What day of the week is it? Hmm ... if it's Wednesday, it must be I Am The Walrus! (But ask me again tomorrow...) 🍓 Thank you, Fathom! Love, love, loving everything you're doing regarding The Beatles. And love is all you need!
Paperback Writer was one of the Beatle singles I bought when I was 13 or 14, not for the song itself, but for the B side, Rain. In '76, I had PW on the Collection of Beatle Oldies album. But in those days, it wasn't possible to get certain Beatle songs on albums because in England, they weren't on albums and I didn't know about imports at that age ! It was a while before I found the songs on the "Long Tall Sally" EP because they were standalones too. But when I heard "Paperback Writer," I realized that I knew the song. There used to be a book review programme on the BBC called "Read All About It" and PW was its theme tune. I was never really interested in the programme. It was the kind of programme my big sister would watch while I'd hang around trying to stay up late, even if it meant having to watch programmes like that ! But the song itself ! I've always loved the song. It even stood out to me on "Read All About It." There isn't a single fault that I can find in the song. The harmonies are wonderful. The vocal is skilful. The bass is muscular. The drums are propelling. The guitars are sumptuous. The tambourine is just right. On the 3rd and 4th verses, I used to think the harmonies were singing "Paperback Writer" but somehow, I always missed a syllable ! Aaaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!! John called the song the "Son of Day Tripper" but I think it's a much better song than Day Tripper, much as I love that one too. It does seem, it has always seemed strange to me that the song never gets good write-ups and even the public weren't enraptured by it at first. But ultimately, I don't really care because it's always raised my roof. I think it would have sounded different had it not been recorded during the Revolver sessions though. That was one of the interesting things about the Beatles. During all of their album sessions, great singles were recorded that drew from the same well of inspiration, experimentation and creativity that the album tracks were drawing from and were therefore saturated in the Beatles' progression of the times. And guess what ? You can dance to this one !
It's sad/funny/strange to think that Lennon lived with this threat of potential violence for 15 YEARS - and then, just when he thought it was safe to go outside...
This video made me sad. All the light and joy the put out into the world returned to them in the form of ugliness and hostility. It's incredible the survived the pressure as long as they did, let alone managed to continue to grow creatively. As I think it was George who said, they were lucky there were four of them; they had each other.
It's the most difficult thing about being in a band: Performing the same songs, over, and over, and over, and over... Bringing the enthusiasm is a challenge. That's where the crowd helps, they can get you into what you're playing even if you start out sort of mechanical.
For my part as an equal part Beatle fanatic/guitar nerd, please feel free to digress into their guitar history as much as you like! I just yesterday received an Aclam brand guitar pedal called 'The Mocker', which recreates the fuzz circuit of the Vox UL730 solid states amps they were using in the studio at this time (and visible in some of the photos in this vid). I also have their earlier Dr Robert pedal, also based on the UL730. That one has fantastic graphic artwork by Klaus Voormann, similar to the original art on the Revolver cover, that he also did. So overall, very enjoyable and timely for me! Keep up the good work, I'm digging your channel.
Most insightful Beatles commentary I've heard on UA-cam. You captured the moment Beatlemania crushed the band as "an act" just as the muse of the studio beckoned and the band became an artistic Octopus with one head and eight arms as Ringo had envisioned.
It's been my favorite Beatles single for 57 years and counting. Strawberry Fields was a total WTF moment for the culture as a whole - but a delightfully strange one.
4:22 Your vocal performance demonstrating the wonderful harmony parts that open the song... is another exceptional piece of work. Outstanding! 6:07 The "Frere Jacques" backing vocals by John & George... I thought they were singing (Paperback Writer) - "Paper - Back - Write- uuhh" when the song first came out. But learned about the actual "Frere - uuhhh - Jacques- uuhh" lyrics being sung sometime in the 70s. I think this was likely a little comical joke backing lyric Lennon tossed in just to be a funny. Nancy - your sidetracks are always worthwhile and so enjoyable. Take the long way home... whenever you can. In the U.S. Billboard chart, "Paperback Writer" went to #1 on June 25th, 1966. "Strangers In the Night" took the top spot the next week (July 2nd) and then "Paperback Writer" went back to #1 on July 9th. I always found it funny that those two songs were battling it out for the top spot in the summer of 1966. Btw, I've read somewhere that "Paperback Writer" was #1 when the Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart were hired to write the first single for the Monkees (Last Train to Clarksville") and they borrowed a lot from the Beatles' hit song. Hart said that he misheard what McCartney was singing and thought he heard "take the last train". After he found out what Paul was actually singing - he decided to make a song out of what he had misheard. And the guitar in "Clarksville" seems much inspired by "Paperback Writer". In regard to the "We're bigger than Jesus" quote that became a huge deal in the U.S bible belt... I think John was lucky that they seemed to always focus on the "bigger than Jesus" part of his quote. If you read the full quote... John says that Christianity will shrink and vanish. As great as the problem was when they went to the U.S. in 1966... it would have been much, much worse - if that part of his quote had been focused on. I think they did a pretty good job of performing "Paperback Writer" live. I enjoy listening to their live performance. It certainly isn't perfect - but they did a very reasonable job of it.
@@fathommusicnz Can I just say, as someone who likes long videos, you shouldn't really worry about the length of your videos. Some of them are 15 minutes and when they come to an end, I find myself thinking "Blimey, that was over quickly !" Think of your videos and the ensuing comments as living books.
A fabulous critique! Seems like every time you do a video, you get better and better! I really enjoyed this one! A favorite Beatles single? Hard to pick one out, but it’s not “Paperback Writer”.
Your videos are always a joy. Always. Loaded with great points, quotes, cool facts I didn't know, amazing instrumentation - playing along with Paul's bass, etc., and presented like us viewers are just hanging out with a fellow Beatles fan. Thank you!
That photo of John where he looks "drained", I think, is from 1964 in their hotel room in NY during their first US visit ('64). I have a copy of the documentary chronicling the event(s). It looks like the photo is from that. Also in that doc. John is playing a melodica and you can hear him working on the chord sequence that opens "Strawberry Fields Forever". It's a good documentary, and it's pretty surreal how intimately it was filmed. (The Beatles first US Visit)
Excellent video as always, thanks. One extraordinary and unprecedented thing about 1966 was their decision to stop touring. It was unheard of, and very brave of, for any group to do this, and as usual they did what they felt was best. Following their instincts. It could have been career suicide, but such waa their talent and popularity it was just anorher step into the unknown which worked. Under the circumstances it was absolutely correct aa per the reasons you outlined, and ultimately resulted in Sgt Pepper. Such was their influence that this in turn gave us the era of the "album" aa groups were given time and space to experiment and develop.
