The Beatles - Discuss Abbey Road, Let It Be, and the Future of The Beatles

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  • Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
  • An edit of Beatles interviews from 1969 to 1970. There have been a lot of articles recently about the recording of the 1969 Beatles business meeting that Mark Lewisohn has in his possession, but so far has not been shared. Until then, check out these interviews that cover a lot of the same topics and are also as "game changing" as the reported recording.
    Each Beatle generally sounds positive and supportive of each others songs and solo projects, but also realistic about the business issues they had been going through. They also seem surprisingly open to making more Beatles songs and albums in 1970 and beyond..
    01 John Lennon (Everett Is Here, September 1969) 0:00
    02 Paul McCartney (Scene And Heard, September 1969) 0:31
    03 George Harrison (Scene And Heard, October 1969) 11:42
    04 John Lennon (Scene And Heard, October 1969) 22:23
    05 John Lennon (Scene And Heard, February 1970) 26:55
    05 George Harrison (Scene And Heard, March 1970) 30:31
    06 Ringo Starr (Scene And Heard, March 1970) 36:23
    07 George Harrison (The Beatles Today, March 1970) 38:33

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  • @Fatherflot64
    @Fatherflot64 2 роки тому +13

    Paul is asked for his favorite songs on Abbey Road and he immediately mentions songs written by John and George. Good bloke.

    • @Picnicl
      @Picnicl Місяць тому

      Then he says all of The Long One which is mostly his.

  • @LucasPreti
    @LucasPreti 3 роки тому +411

    I’m watching this like rooting for them to not break up, like this wasn’t 50 years ago

    • @Bella-nt7ec
      @Bella-nt7ec 3 роки тому +10

      so am I

    • @Oceantreasures24
      @Oceantreasures24 3 роки тому +20

      I do the same when I watch interviews where John sounds willing to get back with the beatles. I act like it’s still possible somehow lol

    • @melloone611
      @melloone611 3 роки тому +9

      I’m thinking IF they never broke up just how different the world would’ve been..

    • @jonasvm
      @jonasvm 3 роки тому +2

      same :'(

    • @daniel_is_messy
      @daniel_is_messy 3 роки тому +13

      In my mind i’m always sure that if john hadn’t died in 80 they would’ve reunited for the anthology project or for something else. Love would’ve won out.

  • @IgnorancEnArrogance
    @IgnorancEnArrogance 2 роки тому +13

    The only band where I could listen to them talk for hours.

  • @shelleywantiez7964
    @shelleywantiez7964 3 роки тому +316

    I could sit and listen to George for hours. His voice very unique, soothing, and cathartic.
    I still tear up knowing he's gone. Such a gentle soul.

    • @georgeharrison243
      @georgeharrison243 3 роки тому +7

      Thanks Shelley, so nice to hear i soooothe you!!😉👍👍👍👍💗💖❤

    • @deanallen927
      @deanallen927 3 роки тому +8

      Four people like that in one band. Huge. Their personalities made the music what it was.

    • @alanholcomb3822
      @alanholcomb3822 3 роки тому

      @@deanallen927 j

    • @mogadon7
      @mogadon7 3 роки тому +1

      Lovely kind man

    • @ruthholden8209
      @ruthholden8209 3 роки тому +3

      He was my favourite too

  • @michaeljames3134
    @michaeljames3134 2 роки тому +8

    George: If they can write them, I can write them.” 😊

  • @SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14
    @SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14 4 роки тому +512

    Paul is so humble, asked about his favourite songs and he names John and George's songs, v wholesome

    • @paranormal33
      @paranormal33 4 роки тому +74

      "Paul is so humble" LOL

    • @EmileJoulbert
      @EmileJoulbert 4 роки тому +25

      In 1964 he also said If I Fell was his favourite amonst the Lennon/McCartney tracks on A Hard Day's Night.

    • @olskzeri2723
      @olskzeri2723 4 роки тому +9

      William is/was NEVER humble.

    • @olskzeri2723
      @olskzeri2723 4 роки тому +4

      @@EmileJoulbert The real James Paul McCartney said it.

    • @alphonsocarioti512
      @alphonsocarioti512 4 роки тому +8

      I expected him to answer, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, since he wanted it to be a single. Instead, he did the honorable thing.

  • @seaweedproductions1116
    @seaweedproductions1116 3 роки тому +28

    George was so wise at only 26 years old, but then again, the man had been through a lot and learned a lot very quickly.

    • @jeffv7046
      @jeffv7046 2 роки тому +1

      These men were simply amazing. All brilliant. Their song book will be forever engraved in our hearts and mind.

    • @curtb9567
      @curtb9567 4 місяці тому

      George needed more wisdom. He slept with Ringo's wife and blamed Paul for his own musical issues. John didn't record many George songs BUT Paul always lended a hand to George.

  • @raynaldorusi
    @raynaldorusi 3 роки тому +33

    when George speaks, its always gold.

  • @danreilly2792
    @danreilly2792 3 роки тому +58

    I grew up listening to the Beatles and their solo work
    No band of 4 talented individuals will ever equal the Beatles!!

    • @JerseyLynne
      @JerseyLynne 2 роки тому +1

      Yep, no even Queen!

    • @barriniho
      @barriniho 2 роки тому +2

      In modern music Radiohead come close and Paul McCartney was nervous to ask Thom Yorke to collaborate with him.

    • @reprogrammingmind
      @reprogrammingmind 2 роки тому

      K-Pop, duh!

    • @FeelingShred
      @FeelingShred 2 роки тому +1

      Dan Reilly, I'm looking for some context to what happened at the period. Here is my question: I really wonder what the Beatles fans thought about the Pink Floyd song "Astronomy Domine" when it came out in 1967... because to me it remains as one of the most impressive things I ever heard

    • @karenmakocyphilbrick7466
      @karenmakocyphilbrick7466 2 роки тому

      @@reprogrammingmind ?

