Stop saying that shit, there were 4, just 4. And if ever there were a 5th surely do you not think it be george martin? His arraingments are pratically in every friggin song. So stop. Your giving new to the beatle fans innacurate facts. But this is for you, 🖕
In 1962, the US Navy stationed my dad (and us), in Scotland. The Beatles were just getting big and, as a 12 year old girl, I fell in love with them. My dad couldn't stand them and their long hair. We moved back to the States at the end of 1963 and brought back their first two albums. I told all my new school friends about them. Then, they hit America.
Iconic! A track from the very last time they ever played all together, performed on the roof of the Apple Centre in London... A huge crowd started forming and the gig was shut down by police... 💕
Also U2 did a similar performance in the late 80s that was inspired by the Beatles performing on the roof. That was for Where the Streets have no Name.
I love how this concert, which for weeks was being discussed being done in India, or The Coliseum, in front of the Pyramids.....Then one of them said, "Oh sod it, let's just go on the roof". So instead a big show, they tried to get arrested, for a great scene in the movie being made about them at the time (Let it Be). Although this is in their last 18 months of being a band, they still seem to be having fun, when they play together as a band.
To put things in perspective the Beatles were playing on the roof top of their recording studio. The guys in the background were sound men, equipment roadies, and office workers for the record company. They were up there in the cold for a while and the Beatles were doing several takes of songs. The police in the background came to shut it down because of the traffic jam of cars and people below.
Well one of them was Alan Parsons, who ran the tapes as an assistant engineer on Let It Be and Abbey Road. A few years later he produced an album of his own, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Not too shabby.
No one can underestimate the impact The Beatles had and still have, they only recorded together for 7 years, there are some bands who release 2or3 albums over that time, but The Beatles recorded their entire catalogue in that short space of time. I'm more of a fan of The Rolling Stones but the impact The Beatles had back then ,changed music forever.
For me, Beatles are the GOATS of rock. Also, Billy Preston on keyboards deserves a huge recognition for amazing keyboards. I’m just a old hippie chick that enjoys watching the younger generations appreciate the music I was so blessed to grow up with.
@@adriantrusca1245 whatever man. But if the biggest rock groups of the 70s all mention The Beatles as one of their influences then that's good enough for me.
Guys, if you want to fully fall in love with The Beatles, and you want to hear more music like "Don't Let Me Down", you should seriously watch the film "Get Back"! It is a 3-episode mini-series documentary based on the 1970 film called "Let it Be". Director Peter Jackson (of Lord of the Rings-fame) took the 1970 film and was given access to all the archived footage which was not used in the original release, and he re-cut the movie and expanded and reshaped the story. Originally it was an 80-minute film but Get Back was released, in 2022, as a 3-part, 8-hour series! It is an amazing film. You get to see the working relationship the band had and also the brotherhood and love they had for each other. But, the project was very difficult and almost caused the band to break up! Jackson's film is a huge improvement over the 1970 Michael Lindsey-Hogg film, which was considered a downer, when it came out. You really have to see it! You will become emotionally invested in this band, I tell you!
Their friend, Billy Preston on the keys, was a long time friend since touring with him and Little Richard back in 1962 in Europe, when they were still just building a fan base. Before they hit it big in the US.
They weren't just talented and smart. They were incredibly generous and gracious and attuned to the world around them, as Beyonce's cover of Paul McCartney's Blackbird reminds up.
He’s the only person credited on Beatles songs apart from the Fab Four themselves. Lennon wanted Preston to become a full member of the Beatles but then for myriad reasons they split up
The people in the background are people, who are part of the film crew, people, who worked with the Beatles in the studio and who also dragged the instruments and other paraphernalia up to the roof. For these people, working for the Beatles was their everyday job at this point.
