I love how Paul at first crossed in sandals, then decided to take them off for the final photo. That action became more significant than he would realise.
@@tutipicousuariodeyoutube Ngl, based from the blueprint at the beginning, I feel like they planned all of it. You know how The Beatles get a laugh off of everything especially the clue hunters.
@@mattkanter1729 hey mate i cant read music but i play guitar and bass guitar self taught never looked at music theory i sing and write my own songs, think you missed the point
That was the first place I visited when I went to London - Abbey Road studios, I along with other tourists were walking across that street getting photos taken.. what really struck me was how nice, polite and patient the local Brits were driving by. No honking horns to get out of the way or yelling at the tourists. They just patiently stopped and waited for the tourists to finish taking their photos . This was the end of 1999 so I don't know what it is like there today, I don't remember there being a stop light there so kudos to the locals there, they were very nice!
Andrew Galloway Yes !!! I always think of that when I see the Abbey Road shoots. The Beatles averaged 27 y.o. when they recorded the Abbey Road album ... that’s mind boggling to me - consider 27 as a measuring tally for any human/personal achievement !!! It’s at the same time encouraging as it is depressing!!! Hahaha
Billy Boy: There is no "best music there will ever be" since it's all a matter of opinion. But, truly, there were those that came before the Beatles that were quite amazing, not to mention that those that emerged during and right after (from Mozart, Haydn and Bach to the Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and TONS/LOTS more). And, usually, one's most creative time in one's life is prior to age 30 (Einstein, etc.).
Notice how ordinary it all is ... everyday English people (granny in purple) coming up and saying hello. No panic from the boys, just smiles and good cheer. All very suburban.
Let’s tell Paul we all should come to the outdoor photo shoot without our shoes, but Paul will be the only one crossing barefoot, which will cause him to burn his feet on the street baked in the hot summer sun. Ouch ouch ouch!
I don’t use the word “old”. In these photos they appear to look more mature. In this photo shoot John Lennon’s full beard and long hair create a manly vibe to express the masculinity of an adult man. Go forward in time and see John Lennon playing ‘Imagine’ with Yoko Ono sitting beside him, where his shorter hair style & clean shaven face give him boyish look.
I think all the political things and the Fbi watching him was exhausting and the drug he was doing was time for a change and was reflected in his writing in that last as album.
They shook the world on its axis and it's still shaking !! This is 01/19/20 and I doubt a day has gone by without thinking of something Beatles...I've had a love affair with these guys since Ed Sullivan and I'm completely heterosexual. I could hug and kiss them all a thousand times for what they brought to my life; the melodies, the words, the hair, the boots, the fashion styles, the movies, the humor, the originality, the kindness, the faces, the intelligence, the peace and love. M Los Angeles
It's strange to see the shots of them walking towards the studio. Thankfully, they chose walking away, as they were leaving that life behind. Beatles forever.
THEY WERE AND STILL ARE THE VERY BEST OF OUR GENERATION! NO GENERATION SINCE HAS EVEN COME CLOSE TO PRODUCING ANYONE, MUCH LESS, FOUR PEOPLE AT THIS LEVEL OF GREATNESS. I AM GREATFUL, HUMBLED AND PROUD TO HAVE BEEN AT THE PERFECT AGE TO HAVE HEARD THESE SONGS WHEN THEY FIRST WERE RELEASED!
Agree 1000%! Our generation has been very fortunate (I even feel blessed) that we lived during The Beatles, the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s music. We’ve seen and heard some of the absolute greats. Great comment Liam. 🤘
@@poetsdreamsatc Thanks. Even more so these days. There is no more good new music just old stuff I never heard before. I just got turned on to the Easybeats, I never heard them back in the sixties.
I agree with you. And the most impressive illusion they sold to their public is that Fab four and "Billy Shears" with "Fab...fab three" is the same band.
Ölsk Zeri you have no idea what you are talking about. You just want attention. Stop acting like a prideful five year old who rode a bicycle for the first time.
Do not be silly. The photo was about to reflect a "funeral scene" not having a japanesse lady steal all the focus from the band. I am sorry but so many of you normie Beatles fans are totally CLUELESS.
Ölsk Zeri - The funeral scene is something fans came up with after the fact. This was a simple photo shoot of the band walking across the damn street and nothing more.
@@crusheverything4449 don't know, never thought of this but maybe they were portraying their final album and death or end of the beatles. They were clearly dressed to emulate funeral participants, maybe coincidentally but you have the preacher, the mourner, the undertaker and the dead one each dressed the part.
Dave April - At the time of recording Abbey Road, The Beatles were unsure if it would be their last album. While I do believe they planted a lot of Paul is dead clues, I think there were many that were coincidental and the funeral thing is one of them, as far as I’m concerned, based on having read every major Beatles book of the last fifty years.
Four young lads from Liverpool, that shook the world will never ever be surpassed!!!! We will all be gone one day, but The Beatles will never be forgotten because they were and even to this day ARE THE BEST BAND on the planet🌎. ⭐LONG LIVE THE BEATLES⭐. Peace and Love✌💝
In 1972 I was able to park my white VW on the sidewalk and took a picture of the crossing. Decades later, my wife took the picture without my knowledge, had it blown up to a large one and mounted in a nice frame. She gave it to me for a Christmas present. I love that picture.
Rubbish there's only two good songs on that Album! Pink Floyd, Supertramp, The smiths, Fleetwood mac and a lot more English bands are ten times better than the Beatles and you know it! The only decent thing about that Album is "here comes the sun" and "something" plus the cover photograph 📸
Quite an incredible life 'The Beatles' had, they were nearly finished, yet had made history, lived 20 lifetimes, and not one of them was even 30 years old yet.....