  • @ianng5098
    @ianng5098 2 роки тому +30

    I listen to this and my anxiety goes away. I feel home here, The Beatles are out of this world.

    • @FeelingShred
      @FeelingShred 2 роки тому +2

      the potential in human life that each and every one of us could achieve... and to think all that dream of a life comes out of the thought process of "how can I make a living without doing something I hate"... at least that's what I think gone into their heads when they started... but were 15 year olds already thinking of that? because I didn't think about it at all when I was 15, not even 18, much later XDDD

    • @509cougs
      @509cougs 10 місяців тому

      ​@FeelingShred They grew up in the rubble of WWII in a working class city. When living on the edge, survival is always on the mind.

  • @chriswalker8844
    @chriswalker8844 4 роки тому +508

    People often ask who broke up the Beatles but they should ask 'who kept the Beatles going' - Paul

    • @firewallsband8019
      @firewallsband8019 4 роки тому +6

      Love your question.

    • @OldSchoolVibes1978
      @OldSchoolVibes1978 4 роки тому +57

      He wasn't joking! The band would have been done in late '66 if he hadn't taken over the role

    • @firewallsband8019
      @firewallsband8019 4 роки тому +9

      @@OldSchoolVibes1978 That's why I love the question.

    • @Wheatsolo
      @Wheatsolo 3 роки тому +20

      Well considering John quit first but Paul begged him to keep it private allowing Paul to use the PR announcement to promote his solo release, McCartney. The story is very complicated.

    • @smhollanshead
      @smhollanshead 3 роки тому +29

      It’s a well known dynamic that young men form bands or groups. Then, one member of the gang gets a girl friend, and the girl friend tells the male what a loser he is being in the gang. The boy drifts away from the gang and towards the female. This dynamic applies not just to John and Yoko, but to Paul and his wife or to George and his wife. The break up of the Beatles was bound to happen. It is as natural as growing up.

  • @IDontRememberMan
    @IDontRememberMan 3 роки тому +27

    Ringo is so damn wholesome. "He could jump off the Eiffel Tower I'd approve it." when speaking of John.

  • @sharpcheddar7305
    @sharpcheddar7305 4 роки тому +59

    Macca still supporting his band mates. I love this band.

  • @TheGroovySideOftheTube
    @TheGroovySideOftheTube 4 роки тому +45

    "It doesn't really matter who you are or what you are, because that's only a temporary sort of tag for a limited sort of period of years"

    • @waynej2608
      @waynej2608 3 роки тому +1

      George's post India thing or post acid vibe, or both. Regardless, I like what he had to say.

  • @erikkillmonger5624
    @erikkillmonger5624 3 роки тому +96

    18:06 Even George felt the same way we all feel about McCartney's inexplicable gift.

    • @sirkjohno0129
      @sirkjohno0129 3 роки тому +4

      I still find it funny how Paul once explained that he wrote Let It Be because it came to him in a dream

    • @JoanneJaworski
      @JoanneJaworski 4 місяці тому +2

      @@sirkjohno0129Yesterday's melody did too.

  • @RodRead1
    @RodRead1 3 роки тому +13

    Some of us knew how lucky we were to grow up with the Beatles, they sang to us and our times, and amazingly it turns out later generations are digging them too.

  • @Zizou23_zidane
    @Zizou23_zidane 3 роки тому +47

    I wasn’t Lennon..... I wasn’t McCartney....
    I was me. 13:10
    You certainly were George... and thank you.

    • @Isaiah538
      @Isaiah538 3 місяці тому +2

      Right. I read from different people how George had all these great songs for years and was shut out and all. He said at a time after Abbey Road that he had only really been writing and had songs for a couple of years. He called Don't Bother Me awful. It wasn't. So, he realized he wasn't up for three or four songs per album until near the end anyway. Not to mention, he admitted his singing wasn't at the same elite level as Lennon and McCartney. It worked out fine after all.
      Though I still wish they could have worked a year on a year off for a few decades.

  • @simontaylor2319
    @simontaylor2319 4 роки тому +44

    Nice to hear George being positive and complementary!

    • @johnpoole3871
      @johnpoole3871 2 місяці тому +1

      I know! I was a teenager in the 1990s and in those days he came off as such an insufferable grumpy dude. Like, to George Harrison, everybody sucked except Bob Dylan I guess. So it is refreshing to hear him being positive back when he was younger and less weighed down by life. Makes me feel better about him.

  • @mdengler61
    @mdengler61 4 роки тому +32

    John’s words about the pressures of the Beatles performing live as “The Beatles” is very telling I think. The expectations were so high. To do their own thing live was a relief. You don’t hear this discussed enough. Paul alluded to it as well, basically, “how do you top that?” The first band to sell out stadiums, not just arenas but stadiums. In the 60’s this was unheard of. Also, there is always chatter of George resenting Paul. His comments on Paul’s knack of coming up with melodies should put that to bed. Notice each Beatle mentioned their favorite songs weren’t their own. They were obviously big fans of each other. Imagine the pressure....everything and anything they wrote was perfection, to this day 50-60 years later. How long can they top that? Any way, I agree with Paul and George, gotta go and listen to John’s song “Because”, talk about perfection😅

    • @alansmyth2204
      @alansmyth2204 4 роки тому +4

      Mike Dengler It’s just press making something out of nothing we all argue I’ve argued with my brothers but I still respect and love them it’s the same here you can here that in what they say

    • @JoanneJaworski
      @JoanneJaworski 4 місяці тому

      @mdengler61 they were under incredible pressure all the time. When it all "hit" it was such a phenomenon for us to witness but I can't imagine what it was like to LIVE in it day after day all the time. That's like being on a non-stop treadmill running all the time. Whew...how mentally & physically exhausting and draining. I also found it interesting how so many people talk about having a plan and John talked about how things were always open as if he never planned on any of what happened with the Beatles to happen. How could anyone have ever expected all that???

