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I'm an old fan of the Beatles, and I got to admit, the more I listen to theirs songs, the better they are to me. Maybe because most of the music nowadays is rubbish, isn't it?
Not really. Much more challenging. Think back to Mr. George Harrison (among others) Got sued for copyright because My Sweet Lord was accused of too closely resembling He's So Fine. I thought it was ridiculous. But he had to pay. Decades later, how difficult is it to come up with original melodies never previously recorded?
@@chrisjamieson3452 The sentence “Good artists copy, great artists steal” fits perfectly to the Beatles, specifically to George and John. The Chiffons and Chuck Berry were, among many others, the music they listened to when they were younger, so they took the song and made it better. Paul’s inspiration was the music from the 1920’s that his father played on the piano. He stole that music too. The same happens with the rest of arts. You have to copy your idols to create something new, but only if you dare, only if you are talented enough, you can steal.
@@ottocarson Before mass communication and mass production, a man could write a song in New York and another in Iowa that were note for note identical. But nobody ever heard the two songs. Realistically. 1000's upon t0's of 1000'2 of songs have been recorded since the 40's. It becomes much harder. Of course much country resemble country and hip hop resembles hip hop. We're way past the Rolling Stone almost completely stealing The Last Time. Now that was genuine theft and not even hidden.
The more impressive is that all their music was recorded analog, with four to I guess 8 tracks, and less sophisticated machinery in the studio than nowadays (and no autopitch or autotune). Still sounds superb.
@@erickvermeulen9734 Don't know if you ever saw it. Back in 2007 the BBC brought in 5 bands to record Sgt. Pepper using the original Abby Road equipment. They were amazed at what the Beatles had accomplished.
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The Beatles really knew how to craft songs in unique ways.
5 years earlier, they made "Love me do". A miracle, not a band.
Prudence was Frank Sinatra's sister in law (Prudence Farrow). The Beatles were at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram in Rishikesh, India with a bunch of other celebrities. Prudence locked herself in her hut and wouldn't come out. So the Beatles sat outside singing that song to her. Paul McCartney actually played drums on this song because Ringo was on vacation on Peter Sellers yacht somewhere...
I wonder if this is when Ringo did his supporting actor role in the movie The Magic Christian (1969 release) which starred Peter Sellers. Ringo plays the role of a chauffeur to an eccentric millionaire (Sellers) who, if I remember correctly, is determined to show that everyone can be bought. Absurd fun. The movie got mainly negative reviews (per Wikipedia). I loved it.
Ringo was learning about octopi and their treasures, I believe...
@@dantallman5345 Ringo overdubbed some of the drum parts when he was coaxed back from his vacation away from being annoy,ed with the others
Prudence was also actress Mia Farrow's sister. And the reason Prudence kept to herself in her bungalow was because that nasty slimeball Maharishi had been trying to put the moves on her since they first arrived. Turns out he did it to just about every cute girl that stayed there. It was John who wrote this song to her, trying to somehow coax her out of her hut...
@@paulsullivan1650So interesting. I had heard that the Maharishi hit on Mia Farrow, but I hadn't heard about this widespread abuse.
John's observation of the Mia business led to his writing "Sexy Sadie."
This is a perfect song from start to finish! It starts out simply and then slowly adds layers until it cascades down into a gentle waterfall of sound.
One of the Beatles Best imo
That bass line 🤘🤘
Love this song. Love the Beatles. As usual you immediately recognize that it’s the Beatles but totally different. They did it again and again and again.
my favorite band, please bring more beatles.
Paul McCartney knew just which songs needed a certain amount of bass to them, and which bass to use on them as well. This track he used his Rickenbacker 4001s bass 🎸 That's why it's got that deep, rich sound to it. Paul was such a master on that instrument!
All their songs sooooo different and SO GREAT!! THANKS!!
While the Beatles were at a meditation retreat in Rishikesh India in 1968, a 19 year old Prudence Farrow along with her sister Mia an America actress locked themselves in an ashram to study meditation. John was 27 and far more worldly experienced. He was enticing her to come out and experience the world around her.
