I think Octopus's Garden is up there with Geroge's best lead playing.
Beautiful. This, something, back in the ussr are fkinh delightful. Like my ears are eating German chocolate cake when I hear that guitar
6:47 George pulls the correct chord from the ether but loses it and spends time trying to get back to the one he know was right. Funny how it's almost like the song was there waiting to be found.
I find very interesting how George struggle as a songwriter for years and now he's got to a point where he can easily help write Ringo's song. Look how fast he came up with the rest of the song. Ringo never was a songwriter, so he always relied on George to help with his songs.
not sure he struggled. he was just shut out of the role of songwriter by paul and john, who ran the show.
@@Larry-Art179 this is not my opinion. Paul has said this in interviews.
3:01
George: You learned A minor, ey?
LOL, the way he says it sounds like he's proud of Ringo. Their relationship was adorable.
George and Ringo seemed to have the strongest friendship/bond of any relationships within the group. And it endured through the years.
They were respectively the oldest and youngest members of the group and the last two to join. Older brother, younger brother bond.
Ringo least threatening to George, the loveable mascot. John and Paul were too domineering and powerful.
John and George also had a great friendship in the late 60's, and on/off in the 70's. There's so much love and brotherhood between them all though, one way or another.
Ringo said just after the death of George: "He was my best friend".
Not even Paul said that when John died.
It's so amazing and weird to listen to here George just come up up with it so quickly, but the whole time you just want to to scream "I'd let my friends come and see"
Haha yes!! I felt like screaming this too!!!! haha. Wonderful to hear the makings of their work like this. Wish it had visuals of it all too.
Similar to the song "Something". where "Loves me like a cauliflower" was used for the longest time. You want to scream "Loves me like no other lover". It seemed obvious...😂🎵
hahaha.
I sorely feel the dilema of wanting to get out of the verse loop.
Any attempt to veer off seem to get sucked back in because of the beat.
I mean " We would be so happy, you and me" ...
If we could get momentarily get out of the loop.
But there's no one there to tell us what to do or
How to do it...
hahahaha
Ringo's yearning for peace. I'm sure George shared that sentiment, too.
Would love to have a glimpse into Ringo’s mind as that boat captain explained how the Octopus build little gardens out of shiny shells and cans. They’re own tranquil little space at the bottom of crystal blue water off the Italian coast. I’m sure that appealed very nicely to Ringo at the time. I dislike when people call this song daft or childish. I think that’s kinda the point. I’ve always interpreted it as Ringo’s escapism from the increasingly complex and psychedelic arrangements the band was getting in to at the time, as well as the Entity The Beatles now were. This is my favorite Beatles song, Ringo is my favorite Beatle.
Having the guts to bring any song in to that bunch - impressive. :-)
And in the end, the songs you bring, are equal to the booze you drink. Ringo was Hollywood. An elegant Hollywood vampire.
Ringo had such a great idea with this one and how his friend George helps him stick with it until it comes into its own is so beautiful. I’ve always loved this song.
21:39 ‘in an octopussy’s garden’
I was dying to hear them find the chord that’s on the record. “I’d ask my friends”
On Let It Be movie Octopus's Garden is a mix of the rehearsals #5 and #7. It's very nice to hear John Lennon playing the drums.
Would be nice to see the whole video footage of this song. Get Back was driving me nuts after an hour 😆
There is “something” about Ringo. He has such a look of quiet inner understanding. His smile has always been without the stress or load of Paul & John. Always there without being over bearing. George also seemed to need that removal of Paul’s& John. Same thought about Mick & Keith Power.
The pressure as in Lennon and McCartney. The two became the songwriting team to beat. Anyone connected with them had to be as great or greater. George eventually fit the bill and dear Ringo was coming up the stretch.
They’re legit laughing at him and it’s one of the best songs on the album.
I wouldn't go that far but the album is definitely better for it being on there
Nobody is laughing at him….there laughing along with him….big difference
I’m glad they eventually dropped the A major chord (at the start of the bridge) and put an A minor chord in there for final version.
