As a kid, I used to play the intro over and over because I thought I heard John singing. I concluded that it was only Paul. 55 years later, now I know.
I always thought it was just Paul’s voice overdubbed a few times (and I still believe it because for all I am, I can only hear Paul’s voice overdubbed a few times)
@@Lucille_McCartney73 If you play only the left channel (and not from the Yellow Submarine Songtrack or the 2015 remasters, which "fix" the stereo field) you can at least hear John's voice in "lonely" and "people"--especially once you sort of know what you're listening for. It's definitely there.
@@Lucille_McCartney73 I only learned last summer that it's Paul singing the "Aaaahhh" part after "went into a dream" on "Day In the Life". Blew me away!
I mean after all he did have a bit of a low voice, so when you had a low voice, it would be easy for you to sing Georges parts if u had a low voice or did the harmonies by ear.
@@mattman402 I mean in general, Paul would do the higher john a lead and Georgie would be doing stuff in between..sometimes overlapping etc.. "Because" is a good example
@@chipgaasche4933 Hard to understand how someone could get something so wrong. Speaking of “something”, go back and listen to that song. Nothing weak about those vocals..
You really appreciate just how odd the initial harmonizing is when you hear it separated by voice. Paul has a beautiful tone that cuts through clearly at the top with the most "melodic" line to make this improbable harmonic trio work.
It has always amazed me how often the Beatles avoided to keep the same amount of harmonies by the end of the melodic line when it finally resolved into the tonic chord. If in the beginning we hear three voices than in the end it will be only two (like here) or if in the beginning there are two voice lines, then in the end it would often be only one. It shows a lot of sense of taste and the sense of measure that they had. In this way they were very much different from the American song-writing styles, in which the three lines would be kept till the very end of a tune like the Beach Boys, for example, often did.
The Beach Boys did use that technique too quite often. In the Smile sessions, you can hear a lot of isolated vocal work where Brian wrote vocal arrangements that often started with a four part harmony and then use just two lines or one in the same section. Their version of Auld Lang syne also has that kind of style, it begins with two voices, then four etc.
sure, and some times the opposite... like She loves you yeah yeah yeah (and the 4th yeah with 4 voices instead of 1) YEAAAAAH or Help... and yes at the end, less voices or unison... this also happens with great composers, or great choral music. Most ppl talk about The Beatles as a "social phenomenon" they don't have a clue of how brilliant they were musically speaking.
@@carlostejada1479 Indeed, and much of that brilliance was without any formal musical training, mostly an incredible, intuitive and innate understanding of the theory and not only the ability to execute properly. none of the Beatles ever learned to read music.
For those saying John and George sounds bad, harmonies aren’t always some magical sounding thing. Put together it sound great and that’s the point. In choir for example, sometimes we have funky sounding isolated vocals but when we all sing is sounds great! Listen to I want you( she’s so heavy ), John and George’s, especially George’s vocals sound flawless !
Honestly, it’s genius. All three voices sound like spectators to this tragedy: Narrator Paul is angry about the injustice of it all, John is a passerby who is apathetic to it, and George is like a kid innocently observing.
It's amazing how many people on this post criticize John and Geoge's vocal, yet love the finished sound. They molded their parts to how it sounded with ALL THREE SINGING
Absolutely , my friend. The only thing you should care about is the complete product . Which is the only way it will always be heard . Except for this small group. If anybody knocks anything about these guys they just don't get it and understand what's important. Because their comments certainly aren't. But Emily Rigby certainly was to millions and still is. We're still talking about it almost 50 years later. I doubt their material has been discussed by anyone 50 minutes later.
@@Eeklex good point, those p's can be pesky. But sometimes a word or end of a phrase just sounds better with 2 part rather than 3 part. We can only wonder...
@@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 but that middle part is often hardest to distinguish. And often not melodic on it's own. Listen to George's vocal part in Sgt Pepper, it's like a drone, it sounds strange by itself but it compliments the other 2 perfectly.
@@rrdream2400 Oh I'm well aware of that, listen to Paul's line in the 'Please Please Me' verses. That on it's own would sound odd too. Nevertheless, my point still stands, he's not given them because they're somehow more difficult, he just generally is the middle voice.
@@juliosanchez8263he actually didn’t. In the quote you’re referring to, John says that Paul and George worked on it together. George didn’t come up with it by himself
If you study the Beatles harmonies, most often it's George that has the most difficult task. Meaning his harmony contribution while critical to the blend, often very difficult. I admire him for that talent and certainly underrated.
@@Facts_dont_hurt John barely had a voice! Lololol. Listen to ‘This Boy’ or ‘A Hard days Night’, Lennon had a superb rock voice. Rustic, raspy and completely original. If you can’t hear that, maybe music isn’t for you. ua-cam.com/video/BMBoWeS-k7g/v-deo.html
It's fascinating how you can definitely tell it's each one. That's amazing. I would kill to have this done to something like "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" or "If I Needed Someone". "Because"? God! This is fantastic! We need more.
There's a video somewhere on youtube of a guy who singles out/sings all the parts to "Because" and it's REALLY cool and satisfying. If I can remember where I saw it, I'll share the link. It's a couple years old but really well-produced.