The Beatles, started out (pupa stage) as "The Quarrymen" in 1956. In the summer of 1957, little 14 year old Paul McCartney went to see the quarrymen play at a local church fair. During intermission, he played 20 flight rock, an Eddie Cochran song, for John, and was asked to be in the band. He joined not long after. In 1958, little 14 year old George Harrison joined, but the quarrymen were done, it was just John, Paul, and George, all 3 on guitars. No drummer, no bass. For some little gigs, they called themselves "Long John and the silver beetles", then in 1960 it was "Silver Beetles", later that year, John's friend Stu Sutcliff was brought in on bass, and suggested the play on words with the Beatnik poets, (beat poets), and the Beat of a drum should change their name to The Beatles, and then in 1962 The Beatles picked up Ringo (got rid of their one beat drummer Pete) and boom! Record contracts, big theatres, touring Europe. By 63 they were the biggest band in the UK and Europe, and by the end of the year, they had a #1 hit in the US just weeks after Kennedy's assassination. They cheered up America all throughout 1964 with their cheerful mop top image, and then every year after they let more of themselves as individuals show in their music. No 2 of their nearly 300 song catalog sound the same, and although Lennon hated people attaching meaning to his songs, he wanted the overall arch of the bands music to be about love, and peace and fun. He did write "I am the Walrus koo koo ka joob" just to piss of those trying to figure out what it meant. It was all about painting a picture in your head with words. Clever turns of phrase, smart rhyme choices, and simple melodies with a great beat.
My parents who were from a generation who had loved their music, embraced our interest in groups like the Beatles, took us to their first movie, bought us fan mags; I was a pre- teenager. They would go on to encourage us; once I found my mother singing along with Light My Fire by the Doors while in the kitchen. Our parents were Southern Baptists(!), but music had meant a lot to their generation, my father was a musician. It was a really cool thing for them to do.
This was an impromptu concert on a rooftop. No audience. People walking on the streets below were stopping looking up and wondering what was going on. The longest band going would probably be The Rolling Stones. 1963 till now.
"Don't bring me down" by ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) is the other song u guys were talking about... ELO's Jeff Lynne was a close friend of The Beatles' George Harrison and actually helped produce the last few Lennon demos that became Beatles songs in the 90's.
What an iconic performance, those sideburns and those coats LOL Dear Prudence is one of my favorite Beatles songs, and of course Yesterday both are so beautiful. There's a cute little movie called Yesterday where there's a meteor or something like that and the world wakes up without ever having the beatles, only one dude remembers them and he goes on a quest to try and get all those great songs back into the world, makes you realize just how many songs they're actually were... don't remember too much of the movie I was distracted, I took my mom who's in a wheelchair so there's a lot going on there and then as soon as the movie started there was an earthquake! I do remember thinking it's a great Rainy Day movie if y'all ever see it pop up on the tube and there's nothing else to do it's worth a watch✌😎🖤🌟
I believe that is "Yesterday" and it's a pretty silly idea since the popular music in this alternate reality is more or less the same which would have been derived directly or indirectly from the Beatles. To have them suddenly not exist, the world itself would be radically different in my opinion.
Thanks for not letting me down guys, great reaction as usual! That rooftop 'concert' is so magical and if they had to end then what a way to go out. Would love to hear you react to 'Yesterday' by the Beatles, one of the greatest songs of all time and it came to Paul in a dream! It's one of (if not the most) covered songs it since it's release in 1965! U2 are still the original 4 members from 1976. Cheers.
My grandfather called them mop heads. He forbid that music in the household when my mother was growing up. I think thats why my parents never tried to change what i listen to. Can you picture what other parents thought when i was listening to deicide and cannibal corpse in 5th grade? This channel reviews everything, thats why its the best.