Nein. Sie haben nur geile Mucke gemacht. Daß alles perfekt war, ist ein Geschenk des Himmels. Die besten Musiker seit Beethoven - hat jemand über die Beatles geschrieben. ❤
I was lucky enough to be at their first of two shows on September 3, 1964 when they performed at the Indiana State Fair. There are several videos of that show here on UA-cam for the searching. I was only 6 at the time, but had two older sisters and EVERYTHING was “Beatles.” I can also remember seeing them on the Ed Sullivan show. It was a magical time. Even as huge as the boys in BTS have become, even as massive as Taylor Swift is on her current “Eras” tour, the Beatles are in an entirely different universe. People forget how SHORT their run was - and without trying to start a row with purists over dates, depending on which event you choose to mark the “beginning” of the band, they made all of that music between (approximately) 1960 to 1970. Roughly ten years covers everything we know as “The Beatles.”
I was a kid in the 60s. Our next door neighbours were a very musical family singing in bands and had guitars etc. ,sometimes on summer days they would set the gear up in the back garden and play hits of the time. I even did a bit of singing! Brilliant times❤
To you the videocreator: a big THANK YOU for allowing free speech and handling your channel seriously. I really mean that. I know that you 100 procent disagree with my stance but you still allowed me to make comments on your video. BIG respect to you!
According to the Beatles Channel, as the album Abby Road was being recorded they were going to call it Everest but then started discussing all the logistics of getting everyone who would be involved in taking pictures of the Fab Four to a place where Everest would be seen behind them, and they reconsidered and started to discuss other titles and photos when someone said, Hey lets call it Abby Road and go outside and take the pictures. Everyone like that idea so here we see the results of not going to Everest!
This whole event looks so down to earth a crossing and four men who would have thought 52 years 8 th August we all cross that iconic crossing in their honour thanks for the music and your sense of humour 🎸🎸🎸🥁
@@BoltRM I got one on the steps too! I actually went inside hoping for a brochure or card or something. All I could think to say to the guy inside was...,' Is that The crosswalk? He knew I was an American...
@@markroffe3967 I thought about seeing if I could get a business card, but I chickened out ;( I saw a receptionist (I assume) watching me thru the glass.
In just 14 days after these Abbey Road photographs were taken, the 4 Beatles met at John's estate for a photo shoot. After that day, All 4 Beatles were Never again to be together in the same place.
Your absolutely right! The photos taken John's estate were the last Beatles pictures taken together sometime August 1969, just around 7 years to the day after Ringo joined the band.
Yes-ish. They also knew this was their last album as The Beatles. And they knew that was very special. Paul and to a lesser extent Ringo in these outtakes from the photo shoot seem to most realize it.
Wow Wee. Wee Such Beautiful Music Playing During this Amazing Documentary of The One and only Beatles with Their Down to Earth Personalities and Handsome Selves Woo Wee I love me Some Beatles
My Mom was/ is a huge Beatles fan. She was fortunate to have seen them in concert twice. She still has the photos. I too am a huge Beatles fan. I can't imagine life without them. I was only six when John was killed. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was a balmy, rainy night. We were driving home from the mall. It was just about dark and my Mom turned on the radio. The DJ was talking about John being killed and then Imagine started playing. My Mom started crying. Being only six at the time I asked her why she was crying. She told me that a man who made the music playing on the radio was shot while walking down the street on his way home in NY. I'll never forget that moment. I did not really start appreciating the Beatles until the 5th grade. That said, I felt the gravity of what had happened even before really understanding who John Lennon and the Beatles were. There was a palpable heaviness in the air in that moment. For a period of time in the 80's my Mom owned a one hour photo. Many of her customers were professional photographers. One day one of them came in with a roll of film. On it were photos of John Lennon very shortly before he died. My Mom asked the woman if she could make an extra copy of one of them for me. The woman was kind enough to agree. I have this photo framed next to my bed. I've never seen this photo in any publication so I'm guessing that it was something the woman kept private. In the photo John is wearing his blue jean jacket with the fur color. He has on his granny glasses and a dark plaid shirt. His hair is the style he was wearing right before he was killed. If I had to guess I'd say the picture is from somewhere between mid Oct to late Nov. or the first week of Dec. 1980. I do not cherish much in the material world. This photo and the magic I feel from the Beatles and their music is one of the few things. Some people say the Beatles are "over rated". I don't agree. If anything they are under rated. We mortals will never grasp or fully comprehend the magnitude of what they achieved.
Hi Bill. You are aware that your namesake Bill is on this photo ? I honestly think Revolver is the best album made by the REAL Fab four. But Abbey Road is one of the better albums during the "Billy Shears" era Beatles.
Yes, indeed it is! All Beatles albums are... well... you know what they are!... But "Abbey Road"? To me, there is only one thing wrong in it - "Octopus´s Garden"! All the rest? Perfection!!! Especially the "Medley"! Sheer beauty!!! Those last 52 seconds of "The End"??? No other album has something comparable!!! - the closest is "A day in the life"...
Love that pic at 1:18 and the one of George sitting on the wall god what a different world. Imagine the crowds that would be there now, one post of social media and the world would be there. It always amazed me just how old Lennon looked with that beard.
Frank Zappa hated hippies so did Ian Anderson Jethro Tull- Me too- One time i was at a Grateful Dead show, so there i was looking like Elvis or John Lenon on Meet The Beatles with my hair slicked back tight Jeans white t shirt looking like a cool rock n roller Rockabilly style and i had all these smelly hippies with their dirty feet saying Give Me Drugs and the Dead were on downers that night every song was slow and took 50 minutes to do except the drum solo that went on for ever yuk
@@profd65 I actually care in that I enjoy most everyone's stories about their past, their feelings, etc. EVERY story may be worth telling if told in the right way. Shutting people down is not good.