Hi Nancy. You are right that "We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper" and "Paperback Writer/Rain" were released nearly 6 months apart (December 3, 1965 - May 30th, 1966). But... "Michelle" was released as a single in lots of countries and "Nowhere Man" was also released as a single in the US and other countries - before "Paperback Writer". Here is a look at the Beatles related #1 songs in Canada in 1966... "We Can Work It Out" went to #1 on 1/27/66 (I'm using the U.S. notation with the month/day/year). "Michelle" (the David and Jonathan version) went to #1 on 2/28/66. "Nowhere Man" went to #1 on 3/28/66. Peter and Gordon's "Woman" went to #1 on 4/4/66 (written by Paul McCartney). "Paperback Writer" went #1 on 7/4/66. "Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine" went to #1 on 9/19/66. A Beatles tune was being played on the radio pretty much every week throughout the year. Here is a look at the New Zealand singles chart from 1966. "We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper" was #1 for 2 weeks (1/20/66 and 1/27/66). On 3/25/66 - "A Must To Avoid" by Herman's Hermits was #1, "Day Tripper/Work It Out" was still in the top 10 at #9, and "Michelle" by The Beatles was #18. 4/1/66 - "Day Trip/Work It Out" was #14... and "Michelle" was #15. 4/8/66 - "These Boots Are Made For Walking" was #1, "Michelle" was #2, and "Day Trip/Work It Out" was #12. 4/15/66 - "Boots" #1, 19th Nervous Breakdown" #2, "Michelle" #3, "Homeward Bound" #4, "Sound of Silence" #9. 4/22/66 - "Michelle" #1, "Boots" #2, "Homeward Bound" #3, "Barbara Ann" #9, "Sound of Silence" #10. 4/29/66 - "Homeward Bound" #1, "Michelle" #2. 5/6/66 - "Michelle" #1, "Homeward Bound" #2. 5/13/66 - "Homeward Bound" #1, "Michelle" #4. 5/20/66 - "Homeward Bound" #1, "Michelle" #8. 5/27/66 - "Homeward Bound" #1, "Michelle" #12. 6/3/66 - "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" #1, "Homeward Bound" #2, "Michelle" #19. 7/1/66 - "Sloop John B" #1, "Paperback Writer" #8. 7/8/66 - "Paperback Writer" #1, Peter and Gordon's "Woman" was #13 (written by Paul McCartney). 7/15/66 - "Paperback Writer" #1, "Woman" #11. 7/22/66 - "Paperback Writer" #1, "Woman" #10. There was a Beatles song on the chart pretty much constantly from January well into November in 1966.
It's a thousand pages, give or take a few..... I am one of those people that loves long books. I also love short books {especially if they're rubbish} and average sized books. My Mum taught me to read and write when I was 4 {my then 6-year-old sister taught me to tell the time} so I could do all of those things long before I started school {in England, back in the '60s we started at 4-years old}. The benefit of that was that it introduced to me at an early age a love of reading that I still have at 61 {Thanks MuM ! }, a love of writing that I still have at 61 {MuM, you were a whizz ! } and an appreciation of time {and by extension, history} that few I know possess {thanks sis, even though we used to fight much of the time, you're still the best big sis ever - because you're my only big sis !!}. Right at this moment, I'm reading a book that is 1600 pages {a book on the Kennedy assassination by Vincent Bugliosi - it's magnificent thus far} long. I started it at the end of July and I'd originally given myself until November to finish it, but I'm only at page 1096, so I think with my schedule, late December is a more realistic target. Having read the Bible a number of times all the way through plus other 600-900+ page books, I'm no stranger to long books. In paperback or otherwise. I can't abide the idea of audiobooks though. I know people that love them but I can't stand the idea of them. Even as a kid I didn't like being read to. I loved oral stories, but the idea of being read to once I could read was anathema to me. Can you imagine if the Beatles had recorded "Audiobook Writer" ! The B side would have to be a single-word title like "Storm."
Great job, Fathom. Really like your videos and wow, a shout out to Roy Carr and Tony Tyler. (The 1974 original version was my first real Beatles book.)
Same here. I'd read "The Paul McCartney Story" by George Tremlett and "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" but this was the first one I actually bought. I was 13.
1965-1967 opened this group to some great musical progress… Revolver/Rubber Soul had a massive influence on me personally. They indeed moved from a pop band into a real creative band.
thank you for your great analysis of this more than wonderful song , as well as that, i love your shirt. hope you do a lengthy review of that album soon
I love your English Settlement T shirt , and that you love Beatles , now i want to put on my copy of 25 O'Clock by The Dukes of Stratosphear or Psonic Psunspot!
great video, explaining that what was going on with the single was part of a conversation with the album. cool shots in the garden (unless you're a paperback reader on a lounger next door,going 'jeez we thought she was finished with revolver'). riff is great, like small firearms. the band were in a continual negotiation with popular culture. they still managed the transition to a 'revolution in the head'🧠 while negotiating a position between popular culture and high art. alternative universe where paperback writer opens revolver, followed by eleanor rigby. there's a songwriter, an artist, who's reach doesn't exceed his grasp. he even wins the vinyl friday best fab4 single award with hey jude. hey he just does (she loves you is pretty cool imo). 🧠 ian macdonald revolution in the head, the beatles' records and the sixties.1994.
@@BeatlesCentricUniverse ok. thanks for replying. a much admired book. finds a way to talk about about music that was never written down and does honour to its complexity. it's also about the zeitgeist. not sure if 'about the beatles ' really covers the intention of the book but i hear you.
@@alanclayton9277 Poor phrasing on my part certainly. I found the book overly intellectual, boring, and even a waste of time. I struggled to get through it. His writing style is excessive. I particularly took issue with how he came to conclusions as to who played what instrument/part based on ZERO evidence. He had no access to anything at EMI/Apple/Abbey Road. The Beatles are indeed a challenge to dissect, but he literally just made stuff up. In all fairness, it's been many years since I read it. Perhaps a revisit is in order.
@@BeatlesCentricUniverse i'm definitely not countering what you're saying you understand. he came at it as you say from an intellectual approach, a musicological approach ( think he wrote a book on Shostakovich too) but that was a daring thing to do : that is just another key to unlock this music. it didn't displace other ways of consuming the beatles it added to the depth of the conversation even if,as you claim, he got specifics annoyingly wrong. it's the broader philosophy that this music was not only popular but artistically essential to a cultural shift in perceptions. just interesting like our conversation.
