My hopes for 'The Beatles: Get Back'
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- Опубліковано 12 лис 2021
- In two weeks, the long-awaited #TheBeatles #GetBack' from director #PeterJackson will be released on #Disney+
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Will this never-before-seen footage drastically change our understanding of the band? Or will it only reinforce everything we know about their tense break-up?
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I can't wait to see all of Ringo's technicolor suits in HD, this is going to be such a treasure trove of Beatles fashion
Well I will be watching it for the 'technicolor music'.
♥️ As much as I love listening to The Beatles, I find myself checking out their threads like a kid in a candy store.
Yes! Their fashion is gonna be a highlight for me too
yes, as a beatles fan and a fashion nerd, this will be a real treat
They’re one of the most stylish bands of all time. Knew exactly how and what to wear though I have to say during this era the rest of the band just kinda dressed in comfortable hippie gear. Ring is definitely the only one dressing with swag at this stage
honestly just getting shots of george being petty and pretty is enough for me
You know, that bit where Sir Paul says, "Yes, we WERE friends." made me tear up a bit. It's sad to think he doubted his own memories of his relationship with John.
Absolutely. I think Paul was referring to his depiction of what he thought the public thought about them after the split. A lot of interviews Paul has given over the last couple of years seem to be him directing the attention away from his own part in the split, the Yoko element, and stating it all happened because John wanted out. Paul knew how he felt about John, he never doubted that.
I saw an interview of John in a talk show, years after the Beatles had split up, he said Paul is his best friend basically and he had dinner with him last night.
I think discussing the "Get Back" series on talk shows is helping Macca reflect again on his relationship with John. Have you seen the clip from Howard Stern's show where Paul discusses the last time he talked with John? It was posted about two weeks ago? Shawn R., Mo-Mutt Music/Sacred & Secular (and longtime Beatles fan)
@@LM-dh1ub - Excellent point 👍
11:25 Ringo finally gets his due for his guitar skills. After all, he is the only Beatle - just moving very fast
😂
This is hilarious omg
the most powerful Beatle for sure.
:-)
I like to imagine after they stopped for the evening and everyone went home, Ringo would sometimes stay behind and when no one was looking pick up a guitar and rip a face melting solo that would make Hendrix jealous. Then leave with a little smile.
man i can’t wait to see the remastered scene depicting paul and george’s lightsaber duel
50 years later many people (including me) still can't get enough of The Beatles. That's how legendary they were and still are.
And what great songwriters and musicians they were. Their music has held up unbelievably well. They were magical, plain and simple.
Still waiting for the Lennon, Harrison and Starr discography (ranking) videos.
YES !😍
Give the man a chance!
Elliot does not want to listen the first John lennon's album hahahaha
I feel like Lennon will be the easiest to make
YES! Especially Lennon, I want to see where Milk & Honey ranks in his opinion.
I was born Oct. 11, 1980, 40 yrs and 2 days after Lennon. My Dad told me how he sang 'Yesterday' to me in the hospital when I was born. When I came home he would play his Beatles albums so often and never had any issues with me pulling them out to play them. I remember one of the very rare times Yellow Submarine came on the tv to watch, my dad would be telling me about Help! and A Hard Days Night, with all the little jokes in there. How he pointed out to me that Mr. Conductor on Shining Time Station telling the stories about Thomas the Tank was Ringo and my child mind being blown away. I remember him telling me how he enjoyed a lot of their music, but seemed to drift more towards John's, which is what I am as I tended to enjoy to melody and lyrics more. How my Dad would become, solemn when speaking of Lennon and telling me why he was sad. I have only ever seen my Dad cry about four times in my life, that was one of them.
Sadly my Dad passed in 1994, so he can't experience all the Beatles mania of the anthology and everything that's gone on, but I feel like he's around when I listen to them.
My favorite song, which I found out was my Dad's as from his Sister, is "In My Life". I love seeing the newer generations hearing them for the first time and discovering their music.
