Nothing short of incredible, I am so happy to see that this place is still here today. Without the Beatles I have no idea who I'd be today, they changed everything for me.
I met my musical buddy in 1977 in high school and we went on to perform at hundreds of shows till this very day,and we still perform Beatles songs at bars INCREDIBLE LEGACY!!!
Thanks Annie! I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to reply to this … sometimes I get a bit confused as to where a comment has landed and I can’t always find it again 🙈. It’s always so nice to read your comments, I’m very grateful to you. (And off-topic you made such a great point yesterday about the ‘Ben Franklin Effect!’). Thanks as always, Tez
It was a historic meeting - but it was the bonding, the love and the drive of them and the band to become the incredibly dynamic musical sensation that they would be. You are on hallowed ground there.
Someone said that “The Beatles were not a band, they were a miracle!” I couldn’t agree more! Nothing less than a true miracle! Beethoven and Mozart of our time!…
Love the early Beatles sound . Outside of Elvis . Probably the most influential recording artists ever. I agree with you without the fab four there is no Stones Pink Floyd ,Kinks ,Who ,Zeppelin or even the Bee Gees .
Great video, very interesting.. Not to nitpick, but some corrections.. Paul did not turn 25 until June 1967 so was 23 when he wrote Eleanor Rigby. Eleanor Bron was in Help and not A Hard Day’s Night. Finally, Paul did not bring a guitar with him; he borrowed a right handed guitar and played it upside down (which makes it more impressive). Thanks
Funnily enough I discovered the Help/Hard days night error earlier today. Good point on Paul's age and I did not know about the guitar, very interesting thank you! I appreciate your comment B G ;) Ps thanks for watching.
It's very interesting is Paul's choice of name regarding Eleanor Rigby...would you happen to know whether Paul was resident at the Asher household at the time of writing the song?
Also - Paul played some piano as well. You should read Mark Lewisohn's book "Tune In" - it gives a real sense of how the 'hang' went down (incidentally, Paul and John met earlier behind the church, as John was stowing the band's gear in a garden shed)
@@fenderfetish They had also seen each other several times in the neighborhood. Paul briefly deliverred newspapers on Menlove Avenue. They saw each other on the bus once or twice. And if you can find the Tokyo interview (from 1965), Paul mentions going to a show when he was a teen. Then he turns to John and says. "I saw you there. That was the first time."
What an interesting piece this is. I became a fan of the Beatles as a kid growing up in the 1960’s. I’d always known John and Paul had met as teenagers but to see the actual spot and hear the details of how it happened truly brought it to life. Thanks! 👍🏻👍🏻
The bots have swooped in and recommended your channel. And I'm so glad they did. Honestly, this video made my eyes swim with tears. Your research, affection, enthusiasm and passion has produced a mini masterpiece. Thank you for your patience. Sir, you should have your own TV show.
@@verynearlyinteresting I think you really do such great work with your superb investigations. Imo you should delve into where George & Ringo were on this date as it would add to the layers of Beatles history.
Imagine if there was a single existing photograph of that very meeting in that one single moment it would be mindblowing and a priceless treasure in human history
@@verynearlyinteresting When you look back on your life it's amazing how many small things you decided to do shaped where you are today. Certainly the case with John and Paul......You could argue that if John hadn't met Paul he wouldn't have been assasinsted.....that's how interesting this kind of thing is! Sorry to lower the tone of your original post, it's more an observation.
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The flow on effect in the Music industry,the Arts and overall humanitarian inspiration this band has created is just absolutely remarkable. You’re spot on, love or loathe them something in life you have interest in more often than not has a link to the Beatles.
On January 21, 1959 the Rutles story began at 43 Egg Lane, Liverpool, where Ron Nasty and Dirk McQuickly first bumped into each other. Ron invited Dirk to help him stand up. Dirk, merely an ameteur drinker, agreed and on that spot a legend was created, a legend that will last a lunchtime. They were soon to be joined by Stig O’Hara, a guitarist of no fixed hairstyle, but it would be another two years before they found their regular drummer, Barrington Womble, hiding in the van. When they did, they persuaded him to change his name to save time and his haircut to save Brylcreem. He became simply Barry Wom.
Magic started at those places. The biggest duo in music history began their road to immortality. It´s no wonder people say Beatles were a miracle! Thank you for such a beautiful video, keep the comming mate!
