I recently saw an interview that Paul McCartney did in the Howard Stern Show about this very song. Howard said, "I heard John didn't like this song." Paul responded, "Who says? A Jamaican man (I forget his name) was a friend of ours. I saw him one day and asked how he was doing. He replied, 'Ob-la-di, Ob-la da, life goes on you know!' So, George, Ringo and I were in the studio working on this song when John walked in. He asked what we were working on and I told him. John sat down at the piano and started playing what you hear. We had our song finally!" By the way, I absolutely love this song.
I saw that too. Lennon showed up late and banged out the opening riff. Did you see the one where George Martin said The White album was a double lp to help them clear their song obligation to EMI.
@@vincentschmitt7597 That doesn't ring true. Martin never passed up an opportunity to say the White Album should had been a single album. They were well into recording the Get Back sessions before they even met Klein. He was the one who negotiated the new contract.
@@debjorgo martin did not know that the Beatles had that in their EMI contract at the time. He wanted a boiled down one record. Those. Were. His. Own words. Look up him talking about it on the beatles bible channel where he says it.
I don't think you've reacted to "Oh, Darling!' yet. I think you'd LOVE it!!! When they recorded it, Paul had them do like 20+ takes, because he wanted the "rasp" to be as authentic as possible. He sings lead here and his vocals are AMAZING!!! I hope you check it out. Love you guys..😊😊😊
Yep - Oh Darling, and especially the bridge of it, is a phenomenal vocal performance. The guy had such incredible versatility in his tone and range. Lady Madonna is another cracker.
You should try Helter Skelter off the same White Album. Some critics refer to it as the first heavy metal song. Also written by McCartney responding to critics that he could only write love songs and ballads. You can’t pigeon hole the Beatles into one genre.
The versatility is unreal. Blackbird, oh blah di, Helter Skelter, while my guitar gently weeps, on the same album. There will never be another Beatles. Period
Weird. The vocals were missing for us but glad you guys got to hear. I would love to see your reaction to The Long and Winding Road. It's absolutely beautiful!
The vocals are there but too far back in the mix. They chose a version where someone played with the song and brought up the bass and piano. The latest 2018 mix on the Beatles channel is terrific and far superior to what they played here.
@@NeutronDance They've got to start asking which is the best version of songs they should listen to. I've also seen some of these reaction channels pick lyric videos that have poor audio quality. One channel reacted to a Frankie Valli tune that was a cover version by someone else.
Yeah? You guys owe it to yourselves to listen to the full version of this tune… I thought at first you had a mono version , but I think the others are right and u had a karaoke version!
Years ago I heard someone describe The Beatles as a band who not only never did the same thing twice, but they never did the same thing once. That sums it up perfectly.
exactly, cant play their own music because George Martin basically began creating it ALL ...lol that is why they quit touring in SIXTY SIX .... lol too lazy, they barely played any instruments on sgt. pepper ! lol imagine trying to play sgt pepper live ! lol the one band that couldnt reproduce their own songs live, lol sad indeed.
@𝘛𝘈𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘜𝘔𝘎𝘈𝘚𝘔 You're so wrong on this. So much so, it's not even worth the time to correct all of your inaccuracies. However, the primary reasons they stopped touring was because of several issues, a) they couldn't hear themselves due to the technology of the sound system of that era was subpar, b) the fact that the audience was excessively loud contributed greatly to their audio problems, and c) the logistics of dealing with the mulitudes of half crazed fans was becoming harder to control. Read a book and get the facts straight.
@@tdgallagher218 nah, all made up by PR ,mcartney himself admitted they could not reproduce their own music....their last tour contained ZERO songs from their latest album,...................because they could not reproduce, the "girls screaming " lie was a pr move meant for uneducated folks like you.. read the facts and educate yourself kiddo..lol imagine the beatles playing sgt. pepper LIVE LOLOLOLOLLOL
The guy on the right in the pic at 6:00 is drummer Jimmy Nichol, who sat in for Ringo for the first part of their 1964 tour of Denmark, Holland, Hong Kong and Australia, as Ringo was in hospital with tonsillitis.. Ringo eventually was well enough to rejoin the tour in Australiaand Jimmy rode off into the sunset after his moment in the spotlight Great reaction by the way! 😀
In his book, Paul McCartney, The Lyrics, he says very little about why he wrote Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Di, but he explained that he liked to "go down a club" after a Beatles concert and get food and drink. Inside the club he met a Nigerian conga player called Jimmy Scott. Paul asked Jimmy how he was, and Jimmy replied, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on, Bra." Jimmy explained that it was a phrase similar to the French saying “comme ci, comme ça.” used, especially in answer to the question, “How's it going?” to convey that something is neither very good nor very bad; but just so-so...but life goes on. Paul wrote the song when the Beatles were in India, and he was breaking up with Jane Asher and starting a relationship with Linda Eastman. When the Beatles became famous, Paul didn't want to get married; he saw how things were going with John and his wife, Cynthia, and wanted no part of it. However, he started feeling differently about marriage after he met Linda. Perhaps he wrote the lyrics foreseeing or forecasting his future life as a married man and a father. Listen to the refrain in the chorus of the song! He even predicts that the woman he marries will stay at home and do her pretty face and in the evening, she still sings it with the band. When Paul created the group WINGS, Linda, indeed, became his wife, bore him children, and sang with the band.
I just remembered a song from The Beatles, off the Sgt. Pepper's Album. I really think you should strongly consider reacting to "She's Leaving Home" It's a truly powerful and emotional composition that really takes their song writing and singing to the next level. Here's to hoping you find it as impactful as I do.
