I love this question. Apart from loving the songs, I often love these little moments in the songs. Here are some of mine (the list could have been much longer): The night before - “it makes me wanna cry….” (1:06 into the song) Your mother should know - 0:48 into the song In my life - “in my life I loved you more” (2:10 into the song) Hey Jude - “and any time you feel the pain…” (0:50 into the song) Golden Slumbers - “smiles awake you when you arise..” (0:43 into the song) Carry that weight - “I never give you my pillow” (0:44 into the song)) Something - Paul’s bass at 2:03 into the song
Mania. Excitement was their domain, such as overmodulated vocals (a la Little Richard). But two intros a few years apart took us by the neck without warning: Harmonica from the get-go on I Should Have Known Better; and the best intro in rock history, Revolution.
I agree: "A Hard Day's Night" is one of their best albums, with impeccable songwriting, arrangements, and performances. It's just one tight, concise, and punchy song after another.
Great video!! #65 I also love that bassline in Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey, but your clip dropped out just before MY favourite moment of the song: when the ride cymbal kicks in! It's like a clarion! Disappointed that not more from Help made the list, but great choices.
Nancy, I loved your Channel in the very first video I came across. You have a very charming and delicate delivery, not to mention your talent. Thanks for such a delightful content. Just to point out, I'm most certain that the "yeah, yeah, yeah"'s, at the end of While my guitar, is Paul 😊 Love!
Ahh this is amazing. Thanks algorithm for directing me here. You got a new subscriber. Two of my faves are the brief dissonance in the harmony in Please Please Me. The top harmony stays on the same note the whole time on "Last night I said these words to my girl." So on the word "night" you have the dissonant notes of E and D#, then it resolves. IT'S THE BEST. And my other thing I always loved is that the final verse of Day in the Life is at the same tempo as the Paul interlude as opposed to returning to the slower beat of verses 1 and 2. And the result of that is maybe my favorite Ring drum line in their whole discography.
I had to google it, the first melody at the end of All You Need Is Love is Bach's Invention 8 in F Major. 😀very well done with your fantastic videos Nancy, you're such a talented musician and great presenter!
36:27 "...feels like you were being warmed by the benevolent power of the universe." Indeed - and that's how I feel after spending this episode with you!
I'm always blown away by how much collected talent your correspondents have. My favorite Beatles moment is the micro drum roll at the beginning of She Loves You.
What an absolute joy it is to hear someone who is not only as passionate about The Beatles as I am but who also has a deep musical appreciation of their talents. Bravo!
Hello Again: I've written to you before: I'm the "sufficiently ancient guy" who saw the Beatles live on Ed Sullivan, etc., et al. (That is, I lived through the boys' career as it was happening, and when there were still albums and singles to look forward to.) I love you. Thank you for your videos. Thank you for your analysis. I know that what I'm about to say may be quaint but I really enjoy watching younger people find and appreciate The Beatles. All the best to you, and here's hoping you continue to make and publish videos on all sorts of music. Cheers.
I also have cataloged my thrilling parts of Beatles songs, but have never written anything down. I loved hearing your favorites. One I like best is the descending crescendo, the “Oh look out!”, and first guitar clarion in “ She Came in through the Bathroom Window “. 😎
Really love the piano moment #37, too. I could EASILY add (and also demonstrate) a couple hundred more to your great list! I wish this video was longer!
I don't know how I got so danged lucky to have this pop onto my feed but I'm forever grateful to the YT gods for looking out for my soul !! Just a great video...hugely well thought out...and our host is flat out charming ! PS - love the shirt ❣ Ram on, kiddies !!
This is such clever and successful way to apply the Nancy touch to a wrap-up of a project we don't want to end, but know that it must, the ultimate reference without self-reference. Nicely done. I wish I was a talent acquisition manager for an international media conglomerate - your life would be changing today!
I'm another that YT decided to pop you into my feed. 41 minute video for an introduction to your channel, I made it to the end. So many takes and loved your enthusiasm and geekness towards the Beatles.
...and, and, and..! the last chorus of The Fool On the Hill, the eerie recorder note behind Paul's "the eyes in his head see the world spinning round" with its sort of dying fall and the sense of mountain-top and distant horizons. Gorgeous.
19:05 I've always loved the line that takes the same place in the previous verse - "nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time." I love it because there's so often platitudes about "just be yourself" or this idea that you need to know where you're going and know how you'll turn out. This sentiment just means so much to me - life is a process, selfhood is a process, you can't force it, one day you'll learn how to be you. Learning to be "you" instead of learning to be "yourself" somehow encompasses so much more for me - it's more embodied. It's not speaking to a supposed "true" self that we have as much as it speaks to achieving self-actualisation through the process of growth. I just think it's beautiful. All You Need is Love is just full of these beautiful, deceptively simple declarations.
Nancy, I don't envy your colossal task in constructing this list of singular moments in the Beatles' catalogue. You did one Hell of a job though. My favourite Beatle moments are certainly the same as yours with many more not mentioned but as you said, you would have needed 800 or more to fully complete your list. I also love the way you articulate your thoughts through physical gestures, musical theory/knowledge/musicianship and emotion. I don't think I've ever seen/heard somebody so enthusiastic, musically talented and knowledgeable about the music you love and that is so heart warming and enjoyable. Keep up the groovy work.
Fathom, you are so eclectic and talented. It is so good to see someone so young and driven. I believe you'll have a wonderful music career if you want it bad enough. I always thought that during the closing of WMGGW George Moans, then Paul comes in with the Yeahs... Also, John tried to play lead on the song originally. You can hear his efforts underneath Eric Clapton's contribution, but you have to really listen for It.
Wow, that was more poignant and emotional than I expected. Once again, Nanacy knocks it out of the park. I can't wait for Episode 1000 when Nancy finally does her Top 1000 favorite Beatles musical moments. Until then, I really hope to see Elementary Penguin on tour here in the Southeastern United States. We need your sunshine at this dark hour of our history.
It was wonderful just to realize that there actually are 100 - actually, many hundreds - of amazing moments in The Beatles catalogue. As an 'original gen' Beatles listener, I feel your videos and enthusiasm giving me permission to fall in love with the music all over again. 🙂 Thanks Fathom!
I am that person who needed to hear what you said at the end of the end. Things have been tough recently-really tough-but for the love of music and community I will continue trudging forward. Thank you for reminding me of that commitment.
@@fathommusicnzFrom someone who has PASSIONATELY been hearing the beatles since around their breakup as a little boy for over 50 years & collecting their music few years short of 50 years & gone into overdrive regarding anything about them... Let me just say this idea you had & video you made is UNIQUE/ ASTOUNDING & OH SO ENJOYABLE. THX
That was brilliant, Nancy. I thought I’d heard all the magic moments The Beatles would ever give us, but there was one more for me - the first time they sing “I miss you” in the chorus on Now and Then. That hit really hard. God, how we miss them.
My favorite? Wow. I love your Hey Jude moment and the countdown to I Saw Her Standing There, and that first note of I Feel Fine blew me away when first heard but I am going to go with the very beginning of Sergeant Pepper, the tuning, crowd and them kicking in to the song!
