What Makes This Song Great? "The End" THE BEATLES
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- Опубліковано 6 гру 2018
- In this episode of "What Makes This Song Great?" we explore the music of The Beatles.
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Back in about 6th grade, 3 years or so after Beatlemania, I remember our teacher telling us that "50 years from now" nobody would even know who the Beatles were. Well, here we are over 50 years later................
I am afraid your teacher's comment was on par with the Decca producer who, when turning the Beatles down, said that guitar groups were on their way out. If we survive I reckon there's a case for saying the Beatles will be listened to and studied in 200 years time...
Funnily enough, nobody here even knows who your teacher was. :)
I remember back in the early Beatles days, my dad saying "Lawrence Welk makes more money than ten Beatles".
For better or worse, Lawrence Welk is my first musical memory. I was probably 5.
I remember telling my son in the 90's that nobody will know "Green Day" in 20 years. He will throw this in my face sometimes, but I still hold true to my idea. Regardless of their success, how many people today can name all the members of the Green Day band, and even 10 of their hits? I can't
Any band who blocks Ricks analysis is INSANE. It is always a tribute of love, which is an enormous
boost (or advertisement) for the original.
I'm sure Paul and Ringo would be cool with this, it's those office people.
Is this block coming from the Beatles (and related estates), or coming from someone else? Do the Beatles even own their music? I have not followed the ownership trail since I heard Michael Jackson bought the rights to their songs.
Well said. I second that.
Yeh ... it's really the fault of the owners of the rights since Jackson bought them.
That's the problem with automated blocking. No one actually watches the videos and makes a decision. I get it but it sucks
Famous last words: "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." An eternal truth from an eternal band.
It's funny (and strange, simultaenously) that when summarizing the lyrics, Rick gets 'take' and 'make' backwards. Changes the meaning, just a bit...
Yes, indeed!!
and i still have no idea what its supposed to mean
Yes, yes, yes! The best "final statement" song by anyone. I'm really happy that some other people think that, too. All you need is love.
@@gordeauxd True that. But let us just think of that as a little (unlisted) coda.
Actually I hear it this way: "the love you take, blah blah" (but don't take yourself too seriously (Her Majesty))
I had a friend who NEVER wanted to learn this (his favorite) solo because he didn't want to spoil the feeling of mystery he got every time he heard it.
I literally quit playing guitar about 15 years ago for that exact reason. Every time I learned a song I loved, it lost all mystery and joy. Luckily I never learned any Beatles songs :) I've since become a drummer, and for some reason this doesn't happen with drums
I feel the same
K S - while I've never played guitar seriously, but with drums I've found the same truth! having a drummers ear while listening to my favorite songs tend to enhance them not detract
@@ks5553 hmm never experienced that before. I’m a bassist/guitarist
I have a doctorate in music theory and composition. For me, understanding why this song sounds so great, far from spoiling it, only deepens the mysterious profundity of it.
Golden Slumbers-Carry That Weight-The End .......Her Majesty
The most perfect way to end an album and a band
Indeed! I actually consider Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End as one song. Which makes it my favorite song ever!
@@BobbyvilleMan I think "You Never Give Me Your Money"/"Sun King"/"Mean Mr. Mustard"/"Polythene Pam"/"She Came Trought the Bathroom Window"/"Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End" is one big epic.
Abbey Road, was recorded after the Let It Be album, but released before it.
@@johngerygooz3251 ABSOLUTELY!!!!
@@johngerygooz3251 though I admit I sometimes cheat and go from YNGMYN straight to GS/CTW/End
As I have gotten older the Beatles continue to amaze me in what they did so young and in such a short period.
Their progression is completely mind boggling
Me too! ❤😮🤘🏻
I have to agree, Mr. Wood. I loved them from the first time I saw them on Ed Sullivan, and I listened to everything they did thereafter. But only in my maturity, after having listened to generations of great music, before and after them, did I come to understand their greatness, and their uniqueness in full measure, I guess you could say. Just goes to show you what grows when you stay out the way of the creative process, and let artists be artists.
The same band that wrote and played Love Me DO only 7 years earlier. Amazing creativity.
Love Me Do was REVOLUTIONARY.
@@loosilu yeah Love Me Do was quite revolutionary too back then
No band ever progressed in such a way, especially given how rudimentary the technology was. Sadly today's chart acts rely far too much on technology.
@@loosilu Julia Baird taught it was rubbish.
