Drummer reacts to "You're Sixteen" by Ringo Starr
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Songs are stories, which seems to be forgotten these days. It's a song about a teenage boy falling in love, not Ringo as an adult rhapsodizing over a sixteen year old girl.
"Photograph" is my favorite of his and it's a really good song. His All-Star Band concerts are pure gold!
The opening track on the "Ringo" album is the sequel to "With a Little Help From My Friends" called "I'm the Greatest". The Band is John, George, Ringo, and Klaus Voorman.
And Billy Preston!!
There have also been released recording sessions with John on lead vocals.
"I'm The Greatest" is what boxing champ Muhammed Ali always used to say and it got John's attention so he wrote this song for his pal Ringo!
You don't need to pretend anything. Its is just a fun song sung by a fun guy in a fun manner. There is no reason think it is anything more than than. Just fun is fine. It is actually better than fine.
Ringo got the Bond girl. Barbara Bach.
And starred in a movie with her called Caveman. I saw it in the theater, and while it was so cheesy, there were many moments when the whole audience laughed together like crazy. It was a really good time.
He actually got the cavewoman.
A nostalgic vibe from Ringo
Ringo got a lot of "help from his friends" after the Beatles split up. A big reason why he had the most commercially successful post-Beatles career for quite a while, from the early to mid 70s.
And don't get me wrong, his songs, other than bloody "You're Sixteen" (and no....his voice just cannot make me think he's sixteen...😅), are great! Many options including "It Don't Come Easy", "Back Off Boogaloo", "Photograph", the "No No Song", etc.
Now I know the 70s were a "different time," but if you're going to introduce your girls to "You're Sixteen", please at least initially go with the 1960 original by American rockabilly singer Johnny Burnette.
The beauty of Ringo Starr, (aside from marrying bond girl Barbara Bach in 1980....lucky bastard) is that he obviously sung a number of kid-friendly songs. He also was the first person to narrate the classic childrens show "Thomas The Tank Engine" (after John had turned the role down in in his own "uniquely charming" way 🙄).
RINGO;
1. It Don’t Come Easy
2. Photograph
3. Yellow Submarine ( Beatles)
4. Act Natural
5.Octopus Garden(Beatles)
This was first performed by American rockabilly singer Johnny Burnette, whose version peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1960 and number 3 in the UK in 1961. The song was covered by Ringo Starr in 1973 and this version reached number one in the US. I remember when Paul McCartney's Kazoo solo part came, every DJ in the country had to go buy a kazoo and join him every time the record got airplay...what a bunch of goofballs....
"Sunshine Lief for Me" - is my favorite from this LP. Ringo + The Band + friends.
16 is the legal age of consent in UK, no peeds to be seen here. It has been for decades.
As far as solo Beatles albums go, "Ringo" is a MASTERPEICE!! As you mentioned, several members of THE BAND are on one track. George contributes to several tracks. Paul is on another track. And, we get the closest to a Beatle reunion on "I'm the Greatest", which features John, George and Ringo. John thought it would be taken as it being too full of himself, so he gave the song to Ringo. This album deserves a deep dive. Just an aside, I enjoy the cameos from the tiny adults. LOL! You have a beautiful family. Could a reaction video with your other half be a possibility? Just a thought. More solo Beatles would be a welcome thing. 😬
Oh, by the way, there is a version of John's take of this song.
It Don't Come Easy and No No Song are his best
Photograph by Ringo
Not the best solo Ringo song to review, IMHO, but pretty cool performances. More of a novelty song that Ringo liked when he was younger. Much better choices include Ringo's classic "Photograph" (co-written by George) "Back off, Boogaloo," (Ringo's FU to Paul at the time) "It Don't Come Easy" (co-written by George) "Early 1970" (about where the splintering Beatles stood just before the breakup). For a brief time in the early 1970s, Ringo had the most hits of all the Beatles as solo artists! Crazy! This album was the first and only post-Beatles album that featured all four Beatles( you can see them all and Yoko on the album cover!) and is widely considered to be Ringo's best solo album, although of the new stuff he has put out is pretty great! He is still touring too with his All-Star band and totally rocking out which is pretty hard to believe. I have seen a few of his recent shows and he is still amazing on the drums. It was pretty cool to see Ringo playing drums on Santana's "Black Magic Woman" and "Oye Como Va" when former Santana keyboardist and singer Greg Rolie was part of Ringo's All-Star Band. .So sorry about your Dad, also. I know how it feels. I lost my Dad way too soon as well. Peace, man. Love your videos!
the album contains the best song of Ringo and it's not 16 . It's 6 o'clock
I came here to say that. A great song written by Paul and Linda. This is "the last Beatles album"--Paul, John and George all appear on the LP with Ringo (just not all together on one track).