What a lovely story, thanks for sharing! I also started to listen to my Dad's few Beatles records ever since I was a toddler in the early 70s and I would listen to them regularly for the rest of the decade. Then I rediscovered the band in 1987 as a teen. But my full-blown Beatles "nerdom" didn't start until around 2008 when I was already an adult, hahah. The internet can be blamed for that 😁
I turned fifty a few months ago and The Beatles have been part of my life in some ways for almost that amount of time, half a century - crazy to ponder!
I'm glad someone is pointing out the overblown "exchange" between Paul and George. The entire myth of how the first film was dark and depressing has bothered me. It's not. Yeah, the quality is low but that's how the technology was then. 6 hours, man that is going to be awesome. Any new footage of the boys working is good for me.
Keep in Mind these Musical Geniuses Literally Grew up together like Brothers. Family members tend to Disagree, Fight, Argue, Laugh, Cry, Mourn, Seperate and Also Makeup!
Why would The Fab 4 Be ANY Different?
@@JamesBond-ml3zp thank you for shortening my paragraph lol
That big “blowup” was every day in my house. Can’t believe it was even a thing.
@@JamesBond-ml3zp Why do You Type in Title Case?
I wanna see the whole rooftop concert mostly. It’s such a historic moment and we’ve never been able to see it clearly. I also mostly wanna see their creative process
"The Beatles" were essentially lifelong friends. And as is normal for human friends, their relationships were complicated; sometimes they even had differences of opinion and even arguments.
honey wake up elliot roberts uploaded a new video
Haaa!! YES! My New Friend….
another elliot roberts video? and it’s on the beatles? best day ever.
I for one am shocked - shocked! - to find a video about The Beatles in this channel
As someone whose birthday is on the 25th (and whose Beatles loving best friend is on the 26th) needless to say we are very excited for it!
That’s my b day too! Cheers
Personally seeing more footage is much better than just seeing 2 hours of it. I love seeing the lads and no matter what age I am, they never cease to keep me fascinated and coming back for more. Through both bad and good.
one of a kind beatles memorabilia will be available in an upcoming auction. rarest of all, a photo of george harrison NOT looking haggard.
There it is lol
Ringo.....Ringo.....Ringo.....Ringo......Ringo
Every time I watch the trailer I have cried because we have never seen this side of the Beatles!!!! And just seeing them all together in a modern looking light is emotionally stirring. I genuinely cannot explain how excited I am. Plus I think its the first things Ringo and Paul have fully backed. I hope that means it will finally show the true bond they all had.
In preparation for the start of the get back storyline, I would love to see a review of the documentary Eight Days A Week: The Touring Years by Ron Howard.
Great documentary
That doc was a major let down for me. Literally no new insights at all
Whoopie Goldberg was a highlight of that doc for me. The strangest thing was the hostility they had to face. The Marcoses in the Philippines you could understand-they were tyrants. But that "horrid snooty" thing in (I think) Sweden was so uncalled for. How odd that 4 exhausted young men were expected to go in front of the Press and face the same questions, day after day, country after country.
yeah, I thought it was really well put together but a bit superficial. loved seeing all the clips etc though! excellent!
Bit of an unrelated note, but I’m currently reading ‘One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time’ by Craig Brown, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. While it isn’t super in-depth (though it does run some 600 pages or so) it does do a good job of capturing from various angles the craziness of Beatlemania and the reactions and responses from different parts of society. It even picks up on some forgotten stories: such as the careers of the comedians who were on after The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show and how their supposed big break died a death because of how overshadowed they were, or the drummer who briefly replaced Ringo on a world tour when Ringo was sick, whose career then exploded because the success of temporarily being a Beatle went to his head. It even brings up that Mandela effect thing by recounting how different accounts of John attacking a man at Paul’s birthday party vary wildly - did he use a big stick, or a spade, or nothing at all? How injured was the man? How injured was John?
There are plenty of books out there on the Beatles, but this is definitely one to check out.
i just finished that book! it really was fascinating, learning new things about a band i thought i knew everything about :)
THIS DOCUMENTARY IS SICK!
This in my opinion, it's the best documentary ever made about the Beatles.