@@BeatlesCentricUniverse "One of my least favorite books on the Beatles." I'm not a great fan of echo chambers, although I do like them on occasion. I also like when someone with whom I obviously have a common interest {in this case, the Beatles} has a view that is on the opposite side of the pond to mine. I will never criticise you for your personal opinion {unless it is based on factually wrong info}, but I am fascinated by it. Personally, I love McDonald's book. I will say though, that I disagree with so much of what he says and even when I first read the book in '94, I couldn't help thinking that musicologists so often miss the point and put musicological discipline ahead of simple liking of a song. If you like a song, then what does it matter if it doesn't slavishly follow musical rules that you have been taught {which might actually get in the way of appreciation of what you would otherwise like}. Your major criticisms of his book are not without merit. Some of his essays drove me up the wall and I'd love to know how he came across his ideas of who played what. But at the same time, one thing that comes across, at least to me, is that McDonald was a fan and he loved their music. I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but he ended up committing suicide. I was rather shaken when I heard that. It has nothing to do with the book, I guess I'm just fascinated that one could have all kinds of stuff going on within, yet still be rational about a particular subject {in this case, the Beatles}. He pointed out things I'd never even thought about {for example, the 1st 4 songs of Revolver's second side ending in a different key to the one they started in ! or the back-to-back "Ooh-la-la" of "You Won't See Me" and "Nowhere Man"}, which didn't matter but which were nevertheless interesting to know, although I wouldn't have blown up if I didn't know ! I think McDonald's book should be read in conjunction with "A Hard Day's Write" and David Rowley's "Beatles For Sale." I bought McDonald's and Turner's book on the same day back in late '94. Rowley's one {every bit as important in my opinion} was written in the same year as those two but it didn't come out until around 2002.
Regarding the tambourine, I have a book of each recording session that took place and they actually use something called a jangle box. And it sounds like a tambourine, but it’s a a percussive instrument.
Love your English Settlement shirt! Can't wait for you to report on ANY XTC song. (It'd be nice if it was 100 Umbrellas, but who am I kidding? Senses Working Overtime has a lot going on and people have heard it before. I should shut up now. Really, any XTC song will do! I'm sure you'll do a great job of it!)
They'd gone from being a pop rock group to being an album oriented rock band. It's amazing how little pop they wrote during this period, and the next single consists of the two most unlikely songs you could think of for a pop record.
Actually, it isn't. It's a huge leap from Rubber Soul and it had been close to 6 months since the last Beatle single. We're talking remember, of England and English critics. In that time, not only were punters getting used to Rubber Soul, but the Beatles competitors were putting out product and the scope of popular music was shifting at a crazy pace and taking in other artistic disciplines.
Thanks for another great analysis - worth it for the harmony breakdown & the tambourine journey on their own. I pulled down from the shelf my copy of "The Beatles An Illustrated Record" which I've owned since new (almost 50 years!), it's battered, dog-eared, and has been rebound, but it was the basis of my Beatles journey in my early teens. I don't agree with all their critiques (time has had some effect on their work), but I still find my mind turning to their analysis' when I consider Beatles music. Kudos again for the XTC T-shirt.
@andrewg8791 ""The Beatles An Illustrated Record" which I've owned since new (almost 50 years!), it's battered, dog-eared, and has been rebound, but it was the basis of my Beatles journey in my early teens. I don't agree with all their critiques (time has had some effect on their work), but I still find my mind turning to their analysis' when I consider Beatles music." I'm with you on that one Andrew. This was the first Beatles book that I bought {the third one that I actually read} and I got mine in December '76. Even on the first day, I didn't particularly agree with some of their critiques {especially when it came to George's Indian songs which I adored} but it was an invaluable book. I still love it. I used the album covers as posters on my wall for years and I've bought the book 3 times since '76. The last time was around 2015 or 16 and I found it for £2 believe it or not.
Love that Amis detail (so much more than a mere paperback writer). As much as I love PW, it is outdone by the b side, Rain, the best (?) b side of all time
Hmmmm, I love Rain, but I also love "I'll Get You," "Things We Said Today," "She's a Woman," "I'm Down," "I am the walrus," "The Inner Light" and "Old Brown Shoe." An interesting topic would be "Best Beatles B-Side."
May I ask you a question about Revolver? Was the Beatles comment, the Revolver songs are too complicated to play live correct? They played Yesterday live. Why couldn’t they do Here, There, and Everywhere live? I agree most of the songs at that time couldn’t be played live. But is that true of every song on Revolver? Or perhaps they were exhausted and didn’t want to swap out songs? One of my favorite tour stories was their use of monitor speakers in Atlanta. I’m not a musician but just find it amazing that the Beatles didn’t include monitor speakers from that point on in 1965. Maybe they figured no one could hear them anyway? I loved this reaction. So are you going to now “Rain” on our parade. 😂❤
Personally, I think you hit the nail on the head with being too exhausted to try new songs, preferring to stick to the tried and tested. They probably could have added in a few of the guitar based Revolver songs, but why bother to go to that effort, when all crowds did was scream and the band didn't have fold back monitoring.
I think this is it, yeah - with my band, we have a few songs that are technically difficult to pull off live. Very satisfying when we nail it, but being able to hear ourselves is critical. If we couldn't hear ourselves, either without foldback OR over the kind of screaming they were dealing with, it would be a colossal waste of rehearsal time. And Rain is DEFINITELY coming. 😁
Funny thing about the echo effect ... according to Giles Martin, it doesn't appear on the four-track. Apparently it was added during mixdown. Being 1966, this last-minute addition was a bear to set up and capture; it also wasn't absolutely reproducible, so they approximated the effect for the version you play here. Don't believe me? Take a listen to the original single, then play the version you're hearing and note the difference!
"Silly Love Songs" by Wings was inspired by the insipid love songs the Beatlemaniac teenage baby boomers went apeshit over that the Beatles recorded before Revolver. By the time they finished Rubber Soul they were over that boring phase of their songwriting work and getting into the psychedelic rock phase that gave us Sgt Pepper and the white album. There's loads of instrumental gems in their early work but they were in a lyrical rut writing sad songs about getting dumped by an ex.