The Beatles wrote many songs while in India, i recommend Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.
YES! I was pondering on this in my comment and now I see yours. I knew she had something to do with Mia, but I wonder if it was indeed Mia, and not her sister. . . ?
She denies this in her autobiography. But who knows.
This is one of my favorite Beatles’ songs. The White Album is also a favorite. The band was having some issues and many songs were recorded without the full band. Paul recorded several by himself. “Blackbird”, “Rocky Raccoon”, “Yer Blues”, “Happiness Is a Warm Gun”, “I’m So Tired”, “Why Don’t We Do It In the Road” and others are excellent!
My favorite Beatle song and it is never played on the radio, not even the Beatles channel.
This song is too good
The Beatles are just the best.. I don't know what else to say.
Siouxsie and the Banshees did a really nice cover of Dear Prudence.
Masterpiece
Great reaction, my dude.
Paul played both bass and drums on this killer tune.
Ringo had left the band for a little while at this time, and Paul is the musician's musician.
John wrote this tune about Mia Farrow's sister Prudence after their trip to India.
She had been staying in solitude during their stay there.
Thanks so much for the respect you show to the music by NOT INTERRUPTING! You Sir are the exception in that regard, and that makes you EXCEPTIONAL ❤
One of my favorite Beatles songs of all time. Part of the White Album's mysterious mish mash and gestalt that hangs so beautifully together. Once again, it's John.
Every single song on the s/t "White Album" is excellent. You could randomly pick any for a review and I guarantee you'll end up enjoying it! Maybe consider doing "Blackbird"? The history of it and the reasons for Paul writing the song really are profound, and its back in the modern zeitgeist because Beyonce just recently covered it (and did a nice job in my opinion).
Their finest album ❤
Prudence is Mia Farrow's sister. Paul played drums on Back in the USSR and Dear Prudence. Ringo had "quit" and walked out.
The song was written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon-McCartney partnership. Written in Rishikesh during the group's trip to India in early 1968, it was inspired by actress Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence Farrow, who became obsessive about meditating while practising with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. 🧘
I knew someone would explain this song, I almost did, but you nailed it fine. Thanks.
apparently that is Paul on drums, because Ringo temporarily left the band during the recording of the previous song on the album, Back in the USSR
Not only was Paul on drums but also bass, piano and a flugelhorn. John on his Epiphone hollow body guitar playing lead guitar that he was finger picking that he had just learned from Donovan. George on acoustic guitar and their roadie Mal Evans also on tambourine.
Peace ❤
Wrong! John played the fingerpicking part on his electric guitar. George provided the brilliant lead guitar licks that pepper the song as it builds.
My Favorite Male Vocalist.
One of my favorite songs... period ❤️👍🏻😎💯
I many ways I think this is musically one of their best songs. So much to love about it yet such a simple premise
Lennon’s unique creative genius on full display again with this track: the astonishing combination of simplicity and melodic beauty, the gentle sonic buildup and instrumentation throughout the song, the perfect production, are all wedded to his optimistic and generous lyrics. There is no art without love.
The White Album’s sheer size and diversity of genres were almost overwhelming to both listeners and critics at first, and the gentle unassuming Prudence was almost overlooked while attention focused on the more sensational (not lesser) tracks like USSR, Warm Gun, Guitar Weeps, Helter Skelter, Revolution,… As the years passed, both Prudence and Don’t Let Me Down kept growing in appreciation for their powerful beauty.
Timeless music my opion are The Beatles Music Gods❤
Incredible song.
brilliant ' the Beatles finest
Prudence Farrow was a student of transcendental meditation and spent all day in her room practicing. John wanted to play and have fun. They were in India on a mediation retreat led by the largest master in the world.
Absolutely outstanding song, best heard with the volume well up ❤
Prudence Farrow is Ronan Farrow’s aunt. John wrote this song for her when they were in India asking her to join them with the mahareshi.
Sister of actress Mia Farrow. Mia was married to Frank Sinatra at the time. Later to Woody Allen.