Sure the "Anthology" is the best and most complete in terms of "general-information" because it's the longest and really starts from their childhood and ends with John's death, with that marvelous heart-breaking "Free as a Bird".
Also "Eight Days a Week" is probably the best about their early years.
BUT THIS ONE!
THIS ONE IS THE GOLDEN ONE, FULL STOP.
As a passionate musician/composer and a super Beatles fan, I have never seen anything like this one.
I think the more footage the better. I have no expectations except me n da boiz chillin out in the 60’s and I will love every minute of it.
Can't wait for the rooftop concert.
Thats in youtube btw
@@marguskiis7711 thats 22 minutes, the series will include the full 42 minute set
Hey man.
Just had an Idea (in the shower) of a cool vid you could make.
A "definitive" guide on how to listen to the "best" formats/releases of The Beatles discography.
Original mono/stereo albums, 80s reissues, 09 remasters and 50th anniversary albums.
Hell mono vs stereo in general. Maybe two parts 62 to 66 and 67 to 70 red/blue style.
Doubt you will see/read this and even further doubt that you would even consider making it, but hey just one of those shower Ideas.
Fabulous work anyway, you are my Beatles guy on the tube.
Hey thanks friend! That’s a cool idea. I definitely have a lot of thoughts regarding mono/stereo so I’ll keep it in mind. Cheers!
That would certainly set off a firestorm of controversy.
@@ElliotRobertsVideos First time one of my favorite creators has replied to my inanity, nice one! Thanks brethren!
I've been saying it for ten years now: The _Get Back_ sessions were a month of incredible creative output and camaraderie in the legend of the Beatles, and that period is constantly getting a bad rap.
I can't wait to see not two but *_six hours_* of crystal-clear footage, including the full rooftop concert. My only wish is that the film gets an accompanying soundtrack that includes all the audio from the rooftop as well.
I would have liked the two hour release first but in theaters. Why? On Dec. 8, 1989, I saw Paul for the very first time play live. The tickets came from Club Sandwich and I was thrilled when I sat in my seats before the show. Lots of older woman in their late 40,'s or early 50's were telling me stories of when they saw the Beatles live in the states. (members of Club Sandwich) The moment the short film of Hard Days Night started, as a group we all burst into tears. It was magical.
I’m glad about the six hour three chapter version but I deeply wish that Peter Jackson, the owners of the material and the right holders eventually compact those three chapters and format these into a two hour theatrical theater version that includes the full 42 minute rooftop concert! Maybe they could place that in theaters by the end of 2022. It would be fantastic experience to the senses!
One episode in and it's already fascinating. It's probably as blunt and straightforward as a documentary can get and I honestly think that's one of its biggest strengths. It's literally just the footage filmed for the original Let it Be film but uninterrupted and unfiltered. No interviews, no tangents, no fancy editing/digital effects, no over-dramatized narrative, no bullshit at all! And ALL it is is just the band writing and practicing their new songs and planning the concert and it's so interesting to see. I would KILL to have this much studio footage of the Beatles working on other albums in their career like Abbey Road, Revolver, and of course Sgt. Pepper.
I have been a huge Beatles fan since we first heard of them in the 60's. When VCRs became available for the public to purchase... the first VHS video tape I bought was the "Let It Be" movie. That is how much I love the band. I have always loved the movie. It let us get a glimpse into how they made their records. It was a fantastic documentary of that period of their existence. I never felt that it was this bad movie about the breakup of the band. It was an amazing opportunity to see them creating great songs. I always wished that their were movies from all of their album periods. I have Beatles friends that say it only shows the band as unhappy. I completely disagree. Even the original film has LOTS of times when they are having fun together.
So I was absolutely excited when the announcement of Peter Jackson's new look into this period came about. I want to see as much of it as possible The more - the better. SIX HOURS is a dream come true. I have been waiting and waiting for the new Jackson release. I think it will be my favorite Beatles related release in a long, long time.