@@jimmycampbell78 John's song "Cold Turkey" is nothing but pain. John said he wanted to let people know what it was like to go through that so they would not have to. John did withdraw cold turkey, I don't know if Yoko was with him when he did or if he just sequestered himself some place. Its funny (really not funny) but when I was young I never put 2 and 2 together with John..... but I was never exposed to those sorts of drugs. Like everyone my age, I did some weed and a little hash but that was it. Everyone knew that by Sgt. Pepper John was dropping acid pretty heavily and Paul and George had tried it. Ringo never did. And when you listen to Ringo's drumming it shows - Ringo IS a human metronome - you can't do that stoned. It seems that no mater what it was, John always took it to the next level - just his personality and I think the fact that he was burying so much pain inside him all the way back to his mum being killed (run over by the drunken cop). Peace and Love!
WOW.this is just amazing how the concept for what would become the iconic album cover for the most influential band in music history came to be.God bless JOHN LENNON, PAUL McCARTNEY, GEORGE HARRISON and RINGO STARR.
I lived on Abbey Gardens in 1991 just around the corner. Everyday the walls outside were painted over as tourists and Beatles fans would sign their names regularly. I also love the Beatles madly so that was good times.
By 1969, they were far from the fresh faced lads from Liverpool that upset the Western world because their hair was over their ears. John has his apostle-length beard and hair. George and Ringo have followed suit. Paul, in a show of individuality, is clean-shaven and is recognizable as the man who would light up the charts with his band Wings in the decade to come. This is my favorite album and look for them.
@@chrissygerwitz520 And its very obvious John and Paul are chatting about something on the EMI steps - they really were all still mates - even George. Peace and Love!
Chrissy Gerwitz - He’s the sad, pathetic kind who uses The Beatles’ fame to garner attention for himself, so he can feel like there’s a valid reason to exist.
Many years ago when my wife and I visited London, I told her I had to do the walk across Abbey Road. When we arrived I was quite surprised at how busy the road actually is. I had to wait a bit until I saw there wasn't any nearby traffic going thru. But there were also plenty of idiots who thought it was their God-given right to cross it, oncoming traffic be damned. A lot of cars honking that day.
@@salicemccool9186 I can add that I arrived in London at 6.30am dropped my bags off at my hotel near Holborn and was at Abbey Road Crossing at 9.30 am after about 28 hours of no sleep.
Villaboy Awright!! My kind of guy! (I’m guessing.) You’ve no doubt seen Paul in Carpool Karaoke w/James Corden? (It is *awesome*, BTW!) Now that we’ve seen Paul (quite grandly) autograph a sign on Penny Lane, I’d go searching for it as well, after hanging out at “The Crosswalk” - not sure what the Brits (and Aussies) call it. Cheers!
Not sure what I just watched....I have to look into the story of these photos. It is a real treat to see them. Looking at the photos I realized that it was just more magic that each Beatle was dressed so differently. As Paul slipped off the sandals ; a detail only an experienced photographer would notice during the moment, until later when a world would look on catching every bit of Magic.
Even though a lot of things will be forgotten, these 4 lads from Liverpool who've changed the music world forever will never be. Don't believe me? When you look up "best selling music artists 2020" the Beatles are at the very top, still remaining in first place, with Elvis in second place, and Michael Jackson in third.
First Record Twist and Shout I was eleven how I miss doing my homework to their music. It was a peaceful revolution from strict education. Drugs sadly took over and ruined everything.
Everlasting. Whoever lived it, lived it. Those who have not lived will never live and do not know the nature and meaning of those days. God save the Beatles and everything and everyone who orbited that 1968 sun. God save the generation of 50s and 60s who, with roses in their hands, extraordinary songs, short skirts, long hair and rebellious ideas avoided World War 3
They literally changed the entire world. There will never be anything that can top the Beatles. Yes, there is some great amazing music before and after the Beatles but nothing can and will ever match the Beatles music and their lasting influence they had over our entire planet.
Amazing pictures! They all look superb!!! SO much fun! And thanks a lot for Because backing track, I sang along while watching the photos - great experience!
I have a pic of me walking across that same crosswalk. People come from around the world for that pic. I met 2 guys from Holland and a lady from Japan looking for the same crosswalk. You have to stand in the middle of the road to get the shot, and cars have to stop and wait, but no one blows their horn or yells. They patiently wait for the pic to be taken. Its been a daily thing there for decades and they're used to it. classic.
This is so frakkin' cool! To see these photos of the lads in their natural environment... A. Remember when they were just four lads with mop tops? B. Paul doing his best Bill Bailey impersonation... C. the old lady propbably telling them what nice boys they are AND that she has all their original singles and albums.
I always thought that there were only 3 members of the public in this photo: the three people above Paul's head and the tweed jacket man above John's head; but there are actually 3 more: a man crossing the road above Paul's head (behind the car), and a couple on the right pavement in between the second and third lampposts.
Went to London so we could see the dot they crossed. More than 53 yrs later crowds of all ages took their turn to cross. Now that’s testimony to their appreciation of what they mean to the world today.
Four geniuses in one band. It's unique. You can't write any of them off. Even Ringo with his 2003 Ringo Rama. Genius. John did most and went on longest doing great stuff. Until he died in 1980. Both McCartney and Harrison lost momentum a couple of years after breaking up. Still all of them are fantastic.
Beatles are the prime eg of everything falling into place perfectly. The timing, the place, the individuals and their chemistry. These are factors that you cannot manufacture or force. The reason why people have tried and failed to create another band like that or a band equally influential.
Yeah, because of our earlier interactions i am not surprised by this la la-land comment. This not a cute photosession how much you ever want it to be. William as "Paul McCartney" is playing "the corpse". It IS a funeral scene. You may think this is cute and "Fab four", but this is "Billy Shears" with "Fab three". Being so naive that you are, you will not be able to handle the secret that Heather Mills hinted would make people D E V E S T A T E D.
"Don't mind us. Just taking a historic photo"
Underrated comment lok
No matter what was going on in the world good or bad we still had the Beatles
We still do.
❤
Forever and forever!