Great observation ...it would have blown the mood of the song out of its proportion and it's simple joyful mood
Huh? The finished song doesn't contain any Am chord. There are only two minor chords in the song at all, C#m and F#m. Neither of them are at the start of the bridge, which does start with an A major chord on the finished version. Unless by "bridge" you mean the pre-chorus? That starts with C#m.
@@HeelBJC I think he means the pre chorus and he is referring to the C# as the key was changed from C to E
@@HeelBJC
In their trials they were trying a major chord at the transition at "We would sing
And dance around"
But it the published version they took the minor
The major would have been awful
@@HeelBJC I stand corrected... the final version in the key of E. When George and Ringo worked on the composition of it in the Let It Be movie, they were clearly playing it in the key of C.
Here’s the video clip:
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16:06 Multi-instrumentalist John Lennon
This gets me every time I hear it , George Harrison was a genius when it came to composition 🖤💛
Always loved the stories of George helping with this song it’s great to hear it unfold. Great vid
It's interesting to hear the mood of the room change from "Whooah! Ringo knows chords...?!? How did *_that_* happen...?!?" to "actually, we quite dig this groove...".
As someone who writes music, I love hearing the songwriting process of others. While they were Beatles, they were just humans and it's interesting to hear the song take some necessary wrong turns in order to eventually find that perfect change that made it into such a great song. I recently listened to an interview of Jeff Lynne, a friend and former band mate of George, about his songwriting process which was equally interesting.
Yes I find it fascinating too. On a bunch of the outtakes where they are working out a song they go over the material time and again and slowly step by step you can hear them getting closer and closer to the final best version of the song as we've come to know it. They worked together cheek by jowl and they worked long and hard: honestly i don't know how they kept it up for so long without falling out.
@@gerardvermeer2 Aside from their friendship, I think George and Ringo were both pretty easy going guys who didn't quite have the competitive egos that John and Paul had. With that said, I believe they were driven to prove to John and Paul that they could also contribute. While Octopus's Garden is a lighthearted tune, it's a damn good one and it has such a catchy, memorable melody that's almost impossible not to sing, hum or whistle along. It's definitely one of my favorites.
Ringo is the hero we don't deserve. Bringing a primitive song idea into a Beatles recording session.
man I love John and all but woof those drums... !!! hahah
HAHAAHAHH, I think John started to play drums since the backup drummer (Paul ;) ) was not
@@DLD2Music If you see the original film Let It Be. Rehearsal 4 and 7 are cut together. The drummer is John. Paul walks in after.
What a great video! Thank you!!
What a joy to hear them all, and this lovely music. Thank you!!!
and then this becomes two and a half minutes of pure magic.. musically and lyrically.. wonderful.
Simplesmente sensacional, fico encantado com a forma que o George e o Ringo sempre se deram bem, show!
The fact that it went from what it was to what it is is amazing...
Me encanta el interés que George demuestra de inmediato en este temón, eso es amistad 👌
Hearing this process is making me emotional for some reason. Just beautiful.
Amazing!! I never thought I'd ever hear how the Beatles actually wrote a song. I always thought it had to do with magic pixie dust and other things no other humans have access to . . well, I still couldn't do it, but at least it makes them seem more like everyday workers, like the rest of us.
Yeah, definitely. It's all trial and error. They just did a LOT of it.
Watch "Get Back" and you'll get a big dose of it, including this song, as he had already come up with the idea while they were working on the "Let it Be" album.
@@danielcropp8553 your comment reveals what made the beatles great, hard work
George definitely loved helped everyone write their songs, especially Ringo. It also is heartwarming knowing that not too long before helping Ringo write this song, George had “I Me Mine” shut down by John pretty hard. It shows that George follows what he teaches
I wish we had this "we can work it out" process (pardon the song reference pun 😉) for all their songs. That would be incredible.
Great video! More and more Beatle memories.
A full 24 minutes of the Beatles in the studio.........a real treat. My band just played "Octopus's Garden" at a gig a week ago (outside due to Covid). The crowd loved it. I used to think of it as just a kids' song, but it's fun!!!!