There were of course several encounters before they formally met - A bus, a chip shop and a sweet shop/newsagents. But this place will always be hallowed ground for us Beatle Maniacs!!
Having visited Liverpool many times since 1978 made yet another trip in 2012 with my wife (her mother was Liverpudlian)but this time not only did we take our two boys, we also took with us a violin bass (for photos you understand ) and it was the bass that was spotted by the curate of st Peters while we were walking round the graves, he was brilliant first giving a tour of the graveyard Johns uncle, Bill Shankly, Eleonor Rigby etc, then took us across the road to the hall which he opened up specially to give us a complete (and to me at the time unknown) history (even posing with the bass on the exact spot) of the meeting, there was a painting on the wall depicting what the scene may have looked like of Paul meeting John I believe recreated from the movie "Nowhere Boy" which helped take it all in this building MUST NEVER be demolished.
Very nice to be inside the building where they met. Reminds me of the time I visited Sun Records in Memphis. From ordinary places, came the music that would change the world.
I went to The Cavern Club last year. I'm really hoping to go back to Liverpool in the coming summer and possible take the Magical Mystery Tour. This is one of the stops on the tour! To think they'd met on my Birthday aswell... albeit 41 years prior to my birth
Hi I did the magical mystery tour but whilst they go past most of the key places from recollection you don’t get off the coach until the Cavern, you don’t really see much of the church fete you just drive past
My memory of dates can be foggy too like Paul’s. But while touring Europe with Brian Setzer’s 68’ Comeback Special in 2001, the bass player and I visited the church and graveyard. Somebody that worked there was nice enough to bring us over and let us in to see “the spot”. At this point there was no plaque, and my recollection is the stage was still there although pretty run down and dusty. I definitely have some photos but would have to find them as they were from a digital camera, but before cellphones and not stored on a hard drive.
Loving your channel, especially delving into the past. I live in a small place called Gainsborough, did you know it was once the capital of England! For 40 days! Worth investigating
Saw the film "Birth of the Beatles" aged 9, 40 years ago and bought first pressing of Love Me Do two days later for 25p still have it still mint and A collection of the Beatles Oldies for £1 (both from a mates mates Mothers collection) 😊 well that was my entire pocket money but Love me Do is amazing and it's the heaviest single I own.
I know for a fact that Ozzy Osbourne has said he wouldn’t have existed as a musician if he hadn’t heard “She Loves You” by the Beatles in 1963 as a 15yr old! 😊
Without the Beatles you don’t get the Jam, without the Jam you don’t get Oasis = 3 of the all time greatest British bands there will ever be!! X love that line 🇬🇧🎸🎶😃
When they met, if someone had shown them footage of the mania and the heights of fame and the critical acclaim they'd reach and achieve within the next 13 years from that moment, they'd have never believed it. They were just 2 kids from Liverpool just like anyone else who just wanted to play rock n roll. It cannot be overstated how important they were and how historically important this meeting was, to the history of not only rock n roll but of pop culture period. In 1958 Elvis went into the Army, and when he came back he really only had a couple of good hits (Little Sister and Stuck on You) between his return in 1960 and 1964. From 1958-64 rock n roll suffered it's first casualties. Not only did Elvis go into the Army and sort of get "cleaned up", Chuck Berry was arrested for messing with some underage girls, and Jerry Lee Lewis just went off and married his 13 year old cousin. Rock had been reduced to acts that I consider sort of bubble gum garbage...... Fabian, The Chiffons, Pat Boone? The heart and soul of rock had no direction, no leader, no longer had the soul and punch of real rock. John Winston Lennon and James Paul McCartney saved rock n roll for real. That's not an overstatement in the least bit.
A slightly unusual thing to do is to walk from John’s childhood home to Paul’s. This is what John would have done more than Paul because most of their songwriting was done at Paul’s.
I love The Beatles! I've been listening to them since I was about 2 years of age!!! My mom would play it for me. Great historical location!!!!! It's also very cool that you were able to be inside.
magical, really. excellent acoustical architecture. a meaningful purpose: to bring community together, especially the young; the competitive sway to achieve it. Playing social contract, for real. Obviously, the intoxicating wonder and smell lured Paul into a honey trap! lol
2:00 Born June 18, 1942, Paul was 23 when he wrote and recorded Eleanor Rigby in sessions across the period of April 28 to June 6, 1966. Otherwise, great video! Never seen inside the hall. New sub.
