The transition from that ending, unresolved and tense, to the start of You Never Give Me Your Money, which resolves and relaxes our ears, is nothing short of brilliant
"Because" is so beautiful and it's always been one of my favorite songs since Abbey Road was released the year I was born. My Auntie and my mom played the record constantly.
Among the various takes, outtakes, mixes there is a track isolating the vocals. It’s breathtaking
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Without question one of the most beautiful songs ever composed. Over fifty years have passed since this masterpiece was written, and I still never tire listening to it. It even gives me chills sometimes.
Well done sir.Im a huge Beatles fan and was vaguely aware John had borrowed from Beethoven when he wrote Because.Great way you wove it all together. That song does make me cry.It's so damn beautiful ..
@@natural1952 True. Ask his son Julian. It seems that a lot of people that have some tremendous gift to the world are difficult people. Steve Jobs comes to mind.
Isn’t it amazing how you would never think of linking the two songs but when someone points it out, it seems so obvious!? Moonlight Sonata! I love both these songs and my love for Because just got bigger. Well done!
It is common for people nowadays to call everything a "song". Even recording engineers for classical music. There ARE in fact Songs Without Words (Mendelssohn) but mostly songs are sung, sonatas are played.
Just came looking for this after reading an article about it. A quote from Paul: " I wouldn’t mind betting that Yoko was in on the writing of that. It’s rather her kind of writing: wind, sky, and earth are recurring. It’s straight out of [Yoko’s poetry book] Grapefruit.“
So AMAZING music that is, from Beethoven to John Lennon. And I MAY SAY that Music Lover are Nature Lover as elaborated thru John Lennon's BECAUSE. I learned this song in the summer of 1974. I'm now 67 and I kept it with me. @CultureSonar, I deeply appreciated your analogy for the creation of Beethoven's and Lennon's music
What a great break down of the song in every way. Also, I never thought of the lyrics that way; I always thought of them as Lennon's weakest lyric (as opposed to Across the Universe) but you've revealed the cleverness inside the apparent simplicity
Masterpiece indeed. Loved it from the first moment I've heard it, and yes, it has blown my mind. Had it played, even at my moms final parting ceremony.
Yeah, I read about that, and I always wondered what Moonlight sonata would sound like if played backwards. It's cool that John evolved it and make it his own. And the 3-voice harmonies, my gawd, they are so otherworldly. Pretty complicated, too. And the diminished chord that remains unresolved? So many things that make this song special! It does sound like a classical piece.
Man, this is so interesting. I didn't know that Yoko was an instrument player herself. I never before saw an analysis like this, especially with your demonstration on piano. And last but not least: Beethoven and the Beatles, say, pop music had indeed a lot in common. That's why the song was written: Roll over Beethoven!
Just stumbled on these and wow dude your analysis is really good. And of course we are once again reminded of the casual brilliance of these musical geniuses.
Great explanation here.Well done.Two great composers.I am sure Beethoven would be thrilled that he influenced the greatest pop band ever.Would like to hear you talking about some more Beatles songs.Thank you.
@@stephenburnage7687 No, he was probably the first composer to think he was writing for the ages. He is famously quoted, when he was conversing with one of Austria's many princes as saying 'What you are, you are by accident of birth; what I am, I am by myself. There are and will be a thousand princes; there is only one Beethoven'.
I also like very much, Paul's surmising in the book, "Many Years From Now" that Yoko could well have written the lyrics. He points out that if you listen to Yoko's body of work from that period of time and well into the 70's, imagery like the world, the wind and the sky are "very Yoko's thinking." It's still true for her.
"Imagine" was clearly at least "inspired" by Yoko, and she has said that she also helped with "Jealous Guy" (which was called "Child of Nature" before J & Y got together). But for marketing purposes, she said the decision was made to say the songs were written by John alone. Certainly John is on record as saying "I have only worked with two people: Paul and Yoko." Perhaps we should take John at his word, and believe that he actually "worked with" Yoko - i.e. she was a co-writer. People want to criticize her, but all that really matters is the art.
@@aquamarine99911 She is a strange person in the history of the Beatles, one thing for sure. Some people want to crucify her, while others want to include her in the mastery of the Beatle’s musical work. I’m not sure what to think of her, really.