  • @AmickTube
    @AmickTube 3 роки тому +28

    Paul, ever the gentleman, praises John and George's songs as his favorites.

    • @Kieop
      @Kieop Рік тому +2

      You think he's being diplomatic rather than sincere? Maybe they ARE his favourite songs on the album.

    • @Isaiah538
      @Isaiah538 3 місяці тому +1

      He also mentioned that long one on the second side. You know, the greatest medley in rock music. Yeah, that one. I think he was sincere and diplomatic.

    • @Picnicl
      @Picnicl Місяць тому

      Then he mentioned all of The Long One which is mostly his songs.

  • @wildmercuryfilms
    @wildmercuryfilms 3 роки тому +225

    12:48 The interviewer is calling George a “late-developer.” This is literally insane. George was 26 WHEN THE BEATLES BROKE UP. Let that sink in for a moment. 26 when the beatles broke up. George was 3 years younger than John. Think of all the beatles songs: George Harrison was the LEAD GUITARIST on almost every single BEATLES song, and he was 26 at the end. He was only 15 when he joined the band. So: calling someone a “LATE DEVELOPER” who played LEAD GUITAR on probably THE GREATEST SONGS ever recorded, and was 26 at the end, is the opposite of the truth. Yes, I understand he was referring to his songwriting, BUT: he was 23 when he wrote TAXMAN, which was one of the greatest opening tracks (for Revolver) in rock history.

    • @jimfannin5705
      @jimfannin5705 3 роки тому +14

      wildmercuryfilms I find your analysis to be solid

    • @curtb9567
      @curtb9567 3 роки тому +7

      He was a late developer because he started writing songs long after John and paul began and only after they began to make extra money as writers. Paul started at 14 and John at 15 or so, George began in his late teens.
      Hope that helps you understand the usage of the term!

    • @tommymeyer8281
      @tommymeyer8281 3 роки тому +13

      I don’t really think Paul and John being early developers makes George a late developer by default. It’s just not accurate

    • @curtb9567
      @curtb9567 3 роки тому +2

      @@tommymeyer8281 Compared to Paul and John only George was a late developer. He was probably about 20 before he seriously wrote a song. The other 2 began in their teens.

    • @Wheatsolo
      @Wheatsolo 3 роки тому +1

      @@curtb9567 ua-cam.com/video/3axU2rOAcms/v-deo.html
      The only Lennon/Harrison I'm aware of recorded in 1961. Just a side note not trying to debate Harrison as a song writer. What stands out is his impeccable tone, reminds me of the style he'll settle into around Abbey Road before switching to slide.

  • @jaymoore2738
    @jaymoore2738 3 роки тому +57

    This is incredible. They are all speaking so candidly and favorably of each other. What a treasure as most of us can probably say we'd never heard this. Thank you redhectormusic for presenting this to us.

  • @davidr.5789
    @davidr.5789 3 роки тому +110

    Paul's voice is fantastic, even when he's speaking.

    • @blackspace007
      @blackspace007 2 роки тому +8

      He says everything so sweetly. He's a goodly person

    • @JerseyLynne
      @JerseyLynne 2 роки тому

      @@blackspace007 so does Michio Kaku and that other scientist, Brian May, Queen!

  • @josephpisano
    @josephpisano 3 роки тому +59

    Why does George say that "Don't Bother Me" is a terrible song -- I love it!!!

    • @markmontieth8815
      @markmontieth8815 3 роки тому +2

      I like it as well. I thought he should have done it over later in his career by slowing it down and making it acoustic. Would have been a great song for a female singer.

    • @terrythekittieful
      @terrythekittieful 3 роки тому +7

      It swings, it's a great little number, he was underestimating his own abilities. If you can't Love Me Do as the first Lennon/McCartney composition and Don't Bother Me as the first Harrison composition then George wins I reckon.

    • @terrythekittieful
      @terrythekittieful 3 роки тому +2

      @@markmontieth8815 A female jazz singer maybe,..Nina Simone could have done it.

    • @josephpisano
      @josephpisano 3 роки тому +2

      @@terrythekittieful Agreed -- quite complex song I think, especially in the bridge. One of the first solos I learned to play on guitar!

    • @kakobre86
      @kakobre86 3 роки тому +2

      @@markmontieth8815 I can imagine Dusty Springfield singing that slow acoustic version

  • @bodyrot2794
    @bodyrot2794 2 роки тому +30

    I’m so happy he mentioned “I want you ( she’s so heavy)”. One my all time favorites and the most unmentioned Beatles song in my mind. That song can be released today and still is amazing.

    • @papadave6800
      @papadave6800 2 роки тому +3

      I agree. One of my favorite Beatle songs as well. And that haunting repeating Coda melody that plays out 15 times and then cuts off suddenly, never gets old. After all these years, it still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end every time I hear it.

    • @vecernicek2
      @vecernicek2 2 роки тому +2

      'That song can be released today'
      Well, the bar for an acceptable song went way down, not up.

    • @thefleshexperience
      @thefleshexperience 2 роки тому

      One of my all time favs too. That riff is so “heavy” (pun intended).

    • @Wuss2ns
      @Wuss2ns 2 роки тому

      @@vecernicek2 zzzz

    • @dazzads
      @dazzads 2 роки тому

      agreed. it’s absolutely incredible

  • @1982pencil
    @1982pencil 4 роки тому +21

    One of the coolest things about the Beatles is they just didn’t seem interested in milking a successful formula for all it’s worth. Obviously they wanted success, but they never wanted to keep doing the same thing over and over. So many people, when they find a successful formula, will just keep doing it for as long as people will listen. The Beatles were never into that; they wanted to always keep innovating. Very cool and admirable.