Prudence is a real person. Sister of Mia Farrow. Mia and Prudence had gone to see the same guru in India that the Beatles were seeing. Well because the Beatles were there, they brought along with them a heavy paparazzi presence and Prudence was not used to that as much as Mia was, where Mia was the celebrity. Therefore Prudence was spending a lot of time inside hidden away from the cameras. John noticed her not being there and wrote this song to her. Mia and Prudence have both spoken on it, you can find their interviews on youtube. Also the other thing supposedly Paul McCartney plays the drums in this song because Ringo had quit the band for a few days so Paul took over on this track to do the drums, Paul could play the drums and several other instruments. Hope you keep on enjoying the Beatles one of my all time favorite bands.
My all time favorite album
I believe the constant guitar was John on his Epiphone "Casino" Full Hollow Bodied that sounds like an acoustic sometimes. I have an exact copy of it. George may be on the backup/lead on the same type guitar. All three Beatles had a Epiphone Casino Hollow bodied guitar.
Great song
I hope someone has filled you in. This is about Mia Farrow’s sister after they all went to India on a retreat ❤
Never correlated the idea of being prudent as a metaphor with dear prudence, great insight as always. It may not be the real meaning but it sure does work when listening to the song and trying to pull yourself out of a rut and go and enjoy life.
Well yeah, for a time, and still sometimes now, virtue names were popular for girls: Prudence, Felicity, Hope, Faith, Charity, Grace, et cetera.
First time i heard this. I was in a bunker in viet nam early 1969
Thank you for serving. Immense respect.
Glad you made it home, from an aussie
@thomasmcdonough6642, It was good you survived the lesson taught by Vietnam to the USA.
♥ The White Album!
One of my favorite Beatles songs.
The Beatles (White Album) has numerous great songs on it. HELTER SKELTER, HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN, BACK IN THE USSR, BLACKBIRD, THE CONTINUING STORY OF
BUNGALOW BILL and ROCKY RACOON - are all fun songs.
My favorite song on the album along with "Long, Long, Long"
Prudence was the sister of the actress Mia Farrell, they were meditating at a retreat hosted by the Maharishi Yoga in India with the Beatles, Donovan, Mike Love of the Beach Boys etc. in January - Feb. 1968. Mia's sister Prudence was meditating so hard she never came out of her hut the entire time and so John Lennon and a few of the others were getting concerned about her. And so John wrote this incredibly beautiful song dedicated to her. And Paul played the drums although he was trying to sound like Ringo. Ringo got frustrated and quit so he missed out on the two first songs on the White Album. George put out a bunch of flowers on Ringo's drum kit to welcome him back.
Paul was playing the drums on this and Back In The USSR. No controversy since Ringo was out of the country on the record dates.
So what? Who cares?
@@gettinhungrig8806 he mentioned it, so he cares.
@@Kate-hu5uz I don't think that's nasty. Why do we need to know that?
Paul was the nasty one infringing on the others' instruments. They hated him for it. Ringo had left the group because of Paul's pestering about his drumming. They could have said sorry and waited for him to come back like they did for George later during the Get Back sessions.
In the conversation for all time greatest album... The Beatles "White" Album is in the consideration for Number One, and it is hard to disagree.
@aliasmark69 ... it's def one of the most diverse. I'm not a huge Beatles fan, but the White album is special.
@@dabassmann It has something for everybody with an open mind. Have a Splendid Day My Friend.
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@@BigTimeRushFan2112 ...Who???? Oh yeah, that's Flying Squirrel's friend.... hahaha
My favorite! ❤
John again expressing himself like few others ever did. I got it copied fast in case it disappears. Thanks again.
@JMBOYTV Prudence is Prudence Farrow, the sister of actress Mia Farrow. John Lennon couldn't get her to leave the house where she was studying meditation when they were in Rishikesh together. She is STILL studying meditation. She's a Transcendental Meditation (TM) teacher. So apparently, they just wanted different things! I believe that his song, like the one before it and the one after it on the White Album, feature Paul McCartney on drums, as Ringo had temporarily quit the band. #JMBOYTV
Paul and Ringo still do appearances for the TM Org. And George apologized to Maharishi who was gracious about it so all ended well…
Ringo on drums on 'Glass Onion'. May have added drum parts to 'Dear Prudence' too on his return to the group.