I love this song, another of my favorites, I don’t know if you’ve listened to it yet or not, is "When I'm Sixty-Four". I was born in 1962, the 7th of 8 kids, and I grew up listening to The Beatles. One of my best memories from when I was a little, is my mom in the kitchen setting dinner out on the table and my dad, after washing up, hugging her and shuffling her across the floor singing, “Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?” My parents will celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary this year.
One of the funniest comments I've seen is on an audio version of this song. Here it is: "This will be the song that plays when the universe ends and the credits roll." So true! 😂
One of the greatest feel good songs of all time. The whole "White Album" is incredible, so varied from beginning to end and really showcased The Beatles unparalleled diversity. If this song doesn't put a bounce in your step then your heart probably isn't beating!
The reason it has so many varied songs is because the boys were attempting to pad the album with as much songs as possible as their record contract was based on # of songs, not albums and they wanted out of it.
Oh man, I haven't heard this one in a while. My first grade teacher must've been a Beatles fan because she had the entire class singing this song on Monday mornings, every week. I know it like the back of my hand, but I've never gotten sick of it.
True story: Paul, George and Ringo were in the studio working on this song and just couldn't come up with a way to start it. They'd been working on it for days but were still stuck. John, late as usual, strolls into the studio and notices they're still working on it and says hey, how about this? Then bangs out the piano intro in A. The boys just fell in after him and completed the song. Teamwork!
Not correct. McCartney was in the club where Jimmy Scott-Emuakpor was playing. Jimmy was singing a song and the crowd replied "Ob-la-di, ob-la-da" McCartney stole the lyrics, claimed it as his own. Jimmy Scott-Emuakpor was in the process of suing McCartney over the stolen song and fell on bad times and was looking at a lengthy stay in jail. McCartney bailed him out on the condition he dropped the law suit.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 So how is my post incorrect? I said nothing about the lyrics or who wrote them. My post was about how John came up with the opening of the song. I think you need to re-read my post.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Wrong. Listen to Paul’s interview with Howard Stern. Only the phrase “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” existed. Paul liked it and used it. But it was not a song. Paul and the rest of the Beatles made the song. At any rate, my initial post still stands. I was NOT talking about the song, the lyrics, the title or anything else that you have mentioned. My post was strictly about John making up the intro.
We kids who grew up with the Beatles, really did love the goofiness of them. To us they were a new sound, crazy personalities, guys to crush on ! They weren't an iconic group from the past as they are now - they were just a bunch of kids like us.
Their movie A Hard Day’s Night really shows their goofiness. It took me watching it several times, trying to figure the plot, and it’s really just a day in the life. It’s much fun!! ❤️
Excellent song choice, Amber and Jay! I thought of another Beatles song yesterday that I know you both will love: “Lady Madonna”. It has the two musical instruments you both love the most.
Lady Madonna is an excellent choice! I think they would be blown away by that one. ---- I thought of "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite" when Jay kept saying it sounds like a carnival.
Great song, that feeling of joy at the beginning, the clapping, the roar of laughs. They were having fun with their song and transmitted that same fun to any person that is really listening.
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "Let It Be"!!!! edit - Jay, that's Jimmy Nichols, who filled in for Ringo for a brief bit. (I stand corrected!)
Yes that was Jimmy. He toured with them in The Netherlands and Australia when Ringo was sick. There is a sad photo of him leaving Australia at the airport. Nobody even noticed him. From fame to some random guy at an airport in a few hours!
All I heard was a karaoke version of auld body body, however I didn't see where you posted any words to sing by, and I didn't hear any vocals whatsoever. It was really a bit of a waste of time because it was a great tune
Next up you have to get to "Oh, Darling". Such a powerful song. Paul sounds like he's shredding his vocal cords at the end. Paul was singing Metal before Metal was a thing! LOL. Damn, they were SO ahead of their time in everything they did.
I'll never tire listening to The Beatles! The best band ever, absolutely no competition in my opinion!! 🎸 I wish I could listen to The Beatles songs for the first time, you guys are lucky 😊
YES! ❤ keep in mind Jay and Amber and all lovers of sound…youtube and most streaming apps won’t compare to the greatest recorded albums…often the greatest recordings will leave you feeling you’ve now heard them for the first time…not through a muting wall so to speak.
One of my favourite Beatles songs.. I vividly remember dancing round the kitchen with my mum singing Ob la di ob la da at the top of our voices.. memories that 50 odd years later still make me smile ❤ And my mum is still singing it lol
Same here, this is one of my VERY favorite Beatles songs too. They have NEVER left the vocals out of any other of the Beatles songs they have done! BUMMER! It's not the same without the words.
The Beatles are the greatest musical act of all time and a gift to the world!! No matter what mood you are in, The Beatles are there to make it better. There's a line in the movie Yesterday: A world without The Beatles, is a far sadder world.
Liked. Already subbed... ty U two... there's no going back... so of course our lives only go forward. Rationally. I am humble. Beatles figured out things very young. The Beatles were telling real stories.
This was used as the theme song for a TV show that ran from 1989-93 entitled, "Life Goes On." It was a basic family drama that had a unique twist: it was the first regular TV show to have a regular character with Down's Syndrome, with the actor portraying him actually having the condition.
Curious..I saw one episode. The problem I had was Corky was “acting” like a normal person. What I mean is, he was just another family member without any disability. It was as if they hired an actor with Down syndrome to play someone who DIDN’T have Down syndrome. Was it like that throughout the series?
The way this channel crosses over into your real lives is so hilarious & amazing. It must've felt so good to reel off the name of so many Beatles songs!!! lol. That lady must've been surprised but also happy that younger people still know the Beatles.
Great Beatles tune..one of my favorites that I don't hear mentioned much is Rocky Raccoon (from the White Album), as well as Happiness is a Warm Gun, although with the situation in the country right now, it takes on a different meaning but for back in the day, it was more innocent so if you listen to it, try to keep that in mind. Love the channel.. you two kids are great (I feel I can call you kids because my own children may be older than you two - about to turn 38).. take care everyone!