  • @drakesavory2019
    @drakesavory2019 3 роки тому +9

    This just shows the humility of Paul. He was proud of the medley but he mentions John's and George's songs as his favorites.

  • @giggie
    @giggie 3 роки тому +9

    The Beatles are the best ... period .

  • @fretboardmaster70
    @fretboardmaster70 3 роки тому +47

    Hey Guess What? It’s 50 years since their demise but we are still listening to them. 💜🍏

    • @danielgolus4600
      @danielgolus4600 3 роки тому +4

      And at 16, in 1970, I - correctly - predicted that people way in future would still be fascinated with them.

    • @kihntagious
      @kihntagious 3 роки тому

      @@danielgolus4600 I clearly remember wondering what they would be like when I was 64.

    • @UnforgivenIV
      @UnforgivenIV 3 роки тому

      I suspect that people will still be listening to them in 150 years and beyond.

    • @sirkjohno0129
      @sirkjohno0129 3 роки тому

      I believe it was Brian Epstein that said all the way back in the mid-60s that 2000s kids will be listening to The Beatles

    • @jamesanderson348
      @jamesanderson348 3 роки тому

      Uh..YEAH!

  • @cgvapors963
    @cgvapors963 4 роки тому +218

    Paul is amazing. The fact he's still with us on this planet is incredible. He's a living legend. Yes, I know Ringo is still here too. He was great, but Paul is on a level of legendary with only a handful of other artists.

    • @ced95570
      @ced95570 4 роки тому +3

      that's true!

    • @oboogie2
      @oboogie2 3 роки тому

      @Fools On The Hill Kanye, of course!

    • @matthewregalado9662
      @matthewregalado9662 3 роки тому +1

      oboogie2 holy fuck

    • @socrates1818
      @socrates1818 3 роки тому +1

      He’s a historical figure- very rare. I think perhaps only 3 of those in the r&r era.

    • @socrates1818
      @socrates1818 3 роки тому +7

      Of the three best writers - Paul, John & Brian- Paul takes the cake, ladies and gents

  • @gerryparker4261
    @gerryparker4261 4 роки тому +26

    Weird and ironic to hear McCartney saying that John's more up for gigging than him.

  • @SenorZorrozzz
    @SenorZorrozzz 4 роки тому +59

    George did three songs on Revolver. One was track one side one. But his playing on Abbey Rd was amazing as he just played all over it, many parts, not just solos.

    • @Pimp-Master
      @Pimp-Master 4 роки тому +6

      George had always written tunes for Beatle LPs, but nothing like on this record. His songs have lasted 50 years and are still known all over the world. People know them by heart because they're not always on the radio.

    • @FeelingShred
      @FeelingShred 2 роки тому

      @@Pimp-Master I really wonder what the Beatles fans thought about the Pink Floyd song "Astronomy Domine" when it came out in 1967... because to me it remains as one of the most impressive things I ever heard

  • @lucindairis8085
    @lucindairis8085 3 роки тому +12

    I love the song, ‘ The Long and Winding Road ‘ by Paul . It’s such an emotional song. I think he was saying something to us

  • @Dan-nt2yb
    @Dan-nt2yb 4 роки тому +14

    It’s so special to listen to humble guys talking casually about an iconic incredible album like this. The world is lucky indeed to have this.....forever😃👍🏾👍🏾

  • @lucindairis8085
    @lucindairis8085 3 роки тому +8

    It’s nice to hear from John and George . You can tell they are the Beatles. Individual but all unassuming and humble.

  • @johnt7630
    @johnt7630 4 роки тому +159

    This is really rare to hear them talking in 69/70. Never heard most of these interviews. It's clear that they didn't finish Abbey Rd thinking it was their last album.

    • @carlosvelasquez3279
      @carlosvelasquez3279 4 роки тому +11

      Paul snapped because of Allen, also the fact that the other 3 wouldn't listen to him. So he really needed his own Band

    • @OroborusFMA
      @OroborusFMA 4 роки тому +15

      @@carlosvelasquez3279 And, apparently, he wouldn't give George an equal number of songs despite (1) the success of Something and Here Comes the Sun and (2) George having a dozens of quality songs he was just waiting to record. John was fine with each of them doing four songs. Paul wasn't. That was the split.

    • @carlosvelasquez3279
      @carlosvelasquez3279 4 роки тому +15

      @@OroborusFMA if the they had made the next album definitely George would have made the best songs again.. So yes Paul probably felt things were not going his way in many ways, . There is an interview made to George in late 70's asking him for a Beatles reunion and he clearly said as honest as he always was: "I would get together with John and Ringo at any time, but not with Paul" .

    • @jrgboy
      @jrgboy 4 роки тому +5

      I used to listen to Kenny Everett on pirate ship Radio London, he went on tour with them & had access to Beatle tracks long before anyone else on radio, I heard songs & singles from 1965/66 weeks before release..

    • @rochellehannan9873
      @rochellehannan9873 4 роки тому +15

      Paul has been on record as saying John was the first to say he wanted to leave the band.

  • @SurfingTheSoundwaves
    @SurfingTheSoundwaves 4 роки тому +18

    As a Canadian Beatles fan, it made my heart smile to hear John's comments about us being a stronghold, and the Beatles being held as a special thing amongst us. Truer words were never spoken.

  • @zigzagcad
    @zigzagcad 4 роки тому +12

    Beautiful. Thanks for posting this recording.
    What strikes me most is how much respect and love they have towards each other and their songs.

  • @tysongames2750
    @tysongames2750 3 роки тому +12

    I think it's funny how George is like, "I might like to do an album by myself. The George Album." Little did he know at the time, but it would be one of the greatest albums ever!

  • @LennyJohnson5
    @LennyJohnson5 2 роки тому +9

    George sounding very positive about the band. Amazing it all went south so quickly after this.

