You Like Me Too Much - The Beatles - Full Instrumental Recreation (4K)
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Well, we have a winner for the most difficult Beatles song to play from the "Help!" album!
This is not easy to pull off! That honky tonk piano from George Martin, the unpredictable Pianet stabs from the inimitable Mr. Lennon, a driving rhythm guitar from George, and that classic Ringo shuffle. All of it together may seem chaotic, but it's really quite effective.
I loved recording this. Nothing was easy. Like solving a mystery.
For that country-western piano part, I noticed that the piano player in every existing cover on UA-cam alternates between two fingers on the same hand for those rapid-fire alternating notes. I tried this approach, but I just couldn't manage nearly enough control to yield a professional sound. I ended up just using one finger from each hand, which sounds close enough to me! Looks like most "official" sources identify George Martin AND Paul on the piano, but I only hear one player. My guess is George Martin.
The drumming here is spectacular. Ringo's shuffle appears here, on "Help!", and on "Act Naturally." I actually simplified it a little here - Ringo's also playing some doubles on the bass drum. Anyone who claims Ringo wasn't a spectacular drummer hasn't tried pulling off this beat. It ain't easy!
I also adore the Pianet part, likely John here (recorded the same day as "The Night Before," also featuring John on Pianet). As I mentioned before, John absolutely had a ton of talent on keys. These chords aren't beginner chords!
This is the point where even the typical "album filler" tracks like this are musically interesting and complex. I also think this is a far more interesting song than the other Harrison composition on "Help!", but that might be controversial.
Enjoy! Let me know what you think! Got some surprises coming up soon...
Instruments:
Hohner Pianet VST (homemade) created in Presonus Studio One
Gretsch 1962 Country Gentleman G6122T-62 GE (Pyramid .11 flats)
Hofner HCT-500/1-SB (Labella flats)
1962 Gibson Custom Shop Reissue J-160E (Pyramid .13 flats)
60's Ludwig No. 980 Super Classic Outfit 9x13 / 16x16 / 14x22 kit (Black Oyster Pearl)
Recording Equipment & Miscellaneous:
Beatles Drop-T #4 drumhead courtesy of Russ Lease (beatlesuits.com)
Vox Valvetronix VT100X Guitar Combo Amp
PreSonus Studio 1824C Interface (6 microphones used)
Cad Audio Stage7 7-Piece Drum Microphones (toms, snare & bass drum)
MXL V250 Condenser Mic: drum overhead mic & acoustic guitar
Drums recorded and mixed with PreSonus Studio One
Shure SM57 (under hi-hat, bass)
Waves Abbey Road Plugins used on this track:
Abbey Road RS124 Compressor Stereo
REDD37-51 Stereo
Abbey Road Vinyl Stereo
Abbey Road Plates Stereo
J37 Tape Stereo
RS56 Passive EQ Stereo
Video Equipment:
Camera: Canon M50
Edited with Adobe Premiere Pro on HP Envy 32'' All in One
Feel free to leave comments, I'll respond to as many as I can.
These are so good it’s just incredible haha
The piano chords are SOOO cool. I never get tired!
Yeeesss, playing like lennon's style. Only he could have thought of it like that
I’ve always thought this was one of the greatest Beatles songs. Such unexpected, yet inevitable sounding chord changes. It’s always fascinating to listen to.
As a life-long Beatles fanatic, it’s beyond belief how you are able to isolate these individual parts from the density of the recordings and just perfect the tone of the mixes. Phenomenal.
If the British version of Help had been released in the US, this song might have gotten more love. It's got a happy melody with George's famous irony in the lyrics. This is a faithful tribute. Always so great to hear what's going on beneath the lyrics. Thank you very much.
What made the beatles above other bands perfect instruments fills added to give a perfect sound
That piano intro. Lawdy!
Proof that 'the whole is greater than the sum of its parts'
One of my favorite George songs. Definitely not filler. This is almost as exciting as hearing these songs for the first time 55 years ago. Well done again!
John's playing on the Hohner Pianet C is pure magic in this excellent song.
@TunesDoneByOne Fantastic song.
@@tunesdonebyoneApparently a lap steel guitar was taken up onto the roof, so there’s a possibility that if the performance continued they might’ve done For You Blue! Would’ve loved to have heard them do Old Brown Shoe too
My favorite "George" song!! One of my top 10 favorite Beatles songs.
so good.
