with Ivan & the Sabres, 'Just let Her Go,' was a high school favorite of mine.

[@LeeTomboulian-uj5zv]

Congratulations is obviously the origin of It’s Johnny’s Birthday on All Things Must Pass.

[@russallert]

I think he was dead-on about Love Is Blue. Mauriat's original was the best, and there were indeed too many cover versions of it - I still don't know if Jeff Beck's version was supposed to be an attempt to break into the pop market or a parody. A very well-informed review from someone outside the music biz.

[@mariuspoppFM]

Both

[@flimbambo]

George Best had a very high IQ. Great informed comments here

[@pablocaira8240]

Coincido cuando George dice que Paul Jones no era el de Manfred Mann, yo tuve sus discos solistas del 67 y 68, y terminé cambiandolos. Soy fanático del M.M de Paul Jones.

[@janarnaud8058]

George really had good taste

[@markbeale8635]

For the record...best was the best soccer player ever! Even drunk he was the best....

[@YesterdaysPapers]

The best and the coolest.

[@wanderer299a]

Yes. And didn't fall down at the drop of a hat. Saw him many times at turf moor playing against Burnley. Brilliant player. ' Where did it all go wrong George' , he loved telling that tale..

[@jasonbeard4713]

He snoffed off a few of my favorites, but still interesting. Keep 'em coming!!

[@donniemoder1466]

Valley Of The Dolls. Awesome.

[@familydogg1234]

I missed title and artist " Merry go Round" around 5:20 from a Film. I swear it was Dione Warwick....

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Dionne Warwick's song from the "Valley of the Dolls" soundtrack.

[@danielhayes7967]

Shame The Move didn't make it in America.

[@monkeyton5]

Very cool

[@G0K3001]

......Georgie, gets every review right- because he's a "Dedicated Follower Of Fashion"

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Oh yes, he is.

[@G0K3001]

@@YesterdaysPapers The Kinkers-Ha!

[@mondegreen9709]

They seek him here, they seek him there...

[@G0K3001]

@@mondegreen9709 Oh Yeah!

[@ustheserfs]

the run up to '68 European Championship. untouchable

[@joeltaylor3189]

Will you do videos from Rolling Stone magazine articles? The quality of these are great as is of course

[@daijones101]

Georgie had surprisingly good taste

[@neilforbes416]

3:11 The Hollies' "Jennifer Eccles" should've by rights gone to EMI's German division, Electrola GmbH, to be issued on the *Odeon* label, which was the German counterpart to EMI's Parlophone label in Britain and elsewhere. Hansa(Bertelsman Musikgruppe) had no business issuing this at all.

[@imkluu]

Good month.

[@josieann5031]

Jennifer Eccles was a hit as it reached number seven on the UK charts. I never considered it a dance song. He got this one wrong.

[@FRANKSNAKE71]

This is great! where did this originate? I assume this was a weekly thing in England. How long did it last? Loving these videos👍👍

[@YesterdaysPapers]

It's from Melody Maker magazine. Yes, it was a weekly thing. They did it from about 1964 to 1970, even though there was a period in 1968 when they stopped doing it.

[@STPfuzzDemon]

The Move... have never heard any of these reviewers claim, "The flipside is better."

[@skintslots]

George had a good ear for music.Cilla Black apart!

[@moorlock2003]

Jennifer Eccles similar to Bus Stop???? Not a patch on Bus Stop, that’s what.

[@markhunter8554]

So this was the guy that Thin Lizzy wrote the song about.

[@miger1824]

George knew his stuff.Apart from a few dodgy ones, what a selection of classic tunes from that month?

[@CarlDraper]

for me, the best version of Love is Blue is by Jeff Beck

[@brucemarshall3446]

Didn't realize Best was such a hip and glamorous figure! Too bad the visuals don't match the audio( yeah, I've complained about this before😉)

[@BackWordsJane]

I agree with 80% of his reviews. On Gene Pitney he is correct. Sorry but I don't see what the Brits saw in him.He was washed up singer after his last hit in America Heartbreaker which was a banging dance song.He started to fade here after 1964

[@PAULLONDEN]

It seems ("geezer called Paul") Jones must've had a lobotomy after Manfred Man......not satisfied being "The One In The Middle" . Apart from two or three appealing singles...The Hollies were too bloody polite ,especially when they entered the 70's. In retrospect late 60's British pop had that typically appealing late 60's U.K. groove......These days ideal for compilation playlists .

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Yeah, Paul Jones recorded some terrible singles after he left Manfred Mann. I do like that "Privilege" film he did, though. Cool film and pretty good soundtrack.

[@AyliCarper]

The Dog Presides, on the b side is ace though, just like No Help From Me on the b side of Green Tambourine. Although I really like GT too.

[@georgewatson3954]

Are we sure this is April surely about February at least Caroline were playing these and it went off the air at the beginning of March

[@workingtheworld68]

Gee, first person to get some real winners

[@neilforbes416]

3:30 EMI REALLY FUCKED UP HERE TOO! "Step Inside Love" by Cilla Black should've gone to Pathe/Marconi-EMI's Odeon label instead of the far-lesser Fontana label.

[@nowaylon2008]

More astute than Macca!