@Jackie Hart I absolutely agree but, frankly, I think the music of the 90's was far better...the 1790's. ;)
You are right
I love how Paul at first crossed in sandals, then decided to take them off for the final photo. That action became more significant than he would realise.
Yeah, for the conspiracy theorists. 😂
@@tutipicousuariodeyoutube Ngl, based from the blueprint at the beginning, I feel like they planned all of it. You know how The Beatles get a laugh off of everything especially the clue hunters.
The most important band in all of human history ❤️
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.
@@acbulgin2 Oh dear, oh dear,.you haven't a clue. None of them could or can even read music.
And , so what - if you don’t read music then ( therefore) you can’t compose and play great music? Nope
@@adoculos4521I think Paul read/reads, but it matters not. Beethoven sucked on electric guitar.
@@mattkanter1729 hey mate i cant read music but i play guitar and bass guitar self taught never looked at music theory i sing and write my own songs, think you missed the point
That was the first place I visited when I went to London - Abbey Road studios, I along with other tourists were walking across that street getting photos taken.. what really struck me was how nice, polite and patient the local Brits were driving by. No honking horns to get out of the way or yelling at the tourists. They just patiently stopped and waited for the tourists to finish taking their photos . This was the end of 1999 so I don't know what it is like there today, I don't remember there being a stop light there so kudos to the locals there, they were very nice!
Well, Macca himself almost got hit by a car while recreating the photo. So there’s that.
George Harrison - 26 years old
Paul McCartney - 27 years old
John Lennon - 28 years old
Ringo Starr - 29 years old
FBI Alypstick sounds like a future ultra liberal
Unbelievable...
Hey look im olsk zeri
Pual mCshears: 34 years
I am greatest, you all have eyes closed, hazah.
Paul: "28 if..."
What's really hard to grasp is that George was only 23 when Sergeant Peppers came out.
And to think that none of them were even 30 years old here. Ringo would have just turned 29, John was 28, Paul 27 and George just 26...wow.
And they looked like Old Men, The Image of that time
Andrew Galloway
Yes !!! I always think of that when I see the Abbey Road shoots. The Beatles averaged 27 y.o. when they recorded the Abbey Road album ... that’s mind boggling to me - consider 27 as a measuring tally for any human/personal achievement !!! It’s at the same time encouraging as it is depressing!!! Hahaha
Alf Ching
Yes. John looks 48. Paul looks 37. George looks 38 and Ringo 52.
William is at least 5 years older than Paul would have been.
Ölsk Zeri - Get the F outta here, conspiracy twat!
They had already created the best music there will ever be, and none of them where even 30 years old at the time.
Billy Boy: There is no "best music there will ever be" since it's all a matter of opinion. But, truly, there were those that came before the Beatles that were quite amazing, not to mention that those that emerged during and right after (from Mozart, Haydn and Bach to the Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and TONS/LOTS more).
And, usually, one's most creative time in one's life is prior to age 30 (Einstein, etc.).
that´s logical, a man has his inspiration time between 15-30 years
since mozart
Boy there is so much music you are missing
Guess you never heard of Mozart
On the date of this photo shoot, Ringo was 29, John was 28, Paul was 27 and George was 26.
Notice how ordinary it all is ... everyday English people (granny in purple) coming up and saying hello. No panic from the boys, just smiles and good cheer. All very suburban.
No Apple Scruffs around then.
Luke Reid what is is?
brummms foreign
@Luke Reid oh shut up
@Luke Reid ta very much
“Hey let’s all grow our beards but don’t tell Paul”
There is no Paul in this photoshoot. The point of this cover was to have William as "Paul McCartney" to play "the corpse".
Ölsk Zeri, haha! Good one.
He did it before they did.
Let’s tell Paul we all should come to the outdoor photo shoot without our shoes, but Paul will be the only one crossing barefoot, which will cause him to burn his feet on the street baked in the hot summer sun. Ouch ouch ouch!
Paul McCartney had a beard only recently before this cover shot. Before then, John Lennon was the one without any facial hair.
John changed so much in a few years
The person that changed the most was "Paul", since there was NO Paul after late 1966.
@@olskzeri2723 TOTAL BS !!!
I don’t use the word “old”. In these photos they appear to look more mature. In this photo shoot John Lennon’s full beard and long hair create a manly vibe to express the masculinity of an adult man. Go forward in time and see John Lennon playing ‘Imagine’ with Yoko Ono sitting beside him, where his shorter hair style & clean shaven face give him boyish look.
I think all the political things and the Fbi watching him was exhausting and the drug he was doing was time for a change and was reflected in his writing in that last as album.
@@olskzeri2723 *oh wow, you're literally connecting ANYTHING and EVERYTHING to "Paul's Death"*
Four friends.... who changed the world.
Ideed
They shook the world on its axis and it's still shaking !! This is 01/19/20 and I doubt a day has gone by without thinking of something Beatles...I've had a love affair with these guys since Ed Sullivan and I'm completely heterosexual. I could hug and kiss them all a thousand times for what they brought to my life; the melodies, the words, the hair, the boots, the fashion styles, the movies, the humor, the originality, the kindness, the faces, the intelligence, the peace and love.
M Los Angeles
So true
The world is a big place. Let's keep the achievements of the Beatles in perspective.
Uh..YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!
It's strange to see the shots of them walking towards the studio. Thankfully, they chose walking away, as they were leaving that life behind. Beatles forever.
The pure genius of their music, motion, lives...The most influential band of all time.
THEY WERE AND STILL ARE THE VERY BEST OF OUR GENERATION! NO GENERATION SINCE HAS EVEN COME CLOSE TO PRODUCING ANYONE, MUCH LESS, FOUR PEOPLE AT THIS LEVEL OF GREATNESS. I AM GREATFUL, HUMBLED AND PROUD TO HAVE BEEN AT THE PERFECT AGE TO HAVE HEARD THESE SONGS WHEN THEY FIRST WERE RELEASED!