That is the spot, BUT Paul did not have a guitar with him! He rode his bike there merely to see the Quarrymen at the invitation of Ivan. He borrowed one of the Quarrymen's guitars to play "20 Flight Rock" and a few other songs. He had learned to pick up a right handed guitar and play it left with simple chords.
I can't see that anyone's mentioned this in the comments, but Eleanor Bron starred in "Help!" not "A Hard Day's Night," as mentioned at 1:14. Beyond that, nice video. (Addendum: Paul was 23, not 25, when he wrote "Eleanor Rigby." Paul was born in 1942 and would not turn 25 until after the release of "Sgt. Pepper.")
Paul had seen John "around" some before this meeting. But yes - this is the first "meeting" -- it's just that Paul (kinda) knew who Lennon was from seeing him on street - on a bus, maybe, etc. Whether John even noticed the (younger - less "forward") Paul "on the street" - probably not really. Also - not sure Paul actually had his own guitar there - but he did play (someone's) guitar there. These are details - what is shown here is close enough.
You are correct on both points, Don. Paul was aware and did see Lennon before this, in fact, watch out for a video from us very soon on that subject. Also, I have had an email from non other than Rod Davis (original Quarryman) who tells me that Paul definitely did not show up to the fete with his own guitar. It looks like he borrowed one whilst he was there. Thanks for watching, Don.
Is it the original floor?...I went to this hall...in 2008...and walked to Forthlin Rd from Menlove Ave across the golf course...In 2016 I went to B.B Kings museum and grave (Mississippi, USA) and met a dutch Beatle fan who told me that he had done the same walk Johns to Pauls house over the golf course too...That was weird!
@@verynearlyinteresting The walk turns up in Beatle books from time to time...Apparently it was the way that John and Paul use to go to each others houses with guitar over the shoulder
@@verynearlyinteresting Sorry, I simply couldn't resist. BTW, I actually once went on the town with Paul in Berlin over 30 years ago when he was there giving a concert. I was working as a translator for a German radio station that interviewed him. The Wall had come down a month earlier and Paul wanted to know what East Berlin was like. I told him I know a few bars there and he asked me if I could show him and Linda around a bit. I was a bit apprehension at first, but Interestingly nobody in East Berlin recognised him.
If we were talking about some ancient artefacts, somebody would’ve cut up the floorboards hauled them away to be sold on the black market piece like the Elgin marbles
@@verynearlyinteresting is that in a local,museum or elsewhere? Irrespective, once you take a object at its context, really does diminish its value somewhat
@@verynearlyinteresting thanks for the video. I’m guessing that Mark Lewisohn has already called by. he seems to be visiting all of the Beatles sacred sites
@@pimpozza that doesn’t make sense to me (being in American) I always hear the rest of the world say America does a backwards. But if you say in England, it’s OK to say July 16th Then that’s the same way we say it.
@@MikeCee7 Definitely both are used, Mike.. "When's your birthday?" _July 16th_ "When's your birthday?" 16th July Date of birth in number format would always be written: 16/07/YY
In England at that time no one would have batted an eyelid Edward. When I was 16 in the mid 80’s I would drink in pubs … never once got asked for ID. It’s different now of course.
Thanks for this. I've been round the church grounds a couple of times but never realised about the church hall right across the road! I've always wanted to know whereabouts the stage was in the graveyard during the afternoon gig. A lot of new graves have been erected there. Have you been able to identify the spot by chance?
This is a very good question Tim. There are several videos on YT which are completely wrong (and even cite the wrong field!). I'm in the middle of looking into this exact point. Check back soon :)
I thought I read that the stage in the hall was bought by a collector. Can anyone else verify or correct that? Aside from that, I wonder if, after Paul joined the Quarrymen, John and Paul played on that stage for another dance. Imagine that
You are correct Justin ... an error that will haunt me for a while I'm afraid!! Thanks for watching Roundhay Garden Scene too! Yes maybe 'video' was the wrong word to use. I appreciate you watching and commenting, Tez.
The Beatles are The Biggest Group in History , but dont ever forget that as they also said , without Elvis there would have been NO Beatles ................. and equally important if Britain had not have discontinued the Draft in 1960 , there would have not been The Beatles let alone the whole British Invasion .