Pure Lennon here. Love it.
perfection
The word, "Dear" has a meaning as well, other than as an expression of affection. It can mean something that comes at a cost. Maybe that prudence comes at a cost. That you give up something of value by adhering to a prudent course.
Great Reaction 👍🙏💯😎
Here’s a suggestion, Any Beatles song!
As hard as it is to make a statement about either, Dear Prudence is usually what I think of as my favourite Beatles song and what I point to as 'my favourite song' all around. Thanks for the reaction.
That bass... that bass... sigh
The Beatles had an amazing knack for taking a simple song and making it epic just buy the arrangement choices. When I was a kid listening to this stuff, I didn't appreciate what a great basist Paul McCartney was.
Elton John's "Empty Garden".......Hay, Hay Johnny.....Won't you come out to Play!
Good analysis.
John was fingerpicking the guitar part. In India, Donovan had taught John how to fingerpick rather than strum.
The Beatles are seriously underrated by the 25-45 year olds. My son is one.
You hear the influence of Donovan in this song, as he taught both John and Paul this "finger picking" style of guitar playing, which John is trying out for the first time on this song.
He never taught Paul. Paul has a different style that he uses on acoustic guitar, e.g. Blackbird.
in 1968 if i'm correct on the specific year, the Beatles went to India and John Lennon sat on his own a in special building and wrote this song, i can't remember the building exactly but when a Beatles fan in India see's that building, they officially recognises it for John Lennon writing this song
Love this song!!
2nd time........................cheers man
Hey JM, I never heard the Beatles until college, but I loved the White Album, which this is from, and there is an amazing cover of "Dear Prudence" bu Siouxsee and the Banshees that was an unforgettable u80's update to a classic. You should check out the cover, if you have the oppertunity. Wow, you have such a brilliant, high-wattage smile-it is so enjoyable in cobination with your dark facial hair. Don't want to make you feel uncomfortable, but you are a very classically handsome guy, and extremely ez to watch.
You make me remember when I was Young and the World was a better Place to Live. Greetings from and Old Chilean (71 ) in the Most Beatiful Country on the Planet.
Prudence was Prudence Farrow, Mia Farrow's sister. They had all gone with the Beatles to India with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to study transcendental meditation, and John was worried that the girl had gone off the deep end. You're spot on, Jarvis, about the message from John to Prudence was to "lighten up" a little, the key to enjoying life.
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Appreciate your reaction. This is serious deep 60s music. Only real rock fans know this song. Lots of amazing songs on the White Album. Mother Natures Son on this album is crazy cool
Had a sweet dog called Prudence. Tears...
Yes! Prudence was a a very real person. She was the sister of Mia Farrow. (Look her up!)
Man! You give a great reaction review. Your review is intelligent and insightful. I watch a lot of music reactions on UA-cam and yours is up at the top as far a quality is concerned. Keep up the great work!
Thank you!
Back in my undagrad days I worked at a campus eatery, on the day in question I was running the till. (We're talking about 1980.) I had on a button I had made that had the words "The sun is up/The sky is blue/It's beautiful/And so are you" with a little sun and friendly cloud and a rainbow. Kind of childlike. This professory woman came down the line and when she got to me she saw my button and seemed charmed by it. "That's lovely," she said. "Who wrote that?" I said, "John Lennon," and her face changed instantly. She looked like I had told her she had just eaten dog poop. She turned up her nose, grabbed her change with a snap, and hurried away. Whatever, lady.
Prudence was Mia farrow’s sister who was with the beatles when they went to India. She did indeed stay to herself and Lennon wrote the tune about that moment. Peace & Love
I first heard this on an 8-track car stereo.
Me too, the good old days.
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Sometimes I think this is this most beautiful song ever made.