Interesting analysis. Puzzling how audiences at the time didn't like Paperback Writer. The riff of this song is one of the best in rock. And in case it matters, while all of the correspondents did great in this think piece, I'm gonna have to assign my rec to the vocal correspondents -- all five of them. And the foreshadowing over the Jesus quote. "So it goes", indeed.
Help! (get it?) I can't find any of the Elementary Penguins (with you...just music/videos from another band of the same name)...anxious in San Francisco
I don't think George is doubling on the riff. If you listen to the Take 1 / Take 2 recording you can hear two guitars. It's hard to tell for sure because both guitars and the drums were recorded together to one mono track, but we know Paul plays the riff, and it's clearly that guitar playing the more (for want of a better word) chugging rhythm part inbetween. I think George _may_ strum a chord or two during the riff, but beyond that he's just playing a more tight, staccato and (for want of a better word) chiming rhythm guitar. And apart from the bass and some percussion, I don't think they overdubbed any further instrumentation. The 2022 stereo remix still just has the two electric guitars locked together in the stereo picture, although I think Giles has extracted the drums from that track with the MAL software.
I like your guitar playing, but the bass is "your" instrument. You, madame, are a bass player. In terms of Beatles singles, I prefer 'we can work it out/day tripper' over 'paperback writer/rain'. The Beatles may have peaked on Revolver, but their peak singles were with Rubber Soul IMHO.
Can't wait for your reaction to Rain. If I'm not mistaken, Paperback Writer never got to Number One in the U.S. I'm not sure it even made the Top Ten. Love your XTC shirt.
The Beatles' "Paperback Writer" was number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for two non-consecutive weeks in 1966. On June 25, 1966 "Paperback Writer" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Then it was interrupted by Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night. Paperback Writer then returned to number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Regarding the tambourine question: you need to use two hands for that sort of thing. You make the "chika- chika" sounds by shaking it side to side in one hand, then you whack it against your other hand for the final, accented "pa". Chika chika Pa!
Paperback writer is similar to their previous A side which was Day Tripper but Paperback Writer has musical instrumentation and simply the lyrical writing got better but this all happened in six months
You know Filipino people still resent The Beatles for that day off? My friend told me about her boyfriend's dad hating The Beatles for that only a couple years ago. She never got the chance to relay the message as to why it happened lol
Some of the Beatles said that all that screaming during their gigs meant they couldn't hear themselves, so they never improved as musicians in the touring years. I beg to differ. I think that they clearly improved as musicians, singers and songwriters from each album to the next during the touring years. John as usual completely contradicted himself on this, on one hand saying that there was no musical improvement on their instruments, yet stating in 1980 that Paul was one of the great innovators on bass guitar or crediting George for bringing Eastern and Western music together. Blimey man, make up your mind ! The Revolver sessions showed that the Beatles were improving with every step as musicians - even if John wasn't.
Nowhere Man, Rain, Strawberry Fields, Revolution, Taxman, Their Abby Road Medley, except I hate the Queen Quip at the end, very poor taste IMHO ruining the lovely ending of the Medley. Can you teach us how to do the lead guitars in their Medley? Oh and are we going to hear music from your band anytime soon? LOVE YOUR UA-cam CHANNEL!
Performing Paperback Writer live was a nightmare, I agree, that Budokan performance is not that terrible.... not much one can do trying to replicate that complex vocal refrain.
It sounds horrendous. The Beatles don't even appear to be trying. By 1966 one could see that they weren't interested in playing live gigs. The gigs limited their spontaneity and creativity.
@gregcee5468 Very interesting! I have had four Devon Rexes in my 70 years (Rasta, Velcro, Disney & Spud), and I am familiar with both breeds. Their head shapes are radically different, their hair is different, and the Devon is thicker bodied than the very slim Cornish. Cornish tend to have a more whip like tail, too. ua-cam.com/video/gmvEfzoRPIw/v-deo.htmlsi=a4HshPzpV8YKWx3y
Favourite Beatles single?
what a troublemaker 😮 (part II)
Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane
Ticket to Ride - because Ringo.
I am the walrus
What day of the week is it? Hmm ... if it's Wednesday, it must be I Am The Walrus! (But ask me again tomorrow...) 🍓
Thank you, Fathom! Love, love, loving everything you're doing regarding The Beatles.
And love is all you need!
Paperback Writer was one of the Beatle singles I bought when I was 13 or 14, not for the song itself, but for the B side, Rain. In '76, I had PW on the Collection of Beatle Oldies album. But in those days, it wasn't possible to get certain Beatle songs on albums because in England, they weren't on albums and I didn't know about imports at that age ! It was a while before I found the songs on the "Long Tall Sally" EP because they were standalones too.
But when I heard "Paperback Writer," I realized that I knew the song. There used to be a book review programme on the BBC called "Read All About It" and PW was its theme tune.
I was never really interested in the programme. It was the kind of programme my big sister would watch while I'd hang around trying to stay up late, even if it meant having to watch programmes like that !
But the song itself ! I've always loved the song. It even stood out to me on "Read All About It." There isn't a single fault that I can find in the song. The harmonies are wonderful. The vocal is skilful. The bass is muscular. The drums are propelling. The guitars are sumptuous. The tambourine is just right. On the 3rd and 4th verses, I used to think the harmonies were singing "Paperback Writer" but somehow, I always missed a syllable ! Aaaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!!
John called the song the "Son of Day Tripper" but I think it's a much better song than Day Tripper, much as I love that one too. It does seem, it has always seemed strange to me that the song never gets good write-ups and even the public weren't enraptured by it at first. But ultimately, I don't really care because it's always raised my roof. I think it would have sounded different had it not been recorded during the Revolver sessions though. That was one of the interesting things about the Beatles. During all of their album sessions, great singles were recorded that drew from the same well of inspiration, experimentation and creativity that the album tracks were drawing from and were therefore saturated in the Beatles' progression of the times.
And guess what ? You can dance to this one !
The Beatles never peaked - they just stopped.
It's sad/funny/strange to think that Lennon lived with this threat of potential violence for 15 YEARS - and then, just when he thought it was safe to go outside...
The longest peak in pop music history!😊
I think they peaked _where_ they stopped.
Incredible, insightful- like a college level examination of these incredible musicians- always look forward to your commentary!
I saw them do Paperback Writer live in '66 (LOVE that song).
The video of you doing the five part harmony was really clever. Well done!
This video made me sad.
All the light and joy the put out into the world returned to them in the form of ugliness and hostility.
It's incredible the survived the pressure as long as they did, let alone managed to continue to grow creatively. As I think it was George who said, they were lucky there were four of them; they had each other.