  • @garthdrake3220
    @garthdrake3220 2 роки тому +15

    Abbey Road is so good it's indescribable.

  • @vonbontee
    @vonbontee 4 роки тому +104

    George: "Paul's gonna play all the instruments himself...which is nice..." DAMN

    • @shawnbopko858
      @shawnbopko858 4 роки тому +1

      Harrison could play very well including for when sudcliff left the beetles cause Lennon and Epstein saw Harrison and it mad sanches

    • @SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14
      @SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14 4 роки тому +7

      Yeah George played some great bass parts here and there with the Beatles

    • @jacquehespen6144
      @jacquehespen6144 4 роки тому

      Ppp

    • @johnfredmyers9500
      @johnfredmyers9500 4 роки тому +1

      vonbontee He played them on his Paul records for many years

    • @johnfredmyers9500
      @johnfredmyers9500 4 роки тому +2

      shawn bopko Are you hungry what do you want a sandwich with a some guy and two women?

  • @mrSam3ooo
    @mrSam3ooo 2 роки тому +5

    Love hearing George talking about how much he likes the songs on Let it Be

  • @JeffJacomowitz
    @JeffJacomowitz 4 роки тому +35

    It's truly amazing to hear how modest they still were even during the later Beatle years. At the same time, they were coming out from the whole "Beatle John, Beatle George" sort of thing but they still loved each other. They did first realized that even though they loved Abbey Road, they felt they can do other things apart from the band a bit but it was still hard to imagine a post-Beatles world. Beatles will live forever, plain and simple.

    • @dionmcgee5610
      @dionmcgee5610 3 роки тому +1

      My favorite Lennon song he never recorded on an album "I'm the Greatest"
      Ringo did a great job. Lyrics hilariously describe what John went through as a Beatle.
      Humility, not so much.
      Comedy, plenty.

  • @jimboedmonds
    @jimboedmonds 3 роки тому +9

    For over 40 years, I’ve spent endless hours reading, watching and listening to articles, books, reviews, and interviews of the band. Maybe I’m old and forgetful, but I don’t recall an interview of any of the Beatles post Abbey Road while they were still a band. Almost like a promo for the album. It’s always been “Abbey Road came out, they fought about management, wanted their space, and then they split up”. Makes you wonder when and how it all came down. More nuanced story and supports the view that the break up was not inevitable. They all speak with “we” in their comments, like the band is and will be, which makes me sad for what might of been. With Peter Jackson’s film, I think there is a rewrite of their last couple of years happening. Thanks for the post

    • @jrh11254
      @jrh11254 3 роки тому +1

      James Edmonds - have you read Mark Lewisohn’s book, “Tune In?” If not, I highly recommend it.

    • @jimboedmonds
      @jimboedmonds 3 роки тому

      @@jrh11254 thanks for the recommendation. I’ll check it out

  • @christopherl4806
    @christopherl4806 4 роки тому +101

    The greatest songwriters and band of all time.
    Some great insights into their states of mind, songwriting, achievements, and opinions of each other.
    George saying that anyone could write songs gives the rest of us some hope.

    • @newagain9964
      @newagain9964 2 роки тому

      The greatest songwriters and band...of all time? Um. No.

    • @christopherl4806
      @christopherl4806 2 роки тому +1

      @@newagain9964 Um.

    • @martinelliott4859
      @martinelliott4859 2 роки тому +1

      @@newagain9964 oh.. please enlighten us with the correct answer …

    • @newagain9964
      @newagain9964 2 роки тому

      @@martinelliott4859 unlike Beatles fans, I’m not insane enough to believe and assert there is a correct answer. Y’all are the Taliban of music.

  • @TheMrBennito
    @TheMrBennito 2 роки тому +2

    'not really, you can if you like...I don't...' I am not surprised that Paul, phrasing like that, can write great lyrics. I like the way he expresses himself.

  • @MA-nh2on
    @MA-nh2on 3 роки тому +17

    So nice that when asked which songs he likes on "Abbey Road," Paul names three -- two written by Lennon and one by George. Of course, Paul had a massive (justified) ego, but to see him set it aside and praise his bandmates, at a time when they were clearly struggling, was nice to hear.

    • @stickman1742
      @stickman1742 2 роки тому +2

      I believe he was trying hard to show the other guys he supported them because by this point he was well aware of the others feeling about him controlling too much and making everyone work endlessly on his songs. Then he gave up on this and went on his own.

  • @fergusmaher7490
    @fergusmaher7490 3 роки тому +27

    Brilliant enlightening interview. What strikes me is how intelligent and humble they all were.

    • @johnmc3862
      @johnmc3862 3 роки тому +4

      They literally had everything, looks, charisma and intelligence.

    • @jackiellewellyn7841
      @jackiellewellyn7841 2 роки тому

      @@johnmc3862 and most importantly, talent

  • @makeadifference4all
    @makeadifference4all 4 роки тому +161

    Paul's interviews from this period were so much more interesting and revealing than ones he'd do in the 80s and later, where I think he became much more calculating and "cutesy" as an interview subject. When asked about his favorite songs from their new release Abbey Road, the first three he lists are by John ('Come Together' and 'Because') and George ('Something'), which is not what you would expect from someone who got tagged as an egomaniac late in the Beatles career. He also doesn't mention what we now know, which is that in the recording studio they were trying many arrangements of "Come Together" but couldn't find the right formula until Paul suggested the "swamp boogie" vibe that made the song such a smash.

    • @juliangiulio3147
      @juliangiulio3147 4 роки тому +9

      !? Don't think any are/were ego-maniacs, hence another of their appeals! Think Paul is always straight, as the rest are, very much so

    • @mrjw6701
      @mrjw6701 4 роки тому +5

      Giulian Bates Absolutely agree with you I always thought Paul said it as it was just like the other Beatles did.