Nothing short of incredible, I am so happy to see that this place is still here today. Without the Beatles I have no idea who I'd be today, they changed everything for me.
Thank you for watching. It’s very nice to see this comment 😊
I met my musical buddy in 1977 in high school and we went on to perform at hundreds of shows till this very day,and we still perform Beatles songs at bars INCREDIBLE LEGACY!!!
What a great video!! Amazing that you’d just started your channel when you did this. Super well done!
Thanks Annie! I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to reply to this … sometimes I get a bit confused as to where a comment has landed and I can’t always find it again 🙈. It’s always so nice to read your comments, I’m very grateful to you. (And off-topic you made such a great point yesterday about the ‘Ben Franklin Effect!’). Thanks as always, Tez
@@verynearlyinteresting ❤️ YT makes conversations nearly impossible. You’re doing a great job! And thanks!
Not just musical history but the start of a cultural phenomenon that changed the world for ever.
It was a historic meeting - but it was the bonding, the love and the drive of them and the band to become the incredibly dynamic musical sensation that they would be. You are on hallowed ground there.
Yes and I really did feel that it was hallowed ground! Thanks for watching ;)
Someone said that “The Beatles were not a band, they were a miracle!”
I couldn’t agree more! Nothing less than a true miracle!
Beethoven and Mozart of our time!…
I couldn’t agree more Gabriel. Make sure you watch Ep 2! Tez :)
Saw a interview with Paul he said he borrowed a guitar that faithful day.😊❤
RIP JOHN LENNON ❤
Love the early Beatles sound . Outside of Elvis . Probably the most influential recording artists ever. I agree with you without the fab four there is no Stones Pink Floyd ,Kinks ,Who ,Zeppelin or even the Bee Gees .
Great video, very interesting.. Not to nitpick, but some corrections.. Paul did not turn 25 until June 1967 so was 23 when he wrote Eleanor Rigby. Eleanor Bron was in Help and not A Hard Day’s Night. Finally, Paul did not bring a guitar with him; he borrowed a right handed guitar and played it upside down (which makes it more impressive). Thanks
Funnily enough I discovered the Help/Hard days night error earlier today. Good point on Paul's age and I did not know about the guitar, very interesting thank you! I appreciate your comment B G ;) Ps thanks for watching.
It's very interesting is Paul's choice of name regarding Eleanor Rigby...would you happen to know whether Paul was resident at the Asher household at the time of writing the song?
Also - Paul played some piano as well. You should read Mark Lewisohn's book "Tune In" - it gives a real sense of how the 'hang' went down (incidentally, Paul and John met earlier behind the church, as John was stowing the band's gear in a garden shed)
@@fenderfetish Wow … I didn’t know that. Thanks for commenting Andy 😊
@@fenderfetish They had also seen each other several times in the neighborhood. Paul briefly deliverred newspapers on Menlove Avenue. They saw each other on the bus once or twice. And if you can find the Tokyo interview (from 1965), Paul mentions going to a show when he was a teen. Then he turns to John and says. "I saw you there. That was the first time."
What an interesting piece this is. I became a fan of the Beatles as a kid growing up in the 1960’s. I’d always known John and Paul had met as teenagers but to see the actual spot and hear the details of how it happened truly brought it to life. Thanks! 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks, Tim. That's a lovey comment to see! Tez ;)
The bots have swooped in and recommended your channel. And I'm so glad they did. Honestly, this video made my eyes swim with tears. Your research, affection, enthusiasm and passion has produced a mini masterpiece. Thank you for your patience. Sir, you should have your own TV show.
What a lovely comment to see - you're very kind thank you very much! Tez.
I stood on that holy ground last year….best feeling ever 🎸🎸
You're the first person to comment to say you have been there, brilliant Jacqueline :)
Great presentation😎👌wonder where George and Ringo were exactly on that day, that would be very interesting.
Yeah I wonder!!!
@@verynearlyinteresting I think you really do such great work with your superb investigations.
Imo you should delve into where George & Ringo were on this date as it would add to the layers of Beatles history.
Imagine if there was a single existing photograph of that very meeting in that one single moment it would be mindblowing and a priceless treasure in human history
Someone actually taped some of the band's performance that day.
We all have moments in our life like this….moments that change our lives forever.
Good observation. Maybe people aren't going to make a film about our little moments but they're important to us.