It's the most difficult thing about being in a band: Performing the same songs, over, and over, and over, and over...
Bringing the enthusiasm is a challenge. That's where the crowd helps, they can get you into what you're playing even if you start out sort of mechanical.
For my part as an equal part Beatle fanatic/guitar nerd, please feel free to digress into their guitar history as much as you like! I just yesterday received an Aclam brand guitar pedal called 'The Mocker', which recreates the fuzz circuit of the Vox UL730 solid states amps they were using in the studio at this time (and visible in some of the photos in this vid). I also have their earlier Dr Robert pedal, also based on the UL730. That one has fantastic graphic artwork by Klaus Voormann, similar to the original art on the Revolver cover, that he also did.
So overall, very enjoyable and timely for me! Keep up the good work, I'm digging your channel.
That sounds incredible. Also, excellent Beatles deep-cut with that pedal name. Now I want one!
I am so happy to learn I am not the only one who refers to Anthology as "the Good Book". :)
Most insightful Beatles commentary I've heard on UA-cam. You captured the moment Beatlemania crushed the band as "an act" just as the muse of the studio beckoned and the band became an artistic Octopus with one head and eight arms as Ringo had envisioned.
Wow! This was great again! ❤❤. Favourite Beatles single for this week is Penny Lane/Strawberry fields Forever.
It's been my favorite Beatles single for 57 years and counting. Strawberry Fields was a total WTF moment for the culture as a whole - but a delightfully strange one.
Excellent breakdown of the track alongside what they were going through at the time.
LOVE the GuitarCorrespondent's "look" of blue jeans&glasses!
(Running out of superlatives for your wonderful channel's vids, Nancy... Thanx)
Wow, you go deep. Love it
A fascinating narrative, beautifully told. Love your style and insights! Subscribed.
love your videos Ms Fathom - getting better all the time!
It was no.1 the week I was born.
This is such a fun, interesting and happy channel! Always a joy to watch your videos.
You are marvelous, beautiful, talented, humorous, and intelligent. All of that makes you a great great podcaster!
Lovely work. Thorough, engaging, personable.
4:22 Your vocal performance demonstrating the wonderful harmony parts that open the song... is another exceptional piece of work. Outstanding!
6:07 The "Frere Jacques" backing vocals by John & George... I thought they were singing (Paperback Writer) - "Paper - Back - Write- uuhh" when the song first came out. But learned about the actual "Frere - uuhhh - Jacques- uuhh" lyrics being sung sometime in the 70s. I think this was likely a little comical joke backing lyric Lennon tossed in just to be a funny.
Nancy - your sidetracks are always worthwhile and so enjoyable. Take the long way home... whenever you can.
In the U.S. Billboard chart, "Paperback Writer" went to #1 on June 25th, 1966. "Strangers In the Night" took the top spot the next week (July 2nd) and then "Paperback Writer" went back to #1 on July 9th. I always found it funny that those two songs were battling it out for the top spot in the summer of 1966. Btw, I've read somewhere that "Paperback Writer" was #1 when the Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart were hired to write the first single for the Monkees (Last Train to Clarksville") and they borrowed a lot from the Beatles' hit song. Hart said that he misheard what McCartney was singing and thought he heard "take the last train". After he found out what Paul was actually singing - he decided to make a song out of what he had misheard. And the guitar in "Clarksville" seems much inspired by "Paperback Writer".
In regard to the "We're bigger than Jesus" quote that became a huge deal in the U.S bible belt... I think John was lucky that they seemed to always focus on the "bigger than Jesus" part of his quote. If you read the full quote... John says that Christianity will shrink and vanish. As great as the problem was when they went to the U.S. in 1966... it would have been much, much worse - if that part of his quote had been focused on.
I think they did a pretty good job of performing "Paperback Writer" live. I enjoy listening to their live performance. It certainly isn't perfect - but they did a very reasonable job of it.
The point about the Monkees was, unfortunately, left on the cutting room floor this week! The video was getting a bit long.
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Can I just say, as someone who likes long videos, you shouldn't really worry about the length of your videos. Some of them are 15 minutes and when they come to an end, I find myself thinking "Blimey, that was over quickly !"
Think of your videos and the ensuing comments as living books.
Always one of my faves; it's just kick-ass.
Thanks! Very interesting.
Another great and insightful video.
A fabulous critique! Seems like every time you do a video, you get better and better! I really enjoyed this one! A favorite Beatles single? Hard to pick one out, but it’s not “Paperback Writer”.
Just the singles alone would secure their genius.
It's absolutely miraculous the output of these young men.
You've got a great style to your videos. You can feel your passion
Your videos are always a joy. Always. Loaded with great points, quotes, cool facts I didn't know, amazing instrumentation - playing along with Paul's bass, etc., and presented like us viewers are just hanging out with a fellow Beatles fan. Thank you!
Yesssssss to every point!
Love your channel. Smart. Love it.
That photo of John where he looks "drained", I think, is from 1964 in their hotel room in NY during their first US visit ('64). I have a copy of the documentary chronicling the event(s). It looks like the photo is from that. Also in that doc. John is playing a melodica and you can hear him working on the chord sequence that opens "Strawberry Fields Forever". It's a good documentary, and it's pretty surreal how intimately it was filmed.
(The Beatles first US Visit)
Excellent video as always, thanks.
One extraordinary and unprecedented thing about 1966 was their decision to stop touring. It was unheard of, and very brave of, for any group to do this, and as usual they did what they felt was best. Following their instincts.
It could have been career suicide, but such waa their talent and popularity it was just anorher step into the unknown which worked.
Under the circumstances it was absolutely correct aa per the reasons you outlined, and ultimately resulted in Sgt Pepper.
Such was their influence that this in turn gave us the era of the "album" aa groups were given time and space to experiment and develop.
Hi Nancy. You are right that "We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper" and "Paperback Writer/Rain" were released nearly 6 months apart (December 3, 1965 - May 30th, 1966).
But... "Michelle" was released as a single in lots of countries and "Nowhere Man" was also released as a single in the US and other countries - before "Paperback Writer".
Here is a look at the Beatles related #1 songs in Canada in 1966...
"We Can Work It Out" went to #1 on 1/27/66 (I'm using the U.S. notation with the month/day/year).
"Michelle" (the David and Jonathan version) went to #1 on 2/28/66.
"Nowhere Man" went to #1 on 3/28/66.
Peter and Gordon's "Woman" went to #1 on 4/4/66 (written by Paul McCartney).