Agree 1000%!
Our generation has been very fortunate (I even feel blessed) that we lived during The Beatles, the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s music. We’ve seen and heard some of the absolute greats.
Great comment Liam. 🤘
@@poetsdreamsatc Thanks. Even more so these days. There is no more good new music just old stuff I never heard before. I just got turned on to the Easybeats, I never heard them back in the sixties.
I'd be more "greatful" if you knew how to type without all caps.
Agreed!!!
@@acousticshadow4032 YOUR GRATITUDE IS IRRELEVANT TO ME, THAT'S THE WAY IT IS, DEAL WITH IT!
Photos with Paul barefoot better than Paul with sandals. Good call.
"Paul".
Keep your sick fetish to yourself, weirdo!
Oof ^
ua-cam.com/video/8hJ709TEjOs/v-deo.html Paul McCartney and the imPAULster Faul in the same 1964 photo.
@@crusheverything4449 you're a sick liar
A Group That Made The Best Music And History,There Will Never Be Group Like The Beatles .........
I agree with you. And the most impressive illusion they sold to their public is that Fab four and "Billy Shears" with "Fab...fab three" is the same band.
@@olskzeri2723 funny thing is, you sound like a Beatles hater. I guess their message of love didn't quite get to you
Ölsk Zeri you have no idea what you are talking about. You just want attention. Stop acting like a prideful five year old who rode a bicycle for the first time.
Wish this type of music was popular now as it was then . Today music has no heart soul or feeling to.
Just be thankful that all this great music was recorded for us to enjoy forever
They had no idea - no one did - how unbelievably iconic this album cover would become, and it remains so to this day.
I’m glad John didn’t insist you-know-who be allowed in the picture.
Do not be silly. The photo was about to reflect a "funeral scene" not having a japanesse lady steal all the focus from the band.
I am sorry but so many of you normie Beatles fans are totally CLUELESS.
Hear! Hear! 👍👍
Ölsk Zeri - The funeral scene is something fans came up with after the fact. This was a simple photo shoot of the band walking across the damn street and nothing more.
@@crusheverything4449 don't know, never thought of this but maybe they were portraying their final album and death or end of the beatles. They were clearly dressed to emulate funeral participants, maybe coincidentally but you have the preacher, the mourner, the undertaker and the dead one each dressed the part.
Dave April - At the time of recording Abbey Road, The Beatles were unsure if it would be their last album. While I do believe they planted a lot of Paul is dead clues, I think there were many that were coincidental and the funeral thing is one of them, as far as I’m concerned, based on having read every major Beatles book of the last fifty years.
Four young lads from Liverpool, that shook the world will never ever be surpassed!!!! We will all be gone one day, but The Beatles will never be forgotten because they were and even to this day ARE THE BEST BAND on the planet🌎. ⭐LONG LIVE THE BEATLES⭐. Peace and Love✌💝
Kathy P.: Trust me, EVERYTHING will eventually be forgotten. Everything will devolve into the void. What matters the most is NOW.
@@lazurm no.
@@AssNuggett Saying no doesn't make it so. ;)
eh....
no.
Well Said @Kathy P. my sentiments as well. Peace and Love !
Paul and Ringo look so sad because they know it’s over
This is Billy aka "the corpse". And he was the main reason Beatles split up. He was tired of his role as "Beatle-Paul".
@@olskzeri2723 it's almost funny that you believe that. The "Paul's Dead" theory is a curse to the fanbase on so many levels
@Will Hale Learn the English language.
@@MultiCappie You dont just casually commit to learning an entire new language just like that
Ölsk Zeri STOP!!!!
In 1972 I was able to park my white VW on the sidewalk and took a picture of the crossing. Decades later, my wife took the picture without my knowledge, had it blown up to a large one and mounted in a nice frame. She gave it to me for a Christmas present. I love that picture.
Abbey Road is the very definition of masterpiece.
Rubbish there's only two good songs on that Album! Pink Floyd, Supertramp, The smiths, Fleetwood mac and a lot more English bands are ten times better than the Beatles and you know it!
The only decent thing about that Album is "here comes the sun" and "something" plus the cover photograph 📸
Every song is amazing
Quite an incredible life 'The Beatles' had, they were nearly finished, yet had made history, lived 20 lifetimes, and not one of them was even 30 years old yet.....
Captured moments and music that will forever live in the minds of their fans.
Because the world is round - the perfect clip for it.!!
Looks like it was a Nice Sunny Day back in 1969.. I remember a Nice Sunny Day back in 1969; I was 5. .. wish I could go back...
This was before any of them reached the age of 30. And what they accomplished in that time? Incredible!!!!
William had already reached 30 plus at this point since he is five years older than JPM would have been in 1969.
Oh yeah, they totally found a left handed person who sang wrote and looked like Paul after he died, how believable.
Ölsk Zeri nobody in their right mind believes those stupid theories
George Martin was an integral cog of their success.
@@olskzeri2723Doesn’t count.
I'm not even sure they new what magic they were sending out, but the effect still haunts many of us today!
Haunts? Maybe! Enchants might be a better word.
Their magic still enchants us so many years later!
Nein. Sie haben nur geile Mucke gemacht. Daß alles perfekt war, ist ein Geschenk des Himmels. Die besten Musiker seit Beethoven - hat jemand über die Beatles geschrieben. ❤
Their greatest album and the most famous cover.🇬🇧📺🎸
I envy anyone that grew up in the 60's and had these as the band of their youth.
It sucks being old, but I wouldn't give back those days for anything.