    • @stevejackson2986
      @stevejackson2986 4 роки тому +12

      @@juliangiulio3147 Look, anything and everything is speculation and hearsay, because only the Beatles and certain others were there. But there have been plenty of stories of Paul being quite full of himself, and tried to control things a bit too much in the studio in the later periods. At least too much for George's liking. John was known to have an overbearing ego too, and be cruel at times.
      You and J W both need to pay closer attention to what William wrote. He basically said that Paul's interviews seemed much more honest and sincere during the time period this video covers. Essentially he agrees with you both, but feels Paul is no longer like that. I agree, and also think he's too cutesy, and plays an idealized version himself that just seems fake. It's like he has a built in PR person that feeds him safe, canned answers.
      Try and be a little more objective, and not so blinded by your hero worship. Paul has a history of being fake and calculating. Deal with it or deny, either way doesn't change reality.

    • @jpirard
      @jpirard 4 роки тому +5

      @@danielmoran6154 he has done a lot of great work as a solo artist.

    • @midapita
      @midapita 4 роки тому

      @@stevejackson2986 !!!

  • @dynjarren7523
    @dynjarren7523 4 роки тому +36

    This is a fantastic interview! The timing is good too! I like hearing George talk! He’s so droll with his sense of humor. God, I miss him. RIP George and John

  • @kiersmith3698
    @kiersmith3698 3 роки тому +15

    Well said, Paul worked the hardest, and is the most humble.

  • @uapnewdiscoveryimages
    @uapnewdiscoveryimages 3 роки тому +5

    Oh I have written something and her comes the sun and they are all right!! Two of the best songs written, so humble George and very underestimated as a writer.

  • @andydixon2980
    @andydixon2980 4 роки тому +27

    Really interesting to hear the David Wigg interviews that are extended. Alot of dialogue that wasnt on the 'Beatles Tapes' album. Thanks for posting this.

    • @redhectormusic
      @redhectormusic  4 роки тому +4

      There are even more bits, as I edited it down to these Beatlesy subjects. Unless you want to hear Yoko's perspective on stuff, Paul being asked about the royal family just because he wrote a song called Her Majesty, and of course 20 minutes of George telling us why the Hare Krisna mantra is so effective as a chant.

    • @Kieop
      @Kieop Рік тому

      @@redhectormusic Yes I do.

  • @YakosIoakim
    @YakosIoakim 3 роки тому +6

    Fuck. They are SO polite, to each other, so much love. Just finished also a 5part documentary about Paul, all this is very touching. It’s 2020, I am 51, and since I was 11, Beatles come and go as a part of my life. 40 years of other things, and..Beatles.

  • @tyronewhitehead3123
    @tyronewhitehead3123 3 роки тому +5

    I get a lovely warm feeling when I here John Paul George ringo talk I love their accents their sense of humour their music is so fresh today every time I listen to their music it sounds different each time thanks for these tapes they are fab to here 🎸🎸🎸🥁🙏

  • @fredbraid322
    @fredbraid322 3 роки тому +26

    I like how he stated , my sister Ruth an not my stepsister Ruth ;)

    • @kathypiazza7228
      @kathypiazza7228 3 роки тому +3

      I wish more people could say this. My brother raised boys from ages 4 & 2 calling them stepsons feels wrong especially 25 years later- they are his boys.

  • @edwarde5452
    @edwarde5452 2 роки тому +4

    "They blessed me with a couple of B sides in the past." George has such sass. Holy crap.

  • @marybarry2230
    @marybarry2230 2 роки тому +4

    Excellent interviews with all of these guys! Questions were interesting and informative not stupid or belittling! A nice bit of music history! Will always have fond memories of the Beatles! Best group ever!

  • @gss2855
    @gss2855 3 роки тому +8

    The Beatles music is timeless. ...also listening to early recordings of interviews......you can listen to the way they speak.....they are VERY bright*

    • @yolowell9564
      @yolowell9564 2 роки тому

      The Beatle are our modern classics.

  • @kurikokaleidoscope
    @kurikokaleidoscope 4 роки тому +30

    Nice collection of interviews. Good timing with the recent rereleases and all. Awesome.

    • @redhectormusic
      @redhectormusic  4 роки тому +2

      Thanks, that's why I did it...I remembered these as being similar.

  • @donaldcarpenter5328
    @donaldcarpenter5328 2 роки тому +3

    "Don't Bother Me" is a GREAT SONG!!! It's a REAL ROCKER!!!! It also has a "punk" feel to it, though 'Punk rock" was still years away! I would have LOVED to hear George do a LIVE "updated" version. I don't know IF he ever did visit that song again. But, it MADE it onto a BEATLE Album so it HAD to be GREAT, it PASSED the "BEATLE test" of ALL 4 BEATLES gave the song a "thumbs up", lol

  • @frankyoung7497
    @frankyoung7497 3 роки тому +10

    Speaking as someone who was 15 in 1963 I love The Beatles. The 60s were the best time to be young and with The Beatles it was always 'glad confident morning' when anything seemed possible. I won't take sides in any dispute as I love them all. The Beatles were the greatest band anywhere at anytime, I hope Paul and Ringo live forever.

  • @jamesdrynan
    @jamesdrynan 4 роки тому +18

    Lovely to hear the lads talk! I think the Beatles were wise to finish their career with Abbey Road. As intimated by them all, it was the media that wanted to portray them as antagonistic and in- fighting. They had a profound bond with each other for life. Most importantly, their creative output in a brief five years has stood the test of time. As of 2020, their music is being discovered and enjoyed by the great- great- grandchildren of their first fans. With each new generation, the magic of the Beatles' story reads like a legendary tale of incredible coincidences that created mythical music forever.

  • @sto620
    @sto620 4 роки тому +9

    I can’t think of another band that grew and evolved as rapidly as the Beatles did in a single decade. Here, Paul talks about the “early days” as if it was 30 years ago, not 10. They packed a lifetime’s worth of activity and music into a very short period of time. No band has done that before or since, and perhaps never will. Magic.