@@aquamarine99911 As you rightly said; the chords and structure of Jealous Guy was written before John left Cynthia for Yoko, so I doubt she had much to do with that. Imagine is pretty much all John - Yoko may have been his muse and suggested some things but that does not mean she should take the credit! George Harrison often contributed to Paul's and John's songs and got no credit for it! Yoko did contribute to a number of John's solo works - you just have to listen to the albums Double Fantasy and Sometime in New York City to know that. Also, seeing Yoko so involved in John's musical works inspired Paul to do the same with Linda.
I've always wondered what he meant by playing it backwards - because you play it backwards and you don't get "Because." Now I know! SO well done, this explanation. I've never even parsed out the word play in the lyrics either - just over my head. Thanks for this pithy little video explainer!
Thanks so much for this analysis. Considering Yoko was given so much criticism on so many levels at the time it is ironic that she was John’s inspirational muse for Because. Of course this song especially reflects John’s genius and how his creative mind worked, no wonder then that with the combining genius of Paul that they remain one of the greatest of their era. With those wonderful John, Paul & George harmonies that provided that magical heavenly glue that not only for that song and album but again in 2023 when lifted and used in the final segment of Now And Then😎👌
Thanks for the clarification on this. I'd always heard that Because was Moonlight Sonata played backwards. But when I listened to the Beethoven backwards, I didn't really hear the connection. And that's because it really isn't the same progression, only backwards, is it? There are similarities that you pointed out but Lennon was basically inspired by Beethoven more than he was lifting a chord progression (which John claimed he did). It's much more of an original composition than given credit for.
Absolutely. There is really no connection apart from being in a minor key and having arpeggios. The connection that this fellow is talking about (moving to A major) is a bit of a stretch.
The first movement (adagio sostenuto in C#minor) from piano sonata #14 of beethoven is based on Mozart's aria "ah soccorso! Son tradito" of the Opera Don Giovanni, Beethoven copied or was influenced from this melody, Beethoven owned a copy of the first act of Don Giovanni where this melody appears. Check Out this links ua-cam.com/video/uEw_feiV_co/v-deo.html Check out the minute 3:50 look the violín's, violas & winds in this score ua-cam.com/video/6XfkvANfYb4/v-deo.html Moonligth sonata score ua-cam.com/video/YmVCcF42f-0/v-deo.html Look for the book " Mozart's Opern " by musicologist Stefan Kunze where the similarity between the aria "Ah soccorso! Son tradito" and the first movement of the sonata no.14 by Beethoven. Edwin Fischer, the renowned pianist, describes in his book "Beethoven's pianoforte sonatas" a discovery he made when he was in the library of the archives of Wiener Musikverein, there he found a sketch, in Beethoven's handwriting, of the scene from Don Giovanni, the sketch transposes the original music into C#minor, which is the key of the sonata. In Fischer's opinion, it becomes clear where Beethoven drew inspiration for his piece and he certainly has a point, the death scene of the commendatore in Mozart's opera might have been the actual inspiration for the famous sonata. Sir Andras Schiff has looked at a still existing transcription by the hand of beethoven of the score of that part of Mozart's opera and proven that actually it directly stems from there. (This is based on Andras Schiff's lecture on Beethoven's sonata no.14 in C#m The lectures took place at Wigmore Hall, London UK, from 2004.) Here other link 👇 www.roberto-poli.com/did-chopin-quote.html
"Grow Old With Me" on the Milk and Honey album is drawn from the second movement of Beethoven's Pathetique sonata. Tragically ironic because it was recorded shortly before Lennon was murdered.
thank you so much for this. I am a massive Lennon fan and am always fascinated by how he wrote and his inspirations. Grow Old is a fave. I went and found the sonata you mention. Woow! Hats off to John Lennon. A great tune, but Ludwig got to it first. By the way, I hear in one section of the sonata, what sounds like part of Billy Joel's This Night song. Thanks again.
Actually, not knowing notation or theory was an advantage to both Lennon and McCartney. This is so because they weren't constrained by the "rules" that theory imposes on musicians. They weren't aware that they were breaking musical rules or being innovative, they just followed their instincts, which were, of course, of the highest order. Now, both these guys were supremely talented and maybe knowing notation might have allowed them to come up with even more daring arrangements, but luckily they had a classically trained producer in George Martin to sort out that end of things.
The Beatles did know music notation and theory, koz they studied music as kids in Liverpool. Most famous and talented musicians were taught music from their early childhood.