Singing initially over a C major chord, Paul's first note is the 3rd note of the chord which is e, John's first note is the fifth note of the chord which is g, and George's first note is the root note of the chord which is c. If you play it on guitar, Paul's note is the open 1st string, John's note is the open 3rd string while George is the 2nd string 1st fret. Basically then, on the first note sung, Paul, John and George are singing the three notes that comprise the C major chord. Important lesson here for people wondering what singing harmony is all about. DLD2, this surely must be sorcery you're doing here. If you can separate Paul and John's vocal harmonies for I Saw Her Standing There, I would be astounded.
Separate the vocals on I Saw Her Standing There? My knowledge of this is limited but I'm pretty sure ISHST was recorded on two track - vocals one side, instruments the other. Impossible to separate surely?? If it can be done, does that mean the only versions of Love Me Do and She Loves You which are in mono could be separated and made into true stereo versions?? I'd love to think it could be done!
I find it interesting that The Beatles and The Bee Gees were two of the few bands around at the time who harmonised using a chord structure, eg major chord, root, third and fifth. Many other harmony bands like The Beachboys, the Doobie Brothers, CS&N and the Little River Band, seemed to harmonise in octaves. Eg each vocalist singing at the same note, but with separations of at least one octave. I’m not sure of the technique used by the Everly Brothers. It seemed to me that they sang in very close harmonies, maybe root and third?
@@pensiveboogie Definitely Everly Brothers style of harmonizing. A good example is This Boy. I’ve always thought George had the most difficult assignment, trying to sing in between John’s low melody line and Paul’s high harmony.
In George's defense, that F# lands in his natural voice-crack and is the top note of a whole-tone set which is the most difficult part to sing of the three. The words "people" double Paul's notes so he may be backing away so as not to step on the melody. Cool isolation!
George really mastered his voice over his career. Listen to the Living in the Material World, he was really hitting some notes. His self titled album has some real gems.
Very interesting and thank you. Nice to hear them separately. That trick of the decision to leave off the last word “people” in George’s harmony vocal is an effective result.
@@martinwalsh8352 Melodyne. It uses eq filters and possibly phase cancellation to isolate areas of the spectrum. The weird artefacts are the result. It's similar to how old stereos used centre cancellation to achieve 'karaoke' functionality, but far more precise.
@@victornunes7111 Its sounds like flanging but yes I think you are right. It's a good job, considering there are no masters with isolated vocals. Amazing what can be done these days.
OMG people it's a harmony. Paul is the lead. The others are singing notes to balance Paul's voice, so yeah they sound strange if you hear them seperate. In the end they sound beautiful together so obviously it works.
I love this analogy because I’ve thought the same thing for years 😂 You get in a group with the nerd but then you bitch about how hard he was to work with while he gets you an A+ on the project, a girlfriend who was impressed by it all, and thirty scholarships to college. Thanks Paul! 😂
Yeah - but look at the color it creates with its dissonance. When autotune (or performance perfection) are always expected, maybe we lose the “humanity” in some things, like a drum part that’s been quantized without any randomization can become too mechanical to create the best groove.
Paul and John both sang well because they’d been singing lead and harmonizing with each other since they were in their teens. George blossomed more slowly but by the White Album he had a great voice imo
I KNEW IT!!!!! Thank you @DLD2Music! I'd never once been able to pick out the 3rd harmony part on the word "people", and I maintained there wasn't one. I worried that my ears were secretly defective!! :)
This is brilliant, thanks so much for isolating these! The difference in each performance is striking. Paul: Sounds fantastic, strong, very *present* as the chief singer/storyteller. George: Not quite on pitch, almost shy, but tasteful as he cuts out the final "people." John: Sings apathetically, certainly much less skillfully than someone of his talent should. Which is probably 'cause this is a Paul song. (Are there any similarly "I don't give a crap" performances from the others on a John song?) Yet despite differences in their engagement and skills, the three produce beautiful work.
I disagree. Beatles tracks are exceedingly excellent, that's why they are who they are. Each vocal was carefully calculated to give the desired result, with many takes and ideas to get it right. The proof is in the blisteringly great result. How can it be blisteringly great if George is out of tune and John is apathetic? Beatles vocal stacks are stunning, every bit as good as, but actually better than, The Carpenters, The Beach Boys, The Lettermen, The Osmonds, and any other vocal group you could name. They are even better than those legendary groups because they sound like The Beatles, that Liverpool, cheeky personality comes through, making them something that we've only ever heard from the Beatles.