*"Was this their prime?"* This was their very last performance on the roof of the recording studio. They performed Get Back as well on the roof. They broke up after this performance. GET BACK TAKE 1 | THE BEATLES ROOFTOP CONCERT ua-cam.com/video/oI8Aw0IGM1I/v-deo.html
Even though The Beatles r called the greatest band of all time today... Back in the day, people tried to bury them from day 1... 1) When The Beatles started playing gigs in 1960, they had to go to Hamburg in West Germany to play and were even deported after German authorities were tipped off that guitarist George Harrison was only 17 and in the country underage. They returned to Hamburg in 1961 after Harrison turned 18. 2) Between 1961 and 1962, The Beatles were actively playing Liverpool and Hamburg in the clubs... but the UK music industry thought they were a joke and refused to sign them. They opened for all their American rock n' roll heroes when they came to England... Their fans called them the 'greatest rock and roll band' before they even had a record out and filled the clubs they played in. 3) Producer George Martin was not impressed w/ The Beatles' demos and nearly passed on them... However, he met the band and found them cheeky and charming and knew they had something special... Martin felt that they needed a new drummer and after Ringo Starr replaced drummer Pete Best in 1962, he still thought they were not good enough. That changed as they scored their first UK hits in late '62. 4) While The Beatles toured Europe in 1963 w/ #1 records... in America, they were still a work in progress. They said that they would not tour the USA until they had a #1 record there... Despite the growing popularity, several Beatles singles failed to reach #1 on the US charts. The #1 record finally came in late '63 - "I want to hold your hand" became a US #1 single and Beatlemania came to America in early 1964. 5) By 1966, John Lennon's humorous remark about The Beatles becoming "more popular than Jesus"... started a firestorm of controversy by right wing groups in America, including the KKK (which was a powerful, bigoted organization at the time w/ political ties) and the death threats came streaming in... Fed up w/ the controversy... the constant security on the road... and unable to hear themselves play live because of screaming crowds, The Beatles announced in 1966 that they were done touring. 6) The Beatles' radical change of image in 1967 w/ the album "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts club band" was not received well initially... But after a while, the album was hailed as a masterpiece... Around this time, the UK authorities targeted The Beatles trying to bust them for drug use... George Harrison (and The Rolling Stones) were both arrested by the infamous Sergeant Pilcher (who was famous for arresting celebrities in England)... Pilcher himself was arrested years later for drug offenses ... fired from the police force and imprisoned. Finally, 7) After The Beatles breakup went public in 1970... the former members were involved in litigation w/ their finances... The former Beatles were actually targeted by the US government under Pres. Richard Nixon... John Lennon was ordered to be deported from the US because of his anti-war activism; the FBI tapped his phones and put him under surveillance ... Paul McCartney was denied a US visa for years because of a 'cannabis bust' on his record... George Harrison organized the charity 'Concert for Bangladesh' in 1971 to raise funds for aid to refugees in the war-torn nation next to India; Nixon (who was funding Pakistan and their war against Bangladesh) ordered the IRS to target those charity efforts... John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison sued former manager Allen Klein in the 70's for mismanagement; Paul McCartney refused to sign w/ Klein when The Beatles were active. And then, John Lennon was shot to death in late 1980 by a deranged fan in NYC at the entrance of his apartment building... Before his death in 2001, George Harrison was attacked and stabbed multiple times in his home in late 1999 by a deranged individual.
Led Zepplin stayed together until John Bonham died, then they broke up and quit recording and playing. The idea being if, John wasn't there, then they weren't able to be Zepplin anymore.
On the subject of unchanged bands Led Zeppelin were unchanged from their formation until John Bonham’s death when the band disbanded, they were together for about 12 years. Queen also stayed together for 21 years unchanged, again until the death of Freddie Mercury. Radiohead have been going since 1985.
You want unchanged bands, though, Weird Al is king. His keyboard player, Ruben Valtierra, is still called the "new guy" in the band, and he joined in 1991. Jon Schwartz has been with him since 81, Steve Jay since 82, and Jim West since 83.
Would like to think The Beatles would have got back together for shows and new music if Lennon wasn't killed. If Pink Floyd can reform for Live 8 then I imagine The Beatles would have done shows like that too.
I think so too 😊 I’m also remembering a clip I saw somewhere of John and Yoko walking in Central Park, some guy saw him and wanted his autograph. The guy said to John “I can’t believe I met you! When are the Beatles getting back together?” John answered “tomorrow!” 😆
You were thinking of Electric Light Orchestra's "Don't Bring Me Down" at the beginning. This is late Beatles, from their famous rooftop concert, not long before they broke up. Another amazing Beatles song to try (out of a long, long list) is "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". ZZ Top had the same line-up for about 50 years. U2 are still going with their original 1980s line-up.
They did this to show they could still play live and they were still one of the best live bands. This was the last public appearance of the Beatles before they broke up. (Crazy how much they put out and how they changed world culture in less than 10 years)
This was the famous Abby Road studio rooftop concert. It was during the recording sessions of their Get Back album. HBO Max put out a documentary a free years back which you would really like.
Free As A Bird is your favourite Beatles song Smokey? Don't think I've ever heard anyone say that. It was released via the Anthology 1 series in 1995, long after the band broke up. It probably wouldn't make my Top 50 Beatles songs but to each his/her own. As far as bands that had the same lineup from start to finish, the only one I can think of is ZZ Top, for 51 years until bassist Dusty Hill's death. I thought The Police might have had the same trio for their relatively short run but I looked it up and they had a guitarist named Henry Padovani initially before Andy Summers joined them early on. Rush had the same trio from 1975 on but of course had a different drummer (John Rutsey) for their first album.
