Ringo slays it here and Paul's bass line is almost like a second melody. I believe this is their first use of playing the tape backward (at the end when you looked confused).
This was only a music video. The recording was recorded fast and everything is slowed to give it a heavier sound. That last part that John sings that was indecipherable was actually backwards. Legend has it that it was an accident. John took the recording home to critique it and had put it on the recorder backwards. He liked the sound of it and had this added. The Beatles were always ready to take advantage of accidents. The thing about this band, yes, their evolution was astounding. They never stayed long enough in a genre to become stale at it. Along the way, they even created a few.
this song was revolutionary for its time... it was the first psychedelic song that received wide-spread airplay on AM radio, and fascinated me as an 11 year old.. I bought the 45, and even though this was the B side, it was the side I played over and over
That is amazing! I identified that psychedelic feel, because that type of sound is now part of the collective concsiousness. And they actually helped to pioneer it and bring it to a wider audience. I am learning a lot!
Sayeed, thanks for reviewing this gem. That they were the most innovative rock band ever is pretty widely accepted. But given the subsequent decades of their respective solo masterpieces, can one even begin to imagine what their catalogue would have looked like had they been together another 10 or 15 years?!? Just astounding!
Nice reaction. Factoid: Paul McCartney is show in the video playing his Hofner bass, but he recorded the track with his new Rickenbacker bass, which had a much fuller sound and played more in tune. What an incredible bass line.
I was a baby when this came out, but in the ‘80s they re-released some singles. I bought “Paperback Writer”, but I was amazed by “Rain” and listened to it over and over. This is the sound of ‘Revolver’, my favorite Beatles album. They hit a peak there to me, where all the guitars and voices rang out together and wove in and around each other to create that blissful, perfect sound that has to come naturally, and when it did, we’re so lucky that the engineers were good enough that they were able to capture enough of it that you can feel the warmth, light, energy from it almost 60 years later. To me, this is The Beatles at the peak of their powers.
I don't know if "backlash" is the right word for it, but the Beatles certainly encouraged "B-Side listens". Those were few and far between in the singles-record market before - but all those singles had B-sides. Generally unplayed and DE-popularized because Radio gave B-sides no time - by design. Record Labels wanted to sell 2 singles housing 2 hits and 2 worthless forgetables. But there were some incredibly popular B-sides before the Beatles. But it was the popularity of the Beatles' B-Sides that made tons of record-listeners flip records over and 'explore'. And the Beatles (and Top 40 radio) insisted.
So glad that you listened to this magical piece. It deserves more attention. The Beatles released some amazing singles which demonstrate their musical growth. One of my favorites is The Inner Light, which showcases George Harrison and his flair for the sitar and Eastern music. Enjoy the journey!
This channel is on FIRE! The Saeed-community and of course the man himself is "simply the best" to quote Tina. 😂 TX Saeed. You are so appreciated. Greetings from South Africa
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Love love love this song! Always a favorite of mine. Paperback Writer is great too, and very different. It was always an event when they came out with a new song. Which was pretty constant at that time, as you noted. And remember, The Stones and The Kinks were putting out singles at the same time as well. Radio was fun!
This is one of my favorite Beatle's song from 1966. The outro's fade out has the lyrics, "If the rain comes, they run and hide their heads” sung (played) backwards starting at 6:20. Lennon claims it was an accident but George Martins says it was intentional. The effect has an Indian-like sound to it. Interestingly, this is an early example of them experimenting to get new sounds. Apparently Lennon's vocals were recorded with the tape slowed down so when played at normal speed Lennon's voice had a higher pitch also giving it an Indian sound like you noted.