Lennon jokingly said something like "first you gotta attract the masses, them move`em in your direction" Turned out later he was right
I’m sad for generations after The Beatles who only get to listen to them. The best part of that time period was anticipating the release of their next album, listening to it and being blown away by every track. What a wonderful time (musically) we were blessed to have experienced. So much good music!
Yeah your generation lucked out on that one for sure. I will say even exploring their music as a kid 30-40 after the fact, I was blown away too. Still am
I was born in 75. I've developed a rule over this years: to buy every album that I can find from 1969. Blessed music generation for sure!
Oh my… that excitement of buying the new album, devouring every word, picture, color of the album cover as we listened over and over to the wonderous new music! I had the extra great fortune of doing that with a friend who was, in 6th grade, already a musician and heard the album with such different ears. I knew I could never hope to play such phenomenal music. He was learning the parts and building his repertoire! ‘66-‘69 Thank you all!
From the Beatles website:
"The last section of Abbey Road you know I still think is for me one of the finest pieces we put together."
RINGO
Not only a great job of explaining the song, but some really creative ways of getting round blocking! A lot of effort going on here, really appreciated it :)
Sadly, though, we don't get all the production wizardry stuff that we see on other WMTSG videos since he's not working with the original tracks.
@@joemucchiello4542 I think it's pretty awesome to recreate the track! I reckon because he's going for a similar sound; looking at stuff like mic placement and guitar/pick-up choice, etc; which is sort of along the same lines as the usual production wizardry stuff (btw that was put fantastically, so I'm totally stealing it!). Have to do a little bit of detective work or self learning, but there's still stuff there to learn from :)
I have most of the Beatles. It's an instant block if I use anything. I once played the bass part to Lucy In . The Sky for 10 seconds and the video was blocked immediately.
@@RickBeato Funny how some are and some are not blocked. A cursory search today (Dec. 13 2018) finds four non-cover UA-cam videos of The End -- one posted back in 2013! I guess it's like "whack a mole" for the blocking software?
@@andrewsmith4356 I think it's because Rick has soo many subscribers that his video will be monetized. I don't think there is a "Don't monetize this video" button when you post. So if there is a millionth of a penny to be made (which is not far off what is really paid out), Paul wants his fraction. I think he probably feels he was screwed over so bad in the past never collecting royalties on (probably) billions of illegal products and knock-offs that Maxwell's Silver hammer has finally come down ;-)
Love his adoration of George Harrison here! George too often doesn’t get enough love.
Didn't hear the adoration part but wasn't it Macca did most of the fills on AR?
Maybe but sounds like a George part
@@amycrunch3812 no, it wasn't "macca",. trendy comment, but based on ignorance.
@@nonrepublicrat My 21 year old son (Lennon) favorite Beatle is George.
He and Starkey both were sublime and, oh, so necessary.
The guitar solo on this song shows the emotion of sadness knowing the end on an era is forthcoming and also was a testament how underrated George Harrison was as a guitarist.
Dlanor Zerreitug Abbey Road was “just another album” to the Beatles. It was never intended as a “swan song”- that’s just the fans’ wishful thinking that the band would do such an album to cap their career. McCartney had to approach Sir George Martin to convince him to record this album like they used to do in order to reset their path for the next one.
@@douglasskaalrud6865 Is it known at what point Paul had plans to break up the band? Possibly he already had this in mind when he wrote the lyrics to this song, right? I would be very interested.
@@jugibur2117 I don't think he ever had plans for that. I think he wanted to keep the band going. He was devastated when John announced at an Apple meeting that he wanted a divorce.
@@jugibur2117Paul didn’t break up the Beatles and was actually the last to leave. John quit the Beatles which ended the group
Compare George's lead playing on the first couple of Beatles records with the solos on Abbey Road. He progressed so far in that short space of time. Even something like the intro to Octopus's Garden is outrageously good. There is an absolute TON of Eric Clapton influence in there. Listen to Rick playing George's solo on The End - all those bluesy bends and rakes are pure Clapton.
When I heard this album for the first time, after this song I couldn't stop my tears. I realized, that they were saying "goodbye forever" to all fans.
It was in 1998, of course I knew that it was their last record, but even then it touched me so much, like this message was beyond time, I felt like I was listening to it in 1969, those tears were unstoppable and "automatic".
There's something "transcendental" in this record, like a music from heaven.