@@TheLarryBrown Ha, coming back to this three years late--typical of me! Anyway, I think you answered your own question--"How can it be blisteringly great if George is out of tune and John is apathetic?" Because greatness does not require perfection in every facet at every time. It's the quartets' idiosyncratic, unique, individual voices, tastes, sensibilities and emotional/mental engagement that created this extraordinary band. If they were all identical, perfectly in tune to 440hz like they were autotuned, what on earth would be so delightful, relatable, connectable or even *human* in such a group? (I'm saying "quartet" even though Ringo doesn't sing here because the same can be said for the Beatles as instrumentalists.) John's less-than-thrilled-sounding vocals--almost a drone--works as well as it does because as compassionate as the lyrics and song are, the harmonic voices are dissociated from the "lonely people." They're looking at them. Not all observers are empathizing--perhaps saying "yes, inevitably the lonely will always be among us." George's slightly under-pitch, fading line sounds like he's himself sad, either empathizing or actually including himself among the unfortunates. Paul, brighter and more technically gifted as a singer, adds the energy that leads these lines into an impassioned plea to pay attention. Revolver was *very* tightly produced, flaws and all, and if Paul wanted them all to sound like a chorus of pure angelic beauty, I've no doubt George & John would've been, um, encouraged to do so by George Martin, if not Paul himself. (He hadn't got to the level of OCD insistence that drove the others nuts in their last albums.) Perfect example is "Here, There and Everywhere," same album. The harmonies are just gorgeous, sweet, gentle, *pretty*. John ain't droning and George isn't sagging. This brief video could not be a better example of how the whole is even greater than the sum of its parts. Each singer is great. (Well, not entirely true...Paul and John were certainly great singers, indeed two of the best rock singers ever. George's unquestionable effectiveness as a singer was more in his musicality than the beauty or strength of his voice.) Together they are The Beatles, and that's the highest achievement to which no one else could aspire.
Thanks these ones were tough to distinguish at the end of the phrase.. Just layed the 3 parts down in LUNA, sounds tremendous. The beginnings were easy but was struggling finding the end of the middle one . Turns out there isn't one. Thanks man.
The three emotions the three convey me about the lyrics. The three characters that they play... Paul McCartney: Anger for what happened to Eleanor Rigby, he punches a screamy voice. But he has strength, he is putting a face to keep telling the story. John Lennon: Depressed, can't hide his emotion for what happened to Eleanor Rigby. George: So sad for Eleanor that he breaks before he keeps singing.
Paul really has the most amazing voice I've ever heard. And poor George got stuck with a really difficult task! It sounds brilliant when it all comes together though!!
I know this is an overused phaseology but, this just blew my mind. A-MAZ-ING. I need more. :P Seriously, this is excellent. What program did you use? Could this be done to other Beatles songs? Beach Boys?
@@talkingabouthistory7385 If you insert a vocal track in Melodyne, the software recognises the exact notes that are sung and puts them on a spectrum to make them easy to adjust or analyse. So since this part features different notes sung at the same time, it shows you each harmony line, and that’s how they can be individually played like that. :-)
@DylandPictures Both this guy (DLD2Music!) and another called HJNintendofan (I think?) have a lot of these isolated track uploads... you can get lost in the hours of listening pleasure :) There are also some who do touch-up remixes, making stereo from mono or just alternate stereo mixes. Fall down the rabbit-hole... you'll love it!! :)
@@Facts_dont_hurt I love the way he sings it. His line is melodically the saddest and drowsiest, and he sings it with the half asleep style he often used from Revolver on. He is flatting a bit, you’re right about that, but not enough to affect the full context. The style is what gives the line texture, and it is a melodically gorgeous line for sure.
People say George had the hardest job on these harmonies, but John was always the most difficult to copy: an instinctive vocalist with a perfect ear and brilliant, idiosyncratic voice. He can make even a downbeat, sour harmony like this one so mesmerising.
In an October 2021 article in The New Yorker, McCartney wrote that his inspiration for "Eleanor Rigby" was an old lady who lived alone and whom he got to know very well. He would go shopping for her and sit in her kitchen listening to stories and her crystal radio set. McCartney said, "just hearing her stories enriched my soul and influenced the songs I would later write." McCartney wrote the melody and first verse alone, after which he presented the song to the Beatles when they were gathered in the music room of John Lennon's home at Kenwood. Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Lennon's childhood friend Pete Shotton all listened to McCartney play his song through and contributed ideas. Harrison came up with the "Ah, look at all the lonely people" hook. Starr contributed the line "writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear" and suggested making "Father McCartney" darn his socks, which McCartney liked. It was then that Shotton suggested that McCartney change the name of the priest, in case listeners mistook the fictional character for McCartney's own father. So Paul took his advise and looked through a phone book until he found 'McKenzie'. McCartney could not decide how to end the song, and Shotton suggested that the two lonely people come together too late as Father McKenzie conducts Eleanor Rigby's funeral. At the time, Lennon rejected the idea out of hand, but McCartney said nothing and used the idea, later acknowledging Shotton's help. McCartney also asked the advice of Neil Aspinall and Mal Evans. John Lennon expressed his resentment at the way McCartney had sought other bandmates' and friends' creative input, rather than collaborate with him directly. Lennon added, "That's the kind of insensitivity he would have, which upset me in later years. "Ah, look at all the lonely people" refrain over the song's final chorus. was requested by George Martin, who said he came up with the idea of the line working contrapuntally to the chorus melody.
In the stereo mix it sounds as if Paul is solo in the right channel (or MUCH more dominant in the mix).That might be why so many of us never quite noticed the harmony track.
If you can sing in tune there's nothing mysterious about it. The amazing part is actually creating the song to begin with. "Eleanor Rigby" was basically written by Paul. The other amazing part is actually coming up with or writing each harmony part.which may or may not have been written by Paul or the others. It's more likely that George Martin actually wrote the harmony parts. Singing each part is fairly simple if you can sing.
This is bullshite. People who were there at the time has said this is 100% bullshit. George could straight up lie and people , fandom, don't call him out.
@@cg5452 Sure, you can keep saying that to yourself if delusion makes you feel better. :* "Triggered"..edgy teens language, you are really something. lol
I remember Jeff Lyne talking about Paul and George's harmonies on 'free as a bird' and nearly wetting himself. With John added harmonies it is as close to perfection as you can get!