@@verynearlyinteresting When you look back on your life it's amazing how many small things you decided to do shaped where you are today. Certainly the case with John and Paul......You could argue that if John hadn't met Paul he wouldn't have been assasinsted.....that's how interesting this kind of thing is! Sorry to lower the tone of your original post, it's more an observation.
These are the kind of key life crossroads that our life stories and destinies then continue to follow...
History is everyone's story. And this one is indeed world-changing. Thank you, Ivan, for introducing Paul to John. It changed civilization forever.
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One of history's greatest meetings. Great video.
That’s very nice of you to say so 😊. Thank you.
The flow on effect in the Music industry,the Arts and overall humanitarian inspiration this band has created is just absolutely remarkable. You’re spot on, love or loathe them something in life you have interest in more often than not has a link to the Beatles.
On January 21, 1959 the Rutles story began at 43 Egg Lane, Liverpool, where Ron Nasty and Dirk McQuickly first bumped into each other. Ron invited Dirk to help him stand up. Dirk, merely an ameteur drinker, agreed and on that spot a legend was created, a legend that will last a lunchtime. They were soon to be joined by Stig O’Hara, a guitarist of no fixed hairstyle, but it would be another two years before they found their regular drummer, Barrington Womble, hiding in the van. When they did, they persuaded him to change his name to save time and his haircut to save Brylcreem. He became simply Barry Wom.
Brilliant
Eric Idle certainly is.
All you need is lunch!
@@lalannej 🤣
Magic started at those places. The biggest duo in music history began their road to immortality. It´s no wonder people say Beatles were a miracle! Thank you for such a beautiful video, keep the comming mate!
Thanks so much Arturo 😊
The Rock and Roll version of The Big Bang!
That plaque is really cool.
It would be a sad day if they hadn’t met. Love The Beatles! My favourite band!
Same here Stephanie😊
Ivan Vaughan’s wife was a French teacher and she checked Paul’s French words on “Michelle”
From such a small stage .the FabFour😊 came!
So amazing we can see this historic location! We’ll done!
That meeting changed the world musicwise.paul and john.
completely ........... interesting. and amazing. wb
Thanks Willard, that's so nice of you to say! Episode 2 has just been posted if you'd like to have a look - ua-cam.com/video/ZdLRDwVTwcE/v-deo.html
Thankyou for the background music at the end, I Vow To Thee My Country. ❤️
This video is pure GOLD. Thank you for bringing us along.
How nice of you to say that! You are very welcome @3hooks :)
There were of course several encounters before they formally met - A bus, a chip shop and a sweet shop/newsagents.
But this place will always be hallowed ground for us Beatle Maniacs!!
The place of a Magical melt ❤🎸🎸🎼🎶
I like this sort of thing, rock history.. This is cool.
That's Sacred ground my friend!!👍 Love the video!🙂
That's so nice of you to say, and yes I agree, sacred ground.
I go to woolton every year, im a big beatles fan huge, see you in the grapes lads.
Having visited Liverpool many times since 1978 made yet another trip in 2012 with my wife (her mother was Liverpudlian)but this time not only did we take our two boys, we also took with us a violin bass (for photos you understand ) and it was the bass that was spotted by the curate of st Peters while we were walking round the graves, he was brilliant first giving a tour of the graveyard Johns uncle, Bill Shankly, Eleonor Rigby etc, then took us across the road to the hall which he opened up specially to give us a complete (and to me at the time unknown) history (even posing with the bass on the exact spot) of the meeting, there was a painting on the wall depicting what the scene may have looked like of Paul meeting John I believe recreated from the movie "Nowhere Boy" which helped take it all in this building MUST NEVER be demolished.
Thanks for sharing Seamus.
It was extremely humid on July 6, 1957 and later that day, Liverpool would have it's first thunderstorm in over 10 yrs!
Very nice to be inside the building where they met. Reminds me of the time I visited Sun Records in Memphis. From ordinary places, came the music that would change the world.
I agree Neil ... I've never been there but it's the top of my wish list! Tez
Very interesting and well made. Thank you.
Greetings from Germany.
All the best.
Tommy
Thanks again Tommy 😊
Amazing. Great to know where these guys met!
A truly historic occasion. It was a fete that brought them together.
It's really is an historic place! Thanks for commenting ;)
This our history...been a fan ever-since
Very interesting. Very funny also. Thanks so much
Thanks Abaltar, that's very nice of you to say so.