Congratulations on 100 episodes. You hit some of my top favorites: Dear Prudence, Here Comes the Sun and It's All Too Much, even Baby You're a Rich Man. Dear Prudence especially, there's a video that deconstructs that song, the production itself stands out, all those sounds coming together, the way it ebbs and flows, climaxing with the electric guitar and piano before drifting off the same way it drifted in. Magical.
OK - 2 things. 1) Nobody is allowed to do Beatles analyses anymore except Nancy - that's a rule now. 2) We're going to need a LOTR director's cut of this where we hear the other 700 charming moments - every single one of the 100 resonated with me in a big way (bonus #3 - we need to see some Elementary Penguins videos). Brilliant video as always - only Nancy could pull this off.
Thank you so much, Nancy. I added a whole lot of my personal moments under your comment, but I also wanted to say I appreciated your video immensely. All the moments you chose are wonderful, I especially dug the John/Paul/George brief solo vocal shots on P.S. I Love You (I've always loved it but nobody ever mention that song, let alone that part) and Paul's piano mistake in Let It Be, that virtually nobody who's ever covered that song plays, but to me it is an non-voluntary jazz touch to the song. Again, thank you a lot for your involvement and the fun. One sweet dream came true today. Cheers from Italy
So glad to see you here, Uetti. I never realized that those 3 little adlibs in "P.S. I Love You" were done by John then Paul then George... until Nancy mentioned it in this video. And I've listened to that song for 60 years.
I hope your channel blows up, I really do. You do a great job of balancing the more intricate musical aspects with the genuine enthusiasm of the fan. When I grew up, I was the odd one ar school because I loved the music my parents listened to when they were young. I guess the fact The Beatles are still instilling vitality into current music and musicians proved me right!
How great are the Beatles! 🥲 I have heard them so much already, but this video has made me return a little to that feeling of feeling again what I felt with them the first time. It reminds me once again to never abandon them.
My notes on your notes: 1) Not only an awesome way to start up a song, but a spectacular way to kick off your very first LP! 3) Although I always enjoyed them, I never knew the adlibs were by three different Beatles. Now I like them even more! 10) I agree with your hot take: A Hard Day's Night is easily one of their best albums -- and that's saying a lot! 14) What I love about that feedback is the cheekiness of the Beatles in starting a song that way. No one had ever done it! 23) Yes, I know those feels... very well stated. 29) That beat drop is really more of a rock touch than a raga touch, and it's perfect. 31) It's such a beautiful song (I swoon!) and thank you for highlighting that lovely baroque accompaniment. 34) It warms my heart knowing how John, Paul, and George encouraged a reluctant Ringo to give that high note a try. 38) Picture me at 13 years old in 1967 listening to that final chord over and over and over again. Ecstasy! 41) Underrated? For most Beatlemaniacs, I think that song is probably in their all-time Top 10 or at least Top 20. 45) Although I don't love the song, I agree that the weird instrument really stands out in a totally cool way. 51) Yeah, that's so groovy, so memorable -- but, um, isn't it a riff? 54) 😂‼ 61) LOL 68) I think George Martin's score is perfect. It's SUPPOSED to be saccharine, sort of a parody of songs like that. 71) Naked all the way, for sure. 73) My biggest complaint about Naked is the exclusion of all their studio chatter, which charmed me so on the original LP. 81) What I love about that is that they never sing the last 'heavy', simply letting the instruments take over instead. 86) It almost didn't happen. They'd been planning for what's now side 2 to be side 1, swapping them. Glad they changed it! 93) Heavenly! 98) That moment is the definition of iconic. 100) Yep. Exactly. Thank you, Nancy. I'm a better person for having done all this with you!
I wanna add george's verse on Free as a bird falling into the solo, with his voice cracking on the word "soOOo Free" melting to the guitar bend screaming.
This is probably one of the 700 choices left on the cutting room floor: the fade out - and then back in - on "Strawberry Fields". They were musical masters at ending things well. And while the end of the band itself was a bit messy, their timing (as always) was impeccable. Like athletes who retired in their prime.
I’m an American Beatles fan since 1964, when I was 6 years old. Your video is the BEST BEATLES VIDEO! I like your taste (because it agrees with mine) and am blown away by your musical talent and creativity. Great concept to focus on moments rather than songs. Thank you! More moments: Fixing a Hole Most underrated song on Sgt.Pepper Gershwinesque jazz/blues hybrid vibe Final verse - “I’m taking the time for a number of things that weren’t important yesterday” with backing “Oooo” vocals Norwegian Wood The middle 8 shift from E major to E minor & the harmony “She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh” “Michelle ma belle…” (the vocal harmonies) and the gentle melodic electric guitar during the fade out at the end (wish it would go on forever) Here there and Everywhere The middle-8 And in particular, “secret agent” guitar (rising half-steps, then falling) starting at the word NEVER: “and if she’s beside me I know I need NEVER care” Not a Second Time - 2nd verse “I see no reason to change MY- ai-a-a-a-mind CRY-ai- a-ai for YOU-UH-OO-OO-OH-OH-OH-YA.” (a change from the first verse, keeping it interesting) I Call Your Name Bridge with its great rhythm guitar “answering” the vocals “Don’t you know I can’t take it. I don’t know who can. I’m not gonna may-yay-yake it. I’m not that kind of ma-a-a-an.” The slightly flat tone of “OH” when John sings “Because I told you before, OH you can’t do that.“ Savoy Truffle one of George’s underrated rockers like Old Brown Shoe “A coffee desert yes you know it’s good news…” Then you hear a “Whoo!” (might be Paul) -THE HORNS THOUGH!
Great episode and i love that you got emotional during the countdown. I'm a 62-year-old second gen fan and I get emotional as well. There are a few gems missed on Beatles For Sale, but the two that come to my mind are the opening chords to "Rock N Roll Music" followed by John's attacking vocal. Second on that album is Ringo's "Rock on George, one time for me" followed by "Rock on George for Ringo one time." So many others but three of my favorites from the White Album are John's lyrics on Dear Prudence final verse where he calls back a little Buddy Holly stutter in his vocals when he sings "Let me hear you smi-ha-hile, hile." Next would be "I'm So Tired" and "and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git" and to me, John sounds angry, but I'm not sure why. Final one are the "Sexy Sadie" backing vocals. A couple of years ago I listened to that song probably 10 times in a row and concentrated solely on those vocals and it seemed I heard something new each time. The stretching of "Seeeeexy Saaaaaadie" and how it rises is chilling.
The Beatles always hit your head and your heart like no other but still resonate in the here and now 50 plus years since they disbanded, always amazing!