Thank you for this video. I had read long ago, possibly Paul had stated this, that the Beatles listened to a lot of music of the times, but also to classical music. Much of their earliest work was about their appreciation for the Everly Brothers. I can't recall John's exact words, but it was something like "borrowing" this and that from others, and others did the same, borrowing from the Beatles creations. It only becomes an infringement upon copyright / obvious "stealing" when things are pretty much just a carbon copy. Change something up enough, and suddenly it becomes a work no longer easily recognizable from the original model. It is a valid work. Derivative, but still valid. It can be a bit insulting if someone writes something truly insightful due to personal experience and/or research, and then someone comes along, rewords what you stated, and acts as if they have had the same experiences in life. It is sort of like sharing an original recipe with a relative, that relative adds one item, then tells everyone it is his recipe.
To your point, Paul often says The Beatles were great "knickers," borrowing liberally from all genres. Their openness to inspiration from many places is reflected in the wide range of their songwriting, in our opinion at least. Most artists stand on the shoulders of the great ones who came before...
@@CultureSonar I understand that process well, having written many songs over the years. Not successful as a songwriter, but at least I understand the process. I always loved the song White Room by Cream. The slower part was not my favorite, but this song of mine was "borrowed" from that section: ua-cam.com/video/nu-I-5cOkI4/v-deo.html
You are the master of the masterpieces wow! That is exactly what I was looking for! Not “the backward” version like others could not even explain THANKS!!!
Let's be honest, Beethoven pretty much changed music forever, he elevated music in the early 1800s to levels never seen before, and he is the greatest songwriter of all time. Seeing Beethoven #9 live with a full orchestra and chorus was one of the greatest concert experiences I have ever had!
I've experienced some of Scott's live Beatles' educational journeys, & own quite a few of his "Deconstructing The Beatles" DVDs. They always have a freshness to them & never get old !
Very interesting. For me the only stuff that can make someone forget about the Beatles for a while is Beethoven, specially the final quartets, imho the best pieces of music ever created.
What would you recommend? I personally have focused on Beethoven's piano sonatas and concertos. My favourite piece is his last (32nd) piano sonata, Opus 111 - in which he "invented" boogie woogie piano. For the last few years of his life, he focused on strings - e.g. the Grosse Fugue. But to maintain that level of genius so late in his career was pretty amazing. In rock terms, I would say only David Bowie showed such quality at the very end - his last album (Black Star) is one of his very best. Unfortunately, nothing he did the previous 25 years was on the same level.
Wow! that was great. I used to play Moonlight sonata on piano all the time in my teens. I had no idea John modeled 'Because' on the chord progression. I could only play about 1/2 of the 1st movement. After that there were too many notes to learn.
If someone had asked me to play something like "Moonlight Sonata" backwards, I would have assumed the request would have been to reverse the chord movement, regardless of the arpeggios.
You know what, I've never even thought about the lyrics in that way. John truly was a fantastic lyricist
To quote the late, great Johnny Carson: "I did not know that."
and let's not forget the fantastic harmonies of John, Paul and George on Because
What about Ringo?
@@eb1684 he holds an umbrella
@@lele930 ?? Please explain.
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@@joadbreslin5819 Thanks, Joad.
I also love how the song ends not resolving to the tonic, leaving an unanswered question hanging in the air.
drawing from Charles Ives?
The transition from that ending, unresolved and tense, to the start of You Never Give Me Your Money, which resolves and relaxes our ears, is nothing short of brilliant
Wow. Two of my all time favorite songs and I never realized how closely they're connected.
same here!
A sonata is not a song. A zipper is not a pizza. Easy fix is: say "all time favorite pieces" and then idiots like me are happy. Are we good?
@@deantodd5042 I knew that already. Sorry to not speak as precisely as you would like me to, I guess. :)
So am I. I am very surprised 😮
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"Because" is so beautiful and it's always been one of my favorite songs since Abbey Road was released the year I was born. My Auntie and my mom played the record constantly.
I was 15 years old in January 1969 - 🤠 Canada - 5/25/2024 - THE BEATLES!!!! 👀❤
Have listened to this song for years and had never noticed how great the lyric was.
This song has the most beautiful harmonies to me!
Among the various takes, outtakes, mixes there is a track isolating the vocals. It’s breathtaking
Without question one of the most beautiful songs ever composed. Over fifty years have passed since this masterpiece was written, and I still never tire listening to it. It even gives me chills sometimes.
Might just put on a sweater when that happens. Could be a bout of pneumonia.
I am amazed at the talent and creativity of John and the other Beatles !