"Paperback Writer" went #1 on 7/4/66.
"Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine" went to #1 on 9/19/66.
A Beatles tune was being played on the radio pretty much every week throughout the year.
Here is a look at the New Zealand singles chart from 1966.
"We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper" was #1 for 2 weeks (1/20/66 and 1/27/66).
On 3/25/66 - "A Must To Avoid" by Herman's Hermits was #1, "Day Tripper/Work It Out" was still in the top 10 at #9, and "Michelle" by The Beatles was #18.
4/1/66 - "Day Trip/Work It Out" was #14... and "Michelle" was #15.
4/8/66 - "These Boots Are Made For Walking" was #1, "Michelle" was #2, and "Day Trip/Work It Out" was #12.
4/15/66 - "Boots" #1, 19th Nervous Breakdown" #2, "Michelle" #3, "Homeward Bound" #4, "Sound of Silence" #9.
4/22/66 - "Michelle" #1, "Boots" #2, "Homeward Bound" #3, "Barbara Ann" #9, "Sound of Silence" #10.
4/29/66 - "Homeward Bound" #1, "Michelle" #2.
5/6/66 - "Michelle" #1, "Homeward Bound" #2.
5/13/66 - "Homeward Bound" #1, "Michelle" #4.
5/20/66 - "Homeward Bound" #1, "Michelle" #8.
5/27/66 - "Homeward Bound" #1, "Michelle" #12.
6/3/66 - "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" #1, "Homeward Bound" #2, "Michelle" #19.
7/1/66 - "Sloop John B" #1, "Paperback Writer" #8.
7/8/66 - "Paperback Writer" #1, Peter and Gordon's "Woman" was #13 (written by Paul McCartney).
7/15/66 - "Paperback Writer" #1, "Woman" #11.
7/22/66 - "Paperback Writer" #1, "Woman" #10.
There was a Beatles song on the chart pretty much constantly from January well into November in 1966.
Brilliant again fathom
Great dissertation
It's a thousand pages, give or take a few.....
I am one of those people that loves long books. I also love short books {especially if they're rubbish} and average sized books.
My Mum taught me to read and write when I was 4 {my then 6-year-old sister taught me to tell the time} so I could do all of those things long before I started school {in England, back in the '60s we started at 4-years old}. The benefit of that was that it introduced to me at an early age a love of reading that I still have at 61 {Thanks MuM ! }, a love of writing that I still have at 61 {MuM, you were a whizz ! } and an appreciation of time {and by extension, history} that few I know possess {thanks sis, even though we used to fight much of the time, you're still the best big sis ever - because you're my only big sis !!}.
Right at this moment, I'm reading a book that is 1600 pages {a book on the Kennedy assassination by Vincent Bugliosi - it's magnificent thus far} long. I started it at the end of July and I'd originally given myself until November to finish it, but I'm only at page 1096, so I think with my schedule, late December is a more realistic target. Having read the Bible a number of times all the way through plus other 600-900+ page books, I'm no stranger to long books. In paperback or otherwise.
I can't abide the idea of audiobooks though. I know people that love them but I can't stand the idea of them. Even as a kid I didn't like being read to. I loved oral stories, but the idea of being read to once I could read was anathema to me.
Can you imagine if the Beatles had recorded "Audiobook Writer" ! The B side would have to be a single-word title like "Storm."
Love your work, Fathom. A bit disappointed there isn't any love for the best B-side in the Beatles' catalog - Rain
Patience, my friend - it's comin' 😁
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English Settlement shirt and a Revolver session - feels like Christmas morning.
I really enjoyed that. Thanks 😊
15:44 the implication that there was no 'sick humour' in the UK before is hilarious to me
Great job, Fathom. Really like your videos and wow, a shout out to Roy Carr and Tony Tyler. (The 1974 original version was my first real Beatles book.)
..mine too!
Same here. I'd read "The Paul McCartney Story" by George Tremlett and "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" but this was the first one I actually bought. I was 13.
The Guitar Riff is awesome!!
1965-1967 opened this group to some great musical progress… Revolver/Rubber Soul had a massive influence on me personally.
They indeed moved from a pop band into a real creative band.
Does that mean pop isn't really creative ? 🤔👍
thank you for your great analysis of this more than wonderful song , as well as that, i love your shirt. hope you do a lengthy review of that album soon
I love your English Settlement T shirt , and that you love Beatles , now i want to put on my copy of 25 O'Clock by The Dukes of Stratosphear or Psonic Psunspot!
great video, explaining that what was going on with the single was part of a conversation with the album. cool shots in the garden (unless you're a paperback reader on a lounger next door,going 'jeez we thought she was finished with revolver').
riff is great, like small firearms. the band were in a continual negotiation with popular culture. they still managed the transition to a 'revolution in the head'🧠 while negotiating a position between popular culture and high art.
alternative universe where paperback writer opens revolver, followed by eleanor rigby. there's a songwriter, an artist, who's reach doesn't exceed his grasp. he even wins the vinyl friday best fab4 single award with hey jude. hey he just does (she loves you is pretty cool imo).
🧠 ian macdonald revolution in the head, the beatles' records and the sixties.1994.
One of my least favorite books on the Beatles.
@@BeatlesCentricUniverse ok. thanks for replying. a much admired book. finds a way to talk about about music that was never written down and does honour to its complexity. it's also about the zeitgeist. not sure if 'about the beatles ' really covers the intention of the book but i hear you.
@@alanclayton9277 Poor phrasing on my part certainly. I found the book overly intellectual, boring, and even a waste of time. I struggled to get through it. His writing style is excessive. I particularly took issue with how he came to conclusions as to who played what instrument/part based on ZERO evidence. He had no access to anything at EMI/Apple/Abbey Road. The Beatles are indeed a challenge to dissect, but he literally just made stuff up. In all fairness, it's been many years since I read it. Perhaps a revisit is in order.
@@BeatlesCentricUniverse i'm definitely not countering what you're saying you understand. he came at it as you say from an intellectual approach, a musicological approach ( think he wrote a book on Shostakovich too) but that was a daring thing to do : that is just another key to unlock this music. it didn't displace other ways of consuming the beatles it added to the depth of the conversation even if,as you claim, he got specifics annoyingly wrong. it's the broader philosophy that this music was not only popular but artistically essential to a cultural shift in perceptions. just interesting like our conversation.
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"One of my least favorite books on the Beatles."