Great video..thank you..
So nice of you, thank you
Glad I discovered this channel. Very interesting. Cheers
Thanks Iain, really appreciate that. Tez ;)
I went to The Cavern Club last year. I'm really hoping to go back to Liverpool in the coming summer and possible take the Magical Mystery Tour. This is one of the stops on the tour! To think they'd met on my Birthday aswell... albeit 41 years prior to my birth
Hi I did the magical mystery tour but whilst they go past most of the key places from recollection you don’t get off the coach until the Cavern, you don’t really see much of the church fete you just drive past
Thank you for this video -- I love the detail and enthusiasm
Ah thanks Dee Jay ;)
My memory of dates can be foggy too like Paul’s. But while touring Europe with Brian Setzer’s 68’ Comeback Special in 2001, the bass player and I visited the church and graveyard. Somebody that worked there was nice enough to bring us over and let us in to see “the spot”. At this point there was no plaque, and my recollection is the stage was still there although pretty run down and dusty. I definitely have some photos but would have to find them as they were from a digital camera, but before cellphones and not stored on a hard drive.
Wow!!!
Watching from the philippines ❤❤❤ Very Accurate mate!
Wow, awesome! Thank you!
Thx for directing me to this video. I wasn’t sure if there really was an Eleanor Rigby headstone or if it was some kind of urban legend.
I’m so pleased you found it Matthew! Tez
been there done that, May 2016, still pinch myself!
Loving your channel, especially delving into the past. I live in a small place called Gainsborough, did you know it was once the capital of England! For 40 days! Worth investigating
Thank you and I will definitely do that Mark. Tez.
Saw the film "Birth of the Beatles" aged 9, 40 years ago and bought first pressing of Love Me Do two days later for 25p still have it still mint and A collection of the Beatles Oldies for £1 (both from a mates mates Mothers collection) 😊 well that was my entire pocket money but Love me Do is amazing and it's the heaviest single I own.
The very next day after they met was Ringo’s 17th birthday 😁😁
You know your Beatles stuff!! Thanks for watching Jacquline, really appreciate your comments 😊
I know for a fact that Ozzy Osbourne has said he wouldn’t have existed as a musician if he hadn’t heard “She Loves You” by the Beatles in 1963 as a 15yr old! 😊
Imagine a world without Ozzy. Horrible!
Billy Joel saw them on the Ed Sullivan show and said “Fuck school. I wanna be a musician like them!”
these videos are so well done. i hope more and more people discover it.
That's a lovely thing to say, thank you, means a lot.
@@verynearlyinteresting you’re most welcome
This is the kind of things I wanted to see. I feel the same as you.
Without the Beatles you don’t get the Jam, without the Jam you don’t get Oasis = 3 of the all time greatest British bands there will ever be!! X love that line 🇬🇧🎸🎶😃
Thanks Rob! I must admit I was rather pleased with that line myself 🤣. I appreciate your comment and your taste in music. Terry
Well, two are great.
"They're lunches long since eaten..." Fun videos, enjoying them.
When they met, if someone had shown them footage of the mania and the heights of fame and the critical acclaim they'd reach and achieve within the next 13 years from that moment, they'd have never believed it. They were just 2 kids from Liverpool just like anyone else who just wanted to play rock n roll.
It cannot be overstated how important they were and how historically important this meeting was, to the history of not only rock n roll but of pop culture period. In 1958 Elvis went into the Army, and when he came back he really only had a couple of good hits (Little Sister and Stuck on You) between his return in 1960 and 1964. From 1958-64 rock n roll suffered it's first casualties. Not only did Elvis go into the Army and sort of get "cleaned up", Chuck Berry was arrested for messing with some underage girls, and Jerry Lee Lewis just went off and married his 13 year old cousin. Rock had been reduced to acts that I consider sort of bubble gum garbage...... Fabian, The Chiffons, Pat Boone? The heart and soul of rock had no direction, no leader, no longer had the soul and punch of real rock.
John Winston Lennon and James Paul McCartney saved rock n roll for real. That's not an overstatement in the least bit.
Wow, what an amazing commentary Joe, thanks so much. If you’re not already you should be writing scripts. Tez.
A slightly unusual thing to do is to walk from John’s childhood home to Paul’s. This is what John would have done more than Paul because most of their songwriting was done at Paul’s.