Well done sir.Im a huge Beatles fan and was vaguely aware John had borrowed from Beethoven when he wrote Because.Great way you wove it all together. That song does make me cry.It's so damn beautiful ..
Lennon certainly knew how to write brilliant lyrics!!!
It’s video presentations like this that make UA-cam a great resource of interesting knowledge 👏
Thank you!
John Lennon's mind was hauntingly beautiful.
Eloquently put. That blows my mind.
He was a genius and more or less a complete jerk.
@@natural1952 I don't think it fair to make absolute judgements about John's personality and character, unless you knew him personally.
@@natural1952 did you meet him?
@@natural1952 True. Ask his son Julian. It seems that a lot of people that have some tremendous gift to the world are difficult people. Steve Jobs comes to mind.
Great breakdown of a Lennon Classic
Isn’t it amazing how you would never think of linking the two songs but when someone points it out, it seems so obvious!? Moonlight Sonata! I love both these songs and my love for Because just got bigger. Well done!
It is common for people nowadays to call everything a "song". Even recording engineers for classical music. There ARE in fact Songs Without Words (Mendelssohn) but mostly songs are sung, sonatas are played.
Just came looking for this after reading an article about it. A quote from Paul: " I wouldn’t mind betting that Yoko was in on the writing of that. It’s rather her kind of writing: wind, sky, and earth are recurring. It’s straight out of [Yoko’s poetry book] Grapefruit.“
I can see how the arpeggios of the moonlight sonata could have also inspired I Want You (She's So Heavy)
It reminds me of Picasso's " inspiration is easy... keep stealing from yourself"
@@mickavellian there is another similar song called, Because, sung by Irish tenor, John mc cormack. Sounds a bit the same.
Absolutely!
... and the national Anthem.
I always just thought that Because inspired I want you or vice verse
A great breakdown, it really demonstrates Lennon's genius.
Genius in stealing someone else's tune? No.
U need to Google the isolated vocals on this song, amazing
@@randymillhouse791 The idea itself, John's lyrics and The Beatles singing it, make it 'genius', you Philistine.
@@randymillhouse791 It was expanding on an idea! Ffs!
@@randymillhouse791 It was a starting point only. He took it to another musical universe.
So AMAZING music that is, from Beethoven to John Lennon. And I MAY SAY that Music Lover are Nature Lover as elaborated thru John Lennon's BECAUSE. I learned this song in the summer of 1974. I'm now 67 and I kept it with me. @CultureSonar, I deeply appreciated your analogy for the creation of Beethoven's and Lennon's music
What a great break down of the song in every way. Also, I never thought of the lyrics that way; I always thought of them as Lennon's weakest lyric (as opposed to Across the Universe) but you've revealed the cleverness inside the apparent simplicity
Masterpiece indeed. Loved it from the first moment I've heard it, and yes, it has blown
my mind. Had it played, even at my moms final parting ceremony.
Yeah, I read about that, and I always wondered what Moonlight sonata would sound like if played backwards. It's cool that John evolved it and make it his own. And the 3-voice harmonies, my gawd, they are so otherworldly. Pretty complicated, too. And the diminished chord that remains unresolved? So many things that make this song special! It does sound like a classical piece.
It really is quite a beautiful song and production. Thanks for visiting, and writing.
Man, this is so interesting. I didn't know that Yoko was an instrument player herself. I never before saw an analysis like this, especially with your demonstration on piano. And last but not least: Beethoven and the Beatles, say, pop music had indeed a lot in common. That's why the song was written: Roll over Beethoven!
Check out all of Scott Freiman's documentaries on The Beatles. They're called "Deconstructing The Beatles" and they are absolutely fascinating!
by CHUCK BERRY that is .the 'roll over ' part being most important.but the BEATLES' version is one of the best covers ever.
I never heard that about Yoko either, in all these decades! I wonder why that was kept so quiet. I have respect for her now.
@@eb1684 Have you ever seen her at a piano?
@@ronaldtant3196 Never. But I feel she should have left them alone when they were recording. That's just a courtesy.
I really love your analysis of Beatles songs, I hope they come more often, keep up the good work 👍
That was such a beautiful building of an idea from its beginning to its final composition. Thank you so much for the insight! Wonderful!😄😊😄
Just stumbled on these and wow dude your analysis is really good. And of course we are once again reminded of the casual brilliance of these musical geniuses.