Totally relate to that.
that's the power of music. You FELT it.
Tasuj you are right... I heard it only some years ago I think about 20...I didn't want to buy abbey road vynil because it would drove me so sad.... Strange things.... Thank you Rick!
Same feeling when I first heard The End in the 80s and still touched by it today. It’s like the closing scene of a classic movie.
I did not hear Abbey Road until the mid-seventies. I burst into tears at the end of this track and I knew instinctively that the Beatles knew that they were near their end when they recorded it. It was not until later that I heard that it was really their last album even though it was not their last to be released.
Tim Smith´s vocals though! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
More Tim needed,absolutely.
Pretty damn awesome
So perfect and pure
I was and remain a HUGE fan of Jellyfish - have always thought of them as sounding like what the Beatles would have sounded like had they continued to record. Even saw them live three times - and God, could they SING! "The King is Half Undressed" is a tragically under-rated masterpiece, in my view. Would love to know what really splintered them - such a shame...
@@tablaturebutler2823 Lets not forget his stuff with The Umajets.. those were great albums also
one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
There's a couple of choral versions
elsewhere in UA-cam .
Divine ! No other word.
Loved that Rick.I did two live sound engineering jobs in Abbey Road last year, I've been in the industry for almost 40 years, but I had to pinch myself at least once an hour on the hour. They can't even replace the floor as it's listed let alone mess with the the walls. Every time I ran up the stairs to the control room I'd touch the handrail and think of the hands that had done that before me.. trippy!
wow, that's incredible!!!!
Love the emotions with that story.
My favorite story of my travels to England in 2007. I was learning how to drive a right hand rental car, on the unfamiliar side of the street, in London. As if that wasn’t frightening enough, it was a stick shift, AND my 12 year old son was in the back seat. So we’re in London, a scary place to learn English ways, I’m white knuckled and shitting bricks, and wondering if I’ve lost my marbles. Somehow I accidentally end up on Abbey Road. That made everything ok. The joy of BEING on Abbey Rd. I wish I had the luxury to park and walk around at the time. I still get tears thinking about that.
Beautiful examination of one of the best minutes of music ever made. The first half of this track is also worthy of attention though, with Ringo's only ever drum solo, perfectly understated and executed, followed by Harrison, McCartney and Lennon trading guitar licks one after the other. A great band song- what a superb way to bow out.
Awesome 👍
Awesome re-creation, both in terms of playing and producing, not to mention the breakdown!!!
Thanks Nahre!
@@RickBeato yes. Fantastic playing, really enjoyed that !!
Yep, incredible.
excellent, transmogrified by Stanley j krammerhead the 3rd from the university of please yourself California.
@@RickBeato agree - but leaving out one of the GREAT drum solos?! I thought the video accidentally shut off early when it ended without you mentioning the drums
"52 seconds of perfection". You bet. And having dissected it like this, I appreciate its perfection even more.
Thanks for doing these.
Yes, but ha! He got the lyrics backward at the end (no pun intended) when he recited them. :)
For such a simple song, it’s quite complex written down
@@chriggle1 That is the signature of the fab four!
I knew there were reasons I keep coming back to this song. Thanks Rick.
The Beatles gave us a SPECTACULAR swan song. There's so much great stuff: two AWESOME Harrison Tunes, a great lead off with Come Together, the hmm (acid rock?) almost doom metal/blues of I Want You (She's So Heavy), a great 50's style belter from McCartney (Oh! Darling) and some wonderful three part harmonies on Because. I read they had to track those live which took hours to perfect.
It still absolutely blows me away. I admit to getting a little misty eyed on occasion when Paul starts singing "Once there was a way..." It's like he's commenting on the Beatles breakup. Maybe even comforting us when he sings "Sleep little darling do not cry, and I will sing a lullaby." Almost as if saying, "Yes, we're done...but hey, what a ride we had. Let us leave you with this...our final effort."..❤️
Anyways, it's just an amazing cap to an end of a career. 7-8 years of constantly evolving music that continued to grow. Even on Abbey Road they were still pushing the boundaries. Their personal relationships were deteriorating, but man...they STILL had it......❤️
No kidding. I’m generally an early Beatles guy, but Abbey Road was a masterpiece.
exactly how I feel about Golden slumbers. I couldn't quite express it, but now that I've read your comment I understand that feeling of melancholy the song gives me. Beautiful and fleeing just like the magic of Beatles in 1969.