There's a little twist in the lyrics at the end (the video got it wrong) where Paul switches the names, Yeah, happy ever after in the market place Molly lets the children lend a hand (Foot!) Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face And in the evening she's a singer with the band The Beatles was so ahead of it's time 😄
Isolated, this song just sounds like a fun, goofy little love story. But there’s something about hearing their songs in the context of an album. How the tracks are picked; their order; the contrast of styles from track to track. It’s magical! I know you’d have a problem reacting to an entire album, but if possible, please find a way. At sometime you should react to “Michelle”. It’s McCartney at his best.
So you can actually hear the song with the Beatles singing. All I can hear is done repeated tune without singing approximating the original. Perhaps some kind of block for my country but not yours.
You do have to explore their early stuff when they erupted on the scene. Songs like "I Wanna Hold You Hand" "Love Me Do" "A Hard Day's Night" and "I Feel Fine" (along with so many more) aren't as deep as their later stuff but are no less iconic.
Ob la di, ob la da was a phrase paul heard popularised by Jimmy Scott, a London-based Nigerian musician whenever he was asked how he was doing. It meant life goes on.
If only it was Paul playing. This is a pathetically bad attempt by someone to mix a cheap Karaoke version with digitally ripped, isolated vocals from the original track.
@@Vince_Steele It's still Paul's bass line, whether it's a bad karaoke version or me playing it. I like the Live in Brazille version with Paul on the Hofner.
Long and winding road is really worth a look...One of the best songs ever written...Nowhere man is another.. really shows Paul's absolute genius on the Bass guitar .An absolute Gem
Back from 1989-1993 there was a TV show called "Life Goes On" and this was the theme song, although the song came out in the late 60's on the White Album..... the dhow was ground-breaking because one of it's stars was Chris Burke who was born with Down's Syndrome and he played Corky Thatcher, a teen adjusting with his family with his issues.... very popular at the time
Jimmy Nichols was the guy you didn’t recognize. He was a studio drummer. He briefly stood in for Ringo when Ringo was sick, so the band didn’t have to cancel gigs. They payed him well and were friends after.
I have been requesting you guys to do this song for over a year because it reminds me so much of the two of you and your personalities your exuberance and your love for each other and your family… Great choice!
I've never told anyone they're too young to know or like a band. I'm 47 and whenever I saw young adults with classic rock band t-shirts, I'd ask them what their favorite song was. If they knew the band, I'd commend them for keeping the music alive. If I found out they never listened to the band, I'd get psyched and say "Oh, you have to! You're in for such a great musical experience!" I'd tell them a few songs to start with, and hopefully they did and got to experience the wide-eyed wonder and musical magic that you two have!
Love your story Jay! Sometimes when I see teens wearing an 'old school' band t-shirt, I'll ask them to name 3 songs from the group! - Always 💙 The Beatles!!!
When you asked who is that, it is a drummer named Jimmy Nicol. Ringo had become ill and they got Nicol to help them on tour until Ringo was back. He was famous for about 3 weeks in 1964, then went back into obscurity.
The first song I can remember hearing the Beatles, when I was four or five was I want to Hold Your Hand. Early Beatles in the 1960’s, but a great song. I still love it. Also, any song from A Hard Days Night, is classic. You need to react to the movie where all that great music takes place. Also, they are hilarious in portraying the life they were living at that time. Fame in the early 1960’s.
"Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da" should have been a single. It's Paul doing reggae. Another of the very versatile facets of the Beatles endless talent. A lot of people don't like this song, but I can't see why that would be. It's a bright and bouncy tune and gets you up and dancing .
All I got was the instrumentals. The voices were completely missing from this. I looked at the first few comments and nobody else mentioned it. Is it only happening with me?
The guy on the right in the photo was a stand in drummer called Jimmy Nickle's who filled in for Ringo when they toured parts of Australia and New Zealand while Ringo was in hospital with an illness. When Ringo was well enough he flew out to the Beatles and took over.
I'm not sure if you noticed, the lyrics on screen were certainly wrong, at the very end of the song Desmond and Molly had switched places with Molly being in the market and Desmond staying at home, doing his pretty face and in the evening singing with the band
ABC-TV's LIFE GOES ON TV series aired on Sunday nights at 1900 ET (usually opposite CBS TV's 60 MINUTES, so aside from sports delays I did not get to see much of the ABC series, starring Kelly Martin. But the series used this upbeat Beatles song as its theme. The song debuted on the album The Beatles (aka The White Album) out in 1968.
oh - not ah - bla di, oh bla da, life goes on . . . as always, I love your reaction! You were both born in the wrong era, but I'm happy you are discovering our music now, and sharing your discoveries with everyone on UA-cam!
So glad you picked this song! It's a blast of a song. Amber needs to hear Blackbird!! And Jay, if you think this sounds like a carnival, you NEED to check out BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. KITE
@@bluelionvintage8134 - I'm glad you have! Put in their consciousness. I just took the opportunity now since Jay kept mentioning carnival. Mr. Kite will blow their minds
Beatles can't go wrong Great reaction Oh my gosh I've been asking for awhile LOL 😂 Little blue's tune👍🏼 Paul McCartney kill's it vocally 🤌🏼!!!! The song is "OH DARLING (remastered-2009) You'll thank me later 😂 Keep up the good work Rob Squad 🙏🏻❤️✌🏼
Ah.. My fave song of The Beatles.. I hope you react to their song "I Want To Hold Your Hand", "Eight Days A Week", "Nowhere Man", or "Let It Be""...❤❤❤
Great reaction as always, and Jay, to answer your question of who that guy is, his name is Jimmie Nicol, he played drums for 8 concerts in 1964 when Ringo was ill and in hospital
I was 3yrs old when this was released & I loved it. Obviously I had no idea that it was by the infamous Beatles until many years after. Every album has at least one happy fun humorous song which some don’t like but this just shows the boyish humour they had.