Great explanation here.Well done.Two great composers.I am sure Beethoven would be thrilled that he influenced the greatest pop band ever.Would like to hear you talking about some more Beatles songs.Thank you.
Thanks, Hugh. Here's our "Deconstructing" playlist, which has more like this: ua-cam.com/play/PL8qLlLUG51jLQyxvX5yb3wL7EDM9Cj7Vg.html
@Revenir à la raison Sure, he would.
My guess is that Beethoven never expected people to be listening to his music, 200 years after his death.
@@stephenburnage7687 No, he was probably the first composer to think he was writing for the ages. He is famously quoted, when he was conversing with one of Austria's many princes as saying 'What you are, you are by accident of birth; what I am, I am by myself. There are and will be a thousand princes; there is only one Beethoven'.
That was wonderful: sheer genius all around. MORE! MORE!
Glad you liked it. Please tell your friends!
Lennon was a genius. Absolutely stunning
I also like very much, Paul's surmising in the book, "Many Years From Now" that Yoko could well have written the lyrics. He points out that if you listen to Yoko's body of work from that period of time and well into the 70's, imagery like the world, the wind and the sky are "very Yoko's thinking." It's still true for her.
"Imagine" was clearly at least "inspired" by Yoko, and she has said that she also helped with "Jealous Guy" (which was called "Child of Nature" before J & Y got together). But for marketing purposes, she said the decision was made to say the songs were written by John alone. Certainly John is on record as saying "I have only worked with two people: Paul and Yoko." Perhaps we should take John at his word, and believe that he actually "worked with" Yoko - i.e. she was a co-writer. People want to criticize her, but all that really matters is the art.
@@aquamarine99911
She is a strange person in the history of the Beatles, one thing for sure. Some people want to crucify her, while others want to include her in the mastery of the Beatle’s musical work. I’m not sure what to think of her, really.
The media had to find a scapegoat for break up and Yoko was in the firing line. They treated her badly and unfairly.
@@aquamarine99911 As you rightly said; the chords and structure of Jealous Guy was written before John left Cynthia for Yoko, so I doubt she had much to do with that. Imagine is pretty much all John - Yoko may have been his muse and suggested some things but that does not mean she should take the credit! George Harrison often contributed to Paul's and John's songs and got no credit for it!
Yoko did contribute to a number of John's solo works - you just have to listen to the albums Double Fantasy and Sometime in New York City to know that.
Also, seeing Yoko so involved in John's musical works inspired Paul to do the same with Linda.
@@dannyvine3605 exactly.
I've always wondered what he meant by playing it backwards - because you play it backwards and you don't get "Because." Now I know! SO well done, this explanation. I've never even parsed out the word play in the lyrics either - just over my head. Thanks for this pithy little video explainer!
Thanks for this short and beautiful explanation for my most favorite song ever...
Thanks so much for this analysis. Considering Yoko was given so much criticism on so many levels at the time it is ironic that she was John’s inspirational muse for Because. Of course this song especially reflects John’s genius and how his creative mind worked, no wonder then that with the combining genius of Paul that they remain one of the greatest of their era. With those wonderful John, Paul & George harmonies that provided that magical heavenly glue that not only for that song and album but again in 2023 when lifted and used in the final segment of Now And Then😎👌
Awesome video!I'd never thought of the double meaning to "blue",so silly of me!I'd wondered why the lyrics said that😅Thanks!
This is brilliant! Very well done, Sir.
this guy is great. i bought the whole set and listened to them during the freak snowstorm this winter. they are fantastic.
Thanks for the kind note. We're so glad you enjoyed the films!
This is a great video, short and to the point, and now I have a greater appreciation for both pieces of music!
Your analysis on this piece and the other Beatles songs in your collection is outstanding!
Thanks for the clarification on this. I'd always heard that Because was Moonlight Sonata played backwards. But when I listened to the Beethoven backwards, I didn't really hear the connection. And that's because it really isn't the same progression, only backwards, is it? There are similarities that you pointed out but Lennon was basically inspired by Beethoven more than he was lifting a chord progression (which John claimed he did). It's much more of an original composition than given credit for.
Absolutely. There is really no connection apart from being in a minor key and having arpeggios. The connection that this fellow is talking about (moving to A major) is a bit of a stretch.
I'd heard that he was looking at the music sheet upside down and interpreted it that way.
I can understand that though I've never tried it out.
@@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 He couldn’t read music let alone upside down .