Yeah, you're dead right about that...first encountered them in 1963 with "She Loves You " 👍
I was lucky enough to be at their first of two shows on September 3, 1964 when they performed at the Indiana State Fair. There are several videos of that show here on UA-cam for the searching. I was only 6 at the time, but had two older sisters and EVERYTHING was “Beatles.” I can also remember seeing them on the Ed Sullivan show. It was a magical time. Even as huge as the boys in BTS have become, even as massive as Taylor Swift is on her current “Eras” tour, the Beatles are in an entirely different universe. People forget how SHORT their run was - and without trying to start a row with purists over dates, depending on which event you choose to mark the “beginning” of the band, they made all of that music between (approximately) 1960 to 1970. Roughly ten years covers everything we know as “The Beatles.”
I’m 74 thank you.
I was a kid in the 60s. Our next door neighbours were a very musical family singing in bands and had guitars etc. ,sometimes on summer days they would set the gear up in the back garden and play hits of the time. I even did a bit of singing! Brilliant times❤
4 guys walking across the street the most iconic picture ever
With William as "Paul McCartney" representing the corpse. (Do not worry, i will check later if you have erased them)
To you the videocreator: a big THANK YOU for allowing free speech and handling your channel seriously. I really mean that. I know that you 100 procent disagree with my stance but you still allowed me to make comments on your video.
BIG respect to you!
@@olskzeri2723 youre hed is erasEd
@@olskzeri2723Agree! I fully support your freedom to make a fool out of yourself.
According to the Beatles Channel, as the album Abby Road was being recorded they were going to call it Everest but then started discussing all the logistics of getting everyone who would be involved in taking pictures of the Fab Four to a place where Everest would be seen behind them, and they reconsidered and started to discuss other titles and photos when someone said, Hey lets call it Abby Road and go outside and take the pictures. Everyone like that idea so here we see the results of not going to Everest!
This whole event looks so down to earth a crossing and four men who would have thought 52 years 8 th August we all cross that iconic crossing in their honour thanks for the music and your sense of humour 🎸🎸🎸🥁
Ok... I admit it. I walked across when I was there.
John, Paul, George, Ringo and Mark.....Huh?????????
I know, me too. Just one of those things you have to do when in London! Cheers 😎
Me too and got a pic of me in the doorway of the studio, but it said Abbey Road Studio then 😎
@@BoltRM I got one on the steps too! I actually went inside hoping for a brochure or card or something. All I could think to say to the guy inside was...,' Is that The crosswalk? He knew I was an American...
@@markroffe3967 I thought about seeing if I could get a business card, but I chickened out ;(
I saw a receptionist (I assume) watching me thru the glass.
In just 14 days after these Abbey Road photographs were taken, the 4 Beatles met at John's estate for a photo shoot.
After that day, All 4 Beatles were Never again to be together in the same place.
T Vlad: What about the famous Rooftop Concert they gave at Abbey Road on January 30th, 1969?
@@lazurm The Abbey Road cover shoot was 8th August 1969.
@@thereunionparty Thank you. Now I know. :)
Your absolutely right! The photos taken John's estate were the last Beatles pictures taken together sometime August 1969, just around 7 years to the day after Ringo joined the band.
When I visited London, I purposely went to Abbey Road studios and sat on those steps.
And you never washed your ass again.
So?
Thats awsome
What amazes me is the fact that the lads took it as 'a photo', but little did they know that it was going to be 'the photo' :') ❤
Yes-ish. They also knew this was their last album as The Beatles. And they knew that was very special. Paul and to a lesser extent Ringo in these outtakes from the photo shoot seem to most realize it.
@@carlcushmanhybels8159 What are you trying to say
that George and John didn't had a clue of what was going on..
WOW. Such beautiful music and u
Wow Wee. Wee Such Beautiful Music Playing During this Amazing Documentary of The One and only Beatles with Their Down to Earth Personalities and Handsome Selves Woo Wee I love me Some Beatles
50yrs ago crazy..
Great job. Don't understand why this doesn't have over 1M views.
My Mom was/ is a huge Beatles fan. She was fortunate to have seen them in concert twice. She still has the photos. I too am a huge Beatles fan. I can't imagine life without them. I was only six when John was killed. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was a balmy, rainy night. We were driving home from the mall. It was just about dark and my Mom turned on the radio. The DJ was talking about John being killed and then Imagine started playing. My Mom started crying. Being only six at the time I asked her why she was crying. She told me that a man who made the music playing on the radio was shot while walking down the street on his way home in NY. I'll never forget that moment. I did not really start appreciating the Beatles until the 5th grade. That said, I felt the gravity of what had happened even before really understanding who John Lennon and the Beatles were. There was a palpable heaviness in the air in that moment.
For a period of time in the 80's my Mom owned a one hour photo. Many of her customers were professional photographers. One day one of them came in with a roll of film. On it were photos of John Lennon very shortly before he died. My Mom asked the woman if she could make an extra copy of one of them for me. The woman was kind enough to agree. I have this photo framed next to my bed. I've never seen this photo in any publication so I'm guessing that it was something the woman kept private. In the photo John is wearing his blue jean jacket with the fur color. He has on his granny glasses and a dark plaid shirt. His hair is the style he was wearing right before he was killed. If I had to guess I'd say the picture is from somewhere between mid Oct to late Nov. or the first week of Dec. 1980. I do not cherish much in the material world. This photo and the magic I feel from the Beatles and their music is one of the few things.
Some people say the Beatles are "over rated". I don't agree. If anything they are under rated. We mortals will never grasp or fully comprehend the magnitude of what they achieved.
Beautifully said.
@@richbuskin 😊
Inspiration said …
These were the pics that inspired so many of us to grow our hair long.
Oh when times were good.....these 4 guys brought so much to the world....sometimes I’d like to go back and know what I do now
This iconic photo was taken on my 4th Birthday-August 8, 1969. Always remember that all John was saying is, _"Give peace a chance."_
That, “where did I put my heroin needle?” and “what if I just didn’t pay my taxes?”.
That’s all he was saying.
All You Need Is Love.
The best album from the greatest band ever....
Hi Bill. You are aware that your namesake Bill is on this photo ?
I honestly think Revolver is the best album made by the REAL Fab four.