I love The Beatles! I've been listening to them since I was about 2 years of age!!! My mom would play it for me.
Great historical location!!!!! It's also very cool that you were able to be inside.
Thanks Razor, nice to hear from you again! Yes it was amazing to be allowed to film in there. And that’s great, you have a cool mom 😎.
That photo is on my living room wall.
Well done...enjoyed that
Thanks Gerry, lovely to hear.
@@verynearlyinteresting ....I have subscribed....you have a great voice
magical, really. excellent acoustical architecture. a meaningful purpose: to bring community together, especially the young; the competitive sway to achieve it. Playing social contract, for real. Obviously, the intoxicating wonder and smell lured Paul into a honey trap! lol
I wonder if it was the same floor back then. The pattern on the floor is two different angles coming together, fighting to be on top forever.
2:00 Born June 18, 1942, Paul was 23 when he wrote and recorded Eleanor Rigby in sessions across the period of April 28 to June 6, 1966. Otherwise, great video! Never seen inside the hall. New sub.
Yes, I admit I got that wrong 😬. Thank you so much for watching and for your comment. And thanks for the sub,that means a lot 😊.
Good catch. I was going to comment that same mistake. I don't know why I watch BEATLES You tube videos. I already know this stuff.
@@idfy2599 I have learned to double check my facts 😳.Thanks for watching and commenting, much appreciated.
Great video! One minor correction. Eleanor Braun was in Help!, not a Hard Days Night.
A horrible mistake on my part! Thanks for watching Richard :)
I think this guy is way over the top with where they stood in that hall that day.
That's nice of you to say, thanks Alan.
That is the spot, BUT Paul did not have a guitar with him! He rode his bike there merely to see the Quarrymen at the invitation of Ivan. He borrowed one of the Quarrymen's guitars to play "20 Flight Rock" and a few other songs. He had learned to pick up a right handed guitar and play it left with simple chords.
You are absolutely correct ... I got that wrong Sharon. Thanks for watching, appreciated. Tez :)
@@verynearlyinteresting Thanks for your excellent videos! I got goosebumps when you walked into that hall.
fantastic !👏
Thanks George, really appreciate your comment.
Super cool.
Thank you very much! :)
That was 10 days before I was hatched!
Very good. But Eleanor Bron wasn't in A Har Day's Night, she was in Help!
An error that still haunts me to this day 😣. Thanks for watching @jurysout1 (cool name btw)
Very interesting.
Thanks Joe.
great
Thanks Eran ;)
I can't see that anyone's mentioned this in the comments, but Eleanor Bron starred in "Help!" not "A Hard Day's Night," as mentioned at 1:14. Beyond that, nice video. (Addendum: Paul was 23, not 25, when he wrote "Eleanor Rigby." Paul was born in 1942 and would not turn 25 until after the release of "Sgt. Pepper.")
Yep ... it's been pointed out a few times - bad mistake! Thanks for watching and commenting :)
Actually they worked with Eleanor Bron on movie "Help!" in 1965 -- not on Hard Days bite (1964) minor correction - but there you go.
If I had a pound for every time this has been pointed out to me now haha!!
A plaque is scarce. One day their life-size statues will be there!
Impressive
Paul had seen John "around" some before this meeting. But yes - this is the first "meeting" -- it's just that Paul (kinda) knew who Lennon was from seeing him on street - on a bus, maybe, etc. Whether John even noticed the (younger - less "forward") Paul "on the street" - probably not really.
Also - not sure Paul actually had his own guitar there - but he did play (someone's) guitar there. These are details - what is shown here is close enough.
You are correct on both points, Don. Paul was aware and did see Lennon before this, in fact, watch out for a video from us very soon on that subject. Also, I have had an email from non other than Rod Davis (original Quarryman) who tells me that Paul definitely did not show up to the fete with his own guitar. It looks like he borrowed one whilst he was there. Thanks for watching, Don.
Is it the original floor?...I went to this hall...in 2008...and walked to Forthlin Rd from Menlove Ave across the golf course...In 2016 I went to B.B Kings museum and grave (Mississippi, USA) and met a dutch Beatle fan who told me that he had done the same walk Johns to Pauls house over the golf course too...That was weird!
I'm not sure about the floor Lewis. I would like to think it's the same floor though! I'd love to do that walk too!