Love George’s signature guitar in the final released version. So bright and fun. Rest In Peace George ❤️
Writing songs can take time going through finding the right words, rhythm, beat, phrasing all that makes what you’re looking for. Then some days in a flash, it’s like God puts everything in place in 5 minutes
Interesting to hear (and see) how Ringo picks up all the chords and plays them along with George on guitar, once George shows him the positions on the piano.......
Love this always been interested in the creation
I don't know music theory.Does the first bridge start with.'I'd ask...' If so I notice that the one ending with ''tell us what to do' also ends with with a different note.
Wie großartig dieses Lied, das Beste seit langem, diese Musik!!!!?
Quite interesting. Thank you
thank you so cool !
Born in 1967, always listening to my fathers Beatles records, the Beatles are a part of my family.
Still love them not only for their wonderful music
John: She's a little piece of leather, well put together.
5:00 that little singing melody bit had so much potential to be a bridge or something its so beautiful it could have been great.. sounds so good been listening to that part on loop for like 8 minutes rn❤❤❤
Sounded like such a joyous process
Soul or spiritual music always brainwashes Rubes, Beatle Freaks are easy to please.
@@dorkle9085 3 chords to heaven, while John died and so did world peace, Duhhhh. John was on heroin and so was the wife while he had a joyous orgasm, that you called let if Be.
@@dorkle9085 40 years after John died, world peace is taking a beating in Ukraine and the China Sea. Instead of Chairman Mao dancing naked with Nixon, the new Chinese dictator for life - wears women's undergarments and let's his friends and their children, avoid corruption charges, Twinkletoes.
It's such a great song. Nobody else except the Beatles could have come up with this.
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Fascinating to hear the evolution of the song...
I love early versions of octopus's garden that Ringo and George wrote together(and it would be nice~ in the paradise~~ )💜it sounds more enjoyable and very cute💜💜
I love that first bit, it’s like I’m in the room with them just chatting. I could listen to that for hours.
Geo was such a great pal.
1969!! How bout that, I was just a kid living in Bangkok Thailand at the time and 3 months later my family and I would move to Japan..Who knew that history was being made half way around the world at the time..Awesome..Long live The Beatles..
Can you imagine Octopus's Garden sounding almost like Don't Pass Me By? That sounds like what Ringo was going for here. Good thing George stopped in.
genuinly the only beatles song that slightly bores me is dont pass me by hahah
Ringo said he was walking near the sea one day when his nanny's leg was grabbed by a small octopus. Later that day they had calamari for lunch. (Not the same one.) During lunch, Peter Seller's chef told Ringo that octopusus build mating nests by rearranging the stones on the bottom of the sea. And the rest is history.
Tell me if I’m wrong but this seems to be a Ringo AND GEORGE’s song but the beautiful thing is that George didn’t ask for copryrights
Same thing happened with "It Don't Come Easy". The only time George got copyright (for whatever reason) was with "Photograph",
My only exposure to the Beatles was Ringo Starr on Shining Time Station and the Thomas the Train VHS tapes. When I learn about his role and his effect on people, I understand why he was perfect for PBS.
They never did find the bridge in this session. They found the Am but didn't know what to do with it.
🎶Muppet babies we'll make your dreams come true!🎵
Love love love this, and how incredibly in zink they were as a band.
Gee, you wish you could be present at the composition of Beethoven's Ninth or Marriage of Figaro, but at least we have this.
Awesome, thanks. May have brought this up in another comment I can't remember. But I was wondering if any of the Beatles ever had much to say on the death of Mal Evans.
Paul talks about it in the book "Many years from now". He says, that he thinks he could have prevented what happened by talking Mal out of pointing a gun at the police.
The great purpose of the internet! Except for the internet, it is not possible for me. After 52 years later a young man sitting beside the river and listening to the Beatles song mixing. It feels amazing! 👨👨👨👨
@@MichaelTurner856 I mean that Beatle Freaks love this stuff!!! During the pandemic, it helped us enjoy living the good life - with our mad obsession of the fab four!!!