Abbey Road Medley contained all that had gone before in Music and ALL that was to come .
Wonderful post and analysis. I never thought of Paul's lyrics in that sense but it fits perfectly. I agree with Rick that this is the perfect ending to the greatest band that ever was.
UA-cam suggested this, I haven't seen this episode before, what a treat it is after watching Get Back! Most of Abbey Road gives me chills like this. I so much wish there were film of the Abbey Road sessions. Maxwell's Silver Hammer was practically done in Get Back, and the song Something was at least started, with "attracts me like a cauliflower." They finally DID come up with the perfect line.
Amazing. Harrison is a really underestimated guitar player, and I think he was the best at playing just what the song needed, not a single extra note
He always served the song.
Over the years I have really come to appreciate the greatness of George Harrison’s work.
I’m a big Beatles fan. But according to Geoff Emerick, the sound engineer on most of their albums, Harrison struggled a lot with the leads on many Beatles songs. I often wondered was it the genius in simplicity and playing to the song, or was he limited?
In his memoirs, Ken Scott (Geoff E's fellow recording engineer) disputed Emerick's claims about Harrison's 'struggles'. Geoff was very much a Macca ally. As a guitarist myself, I'd say George was a brilliantly 'tasteful' songwriter's guitarist (rather than a '100 notes a seconds' whizzkid). He was a big fan of Chet Atkins (this is evident in Beatles early songs - e.g. ), and became a proficient sitar player. The solo on Something was played 'live' with orchestra...and it's superb.
Marc Chrysanthou thanks for the different perspective. How was Ken Scott’s memoir? Is it worth reading?
You know Rick, when you break all these songs down it always renews our appreciation for the songs themselves. You're such a blessing.
Well Rick
I'm a new subscriber to your channel.
I'm a 40 year recording engineer and lifetime musician and this episode had me in tears man
Thank You❤️
Love from Australia
I know. It choked me up too and I'm 55. Rick has a habit of doing that. His videos are great and one of the best things that's happened to UA-cam for guys our(?) age. Cheers from Canberra.
What makes it so amazing is the ability to limit it to 52 seconds, anyone of else would have at least doubled the length. Those 52 seconds always leave you wanting more.
Daniel Taylor The song 'The End' is actually 2:21. They left tbe first part out.
This video may be your best so far. I really like these where you create your own recording of the song. Yeah, it helps get around the blocking issue, but it really illuminates what goes in to craftIng these songs. I can only imagine how much work is involved in doing this. Thanks for taking the time!
Great
What makes this song great? The Beatles. And...Rick's facial expression along with his swooping hand motions that show emphasis. So good.
I honestly can't listen to The End without welling up. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
It is a really fantastic and grand ending to their career as a band
Maybe not welling up, but chips a little bit off your soul. In a good way.
Yes sir. The 2nd side of Abbey Road is quite possibly the greatest single album side ever.
fr
When you say welling up, do you mean your explosive diarrhoea?
Every time I am reminded that the song "The End" was the end for them I fight back tears when I hear it. But at the same time they gave us so much great music as a band during that decade and then went on to give us even more great material going solo. So what is there to be sad about? Probably just the nostalgia of a different time when I was a kid and life was so much easier and simpler. You tend to miss that more when something reminds you of a time gone by you know is not coming back.
51 episodes to do Beatles and you do The End?! Oh my god, you're reeeeeally courageous! By far THE BEST channel on the youtube right now!
It’s a trial run.
You passed it, you always do.
@@RickBeato It's still up! Now, how about "Baby, You're a Rich Man"? The "chunky" guitar part is extremely unusual, as is the bottom end of the bass. This is likely due to the fact it was recorded at Olympic and not EMI. I'd really love to see a breakdown of that song!
@@RickBeato To paraphrase John Lennon: I think you passed the audition...
The End! What a clever choice for a Beatles Song ! Fully agree with the comments at the end of the video: a condensed best-of the Beatles. The whole sequence starting at Carry That Weight still blows me away after 40 years since I first listened to it. Fantastic tracking BTW, and great vocals by Tim Smith, a well chosen guest.
Wonderful! This song is so poignant and heartbreaking, as it's the very last song released as the whole group; a perfect coda for the entire history oif the Beatles. Those harmonies are so amazingly complex and beautiful.
I'm 36 and l've been "discovering" old bands recently. It started with Rush last year, and I've been listening to them for a year and an half now.