I’m shook! 😊😮 I was born in the sixties and did not know that this was a Beatles song. I thought it was a hit for the band Marmalade and it was, it got to number one.
I suspect that in the writing process for this song, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da " was original a working line/ title for this song and they grew to like the sound / cadence of it.
When you said Who’s That, Ringo was sick and couldn’t make one of their early Australian tours, so they got a substitute drummer for that tour, a guy named Jimmy Nichols
In the Summer of 1964, Ringo Starr got Tonsillitis, and had to get his tonsils removed surgically. While Starr was in the hospital, The Beatles hired Jimmie Nichol to temporarily replace him on a few TV performances, and for 8 concerts before Ringo Starr returned to the tour in Melbourne, Australia.
How can anyone listen to this and not smile? Pure fun! The guy in the picture you pointed to was Jimmie Nicol, who filled in for Ringo during a worldwide tour. Ringo had tonsillitis and had to take time to recover. 🌺✌️
I have a Beatles suggestion. When their music hit American radios I was 6 or 7 years old.. My oldest sibling was 15 or 16. My sister was a pre-teen and Paul was her favorite Beatle😍🥰 I can still remember her face turning red when “All My Loving” came on!! Give it a listen! 👍
I work on a university campus and see Beatles stuff all the time. On another note. I was taking Spanish in middle school when this came out. I heard Ob la di, ob la da, ob la damos.
I recently saw an interview that Paul McCartney did in the Howard Stern Show about this very song. Howard said, "I heard John didn't like this song." Paul responded, "Who says? A Jamaican man (I forget his name) was a friend of ours. I saw him one day and asked how he was doing. He replied, 'Ob-la-di, Ob-la da, life goes on you know!' So, George, Ringo and I were in the studio working on this song when John walked in. He asked what we were working on and I told him. John sat down at the piano and started playing what you hear. We had our song finally!" By the way, I absolutely love this song.
I saw that too. Lennon showed up late and banged out the opening riff. Did you see the one where George Martin said The White album was a double lp to help them clear their song obligation to EMI.
Jimmy Scott was the Jamaican man
@@vincentschmitt7597 That doesn't ring true. Martin never passed up an opportunity to say the White Album should had been a single album. They were well into recording the Get Back sessions before they even met Klein. He was the one who negotiated the new contract.
The Jamaican man that used that saying was a drummer in a local band in Liverpool. They knew him well.
@@debjorgo martin did not know that the Beatles had that in their EMI contract at the time. He wanted a boiled down one record. Those. Were. His. Own words. Look up him talking about it on the beatles bible channel where he says it.
The Beatles literally transcend generations. They are the definition of timeless. There's a reason they're often considered the greatest band ever.
In circa 2400 when humankind is sending shuttles to other planets, The Beatles' music will sustain them on the journey.
I don't think you've reacted to "Oh, Darling!' yet. I think you'd LOVE it!!! When they recorded it, Paul had them do like 20+ takes, because he wanted the "rasp" to be as authentic as possible. He sings lead here and his vocals are AMAZING!!! I hope you check it out.
Love you guys..😊😊😊
Great choice with Oh! Darling. I think Jay and Amber need to hear Paul sing with raspy screaching passion
A MUST!💥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yep - Oh Darling, and especially the bridge of it, is a phenomenal vocal performance. The guy had such incredible versatility in his tone and range. Lady Madonna is another cracker.
@@andrewdavies8328 Right on both accounts mate👍🏻
@Duke Sweden And She's A Woman..
The Beatles are the true GOAT’s.
Everyone else is under them.
You should try Helter Skelter off the same White Album. Some critics refer to it as the first heavy metal song. Also written by McCartney responding to critics that he could only write love songs and ballads. You can’t pigeon hole the Beatles into one genre.
pop rock /boy band
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@@TANTRUMGASMyou have the IQ of a gnat.
I can't hear any of the lyrics. 😢
@@TANTRUMGASM Worst take ever
The Beatles go deep on their musical journey through every musical genre, which made them Legends!
The versatility is unreal. Blackbird, oh blah di, Helter Skelter, while my guitar gently weeps, on the same album. There will never be another Beatles. Period
Not to mention Revolution 9!!!!
Rocky Racoon, Bungalow Bill, Honey Pie (1 and 2) and mo'
You will never run out of amazing Beatles songs!
Weird. The vocals were missing for us but glad you guys got to hear. I would love to see your reaction to The Long and Winding Road. It's absolutely beautiful!
The vocals are there but too far back in the mix. They chose a version where someone played with the song and brought up the bass and piano. The latest 2018 mix on the Beatles channel is terrific and far superior to what they played here.
They're reacting to a karaoke version lol
@@shave-a-thon3415 okay, gotcha. 👍
@@NeutronDance They've got to start asking which is the best version of songs they should listen to. I've also seen some of these reaction channels pick lyric videos that have poor audio quality. One channel reacted to a Frankie Valli tune that was a cover version by someone else.
Yeah? You guys owe it to yourselves to listen to the full version of this tune… I thought at first you had a mono version , but I think the others are right and u had a karaoke version!
Years ago I heard someone describe The Beatles as a band who not only never did the same thing twice, but they never did the same thing once. That sums it up perfectly.
exactly, cant play their own music because George Martin basically began creating it ALL
...lol that is why they quit touring in SIXTY SIX .... lol too lazy, they barely played any instruments on sgt. pepper ! lol imagine trying to play sgt pepper live ! lol the one band that couldnt reproduce their own songs live, lol sad indeed.