Yes! That closing chord on She Loves You has always been so tingly for me 😅 And given very "modern", figured it was an advanced chord of some kind. Great shirt! I miss my RAM album cover tee
As someone who's favourite Beatles song is I Want You (She's So Heavy), seeing someone recognise John's scream, the pause before the closing instrumental, the world-stops-turning moment at the end before Here Comes the Sun and the way it DOES work better on streaming god damn it because you can just let it all wash over you without having to open your eyes or leave your seat, was very satisfying. Although you could've added the bit where George's smooth, sleezy guitar replaces John's vocals on the 3rd verse but that's just me
I feel EXACTLY like you do about all these little odds and ends that are in just about every Beatles song, I hate to say it but 90% of the time I think it's due to Paul's thinking outside the box type of brain, just 1 example how the bass part in " I will " was sung and not played, in the Beatles that NEVER happened again but in Paul's solo career it happens MANY times example the " Rupert the bear song, also " Flying to my home" just to name 2 , the bridge in " Any time at all" so different than the rest of the song , the high droning a note on the last verse of " Back in the USSR meant to represent a balaclava, the 2 bar electric piano break in " Come together "right after the guitar solo, the slide guitar solo in " Drive my car" the quirky guitar from Paul and George on " the night before " in actives, the high register piano fills on the last verse of " Od la di ob la da" the weird trumpet fills on " Only a northern song" his weird guitar fills at the end of "Strawberry fields forever " any God bless you keep up the great work
Another comment: isn't it amazing how they were able to stretch out as musicians and individuals, and yet get together and always provide something to each others music? AFAIK, nobody went, "well, that is too weird" or, "Ringo, that does not fit at all". They could appreciate whatever the others could bring to their growth as composers and performers.
Pressed like when the hair started flailing around to Sgt Pepper :) Also: - Dreamy opening to Day in the Life - Baby you're a rich man harmonized "people". Also the song's intro: full of joy - When the horns start playing the third in the Hey Jude anthem section (4:37 onwards in the song)
Congratulations, Nancy, on your 100th. Thank you for the joy you infuse into each episode, which taps into that of the Beatles. They distilled it all in that opening chord of Here Comes The Sun King where, as you note, the universe suddenly seems to shine on and through them. And thank you for getting emotional about that moment in Hey Jude. No band has been able to make me cry for joy like the Beatles. Let it out, indeed.
Less than 2 weeks ago I saw Paul live, my daughter by my side. I am 58, she is 25, I am so happy, and now this? Wow!!!! (yes, bass on egsthefmamm is on the top of my list too. Paul's bass near the end of Smile Away from RAM is just BOOOOOMMM!). Thanks, wonderful!
It's the first time I see a video from you. That's an awesome video, I appreciate your wide knowledge about the Beatles songs. I enjoy this tremendously 👌😃👏👏👏👏
@aBeatleFan4ever Hello BeatleFan 👋😃 Good to see you here too 👌😊 I'm very impressed, Nancy is a real treasure, you're perfectly right 👍😀 Now I have some awesome videos to watch, a heaven for Beatles Fans like us 😉👏👏👏👏
eee but that were good. what an engrossing conversationalist you are. so here's my top 100 ONLY JOKING. I can't describe it but it's the chord shift (just misspelt shift in the best possible way LoL) that underpins the end of the lines at mind and time that destroys me. no one loves there's a place like this boy. the seen a face and let it be guitar parts were nailed to the floor. one of my beatles moments is the walk across the room in silence and anticipation changing from side 1 abbey rd to side 2! the piano intro to Martha is one of the most head swimmingly gorgeous things on plastic. love the smiles spread across your face on this one and congrats on that 100 added to your CV. as for the future of our listening journey and a realization of what it truly means to be alive in the company of great music i will quote Laura Marling we've not got long, you know to bask in the afterglow once it's gone it's gone love waits for no one
Loved this so much. Love your keen ears, awareness and appreciation. And the apparent love for this awesome band and music. Your thoughts at the end really made me think. My absolute favorite of yours so far (they are all great). But i have to disagree strongly in one point. I love George's early guitar. His rockabilly licks were razor sharp and got him into the band in the first place. Not for everybody, i get that. But we are also talking about the guy who played the solo on Till There Was You. A moment that would definitely be in my top 100.
Another great presentation, Nancy - there are so many buzz moments in so many of the Beatles songs that the task of whittling down to a mere hundred is all but impossible. But you did it anyway! Congratulations on a wonderful channel and shared appreciation of musical inspiration, craftsmanship and joy!
Gosh, I think this is my favorite all time of your first 100 videos. Wish other people were as nerdy about the Beatles so I could send this to them AND they would watch it all.
I was surprised how often my eyes filled up to realize somebody else felt these moments as deeply as I do. A few of my own moments: The backing vocals on It Won't Be Long. John's "Oh" as the outro to Come Together starts. Somebody going crazy with the cowbell on Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey. The solo drum bits that follow each verse of Not a Second Time. The final chord of Roll Over Beethoven. George's "awful noise" on Slow Down (had to do it!).
Brass bit: excerpt from Bach Two-Part invention in F major, though the horn there is playing it in the key of G. Great video-really thoughtful choices! Love the musical commentary. Your accent tells a story!
Hi Ana. I was thinking it would be very nice to see your picks. If you had been together for this... it would have been fun for each of you to take a turn back and forth. Hope to see you together with Nancy again soon.
In baby, you're a rich man, ive always loved that wobble sound that permeates the song. I imagine the end of a boomerang attached to a pole that is being moved in a circle at the base.
Ram on, Nancy! I never knew those 3 ad libs in "P.S I Love You" were done by John, Paul & George - in that order... until you just told me. Thanks. Sorry, Nancy... but nothing from the entire "Beatles For Sale" album is unacceptable. My first choice from that album might be the amazing John & Paul harmony part at 49 seconds into "Baby's In Black" where they sing... "Oh how long will it take - till she sees the mistake she has made?" Paul's high harmony part just soars in that bit. LOVE IT! Another great harmony part I love is in "I'll Follow The Sun" at 31 seconds into the song. Paul sings "And now the" and then John joins in... "time has come and so my love I must go." Really love John's low harmony part on that bit. And how about John's great screaming opening part on "Mr. Moonlight"..? I think you have to select at least something from each album... Great pick on the acoustic guitar part that open's "I've Just Seen A Face." And very nice demonstration. Love that sitar selection. For me... it's one of the turning points of their career. It sort of ushered in everything that followed. But then you skipped what is my #1 pick from "Rubber Soul" and possibly even #1 overall for me... It's John & Paul's amazing harmony singing on "Norwegian Wood" at 31 seconds into the song: "She asked me to stay and told me to sit anywhere. So I looked around and noticed there wasn't a chair." And then again at 1:19 into the track: "She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh. I told her I didn't and crawled off to sleep in the bath." That is my all time favorite John & Paul harmony part of them all. LOVE LOVE LOVE that part. It elevates that track into one of their top ten songs, for me. 12:35 "That's great. Isn't that great? Aren't all of these great? YES! Yes they are! All of your selections are really awesome! (I still want all 800.) #30 Love it... but I'd go with the very last word sung on "And Your Bird Can Sing". When Paul sings that high harmony part with John on the last "me!" Such a great moment. #31 Love that piano part in "For No One"... but it's this line from that song that is one of my top favorite moments in all the Beatles' songs: "There will be times when all the things she said - will fill your head. You won't forget her." For me... it is the single most emotionally powerful line in their catalogue. Love that piano bit at the end of "MMT". Would love to hear it extended into a full song. "Distilled happiness. It's a real talent of Paul McCartney's." So well said, Nancy. #53 That lovely little harmony part in "Hey Jude" where John does the high part. So glad you mentioned that. #54 The emotion you showed when talking about that crescendo (at 21:26) in "Hey Jude" was very moving. I love how much you love this stuff! (and watching your meter reload was cool) But my favorite moment from "Hey Jude" is from 5:58 - 6:26 near the end of the track when Paul sings "Yeah.... Make it Jude." and then screams at 6:07 "Yeah yeah yeah yeah... yeah, yeah, yeah... yeah yeah.. yeah yeah... yeah ha ha ha ha ha. Ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma mama." That part still gives me shivers every time I hear it. One of the greatest rock screams of all time (from 6:07 to 6:18). I love everything about "Revolution"... but one of my favorite parts is the great contribution from Nicky Hopkins on the keys - especially during the middle solo section. Love that part when the "Yeah yeah yeah" comes in at the end of "Guitar Gently Weeps". Sounds like Paul singing that part to me. What do you all think..? #61 "But everyone knew her as Nancy." Just a good name, ya know. I like it. OMG... you are sooooo funny. #67 "Can You Take Me Back Where I Came From" should absolutely be listed as a separate Beatles track. Such a lovely haunting vocal... I think George Martin was going for a fully sentimental over the top, syrupy string arrangement (as Disney-esque as could be). One of my favorite things about the White Album is how Paul sings the line "Why don't we do it in the road?" so differently throughout that short song. It's like he was doing an exercise in vocal phrasing. How many different ways can you sing one line in the same song..? My favorite one is at 1:09 in the track. The "Old Brown Shoe" guitar and bass solo... "The diminished chord right at the end... lovely, delightful, hideous... but gorgeous." What a way with words you have, Nancy. Bravo! Have to agree with your take on the exceptionally great lyrics to "Across The Universe". The line you picked is sensational. Love the part near the end of "I've Got A feeling" where the two parts are being sung at the same time... But my favorite part of that track is Paul's vocal delivery of this line at 1:15 in the song: "All these years I've been wandering around the world... wondering really how come nobody told me... All that I've been looking for was somebody who looks like you!". I think it's one of the best vocals of his career. Nancy - So you sing Paul's vocal part in "I've Got A Feeling" when the Elementary Penguins play that song..? I want... no, I need - to see that! #73 I completely agree with you about George's great solo in "Let It Be". I have a very good friend, who is a great Beatles fan, but he loves the original guitar solo (rather than the one you played). The one that you and I (and most people) prefer was not played from the time of the January 1969 sessions. It was an overdub that Harrison added in January of 1970. That's why it wasn't used for the "Let It Be Naked" album. The idea for that LP was to make it more like the original idea for the "Get Back" project... To do everything live - with no overdubs. I LOVE that you saved 25 spots of your 100... for the "Abbey Road" album. That says a lot! #76 OMG... it is sooo funny that you picked George's solo from "Slow Down" to use as an example as how awful he was as a guitarist in the early Beatles records. I've had this argument with other Beatles friends. I absolutely love George's guitar solo on "Slow Down". I see it as him sort of doing a Carl Perkins homage. I really enjoy it from start to finish. Every note! Btw... I really like George's solo on "Boys" and "I Saw Her Standing There" from their first LP, and his solo on "All My Loving" and "Till There Was You" from their second LP. I like it on "And I Love her" and "Can't Buy Me Love" in early 1964, "I Feel Fine" and "She's A Woman" from late 1964... and many others. I think overall... George contributed some excellent guitar work on those early Beatles records - and it was a very real part of their appeal. Yes... he definitely improved and got much better over time. But his guitar playing was never a negative factor for the group (which seems to be what you are indicating). #79 "God he was a good singer. It's another one of those songs where he manages to balance this beautiful tenderness with this raucous roar!" So well said, Nancy! I so agree with your selections from "I Want You". Such a great track... with so many little wonders in it. Yes... there have been times when I've picked "You Never Give Me Your Money" as their best song... It is that great! I agree with everything you said about it. The moments you mention in "Golden Slumbers are all excellent moments. But my favorite from that wonderful track is Paul's outstanding vocal from 0:33 - 1:00: "Golden slumbers fill your eyes. Smiles awake you as you rise. Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry. And I will sing a lullaby." McCartney's exceptional range of emotion, softness and power are all on display just in that small snippet of one song. #98 The guitar battle. Just might be the best moment from their entire catalogue. Epic... and outstanding work from all 3. You are so right about ending it with "Her Majesty". But I thought for sure you would include the exceptional lyric at the end of "The End": "And in the end... the love you take is equal to the love you make." Hard to beat that... Love your comments about your feelings when you get to the end of The Beatles (a complex tangle of emotions). It was very evident when you got to the end of "Abbey Road" when you were covering those songs. It's touching to see you get very emotional about the end of their days as a group. I feel the same. Your added #101 was an excellent choice. I'm glad you included it. And it is Georgeous. ; )
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John screaming "please" at the rooftop for Don't Let Me Down😄 I cant hit that high note for the life of me
I love this question. Apart from loving the songs, I often love these little moments in the songs. Here are some of mine (the list could have been much longer):
The night before - “it makes me wanna cry….” (1:06 into the song)
Your mother should know - 0:48 into the song
In my life - “in my life I loved you more” (2:10 into the song)
Hey Jude - “and any time you feel the pain…” (0:50 into the song)
Golden Slumbers - “smiles awake you when you arise..” (0:43 into the song)
Carry that weight - “I never give you my pillow” (0:44 into the song))
Something - Paul’s bass at 2:03 into the song
One of my favorites is Paul’s long Aaaaahhhahahaha and then the drums in Lovely Rita. I like when you play the bass. Thats cool.
Mania. Excitement was their domain, such as overmodulated vocals (a la Little Richard). But two intros a few years apart took us by the neck without warning:
Harmonica from the get-go on I Should Have Known Better; and the best intro in rock history, Revolution.
Twist and Shout. When they sang in turn Aaaah Aaaah Aaaaah and the final scream
I agree: "A Hard Day's Night" is one of their best albums, with impeccable songwriting, arrangements, and performances. It's just one tight, concise, and punchy song after another.
i second this comment
My first ever Beatles LP, bought in 1965, for my brother & I - and ever after a favourite.
I "third" this comment 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 it is perfecto, every track!
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I have always delighted in the call and response between the acoustic guitar and electric guitar in Polythene Pam.
I envy those who have not yet heard the Beatles. For them all 100 of these majestic moments are out there waiting to be discovered.
Great video!!
#65 I also love that bassline in Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey, but your clip dropped out just before MY favourite moment of the song: when the ride cymbal kicks in! It's like a clarion!
Disappointed that not more from Help made the list, but great choices.
Nancy, I loved your Channel in the very first video I came across. You have a very charming and delicate delivery, not to mention your talent. Thanks for such a delightful content.
Just to point out, I'm most certain that the "yeah, yeah, yeah"'s, at the end of While my guitar, is Paul 😊
Love!
Before watching this vid, I thought I was the biggest Beatles' nerd EVER. Congratulations, you win. Love your videos, btw. Keep it up! :)
a 40-minute Beatles video? Christmas came early this year!
Ahh this is amazing. Thanks algorithm for directing me here. You got a new subscriber. Two of my faves are the brief dissonance in the harmony in Please Please Me. The top harmony stays on the same note the whole time on "Last night I said these words to my girl." So on the word "night" you have the dissonant notes of E and D#, then it resolves. IT'S THE BEST. And my other thing I always loved is that the final verse of Day in the Life is at the same tempo as the Paul interlude as opposed to returning to the slower beat of verses 1 and 2. And the result of that is maybe my favorite Ring drum line in their whole discography.