I'm not a great fan of echo chambers, although I do like them on occasion. I also like when someone with whom I obviously have a common interest {in this case, the Beatles} has a view that is on the opposite side of the pond to mine.
I will never criticise you for your personal opinion {unless it is based on factually wrong info}, but I am fascinated by it. Personally, I love McDonald's book. I will say though, that I disagree with so much of what he says and even when I first read the book in '94, I couldn't help thinking that musicologists so often miss the point and put musicological discipline ahead of simple liking of a song. If you like a song, then what does it matter if it doesn't slavishly follow musical rules that you have been taught {which might actually get in the way of appreciation of what you would otherwise like}.
Your major criticisms of his book are not without merit. Some of his essays drove me up the wall and I'd love to know how he came across his ideas of who played what. But at the same time, one thing that comes across, at least to me, is that McDonald was a fan and he loved their music. I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but he ended up committing suicide. I was rather shaken when I heard that. It has nothing to do with the book, I guess I'm just fascinated that one could have all kinds of stuff going on within, yet still be rational about a particular subject {in this case, the Beatles}.
He pointed out things I'd never even thought about {for example, the 1st 4 songs of Revolver's second side ending in a different key to the one they started in ! or the back-to-back "Ooh-la-la" of "You Won't See Me" and "Nowhere Man"}, which didn't matter but which were nevertheless interesting to know, although I wouldn't have blown up if I didn't know !
I think McDonald's book should be read in conjunction with "A Hard Day's Write" and David Rowley's "Beatles For Sale." I bought McDonald's and Turner's book on the same day back in late '94. Rowley's one {every bit as important in my opinion} was written in the same year as those two but it didn't come out until around 2002.
Great video.
Keep em coming :)
Regarding the tambourine, I have a book of each recording session that took place and they actually use something called a jangle box. And it sounds like a tambourine, but it’s a a percussive instrument.
Love your English Settlement shirt! Can't wait for you to report on ANY XTC song. (It'd be nice if it was 100 Umbrellas, but who am I kidding? Senses Working Overtime has a lot going on and people have heard it before. I should shut up now. Really, any XTC song will do! I'm sure you'll do a great job of it!)
Love this video!! So are you excited about the new Beatle movies coming out in a few years?
Top 15-20 Beatles songs for me. Loved each single as it came out, and the B sides.
Asante sana. Excellent to see the musician take alongside the rest of the information! Very fresh.
Paul still has his pepper trousers on at the beginning
They'd gone from being a pop rock group to being an album oriented rock band. It's amazing how little pop they wrote during this period, and the next single consists of the two most unlikely songs you could think of for a pop record.
I read somewhere that the final push that made John make that apology was because the other Beatles were at risk due to his comments
My favorite single is 'Let It Be' because the B side has 'You Know My Name, Look Up The Number'.
Great video!
I have a little suggestion: have you ever thought about using a de-esser plugin, this video in specific has really sharp s sounds
Thanks for the tip!
@@fathommusicnz No problem, love your videos
English Settlement T in da house!
I'd be remiss if I didn't comment on the English Settlement t-shirt. Awesome. Very Beatle-y. :P
Critics shmitics.
How any critic could have heard this in 1966 and dismissed it is beyond belief.
Actually, it isn't. It's a huge leap from Rubber Soul and it had been close to 6 months since the last Beatle single. We're talking remember, of England and English critics. In that time, not only were punters getting used to Rubber Soul, but the Beatles competitors were putting out product and the scope of popular music was shifting at a crazy pace and taking in other artistic disciplines.
Thanks for another great analysis - worth it for the harmony breakdown & the tambourine journey on their own. I pulled down from the shelf my copy of "The Beatles An Illustrated Record" which I've owned since new (almost 50 years!), it's battered, dog-eared, and has been rebound, but it was the basis of my Beatles journey in my early teens. I don't agree with all their critiques (time has had some effect on their work), but I still find my mind turning to their analysis' when I consider Beatles music. Kudos again for the XTC T-shirt.
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""The Beatles An Illustrated Record" which I've owned since new (almost 50 years!), it's battered, dog-eared, and has been rebound, but it was the basis of my Beatles journey in my early teens. I don't agree with all their critiques (time has had some effect on their work), but I still find my mind turning to their analysis' when I consider Beatles music."
I'm with you on that one Andrew. This was the first Beatles book that I bought {the third one that I actually read} and I got mine in December '76. Even on the first day, I didn't particularly agree with some of their critiques {especially when it came to George's Indian songs which I adored} but it was an invaluable book. I still love it. I used the album covers as posters on my wall for years and I've bought the book 3 times since '76. The last time was around 2015 or 16 and I found it for £2 believe it or not.
Love that Amis detail (so much more than a mere paperback writer).
As much as I love PW, it is outdone by the b side, Rain, the best (?) b side of all time
Hmmmm, I love Rain, but I also love "I'll Get You," "Things We Said Today," "She's a Woman," "I'm Down," "I am the walrus," "The Inner Light" and "Old Brown Shoe." An interesting topic would be "Best Beatles B-Side."
Great video again.
When will you start the XTC odyssey?
Gosh, English Settlement is a rich voyage.
Dig your bass correspondent's sick shades.
Pbw is one of those songs that by itself invented multiple genres. To me it's basically the first britpop song, glam rock, who nose what else
May I ask you a question about Revolver? Was the Beatles comment, the Revolver songs are too complicated to play live correct? They played Yesterday live. Why couldn’t they do Here, There, and Everywhere live? I agree most of the songs at that time couldn’t be played live. But is that true of every song on Revolver? Or perhaps they were exhausted and didn’t want to swap out songs?
One of my favorite tour stories was their use of monitor speakers in Atlanta. I’m not a musician but just find it amazing that the Beatles didn’t include monitor speakers from that point on in 1965. Maybe they figured no one could hear them anyway?
I loved this reaction. So are you going to now “Rain” on our parade. 😂❤
Personally, I think you hit the nail on the head with being too exhausted to try new songs, preferring to stick to the tried and tested. They probably could have added in a few of the guitar based Revolver songs, but why bother to go to that effort, when all crowds did was scream and the band didn't have fold back monitoring.
I think this is it, yeah - with my band, we have a few songs that are technically difficult to pull off live. Very satisfying when we nail it, but being able to hear ourselves is critical. If we couldn't hear ourselves, either without foldback OR over the kind of screaming they were dealing with, it would be a colossal waste of rehearsal time.