Btw... in the clip of Paul and George (which so many people have blown WAY out of proportion)... Paul was trying to explain to George exactly how he wanted him to play a particular guitar part in one of his new songs. Sometimes George wanted to be able to just improv a guitar part... but many times Paul had the guitar part that he wanted in a particular song already figured out in his head. That is all that was going on in that small clip. Like Elliot was saying - it was not a big deal. It was a small thing that was forgotten shortly after it happened.
Also... George quit the group after a fight he had with John (and some sources say they even came to blows). After George left - John said to the other Beatles that they could get Eric Clapton to replace George. I am looking forward to seeing how much (if any) of this stuff is covered in Peter Jackson's film. Eventually George came back - and Billy Preston was brought in to play keyboards for their live performances - and things went pretty well from there right into the live rooftop concert. My greatest wish... is that George would have played one of his new songs live on the rooftop.
I was impressed by Let It Be movie too, because it is actually a good 70s documentary and I love 70s docs which are usually SO good.
I agree with your first paragraph especially. I didn't like the way it was presented and edited by Lindsay-Hogg eventually as a I grew up and watched a few more times though. Most people who say Let It Be was a documentary of the "Break up" of the Beatles are full of a certain bodily expungement and of themselves. No, it was a documentary being made for a TV special at the time with little time to put it together. People are merely parroting what others have falsely said and written to compartmentalize and file away an easier explanation, rewrite history and make a buck possibly. The group had to make albums anyway, Apple was in debt, they needed to get out of it. But these retro-soothsayers also were not in the room while the film was being made. They pay no attention to the fact that Lennon quit the band in September 1969, 8 months AFTER the film was made and they kept it quiet for another 7 months. It's all BS. Nobody knew the band was going to break up until at least Sept 1969, not even them, it has been said by the members themselves interviews, for decades...."hindsight is 20/20." Now we get to see 6 hours of Get Back and see for ourselves to some degree. The RELEASE of the Let It Be film coincided with McCartney's announcement of his solo album [there were big arguments between the members and Allan Klein their crook manager then about that due to the release dates of Let It Be album and movie] and the fatal answer to a question of if the Beatles were going to resume etc. on April 10, 1970, over a year [roughly 14 months] after the film was made. He said no, McCartney gets the blame, Yoko is off the hook for total blame [how stupid] , lol, and it's all morphed into false narratives of gigantic proportion for decades now, often for profit. then someone said Paul McCartney was dead....they are still saying it...Egad give me a break...and the same people are surprised because they thought Keith Richard was dead but walking around giving interviews anyway...😂
@@thomastimlin1724 exactly
Watching four geniuses in a room, doing what they love and having fun is going to be so enjoyable to watch. With, of course, a layer of "realness"- conflict, personal pursuits, and them as individuals who are growing apart. It's incredibly interesting. Feels like you're a fly on the wall watching history being made without all the skewed narratives that the media and public put out.
Can't wait to hear your review!
George: "I'm sorry I also wore a mustardy-orange jumper. I will wear it less often if you want, I'll call to check if you're wearing yours before I leave the house. I will take it off right now if that pleases you"
I'll sing if you want me to sing, and I won't sing if you don't want me to sing.
It is going to be mindblowing!
I think it would've been stellar if they'd release two versions, one short for theatrical, just to be in the same place as other hundreds of fans watching it and be hyped up, closest to being at the concert of the Beatles, and another long version for Disney+.
Just an idea regarding them having a great time during the recording is perhaps because as Georgie pointed out when the Beatles had a guest visitor or a session player then they'd forget all the bickering and behave themselves which is great for the documentary but that might've been a different story if there were cameras installed and just themselves alone, similar to Big Brother.
What do you think?
I believe that Paul McCartney and other celebs got a shorter 100-minute version at private screenings, and I think that would’ve been cool to see as a cinematic release. And yes, it’ll be interesting to see how the presence of Billy Preston keeps the Beatles behaving themselves.
My only concern is oddly enough is with Peter Jackson: the definition of the restored footage has a weird pastel painting effect that was more appropriate for They Shall Never Grow Old. It’s silly that we’re finally getting HD footage of Let It Be but there’s still an additional layer from it being enjoyed fully.