Everyone saying John isn't trying. This is how you do low harmonies. He's not trying to sing lead and he's below his range. It's perfect.
Don't feel bad; there are a lot of twits out there who will never understand. : D
He also makes it sound sad and sympathetic for the lonely people
Good point!
Canta con un desgano total. Nada tiene que ver que esté haciendo la tercera voz.
That's the magic of John Lennon! He has this legato way of singing that makes those harmonies dreamy and wistful.
As a kid, I used to play the intro over and over because I thought I heard John singing. I concluded that it was only Paul. 55 years later, now I know.
I always figured it was a couple Pauls.
I always thought it was just Paul’s voice overdubbed a few times (and I still believe it because for all I am, I can only hear Paul’s voice overdubbed a few times)
@@Lucille_McCartney73 If you play only the left channel (and not from the Yellow Submarine Songtrack or the 2015 remasters, which "fix" the stereo field) you can at least hear John's voice in "lonely" and "people"--especially once you sort of know what you're listening for. It's definitely there.
@@brovold72 True true, there are many things like that that can only be heard when listened to in a specific way! Good to know!
@@Lucille_McCartney73 I only learned last summer that it's Paul singing the "Aaaahhh" part after "went into a dream" on "Day In the Life". Blew me away!
lyrics:
aaaaAAAAA look at all the lonely people (x6)
*aaaaAAAAA look at all the lonely (x6) people (x4)
(x2) each one of them sung it twice. and sure 3x2=6
@@carlostejada1479 Its a joke because George didn't sing people!
@@andrewaugustine2001
ohh I just saw the 1st comment
George always did the difficult ones. Poor boy haha
"Dernier arrivé...dernier servi ! " :)
I mean after all he did have a bit of a low voice, so when you had a low voice, it would be easy for you to sing Georges parts if u had a low voice or did the harmonies by ear.
Not very hard at all if you understand harmonies
@@mattman402 I mean in general, Paul would do the higher john a lead and Georgie would be doing stuff in between..sometimes overlapping etc.. "Because" is a good example
I agree. Look at George’s part in Yes It Is as an example.
George's vocals AHHHHHHH look at aLL the lonely
EDIT: Stop having a war in the comments.
Yeah I have that medley for my clairnet it literally sound like him lol
That made me chuckle. 🤣
George had a weak voice.
Chip Gaasche i think you mean awesome voice
@@chipgaasche4933 Hard to understand how someone could get something so wrong. Speaking of “something”, go back and listen to that song. Nothing weak about those vocals..
Ringo- 😐
Ringo:
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Ringo:
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pingo xd
Who's Ringo?
Ringo ✌ ☮ 💕
John sounds like his voice is being played out of a voicebox in a toy robot
Or one of those singing fish.
It's ADT, or perhaps sung through a Leslie cabinet.
It's because these were separated by a computer from the song. It's actually really impressive it can separate the voices at all.
You really appreciate just how odd the initial harmonizing is when you hear it separated by voice. Paul has a beautiful tone that cuts through clearly at the top with the most "melodic" line to make this improbable harmonic trio work.
also his voice line it's a lot more louder in the mix
@@nicosalgan I think Paul also had the loudest voice of the three in general.
ahhh, look at all the lonely ... voices
George Part?
@@DLD2Music podrias separar las voces de hey bulldog sobre todo el final... y el coro de hey jude?
@@the1youwanted2b ok
Jajaja buen chiste
Paul's recording: 😎
John's recording: 🤕🤕
George's recording: 🤢🤢🤢
Yea, George sound drunk XD
For me George’s recording is fine
Ringo:
Yeah ikr what’s with John and George LOL poor boys! Paul sounds lit tho!
But collectively, it sounds incredible.
That's how you harmonise. It might sound "🤢" individually, but together it's "😍"
It has always amazed me how often the Beatles avoided to keep the same amount of harmonies by the end of the melodic line when it finally resolved into the tonic chord. If in the beginning we hear three voices than in the end it will be only two (like here) or if in the beginning there are two voice lines, then in the end it would often be only one. It shows a lot of sense of taste and the sense of measure that they had. In this way they were very much different from the American song-writing styles, in which the three lines would be kept till the very end of a tune like the Beach Boys, for example, often did.
insightful comment that is
The Beach Boys did use that technique too quite often. In the Smile sessions, you can hear a lot of isolated vocal work where Brian wrote vocal arrangements that often started with a four part harmony and then use just two lines or one in the same section. Their version of Auld Lang syne also has that kind of style, it begins with two voices, then four etc.
Wow.... I never realized that: solid point.
sure, and some times the opposite... like She loves you yeah yeah yeah (and the 4th yeah with 4 voices instead of 1) YEAAAAAH
or Help...
and yes at the end, less voices or unison... this also happens with great composers, or great choral music. Most ppl talk about The Beatles as a "social phenomenon" they don't have a clue of how brilliant they were musically speaking.
@@carlostejada1479 Indeed, and much of that brilliance was without any formal musical training, mostly an incredible, intuitive and innate understanding of the theory and not only the ability to execute properly. none of the Beatles ever learned to read music.