Yes, this one is all John Lennon! This track is the B-side to the A-side, "Paperback Writer." Ringo has always claimed that he did his best work on this song, (and we agree!) John accidently put the tape in backwards and hit PLAY. Of course it came out backwards, and he was blown away by it. He actually wanted to release the entire song backwards but settled for the little bit at the end!☮
And something else to note... from the April 1964 explosion of Beatles' songs 'ruling' the Pop Charts, there was another effect. "Ninety percent of record sales were Beatles' records" was a monetary count - but worse - 90% of VINYL PRODUCTION were only Beatles' records. Capitol didn't have that many pressing plants!! So they hired other labels' production facility to press records. "C'mon, fellas - it's not lihe your other 1,000 records are selling ANYWHERE. You cut back production from over-stocks - just print ours during your down-time. Keep your staff productive and employed-!" So, when 1965 rolled around and EVERY LABEL complained about Beatles Record Production virtually halted hundreds of other artists' revenue, Capitol (USA) and EMI (UK) said, "OK, we'll get two hits on one record, and we'll ONLY have that one record gobbling up the charts. All other artists now have 2-3-4 more empty Top 10 slots." To me, the Beatles invented almost nothing. Or nothing, at all. But they gave permission for all artists to explore whereas Labels and Management had refused to allow artists to try much. "Look at the Beatles' success! Don't you want to have even a tiny sliver of that whole new revenue pie?!!" Oh yeah... it was that permission - that creative chance - that really changed the music industry.
Hey Saeed, you are right in several perceptions: The Beatles began to experiment with psychedelics--LSD--in the Spring of 1965 (according to an internet search) so they had already taken it before they did this song which came out in 1966. As for the sitar sound, also right on. David Crosby (of the group "Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young" which I see you ironically started listening to yesterday!) introduced George to the sitar and they began to incorporate it into their sound in the mid-60's. George was the one interested in Eastern philosophy and brought the other lads along to India to meet the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and to try meditation--a whole other story. lol Their later albums continued to reflect further experimentation with sound as technology evolved. Something to look forward to hearing. Thank you Saeed for playing my request! Glad you enjoyed it. Get ready to keep having your mind blown as the Beatles take you on their "Magical Mystery Tour". lol
Thanks for this request and sharing a bit of info on how they got introduced to some of their influences. I am also very interested in Eastern Philosophy, so these are all things i love to learn about as well. Always great to discover amazing music, but also about the people that create it and their stories.
One of my faves by them. It wasn't released on an album, I bought an anthology CD to get it. I so wish for rain. We haven't had anything but a couple of light showers for the last nine months. I live in the desert, but even the desert plants are struggling
I think Ringo had more drum fills in this song than any other 10 Beatle songs you could pick. It's like they told him to cut loose for once lol Thanks, Saeed!
You might wish to take a look at Lennon’s book “In His Own Write” he and Paul had VERY different personalities….when they were a team, they produced greatness, when they split, you could see why each had been necessary to the whole.
@@SaeedReacts. Big differences. Paul is seen as the romantic and optimist and John is the "pessimist"/realist. oversimplification but they complemented each other well.
I was 16 when the single "Paperback Writer" and "Rain" came out I've got to say (and I did at the time) this was Ringo at his best and both songs are great I think "Rain" is the superior song even if it was the B-Side!!!
I don't remember much of anything today, but you play any Beatles song, and I remember every single word. Speaking of the Sitar...George Harrison played it often on their later recordings... the Sgt. Peppers album, Magical Mystery Tour, and The White Album specifically a lot. Good pickup, Saeed.... the Beatles were very much into that psychedelic era.
You are such an amazing reacter (is that a word?). I've loved this song forever, but the music always exported me so much that I never really bothered with the lyrics. Now I'll love the song even more.
I had always liked the Beatles, and I probably had heard all of their most popular songs without even trying. They were just on the radio or on the tv. You couldn’t help it. But then when I dug into their albums (probably around the time that my friend’s parents were buying the complete CD boxed set) I said to myself: “My God! Their deep cuts and B-Sides are even cooler than their hit singles!” This song is one of the ones that inspired that reaction. (And by the way, I’m sure you’re aware that it’s McCartney, not McCarthy).
@tombeyerlein3813 John Lennon wrote several songs that Paul McCartney sang lead on, including notable examples like "And I Love Her," "Let It Be," and "Eleanor Rigby" and every little thing. while the songwriting credit for most Beatles songs is listed as "Lennon-McCartney," many of these songs were primarily written by one or the other, with McCartney taking the lead vocals on several Lennon compositions" is a rare example of a Lennon-McCartney song in which one member of the partnership was primary composer (McCartney) but the other sang lead vocal (Lennon).