@𝘛𝘈𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘜𝘔𝘎𝘈𝘚𝘔 You're so wrong on this. So much so, it's not even worth the time to correct all of your inaccuracies. However, the primary reasons they stopped touring was because of several issues, a) they couldn't hear themselves due to the technology of the sound system of that era was subpar, b) the fact that the audience was excessively loud contributed greatly to their audio problems, and c) the logistics of dealing with the mulitudes of half crazed fans was becoming harder to control. Read a book and get the facts straight.
@@tdgallagher218 nah, all made up by PR ,mcartney himself admitted they could not reproduce their own music....their last tour contained ZERO songs from their latest album,...................because they could not reproduce, the "girls screaming " lie was a pr move meant for uneducated folks like you.. read the facts and educate yourself kiddo..lol imagine the beatles playing sgt. pepper LIVE LOLOLOLOLLOL
The guy on the right in the pic at 6:00 is drummer Jimmy Nichol, who sat in for Ringo for the first part of their 1964 tour of Denmark, Holland, Hong Kong and Australia, as Ringo was in hospital with tonsillitis.. Ringo eventually was well enough to rejoin the tour in Australiaand Jimmy rode off into the sunset after his moment in the spotlight Great reaction by the way!
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In his book, Paul McCartney, The Lyrics, he says very little about why he wrote Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Di, but he explained that he liked to "go down a club" after a Beatles concert and get food and drink. Inside the club he met a Nigerian conga player called Jimmy Scott. Paul asked Jimmy how he was, and Jimmy replied, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on, Bra." Jimmy explained that it was a phrase similar to the French saying “comme ci, comme ça.” used, especially in answer to the question, “How's it going?” to convey that something is neither very good nor very bad; but just so-so...but life goes on. Paul wrote the song when the Beatles were in India, and he was breaking up with Jane Asher and starting a relationship with Linda Eastman. When the Beatles became famous, Paul didn't want to get married; he saw how things were going with John and his wife, Cynthia, and wanted no part of it. However, he started feeling differently about marriage after he met Linda. Perhaps he wrote the lyrics foreseeing or forecasting his future life as a married man and a father. Listen to the refrain in the chorus of the song! He even predicts that the woman he marries will stay at home and do her pretty face and in the evening, she still sings it with the band. When Paul created the group WINGS, Linda, indeed, became his wife, bore him children, and sang with the band.
The White Album. 1968 - a fabulous album. This song always put people in a good mood. Glad you enjoyed it.
In my opinion, there is the White Album and then all the other Beatles Albums.
I just remembered a song from The Beatles, off the Sgt. Pepper's Album. I really think you should strongly consider reacting to "She's Leaving Home" It's a truly powerful and emotional composition that really takes their song writing and singing to the next level. Here's to hoping you find it as impactful as I do.
The Beatles have so many great iconic songs, and this definitely is one of them!
Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT, I could not agree more! Both get disrespected a lot and in my opinion are “THE GOAT” in both their professions.
@@garyarnold5699 You sir, are a very wise man!! 😄
I love this song, another of my favorites, I don’t know if you’ve listened to it yet or not, is "When I'm Sixty-Four". I was born in 1962, the 7th of 8 kids, and I grew up listening to The Beatles. One of my best memories from when I was a little, is my mom in the kitchen setting dinner out on the table and my dad, after washing up, hugging her and shuffling her across the floor singing, “Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?” My parents will celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary this year.
One of the funniest comments I've seen is on an audio version of this song. Here it is:
"This will be the song that plays when the universe ends and the credits roll."
So true! 😂
It’s about two young people starting their family…a perfect, happy song for you! ❤️
One of the greatest feel good songs of all time. The whole "White Album" is incredible, so varied from beginning to end and really showcased The Beatles unparalleled diversity. If this song doesn't put a bounce in your step then your heart probably isn't beating!
So true! 🎶🎶🎶😁🎶🎶🎶
Except Wild Honey Pie...
The reason it has so many varied songs is because the boys were attempting to pad the album with as much songs as possible as their record contract was based on # of songs, not albums and they wanted out of it.
Oh man, I haven't heard this one in a while. My first grade teacher must've been a Beatles fan because she had the entire class singing this song on Monday mornings, every week. I know it like the back of my hand, but I've never gotten sick of it.
True story: Paul, George and Ringo were in the studio working on this song and just couldn't come up with a way to start it. They'd been working on it for days but were still stuck. John, late as usual, strolls into the studio and notices they're still working on it and says hey, how about this? Then bangs out the piano intro in A. The boys just fell in after him and completed the song. Teamwork!
John, Paul, George and Ringo, gave me so many songs that I love.
Not correct. McCartney was in the club where Jimmy Scott-Emuakpor was playing. Jimmy was singing a song and the crowd replied "Ob-la-di, ob-la-da" McCartney stole the lyrics, claimed it as his own. Jimmy Scott-Emuakpor was in the process of suing McCartney over the stolen song and fell on bad times and was looking at a lengthy stay in jail. McCartney bailed him out on the condition he dropped the law suit.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 So how is my post incorrect? I said nothing about the lyrics or who wrote them. My post was about how John came up with the opening of the song. I think you need to re-read my post.
they were working on a song that existed.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Wrong. Listen to Paul’s interview with Howard Stern. Only the phrase “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” existed. Paul liked it and used it. But it was not a song. Paul and the rest of the Beatles made the song. At any rate, my initial post still stands. I was NOT talking about the song, the lyrics, the title or anything else that you have mentioned. My post was strictly about John making up the intro.
We kids who grew up with the Beatles, really did love the goofiness of them. To us they were a new sound, crazy personalities, guys to crush on ! They weren't an iconic group from the past as they are now - they were just a bunch of kids like us.
they were FUN!!!!!!!!! it's not going to church, is a party!