I had to google it, the first melody at the end of All You Need Is Love is Bach's Invention 8 in F Major. 😀very well done with your fantastic videos Nancy, you're such a talented musician and great presenter!
Well done, thank you!
36:27 "...feels like you were being warmed by the benevolent power of the universe." Indeed - and that's how I feel after spending this episode with you!
I'm always blown away by how much collected talent your correspondents have. My favorite Beatles moment is the micro drum roll at the beginning of She Loves You.
What an absolute joy it is to hear someone who is not only as passionate about The Beatles as I am but who also has a deep musical appreciation of their talents. Bravo!
"Give you everything I got for little peace of mind"
I always liked the "He was such a stupid get" line in that song. You had that coming, Sir Walter Raleigh. ; )
@@aBeatleFan4everhe got cursed Sir Walter, him and his tobacco 👌🏻pure Lennon.
Hello Again: I've written to you before: I'm the "sufficiently ancient guy" who saw the Beatles live on Ed Sullivan, etc., et al. (That is, I lived through the boys' career as it was happening, and when there were still albums and singles to look forward to.)
I love you. Thank you for your videos. Thank you for your analysis. I know that what I'm about to say may be quaint but I really enjoy watching younger people find and appreciate The Beatles.
All the best to you, and here's hoping you continue to make and publish videos on all sorts of music.
Cheers.
I think the genius of stitching two songs together to make ‘A day in the life’
I also have cataloged my thrilling parts of Beatles songs, but have never written anything down. I loved hearing your favorites. One I like best is the descending crescendo, the “Oh look out!”, and first guitar clarion in “ She Came in through the Bathroom Window “. 😎
The Paul and John dog barking in Hey bulldog is so Beatley for me
Really love the piano moment #37, too. I could EASILY add (and also demonstrate) a couple hundred more to your great list! I wish this video was longer!
so many people are going to want to see the rest
@@alanclayton9277 I wish this was longer!
@@alanclayton9277 - I'm right there with you, Alan.
I don't know how I got so danged lucky to have this pop onto my feed but I'm forever grateful to the YT gods for looking out for my soul !!
Just a great video...hugely well thought out...and our host is flat out charming !
PS - love the shirt ❣ Ram on, kiddies !!
This is such clever and successful way to apply the Nancy touch to a wrap-up of a project we don't want to end, but know that it must, the ultimate reference without self-reference. Nicely done. I wish I was a talent acquisition manager for an international media conglomerate - your life would be changing today!
I'm another that YT decided to pop you into my feed. 41 minute video for an introduction to your channel, I made it to the end. So many takes and loved your enthusiasm and geekness towards the Beatles.
...and, and, and..! the last chorus of The Fool On the Hill, the eerie recorder note behind Paul's "the eyes in his head see the world spinning round" with its sort of dying fall and the sense of mountain-top and distant horizons. Gorgeous.
I love that part.
19:05 I've always loved the line that takes the same place in the previous verse - "nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time." I love it because there's so often platitudes about "just be yourself" or this idea that you need to know where you're going and know how you'll turn out. This sentiment just means so much to me - life is a process, selfhood is a process, you can't force it, one day you'll learn how to be you. Learning to be "you" instead of learning to be "yourself" somehow encompasses so much more for me - it's more embodied. It's not speaking to a supposed "true" self that we have as much as it speaks to achieving self-actualisation through the process of growth. I just think it's beautiful. All You Need is Love is just full of these beautiful, deceptively simple declarations.
Nancy, I don't envy your colossal task in constructing this list of singular moments in the Beatles' catalogue. You did one Hell of a job though. My favourite Beatle moments are certainly the same as yours with many more not mentioned but as you said, you would have needed 800 or more to fully complete your list. I also love the way you articulate your thoughts through physical gestures, musical theory/knowledge/musicianship and emotion. I don't think I've ever seen/heard somebody so enthusiastic, musically talented and knowledgeable about the music you love and that is so heart warming and enjoyable.
Keep up the groovy work.
Fathom, you are so eclectic and talented. It is so good to see someone so young and driven. I believe you'll have a wonderful music career if you want it bad enough. I always thought that during the closing of WMGGW George Moans, then Paul comes in with the Yeahs... Also, John tried to play lead on the song originally. You can hear his efforts underneath Eric Clapton's contribution, but you have to really listen for It.
Wow, that was more poignant and emotional than I expected. Once again, Nanacy knocks it out of the park. I can't wait for Episode 1000 when Nancy finally does her Top 1000 favorite Beatles musical moments. Until then, I really hope to see Elementary Penguin on tour here in the Southeastern United States. We need your sunshine at this dark hour of our history.
It was wonderful just to realize that there actually are 100 - actually, many hundreds - of amazing moments in The Beatles catalogue. As an 'original gen' Beatles listener, I feel your videos and enthusiasm giving me permission to fall in love with the music all over again. 🙂
Thanks Fathom!
You never fail to leave me smiling through your posts. Your enthusiasm no PASSION for the Beatles is heart warming! Thank you. 🙏🏼❤️
I am that person who needed to hear what you said at the end of the end. Things have been tough recently-really tough-but for the love of music and community I will continue trudging forward. Thank you for reminding me of that commitment.
Thank you for continuing to trudge forward. You can do this, friend. 💜
@@fathommusicnzFrom someone who has PASSIONATELY been hearing the beatles since around their breakup as a little boy for over 50 years & collecting their music few years short of 50 years & gone into overdrive regarding anything about them...
Let me just say this idea you had & video you made is UNIQUE/ ASTOUNDING & OH SO ENJOYABLE.
THX
Carry on, stay strong, sing these songs. ❤️
I was hoping you'd mention the long long long "oooh" ❤
That list is amazing, I enjoyed every moment of it
That was brilliant, Nancy. I thought I’d heard all the magic moments The Beatles would ever give us, but there was one more for me - the first time they sing “I miss you” in the chorus on Now and Then. That hit really hard. God, how we miss them.
My favorite? Wow. I love your Hey Jude moment and the countdown to I Saw Her Standing There, and that first note of I Feel Fine blew me away when first heard but I am going to go with the very beginning of Sergeant Pepper, the tuning, crowd and them kicking in to the song!
RAM shirt is everything
First time viewer and immediately sold on that RAM shirt.
Utterly joyful. Thank you.
So glad that Old Brown Shoe made the list. Love that song.
Congratulations on 100 episodes. You hit some of my top favorites: Dear Prudence, Here Comes the Sun and It's All Too Much, even Baby You're a Rich Man. Dear Prudence especially, there's a video that deconstructs that song, the production itself stands out, all those sounds coming together, the way it ebbs and flows, climaxing with the electric guitar and piano before drifting off the same way it drifted in. Magical.
Finally someone appreciates Don't Pass Me By as much as I do! :)
OK - 2 things. 1) Nobody is allowed to do Beatles analyses anymore except Nancy - that's a rule now. 2) We're going to need a LOTR director's cut of this where we hear the other 700 charming moments - every single one of the 100 resonated with me in a big way (bonus #3 - we need to see some Elementary Penguins videos). Brilliant video as always - only Nancy could pull this off.
I would pay handsomely for to be with Nacy when she went through the entire catalog!
I just completed this. What a fun journey this was. I enjoyed every moment.