@@verynearlyinteresting The walk turns up in Beatle books from time to time...Apparently it was the way that John and Paul use to go to each others houses with guitar over the shoulder
Poms and their "I am stood"
🤣🤣🤣
Why do I get the impression the guy's a Beatle fan?
😂
@@verynearlyinteresting Sorry, I simply couldn't resist.
BTW, I actually once went on the town with Paul in Berlin over 30 years ago when he was there giving a concert. I was working as a translator for a German radio station that interviewed him. The Wall had come down a month earlier and Paul wanted to know what East Berlin was like. I told him I know a few bars there and he asked me if I could show him and Linda around a bit.
I was a bit apprehension at first, but Interestingly nobody in East Berlin recognised him.
Eleanor Brahm was inHelp not Hard Days Night. 😊
Hi Marcie. Yes this is going to haunt me for a while I think ... Thanks for watching and commenting, much appreciated :)
If we were talking about some ancient artefacts, somebody would’ve cut up the floorboards hauled them away to be sold on the black market piece like the Elgin marbles
You're right anyway in respect of the stage, Chris. That's been sent to a museum which was a little disappointing.
@@verynearlyinteresting is that in a local,museum or elsewhere? Irrespective, once you take a object at its context, really does diminish its value somewhat
@@chrisnewman7281 It’s here Chris. www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/st-peters-church-hall-stage
@@verynearlyinteresting thanks for the video. I’m guessing that Mark Lewisohn has already called by. he seems to be visiting all of the Beatles sacred sites
I thought in the UK, they do dates as (DD Month Year) but 2:49 “Saturday July 16, 1957” is our American date format.
Only in number format is it always written dd/mm/yyyy in the UK. When written in full it can be either way.. July 16th or 16th July
@@pimpozza that doesn’t make sense to me (being in American) I always hear the rest of the world say America does a backwards. But if you say in England, it’s OK to say July 16th Then that’s the same way we say it.
@@MikeCee7 Definitely both are used, Mike..
"When's your birthday?" _July 16th_
"When's your birthday?" 16th July
Date of birth in number format would always be written: 16/07/YY
Paul and George were school mates, right?
That's where the first two Beatles met.
Valid point!!
15 & 16 having a beer lol😅
In England at that time no one would have batted an eyelid Edward. When I was 16 in the mid 80’s I would drink in pubs … never once got asked for ID. It’s different now of course.
Thanks for this. I've been round the church grounds a couple of times but never realised about the church hall right across the road! I've always wanted to know whereabouts the stage was in the graveyard during the afternoon gig. A lot of new graves have been erected there. Have you been able to identify the spot by chance?
This is a very good question Tim. There are several videos on YT which are completely wrong (and even cite the wrong field!). I'm in the middle of looking into this exact point. Check back soon :)
This is very interesting! Hahah
Thanks Danny. Glad you think so 😊.
I thought I read that the stage in the hall was bought by a collector. Can anyone else verify or correct that? Aside from that, I wonder if, after Paul joined the Quarrymen, John and Paul played on that stage for another dance. Imagine that
Hi Tom. The stage is at the Museum of Liverpool. Tez.
Who doesn't love the Beatles?
Exactly Mike 😊. Tez
Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure that The Beatles didn't work with Eleanor Bron on Hard Days night in 1964. She was in 'Help' in 1965
You are correct Justin ... an error that will haunt me for a while I'm afraid!! Thanks for watching Roundhay Garden Scene too! Yes maybe 'video' was the wrong word to use. I appreciate you watching and commenting, Tez.
@@verynearlyinteresting Really enjoyed both, nice one
whats amazing is a tape of that concert exists
Yes, but where is the spot ?
One would think the church would have a plaque up commemorating the event.
There is a plaque at the church hall Jim. If you scroll to the end of the video you’ll see it. 😉
@@verynearlyinteresting Thank you! 😊
Eleanor Bron was in "Help!", not "A Hard Day's Night."
A bad error on my part R Tre :(
No problem! I’m just a nerd!
@@trevenarj Nerds are the best.
The Beatles are The Biggest Group in History , but dont ever forget that as they also said , without Elvis there would have been NO Beatles ................. and equally important if Britain had not have discontinued the Draft in 1960 , there would have not been The Beatles let alone the whole British Invasion .
I totally agree with all of this … especially the Elvis part.