I don't know where you got this idea, but every song you mentioned absolutely was written by McCartney. Lennon, in fact, was very dismissive about Let It Be.
You should react to "Helter Skelter" from the White Album (1968). It is arguably the first heavy metal song, written by Paul McCartney! As amazing as their music is to today's reactors, try to imagine hearing it when it was new in the '60s and had never been done before! The Beatles ploughed new ground on every succeeding record. Each new album was a revelation.
I've always seen this song as a metaphor for accepting death. All people experience "bad" weather and in spite of it, life goes on, it may provide a minor inconvenience to your day, but, like death, it's inevitable, so might as well accept it, cope the best you can and move on. Being angry and frustrated about it achieves nothing.
One of my all-time favourite songs. But ... recording a mix of raga, jangle, acid-spiked psychedelia and folk, add droning, a bass run out of this world, Ringo’s magic and several sonic experiments. Then releasing this gem only as a B-side, not on the monumental "Revolver" album!
I am glad to hear you're going thru their albums. This is great because 'students' get to learn what the Real World did AND in Real Time. Most folks see their first two and the HARD DAYS NIGHT 'era' as end of the Beatles first generation of music. If you'll 'date' the recordings - for yourself - you can grasp the speed AND influences they went thru.
One of the fun things - while John and George are playing 6 strings - and in this case - identical Epiphone Casinos - they often play not the same 6 notes. On HARD DAYS NIGHT, that opening chord has 10 and maybe 18 different notes (including plucked piano strings) that all form 'a chord'.
Music recordings had been common for 30-40 years at this point but new equipment delivered new capabilities every 10 years or so, then Stereo Recording (and more than 2 channel - 4 tracks, etc). To 'fix' tunings, engineers could slow the tape (literally putting a fingertip on a reel,or pencil-eraser) and thus 're-tune' two tracks together. In Beatles history, here are numerous examples of speeding up entire tracks - or slowing them down - just to create different keys. "Why not just re-play those tracks on instruments?" Ah, you'd have to get the band together again, la de da da - "Just speed it up or slow it down - no one notices. It's cheaper and a lot quicker."
I have just discovered your site and I’m digging it. Just a suggestion, if I might; you being a writer and the comments you made, regarding John Lennon’s lyric writing, in his early days he authored two books “A Spaniard in the Works” and “In His Own Write” I think you might find them very interesting. He had a surrealistic and poetic manner, of putting pen to paper.
Hi there 😊 this is what happens when you're in physical contact and chatting with Mr Dylan for a while. Specially when he was still at his brainstorms period. A leap forward for John and George who became friends for life. Travelling Wilburys were almost 20 further in time ✌️ peace
Can you PLEASE do Madonna's Drowned World/Substitute For Love??? A big Deep Cut, but a song that really shows her best written songs. The song is about her daughter and fame
Do you think John was talking about the weather? Or was there a deeper meaning? He always loved playing those mind games. Any other band of the time would have loved to have this as their A-side. Great reaction.
Great question. There might be more to it. It seems like a social commentary about the people that love to complain about the weather (or anything else 😅) A great song! Definitely one i will be revisiting often. Thanks for watching.
This song was recorded just after George's dentist spiked the coffee of John, George, and their wives Pattie and Cynthia with LSD. Ringo and Paul were nervous about dipping their toes into that pot, but did give in in 1966.
The RCIKENBACHER 12 string guitar (used also by the Bird's Roger Mcquin,) has that "jangly" almost sitar sound. Also, George is using the Gibson SG (newly acquired) which is a very bright sounding guitar as well. (Both guitars have those qualities, but were not specifically designed for it.) John uses a Rickenbacher 6 string in 1962-65. One that was natural color, but they painted it black, to match the suits they were dressed up in by Brian Epstein. Paul would, the next year, get his first Rickenbacher BASS, that he used a lot on Sgt. Pepper, and Magical Mystery Tour. The 12 string John is playing here is most likely George's, John would switch to a "paint stripped" Epiphone Casino around this time, and stuck with it until after the Beatles split. Paul and George also got Epiphones, but rarely used them outside the studio.