But Abbey Road is one of the better albums during the "Billy Shears" era Beatles.
Revolver was the best album.
Any Beatles is good with me, the Fab four knew us well, we work hard for our money, so give them our best!!.
Ölsk Zeri stop you attention hogging numbskull
Yes, indeed it is! All Beatles albums are... well... you know what they are!...
But "Abbey Road"? To me, there is only one thing wrong in it - "Octopus´s Garden"! All the rest? Perfection!!! Especially the "Medley"! Sheer beauty!!! Those last 52 seconds of "The End"??? No other album has something comparable!!! - the closest is "A day in the life"...
Only the Beatles could take a classical masterpiece, and make it their own. Beautiful be and brilliant.
Love that pic at 1:18 and the one of George sitting on the wall god what a different world. Imagine the crowds that would be there now, one post of social media and the world would be there. It always amazed me just how old Lennon looked with that beard.
This is the golden era of rock-and-roll. This video has awesome photos and music of the greatest band of all time.
Lennon and Harrison were the cool hippies. Hahaha!!!
Frank Zappa hated hippies so did Ian Anderson Jethro Tull- Me too- One time i was at a Grateful Dead show, so there i was looking like Elvis or John Lenon on Meet The Beatles with my hair slicked back tight Jeans white t shirt looking like a cool rock n roller Rockabilly style and i had all these smelly hippies with their dirty feet saying Give Me Drugs and the Dead were on downers that night every song was slow and took 50 minutes to do except the drum solo that went on for ever yuk
@@meyou-dv8ns Nobody gives a shit, dumb fuck. Go share your feelings with a therapist.
@you & me Just drop a tab of window pane
that would do it..
@@profd65 I actually care in that I enjoy most everyone's stories about their past, their feelings, etc. EVERY story may be worth telling if told in the right way. Shutting people down is not good.
I feel privileged and blessed to see these photos of these absolute legends
George looks like he's not having it. Aww, Paul and Ringo. :) And John looks so old....
John was addicted to heroin around this time. He had dramatic weight loss which you can observe within the Abbey Road sleeve photos.
When he got off it and suffered withdrawal, this is documented in his song “Cold Turkey”.
@@jimmycampbell78 John's song "Cold Turkey" is nothing but pain. John said he wanted to let people know what it was like to go through that so they would not have to. John did withdraw cold turkey, I don't know if Yoko was with him when he did or if he just sequestered himself some place. Its funny (really not funny) but when I was young I never put 2 and 2 together with John..... but I was never exposed to those sorts of drugs. Like everyone my age, I did some weed and a little hash but that was it. Everyone knew that by Sgt. Pepper John was dropping acid pretty heavily and Paul and George had tried it. Ringo never did. And when you listen to Ringo's drumming it shows - Ringo IS a human metronome - you can't do that stoned. It seems that no mater what it was, John always took it to the next level - just his personality and I think the fact that he was burying so much pain inside him all the way back to his mum being killed (run over by the drunken cop). Peace and Love!
Cynthia Klenk - I’ve seen many drummers keep perfect time stoned out of their heads.
@@crusheverything4449 What is your point?
0:54 John Lennon looks like someone in his 50s - he was only 28 !
Too much coke I think
John looks absolutely marvelous
WOW.this is just amazing how the concept for what would become the iconic album cover for the most influential band in music history came to be.God bless JOHN LENNON, PAUL McCARTNEY, GEORGE HARRISON and RINGO STARR.
I lived on Abbey Gardens in 1991 just around the corner. Everyday the walls outside were painted over as tourists and Beatles fans would sign their names regularly. I also love the Beatles madly so that was good times.
By 1969, they were far from the fresh faced lads from Liverpool that upset the Western world because their hair was over their ears. John has his apostle-length beard and hair. George and Ringo have followed suit. Paul, in a show of individuality, is clean-shaven and is recognizable as the man who would light up the charts with his band Wings in the decade to come. This is my favorite album and look for them.
The photos really reveal some of the plain FUN they were still having at the end of it all... very bittersweet.
Yeah.. they made the cover that way for "fun". Keep telling yourself that.
"Living is easy with eyes closed"
@@olskzeri2723
"I. buried. Faul."
He had a black rose.
@@olskzeri2723 Do you think those smiles were just for the camera? What kind of cynical DB are you?
@@chrissygerwitz520 And its very obvious John and Paul are chatting about something on the EMI steps - they really were all still mates - even George. Peace and Love!
Chrissy Gerwitz - He’s the sad, pathetic kind who uses The Beatles’ fame to garner attention for himself, so he can feel like there’s a valid reason to exist.
Theses people brought me such joy and still do as I have my memories
One day you will get who the "fifth Beatle" was.
Plant Lover ME TOO! I have LOVED them since I was 8 and I'm almost 65! Ed Sullivan started it all for me!
@@olskzeri2723 yep, George Martin of course, and don't tell my it's Billy Shears like you've been doing because it's very annoying and dumb
a random guy you tell him! He is driving me crazy!!!
Many years ago when my wife and I visited London, I told her I had to do the walk across Abbey Road. When we arrived I was quite surprised at how busy the road actually is. I had to wait a bit until I saw there wasn't any nearby traffic going thru. But there were also plenty of idiots who thought it was their God-given right to cross it, oncoming traffic be damned. A lot of cars honking that day.
Every time I see them
Floods of memories and emotions
They were absolutely fabulous
Walked the crossing back in 2001. Travelled from Sydney. One of the very few times I had serious goosebumps on my skin.
Our great (?) minds think alike. Forget Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, etc. *This* would be my #1 destination in London!
@@salicemccool9186 I can add that I arrived in London at 6.30am dropped my bags off at my hotel near Holborn and was at Abbey Road Crossing at 9.30 am after about 28 hours of no sleep.