Just like the new song, "Now and then" he really wrote after a tiff with Yoko, he had just recorded it on that cheap ass cassette tape, before he saw Paul the last time, saying, coincidentally, "Goodbye old friend, think about me now and then" , in the corny, joking, snarky way John would say things.
I was in high school when Abby Road came out. It…had a profound impact on me. It spoke to me in a way that nothing had ever spoke to me before. When I first saw the movie of this it brought a tear to my eye and goose bumps on my skin. 50 years later it still does.
People at the back were all involved with Beatles every day. It was their job. They'd heard it all. They were looking down four or five floors to the street below with crowds that were clogging the traffic and, eventually generating a significant safety problem as buses, ambulances, and fire engines could not get through. I've known the area for 50 years. When it's gridlocked, nothing moves, everyone is late for appointments (eg, in my case once nearly missed my son's wedding).
The Beatles are still going, in a sense. To this very day, The Beatles are the biggest selling music artist of all time, and nobody else even comes close (do a simple google search and you'll see what I'm talking about). They have the most #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 (with 20 #1 hits), and 35 overall top 10 hits. They released their final single only 4 months ago on November 3rd, 2023. The song is called "Now and Then". It deputed at #7 on the billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #1 on the UK Spotify Charts, knocking Taylor Swift down to the #2 position. Just FYI. Here's a link to the last Beatles song and a short film on the making of the song. You should do a reaction to the 12 minute video first, then the music video afterwards (in a separate video), and try and make sure to give the Beatles their props next time for being the biggest selling music artist of all time, even to this very day. "Now and Then" 12 minute film on the making of the final Beatles song ua-cam.com/video/APJAQoSCwuA/v-deo.html "Now and Then" music video ua-cam.com/video/Opxhh9Oh3rg/v-deo.html Peace
The Rolling Stones are still going at it. They’ve been around for over 65 years. Charlie passed away a few years ago. I didn’t think that Keith would make it past 30, but he’s still rocking in his 80s.
This was the first live performance they had done in years, and was their last one together (Jan 1969.) This is the famous “rooftop concert” that is explained in the film in ‘Let It Be’ and in the final episode of Peter Jackson’s recent documentary special ‘Get Back.’ The films show the reactions of people down in the street and in nearby buildings, and why the cops were there.
The reason they weren't paying attention is because the cops were there to get them off the roof for disruptive of the crowd down in the street. So they were talking to the bobbies (police) that they were almost finished. They were concerned about all the people that were on the lol the surrounding roofs too. Anyways guys that was their last song together. Take care guys Hollywood and Smokey and stay real and awesome and cool 😎 lol Dueces always ✌️✌️
I'd have to say ZZ Top is the mega band that ran the longest with it's original line up without breaking up. 1969 untill Dusty Hill died in 2021. 51 years
The people in the back were crew for either the filmmakers or band. Or Apple Corp employees. The song was directed to Yoko Ono. This was the first live performance in 2.5 years, and final live performance ever. AC/DC changed bassists and drummers. Technically, The Who only replaced people after the original musician died. Then that spot changed a lot, but no original members were replaced. The band did break up for a while in the 1980s.
I think this was the last time they performed together in public. They were in the studio and a lot of friction and anger towards each other. They decided to go up on the roof and play and kinda part ways on good terms. I always thought this was John telling Yoko that I'm going all in on this. I'd rather be with you than be a Beatle. Just don't let me down.
This was thr last live performance of the Beatles. It was filmed on the roof of Apple Record offices. Many of the people in the back were Apple folks. They were distracted during the song because the police were there telling them they had to stop the performance because they were disturbing the peace.
Amazing song and kind of a bittersweet moment there on the rooftop 🥲 I watched that entire documentary that lead up to that moment.. makes me emotional. This is one of my fav songs I covered as well. 💖
I love this song and video of the Beatles! I’m so glad that we have this treasure to listen to and watch. The Beatles were otherworldly and extremely gifted young people. I love all of their music and also Paul McCartney and his group, Wings. I loved Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne remind me so much of the Beatles! I’m also a great fan of Led Zeppelin! 🎸🎼🎵🎹❤
As an over 70 year old Scouser (look it up) I love watching you youngsters discover the music of my time. Thank you for that, guys. Beatles is purposely misspelled.