Nobody:
George: AAAA look at all the lonely-
For those saying John and George sounds bad, harmonies aren’t always some magical sounding thing. Put together it sound great and that’s the point. In choir for example, sometimes we have funky sounding isolated vocals but when we all sing is sounds great! Listen to I want you( she’s so heavy ), John and George’s, especially George’s vocals sound flawless !
Honestly, it’s genius. All three voices sound like spectators to this tragedy: Narrator Paul is angry about the injustice of it all, John is a passerby who is apathetic to it, and George is like a kid innocently observing.
That's a really interesting take on it
That's very observant and clever. Really.
hmmm...almost too clever? he's a bot! get him!!
I don't know if it was that deep 💀 but that's certainly a more poetic way of thinking about it
It's amazing how many people on this post criticize John and Geoge's vocal, yet love the finished sound. They molded their parts to how it sounded with ALL THREE SINGING
Absolutely , my friend. The only thing you should care about is the complete product . Which is the only way it will always be heard . Except for this small group. If anybody knocks anything about these guys they just don't get it and understand what's important. Because their comments certainly aren't. But Emily Rigby certainly was to millions and still is. We're still talking about it almost 50 years later. I doubt their material has been discussed by anyone 50 minutes later.
Bueno,pues eso sí. No me queda más que darte la razón.
Doctor: Alright, say ahh-
Me: LOOK AT ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE
Doctor: What?
Me: What?
Muito bem.
Whattt but how did you-
There are programs do seperate the tracks artificially, rick beato does it on his channel with melodyne I believe
Might be from a 5.1 mix right?
@@benjamins9121 Beato actually gets files made from the original multi-track tapes.
@@devinthierault Too many artifacts. These tracks aren't clean.
@@devinthierault probably one of those AI programs that do it automatically
brilliant call having George drop out on people. he often got the part that sounded odd isolated but perfect in the mix
I wonder if some of it was about taking two potential popping Ps ("Pee Pull") out of the mix.
@@Eeklex good point, those p's can be pesky. But sometimes a word or end of a phrase just sounds better with 2 part rather than 3 part. We can only wonder...
It's not that he was given the hardest part, it's just generally he was the middle voice.
@@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 but that middle part is often hardest to distinguish. And often not melodic on it's own. Listen to George's vocal part in Sgt Pepper, it's like a drone, it sounds strange by itself but it compliments the other 2 perfectly.
@@rrdream2400
Oh I'm well aware of that, listen to Paul's line in the 'Please Please Me' verses.
That on it's own would sound odd too.
Nevertheless, my point still stands, he's not given them because they're somehow more difficult, he just generally is the middle voice.
It's amazing how different it sounds compared to hearing it all together.
Wow! Amazing work. I’ve always thought it was only Paul double-tracked 🤯
George actually came up with Ahh part
This is still crazy.
Same! (An I still believe it LOL)
@@juliosanchez8263he actually didn’t. In the quote you’re referring to, John says that Paul and George worked on it together. George didn’t come up with it by himself
Holy shit I can’t unhear Johns voice
LOLLLL he sounds like a sad robot
@@thegirlinquestion It's an overdose of ADT (automatic double-tracking, a primitive studio effect that John Lennon loved).
@@hickorymccay2994 Its actually just because the ai is trying to separate his vocals
If you study the Beatles harmonies, most often it's George that has the most difficult task. Meaning his harmony contribution while critical to the blend, often very difficult. I admire him for that talent and certainly underrated.
George usually had the middle parts, with the sensitive pitches.
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Jacob Reeves John barely had a voice? Have you ever listened to A Day In The Life?
@@ryanherbert2266 Thank you, Ryan 👍🏼
@@Facts_dont_hurt John barely had a voice! Lololol. Listen to ‘This Boy’ or ‘A Hard days Night’, Lennon had a superb rock voice. Rustic, raspy and completely original. If you can’t hear that, maybe music isn’t for you. ua-cam.com/video/BMBoWeS-k7g/v-deo.html
Jacob Reeves nobody cares what John’s voice sounds like in this song, you can barely even hear it
It's fascinating how you can definitely tell it's each one. That's amazing.
I would kill to have this done to something like "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" or "If I Needed Someone".
"Because"? God! This is fantastic! We need more.
There's a video somewhere on youtube of a guy who singles out/sings all the parts to "Because" and it's REALLY cool and satisfying. If I can remember where I saw it, I'll share the link. It's a couple years old but really well-produced.
@@strangenrare8663 ua-cam.com/video/7V6cj9MFb9k/v-deo.html&pp=ygUNYXpuYXIgYmVjYXVzZQ%3D%3D
Paul: Good
John: g00d zz
George: GoO00D
Ringo: DrUmS 🥁🥁
This song doesn‘t even have drums tho 😅
Singing initially over a C major chord, Paul's first note is the 3rd note of the chord which is e, John's first note is the fifth note of the chord which is g, and George's first note is the root note of the chord which is c. If you play it on guitar, Paul's note is the open 1st string, John's note is the open 3rd string while George is the 2nd string 1st fret. Basically then, on the first note sung, Paul, John and George are singing the three notes that comprise the C major chord. Important lesson here for people wondering what singing harmony is all about.
DLD2, this surely must be sorcery you're doing here. If you can separate Paul and John's vocal harmonies for I Saw Her Standing There, I would be astounded.