Their movie A Hard Day’s Night really shows their goofiness. It took me watching it several times, trying to figure the plot, and it’s really just a day in the life. It’s much fun!! ❤️
It is listed as one of the 100 best movies of all time. It's awesome.
@@loosilu it sure is fun, I have the DVD. But I’ve always been known to have jokes get past me, I lag, and I probably just overthink it lol.
No, actually we're just good friends. 😉
A Hard Day's Night is a spectacular movie. I just love it. It's pretty clean, you know?
It's lovely watching you two enjoying The Beatles.
My favourite, Long and Winding Road its a ballad though. But I suspect you guys will melt over Let it Be. Extremely iconic song
The beatles are the only group that individually had #1 hits after they broke up ! Amazing !
Excellent song choice, Amber and Jay! I thought of another Beatles song yesterday that I know you both will love: “Lady Madonna”. It has the two musical instruments you both love the most.
Lady Madonna is an excellent choice! I think they would be blown away by that one. ---- I thought of "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite" when Jay kept saying it sounds like a carnival.
I love the tempo changes. Very interesting construction.
Lady Madonna was the theme for "Grace Under Fire."
Great song, that feeling of joy at the beginning, the clapping, the roar of laughs. They were having fun with their song and transmitted that same fun to any person that is really listening.
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "Let It Be"!!!!
edit - Jay, that's Jimmy Nichols, who filled in for Ringo for a brief bit. (I stand corrected!)
“Let it Be” yes!
I want to hold your hand, is a must.
I should have looked through the replies before going on a long and winding internet search for Jimmie Nicol's name 🥴 lol you beat me to it! ☺
Yes that was Jimmy. He toured with them in The Netherlands and Australia when Ringo was sick. There is a sad photo of him leaving Australia at the airport. Nobody even noticed him. From fame to some random guy at an airport in a few hours!
Greatest rock band of all time. Anyone who says not, you don't understand music.
i understand music and Rush is a million times better
@@Augfordpdoggieyeah sure dodo go away
@@DonnaLombardo-n5i no
@@Augfordpdoggie LOL
Can't go wrong with the Beatles.
I would disagree. Anything after Rubber Soul … not for me. But that’s just a grumpy old man’s opinion.
That’s a fact!!!!!
@Dean Tait So why did you watch this?
@@deantait8326 Disagree all you like, the Beatles are the greatest band ever, it's just that you are too damn dumb to know it!
All I heard was a karaoke version of auld body body, however I didn't see where you posted any words to sing by, and I didn't hear any vocals whatsoever. It was really a bit of a waste of time because it was a great tune
Next up you have to get to "Oh, Darling". Such a powerful song. Paul sounds like he's shredding his vocal cords at the end. Paul was singing Metal before Metal was a thing! LOL. Damn, they were SO ahead of their time in everything they did.
I'll never tire listening to The Beatles! The best band ever, absolutely no competition in my opinion!! 🎸
I wish I could listen to The Beatles songs for the first time, you guys are lucky 😊
YES! ❤ keep in mind Jay and Amber and all lovers of sound…youtube and most streaming apps won’t compare to the greatest recorded albums…often the greatest recordings will leave you feeling you’ve now heard them for the first time…not through a muting wall so to speak.
One of my favourite Beatles songs.. I vividly remember dancing round the kitchen with my mum singing Ob la di ob la da at the top of our voices.. memories that 50 odd years later still make me smile ❤
And my mum is still singing it lol
Me too. But Mama has been gone awhile, my daughters are grown so it's my Grandkids turn to kitchen dance and sing it loud.
All I hear is the music and no singing!
And this is the first time I've heard it this way!
Same here. Disappointing.
Me too. Came to the comments and no one was mentioning it till you. Thought I was missing something.
@@amyz2837 same - couldn't figure out why no one was mentioning it
Yup. And I was afraid it was just me. But fortunately I wasn't the only one who noticed it.
Thanks everyone.
Same here, this is one of my VERY favorite Beatles songs too. They have NEVER left the vocals out of any other of the Beatles songs they have done! BUMMER! It's not the same without the words.
The Beatles are the greatest musical act of all time and a gift to the world!! No matter what mood you are in, The Beatles are there to make it better. There's a line in the movie Yesterday: A world without The Beatles, is a far sadder world.
This a great song. I love all of the little things going on in the background. And it's a long 'O' not 'ah'.
Liked. Already subbed... ty U two... there's no going back... so of course our lives only go forward. Rationally. I am humble. Beatles figured out things very young. The Beatles were telling real stories.
This was used as the theme song for a TV show that ran from 1989-93 entitled, "Life Goes On." It was a basic family drama that had a unique twist: it was the first regular TV show to have a regular character with Down's Syndrome, with the actor portraying him actually having the condition.
I loved that show! Chris Burke (Corky) made the show worth watching on a weekly basis.
I love that show! Corky was his name, I think.❤
Coming to the comments to see if anyone brought this up…lol. Loved it!!
I loved Corky!
Curious..I saw one episode. The problem I had was Corky was “acting” like a normal person. What I mean is, he was just another family member without any disability. It was as if they hired an actor with Down syndrome to play someone who DIDN’T have Down syndrome. Was it like that throughout the series?
The way this channel crosses over into your real lives is so hilarious & amazing. It must've felt so good to reel off the name of so many Beatles songs!!! lol. That lady must've been surprised but also happy that younger people still know the Beatles.
Through all the troubles and tribulations, one must remember... life goes on...
The Beatles brought so much JOY to the world.🙏
Great Beatles tune..one of my favorites that I don't hear mentioned much is Rocky Raccoon (from the White Album), as well as Happiness is a Warm Gun, although with the situation in the country right now, it takes on a different meaning but for back in the day, it was more innocent so if you listen to it, try to keep that in mind. Love the channel.. you two kids are great (I feel I can call you kids because my own children may be older than you two - about to turn 38).. take care everyone!