From the film Let it Be. And the album of the same name. This was there last live performance as a band. On the roof of Apple Studios in London. I recommend you guys see the documentary about this recording sessions.
You should check out the entire rooftop concert from Get Back. Peter Jackson's epic. It is long, but there are several songs and a lot more footage of Billy on keys.
Just to clarify, I think you mean that the Get Back epic (consisting of several episodes) is long. I wouldn't really recommend the whole series for any but the most fanatic Beatles fan (of which I am one). But the rooftop concert is at the end of the series and is worth checking out for anyone!
@@SK-lk3iu Yes. I only meant the rooftop concert portion that takes up a bit of part 3. If the guys liked this song that much, I bet Hollywood will need a cigarette after watching it.
U2 has been together since the early 80's. The Beatles are the biggest of all time. All their albums were recorded between 1962-1970. The songwriting team of Lennon & McCartney dominated the singles & albums released, but they also wrote individual songs under the team's name and competed with each other. Once George Harrison started writing songs, he was only given about two tracks out of 14 on their albums. George was getting better, and his songs were just as good as Lennon & McCartney's, yet he was not given more tracks to include on the albums. Ringo then started writing songs and there was not enough room on an album for all their songs. Frustration and bruised egos got in the way. There was just too much talent in this band to last. There were bad feelings between band members when they broke up, but fences were later mended. Each one of them said they were brothers, and like brothers they fought, disagreed and made up.
There are at least 4 more songs from this but this seems to be the only one which comes up , This was a try out to go back to live gigs after years of studio work, but that never worked out .
For a bands that stayed together... Rolling Stones as far as Jagger & Richards are concerned. They were at primary school together in Dartford, down river from where I live. They attended each other's birthday parties, then went to different middle and secondary schools. So they go back even further than Lennon and McCartney who met up as mid-teens. J&R met up again age about 18 or 19 on railway station platform. Brian Jones initiated what became RS but checked out mentally, emotionally, doping and died, to be replaced by Mick Taylor for a few years and for their peak period. Ronnie Wood took over from MT and has been with the group for decades. Bill Wyman retired and had grown to fear flying. Charlie Watts died recently. The Who are still going with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey who were at school together as teenagers. Keith Moon and John Entwistle died. The drummer is Zak Starkey, son of Ringo. It was Moon who gave Zak his first drum kit and taught him to play
Egos aren't the only thing that breaks up bands. I played in weekend cover bands for 20 years and split into 4 bands. It's almost like a marriage with 4-5 people. Goals and visions can vary, life events happen, schedules conflict, etc. But definitely not just egos.
The last of the Beatles . They grew out of it ,they were kids who were put in an unreal position. Impossible to go out ,impossible to say anything without being distorted. As far as society-You can’t understand how hard it was to have long hair or not dress in an acceptable way. Heck my brother got thrown out of church because his hair almost touched his shoulders 😂 He looked remarkably like the Christ image on the wall but it was unacceptable. The pressure to conform 🤯
The record company begged them to promote the Let It Be album but they had no intentions of playing live anymore. No realistic venue could be found so they said screw it and played a few songs on the roof of Apple Studios. Next thing you know half of London stops to look up in wonder and it's forever the "Let It Be" concert. It's good to see John so into it cause it was the last time they'd play live together and then lots of drama. Freaking Beatles. lol.
This is a fkg. masterpiece. Any song you can sing along to the very first time you hear it (and want to!) means genius. (True with Bob Marley songs too)😎 This was a B-side single and received almost zero attention (they were SO prolific) but I remember it immediately turned my head “This melody is SO beautiful” yet simple, heartfelt, not showy. Cool you guys recognized its beauty and genius immediately too 😉
Billy Preston, the fifth Beatle, on keys. He’s the secret sauce!
Also, the version you reacted to was cut in half
Billy - one of the 5th beatles
cool, I didn't know that. He played the role of Sergeant Pepper in the movie, didn't he?
I always thought George Martin was the 5th Beatle, he was the one that helped fine tune their sound for all their albums.
Stop saying that shit, there were 4, just 4. And if ever there were a 5th surely do you not think it be george martin? His arraingments are pratically in every friggin song. So stop. Your giving new to the beatle fans innacurate facts. But this is for you, 🖕
Last live performance of the Beatles. I can't explain the deep effect they've had on my life. What a ride.
Yeh!