YES to everything in this post. Thank you, Dannykhc!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Separate the vocals on I Saw Her Standing There?
My knowledge of this is limited but I'm pretty sure ISHST was recorded on two track - vocals one side, instruments the other. Impossible to separate surely??
If it can be done, does that mean the only versions of Love Me Do and She Loves You which are in mono could be separated and made into true stereo versions??
I'd love to think it could be done!
I fucking love people like you
I find it interesting that The Beatles and The Bee Gees were two of the few bands around at the time who harmonised using a chord structure, eg major chord, root, third and fifth. Many other harmony bands like The Beachboys, the Doobie Brothers, CS&N and the Little River Band, seemed to harmonise in octaves. Eg each vocalist singing at the same note, but with separations of at least one octave. I’m not sure of the technique used by the Everly Brothers. It seemed to me that they sang in very close harmonies, maybe root and third?
@@pensiveboogie Definitely Everly Brothers style of harmonizing. A good example is This Boy. I’ve always thought George had the most difficult assignment, trying to sing in between John’s low melody line and Paul’s high harmony.
In George's defense, that F# lands in his natural voice-crack and is the top note of a whole-tone set which is the most difficult part to sing of the three. The words "people" double Paul's notes so he may be backing away so as not to step on the melody. Cool isolation!
Their knowledge of musical harmonies always really astounded me, especially since they apparently knew very little theory.
They probably just knew it by ear naturally, there’s people like that
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George really mastered his voice over his career. Listen to the Living in the Material World, he was really hitting some notes. His self titled album has some real gems.
Very interesting and thank you. Nice to hear them separately. That trick of the decision to leave off the last word “people” in George’s harmony vocal is an effective result.
This is actually incredible for an isolation of 3 voices that would be baked together on one track of the multitrack.
I'm wondering how they managed to pull the separate vocals apart. I always assumed the vocals would all have been recorded together at the same time.
@@martinwalsh8352 I think it's called technology.
Oh I'm SURE their voices were 'baked' together in '65-'66. :)
@@martinwalsh8352 Melodyne. It uses eq filters and possibly phase cancellation to isolate areas of the spectrum. The weird artefacts are the result. It's similar to how old stereos used centre cancellation to achieve 'karaoke' functionality, but far more precise.
Sick johns voice is the only one that has an effect. Very interesting.
He liked having effects on it
I think that is just the low audio quality’s not an effect.
I think it’s not an effect in the vocal. It is that way because of EQ changes trying to isolate each vocal just using the final mix, probably.
@@victornunes7111 you're right had to listen to it again
@@victornunes7111 Its sounds like flanging but yes I think you are right. It's a good job, considering there are no masters with isolated vocals. Amazing what can be done these days.
Paul: keen and ambitious as usual
John: can't be arsed
George: "What were the words again, Paul?"
Mondegreen. That’s funny. I love it. Thank you.
Nonsense
OMG people it's a harmony. Paul is the lead. The others are singing notes to balance Paul's voice, so yeah they sound strange if you hear them seperate. In the end they sound beautiful together so obviously it works.
Paul‘s that nerd guy in school that you team up with ’cause you know he‘s gonna do all the hard work for the team
That's both funny and accurate. Yeah you wanted Paul as your science project partner
I love this analogy because I’ve thought the same thing for years 😂 You get in a group with the nerd but then you bitch about how hard he was to work with while he gets you an A+ on the project, a girlfriend who was impressed by it all, and thirty scholarships to college. Thanks Paul! 😂
In school, my music teacher tried to make my friends and I sing like that in acapella. We failed :(
What can we say…. The Mozarts of our modern era…. The Beatles will always be a class in music composition all around the world. Cheers from Montreal.
Never realize theres a 3 way harmony at the intro. Paul is singing so loud
The mix of those three voices is obviously iconic
Whoa!
Dude!
I never knew there were 3...
I have to go back and listen to Revolver, heck, all the Beatles albums again now.
And pay atttention!
I now can't unhear George singing out of tune.
Yeah - but look at the color it creates with its dissonance. When autotune (or performance perfection) are always expected, maybe we lose the “humanity” in some things, like a drum part that’s been quantized without any randomization can become too mechanical to create the best groove.
He’s not singing out of tune whatsoever. That’s the middle harmony.
@@EVZZER are you sure?
Sounds more tense than out of tune to me tbh.
yeah, but lennon's singing is terrible
Paul: Regular Fantastic Singer
Lennon: The guy who wished it was an emo song they're singing
George: The guy who was forced to sing along.
you mean paul?
Paul and John both sang well because they’d been singing lead and harmonizing with each other since they were in their teens. George blossomed more slowly but by the White Album he had a great voice imo
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Thank you @DLD2Music! I'd never once been able to pick out the 3rd harmony part on the word "people", and I maintained there wasn't one.
I worried that my ears were secretly defective!! :)
es increible poder escuchar esto con tanta claridad
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This is brilliant, thanks so much for isolating these! The difference in each performance is striking. Paul: Sounds fantastic, strong, very *present* as the chief singer/storyteller. George: Not quite on pitch, almost shy, but tasteful as he cuts out the final "people." John: Sings apathetically, certainly much less skillfully than someone of his talent should. Which is probably 'cause this is a Paul song. (Are there any similarly "I don't give a crap" performances from the others on a John song?) Yet despite differences in their engagement and skills, the three produce beautiful work.