I'm a huge Dream Theater fan and I knew they were a big inspiration for the band, but I didn't know THAT MUCH (especially the "synth years")
Now I've been "discovering" The Beatles too for about a month, and I'm amazed how so little I knew from such a massive band that changed music forever.
And also, I'm amazed how this very bit, right at THE END of the last album they ever recorded as a group, has also influenced Dream Theater. It sounds like how the end pretty much all of their songs.
What better end could you expect?
I’m your same age and have only been going deep on the Beatles for about a year. (I knew of them, but didn’t really get it til I saw the Love show in Vegas a few years back).
The waters are very deep! My favorites playlist is currently at 64 tracks + more solo material too lol. I was astounded how often I found myself saying, “Oh, I guess the Beatles practically invented that genre too!” or “Ah, so that’s why 70s and 80s rock sounded like it did!”
I’m 34, but luckily I was introduced to The Beatles by a cool English teacher when I was in high school. He played Strawberry Fields Forever for us while we worked on an assignment, and I was immediately captivated by it. I only knew about the I Wanna Hold Your Hand era of The Beatles and had no idea about their later work. I’ve been in love with them ever since. Despite being over 50 years old, their music still sounds fresh and inventive. It transcends time. It’s really amazing what they were able to accomplish in just a few short years.
Fantastic! The medley at the end of Abbey Road always cuts to the heart. It happened to be playing the moment I was backing out of the driveway, moving my parents from their house of 60 years. The words “Once there was a way to get back home. . .Boy, you’re going to carry that weight. . .in the end” took on a new significance that day.
Rick, thanks for “breaking down” this great song.
I'm the MD for a Catholic church, and I recently ended our liturgical year with this song. It was impromptu - the pastor mentioned the song during his homily, and I brought it home at the "the end," so to speak. I couldn't agree more, Rick - one of the absolute best from the Beatles. Thanks for another great video
Wow,, wish our church did that
I still tear up when I hear this tune. Every damned time; for all that it means.
This was just fantastic. No Beatles recording played whatsoever, a pure cover. No way this could/should be taken down. And so completely instructive and enlightening, and full of praise. This is basically an educational tribute!
This was awesome. For me, the first minute of 'You Never Give Me Your Money' is *perfect* - would love to see that on one of these episodes as well.
I saw Sir Paul live in concert yesterday, an amazing 2 hours 45 minutes ride of hits and great songs. I always tended to say I like the Stones more than the Beatles, but the more I get into it, it turns towards the Beatles.
They wrote so, so many wonderful songs that cover all moods, styles and Macca and his band really preserve that legacy on his current tour. Superb musicians and such a relaxed, charming front man. Yeah, and he rocks on electric guitar as well. (y)
He can still rock and bring the energy too!
@@nathanaelcole8466 Absolutely. He's a born performer. Too bad, the late Beatles haven't toured any more so that there's more recordings. They were even great in their rooftop performance, despite the fact they already had their struggles when recording Let It Be.
McCartney made no mistake with his current tour. Many musicians tend to overload their songs with keyboards, effects and too many instruments on them live but his concert mostly was two guitars, drums and often his beautiful Höfer bass. All you need is strings!
@@beatlesrgear I love both bands but I have to admit that The Beatles are stylistically much more versatile. However, Gimme Shelter is still one of my favorite 60s rock songs and there's tons of great riffs on their records back in the days. Don't hate, don't compare, just appreciate both their works and their legacy that probably influenced modern music way more than everything else that came after them...
Tunefisher T - U2 songs aren’t exactly camp fire songs. But considering that they’ve been around 40 years now and their songs (including the earliest) are still being played on the radio plus covered by others, it’s safe to say 10 years from now their songs will continue to be played and covered
Yes, one of the greatest. I still remember the very first time I heard this, sitting in a parked with a couple of amateur musician friends. The radio station actually played the back half of the end of the album. The final 30 seconds were jaw-dropping on first listen; that guitar arpeggio and those voices were chill-inducing.
For us casual fans, only the overall beauty of The Beatles music is appreciated. But in order to break down, and explain the bits and pieces in tha works of musical geniuses, you will need a genius musician like rick beato to do it.
Rick - you guys NAILED this. So well done.
Great editing, too. Your videos are getting better and better all the time.
@@p0llenp0ny - Good 😃ne! If I say that I expected some one to respond this way, does that mean that I'm cynical?
Very professional looking. Great work!