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Yes but Yoko could, and she was always by his side.
The first movement (adagio sostenuto in C#minor) from piano sonata #14 of beethoven is based on Mozart's aria "ah soccorso! Son tradito" of the Opera Don Giovanni, Beethoven copied or was influenced from this melody, Beethoven owned a copy of the first act of Don Giovanni where this melody appears. Check Out this links ua-cam.com/video/uEw_feiV_co/v-deo.html
Check out the minute 3:50 look the violín's, violas & winds in this score ua-cam.com/video/6XfkvANfYb4/v-deo.html
Moonligth sonata score ua-cam.com/video/YmVCcF42f-0/v-deo.html
Look for the book " Mozart's Opern " by musicologist Stefan Kunze where the similarity between the aria "Ah soccorso! Son tradito" and the first movement of the sonata no.14 by Beethoven.
Edwin Fischer, the renowned pianist, describes in his book "Beethoven's pianoforte sonatas" a discovery he made when he was in the library of the archives of Wiener Musikverein, there he found a sketch, in Beethoven's handwriting, of the scene from Don Giovanni, the sketch transposes the original music into C#minor, which is the key of the sonata.
In Fischer's opinion, it becomes clear where Beethoven drew inspiration for his piece and he certainly has a point, the death scene of the commendatore in Mozart's opera might have been the actual inspiration for the famous sonata.
Sir Andras Schiff has looked at a still existing transcription by the hand of beethoven of the score of that part of Mozart's opera and proven that actually it directly stems from there. (This is based on Andras Schiff's lecture on Beethoven's sonata no.14 in C#m The lectures took place at Wigmore Hall, London UK, from 2004.)
Here other link 👇
www.roberto-poli.com/did-chopin-quote.html
The vocals were stacked on Because. John, Paul and George recorded their vocals 3 times each. Queen used this later in the 70s.
Such a wonderful analysis, thank you so much!
A perfect example of how John could summon so much beauty up in his songs & music!
"Grow Old With Me" on the Milk and Honey album is drawn from the second movement of Beethoven's Pathetique sonata. Tragically ironic because it was recorded shortly before Lennon was murdered.
thank you so much for this. I am a massive Lennon fan and am always fascinated by how he wrote and his inspirations. Grow Old is a fave. I went and found the sonata you mention. Woow! Hats off to John Lennon. A great tune, but Ludwig got to it first. By the way, I hear in one section of the sonata, what sounds like part of Billy Joel's This Night song. Thanks again.
Excellent presentation, you greatly expanded my awareness of the Beethoven connection. And the lyrics! Thank you for sharing!
I had heard this before, but I like the way you explain and demonstrate it. Nice video.
Wow this is very quality I never ever would've made this connection.
I learned something today.
No, Something is a different story
Fascinating...! Thanks : )
Excellent musical explanation of a favorite song. Thank you.
This is out of the world, love it
Excellent descriptions
What a great back-story! so long after the event. This is a profoundly fascinating analysis. Thank you! Keep up the good work.
john couldn't read music but his musical instincts were supreme...
Actually, not knowing notation or theory was an advantage to both Lennon and McCartney. This is so because they weren't constrained by the "rules" that theory imposes on musicians. They weren't aware that they were breaking musical rules or being innovative, they just followed their instincts, which were, of course, of the highest order. Now, both these guys were supremely talented and maybe knowing notation might have allowed them to come up with even more daring arrangements, but luckily they had a classically trained producer in George Martin to sort out that end of things.
@@Azabaxe80 i agree. yngwie malmsteen has also pointed that out when discussing his love for the beatles. cheers!
The Beatles did know music notation and theory, koz they studied music as kids in Liverpool. Most famous and talented musicians were taught music from their early childhood.
@@melissagomez2091 globalnews.ca/news/4503916/paul-mccartney-cant-read-music/
@@melissagomez2091 they didn’t.
Just wonderful listening to you..... bringing more joy from the music.
Fascinating. Subscribed 👍
Thank you for this video. I had read long ago, possibly Paul had stated this, that the Beatles listened to a lot of music of the times, but also to classical music. Much of their earliest work was about their appreciation for the Everly Brothers. I can't recall John's exact words, but it was something like "borrowing" this and that from others, and others did the same, borrowing from the Beatles creations. It only becomes an infringement upon copyright / obvious "stealing" when things are pretty much just a carbon copy. Change something up enough, and suddenly it becomes a work no longer easily recognizable from the original model. It is a valid work. Derivative, but still valid. It can be a bit insulting if someone writes something truly insightful due to personal experience and/or research, and then someone comes along, rewords what you stated, and acts as if they have had the same experiences in life. It is sort of like sharing an original recipe with a relative, that relative adds one item, then tells everyone it is his recipe.