Yeah it looks amazing clear but has a slight CGI/uncanny valley kinda quality. Maybe it's just me.
Who cares
It looks like it was upscaled using AI, it looks... *off*
Have you seen the remastered video of The Ballad Of John And Yoko from the +1 collection? That's how the Get Back sessions footage is supposed to look like. Grainy but still very clear and vibrant, 16mm film is supposed to look like that.
@@doctorrobert1339 I can forgive Jackson for cropping it. As we've seen from GQ Magazine, and the recent 60 Minutes video with Jackson, the original 4:3 negatives of Get Back footage have very rough scratches on the edges. Presenting it in complete full frame would just look tacky with all those scratches.
I agree the DNR looks very weird, and appears like a poor upscale. It worked better on the WW1 footage imo. I guess Jackson's goal was to make the Beatles footage look like modern shot footage in lower resolution. Personally speaking, a cropped 4:3 frame with grain would've been best (like 1+)
Unfortunately it also seems like the restored Let It Be received DNR too.
@@Fun4None250 I agree pretty much on everything you said, and yeah cropping it because of the rough edges of the original film is a sensible decision for sure (and it'll just look better on today's wide screen TVs and monitors). I wish they kept the grain though, because the footage looks like it was airbrushed, if that makes sense. It looks more like tape rather than film.
I think they all had real beefs with each other and they simply didn't know how to talk it over. Plus, not touring with each other lead each guy down away from each other with different projects.
Is this your first sponsor? congrats! So excited for your growth! And super excited to see the series and your thoughts!!
It is! Thank you for your support!
I don’t support Disney + or streaming, so it’s annoying that there’s no longer a theatrical release. I can only hope a blu ray gets released, but knowing Disney I can’t get my hopes up.
Yar. Meet me in the bay on the Black Pearl. There's a mountain of booty for the taking without feeding the dreaded beast. Yar.
I’ve heard of people like you.
Just get a free trial period and dip once you've seen it, lmao.
@@aquin3066 i forgot abt free trials being a thing, thanks
Of course it's due to the pandemic, for the better or worse.
BUT MAN IT'S SIMPLE:
Theatrical Release of 2 Hours NO
Whatever Release of 7 Hours FUCKING YES
In regard to 'Get Back' I opened a thumbnail link to what turned out to be a bizarre channel called 'Mike Williams' Paul Is Dead Channel'. At first I thought it was a parody but it was full-on Beatles conspiracy material. This guy kept calling Paul "Billy" (Billy Shears) and then went into a theory that Peter Jackson was using 'deep fake' technology to create artificial scenes in this documentary. It was completely nuts but strangely compelling. The theories were insane but the fellow was very sober and analytical. There were no skeptics or naysayers in the comments so I got the impression this fellow tolerated no non-believers. There are some very odd people in UA-cam. It's a relief to come here and see some sane discourse. Cheers.
Yeah, I saw that too. Bunch of schizos.
The Paul is Dead theory is so strange because the topic is so hard to prove. Much easier is to prove that John died 1966 because John really changed massively after that and finally the character was killed too.
Margus.
It's very easy to prove that Paul is still with us and John is dead. You just have to quote actual facts.
Yeah. They're absolutely crazy. I've tried commenting on there, but he just deletes my comments. It really is like a cult. And some of the members have extremely wild theories that are easily debunked, but for some reason they just don't want to listen to logic.
@@Sakura77488 The convenor of the channel is a very strange man. His theories follow a schizophrenic trajectory. I suppose we should be aware that schizophrenics are also online. I think that this fellow's site is a drawcard for schizophrenics. I wish all who suffer from this terrible illness well and I'm not disparaging them. But it seems that the Paul Is Dead conspiracy is only pursued by those who suffer from this illness. I have known a few individuals who have this mental illness and all the boxes are ticked in regard to this site. All we can do is leave them be and realize we can't talk sense into them. They have problems we don't share. We should be relieved we don't occupy that unfortunate space.