Paul was the one involved in avant-garde underground movement and was the creative person behind the sounds. Ringo talks about how Paul is the one that basically "forced" the Beatles to grow, making them come into the studio and work and they would have broken up years earlier if not for Paul. Of course, this caused resentment at times and he did not treat George as an equal. You can see how he told others what to do in the Get Back movie. Paul admitted doing this later in life and said when he formed WINGS he held back and let the members be more a part of the songs. As great as Wings is I don't think they have the same creativeness that the Beatles had. I don't think any band has been as creative as the Beatles.
The "Get Back" documentary was a trip! I learned to appreciate the quiet elegance of Ringo more as the one who observed the others go through their drama. I think Ringo "held space" for the group.
I misspoke 😄 Including Patreon, i have done over 20 reactions to The Beatles and i said his name right so many times. No one gave me credit those times 😅.
If you want to watch/react to something wild watch Paul pull the hit "Get Back" out of thin air from scratch! "ua-cam.com/video/X94t4hTajCc/v-deo.html" It's the better/longer version at 4:12 minutes. This is from the "Get Back" movie.
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Nobody was writing shit like this in 66. Incredible!!!!!
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Ringo slays it here and Paul's bass line is almost like a second melody. I believe this is their first use of playing the tape backward (at the end when you looked confused).
Such a great song! Love that psychedelic feel to it.
Paul's melodic bass is so freaking awesome ❤
This is one of those Beatles songs you can identify based solely on Ringos drumming.
BEATLES FOREVER 🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧
This was only a music video. The recording was recorded fast and everything is slowed to give it a heavier sound. That last part that John sings that was indecipherable was actually backwards. Legend has it that it was an accident. John took the recording home to critique it and had put it on the recorder backwards. He liked the sound of it and had this added. The Beatles were always ready to take advantage of accidents.
The thing about this band, yes, their evolution was astounding. They never stayed long enough in a genre to become stale at it. Along the way, they even created a few.
Bass! From another level!!!
The sheer volume of hits is what amazes me so much, they pumped out 2 albums a year for most of the time they were together. 28 songs in 1963 alone!
It was actually what they call a double A-side single; both songs got equal play time on the radio.
@@jerrypost9651 It was b-side in UK 😉
this song was revolutionary for its time... it was the first psychedelic song that received wide-spread airplay on AM radio, and fascinated me as an 11 year old.. I bought the 45, and even though this was the B side, it was the side I played over and over
That is amazing! I identified that psychedelic feel, because that type of sound is now part of the collective concsiousness. And they actually helped to pioneer it and bring it to a wider audience. I am learning a lot!
Sayeed, thanks for reviewing this gem. That they were the most innovative rock band ever is pretty widely accepted. But given the subsequent decades of their respective solo masterpieces, can one even begin to imagine what their catalogue would have looked like had they been together another 10 or 15 years?!? Just astounding!
45 rpm buyer here, too!! I took the city bus to the record store downtown to buy it ... and have an ice cream soda at the 'drug store' down the block.
Nice reaction. Factoid: Paul McCartney is show in the video playing his Hofner bass, but he recorded the track with his new Rickenbacker bass, which had a much fuller sound and played more in tune. What an incredible bass line.
Only Beatles can Write these Songs!!!!
Only Lennon can write songs like this one
I was a baby when this came out, but in the ‘80s they re-released some singles. I bought “Paperback Writer”, but I was amazed by “Rain” and listened to it over and over. This is the sound of ‘Revolver’, my favorite Beatles album. They hit a peak there to me, where all the guitars and voices rang out together and wove in and around each other to create that blissful, perfect sound that has to come naturally, and when it did, we’re so lucky that the engineers were good enough that they were able to capture enough of it that you can feel the warmth, light, energy from it almost 60 years later. To me, this is The Beatles at the peak of their powers.