Wow! I didn't know this channel. Agree with 95 % of your choices. Agree with 105 % of your presentation. So lovely and enthusiastic. Thank you
Congratulations on your 100 posts! Everyone of them brilliant.
Thank you so much, Nancy.
I added a whole lot of my personal moments under your comment, but I also wanted to say I appreciated your video immensely.
All the moments you chose are wonderful, I especially dug the John/Paul/George brief solo vocal shots on P.S. I Love You (I've always loved it but nobody ever mention that song, let alone that part) and Paul's piano mistake in Let It Be, that virtually nobody who's ever covered that song plays, but to me it is an non-voluntary jazz touch to the song.
Again, thank you a lot for your involvement and the fun.
One sweet dream came true today.
Cheers from Italy
So glad to see you here, Uetti. I never realized that those 3 little adlibs in "P.S. I Love You" were done by John then Paul then George... until Nancy mentioned it in this video. And I've listened to that song for 60 years.
Hi guys!
I hope your channel blows up, I really do. You do a great job of balancing the more intricate musical aspects with the genuine enthusiasm of the fan. When I grew up, I was the odd one ar school because I loved the music my parents listened to when they were young. I guess the fact The Beatles are still instilling vitality into current music and musicians proved me right!
How great are the Beatles! 🥲
I have heard them so much already, but this video has made me return a little to that feeling of feeling again what I felt with them the first time. It reminds me once again to never abandon them.
My notes on your notes:
1) Not only an awesome way to start up a song, but a spectacular way to kick off your very first LP!
3) Although I always enjoyed them, I never knew the adlibs were by three different Beatles. Now I like them even more!
10) I agree with your hot take: A Hard Day's Night is easily one of their best albums -- and that's saying a lot!
14) What I love about that feedback is the cheekiness of the Beatles in starting a song that way. No one had ever done it!
23) Yes, I know those feels... very well stated.
29) That beat drop is really more of a rock touch than a raga touch, and it's perfect.
31) It's such a beautiful song (I swoon!) and thank you for highlighting that lovely baroque accompaniment.
34) It warms my heart knowing how John, Paul, and George encouraged a reluctant Ringo to give that high note a try.
38) Picture me at 13 years old in 1967 listening to that final chord over and over and over again. Ecstasy!
41) Underrated? For most Beatlemaniacs, I think that song is probably in their all-time Top 10 or at least Top 20.
45) Although I don't love the song, I agree that the weird instrument really stands out in a totally cool way.
51) Yeah, that's so groovy, so memorable -- but, um, isn't it a riff?
54) 😂‼
61) LOL
68) I think George Martin's score is perfect. It's SUPPOSED to be saccharine, sort of a parody of songs like that.
71) Naked all the way, for sure.
73) My biggest complaint about Naked is the exclusion of all their studio chatter, which charmed me so on the original LP.
81) What I love about that is that they never sing the last 'heavy', simply letting the instruments take over instead.
86) It almost didn't happen. They'd been planning for what's now side 2 to be side 1, swapping them. Glad they changed it!
93) Heavenly!
98) That moment is the definition of iconic.
100) Yep. Exactly.
Thank you, Nancy. I'm a better person for having done all this with you!
I wanna add george's verse on Free as a bird falling into the solo, with his voice cracking on the word "soOOo Free" melting to the guitar bend screaming.
That was one of the other 700 . Love it.
@fathommusicnz that whole video was a blast, i'm so glad I watched it all. Many many thanks
You nailed it! That moment is magnificent!
Excellent - esp. the comments on 'you never give me your money.'
This is probably one of the 700 choices left on the cutting room floor: the fade out - and then back in - on "Strawberry Fields". They were musical masters at ending things well. And while the end of the band itself was a bit messy, their timing (as always) was impeccable. Like athletes who retired in their prime.
"I saw the light" (No Reply), the bottle of Blue Nun wine on the organ amp in "Long Long Long", "Matt Busby"
This video was Georgeous!!
Wow! What a fantastic video, beginning to end. You are rocking it Nancy!
I'm grateful for you, Nancy. Just thank you. You spread so much joy. Spending time with you and music is like going to church; I feel reborn.
I’m an American Beatles fan since 1964, when I was 6 years old. Your video is the BEST BEATLES VIDEO!
I like your taste (because it agrees with mine) and am blown away by your musical talent and creativity. Great concept to focus on moments rather than songs. Thank you!
More moments:
Fixing a Hole
Most underrated song on Sgt.Pepper
Gershwinesque jazz/blues hybrid vibe
Final verse -
“I’m taking the time for a number of things that weren’t important yesterday” with backing “Oooo” vocals
Norwegian Wood
The middle 8
shift from E major to E minor & the harmony
“She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh”
“Michelle ma belle…” (the vocal harmonies)
and the gentle melodic electric guitar during the fade out at the end (wish it would go on forever)
Here there and Everywhere
The middle-8
And in particular, “secret agent” guitar (rising half-steps, then falling) starting at the word NEVER: “and if she’s beside me I know I need NEVER care”
Not a Second Time - 2nd verse
“I see no reason to change MY- ai-a-a-a-mind CRY-ai- a-ai for YOU-UH-OO-OO-OH-OH-OH-YA.” (a change from the first verse, keeping it interesting)
I Call Your Name
Bridge with its great rhythm guitar “answering” the vocals
“Don’t you know I can’t take it.
I don’t know who can.
I’m not gonna may-yay-yake it. I’m not that kind of ma-a-a-an.”
The slightly flat tone of “OH”
when John sings “Because I told you before, OH you can’t do that.“
Savoy Truffle
one of George’s underrated rockers like Old Brown Shoe
“A coffee desert yes you know it’s good news…”
Then you hear a “Whoo!” (might be Paul) -THE HORNS THOUGH!
Beautifully done, and I love that shirt!
Great episode and i love that you got emotional during the countdown. I'm a 62-year-old second gen fan and I get emotional as well.
There are a few gems missed on Beatles For Sale, but the two that come to my mind are the opening chords to "Rock N Roll Music" followed by John's attacking vocal. Second on that album is Ringo's "Rock on George, one time for me" followed by "Rock on George for Ringo one time."
So many others but three of my favorites from the White Album are John's lyrics on Dear Prudence final verse where he calls back a little Buddy Holly stutter in his vocals when he sings "Let me hear you smi-ha-hile, hile."
Next would be "I'm So Tired" and "and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git" and to me, John sounds angry, but I'm not sure why.
Final one are the "Sexy Sadie" backing vocals. A couple of years ago I listened to that song probably 10 times in a row and concentrated solely on those vocals and it seemed I heard something new each time. The stretching of "Seeeeexy Saaaaaadie" and how it rises is chilling.
Scott - I think John was angry at Sir Walter Raleigh for his part in making cigarettes a part of his life.
There are ZERO duds on their Hard Day's Night album. It's rarely mentioned, but it's one of their all-time best albums!
The Beatles always hit your head and your heart like no other but still resonate in the here and now 50 plus years since they disbanded, always amazing!