Pop Goes the 60s had done a series of fascinating videos analyzing audio from the Get Back sessions which directly contradict many of the widely believed narratives which arose over the years…ie George was bullied by Paul and had many legendary songs rejected, John being strung out on heroin, Paul being bossy and having a major problem with Yoko being there etc…there’s actual audio showing that the opposite was true. Funny how many of these narratives have been treated as gospel
George didn’t have songs rejected, he just didn’t think they were working out as simple “live” arrangements
Paul was actually quite diplomatic and eager to get along with everyone
It was George, not Paul, who had the biggest issue with Yoko’s presence
Fantastic videos on Pop Goes the 60's, Matt Williamson does an AMAZING job going in depth into analyzing these myths-besides Peter Jackson's film,Totally recommend watching these Let it Be videos👍
Mi birthdays coming up next week and this is like the greatest gift I could ever receive, cannot wait! I love them very much
This is what we needed!!! Thank you!
Once more, Elliot, you deliver a great presentation which has me very excited for the release of this series. Well done!
Selfishly, I wish to just have access to all of the footage Peter Jackson had to work with, all the footage that was filmed and the recordings of them that was just audio too... for long listens and viewings that don’t leave out a single thing.
Yes it would be daunting to piece it all together and to market that volume of footage, but you can’t say that you wouldn’t find at least some time at some point to sit through it all, especially if we came to terms with the idea that this documentary is going to be the last official Beatles thing ever made or released.
As a Beatle nut, I’m look forward to anything new coming from them. Whether it’s solo work, remastered stuff, or something else entirely, as long as a Beatle is in it, I would want to be there to see/listen to it
You're not a nut. As a Beatles fan, I say the rest of the world is nuts if they are not a Beatles fan, lol
that one dislike is jojo not wanting to get back
A few other Blue Meanies have joined the thumbs-down folk. There's no please pleasing some!
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Can't wait to hear your take on Get Back!! I'm checking back here every day to see if you've uploaded anything
Right? I'm surprised he hasn't created a video for it yet.
All I hope is for a commentary track from Paul and Ringo for this
Everything you were saying I kept thinking EXACTLY SOMEONE GETS IT! I got the chills man like a lot of things you talk about it really opens my eyes and makes me feel happy hearing someone else feeling that joy as well when discovering new archives from the Beatles history, can not wait to see this film!
It looks stunning, I lost my shit when I saw the trailer, and imagine that going for several hours..
ur channel is reawakening my love for this band i have never clicked a notif SO fast
So, I have been watching video after video from you, and they are fantastic. I just looked at your subscribers and I knew it had to be in the millions. I was surprised. You do great work.
I'm glad that "the legend" is being rehabilitated, hopefully to a more truthful AND more positive version. The same with the stories about Paul, who was made the villain, and was probably more like the guy with the most energy and enthusiasm to keep the band alive and get the work done. Lennon even admitted at one point that he had to have somebody with the drive to get them all back to work.
But also, I wonder if there was such a weird mood in the fandom back then, that we NEEDED to think there was serious bad blood that forced the band to end. Weren't we all living with the dream that it could go on forever? From the beginning, they were constantly asked, "When is the bubble going to burst?", and for so many years it magically just kept going and changing and getting better. I think we all needed to believe, "Now they can't stand each other", so we would let go and let them move on to the rest of their careers and lives.
I got really excited a few days ago when Stephen Colbert mentioned that he had seen get back and that what he got from the documentary was how much The Beatles loved each other. It got me really excited to think that maybe this time we won't get the black and white caricatures of the myths and more of the actual human beings that are simply complex.
I’m so excited, my stepdad and I are huge fans and can’t wait to watch it!
Im wickeedd excited!!! I saw it and was so happy to watch something i love being handled by probably the best professional for this sort of work. Peter Jackson, by no insult, is a total nerd and commits to knowing everything about his world before going into it and always comes out on top
As a massive Beatles fan I was (and still am) ecstatic about this documentary coming out, granted I also would've loved to see it in theatres seeing how I don't have Disney+ but I'm still looking forward to watching it
Get a free trial period when it comes out and then dip once you've seen them.