Michael Sokil - a word, sir. The word is 'brilliant.'
WOW 😱...GREAT 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏SUPERB
The intro/outro is so wistful. It almost sums up life, particularly George's life.
Great job, Mr. Sokil.
Michael Sokil - A fantastic job. I agree certainly JL on Pianet and George Martin sans Macca on the piano. The intro and outro (same part) is VERY wistful and emotinally effecting - for me. "She came, she stayed - she left! Ha-ha.
I also agree it's the stronger of the two Harrisons on Help and I agree the "album filler" tracks are, well - brilliant.
As for you, sir, GREAT job, full stop!
Michael, by the time you get done covering every Beatles song it will be time for you to write a book about your experience of having stood in ALL of their shoes as recording musicians and everything you learned about their music from doing that. It's a really nice mix on this track especially, plus all the 'pieces' are there and it's a very tight performance like all the others. Cheers-Don
I am definitely collecting observations and noticing patterns as I'm doing this. Picking up a lot of new tricks and tips. I'm sure I'll organize my thoughts somehow and release some kind of content, maybe a lesson or video series. Something to think about, for sure! And thanks for the comment about the mix! I put a ton of effort into mixing, love to know it's appreciated.
Then there is all the studio tricks that were explored from revolver onwards until Abby road and let it be.
@@MichaelSokil dude, you are amazing! For those who love the beatles will most definitely love you too.
Great idea!!!!!
Michael. These videos are just incredible, and I find myself preferring these to the original songs. It’s so enjoyable. Thank you!
Brilliantly done, you’re very talented!
Brilliant as ever and the Lennon stance is coming on just fine😆your a 🌟
this is weird but I swear that standing like that makes me a better guitarist. it's a little spooky.
Impressive. Loved the Marlboro pack on the snare drum and the Hofner...for some reason I am replaying this song these days...winds from youth
I didn't think this song would be complex. Really good job on the piano part as that looks hard to play.
Love this song
Always looked for George's song on each and every album. It was a " Must DO! " Recently got a negative PSA test last week. Relieved and Grateful. Nice piano Michael. George Martin was a God- send to these guys. He's my Fifth Beatle. Adios! Doug🎸🎹🥁
Your vids show how accomplished these guys were as musicians and the innovative approach they had in recording. How can we not sing along to your wonderful instrumentals? Thanks so much.
Can't beat the Ringo shuffle, simple but so very effective and a signature of the Beatles sound during that 1962 to 1965 period - great job Michael!
One of my favorite George Harrison's songs. Just Great Michael, Thanks!!!! Doug
The Beatles are incredible for there songs and they use different types of instruments and chords which is very cool
Love it
One of my favs from Help! that I often see disregarded.. happy to see it given such attention, with an authentic, wondeful cover of this manner! Excited to see what's to come from you!
I'm just blown away by how good this is, Michael!
Fantastic!
Today would be the upload day! I called it! Good work as always!
They should've hired you to help on the film "Yesterday". These covers are superb.
Great video, I believe that if you listen carefully just after the piano intro you can hear a click which is John switching the tremolo on the electric piano off.
I'd never noticed the keyboard part starting at 0:31. I don't think John was aiming for anything complex, I'd guess he was just playing triads on the white keys and moving up and down the keyboard, but it results in some interesting chords when added to the underlying chords in the bass and guitar.
Genius accident
The best part is that each section of the song, john played it differently with a musical coherence that fits perfectly with his spontaneous nature.
Absolute perfection.
Superb!!
excellent!
Beautiful work, Michael!
Fantastic job, love the Cmaj7 G7 bit with no root notes on the pianet!
So so joyous! I've always said that the Help! album is an underrated classic. To describe it as 'A Hard Day's Night on pot' is a bit dismissive. Great work here. Really looking forward to your arrival at Rubber Soul ✌️
It's so joyous as an album. Really their last big commercial effort as the moptops, before the studio completely enveloped them. It has all the charm and marketability of "A Hard Day's Night" with the texture and songwriting talent of "Rubber Soul" and the later stuff. Such a great bridge to the later stuff.