I disagree. Beatles tracks are exceedingly excellent, that's why they are who they are. Each vocal was carefully calculated to give the desired result, with many takes and ideas to get it right. The proof is in the blisteringly great result. How can it be blisteringly great if George is out of tune and John is apathetic? Beatles vocal stacks are stunning, every bit as good as, but actually better than, The Carpenters, The Beach Boys, The Lettermen, The Osmonds, and any other vocal group you could name. They are even better than those legendary groups because they sound like The Beatles, that Liverpool, cheeky personality comes through, making them something that we've only ever heard from the Beatles.
@@TheLarryBrown Ha, coming back to this three years late--typical of me! Anyway, I think you answered your own question--"How can it be blisteringly great if George is out of tune and John is apathetic?" Because greatness does not require perfection in every facet at every time. It's the quartets' idiosyncratic, unique, individual voices, tastes, sensibilities and emotional/mental engagement that created this extraordinary band. If they were all identical, perfectly in tune to 440hz like they were autotuned, what on earth would be so delightful, relatable, connectable or even *human* in such a group? (I'm saying "quartet" even though Ringo doesn't sing here because the same can be said for the Beatles as instrumentalists.)
John's less-than-thrilled-sounding vocals--almost a drone--works as well as it does because as compassionate as the lyrics and song are, the harmonic voices are dissociated from the "lonely people." They're looking at them. Not all observers are empathizing--perhaps saying "yes, inevitably the lonely will always be among us." George's slightly under-pitch, fading line sounds like he's himself sad, either empathizing or actually including himself among the unfortunates. Paul, brighter and more technically gifted as a singer, adds the energy that leads these lines into an impassioned plea to pay attention.
Revolver was *very* tightly produced, flaws and all, and if Paul wanted them all to sound like a chorus of pure angelic beauty, I've no doubt George & John would've been, um, encouraged to do so by George Martin, if not Paul himself. (He hadn't got to the level of OCD insistence that drove the others nuts in their last albums.) Perfect example is "Here, There and Everywhere," same album. The harmonies are just gorgeous, sweet, gentle, *pretty*. John ain't droning and George isn't sagging.
This brief video could not be a better example of how the whole is even greater than the sum of its parts. Each singer is great. (Well, not entirely true...Paul and John were certainly great singers, indeed two of the best rock singers ever. George's unquestionable effectiveness as a singer was more in his musicality than the beauty or strength of his voice.) Together they are The Beatles, and that's the highest achievement to which no one else could aspire.
Thank you for sharing this amazing tutorial of these fantastic vocal harmonies. All the best this 2024
Thanks these ones were tough to distinguish at the end of the phrase.. Just layed the 3 parts down in LUNA, sounds tremendous. The beginnings were easy but was struggling finding the end of the middle one . Turns out there isn't one. Thanks man.
The three emotions the three convey me about the lyrics.
The three characters that they play...
Paul McCartney: Anger for what happened to Eleanor Rigby, he punches a screamy voice. But he has strength, he is putting a face to keep telling the story.
John Lennon: Depressed, can't hide his emotion for what happened to Eleanor Rigby.
George: So sad for Eleanor that he breaks before he keeps singing.
@Cesar madero great post
Paul really has the most amazing voice I've ever heard. And poor George got stuck with a really difficult task! It sounds brilliant when it all comes together though!!
I know this is an overused phaseology but, this just blew my mind. A-MAZ-ING. I need more. :P
Seriously, this is excellent. What program did you use? Could this be done to other Beatles songs? Beach Boys?
Melodyne
@@DLD2Music can you please do a tutorial or like explain how you did that?
@@talkingabouthistory7385 If you insert a vocal track in Melodyne, the software recognises the exact notes that are sung and puts them on a spectrum to make them easy to adjust or analyse. So since this part features different notes sung at the same time, it shows you each harmony line, and that’s how they can be individually played like that. :-)
Interesting. I've tried this kind of thing with Melodyne but even in polyphonic mode it still morphs a bit.
@DylandPictures Both this guy (DLD2Music!) and another called HJNintendofan (I think?) have a lot of these isolated track uploads... you can get lost in the hours of listening pleasure :)
There are also some who do touch-up remixes, making stereo from mono or just alternate stereo mixes. Fall down the rabbit-hole... you'll love it!! :)
John’s harmony is amazing!
@@Facts_dont_hurt It’s flat, but I think it’s well harmonized as Drive My Car.
@@Facts_dont_hurt I love the way he sings it. His line is melodically the saddest and drowsiest, and he sings it with the half asleep style he often used from Revolver on. He is flatting a bit, you’re right about that, but not enough to affect the full context. The style is what gives the line texture, and it is a melodically gorgeous line for sure.
People say George had the hardest job on these harmonies, but John was always the most difficult to copy: an instinctive vocalist with a perfect ear and brilliant, idiosyncratic voice. He can make even a downbeat, sour harmony like this one so mesmerising.
In an October 2021 article in The New Yorker, McCartney wrote that his inspiration for "Eleanor Rigby" was an old lady who lived alone and whom he got to know very well. He would go shopping for her and sit in her kitchen listening to stories and her crystal radio set. McCartney said, "just hearing her stories enriched my soul and influenced the songs I would later write."