I got a bad copy of Let it Be on VHS, however many years back it was. I was surprised there was really only the one scene, with George and Paul, where there was tension. And it was picked up at the tail end where they were talking about what had already happened. There was the one scene where Paul is convincing John he won't be nervous playing live, once they start playing. John just listens, kind of expressionless; he doesn't even seem aggravated.
Yet everyone thinks it's the story of the Beatles breaking up. I think our opinions of the film were more influenced by John, Paul, George and especially Ringo, saying the sessions were dreadful, than by the actual movie. I mean, it was boring, with the first ten minutes of setting up the drumkit and Paul playing the classical piece on the piano, more than full of tension. Once they got to the rooftop, though, it was magic.
Love your videos, congrats on the sponsorship! Cant wait to see Get Back, and I'm definitely looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it after!
Elliot, i found your channel a few days ago. I've watched your takes on the various films etc and I love your enthusiasm. I've seen the Get Back series and am still processing it. I look forward to seeing your reactions to it.
He’s back!
Just discovered you for my love of the Beatles and the 60's, though I was born in '88. Thank you!
Dude...DUDE!! What a gift this is for Beatles fans. Peter Jackson, kudos and thank you!
When I was 10 or so and first discovering the Beatles, there were only a handful of books about the band (Beatles Forever chief among them). Video footage was even rarer, but the Houston Public Library kept a vault of 16mm films available for checkout. The only Beatles title they carried was Magical Mystery Tour, which I took home frequently. Every so often, though, a few minutes of Beatles footage would show up on a "history of the 60s" type show on cable TV. My neck would start tingling, my arm hairs went on end, and my eyes teared up. Honestly, even a still photo could trigger it As I've grown older, that visceral physical response has subsided. But I wept like a baby when I saw the Get Back trailer.
9:21 Actually, Ringo's said that he felt like they were a band again during The White Album
This is a superb discussion- thoroughly enjoyed your analysis. I too was looking forward to the large group in theatre experience but now I’m really happy that we are getting 6 HOURS of film and music.
So excited!! It’s going to be fabulous! Very happy to see all the extra footage, even if it means no theatrical release. A shame about that, and the atmosphere that may have come with it, but excited none the less :D
really love your video (having just found your channel yesterday). I agree completely, it's uncomfortable how often real people get turned into caricatures and not represented how they really were. I want to feel the good and bad times hand-in-hand
Nice reference to Norm Macdonald! "Have you ever seen a photo of George Harrison not looking haggard?"
Glad you picked up on it!
The last episode comes out on my birthday and I couldn’t be more excited. Keep up the great work Elliot your content is stellar.
Couldn't wait to hear your perspective after this announcement🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
I bought pet sounds on vinyl because of your love & mercy video. It’s my new favourite album. Thank you so much.
I can’t wait for the series I sadly think that we made the narrative of the Beatles getting mad at each the most at let it be sessions since that’s what we’ve known from the let it be movie. I also can’t wait for the song covers and then talking about there really old songs as well from the get back book and the let it be/ please please me is a really awesome song. It’s just gonna be cool to see the Beatles on screen for a new Beatles fan
I didnt feel particularly strongly about Get Back coming out but you totally made me excited to see it. Great video
Can’t wait for your review of this to come out.
absolutely love your content! I had an idea for a potential video, i love when you mention books you’ve read about The Beatles so maybe an idea for a video could be you discussing some of your favourites! I’d love to know your thoughts, thank you again for the great content!
You described exactly what I feel too! And although I would have found the broadcast in a free channel even better (to address even more people), I am happy about so many hours of material.
SO EXCITED for this!
Dude I'm so psyched for this. Like you, I was really hoping to experience it in a theater with other fellow Beatles fans, but I'll take what I can get and this looks amazing.
I agree! It would have been such a treat to see it in the theater with other Beatles fans.