@@MichaelTurner856 When I listen to Revolution # 9 Deonstructed, I am far beyond the "Glittering Walls of the Beatle Universe." I feel like I am in John's apartment, like I'm his goldfish, Mr Bonkers!!
Christ watching this same section on the new documentary the quality is night and day
I always thought that the guitar playing and lead solo on that song was just fab.
John was a decent drummer!
I remember school children learning this in their music lessons. I was about 10. There is slight memory of the kids swaying from side-to-side that I am not sure is real or my imagination. Honestly can't remember if I was one of them. It was perfect for junior school - biggest band in the history of music writing something the youngest children loved to learn and parents adored.
Una obra de arte..
Sounds like George wrote this.
It does sound like it, but the dude seems like he's more than willing to give Ringo sole credit for the song. That's brotherly love right there.
Tbf the iconic part of the song is the chorus and the primitive idea of the song is what he had. So definitely an equal output by both of them
He co-wrote it but it definitely wasn’t just him writing the song by himself. Ringo had the original idea of the song and he brought in what he had to George first which is the first verses and hooks of the song. George then helped him with the other chords. Regarding the lyrics, Ringo wrote that himself
Another co-write George should have gotten. Also IT DON't COME EASY.
I think Ringo would get less money if he did that and didn’t want to since he had plenty for himself coming
George was amazing. 💕
Ringo and George could collaborate on occasion. Ringo wasn't really completely alone and neither was George. Paul and John were two-peas-n-pod front-men for the longest time.
The cream rises to the top, Buttercup. George never got to #1 with his earlier stuff.
The voices of the children.......
The song changed so much...
Can you do a video deconstructing good vibrations
Where are the studio musicians when we need them? 😆😆
It's weird just HOW bootlegged they were. Was anyone just allowed to go in and make copies of the tapes etc?
No, quite the opposite. They were purposefully filming and recording everything the Beatles were doing for what would become the Let it Be movie. If you hear a couple beeps, those are camera changes or something. I think there's about 57 hours of film!
It's a simple song, but it fits perfectly with their 1969 output. One after 909, Get Back, Oh Darling..And IMHO it's better than Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer is the weakest song on Abbey Road. Which goes a long way in explaining why it’s the best album of all time.
@@robbieclark7828 Mean Mr.Musturd/Polythene Pam are my least favorites
I don’t dislike any song on the album, I specifically listen to maxwells silver hammer because of the synthesizer use and forget it’s complicated history
That bridge chord was a it of a struggle
Ringo wrote verse, George wrote bridge
Ringo on piano
It's apparent John, Paul and George Martin weren't taking the idea seriously at all. Once it was taking shape they saw the charm of it. Then thought "this is decent enough to fill space on the record". The intro of this song is needlessly convoluted as if they were worried it wasn't strong enough. There is also many overdubs applied later. Again, as if to give it more perceived merit.
I don’t think the Beatles operated that way. It wasn’t that they weren’t taking the idea seriously, they had either just arrived or were busy with other things at first.
Drums by The graet John Lennon !
I am so disappointed that they deleted "It will(would) be nice in paradise"
George's guitar sounds so clean.
what song John singing in the beginning of rehearsal 6 .."she's a little piece of paper ?
I think half of it is a song made by George. This song wouldn't exist without George.
George❤❤❤❤❤
bridges can be tough
My favourite moment 14:07
Heh...it basically started out as Heart and Soul.
Friends
George had just as much Material as John and Paul.
What a great friend Georgie was.
Yeah, I don't know how many times I wished I had a best friend who would fuck my wife.
@@secondcomingofbast9908 Basically his estranged wife at the time. In other words Maureen and Ringo relationship was on and off at that time, though still legally married.
But yeah, still not a cool thing to do. And not something you'd expect from your friend. But they somehow did remain friends to the end.
Lol..you have no idea, big sky. People who speak on behalf of celebrities they don't know are idiots.
@@chipgaasche4933 I meant purely in the sense of George helping Ringo with songs and music throughout his career. I know there are other aspects to George’s character that weren’t so savoury. We all have our faults.
@@BigSky1 Well, I'm sure glad you figured out Georgie wasn't perfect.