McCartney wrote the melody and first verse alone, after which he presented the song to the Beatles when they were gathered in the music room of John Lennon's home at Kenwood. Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Lennon's childhood friend Pete Shotton all listened to McCartney play his song through and contributed ideas. Harrison came up with the "Ah, look at all the lonely people" hook. Starr contributed the line "writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear" and suggested making "Father McCartney" darn his socks, which McCartney liked. It was then that Shotton suggested that McCartney change the name of the priest, in case listeners mistook the fictional character for McCartney's own father. So Paul took his advise and looked through a phone book until he found 'McKenzie'.
McCartney could not decide how to end the song, and Shotton suggested that the two lonely people come together too late as Father McKenzie conducts Eleanor Rigby's funeral. At the time, Lennon rejected the idea out of hand, but McCartney said nothing and used the idea, later acknowledging Shotton's help.
McCartney also asked the advice of Neil Aspinall and Mal Evans.
John Lennon expressed his resentment at the way McCartney had sought other bandmates' and friends' creative input, rather than collaborate with him directly. Lennon added, "That's the kind of insensitivity he would have, which upset me in later years.
"Ah, look at all the lonely people" refrain over the song's final chorus. was requested by George Martin, who said he came up with the idea of the line working contrapuntally to the chorus melody.
These vocal tracks that your posting are the best thing on YT.
Great work. Would love to hear Michelle backing vocals isolated.
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@@DLD2Music I never cease to be amazed!
@@DLD2Music Did you work your magic on Here, There and Everywhere?
They never fail to amaze me! This was cool! Thanks!
In the stereo mix it sounds as if Paul is solo in the right channel (or MUCH more dominant in the mix).That might be why so many of us never quite noticed the harmony track.
Thank you Ringo, that was wonderful.
It cracks me up how the second and third harmonies sound terrible on their own but the 3 harmonies sound so incredible together
Their voices meld together perfectly.
Awesome! They were such great musicians!
I kinda like John’s it has a haunting quality to it
How is that possible? Damn
new programs can do this watch dr mix new video on where he deconstructed bill conti gonna fly now and he uses some program
If you can sing in tune there's nothing mysterious about it. The amazing part is actually creating the song to begin with. "Eleanor Rigby" was basically written by Paul. The other amazing part is actually coming up with or writing each harmony part.which may or may not have been written by Paul or the others. It's more likely that George Martin actually wrote the harmony parts. Singing each part is fairly simple if you can sing.
@@mrfester42 I mean... I was talking about how the heck did he isolate each harmony separately, but good comment man.
@@mudman3371 I believe there are computer programs that can do that now.
Whaaaatt been a beatles fan for 30 years and didnt even know john and george was in it
Thought the harmonies were all Paul
I wonder if it was easier because it was new. It's so locked in our heads now
Incredible! Thank you, thank you 🙏🙏🙏
Its such a tight harmony I hadnt even realized it was a harmony
Apparently this part of the song was written by George, though he's uncredited as a writer.
Era, Paul wrote the solo on taxman so we’ll call it even.
I doubt it
George said he wrote 3 lines
This is bullshite. People who were there at the time has said this is 100% bullshit. George could straight up lie and people , fandom, don't call him out.
@@cg5452 Sure, you can keep saying that to yourself if delusion makes you feel better. :* "Triggered"..edgy teens language, you are really something. lol
i like Georges vocals😳 i mean they are kinda 😬 but you can tell he was trying🥺
He was doing hard harmonies
Wow... John's harmony here is the most beautiful thing ever
woow... I always tried to understand what was that background low sound and I'd never thought it was John's voice
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George Harrison wrote this part of the song btw
We NEED "The Three separate Harmonies in Nowhere Man"
OMG 😳 Take a bow! More of this, please!
there voices are so beautiful
Holy moly what incredible talent. !!
Amazing vocals.
I remember Jeff Lyne talking about Paul and George's harmonies on 'free as a bird' and nearly wetting himself. With John added harmonies it is as close to perfection as you can get!
Honestly, I always thought Paul and George harmonized beautifully together, just as well as the three together or Paul with John.
if you could do more of these, it'd be greatly appreciated.
Pretty difficult to sound incredible when isolated unless you’re the beach boys but Paul really killed it here
This is sooo great!! well done! I love The Beatles Thank you!
Bright, Mysterious, and Genuine makes wonderful music!
The magic sound happens when it all comes together.
I always love Johns voice
Not quite sure what to make of this world shattering video
No se como haces esto pero...eres el mejor canal de "Insolated tracks", Por MUCHO
John sounds so damn sad. Love it.
All the vocals were pretty rough, but I would say that is the human quality of popular music. Lennon's melody was dark, sad and lonely.
when only one headphone is working
rip, sorry
No me había percatado de como lo cantaba John
Fantastic as always
Thank you for sharing that!!!
This is really cool
Qué magnífico trabajo...👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
What a magnificent job...👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
Ringo's drumming, spot on!!
Just beautiful
“Ok lads, today we’ll do one of Paul’s songs”.
Lennon-
lol best comment.
Didn’t you hear John’s interview where he lied and said he wrote “most of” Eleanor Rigby? If he truly wrote it he would’ve been more excited 😂
Wow!! Very good, you should do this with songs that the four beatles' sing, like Because, Bungalow Bill or Flying