Just wanted to say I love how during your ad, you have a little yellow line at the bottom that tells you how much time is left. :)
I'm 42 years of age and have been an avid Beatles fan since childhood. I was always obsessed with the "Get Back" sessions as it's one of the few times the creative process was documented with video in the Beatles orbit. I have my bootleg copy of the Let It Be film and have always wanted more.
I can't overstate how excited I am to experience this new presentation of the Beatles during January 1969.
BTW Great content. I am a new subscriber.
You're so good at this. The way you framed the story of Paul playing Please Please Me made my eyes water. Or was it the ______ dust floating around in this room or those god damned onions....
Anyway, nice closer with a little jolt of emotion and affection. Yay Elliot.
Aww thanks for playing take 10 of Good Night. I simply cannot wait to ride the wave of these four friends of mine in GET BACK. The Beatles are a gift that just keeps on giving !
Thanks for another amazing video Elliot!!!
Explaining the mandela effect is a UA-camr's rite of passage
I AM SO EXCITED FOR GET BACK. ive seen the teasers, ive read the book, ive seen the original “let it be,” ive listened to the Let It Be album trillions of times. EVEN IN THE TEASERS, i cannot even explain my giddiness when i see john, paul, george, and ringo in hd. Elliot, thank you so much for this video, and i cant wait at all to watch the premiere on Disney+ !!
Definitely looking forward to it
Hearing Paul playing Please Please Me during the Let It Be takes made me so happy. There was just something extremely wholesome about it
glad stuff like this is finally being released
Recently discovered your channel and subscribed. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the doc now that it’s out!
“More Beatles is always the better option.” I agree 😂
I’m sooo excited, specially for more McBeardy content 🤤🤤🤤
Just finished the series. Cant wait to watch your review!
Great that "Get Back" offers a balanced perspective, wished it wasn't exclusively presented on a single streaming service. I always loved the underrated "Good Night" song and looking forward to the version on the documentary.
At first I was like, "Uhhhhh..." when he said he wanted to sit in a packed theater to watch this. Then I remembered "Oh, right. Not every country is as much of a COVID-19 hellhole as the US." Edit: I think it's fine it went from a theatrical release to a miniseries. The pandemic has really wrecked my ability to enjoy movies the way I used to, but for some reason, I'm able to handle longer-form stuff. Like video essays about McCartney's entire oeuvre, for example. Maybe because there is a kind of podcast-quality to it that makes it easier for me to digest?
More than anything I just love seeing footage from that era dealt with properly - it doesn't need wizardry. There's plenty of colour and detail on the film. It just needs to be appropriately scanned, wobbles corrected, dust and scratches cleaned up. Then it's suddenly like a window into a past that really existed rather than some other fantastical 'past-world' in weird colours and fuzzy details.
The fact that it's of people I've come to know a lot about whose music I've loved since childhood just takes it over the top. I'm at a point where I don't need it to match some fantasy of magic and togetherness - especially if it's curated to be that way. I mean, George quit. Obviously he was _not_ having a good time. But I do want to get as many insights as I can get about what was actually going on bearing in mind that they were also conscious that they were being filmed and expected people to see the results within a couple of years at most.
I'm really looking forward to it, especially as I remember it being broadcast on TV in the 70s and having that bootleg VHS, but I have this dread that 'somebody' seems to be retelling the story from his perception, and not the reality (whatever that might've been - and probably wasn't really represented in the original).
One problem I have is that the footage was originally shot with 4:3 in mind, but it seems to be cropped to widescreen.
I SO appreciate this perspective. And, people need to learn where art comes from. I believe that's what the original intent was. Thank you!
that was excellent - thank you for such a thoughtful post! subscribed!
I'm looking forward to seeing how much of the rooftop material they're going to use and if there are any other songs that they performed. They're Rockband game had me thinking they played "I Want You (She's So Heavy)"
Insertion of vpn sponsor was creative and well executed. 8/10
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I am SO excited! I watching the original Let it Be at about 12 or 13 on my iPod classic, and it just made me too depressed to ever watch it again. I can't wait to watch this, to see more of the smiling and snarky Beatles - and I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts about it too :)