And Rain is DEFINITELY coming. 😁
Funny thing about the echo effect ... according to Giles Martin, it doesn't appear on the four-track. Apparently it was added during mixdown. Being 1966, this last-minute addition was a bear to set up and capture; it also wasn't absolutely reproducible, so they approximated the effect for the version you play here. Don't believe me? Take a listen to the original single, then play the version you're hearing and note the difference!
It was on the single I had in 1976.
I see a similarity between the guitar riff in this song with the guitar riff on Got To Get You In My Life.
Drone and all.
I'd take a song about a summit conference by Paul McCartney. :P
7:40 damn you look like Arthur Lee with those glasses
"Silly Love Songs" by Wings was inspired by the insipid love songs the Beatlemaniac teenage baby boomers went apeshit over that the Beatles recorded before Revolver. By the time they finished Rubber Soul they were over that boring phase of their songwriting work and getting into the psychedelic rock phase that gave us Sgt Pepper and the white album. There's loads of instrumental gems in their early work but they were in a lyrical rut writing sad songs about getting dumped by an ex.
The riff here is also similar to the one in Day Tripper.
Interesting analysis. Puzzling how audiences at the time didn't like Paperback Writer. The riff of this song is one of the best in rock. And in case it matters, while all of the correspondents did great in this think piece, I'm gonna have to assign my rec to the vocal correspondents -- all five of them. And the foreshadowing over the Jesus quote. "So it goes", indeed.
You're the first commenter I've seen who gets the Vonnegut reference!! Congrats 👏 👏 👏
@@fathommusicnz My favorite book. A life-changing read.
@@stratfanstl Now that I think about it, I'm probably due a reread.
Hundreds if not thousands of books been written about the Beatles time for Nancy Fathoms to Author one.
I'd rush out to buy it - but then she'd have no time for the podcast.
Help! (get it?) I can't find any of the Elementary Penguins (with you...just music/videos from another band of the same name)...anxious in San Francisco
11:50 the tambourines with drum heads tend to be a little more dampened sound..is that the difference?
I love anything about the Beatles, but unfortunately I had trouble with this. The delivery etc.
The funniest part of this video was when the ex Beatles fan said she preferred Herman's Hermits 😅
I love that clip.
I don't think George is doubling on the riff. If you listen to the Take 1 / Take 2 recording you can hear two guitars. It's hard to tell for sure because both guitars and the drums were recorded together to one mono track, but we know Paul plays the riff, and it's clearly that guitar playing the more (for want of a better word) chugging rhythm part inbetween. I think George _may_ strum a chord or two during the riff, but beyond that he's just playing a more tight, staccato and (for want of a better word) chiming rhythm guitar. And apart from the bass and some percussion, I don't think they overdubbed any further instrumentation. The 2022 stereo remix still just has the two electric guitars locked together in the stereo picture, although I think Giles has extracted the drums from that track with the MAL software.
I like your guitar playing, but the bass is "your" instrument. You, madame, are a bass player. In terms of Beatles singles, I prefer 'we can work it out/day tripper' over 'paperback writer/rain'. The Beatles may have peaked on Revolver, but their peak singles were with Rubber Soul IMHO.
You got me!
Can't wait for your reaction to Rain. If I'm not mistaken, Paperback Writer never got to Number One in the U.S. I'm not sure it even made the Top Ten. Love your XTC shirt.
The Beatles' "Paperback Writer" was number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for two non-consecutive weeks in 1966. On June 25, 1966 "Paperback Writer" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Then it was interrupted by Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night. Paperback Writer then returned to number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Upon further reflection the Beatles were and are greater than Jesus. I formally withdraw Lennon's apology on his behalf...
😆
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Kris, be careful what you sign !
Regarding the tambourine question: you need to use two hands for that sort of thing. You make the "chika- chika" sounds by shaking it side to side in one hand, then you whack it against your other hand for the final, accented "pa". Chika chika Pa!
RAIN
"Pay for that Chrysler"😅
Paperback writer is similar to their previous A side which was Day Tripper but Paperback Writer has musical instrumentation and simply the lyrical writing got better but this all happened in six months
"If John Lennon can do it, I can do it" 🔥🔥🔥 (facts)
It's funny that after that Budokan became THE place for western acts to play and record live shows.
Hey Jude/Revolution
Kingsley Amis was Dad xx
Wonder if there was a connection to the paperback writer.
You know Filipino people still resent The Beatles for that day off? My friend told me about her boyfriend's dad hating The Beatles for that only a couple years ago. She never got the chance to relay the message as to why it happened lol
Some of the Beatles said that all that screaming during their gigs meant they couldn't hear themselves, so they never improved as musicians in the touring years. I beg to differ. I think that they clearly improved as musicians, singers and songwriters from each album to the next during the touring years.
John as usual completely contradicted himself on this, on one hand saying that there was no musical improvement on their instruments, yet stating in 1980 that Paul was one of the great innovators on bass guitar or crediting George for bringing Eastern and Western music together. Blimey man, make up your mind !
The Revolver sessions showed that the Beatles were improving with every step as musicians - even if John wasn't.
Nowhere Man, Rain, Strawberry Fields, Revolution, Taxman, Their Abby Road Medley, except I hate the Queen Quip at the end, very poor taste IMHO ruining the lovely ending of the Medley. Can you teach us how to do the lead guitars in their Medley? Oh and are we going to hear music from your band anytime soon? LOVE YOUR UA-cam CHANNEL!
Thank you! There's a link in the description to a spotify playlist of my original music. 😉
Dorme vous? Are you sleeping, brother John?? Who made who!!
There's always time to get sidetracked on Beatles guitar sounds. 🙂
Paul said the song came about because his aunty complained he only wrote love songs
Performing Paperback Writer live was a nightmare, I agree, that Budokan performance is not that terrible.... not much one can do trying to replicate that complex vocal refrain.
It sounds horrendous. The Beatles don't even appear to be trying. By 1966 one could see that they weren't interested in playing live gigs. The gigs limited their spontaneity and creativity.
I spotted a Cornish Rex
Uh-oh. I thought it was a Devon Rex. Can you solve this quandary?
@@akahina there’s not much difference aside from the size of their ears, DRs have larger ears relative to head size
@gregcee5468 Very interesting! I have had four Devon Rexes in my 70 years (Rasta, Velcro, Disney & Spud), and I am familiar with both breeds. Their head shapes are radically different, their hair is different, and the Devon is thicker bodied than the very slim Cornish. Cornish tend to have a more whip like tail, too.
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On the music reviews: with NMEs like these, who needs friends?