@@p0llenp0ny Better, better, better.
I thought “The End” was 2 mins 21 seconds and included “Oh yeah, alright, are you gonna be in my dreams tonight” and the drum solo and triple guitar solos.
Boomer Tunes it does, he just excluded it
This with Carry That Weight right before it is just exquisite listening. Sweet sweet ear candy.
No The End is mixed with Carry That Weight which is a separate song. So you have Golden Slumbers leading into Carry That Weight leading into The End.
Stationary Wilburys I’m disappointed he didn’t include the rest.
He probably didn't feel like doing a minute long drum solo. I wish he had because as you know, that leads into an incredible guitar jam just before the piano begins.
The 'string' section on the keyboard at 3:15 . . . Goosebumps! Brilliant. I was literally tearing up watching this. Incredible song and an amazing breakdown. Thanks Rick!
Over a year later and its still up on UA-cam.
Finally! The Beatles were absolute masters and we had to wait too long for this episode :)
And in The End.... The LOVE you TAKE = The LOVE you MAKE. Law of conservation of LOVE. Thanks man!
I have only been "following" Rick's channel for a few months. I am not a musician, but I am certainly seriously interested in music. I don't think I exaggerate when I say that Rick's UA-cam channel is easily a unique offering in all of the Internet. Not only does he have the depth of knowledge needed to explain the inner workings of music, but he has a natural and feel-well way of doing it that is nothing like a dry music theory conference. He has the talent, the passion and the lightness of touch to make any of his varied videos a joy to watch.
Abbey Road was the first Beatles vinyl I held in my hands, back in those years in the GDR where it was like pure gold. The seller allowed me to hear 30 seconds of "I want you" and the whole solo "The end" - both burned into my soul immediately. About 23 years later I bought it, put the needle to "The end" and was soo surprised that there was something going on after that guitar solo. You brought back those moments, man!!!
First view !!!! I introduced my son to the Beatles today
shane peoples congrats, I hope he gets as much joy out of the band as we do!
How old is your son?
10
shane peoples If he's 10 then the entry Beatles song recommended would be Rocky Raccoon.
Ok, two things.
First thing: Brilliant episode as always.
Second: The End isn't just that section! There's some of the best Beatles moments before it.
Like...
Ringo's only drum solo on a Beatles song!
Or John, Paul, and George trading guitar solos!!
Fabulous job Rick and Tim. BTW, I played lead guitar in a band called “The Spindrift”(1966-68) and we had a wonderful singer therein, Pat Nappo, whose voice naturally sounded exactly like McCartney’s, just like Tim’s.
Regarding George’s contributions to the Beatles, they are immense and unmeasurable. He was absolutely as valuable and important to the band as any of the others. I learned what lead guitar was supposed to be from listening to him on the early Beatles tunes and that lesson served me well through my entire career as a musician. Thank you guys for this, what a great thing you have done. More, please.
P.S. It’s so easy to do the Beatles’ things once they have paved the way for us by creating them in the first place, isn’t it?
You really wanna make me cry, don‘t you? I was 5 years old when The Beatles split up, but they were my first love when I discovered pop music later, and Abbey Road is still very dear to my heart. How did those guys ever do it?
Awesome video!
I kinda thought The End started a couple minutes earlier at the “oh yeah, alright, are you gonna be in my dreams?” Bit. This is still beautiful though!
Yeah, I was hoping to hear that great back and forth guitar solo and the drums....great stuff.
This is the end of "The End".
It does, but I totally get why Rick focused on the latter part.
I thought it was one track too. I went back and checked. There is a track called “End” which has the drum solo and the three guitar solos. Then there is another track called “ The End”
OzTwanger All those solos btw kinda serving as a farewell: first Ringo doin his “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” homage on drums; then McCartney for a two bar guitar solo; then Harrison; then Lennon. Supposedly the band got together to record for one last time, and by all reports, were like kids again (or so we'd like to think!).
Awesome, Tim’s vocals are absolutely perfect, the whole recreation is about as perfect as you can get, I wouldn’t be able differentiate between the original and this by just listening through headphones - thanks two thumbs up.
52 seconds of perfection ? I tottaly agree!!! Thank you for give us this, Mr. Beato.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
This song always gets to me because I always imagine that this was the very last song they worked on and that they knew it was really the end after this song. I picture them doing their final take of this song and then saying goodbye to each other and walking out of the studio. I'm pretty sure it didn't happen that way but that's what I always imagine happened lol!