I've always liked the Help album. While it's not one of my all time favourite's, it does have some great tracks on it. The title track, Night Before, You've Got To Hide Your Love Away, I Need You, You're Gonna Lose That Girl, the incredible Ticket To Ride, It's Only Love, Tell Me What You See, I've just seen a face ( one of my favourites), and of course Yesterday. I do think it is underrated. With all those great tracks on it. And in Ticket To Ride they had stumbled upon a new sound that would change the way music sounded from then on.
You have given me a whole new appreciation for this song, for the first time. When it came out, and in the years since, I was never wowed by the song. Didn't have the Beatle sound I preferred, the lyrics were trite and the rhyming was forced. Definitely not a song cover groups do. Listening and watching you play it makes it better.
One of my favorites. Very good job on it !
Good work!! I love this song ❤️❤️❤️
Wow! That was amazing! Good job!
You perfectly nailed the sound on this! This song always gave me the vibe of an empty bar at 3am and your rendition of the instrumental backing gives the same vibe to me. Well done
I can’t stop watching this video, it’s so damned good! As always, thank you so much for sharing!!!!
Super top as always !
This sounds so freaking amazing nice work man.
Thank you so much for this! I was driving around listening to the Beatles' recorded version of this song and was really getting into some of the instrumental parts that I had not zoned in on before. I was squishing my airpods into my inner ear trying to get closer to the sound and felt so happy with it, then I found your station that has tons of these and the instruments are right there in front of me and my ears! Really amazing work, it is sooo enjoyable, thank you!
Absolutely magnificent
I always thought the piano chords in this tune were very strange and out of the key in which the tune is in. Great cover indeed!! PS I can't help but hear the intro to "Bad Boy" which plays after this number on the LP!:-)
Fantastic job again. Always look forward to your next song.
You actually created that pianet sound from scratch? Wow! Sounds identical to me. Great job.
Outstanding as usual!
Excellent!
The first cover of this song I've seen on UA-cam. Great job, man!
The best version I've seen is by the Fab Four! Very nice performance - ua-cam.com/video/6eFba-q00Q4/v-deo.html.
Some say the piano intro is Paul while George M did the solo and outro.
@@MichaelSokil Well, yeah. If you had George Harrison singing along here like TFF do, yours would be in the TOP TWO versions. Here's what I put together for Gavin during the pandemic ua-cam.com/video/H-Cn9o2jAHM/v-deo.html
Great job (as always), Mike!
Sound just like the record! I think Is one of the best covers of this song in UA-cam. I know it takes a lot of work. Good job, mate!
great George song
Espero un cover de cualquier tema del álbum Sgt. Peppers
Saludos desde Iztapalacra
Great song by George. Really like your piano intro mr Sokil. Twohanded bandit!
Never thought this song was so difficult. But as always you performed it brilliantly.
awesome, you have nailed it ✴
Cool
Though you've gone away this morning
You'll be back again tonight
Telling me there'll be no next time
If I just don't treat you right
You'll never leave me and you know it's true
'Cause you like me too much and I like you
You've tried before to leave me
But you haven't got the nerve
To walk out and make me lonely
Which is all that I deserve
You'll never leave me and you know it's true
'Cause you like me too much and I like you
I really do
And it's nice when you believe me
If you leave me
I will follow you and bring
You back where you belong
'Cause I couldn't really stand it
I'd admit that I was wrong
I wouldn't let you leave me 'cause it's true
'Cause you like me too much and I like you
'Cause you like me too much and I like you
I really do
And it's nice when you believe me
If you leave me
I will follow you and bring
You back where you belong
'Cause I couldn't really stand it
I'd admit that I was wrong
I wouldn't let you leave me 'cause it's true
'Cause you like me too much and I like you
'Cause you like me too much and I like you
nice performance
This is just amazing, nice work Michael! This is a very underrated song.
My all time favorite since the early 70s!
That hit the spot! Such excellence!
This is fun
It's just a fun little song! Very well said.
Great job as usual man! I've always loved how the Pianet complements the bass during the 'and it's nice when you believe me' part. Sounds so modal and modern like it could've been written yesterday, almost like a proto-synth texture. You really nailed the drum sound... and every other sound, ha! The only thing missing is the flick of the switch after the intro when the Leslie gets turned off :P Hit me up when you do "Here Comes The Sun," I'll fire up my Rick!
nice
I much prefer this to The Beatles original recording. I was a 14 year-old fan in 1965 who thought this George Harrison song was their worst recording to date. I remember cringing every time he sang that lame lyric "I really dooo!" And it hasn't gotten any better with the passage of time.