Villaboy Awright!! My kind of guy! (I’m guessing.) You’ve no doubt seen Paul in Carpool Karaoke w/James Corden? (It is *awesome*, BTW!) Now that we’ve seen Paul (quite grandly) autograph a sign on Penny Lane, I’d go searching for it as well, after hanging out at “The Crosswalk” - not sure what the Brits (and Aussies) call it. Cheers!
Villaboy Only 28?? ; )
Seeing John's original handwritten lyrics to "Strawberry Fields Forever" at the British Library had a similar effect on me.
Rich, that was cool. Love the instrumental "Because" and really dig that Abbey Road photoshoot. Truly an awesome job putting this together.
Ur the first I saw that mention they liked the use of the instrumental because, I was looking for u.
Yeah I love Beethoven too
Not sure what I just watched....I have to look into the story of these photos. It is a real treat to see them. Looking at the photos I realized that it was just more magic that each Beatle was dressed so differently. As Paul slipped off the sandals ; a detail only an experienced photographer would notice during the moment, until later when a world would look on catching every bit of Magic.
Even though a lot of things will be forgotten, these 4 lads from Liverpool who've changed the music world forever will never be. Don't believe me? When you look up "best selling music artists 2020" the Beatles are at the very top, still remaining in first place, with Elvis in second place, and Michael Jackson in third.
First Record Twist and Shout I was eleven how I miss doing my homework to their music. It was a peaceful revolution from strict education. Drugs sadly took over and ruined everything.
Actually John was in the best physical shape of his life at the time of his murder.
Everlasting. Whoever lived it, lived it. Those who have not lived will never live and do not know the nature and meaning of those days. God save the Beatles and everything and everyone who orbited that 1968 sun. God save the generation of 50s and 60s who, with roses in their hands, extraordinary songs, short skirts, long hair and rebellious ideas avoided World War 3
Some brilliant shots there I've never seen until now... many thanks for posting 👏👏👏
Memorable picture that made history.
Каким бы мир не был, мы рады тому, что жили в одно время с Beatles. И уйдём с их музыкой в душе. 😊
Velmi krásně napsaný díky
Who...is the girl in the blue dress, caught moving in front of the Abbey Road sign? The greatest mystery, in all of Rock and Roll. ☀️
This compilation is priceless! Thank you.
They literally changed the entire world.
There will never be anything that can top the Beatles.
Yes, there is some great amazing music before and after the Beatles but nothing can and will ever match the Beatles music and their lasting influence they had over our entire planet.
I put together a 1000 piece puzzle of that famous photo and framed it.
Amazing pictures! They all look superb!!! SO much fun! And thanks a lot for Because backing track, I sang along while watching the photos - great experience!
I have a pic of me walking across that same crosswalk. People come from around the
world for that pic. I met 2 guys from Holland and a lady from Japan looking for the
same crosswalk. You have to stand in the middle of the road to get the shot, and cars
have to stop and wait, but no one blows their horn or yells. They patiently wait for the
pic to be taken. Its been a daily thing there for decades and they're used to it. classic.
Great photos. Thanks for posting.
I absolutely LOVED this! Thank you ✌🏼
0:20 if i didn't know better, i would've thought paul was checking his phone!
I will never get over the end of this story. I love you... for ever
Wonderful Band, emblematic pics 🎶🛸
1:36 Best cover.
From the Paul is Dead Department: John is the preacher, Ring the undertaker, Paul the deceased, and George is the grave digger.
Beautiful melody from John Lennon 💞
This is so frakkin' cool! To see these photos of the lads in their natural environment...
A. Remember when they were just four lads with mop tops?
B. Paul doing his best Bill Bailey impersonation...
C. the old lady propbably telling them what nice boys they are AND that she has all their original singles and albums.
I always thought that there were only 3 members of the public in this photo: the three people above Paul's head and the tweed jacket man above John's head; but there are actually 3 more: a man crossing the road above Paul's head (behind the car), and a couple on the right pavement in between the second and third lampposts.
Thanks for posting these fab pics. ❤
Lovely collection, Richard! :)
Best not to know the future but to live that moment.
Lennon looks like the wisest man on earth.
Went to London so we could see the dot they crossed. More than 53 yrs later crowds of all ages took their turn to cross. Now that’s testimony to their appreciation of what they mean to the world today.
The greatest band ever !
2:23 Little did these people know they were about to witness history
Four geniuses in one band. It's unique. You can't write any of them off. Even Ringo with his 2003 Ringo Rama. Genius. John did most and went on longest doing great stuff. Until he died in 1980. Both McCartney and Harrison lost momentum a couple of years after breaking up. Still all of them are fantastic.
Lennon looked to be all of 65 at the time!!
Beatles are the prime eg of everything falling into place perfectly. The timing, the place, the individuals and their chemistry. These are factors that you cannot manufacture or force. The reason why people have tried and failed to create another band like that or a band equally influential.
What amazes me is that there aren't more people around. The people we see look like passerby who happen to be in the vicinity.
This is fabulous! AbbeyRoadStudios, ground zero of my life! ❤❤❤❤
Yeah, because of our earlier interactions i am not surprised by this la la-land comment.
This not a cute photosession how much you ever want it to be. William as "Paul McCartney" is playing "the corpse". It IS a funeral scene.
You may think this is cute and "Fab four", but this is "Billy Shears" with "Fab three".
Being so naive that you are, you will not be able to handle the secret that Heather Mills hinted would make people D E V E S T A T E D.
@@olskzeri2723 You again?
@@BoltRM "yOu aGaiN"-surprised NPC
*sigh*.
@@olskzeri2723 Only young _punks_ use "npc" 😜
@@BoltRM You are an npc. Reacting over that someone shows up in a youtube comments section. Grow up.
I love that in the 60s we thought this road was so busy it needed a zebra crossing.
Fascinating and quite emotional.
Beautiful!!!
their music will be remembered longer than any other music from these times. And "these times" is assumed to be hundreds of years in either direction.