To your point, Paul often says The Beatles were great "knickers," borrowing liberally from all genres. Their openness to inspiration from many places is reflected in the wide range of their songwriting, in our opinion at least. Most artists stand on the shoulders of the great ones who came before...
@@CultureSonar I understand that process well, having written many songs over the years. Not successful as a songwriter, but at least I understand the process. I always loved the song White Room by Cream. The slower part was not my favorite, but this song of mine was "borrowed" from that section:
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well explained and fascinating, thank you.
This blows me away!!!
Brilliant! I’ve only heard this song about 10000 times and I knew it was familiar!! Thank you for sharing this and I’m now sucribed to you
You are the master of the masterpieces wow! That is exactly what I was looking for! Not “the backward” version like others could not even explain THANKS!!!
Sheer Genius !!! John Lennon. Incredible !!!
Wow! This was great, and really enlightening. Thank you!
Excellent, Excellent breakdown of a song that combines two great musical loves of mine: Beethoven...and the Beatles 😁😁 Thanks for doing this!!
Classical music-loving Aunt Mimi would approve! (and be very impressed).
Hey thank you so much for this wonderful insight! Much appreciated!
Let's be honest, Beethoven pretty much changed music forever, he elevated music in the early 1800s to levels never seen before, and he is the greatest songwriter of all time. Seeing Beethoven #9 live with a full orchestra and chorus was one of the greatest concert experiences I have ever had!
#9, #9, #9...
Bach is the master
Thank you so much for this great and deep dive into the subtleties of the music of the greatest most creative band in history.
Very interesting! Thank you
I really like your videos. Very good insight.
I've experienced some of Scott's live Beatles' educational journeys, & own quite a few of his "Deconstructing The Beatles" DVDs. They always have a freshness to them & never get old !
Very interesting ! The progression to arrive at "Because" which is a beautiful piece ! Thanks for your explanation !
Very good video explaining the mastery of the masterpiece from John. I always considered John to be a "wordsmith." Also...a musical genius!
This is just another example of how new songs are formed from the inspiration of another song or melody not always consciously.
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brilliantly explained. Thanks a lot
Excellent analysis.
Wonderful video!!!
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Wow so interesting thank you for making this
Brilliant ... love this!
Wow, great stuff -- showing the genius of the music and the lyrics!
Very kind of you. Thanks so much.
John, maestro simplemente genial
Awesome breakdown
Excellent! Breakdown and Evaluation, Thank You!
Very interesting. For me the only stuff that can make someone forget about the Beatles for a while is Beethoven, specially the final quartets, imho the best pieces of music ever created.
What would you recommend? I personally have focused on Beethoven's piano sonatas and concertos. My favourite piece is his last (32nd) piano sonata, Opus 111 - in which he "invented" boogie woogie piano. For the last few years of his life, he focused on strings - e.g. the Grosse Fugue. But to maintain that level of genius so late in his career was pretty amazing. In rock terms, I would say only David Bowie showed such quality at the very end - his last album (Black Star) is one of his very best. Unfortunately, nothing he did the previous 25 years was on the same level.
Very nice observation. Thank You
THANK YOU for this analysis of "Because". I will never be able to UN-HEAR the Beethoven influence upon John Lennon. 😀👍
Great video!
Thank you for this analysis
Wow! that was great. I used to play Moonlight sonata on piano all the time in my teens. I had no idea John modeled 'Because' on the chord progression. I could only play about 1/2 of the 1st movement. After that there were too many notes to learn.
If someone had asked me to play something like "Moonlight Sonata" backwards, I would have assumed the request would have been to reverse the chord movement, regardless of the arpeggios.
brilliant, well done.
Great analysis...I’ll enjoy it even more....
Very enlightening musical analysis of a beloved Beatles song. Thank you.
I Love these 2 songs.
Thank you very for this excellent review of the interpretation
Very thanks man
This video was interesting..
Very good information about this classic john song
Wonderful "deconstruction"!
What a fascinating take on this song and Lennon.
Good job! The second you started playing moonlight sonata I started hearing because. I didn't know how he got there but I could hear the raw flow.