Fantastic, Rick!! Hearing this song and thinking of John and George... ....it just brings tears. Beautiful song. Great job, Rick. Thank you!
Love ALL your videos, rarely comment, but this song has been a big part of a recent project for me. And after listening to the medley literally hundreds of times, I've come to believe that the solos before it matter too. Think about it. As others have pointed out here, this may be the only recorded output of them trading solos. But more importantly, this would have likely been the first time they'd done it since Hamburg. So in what, 2 minutes? They completely encapsulate their entire career, and end with their mission statement.
And then for an encore they invent the ghost track.
I just feel it's such a beautiful way for The Beatles to end. It sums up so much about them musically, and again, it's about love.
Another example of The Beatles songwriting genius. The high pitched backing vocals of 'Hello Goodbye' ( 'Hello goodbye hello goodbye.....' ). All it is is just the ascension of the major scale ( Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do ), but The Beatles made it sound amazing!
And on top one of the greatest lyric lines ever written IMO. "And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make..." WOUW!
Best album ever, what an ending.
That whole album is magic. Masterpiece.
@@carlbaumeister3439 truly like peppers is considered they're best by many but this album was my introduction to this amazing band so it will always have a special place in my heart
Thank you Rick. Everything you do here it just blows my mind. Your musicianship is just stellar, And best of all you always speak to the points your making succinctly and clearly. Your teaching style brings me back to your page over and over and I always take something very useful away. Rick- you are truly are our musical treasure. Thank you, thank you, thank you !!!!!
Don’t forget the first minute of the song which is a drum solo and guitar jam session like they never played before with vocals chanting “love you” which is what they based so many of their songs about. Yes it is the best last song ever by a band!!! All of it makes this song great!!!
Very interesting analysis! And again, so much musicality in such a short song. Only the Beatles could do that, I suppose! Thank you so much, Rick and Tim!
René Bil - oh man, you just described, with a capital B, why The End is such a BEAUTIFUL piece. And Rick and Tim did a wonderful job of breaking it down and recreating it. Yours is the perfect description of this perfect song, Rene. And only The Fabs could have done it, and done it SO well that, nearly 50 years after I first heard it, and after countless listens since, it still brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it...
Well said, Sir. 🙏
@@donnythompson408 Thank you for your compliment. Keep enjoying the music!
I hope that this stays up! It adds so much to an analysis to see just how the arrangement was created and recorded. Thank you for putting this effort in to such a perfect gem of a song!
You managed to point out all of the amazing parts of this short ditty!
I have been listening to it for decades, but now I will have a greater appreciation of this work of art!
Goosebump territory, every time.
This is literally the first UA-cam channel I've come across where the comment section is all love and appreciation. Zero haters. Yes, really.
Well done sir and well deserved too 😍
Love Love Love! And it's all you need.
I adored the song before and analyzed it myself. You blew me away. Especially George's solo, which I never really appreciated.
Now I think, "How the hell did he think of that?" Because George was only one of the 4 geniuses in that band
I still can't listen to this without crying. Thanks for your appreciation and analysis. I've really learned a lot thanks to your channel.
You made my day happier. And you did it for free. Life is good.
"The love you make is equal to the love you make", indeed.
No lie Tim can sing man!!! Wow he just opened his voice and it came out like an Angel wow great vocals :) it’s surprised me to hear that wasn’t the Beatles bravo man
I wish Rick and Tim would form a new group and write new Beatlesque songs for us to enjoy. Tim's voice is crazy good, and Rick's musicianship and understanding of how the Beatles composed is uncanny.
If you're not familiar with the album Spilt Milk by Jellyfish...get familiar
In Holland there is the band the Analogues a live Beatles cover band they just are touring with a live cover of Abbey Road also perfect (using all original instruments)
Every video takes me to a higher level of admiration for the kind of musicians we have enjoyed for years. Your videos are fantastic!
That you recreated that whole song in your study, in just a little bit, with one friend ...
Blows me away. Love that song. Love your channel.
A 50 seconds Masterpiece ? Only by the Beatles !!
50 seconds of GLORY
@@docsavage8640 The reason is that it's my channel. Do you have a problem with that?