Yes! That closing chord on She Loves You has always been so tingly for me 😅 And given very "modern", figured it was an advanced chord of some kind. Great shirt! I miss my RAM album cover tee
As someone who's favourite Beatles song is I Want You (She's So Heavy), seeing someone recognise John's scream, the pause before the closing instrumental, the world-stops-turning moment at the end before Here Comes the Sun and the way it DOES work better on streaming god damn it because you can just let it all wash over you without having to open your eyes or leave your seat, was very satisfying. Although you could've added the bit where George's smooth, sleezy guitar replaces John's vocals on the 3rd verse but that's just me
I feel EXACTLY like you do about all these little odds and ends that are in just about every Beatles song, I hate to say it but 90% of the time I think it's due to Paul's thinking outside the box type of brain, just 1 example how the bass part in " I will " was sung and not played, in the Beatles that NEVER happened again but in Paul's solo career it happens MANY times example the " Rupert the bear song, also " Flying to my home" just to name 2 , the bridge in " Any time at all" so different than the rest of the song , the high droning a note on the last verse of " Back in the USSR meant to represent a balaclava, the 2 bar electric piano break in " Come together "right after the guitar solo, the slide guitar solo in " Drive my car" the quirky guitar from Paul and George on " the night before " in actives, the high register piano fills on the last verse of " Od la di ob la da" the weird trumpet fills on " Only a northern song" his weird guitar fills at the end of "Strawberry fields forever " any God bless you keep up the great work
Another comment: isn't it amazing how they were able to stretch out as musicians and individuals, and yet get together and always provide something to each others music? AFAIK, nobody went, "well, that is too weird" or, "Ringo, that does not fit at all". They could appreciate whatever the others could bring to their growth as composers and performers.
Pressed like when the hair started flailing around to Sgt Pepper :)
Also:
- Dreamy opening to Day in the Life
- Baby you're a rich man harmonized "people". Also the song's intro: full of joy
- When the horns start playing the third in the Hey Jude anthem section (4:37 onwards in the song)
That was just so great!!! My vote is to do a video on the full 800 Beatle moments 😊
Congratulations, Nancy, on your 100th. Thank you for the joy you infuse into each episode, which taps into that of the Beatles. They distilled it all in that opening chord of Here Comes The Sun King where, as you note, the universe suddenly seems to shine on and through them. And thank you for getting emotional about that moment in Hey Jude. No band has been able to make me cry for joy like the Beatles. Let it out, indeed.
conc. the opening chord of A Hard Days Night: XTC cited it (more or less) and sang: This is Pop!
Less than 2 weeks ago I saw Paul live, my daughter by my side. I am 58, she is 25, I am so happy, and now this? Wow!!!! (yes, bass on egsthefmamm is on the top of my list too. Paul's bass near the end of Smile Away from RAM is just BOOOOOMMM!). Thanks, wonderful!
Congratulations on the 100th episode! I love your videos and your enthusiasm is so infectious in the best way! Love to you and your loved ones
It's the first time I see a video from you. That's an awesome video, I appreciate your wide knowledge about the Beatles songs. I enjoy this tremendously 👌😃👏👏👏👏
Hi Richard. Glad to see you here. Nancy is a treasure.
@aBeatleFan4ever Hello BeatleFan 👋😃 Good to see you here too 👌😊 I'm very impressed, Nancy is a real treasure, you're perfectly right 👍😀 Now I have some awesome videos to watch, a heaven for Beatles Fans like us 😉👏👏👏👏
For best scream, I would go with Paul’s at the end of Twist and Shout. So cathartic!
Love this so much and your t shirt is amazing!
eee but that were good. what an engrossing conversationalist you are. so here's my top 100
ONLY JOKING. I can't describe it but it's the chord shift (just misspelt shift in the best possible way LoL) that underpins the end of the lines at mind and time that destroys me. no one loves there's a place like this boy.
the seen a face and let it be guitar parts were nailed to the floor.
one of my beatles moments is the walk across the room in silence and anticipation changing from side 1 abbey rd to side 2!
the piano intro to Martha is one of the most head swimmingly gorgeous things on plastic.
love the smiles spread across your face on this one and congrats on that 100 added to your CV. as for the future of our listening journey and a realization of what it truly means to be alive in the company of great music i will quote Laura Marling
we've not got long, you know
to bask in the afterglow
once it's gone it's gone
love waits for no one
Always enjoy your comments, Alan.
Woohoo! Congrats! Saving to watch later today but SO excited! ❤❤❤
Loved this so much. Love your keen ears, awareness and appreciation. And the apparent love for this awesome band and music. Your thoughts at the end really made me think. My absolute favorite of yours so far (they are all great). But i have to disagree strongly in one point. I love George's early guitar. His rockabilly licks were razor sharp and got him into the band in the first place. Not for everybody, i get that. But we are also talking about the guy who played the solo on Till There Was You. A moment that would definitely be in my top 100.
@kypekka - I made some similar comments on George's early guitar work. Glad to see your comments (and I also mentioned "Till There Was You").
The outro to MMT is the best outro in the discography.
Bravo! Such an interesting video and so many sound bites and moments that are ingrained in my DNA for 60 years…and counting.
Another great presentation, Nancy - there are so many buzz moments in so many of the Beatles songs that the task of whittling down to a mere hundred is all but impossible. But you did it anyway! Congratulations on a wonderful channel and shared appreciation of musical inspiration, craftsmanship and joy!
Gosh, I think this is my favorite all time of your first 100 videos. Wish other people were as nerdy about the Beatles so I could send this to them AND they would watch it all.
I was surprised how often my eyes filled up to realize somebody else felt these moments as deeply as I do. A few of my own moments: The backing vocals on It Won't Be Long. John's "Oh" as the outro to Come Together starts. Somebody going crazy with the cowbell on Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey. The solo drum bits that follow each verse of Not a Second Time. The final chord of Roll Over Beethoven. George's "awful noise" on Slow Down (had to do it!).
Brass bit: excerpt from Bach Two-Part invention in F major, though the horn there is playing it in the key of G. Great video-really thoughtful choices! Love the musical commentary. Your accent tells a story!
That was fun. Well done good lady.
This is an amazing compilation and I will keep it bookmarked for any of my friends who might be interested in diving into the Beatles catalogue
I age with all your picks. Amazing moments.
This was awesome. Fantastic job showing an understanding of the unique musical choices and the emotional reaction it creates.
"Thank you Ringo, that was wonderful!"
Can't believe I wasn't consulted for this! Though perhaps 1600 moments to sift through would have been slightly unwieldly...
Make sure you're here for ep 150, and we can do another 100 together, sister of mine.
Hi Ana. I was thinking it would be very nice to see your picks. If you had been together for this... it would have been fun for each of you to take a turn back and forth. Hope to see you together with Nancy again soon.
I’ve pointed out that bass part in #65 many times to my uninitiated friends.
So glad you brought that up!
In baby, you're a rich man, ive always loved that wobble sound that permeates the song. I imagine the end of a boomerang attached to a pole that is being moved in a circle at the base.
Ringo’s downbeat kickoff to Paperback Writer.
Amazing and very emotional! Love it!. Great work.
Ram on, Nancy!
I never knew those 3 ad libs in "P.S I Love You" were done by John, Paul & George - in that order... until you just told me. Thanks.
Sorry, Nancy... but nothing from the entire "Beatles For Sale" album is unacceptable. My first choice from that album might be the amazing John & Paul harmony part at 49 seconds into "Baby's In Black" where they sing... "Oh how long will it take - till she sees the mistake she has made?" Paul's high harmony part just soars in that bit. LOVE IT!