There's a little twist in the lyrics at the end (the video got it wrong) where Paul switches the names,
Yeah, happy ever after in the market place
Molly lets the children lend a hand (Foot!)
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
And in the evening she's a singer with the band
The Beatles was so ahead of it's time 😄
Isolated, this song just sounds like a fun, goofy little love story. But there’s something about hearing their songs in the context of an album. How the tracks are picked; their order; the contrast of styles from track to track. It’s magical!
I know you’d have a problem reacting to an entire album, but if possible, please find a way.
At sometime you should react to “Michelle”. It’s McCartney at his best.
So you can actually hear the song with the Beatles singing.
All I can hear is done repeated tune without singing approximating the original. Perhaps some kind of block for my country but not yours.
That would be awesome, my middle name is Michelle after The Beatles song.
I can't exactly figure out why, but I always get tears in my eyes when i hear the "Of Desmond and Molly Jones" line.
You do have to explore their early stuff when they erupted on the scene. Songs like "I Wanna Hold You Hand" "Love Me Do" "A Hard Day's Night" and "I Feel Fine" (along with so many more) aren't as deep as their later stuff but are no less iconic.
This one is a classic She's A Woman.. Paul's brilliant gritty voice and George's stabbing guitar chords make this a classic..
I have a horrible couple of days, and now, I'm sitting here binging The Beatles with you I am now singing, swaying, and smiling - thank you so much!!
Love it. Theme song to one of my favorite TV shows.
Ob la di, ob la da was a phrase paul heard popularised by Jimmy Scott, a London-based Nigerian musician whenever he was asked how he was doing. It meant life goes on.
Paul's bouncing bass line makes the song. ☮💚🎶
Believe it or not that’s an acoustic guitar mixed to sound like a bass.
If only it was Paul playing. This is a pathetically bad attempt by someone to mix a cheap Karaoke version with digitally ripped, isolated vocals from the original track.
@@Vince_Steele It's still Paul's bass line, whether it's a bad karaoke version or me playing it. I like the Live in Brazille version with Paul on the Hofner.
Another fun song by The Beatles is “Octopus’s Garden”! It was written and sung by Ringo and later adapted into a children’s book
Long and winding road is really worth a look...One of the best songs ever written...Nowhere man is another.. really shows Paul's absolute genius on the Bass guitar .An absolute Gem
Paul shows genius on the bass in every sing. 😁😁
Nowhere Man is my favorite Lennon Beatle song.
Eleanor Rigby is my Favorite McCartney one.
Back from 1989-1993 there was a TV show called "Life Goes On" and this was the theme song, although the song came out in the late 60's on the White Album..... the dhow was ground-breaking because one of it's stars was Chris Burke who was born with Down's Syndrome and he played Corky Thatcher, a teen adjusting with his family with his issues.... very popular at the time
Jimmy Nichols was the guy you didn’t recognize. He was a studio drummer. He briefly stood in for Ringo when Ringo was sick, so the band didn’t have to cancel gigs. They payed him well and were friends after.
Patti LuPone starred in the TeeVee show, "Life Goes On" & used a version as a lead in to that great show. GREAT SONG. GREAT REACTION. Thanks
I always think of that show when I hear this song.
When I lived in London in the mid 90's and this song was played at my local pub....the WHOLE pub started singing 😃🥰
I have been requesting you guys to do this song for over a year because it reminds me so much of the two of you and your personalities your exuberance and your love for each other and your family… Great choice!
I've never told anyone they're too young to know or like a band. I'm 47 and whenever I saw young adults with classic rock band t-shirts, I'd ask them what their favorite song was. If they knew the band, I'd commend them for keeping the music alive. If I found out they never listened to the band, I'd get psyched and say "Oh, you have to! You're in for such a great musical experience!" I'd tell them a few songs to start with, and hopefully they did and got to experience the wide-eyed wonder and musical magic that you two have!
Love your story Jay! Sometimes when I see teens wearing an 'old school' band t-shirt, I'll ask them to name 3 songs from the group! - Always 💙 The Beatles!!!
When you asked who is that, it is a drummer named Jimmy Nicol. Ringo had become ill and they got Nicol to help them on tour until Ringo was back. He was famous for about 3 weeks in 1964, then went back into obscurity.
The first song I can remember hearing the Beatles, when I was four or five was I want to Hold Your Hand. Early Beatles in the 1960’s, but a great song. I still love it. Also, any song from A Hard Days Night, is classic. You need to react to the movie where all that great music takes place. Also, they are hilarious in portraying the life they were living at that time. Fame in the early 1960’s.
"Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da" should have been a single. It's Paul doing reggae. Another of the very versatile facets of the Beatles endless talent. A lot of people don't like this song, but I can't see why that would be. It's a bright and bouncy tune and gets you up and dancing .
All I got was the instrumentals. The voices were completely missing from this. I looked at the first few comments and nobody else mentioned it. Is it only happening with me?
Not just you; that was bizzare.
I truly wanted to hear the song.
🤔
Ok so I'm not crazy. Nobody else seems to be mentioning it???
No. Out-takes mis-represent artists' works. There is a reason that the version the Beatles went with was *not* this one.
The guy on the right in the photo was a stand in drummer called Jimmy Nickle's who filled in for Ringo when they toured parts of Australia and New Zealand while Ringo was in hospital with an illness. When Ringo was well enough he flew out to the Beatles and took over.
I'm not sure if you noticed, the lyrics on screen were certainly wrong, at the very end of the song Desmond and Molly had switched places with Molly being in the market and Desmond staying at home, doing his pretty face and in the evening singing with the band
They also chose a poorly done, home altered mix with the vocals way too far back.