*You Like Me Too Much*
*The Beatles*
*Music & Lyrics by George Harrison (1965)*
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*Though you've gone away this morning*
*You'll be back again tonight*
*Telling me there'll be no next time*
*If I just don't treat you right*
*You'll never leave me and you know it's true*
*'Cause you like me too much and I like you*
*You've tried before to leave me*
*But you haven't got the nerve*
*To walk out and make me lonely*
*Which is all that I deserve*
*You'll never leave me and you know it's true*
*'Cause you like me too much and I like you*
*I really do*
*And it's nice when you believe me*
*If you leave me*
*I will follow you and bring*
*You back where you belong*
*'Cause I couldn't really stand it*
*I'd admit that I was wrong*
*I wouldn't let you leave me 'cause it's true*
*'Cause you like me too much and I like you*
🎸🥁🎹
*'Cause you like me too much and I like you*
*I really do*
*And it's nice when you believe me*
*If you leave me*
*I will follow you and bring*
*You back where you belong*
*'Cause I couldn't really stand it*
*I'd admit that I was wrong*
*I wouldn't let you leave me 'cause it's true*
*'Cause you like me too much and I like you*
*'Cause you like me too much and I like you*
John is playing the organ in this song.
Have you made these into a karaoke album? Cuz, i wanna sing em all!
That pìanet sounds a bit like Riders on the Storm into this house we're born part by The Doors
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Good stuff, do you set your drums up the way Ringo does and play the opposite way or do you just play them orthodox.
You played "Day Tripper"?
What microphone do you use to record your electric guitars and what distance do you have the from your amplifier, many thanks :)
Shure SM57 almost directly on the speaker.
@@MichaelSokil Thank you!
Can't wait for your next video :)
Michael is an older Beatle
You are too good as I've said before. Exactly like the record. You should give it a more live sound.
I can’t find the pitch !
On youre going to lose that girl. I hear two rhythm guitars played by John and George.
I hear the Strat only on Rhythm, and the Gent on the lead riff. Sounds very close!
.The guitar solo was an overdub.
@@ilovemusic7748 Right, but there's only one other guitar besides the solo. It's the Strat on rhythm, IMHO.
What crash are you using on the choruses?
Michael send Second Time
What keyboards you used?
Hey Mike’, when you get to YOUR GONNA LOSE THAT GIRL. Can you do two mixes. Original and two, please get rid of the bongos version . I could imagine , Hey Ringo, what’s that over there? Bongos Forever in time
I'm dreading that bongo part a little. I'll see what I can do.
Sorry for having zero knowledge about drum sets, but why is there a box of tobacco on the snare? Is it something that Ringo has done?
Yep, for muffling.
a tad under tempo from the original, but solid.
I used the original track as a backing track, so it must be your ears playing a trick on you!
John plays that piano at the beginning of the song. * It is infact George Martin.
Nah fam, it's George Martin.
@@MichaelSokilIt's Lennon. Check it out in the book Revolution in the Head. Lennon on electric piano. It's also on the cover of the Help album or cd.
@@kevanbrown7620 Are you talking about the Hohner Pianet or the honky-tonk piano part? Sounds like we’re talking about two parts.
@@MichaelSokil the Hohner electric piano
@@MichaelSokilI think I'm getting it mixed up with Lennon's intro to Ob-La Di, Ob-La Da
Help!
Side 1. Side 2
1. 1.
2. The Night Before. 2. It's Only Love
3. 3. You Like Me Too Much.
4. I Need You. 4.
5. 5. I've Just Seen A Face
6. 7.
7. Ticket To Ride
Songs started: Tell Me What You See, You're Gonna Lose That Girl
Plans to start this weekend: Help!, Yesterday, You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
Remainders (TBD): Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Act Naturally.
@@MichaelSokil You're Gonna Lose...You've Got To...and Dizzy all absolutely top favourites of mine. ''Say you're drivin' me insane''
@@MichaelSokil nice. interestingly john used his j160e amplified for rhythm on lose that girl. sounds very electric but once you search around you realise it’s acoustic.
@@ronanfitzgerald7524 I hear the Strat here!
@@beatlesfan2884 I've already recorded the YGTLTG audio. I used the Country Gent. Sounds very close!
Fantastic!