Another great harmony part I love is in "I'll Follow The Sun" at 31 seconds into the song. Paul sings "And now the" and then John joins in... "time has come and so my love I must go." Really love John's low harmony part on that bit.
And how about John's great screaming opening part on "Mr. Moonlight"..? I think you have to select at least something from each album...
Great pick on the acoustic guitar part that open's "I've Just Seen A Face." And very nice demonstration.
Love that sitar selection. For me... it's one of the turning points of their career. It sort of ushered in everything that followed.
But then you skipped what is my #1 pick from "Rubber Soul" and possibly even #1 overall for me... It's John & Paul's amazing harmony singing on "Norwegian Wood" at 31 seconds into the song: "She asked me to stay and told me to sit anywhere. So I looked around and noticed there wasn't a chair." And then again at 1:19 into the track: "She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh. I told her I didn't and crawled off to sleep in the bath." That is my all time favorite John & Paul harmony part of them all. LOVE LOVE LOVE that part. It elevates that track into one of their top ten songs, for me.
12:35 "That's great. Isn't that great? Aren't all of these great? YES! Yes they are! All of your selections are really awesome! (I still want all 800.)
#30 Love it... but I'd go with the very last word sung on "And Your Bird Can Sing". When Paul sings that high harmony part with John on the last "me!" Such a great moment.
#31 Love that piano part in "For No One"... but it's this line from that song that is one of my top favorite moments in all the Beatles' songs: "There will be times when all the things she said - will fill your head. You won't forget her." For me... it is the single most emotionally powerful line in their catalogue.
Love that piano bit at the end of "MMT". Would love to hear it extended into a full song.
"Distilled happiness. It's a real talent of Paul McCartney's." So well said, Nancy.
#53 That lovely little harmony part in "Hey Jude" where John does the high part. So glad you mentioned that.
#54 The emotion you showed when talking about that crescendo (at 21:26) in "Hey Jude" was very moving. I love how much you love this stuff! (and watching your meter reload was cool)
But my favorite moment from "Hey Jude" is from 5:58 - 6:26 near the end of the track when Paul sings "Yeah.... Make it Jude." and then screams at 6:07 "Yeah yeah yeah yeah... yeah, yeah, yeah... yeah yeah.. yeah yeah... yeah ha ha ha ha ha. Ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma mama." That part still gives me shivers every time I hear it. One of the greatest rock screams of all time (from 6:07 to 6:18).
I love everything about "Revolution"... but one of my favorite parts is the great contribution from Nicky Hopkins on the keys - especially during the middle solo section.
Love that part when the "Yeah yeah yeah" comes in at the end of "Guitar Gently Weeps". Sounds like Paul singing that part to me. What do you all think..?
#61 "But everyone knew her as Nancy." Just a good name, ya know. I like it. OMG... you are sooooo funny.
#67 "Can You Take Me Back Where I Came From" should absolutely be listed as a separate Beatles track. Such a lovely haunting vocal...
I think George Martin was going for a fully sentimental over the top, syrupy string arrangement (as Disney-esque as could be).
One of my favorite things about the White Album is how Paul sings the line "Why don't we do it in the road?" so differently throughout that short song. It's like he was doing an exercise in vocal phrasing. How many different ways can you sing one line in the same song..? My favorite one is at 1:09 in the track.
The "Old Brown Shoe" guitar and bass solo... "The diminished chord right at the end... lovely, delightful, hideous... but gorgeous." What a way with words you have, Nancy. Bravo!
Have to agree with your take on the exceptionally great lyrics to "Across The Universe". The line you picked is sensational.
Love the part near the end of "I've Got A feeling" where the two parts are being sung at the same time... But my favorite part of that track is Paul's vocal delivery of this line at 1:15 in the song: "All these years I've been wandering around the world... wondering really how come nobody told me... All that I've been looking for was somebody who looks like you!". I think it's one of the best vocals of his career.
Nancy - So you sing Paul's vocal part in "I've Got A Feeling" when the Elementary Penguins play that song..? I want... no, I need - to see that!
#73 I completely agree with you about George's great solo in "Let It Be". I have a very good friend, who is a great Beatles fan, but he loves the original guitar solo (rather than the one you played). The one that you and I (and most people) prefer was not played from the time of the January 1969 sessions. It was an overdub that Harrison added in January of 1970. That's why it wasn't used for the "Let It Be Naked" album. The idea for that LP was to make it more like the original idea for the "Get Back" project... To do everything live - with no overdubs.
I LOVE that you saved 25 spots of your 100... for the "Abbey Road" album. That says a lot!
#76 OMG... it is sooo funny that you picked George's solo from "Slow Down" to use as an example as how awful he was as a guitarist in the early Beatles records. I've had this argument with other Beatles friends. I absolutely love George's guitar solo on "Slow Down". I see it as him sort of doing a Carl Perkins homage. I really enjoy it from start to finish. Every note!
Btw... I really like George's solo on "Boys" and "I Saw Her Standing There" from their first LP, and his solo on "All My Loving" and "Till There Was You" from their second LP. I like it on "And I Love her" and "Can't Buy Me Love" in early 1964, "I Feel Fine" and "She's A Woman" from late 1964... and many others. I think overall... George contributed some excellent guitar work on those early Beatles records - and it was a very real part of their appeal. Yes... he definitely improved and got much better over time. But his guitar playing was never a negative factor for the group (which seems to be what you are indicating).
#79 "God he was a good singer. It's another one of those songs where he manages to balance this beautiful tenderness with this raucous roar!" So well said, Nancy!
I so agree with your selections from "I Want You". Such a great track... with so many little wonders in it.
Yes... there have been times when I've picked "You Never Give Me Your Money" as their best song... It is that great! I agree with everything you said about it.
The moments you mention in "Golden Slumbers are all excellent moments. But my favorite from that wonderful track is Paul's outstanding vocal from 0:33 - 1:00: "Golden slumbers fill your eyes. Smiles awake you as you rise. Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry. And I will sing a lullaby." McCartney's exceptional range of emotion, softness and power are all on display just in that small snippet of one song.
#98 The guitar battle. Just might be the best moment from their entire catalogue. Epic... and outstanding work from all 3.
You are so right about ending it with "Her Majesty".
But I thought for sure you would include the exceptional lyric at the end of "The End": "And in the end... the love you take is equal to the love you make." Hard to beat that...
Love your comments about your feelings when you get to the end of The Beatles (a complex tangle of emotions). It was very evident when you got to the end of "Abbey Road" when you were covering those songs. It's touching to see you get very emotional about the end of their days as a group. I feel the same.
Your added #101 was an excellent choice. I'm glad you included it. And it is Georgeous. ; )
YES! YES! YES!
Wow! What a pleasure to hear you! I love it!❤❤❤
My favorite moment is a tiny but poignant one: John’s “hey!” during the final chorus of Don’t Let Me Down. Great list, Nancy!
and 'hey up' at the start of While My Guitar?
Hells yeah!
A track by track retrospective of “a hard days night” would be absolutely awe inspiring!!! Not enough in depth talk about their early work!!!!
I appreciate you and thank you for making content.
Got to say I have enjoyed reading everyone's choices for "favorite moments". Fun to see all these specific Beatles bits that the fans love.
Excellent excellent video!