I don't know if "backlash" is the right word for it, but the Beatles certainly encouraged "B-Side listens". Those were few and far between in the singles-record market before - but all those singles had B-sides. Generally unplayed and DE-popularized because Radio gave B-sides no time - by design. Record Labels wanted to sell 2 singles housing 2 hits and 2 worthless forgetables. But there were some incredibly popular B-sides before the Beatles. But it was the popularity of the Beatles' B-Sides that made tons of record-listeners flip records over and 'explore'. And the Beatles (and Top 40 radio) insisted.
So glad that you listened to this magical piece. It deserves more attention. The Beatles released some amazing singles which demonstrate their musical growth. One of my favorites is The Inner Light, which showcases George Harrison and his flair for the sitar and Eastern music. Enjoy the journey!
Incredible song. Looking forward to discover more! Thanks for watching and the recommendation.
Paperback Writer is an awesome song!!!
Looking forward to it!
This channel is on FIRE! The Saeed-community and of course the man himself is "simply the best" to quote Tina. 😂 TX Saeed. You are so appreciated. Greetings from South Africa
Truly the most amazing community! Thanks so much for being part of it. ❤️ Greetings from Belgium.
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FYI-that backwards vocal was the first time in recorded history-and you're right the song was recorded at a faster speed but was slowed down.
Nope, LOL ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backmasking
Love love love this song! Always a favorite of mine. Paperback Writer is great too, and very different. It was always an event when they came out with a new song. Which was pretty constant at that time, as you noted. And remember, The Stones and The Kinks were putting out singles at the same time as well. Radio was fun!
This is one of my favorite Beatle's song from 1966. The outro's fade out has the lyrics, "If the rain comes, they run and hide their heads” sung (played) backwards starting at 6:20. Lennon claims it was an accident but George Martins says it was intentional. The effect has an Indian-like sound to it. Interestingly, this is an early example of them experimenting to get new sounds. Apparently Lennon's vocals were recorded with the tape slowed down so when played at normal speed Lennon's voice had a higher pitch also giving it an Indian sound like you noted.
Yes, this one is all John Lennon! This track is the B-side to the A-side, "Paperback Writer." Ringo has always claimed that he did his best work on this song, (and we agree!) John accidently put the tape in backwards and hit PLAY. Of course it came out backwards, and he was blown away by it. He actually wanted to release the entire song backwards but settled for the little bit at the end!☮
And something else to note... from the April 1964 explosion of Beatles' songs 'ruling' the Pop Charts, there was another effect. "Ninety percent of record sales were Beatles' records" was a monetary count - but worse - 90% of VINYL PRODUCTION were only Beatles' records. Capitol didn't have that many pressing plants!! So they hired other labels' production facility to press records. "C'mon, fellas - it's not lihe your other 1,000 records are selling ANYWHERE. You cut back production from over-stocks - just print ours during your down-time. Keep your staff productive and employed-!"
So, when 1965 rolled around and EVERY LABEL complained about Beatles Record Production virtually halted hundreds of other artists' revenue, Capitol (USA) and EMI (UK) said, "OK, we'll get two hits on one record, and we'll ONLY have that one record gobbling up the charts. All other artists now have 2-3-4 more empty Top 10 slots."
To me, the Beatles invented almost nothing. Or nothing, at all. But they gave permission for all artists to explore whereas Labels and Management had refused to allow artists to try much. "Look at the Beatles' success! Don't you want to have even a tiny sliver of that whole new revenue pie?!!" Oh yeah... it was that permission - that creative chance - that really changed the music industry.
One of my very favorites! great reaction!