@@RickBeato Keeps copyright away by doing it your way. There's not a ton of hugely amazing stuff before the "In The End" part except the solo. So I agree with you
Tristan Bouchonnet - IMO, the finest 50 seconds of music ever recorded. 😊
@@RickBeato I think Matt was probably just a little confused (as was I) since you stated it's a 52 second song, when that only accounts for about half of it. Understandable if you only wanted to focus on that part, but it might've helped to acknowledge that somewhere in the video. I actually had to go into my iTunes and check to see if the first half was part of the same song like I thought it was. Great content as always!
Tim! Your playing on "Spilt milk" is fantastic. Such an inspiration and such a great album. Wow.
Forgotten masterpiece, that I only discovered about 8 years ago even though I was 15 when it came out...
Not only are your videos the best on UA-cam, the explanation and editing in this particular video is outstanding. It’s just a perfect presentation. Every university music professor should watch this. This is just great.
Love the way you broke all the parts down. It makes me appreciate this song even more than I already had. Awesome recreation as well!
Rick, thank you for breaking down this beautiful Beatles song. Your work has helped me appreciate them so much more.
The video length is 909 (: ))
No way!
Doug Burr pretty sure it 1 after 909😁
Holy crap I didn't even notice! That is awesome!
THen the next one should be pretty epic.
Freaky!
Your segment brought tears to my eyes, literally. Thank so much for the analysis and reproduction.
that harmony gives me goose bumps! Especially that note that you love. The blend is incredible.
As others have mentioned, as soon as I saw the notification it was drop everything and watch this now.
Those harmonies are straight from God. I can't believe how moved I am right now. I've heard this song 1000x, but I'm near tears right now.
Good vid Rick. 🤘
The harmonies are soo good, just like "Because" or "I want you (she's so heavy)"
Incredible! Knowing all that went into this makes you appreciate the artistry and the effort that went into making a great tune! Thanks Rick!
Thank you, Rick! This video brought tears to my eyes. Despite having listened to this song thousands of times, sometimes I forget what an absolute masterpiece it is.
That was awesome guys. Now all you need to do is dissect the entire side two of Abbey Road and explain why it is the greatest flip side of an album in music history. No pressure :). Seriously though, great job, it was fascinating to hear the individual parts take shape.
bryter have you heard the extras on the Abbey Road remaster? You can really hear how it comes together
@@chriggle1 where do you find it?
@@strangereastern6832 On the recent 50th anniversary reissues special editions. They're really amazing especially with the material they're covering. Maybe the best pop music album ever written.
@@tomschlak2599 Except Sgt Peppers exists lol
@@PPCAPOGAMING sgt peppers is a masterpiece, but abbey road medley is on another level
I heard this song when I was very young and it made me feel something that I couldn't understand, 45 years later I heard it again and instantly remembered it and got the same feeling that I still can't understand. The last couple of bars really do it for me. It's very hard to find any new music that evoques any feelings. Maybe thats why my son who is in his 20's absolutely loves music from the 60's when I was born.
I just started binging your videos (top 20 lists, what makes this song great, etc) and LOVE IT! My formal music education is WAY below the level you talk to (only made it essentially through Grade 2 piano), but I still get a ton out of your videos.
I can't agree with you more with regards to how awesome this particular song is, and how well it essentially closes out their career. Looking forward to finishing catching up and keeping up with your videos going forward; Keep 'em coming!
Thank you so much!!! You're amazing and your love of music connects you to your fans in the most beautiful way.
A friend of mine sent me the link to this episode yesterday, and I’m knocked out by how VERY cool this video is. Absolutely wonderful. I’ve always been a huge fan of The Fabs anyway, and Abbey Road is on my top 10 list of favorite albums of all time... but even if I weren’t the huge fan that I am, I would have STILL loved this episode. So very well done, guys. 🙏
Tim nailed it! Nicely done
Honestly, just perfect perfection on every single note and nuance. Just love.
So, that’s why I loved this song all these years. Thank you, Rick!
Excellent video! Totally agree, the Beatles could not have ended their era any better. They understood that it was an important Ending beyond it being the last song on an album. (“Her Majesty” was just a little humor thrown in)
Awesome video! The added drum clips and guest collaboratortions add depth to your WMTSG videos, Rick, just wow!!
GUYS!!!! WE FEEL your love and talent and what a treat to see and hear you showing and sharing your talent and how knowledgeable you are AND having yourselves a great moment too. Thank you soo much!
Watching Rick and Tim here really gave me insight to what its like watching true professionals, true masters of their craft...absolutely enlightening!