ABC-TV's LIFE GOES ON TV series aired on Sunday nights at 1900 ET (usually opposite CBS TV's 60 MINUTES, so aside from sports delays I did not get to see much of the ABC series, starring Kelly Martin. But the series used this upbeat Beatles song as its theme. The song debuted on the album The Beatles (aka The White Album) out in 1968.
oh - not ah - bla di, oh bla da, life goes on . . . as always, I love your reaction! You were both born in the wrong era, but I'm happy you are discovering our music now, and sharing your discoveries with everyone on UA-cam!
So glad you picked this song! It's a blast of a song. Amber needs to hear Blackbird!! And Jay, if you think this sounds like a carnival, you NEED to check out BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. KITE
Have mentioned this one several times!! Love it!!!
@@bluelionvintage8134 - I'm glad you have! Put in their consciousness. I just took the opportunity now since Jay kept mentioning carnival. Mr. Kite will blow their minds
John told George Martin he wanted to smell the sawdust on the floor. They succeeded. 👍👍
Julia
Long Long Long
There was a tv show I used to watch and loved that used this song as their beginning called "Life goes on."
Beatles can't go wrong
Great reaction
Oh my gosh I've been asking for awhile LOL 😂
Little blue's tune👍🏼
Paul McCartney kill's it vocally 🤌🏼!!!!
The song is
"OH DARLING (remastered-2009)
You'll thank me later 😂
Keep up the good work Rob Squad 🙏🏻❤️✌🏼
LOVE THIS SONG! Such a fun song! 🤹♀️🎡🪇🥁🎹
Reminds me of dancing in the kitchen with all my sisters! 😀💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
This is a feelgood song with tons of interesting things in the background.
Hey man - you picked exactly the right time for your pause. Perfectly timed!
Ah.. My fave song of The Beatles.. I hope you react to their song "I Want To Hold Your Hand", "Eight Days A Week", "Nowhere Man", or "Let It Be""...❤❤❤
They have already reacted to "Penny Lane"!
This is one of my favourite Beatles songs. It's so fun.
This sounds like a demo version .
Jay, that guy you pointed out was Jimmy Nicol, who filled in for Ringo for awhile on tour in 1964 when Ringo was sick.
Great reaction as always, and Jay, to answer your question of who that guy is, his name is Jimmie Nicol, he played drums for 8 concerts in 1964 when Ringo was ill and in hospital
I was 3yrs old when this was released & I loved it. Obviously I had no idea that it was by the infamous Beatles until many years after. Every album has at least one happy fun humorous song which some don’t like but this just shows the boyish humour they had.
Someone once told me I was too young to like Frank Sinatra. I said so do I have to be 200 years old to like Mozart?
😄🎶❤️
🎤 ⤵️❗️
As Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees said, "Mozart, oh that's so 1780's!" He was being sarcastic. He said good music lasts forever and he was right.
I’m shook! 😊😮 I was born in the sixties and did not know that this was a Beatles song. I thought it was a hit for the band Marmalade and it was, it got to number one.
I never noticed how intense and involved the harmony was in this song. Quite a lot of work put into it.
I suspect that in the writing process for this song, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da " was original a working line/ title for this song and they grew to like the sound / cadence of it.
How come I have no lyrics?
When you said Who’s That, Ringo was sick and couldn’t make one of their early Australian tours, so they got a substitute drummer for that tour, a guy named Jimmy Nichols
The Beatles shaped my childhood. I grew up loving this song! For a heavy metal vibe, try their song Helter Skelter.
I think they would be more blown away by Helter Skelter than they were by Revolution. Good choice
Notice the last line in the song was, “If you want to have some fun TAKE Ob-la-dee-ob-la-da.”
I heard only music no words.....
Same for me! I can't believe that EVERYONE isn't pointing that out, as they have NEVER reacted to ANY song without the vocals
The 'Mystery Beatle' was drummer Jimmie Nicol, who subbed in for Ringo for 8 shows in 1964 when he had tonsillitis.
From song facts: Ob-la-di ob-la-da' means "Life goes on" in Nigerian.
My dad use to play guitar and sing rocky racoon to me at bedtime. Every time I hear it now I feel like going to sleep.
Love this song!! ❤
In the Summer of 1964, Ringo Starr got Tonsillitis, and had to get his tonsils removed surgically. While Starr was in the hospital, The Beatles hired Jimmie Nichol to temporarily replace him on a few TV performances, and for 8 concerts before Ringo Starr returned to the tour in Melbourne, Australia.
One of their best songs. They even left the last verse in where he had Desmond and Molly switching places.
Yep, always predicting the future, lol.
I don’t think they noticed that! (It was wrong on the subtitles.)
Marmalade done a good version. I think it got to number one in the British single charts.
Always my fave part of the platter
That last refrain was a mistake, but they liked it and thought it was funny, so they left it in.
To answer the “Who is that?”, question. He was a fill in drummer for a little bit when Ringo was having his tonsils out. Name is Jimmy Nicol.
One of those happy songs that make us all smile and dance!
How can anyone listen to this and not smile? Pure fun! The guy in the picture you pointed to was Jimmie Nicol, who filled in for Ringo during a worldwide tour. Ringo had tonsillitis and had to take time to recover. 🌺✌️
I have a Beatles suggestion. When their music hit American radios I was 6 or 7 years old.. My oldest sibling was 15 or 16. My sister was a pre-teen and Paul was her favorite Beatle😍🥰 I can still remember her face turning red when “All My Loving” came on!! Give it a listen! 👍
I work on a university campus and see Beatles stuff all the time. On another note. I was taking Spanish in middle school when this came out. I heard Ob la di, ob la da, ob la damos.