@@jameskelly8586 In our country ( USSR then ) in 70-th the Beatles were so popular that all of their songs were performed by russian pop groups, often with russian lyrics versions, sometimes in original, you can watch the example here f.e. - ua-cam.com/video/zhFiqsj9Oec/v-deo.html
Matt Gaetz's favorite song.
Fun little song, but imo, it is the weakest song from the Ringo* album. Which should give you an idea of how good that album is.
But the song by Ringo that is a must listen to is "It Don't Come Easy"
Don’t even say, Star Wars. I saw it in the theaters in the 70s.. I think you need whole different channel for that. 😂 unless, of course you want to do some theme music, which I am totally here for. Just sayin.😂❤
Carrie Fisher was married to Paul Simon
💥 that’s the one
Thank you!!
Paul McCartney on kazoo and Harry Nilsson backing vocals❤
Listen to IT Don't Come Easy. Much better song.
Rect to Ringo's "No, No" song and "Photographs".
The No-No Song! Absolutely fabulous!
Yeah, it's old music, 1960 (when it was a hit for Johnny Burnette) was a more innocent time than today. All pop/rock songs were basically about young love. No one was even twerking to it, lol! Peace!
Keep in mind that the age of consent is still 16 in over 30 states here in the U.S.
This is a good album. Ringo always surrounded himself with all star bands.
Pretend that he’s sixteen as well because that is what Ringo is singing. An old tune with an old song. Ringo was not a “singer” like the other three. His voice had a more flat tone. His drumming style was perfect for the Beatles.
Carry Fisher was with Paul Simon
That was fun! I love this song. I gotta say, as a Gen-X woman (54y), it irks me when people make a big deal about this song. It's a cover song from the '60s. It's not like Ringo had just written it. Rock and Roll in those days was all about teenage love. The bulk of it’s audience was teenage girls. One of my favorite Beatles songs is "I Saw Her Standing There" which starts off: "Well she was just 17, and you know what I mean". The Beatles were like 21 when they wrote that. Are they supposed to stop playing it when they reach a certain age? I, myself am grateful to having heard Paul perform that song a few years ago. I sometimes sing that song at karaoke bars. Its not an expression of who I am. First of all, I'm not gay. And even if I was, I assure you, I would not be going after 17 year old girls. 😅 Thanks for your fun, insightful reviews.
Originally a Rockabilly hit by Johnny Burnette in 1960. From the point of view of one teenager to another. Teenagers were the ONLY people who even listened to rock & roll back then. It was looked down on by adults. When Ringo grew up - he recorded his cover as a sort of tribute to early rock n roll. Nothing else to it. You should also listen to Only Sixteen by Sam Cooke 1959. Sixteen Candles by the Crests 1959. When You Were Sweet Sixteen by Al Jolson. It was written in 1898! People didn’t used to see everything as devious. They were just songs about growing up!
Well said. 👍💯
Saw Ringo and his All Star band several yrs ago and he mentioned they had taken this song off the playlist forever, due to current social perceptions. Unfortunate.
Well after Jimmy Savile, an 83 year old man kissing a 16 year old girl is sus.😂
Just a song about young love. More innocent times then. Y’all got filthy minds now.
Ringo sang ‘Photograph’ at George’s memorial and it was very poignant. You’ll understand when you hear the song.
"Photograph"
Not far from I Saw Her Standing There's "She was just seventeen, you know what I mean". Didn't really give it a thought in 1964.
John wrote "I'm The Greatest" specifically for Ringo, Ringo wasn't covering a Lennon song. (John said "can you imagine the outcry if I sang that?") Two other really good Ringo cuts:" Photograph" from this same album, and "It Don't Come Easy" his first solo hit. Both co written with George.
Ahhhh ok that makes sense. Thank you for filling me in. I’m still learning lol
In January 1974, the song "You're Sixteen", taken from the album Ringo, hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The performance reunited Ringo Starr with his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney. Although McCartney is credited on the liner notes of the album Ringo as having played the solo on a kazoo, reviewer Michael Verity has quoted the song's producer Richard Perry as revealing that it wasn't actually a kazoo: "In fact, the solo on 'You're Sixteen,' which sounds like a kazoo or something, was Paul singing very spontaneously as we played that track back, so he’s singing the solo on that." Starr's version remains one of the few No. 1 singles to feature a 'kazoo-sound' solo. Harry Nilsson sang backing vocals on Starr's version; Nicky Hopkins is heard playing the piano, including going up and down the scale in the instrumental fade of the song. In Ringo's version, the melody and the chords were different in the bridge section, which led to a minor key, while the original version used only major keys. The ending featured Starr singing the chorus from Clarence "Frogman" Henry's hit song "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" before breaking into a chorus of "What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor?" at the fade.