    • @crazybunkum
      @crazybunkum 4 роки тому +1

      sto620 Or even less.

    • @georgeliv8021
      @georgeliv8021 4 роки тому +2

      The "cavern days" were only 8 or 9 years prior to these interviews

    • @jayalan2223
      @jayalan2223 4 роки тому

      Their recording career lasted around 7 years.

  • @oldmal60
    @oldmal60 3 роки тому +26

    George is so honest in his answers. A real person he always was. Respect him.

  • @eaaivazian
    @eaaivazian 8 місяців тому +1

    This is really great. Awesome sound quality too. Thanks so much!

  • @rufoscar3
    @rufoscar3 4 роки тому +13

    John and Paul knew that in the 6 years between 63 & 69 they had got as close to perfection as was possible in pop culture. Whilst business and changing personal lives impacted I think they were smart enough to realize that they had travelled as far as their " Magical mystery tour" could take them - hence the split.

    • @mikebradshaw6484
      @mikebradshaw6484 3 роки тому

      Plus the fact that George was writing some awesome songs that was getting hard to put onto their albums. In other words they had too much talent individually to go on.
      But i like the way you put it best.

  • @wildbill8635
    @wildbill8635 4 роки тому +4

    Thanks for all of these Beatles chat recordings that have been hidden for years & only UA-cam lets them be aired so the Hoi Pollio can hear them for the first time since early 70s. Its for Beatles fans who treat it like the Dead Sea Scrolls!

  • @oscarfairley4779
    @oscarfairley4779 4 роки тому +5

    I remember buying this on vinyl, and listening to it over and over again.

    • @midapita
      @midapita 4 роки тому

      The album or this interview?

    • @oscarfairley4779
      @oscarfairley4779 4 роки тому

      Hamida Sanford both John and Paul was on the same album.

  • @JohnCee754
    @JohnCee754 4 роки тому +2

    Great set of interviews -- much more enlightening on the mood of the band members at the time than the "definitive biographies" that have come since...

  • @franklee9814
    @franklee9814 4 роки тому +9

    Paul mentioned my favourite three songs from Abbey Road. Two of John's and one of George's, so that surprised and impressed me.

  • @brendanelson7475
    @brendanelson7475 3 роки тому +6

    Yes they are inelligent, inclusive and warm hearted
    this immediately cones through. Thank you

  • @greggspace1353
    @greggspace1353 3 роки тому +61

    Paul McCartney deserves universal love and worship for changing the world of music. I believe Paul has influenced more musicians than any other artist, dead or alive ! He's the musical soul.

    • @mogadon7
      @mogadon7 3 роки тому +5

      George Bush senior ended the Beatles for good in December 1980. See - Jose Perdomo CIA (security guard - The Dakota builiding).

    • @stephaniedelrio1073
      @stephaniedelrio1073 3 роки тому +1

      @gregspace - he was the musical CIA operative that influenced a generation of youngsters on the delights of LSD and drug use in general. What a hero!

    • @snapperorgans3922
      @snapperorgans3922 3 роки тому +3

      I would say Bob Dylan more than McCartney, but that is my humble opinion. Lennon and McCartney and Dylan, major game changers in the world of music.

    • @jamesball5743
      @jamesball5743 3 роки тому

      Not. Hilaria!

    • @j9186
      @j9186 3 роки тому

      BOB DYLAN HAS INFLUENCE MORE MUSICIANS THAN ANYONE IN HISTORY.
      BOB DYLAN IS THE MOST COVERED ARTISTS OF ALL TIME THAT THE PROOF THAT DYLAN IS THE KING PLUS THE BEATLES COPIED AND WE'RE INFLUENCED BY BOB DYLAN. ALSO NEIL YOUNG IS A SONGWRITING GENIUS SUPERIOR TO THE BEATLES

  • @willswalkingwest7267
    @willswalkingwest7267 4 роки тому +2

    Excellent compilation. Thank you for posting it.

  • @llongdong
    @llongdong 3 роки тому +4

    This is OUTSTANDING. Great to hear the tiny threads that might have held them together as late as March 1970.

  • @michaeldaniel3976
    @michaeldaniel3976 3 роки тому +7

    George was hanging out at Eric Clapton's house when he played hookie from a business meeting to write "Here comes the sun".

  • @IKE11111
    @IKE11111 2 роки тому +3

    Not sure I heard one cuss word in the entire interviews. Those days were gone a long time ago. The Beatles….the best ever. Still.

  • @ieronimo18
    @ieronimo18 3 роки тому +4

    It's amazing how much great material they put out in relatively few years. We are all greedy to have wished for more.

  • @georgemurphy738
    @georgemurphy738 3 роки тому +5

    I love this interview!!!! Never herd it before...what's old is new !!!!

  • @robertgrady2718
    @robertgrady2718 4 роки тому +25

    Can you imagine The Beatles not breaking up in 1970? Most of the Paul McCartney & Wings' songs would be Beatles' songs along with John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr's solos put together. They would've done The Isle Of Wight, The Midnight Special, Saturday Night Live, American Bandstand, Musik Laden, Beat Club, Live Aid, Woodstock, Royal Albert Hall, and Knebworth with Led Zeppelin

    • @Adam-ro8vj
      @Adam-ro8vj 3 роки тому +6

      Robert Grady nope, they would’ve burned out the way it happened is ideal

    • @vicmerle57
      @vicmerle57 3 роки тому +2

      I always thought of what would have been the next transformation of the Beatles? And I think there sound would have been a lot like Pink Floyd!

    • @angryeel2864
      @angryeel2864 3 роки тому

      Their story and history is perfect. Superb output and group efforts in the years they operated. Forever seminal.