In 1962, the US Navy stationed my dad (and us), in Scotland. The Beatles were just getting big and, as a 12 year old girl, I fell in love with them. My dad couldn't stand them and their long hair. We moved back to the States at the end of 1963 and brought back their first two albums. I told all my new school friends about them. Then, they hit America.
Iconic! A track from the very last time they ever played all together, performed on the roof of the Apple Centre in London... A huge crowd started forming and the gig was shut down by police... 💕
And don't forget the episode of The Simpsons with the B Sharps playing on the roof of Moe's. :)
They actually played a few more tunes after the pilice arrived, and only stopped when they were finished.
Also U2 did a similar performance in the late 80s that was inspired by the Beatles performing on the roof. That was for Where the Streets have no Name.
@@FeralPatrick When my brother saw that, he thought it was Bono, not George, who drove by and said, "It's been done."
The video is from the rooftop concert but they overdubbed the studio version on this one. I have seen it with the live audio but this ain't it.
I love how this concert, which for weeks was being discussed being done in India, or The Coliseum, in front of the Pyramids.....Then one of them said, "Oh sod it, let's just go on the roof". So instead a big show, they tried to get arrested, for a great scene in the movie being made about them at the time (Let it Be). Although this is in their last 18 months of being a band, they still seem to be having fun, when they play together as a band.
To put things in perspective the Beatles were playing on the roof top of their recording studio. The guys in the background were sound men, equipment roadies, and office workers for the record company. They were up there in the cold for a while and the Beatles were doing several takes of songs. The police in the background came to shut it down because of the traffic jam of cars and people below.
Well one of them was Alan Parsons, who ran the tapes as an assistant engineer on Let It Be and Abbey Road. A few years later he produced an album of his own, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.
Not too shabby.
No one can underestimate the impact The Beatles had and still have, they only recorded together for 7 years, there are some bands who release 2or3 albums over that time, but The Beatles recorded their entire catalogue in that short space of time. I'm more of a fan of The Rolling Stones but the impact The Beatles had back then ,changed music forever.
Ugh yeah, 7 years.. how about Tool from 2006-2019?
that's 13 years, did tool change music and inspire thousands of musicians, the answer to that would be no, the Beatles did and still do.
@@thmp3r WTF are Tool? You're not seriously mentioning them in the same sentence as the Fab Four?
For me, Beatles are the GOATS of rock. Also, Billy Preston on keyboards deserves a huge recognition for amazing keyboards. I’m just a old hippie chick that enjoys watching the younger generations appreciate the music I was so blessed to grow up with.
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@@adriantrusca1245 whatever man. But if the biggest rock groups of the 70s all mention The Beatles as one of their influences then that's good enough for me.
The king out sold the Beatles. And Elvis hasn't recorded a song in almost 50 years.
Saw sir Paul Dallas 2002. Saw Ringo in Oklahoma 2023. They met the king before at Graceland.
Guys, if you want to fully fall in love with The Beatles, and you want to hear more music like "Don't Let Me Down", you should seriously watch the film "Get Back"! It is a 3-episode mini-series documentary based on the 1970 film called "Let it Be". Director Peter Jackson (of Lord of the Rings-fame) took the 1970 film and was given access to all the archived footage which was not used in the original release, and he re-cut the movie and expanded and reshaped the story. Originally it was an 80-minute film but Get Back was released, in 2022, as a 3-part, 8-hour series! It is an amazing film. You get to see the working relationship the band had and also the brotherhood and love they had for each other. But, the project was very difficult and almost caused the band to break up! Jackson's film is a huge improvement over the 1970 Michael Lindsey-Hogg film, which was considered a downer, when it came out. You really have to see it! You will become emotionally invested in this band, I tell you!
Their friend, Billy Preston on the keys, was a long time friend since touring with him and Little Richard back in 1962 in Europe, when they were still just building a fan base. Before they hit it big in the US.
The 5th Beatle
They weren't just talented and smart. They were incredibly generous and gracious and attuned to the world around them, as Beyonce's cover of Paul McCartney's Blackbird reminds up.
He’s the only person credited on Beatles songs apart from the Fab Four themselves.
Lennon wanted Preston to become a full member of the Beatles but then for myriad reasons they split up
The people in the background are people, who are part of the film crew, people, who worked with the Beatles in the studio and who also dragged the instruments and other paraphernalia up to the roof. For these people, working for the Beatles was their everyday job at this point.