That's fascinating. I can so relate. My Honky Tonk band had a song that was light-hearted and fun and I talked my front man cohort into adding a kazoo solo to it, because we had done it once in practice and it was just hilarious. Once we got that down, it became even more of an audience favorite. But I love the fact that Paul is so vocally talented it was just him messing around.
@@stevedahlberg8680it's seems there is nothing he can't do❤
L33Reacts,Lighten up a little, this a cover the song was sung by Johnny Burnett (1960) who version peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. Ringo's release this version in 1973, and reached number one in the U.S.
I mean if it’s a sixteen year old singing this song I wouldn’t have anything to say about it (which apparently it is from a kids perspective) but how could I know that going in lol great track though for sure
@@L33Reacts Get off your high horse, Beany.
@@L33Reacts much of the songs from rock's early years were written for their teen audiences to relate to. "Sixteen Candles" also comes to mind.
Photograph is my favorite Ringo song. Written by Ringo and George Harrison.
Great Album ... long live Ringo !
Great track off a great fun album with Harry Nilson singing background vocals and Paul credited with a Kazoo, although people who were there said Paul was actually singing the solo spontaneously with a Kazoo sound (per Pichard Perry, album producer.)
Photograph, The No No Song, Backoff Boogaloo, and It Don't Come Easy would be great choices. This was kind of a cheesey remake of a cheesey song.
Hint - within the context of the song, the singer is also 16.
This song has everything flung at it musically. And its great.
Good old teen song
You're 16 was a #1 hit and considered the first song ever to feature a kazoo solo😮😊!!!When this song was on the chart in 1974, it was heard on the weekly radio program called American Top 40 hosted by the late, great Casey Kasum. Casey was the first person to report that the song contained a kazoo solo. If it was not a kazoo on the track, no one reached out to Casey to correct the error. American Top 40 was, at that time, the most listened to radio program in the world as it could be heard on all Armed Forces Radio affiliates.
People these days are more interested in what they can find that offends them.
I don’t know about the original writers, but many were quite young themselves.
This song is about teenagers in love ❤️
Along with exposure to music from the past people need to develop a historical perspective...the song was recorded in the era of the "teen idols" some of whom were teens themselves...
"Photograph" & "A Little Help From My Friends".
I assure you that nobody in 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, or 2000s was ever morally concerned about the title or the lyrics. This song was written in the heyday of rock 'n' roll, when pop music was the exclusive province of teenagers in love.
Because people were better off then. Everybody didn't immediately jump every time somebody said or did something. People had better things to do. People were busy working, making money, buying houses and raising their family. They didn't have the time nor inclination to whine and pretend to be upset about insignificant things that didn't really matter to them.
@@paulknight9998 No computers, social media, and instant and 24 news to influence everyone. We never heard a bunch of comments by a bunch of people hardly ever because we didn’t have access.
...the same with I Saw Her Standing There.
I love to reminisce about the good old days, but I'm sorry, a cover of an old teen love song, sung by an obviously older man, back when the legal age of consent in the US was still 16, not to mention the many ways "and you're mine" can be misinterpreted nowadays, just doesn't really work in today's world. Plus it's such a friggin cheesy song anyway, sung by such a loverable ex-Beatle, which is why I guess it had such mass appeal back when the loss of the beatles was still being felt....
The fun, free everyday lives of 70s kids, and the innocence of those days and earlier times have gone. It is sad in a way, but such is life....
❤😊
Ringo - biggest single is Photograph - which is a Starkey/Harrison composition and i+s very good.
Great Ringo solo songs-
It don’t come easy
Photograph
Back off boogaloo
Hey baby
No No song
Oh my my
February sky
Never without you (George tribute)
Liverpool 8
Walk with you
Instant amnesia
Choose Love
Oh my lord
Free drinks
I’m the greatest!