Hey Saeed, you are right in several perceptions: The Beatles began to experiment with psychedelics--LSD--in the Spring of 1965 (according to an internet search) so they had already taken it before they did this song which came out in 1966. As for the sitar sound, also right on. David Crosby (of the group "Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young" which I see you ironically started listening to yesterday!) introduced George to the sitar and they began to incorporate it into their sound in the mid-60's. George was the one interested in Eastern philosophy and brought the other lads along to India to meet the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and to try meditation--a whole other story. lol Their later albums continued to reflect further experimentation with sound as technology evolved. Something to look forward to hearing. Thank you Saeed for playing my request! Glad you enjoyed it. Get ready to keep having your mind blown as the Beatles take you on their "Magical Mystery Tour". lol
Thanks for this request and sharing a bit of info on how they got introduced to some of their influences. I am also very interested in Eastern Philosophy, so these are all things i love to learn about as well. Always great to discover amazing music, but also about the people that create it and their stories.
I don't know how this never made it onto one of their LPs.
One of my faves by them. It wasn't released on an album, I bought an anthology CD to get it. I so wish for rain. We haven't had anything but a couple of light showers for the last nine months. I live in the desert, but even the desert plants are struggling
I think Ringo had more drum fills in this song than any other 10 Beatle songs you could pick. It's like they told him to cut loose for once lol Thanks, Saeed!
I love how Paul did the video with his tooth knocked out.
Maybe they did this video the same day they did 'Paperback Writer'. That darn motor scooter! Where was Dr. Roberts when they needed him?
Trippy and cool song!
Ringo and Paul hust slayvit. I live this song! Lennon , George...mwhat a band. This was the beginning of them really breaking on through!
I love The Beatles, thank you for tour reaction
Been enjoying discovering their music. Thanks for watching!
#1 band in the world!
You might wish to take a look at Lennon’s book “In His Own Write” he and Paul had VERY different personalities….when they were a team, they produced greatness, when they split, you could see why each had been necessary to the whole.
I will look up this book. Thanks for letting me know about it.
I have noticed a difference in themes when it comes to the writing of their music.
@@SaeedReacts. Big differences. Paul is seen as the romantic and optimist and John is the "pessimist"/realist. oversimplification but they complemented each other well.
This may be one of the first really badass Beatles songs.
I was 16 when the single "Paperback Writer" and "Rain" came out I've got to say (and I did at the time) this was Ringo at his best and both songs are great I think "Rain" is the superior song even if it was the B-Side!!!
Totally, by far the superior song (for me) 🔥🔥
I don't remember much of anything today, but you play any Beatles song, and I remember every single word. Speaking of the Sitar...George Harrison played it often on their later recordings... the Sgt. Peppers album, Magical Mystery Tour, and The White Album specifically a lot. Good pickup, Saeed.... the Beatles were very much into that psychedelic era.
You are such an amazing reacter (is that a word?). I've loved this song forever, but the music always exported me so much that I never really bothered with the lyrics. Now I'll love the song even more.
I had always liked the Beatles, and I probably had heard all of their most popular songs without even trying. They were just on the radio or on the tv. You couldn’t help it. But then when I dug into their albums (probably around the time that my friend’s parents were buying the complete CD boxed set) I said to myself: “My God! Their deep cuts and B-Sides are even cooler than their hit singles!” This song is one of the ones that inspired that reaction. (And by the way, I’m sure you’re aware that it’s McCartney, not McCarthy).
Such a great song!
Yes, definitely aware, but wasnt aware i misspoke. 😅
For their run....the Beatles were a lot harder edge than most people think.............lead of course by that Voice of John !
I agree, but we must give Paul credit for "Helter Skelter."
@@tombeyerlein3813 and "Kansas City/HeyHeyHeyHey", and "Long Tall Sally", and "I'm Down", and "Oh, Darling"...
The Beatles didn’t release singles with ‘B’ sides, they were double ‘A’ sides 🤩
I actually fell in love with this song hearing the Grateful Dead cover it live in the early 90s. 🎶🎶🎵🎶🔥💃🕺☮️🕊️
Whattup Saeed! ✌️
Hope i can check that version out too at some point. Great song. Thanks for watching!
Its about state of mind- rain (difficult or challenging times) and shine (easier/happier times)
Yeah, whoever's singing lead vocals is usually the primary songwriter. Not always but for the most part.
Can you think of any songs where that's not the case?