John was singing this to Yoko who was sitting nearby. Goo goo g’joob in I Am the Walrus was hip hop.
The Beatles, started out (pupa stage) as "The Quarrymen" in 1956. In the summer of 1957, little 14 year old Paul McCartney went to see the quarrymen play at a local church fair. During intermission, he played 20 flight rock, an Eddie Cochran song, for John, and was asked to be in the band. He joined not long after. In 1958, little 14 year old George Harrison joined, but the quarrymen were done, it was just John, Paul, and George, all 3 on guitars. No drummer, no bass. For some little gigs, they called themselves "Long John and the silver beetles", then in 1960 it was "Silver Beetles", later that year, John's friend Stu Sutcliff was brought in on bass, and suggested the play on words with the Beatnik poets, (beat poets), and the Beat of a drum should change their name to The Beatles, and then in 1962 The Beatles picked up Ringo (got rid of their one beat drummer Pete) and boom! Record contracts, big theatres, touring Europe. By 63 they were the biggest band in the UK and Europe, and by the end of the year, they had a #1 hit in the US just weeks after Kennedy's assassination. They cheered up America all throughout 1964 with their cheerful mop top image, and then every year after they let more of themselves as individuals show in their music. No 2 of their nearly 300 song catalog sound the same, and although Lennon hated people attaching meaning to his songs, he wanted the overall arch of the bands music to be about love, and peace and fun. He did write "I am the Walrus koo koo ka joob" just to piss of those trying to figure out what it meant. It was all about painting a picture in your head with words. Clever turns of phrase, smart rhyme choices, and simple melodies with a great beat.
My parents who were from a generation who had loved their music, embraced our interest in groups like the Beatles, took us to their first movie, bought us fan mags; I was a pre- teenager. They would go on to encourage us; once I found my mother singing along with Light My Fire by the Doors while in the kitchen. Our parents were Southern Baptists(!), but music had meant a lot to their generation, my father was a musician. It was a really cool thing for them to do.
The Beatles were a little before my time but they have a few songs that after hearing I’m like “ok,I get it”….this is 1 on those songs
This was an impromptu concert on a rooftop. No audience. People walking on the streets below were stopping looking up and wondering what was going on. The longest band going would probably be The Rolling Stones. 1963 till now.
"Don't bring me down" by ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) is the other song u guys were talking about... ELO's Jeff Lynne was a close friend of The Beatles' George Harrison and actually helped produce the last few Lennon demos that became Beatles songs in the 90's.
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And I, for one was unhappy with Lynne's influence on those "Beatles" recordings. He wrecks the drums in everything he touches.
What an iconic performance, those sideburns and those coats LOL Dear Prudence is one of my favorite Beatles songs, and of course Yesterday both are so beautiful.
There's a cute little movie called Yesterday where there's a meteor or something like that and the world wakes up without ever having the beatles, only one dude remembers them and he goes on a quest to try and get all those great songs back into the world, makes you realize just how many songs they're actually were... don't remember too much of the movie I was distracted, I took my mom who's in a wheelchair so there's a lot going on there and then as soon as the movie started there was an earthquake! I do remember thinking it's a great Rainy Day movie if y'all ever see it pop up on the tube and there's nothing else to do it's worth a watch✌😎🖤🌟
I've seen that movie and love it.
I believe that is "Yesterday" and it's a pretty silly idea since the popular music in this alternate reality is more or less the same which would have been derived directly or indirectly from the Beatles. To have them suddenly not exist, the world itself would be radically different in my opinion.
Thanks for not letting me down guys, great reaction as usual! That rooftop 'concert' is so magical and if they had to end then what a way to go out. Would love to hear you react to 'Yesterday' by the Beatles, one of the greatest songs of all time and it came to Paul in a dream! It's one of (if not the most) covered songs it since it's release in 1965! U2 are still the original 4 members from 1976. Cheers.
My grandfather called them mop heads. He forbid that music in the household when my mother was growing up. I think thats why my parents never tried to change what i listen to. Can you picture what other parents thought when i was listening to deicide and cannibal corpse in 5th grade? This channel reviews everything, thats why its the best.
ha. my grandpa told me he stopped listening to music when he saw the beatles on sullivan. he was a difficult man
I just love the vocals on this track ❤
*"Was this their prime?"* This was their very last performance on the roof of the recording studio. They performed Get Back as well on the roof. They broke up after this performance.