You're 16 was a #1 for Ringo. He played it on tour for a long time and was a fun crowd pleaser, as he got older he said the age 16 lyric started to feel odd and dropped it from the set list. I always thought he should bring it back, but change the lyric to, "You're 60 you're beautiful and you're mine". 😄
So, as a strictly brought up young lady during the 60’s/70’s: 16 was the age most girls could officially go on a date alone with a boy. Until then, it was group activities and double dates. Our mothers had us wearing some heavy duty spandex panty girdles, as if that could slow down a couple of determined teenagers 😊
Ringo's got a lot of great ones. "It Don't Come Easy" and "Photograph" were written with George. John wrote "I'm the Greatest" and "Goodnight Vienna" for him and plays guitar and sings on "Only You."
I'm sorry but I have to rant, not at you L33 but all the wokeheads out there. WTF is wrong with people today? Innocent songs like these are all about young love, not pedophilia. Are we not supposed to acknowledge that teens are having sex with EACH OTHER before they're 18yrs old? I ask you; when did YOU lose your virginity (a phrase I loathe but not sure how else to put it). You also have to remember that when songs like these were penned people actually dated, usually numerous times, before giving into their hormonal desires. When a level of exclusivity was desired they went 'steady', maybe the guy gave the girl his class ring to wear on a chain, and he went to meet her parents before going out. Now thanks to public pressure and threats of litigation sites like this go overboard with their policing.
Agreed as this could be about two 16 year olds singing to each other when the lyrics were written! Not everything is taboo..really. Ringo did not write the lyrics as this is a redo of a popular old song.
I figured it was from the perspective of another 16 year old. But sadly, A lot of folks won’t see it that way. It’s proof we have been perverted as a society. I know when I was a teen I was fucking everything that moved so… this is tame compared to most teen life lol
The opening song John's (I'm the Greatest) had Three Beatles on the same track (John George and Ring) the closest to a Beatles reunion. Gave us all hope. Paul and Linds's song contribution was on side two (Six O'Clock)
Hearing Nilsson very clearly on backup vocals.
This just made my day!
Oh no…. You may of started with the wrong track with your 1st listen of Ringo 😕 he has 2 tracks that were heavily played on FM rock radio here in Boston back in the 70’s
* It Don’t Come Easy *
* Photograph * ❤️
……please pay attention on the Lyrics on both track, ❤️ maybe you could do a double shot of Ringo next week 🙏🏻
And, for your next Ringo tune, I think you would love “The No No Song”
"Photograph" will definitely stick in your head. It was another of his several hits. I love the Ringo stuff, I really do. And I loved the stuff that he sang with the Beatles from the very beginning.
His take on the classic Buck Owens song "Act Naturally" is just so sloppy and fun. It's just so Ringo.
But an example of Ringo on lead vocals while drumming very early on in the Beatles is "Boys". And they had been doing this live in Hamburg Germany well before it ever got recorded after they exploded a year or so later. It really is a banger for that time. This is the 2009 remaster:
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I’ll check it out thank you my friend! I love Ringo. He gets a bad rap from those who haven’t actually listened to the Beatles or his solo stuff
I love his work
The off beat fills and such… just so good
People get their panties in bunch over a sixteen year old. Is two more years older really that different? Dan Bullock was a United States Marine and the youngest U.S. serviceman killed in action during the Vietnam War, dying at the age of 15. (December 21, 1953 - June 7, 1969)
Ringo's previous two albums didn't sell much so his former bandmates helped him out for this album. They were in the process of repeating the formula in late 1980 but John was murdered. John had written "Nobody Told Me" for Ringo. It appeared on John's posthumous album , Milk & Honey.
Check out Prince Funky Music. He will blow you away on his guitar. Whole band is dynomite! An old 60's gal
Please do 'Im the Greatest' from the same album
I'm The Greatest is a great song! It could have been a Beatles song.
Carrie Fischer was married to Pal Simon briefly.
Ringo made a lot of "goofy" songs even with the Beatles. He was good at doing old timey songs
This is an oldie. "It Don't Come Easy" is my favorite Ringo record. Ringo had a fine solo career. His different All-star Band line-ups are rock history lessons.
Nope better than this but not good
Gosh, Ringo did good, no surprise.
Nice 👕 L33
I like his song it don’t come easy
I’ll have to check that one out thank you!!
At 83 I bet it doesn't! 😊
@@visaman I’m 10 behind ya
You're Sixteen was written for the rockabilly recording genre. it was primarily a southern country genre. And remember Jerry Lee Lewis had a few years prior married his 14-year-old cousin. That did not go over well when Lewis was touring in England. They made him leave.
"I'm gonna assume the guy singing is also sixteen"... well, back in the day, and even still... sixteen-year-old girls weren't all that interested in sixteen-year-old boys. They wanted the guys on the posters on their bedroom walls. lol
Very true how could I forget lol I always was attracted to girls older then me as a teen
Stay safe! Happy Father's Day weekend!