@tombeyerlein3813 John Lennon wrote several songs that Paul McCartney sang lead on, including notable examples like "And I Love Her," "Let It Be," and "Eleanor Rigby" and every little thing. while the songwriting credit for most Beatles songs is listed as "Lennon-McCartney," many of these songs were primarily written by one or the other, with McCartney taking the lead vocals on several Lennon compositions" is a rare example of a Lennon-McCartney song in which one member of the partnership was primary composer (McCartney) but the other sang lead vocal (Lennon).
I don't know where you got this idea, but every song you mentioned absolutely was written by McCartney. Lennon, in fact, was very dismissive about Let It Be.
@@tombeyerlein3813 LOL
The Beatles 'B' sides are better than many bands 'A' sides.
If you really wanna get weird and funny with the Beatles, try the zany song You Know My Name Look up the Number.
You should react to "Helter Skelter" from the White Album (1968). It is arguably the first heavy metal song, written by Paul McCartney!
As amazing as their music is to today's reactors, try to imagine hearing it when it was new in the '60s and had never been done before! The Beatles ploughed new ground on every succeeding record. Each new album was a revelation.
I've always seen this song as a metaphor for accepting death. All people experience "bad" weather and in spite of it, life goes on, it may provide a minor inconvenience to your day, but, like death, it's inevitable, so might as well accept it, cope the best you can and move on. Being angry and frustrated about it achieves nothing.
Yes, the intention was an Indian/Eastern feel.
One of my all-time favourite songs. But ... recording a mix of raga, jangle, acid-spiked psychedelia and folk, add droning, a bass run out of this world, Ringo’s magic and several sonic experiments. Then releasing this gem only as a B-side, not on the monumental "Revolver" album!
I am glad to hear you're going thru their albums. This is great because 'students' get to learn what the Real World did AND in Real Time. Most folks see their first two and the HARD DAYS NIGHT 'era' as end of the Beatles first generation of music. If you'll 'date' the recordings - for yourself - you can grasp the speed AND influences they went thru.
One of the fun things - while John and George are playing 6 strings - and in this case - identical Epiphone Casinos - they often play not the same 6 notes. On HARD DAYS NIGHT, that opening chord has 10 and maybe 18 different notes (including plucked piano strings) that all form 'a chord'.
Music recordings had been common for 30-40 years at this point but new equipment delivered new capabilities every 10 years or so, then Stereo Recording (and more than 2 channel - 4 tracks, etc). To 'fix' tunings, engineers could slow the tape (literally putting a fingertip on a reel,or pencil-eraser) and thus 're-tune' two tracks together. In Beatles history, here are numerous examples of speeding up entire tracks - or slowing them down - just to create different keys. "Why not just re-play those tracks on instruments?" Ah, you'd have to get the band together again, la de da da - "Just speed it up or slow it down - no one notices. It's cheaper and a lot quicker."
Thanks so much for taking the time to share this info. Learning a lot! Very interesting.
Dang! Haven't heard this one in a life time. Nice choice 👍🏻👍🏻
What a song!
Another reaction to The Beatles coming later today.
@SaeedReacts. Cool 👍🏻
Ringo thinks that his best drumming performance with The Beatles was this one, Rain. He certainly got his tan from playing in the English rain..
I have just discovered your site and I’m digging it. Just a suggestion, if I might; you being a writer and the comments you made, regarding John Lennon’s lyric writing, in his early days he authored two books “A Spaniard in the Works” and “In His Own Write” I think you might find them very interesting. He had a surrealistic and poetic manner, of putting pen to paper.
Now you have to listen day tripper
Hi there 😊 this is what happens when you're in physical contact and chatting with Mr Dylan for a while. Specially when he was still at his brainstorms period. A leap forward for John and George who became friends for life. Travelling Wilburys were almost 20 further in time ✌️ peace
I think the music is slowed down and John's vocals are sped up.
Great use of dissonance here. One of my faves from their “middle period”
Love this song ! It really would have fitted well onto the Revolver album but for whatever reason, it was not included - should have been IMO
Can you PLEASE do Madonna's Drowned World/Substitute For Love??? A big Deep Cut, but a song that really shows her best written songs. The song is about her daughter and fame
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Do you think John was talking about the weather? Or was there a deeper meaning? He always loved playing those mind games. Any other band of the time would have loved to have this as their A-side. Great reaction.