    • @halloweenjack95
      @halloweenjack95 3 роки тому

      Nope John and George didn't wanted to do live shows

    • @Matthew-ve7uv
      @Matthew-ve7uv 3 роки тому +1

      They were around when Woodstock happened, so you're wrong there

  • @happyjack1598
    @happyjack1598 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks for posting this up.Lovely stuff,aye 1970 or late 2020 roll on 2021.Dont let the world get ya down.❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @spockboy
    @spockboy 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for posting! (and annotating the interviews) :)

  • @gss2855
    @gss2855 3 роки тому +2

    I love listening to any of the Beatles speak.. ..all 4 .....are extremely articulate in the way they convey they're thoughts.....George & Paul are my favorites*

  • @lucybraun8969
    @lucybraun8969 3 роки тому +9

    The fact that they were true to themselves has been such a draw. Many people don't have the freedom to be true to themselves. It's really admirable that they got there.

  • @yvonnevince9952
    @yvonnevince9952 3 роки тому +4

    This is amazing! I agree that these interviews are more real than the polished interviews of the 80's and 90's that Paul has given. A very enjoying experience!

  • @Larrymarx
    @Larrymarx 3 роки тому

    Excellent♪ Thank you for taking the time to make and post this video♪

  • @charleswinokoor6023
    @charleswinokoor6023 3 роки тому +6

    This is one of the more intelligent interviews with McCartney that I’ve heard. Very enjoyable.

  • @angiethebeatlesgirl228
    @angiethebeatlesgirl228 3 роки тому +17

    I love thes interviews especially John Lennon
    He was so humble and very smart
    Honestly I cant go a day without listening to him sing or talk
    I will always love him
    He makes me smile

    • @harveyshaper360
      @harveyshaper360 2 роки тому +5

      Smart yes. Humble no.

    • @StratsRUs
      @StratsRUs 2 роки тому +1

      @@harveyshaper360 Humbler than you.

  • @lucindairis8085
    @lucindairis8085 3 роки тому +4

    Yes Paul’s humility. Is a great way to handle his success. His favourites in Abbey Road. I have to agree . ‘Something’ ‘Come Together’. Timeless

  • @3hooks781
    @3hooks781 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for compiling these!

  • @jvblhc
    @jvblhc 3 роки тому +2

    I've heard these interviews before. It always felt to me like they knew they were at the end and that's why they were all saying such nice things about each other.

  • @juanbautistabadano3847
    @juanbautistabadano3847 3 роки тому +12

    You could see that all of them wanted to keep going as a band

    • @emmabradford0137
      @emmabradford0137 3 роки тому +2

      @Gary Rhone they were close and then yoko ono was deployed, then klein -- the old one-two knock-out punch

  • @NAR-wv3sl
    @NAR-wv3sl 3 роки тому +8

    The Beatles’ honesty, calmness, modesty and freedom of speech is refreshing. I remember this was how people often were. We’ve lost this in the age of social media oppression. .

  • @redpillhope
    @redpillhope Рік тому +1

    I listen to Beatles music constantly. With each and every song I think "that was one of their best!" It is shocking how much great music they created.

  • @cheddarcheese7928
    @cheddarcheese7928 3 роки тому +2

    Just turned 50 and loved the Beatles all my life..I’ve seen countless docs and read a bunch of books on them and I still can’t tell how much they disliked each other at the end..Really hard to pick up on because there’s so much contradictory information

  • @owenwilberforce6138
    @owenwilberforce6138 3 роки тому +3

    To hear George discuss his work is really great. At the end of the day, he was really humble yet so workmanlike about writing songs. Because he was in the background from John and Paul, it seems he had to really deliver the goods to outshine their songs. Certainly Something definitely showed his gift for melody, and his talent for crafting more sophisticated songs. His genius was undeniable and luckily he was in a situation where they all influenced each other to rise to the occasion for each album. Fame brought complications- but their talents as songwriters really blossomed and grew deeper while they retreated from live band performance and focused on creating albums. What happened seemed like it did exactly as it should have. As they matured so did the culture. As they grew, their songwriting was solace from the disappointments of fame, success, and the burdens of the business side of music.

  • @emigarcia1993
    @emigarcia1993 4 роки тому +6

    I don't think i've heard any of these before, thanks!

  • @kihntagious
    @kihntagious 3 роки тому +27

    A movie I had never heard of, "Good Ol' Freda”, is really worth a watch. She was the original secretary to the Beatles hired by Brian Epstein. I was there in '64 when they played on Ed Sullivan but it's only now, because of UA-cam, that we have access to all that we never knew even existed. I'm soaking up everything I can find and that move was fantastic. On UA-cam of course.

    • @christined2495
      @christined2495 3 роки тому +1

      Barbel!W I agree I love that movie, Freda was loyal, and so blessed to have the opportunity

    • @mikemyers1912
      @mikemyers1912 2 роки тому

      If you are interested in the recording magic they not only pulled off but in many cases innovated, there are lots of UA-cam channels that are fascinating. I think you'd be fascinated!

    • @marine4lyfe85
      @marine4lyfe85 2 роки тому

      I liked the part where she straightened John out when he tried to sack her for visiting with the Moody Blues at some event they were at.

    • @jacquelineking4008
      @jacquelineking4008 2 роки тому +1

      Thank you ❣️ Beatles Forever

    • @gregorysmith5883
      @gregorysmith5883 2 роки тому

      @@mikemyers1912 any specific ones you recommend?

  • @HamptonFarly
    @HamptonFarly 3 роки тому +4

    Never heard these interviews before....makes me think how much out there is about that I’ve never heard 👍🏼

    • @tulayamalavenapi4028
      @tulayamalavenapi4028 3 роки тому

      prabhupadavani.org/transcriptions/room-conversation-john-lennon-yoko-ono-and-george-harrison/
      🍏