Thank you!!🙏
Sweet Sixteen.
Give Ringo’s “Only You” a listen. John called Ringo and said “ I have reworked the Platters “Only You” for you. “ Ringo said I am not Buck Ram (lead singer for the Platters). So Only You is John reworking a song for Ringo
Please check out "Photograph". It's beautiful.
An earlier Ringo single was Beucoupes of Blues (1970) with a western country influence.
oops album not single
Ringo always loved some country music. I noticed it’s influence on a lot of the songs he did.😊
Since I heard, I think George say “Good morning, Ringo” in the get back sessions, when I get up in the morning I say good morning to each of my kitties, I say Good Morning Ringo too. I always loved Ringo since I first seen him on Ed Sullivan. Dude I am a Star Wars junkie for sure, as well as my kids and grandkids they all love Star Wars as much as I do.
You gotta hear "The No No Song"!!!!!!!! YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!!!!
Check out Back off Boogaloo, Photograph, and It Don’t Come Easy.
Carrie Fisher was married to Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkel)
Listen to Ringo's version of Night and Day from his Sentimental Journey album.
Check out , Never Without You, Ringo’s tribute to his friend George Harrison
"It Don't Come Easy" might please you, Lee.
It’s a rock & roll song. R&R was originally all about youth, growing up & rebellion. Why can’t people under 40 just enjoy music & stop with the morality of things they are incapable of understanding?
I'm The Greatest is my favorite off this album. John wrote it and it sounds very Beatles.
Its a 50's doo-wop song about teen love, all songs from that era were about teen love. Like this: ua-cam.com/video/o-Xvgv92GBc/v-deo.htmlsi=Im4wdsHXgHfx3qeL
Everyone has to take everything so literally now and twist everything. That said, this probably hasn't aged well. Its just a fun song, but the way society is now it can be seen as cringy.
From one drummer to another, I highly suggest Back Off Boogaloo next. It was written by Ringo and George Harrison and I think you would love it. The title was a phrase which Ringo's friend Marc Bolan used a lot. Keep up the great work L33.
2005 - " Instant Amnesia" will surprise and impress you even more about Ringo's drumming! The song is from the excellent album, Ringo Rama. Take a leap to Y2K Ringo! 😊
Ringo's best album & filled with old friends. Each one of his ex band mates appear on the album with John & George writing songs for him. Here's some of Ringo's biggest & best songs.
It Don't Come Easy
Photograph
Back Off Boogaloo
No No Song
Oh My My
Only You ( And You Alone)
I'm The Greatest
"I'm the Greatest" was written by John specifically FOR Ringo & the album which it's on. Same goes for Paul, who wrote "Six O'Clock" for the same album. George co-wrote some of the songs on the album too. Needless to say, it's a great f'ing album & was a big hit.
This whole album is a blast! Funny period John, Ringo, Harry, Keith Moon all living together, working on Ringo's album, Harry's album (Pussycats), Johns album (Rock and Roll), partying all night, the Hollywood Vampires, hanging out with Elton John and David Bowie and Alice Cooper. Paul visited and they jammed with Stevie Wonder (Toot and a Snore)... Ringo and Harry started to make an animated movie about them partying on the town: ua-cam.com/video/7CJ4XgUCiU0/v-deo.htmlsi=vEsrbXo8gfJphJdi and they made a great rock and roll vampire movie called Son of Dracula! ua-cam.com/video/1o9zHsyl-3U/v-deo.htmlsi=SivCnGQ7LPCJBbPG
Carrie Fisher was once "dating" Paul Simon. The couple initially met in the late '70s but didn't wed until August 1983. They divorced less than a year later, in July 1984. After their split, Simon admitted that "all types of mistakes" had been made during his marriage to Fisher.
Photograph and It Don't Come Easy are two good Ringo songs. While with the Beatles his good songs are With a Little Help From My Friends and Good NIght.
You named Nicky Hopkins on piano, he did a great job. Nicky was a session musician for so many bands and artists. I can recommand a book about him: "And on Piano ...Nicky Hopkins: The Extraordinary Life of Rock's Greatest Session Man" written by Julian Dawson, who is also a musician, too.
This song is nice, but it's a cover and very old fashioned. If you want to hear really great hit songs by Ringo, check out Photograph, It Don't Come Easy, Back Off Bugaloo, and others.
Get Outta My Dream and Into My Car is a song by Billy Ocean which he directly attributed to this song.
Ringo has turned out to be the coolest Beatle, IMHO. He has many other hits including It Don't Come Easy and the No No Song.