I think I'm havin' flashbacks....
Prudence Farrow, the sister of Mia Farrow, is the song about.
Up there in the cloud of the Beatles best ones! White Album might be their musical apex
Definitely check out Happiness is a Warm Gun from the same album, a killer song!
The Beatles were insanely talented...also just insane. There they were in the Get Back film in January 1969 scratching their heads how they would have 14 songs ready for their planned concert. Meanwhile they had just released 36 new songs since September 1968...a single, the White and Yellow Sub albums. They did get to 14 at least meaning they had over 50 new songs (what normal people would call new) they could have chosen from. 'Dear Prudence' would have been a great choice...maybe in the desert at Sabratha as the sun came up on the middle-eight as John said...and 'Child of Nature' too..."underneath the desert sky."
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Absolutely no question it's Ringo on drums--listen to "Rain," "Strawberry Fields" and "Hello Goodbye"--it's Ringo.
try "car 67" by driver67, UK version. might be the perfect pop song, great little tune, not long at all.
I'm sure someone else will say, this was their Indian Maharushi period, it was sung for a friend's daughter (?), can't remember the whole story but typical of their creativity. Such a great album too. '60s and '70s, never to be repeated, it's a crime not to enjoy it.
Prudence was Mia Farrow's younger sister.
Seriously my fave bass line in any genre of music...its so beethoven in the 9th symphony or sumthin', idk.
Check out the band Siouxsie And The Banshees version of Dear Prudence- excellent rendition....
I'll let other check this for accuracy, but I think if we check with Mark Lewisohn that's Yoko Ono and Linda Eastman (later McCartney) that sing the female vocals coming up behind John.
No! I think you're thinking of 'Birthday' where Yoko and Pattie Harrison sing back-up. No females on 'Dear Prudence .
he is singing about Mia farrow sister Prudence
Check out the Jerry Garcia Band version of Dear Prudence. It is a great cover of this song.
Okay, that did it. I am officially in love with you, gay or straight or anything human, I love and adore you.
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It is ironic that this song among others, (Bungalo Bill) was written when the band took a spiritual trip to India, they made millions as a result of a spiritual trip, never a day
off.
Sexy Sadie is a song about the Maharishi, Why don’t we do it on the road was inspired by Paul seing a couple of monkeys doing it on the road, Dear Prudence , well, we all know the story in Rishikesh, Bungalow Bill was there too, etc.
You like that bass line don’t you,lol.
Does it sound to anyone else like the beginning drum track is in a completely different style than the more complex drum fills at the end? We know that Mark Lewisohn (and everyone else) documents Ringo quitting the band temporarily to take an unscheduled holiday, and therefore Paul manned the drums, at least to start, for this one. The starting point question is: is it the same drummer at the end? I've never thought so. Someone should go ask Ringo if he ever came back early under the radar to do the finishing of the drum track. I have to say, at least to my ear, the end drum track sounds a lot more like Ringo than the drum playing at the beginning of the song, much simpler drum style, just enough rhythm to "lock" with Paul's bass.
Seriously. If I could get an interview with Ringo, and just ask him that question, hoping that his memory was good, it would just be interesting to see what is the story behind this track, if there is one here.
Love 'm.
Prudence was the sister of Mia Farrow. When the Beatles went to India for a couple months in 1967, Mia and her sister, and some other Hollywood elite were there with them taking guidance on transcendental meditation (to replace John and George's desire for the effects of LSD. Ringo stayed for 7 weeks until he ran out of the canned beans he brought, not really into Indian food. The Maharishi Yogi, their mentor and holy man, supposedly while teaching removing desires of tastes and flesh to become happy, he was also making obvious sexual passes at Mia. Her sister, liking the meditation but not the Yogi, stayed in her room most of the time meditating, despite many of the others stopping by to get her to come out and be social occasionally. This may be John Lennon's best written song (there is obviously a list) but they wrote some of their best stuff every while in India. Hence, the next album, the White Album, was their biggest, and double album, with them still editing out dozens of songs for the track list.