Great question. There might be more to it.
It seems like a social commentary about the people that love to complain about the weather (or anything else 😅)
A great song! Definitely one i will be revisiting often.
Thanks for watching.
McCartney had just chipped his tooth just before this was shot from a motorcycle accident lol
They recorded the song faster , and slowed it down for the release
Darn, my comment was deleted! I'm back to commenting on YT, after months, and the first one is gone.
Compare this song to any other song of that period.
The Beatles created their own genre.
Everything changed when they ate LSD :)
Lennon
Who is this McCarthy bloke you keep mentioning?😂
Ha ha ha! hmmm... could it be McCartney. :) or maybe he is right and it is John Lenin, George Hairyson and Ringo Stud. lol
do paperback writer pls
This song was recorded just after George's dentist spiked the coffee of John, George, and their wives Pattie and Cynthia with LSD. Ringo and Paul were nervous about dipping their toes into that pot, but did give in in 1966.
The RCIKENBACHER 12 string guitar (used also by the Bird's Roger Mcquin,) has that "jangly" almost sitar sound. Also, George is using the Gibson SG (newly acquired) which is a very bright sounding guitar as well. (Both guitars have those qualities, but were not specifically designed for it.) John uses a Rickenbacher 6 string in 1962-65. One that was natural color, but they painted it black, to match the suits they were dressed up in by Brian Epstein. Paul would, the next year, get his first Rickenbacher BASS, that he used a lot on Sgt. Pepper, and Magical Mystery Tour. The 12 string John is playing here is most likely George's, John would switch to a "paint stripped" Epiphone Casino around this time, and stuck with it until after the Beatles split. Paul and George also got Epiphones, but rarely used them outside the studio.
Oh really. That is interesting info.
It can be scary going in that is for sure 😄
Please STOP SAYING Lennon/McCARTHY. It's McCartney.
I was just going to write that myself. 😁
Not McCarthey. McCartNEY
I might have misspoke
McCartney, not McCarthy
I misspoke.
LSD ?
Paul was the one involved in avant-garde underground movement and was the creative person behind the sounds. Ringo talks about how Paul is the one that basically "forced" the Beatles to grow, making them come into the studio and work and they would have broken up years earlier if not for Paul. Of course, this caused resentment at times and he did not treat George as an equal. You can see how he told others what to do in the Get Back movie. Paul admitted doing this later in life and said when he formed WINGS he held back and let the members be more a part of the songs. As great as Wings is I don't think they have the same creativeness that the Beatles had. I don't think any band has been as creative as the Beatles.
The "Get Back" documentary was a trip! I learned to appreciate the quiet elegance of Ringo more as the one who observed the others go through their drama. I think Ringo "held space" for the group.
So many just ignore Lennon’s creativity and daring. Blows me away.
BEATLES ???????
As good as this was; it is only the B side, of the 45 single.
Not to be nitpicking but Paul’s last name is McCartney not McCarthy! Just so people don’t start jumping all over you about it!
Too late! 😏
I misspoke 😄 Including Patreon, i have done over 20 reactions to The Beatles and i said his name right so many times. No one gave me credit those times 😅.
@@SaeedReacts. HA! You’re right; no credit is given when you get names correctly. Poor Saeed. 😘. 🤗🤗
@@helenespaulding7562 😄😄😄
I could see you appear slightly confused; at the lyrics, at the end of the song. The lyrics are backward masking.
If you want to watch/react to something wild watch Paul pull the hit "Get Back" out of thin air from scratch!
"ua-cam.com/video/X94t4hTajCc/v-deo.html" It's the better/longer version at 4:12 minutes. This is from the "Get Back" movie.
That sounds interesting! Thanks for sharing this one.
Yeah, that was on my list to share with Saeed. Amazing song. Hope he gives it a listen. Peace.
Si, l'ultima parte è al rovescio
Non si interrompe la musica