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They continued to grow so they were always in their prime….they broke up before they were 30
Even though The Beatles r called the greatest band of all time today... Back in the day, people tried to bury them from day 1...
1) When The Beatles started playing gigs in 1960, they had to go to Hamburg in West Germany to play and were even deported after German authorities were tipped off that guitarist George Harrison was only 17 and in the country underage. They returned to Hamburg in 1961 after Harrison turned 18.
2) Between 1961 and 1962, The Beatles were actively playing Liverpool and Hamburg in the clubs... but the UK music industry thought they were a joke and refused to sign them. They opened for all their American rock n' roll heroes when they came to England... Their fans called them the 'greatest rock and roll band' before they even had a record out and filled the clubs they played in.
3) Producer George Martin was not impressed w/ The Beatles' demos and nearly passed on them... However, he met the band and found them cheeky and charming and knew they had something special... Martin felt that they needed a new drummer and after Ringo Starr replaced drummer Pete Best in 1962, he still thought they were not good enough. That changed as they scored their first UK hits in late '62.
4) While The Beatles toured Europe in 1963 w/ #1 records... in America, they were still a work in progress. They said that they would not tour the USA until they had a #1 record there... Despite the growing popularity, several Beatles singles failed to reach #1 on the US charts.
The #1 record finally came in late '63 - "I want to hold your hand" became a US #1 single and Beatlemania came to America in early 1964.
5) By 1966, John Lennon's humorous remark about The Beatles becoming "more popular than Jesus"... started a firestorm of controversy by right wing groups in America, including the KKK (which was a powerful, bigoted organization at the time w/ political ties) and the death threats came streaming in... Fed up w/ the controversy... the constant security on the road... and unable to hear themselves play live because of screaming crowds, The Beatles announced in 1966 that they were done touring.
6) The Beatles' radical change of image in 1967 w/ the album "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts club band" was not received well initially... But after a while, the album was hailed as a masterpiece... Around this time, the UK authorities targeted The Beatles trying to bust them for drug use... George Harrison (and The Rolling Stones) were both arrested by the infamous Sergeant Pilcher (who was famous for arresting celebrities in England)... Pilcher himself was arrested years later for drug offenses ... fired from the police force and imprisoned.
Finally,
7) After The Beatles breakup went public in 1970... the former members were involved in litigation w/ their finances... The former Beatles were actually targeted by the US government under Pres. Richard Nixon... John Lennon was ordered to be deported from the US because of his anti-war activism; the FBI tapped his phones and put him under surveillance ... Paul McCartney was denied a US visa for years because of a 'cannabis bust' on his record... George Harrison organized the charity 'Concert for Bangladesh' in 1971 to raise funds for aid to refugees in the war-torn nation next to India; Nixon (who was funding Pakistan and their war against Bangladesh) ordered the IRS to target those charity efforts... John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison sued former manager Allen Klein in the 70's for mismanagement; Paul McCartney refused to sign w/ Klein when The Beatles were active.
And then, John Lennon was shot to death in late 1980 by a deranged fan in NYC at the entrance of his apartment building... Before his death in 2001, George Harrison was attacked and stabbed multiple times in his home in late 1999 by a deranged individual.
Led Zepplin stayed together until John Bonham died, then they broke up and quit recording and playing. The idea being if, John wasn't there, then they weren't able to be Zepplin anymore.
On the subject of unchanged bands Led Zeppelin were unchanged from their formation until John Bonham’s death when the band disbanded, they were together for about 12 years.
Queen also stayed together for 21 years unchanged, again until the death of Freddie Mercury. Radiohead have been going since 1985.
You want unchanged bands, though, Weird Al is king. His keyboard player, Ruben Valtierra, is still called the "new guy" in the band, and he joined in 1991. Jon Schwartz has been with him since 81, Steve Jay since 82, and Jim West since 83.
Would like to think The Beatles would have got back together for shows and new music if Lennon wasn't killed. If Pink Floyd can reform for Live 8 then I imagine The Beatles would have done shows like that too.
I think so too 😊 I’m also remembering a clip I saw somewhere of John and Yoko walking in Central Park, some guy saw him and wanted his autograph. The guy said to John “I can’t believe I met you! When are the Beatles getting back together?” John answered “tomorrow!” 😆
You were thinking of Electric Light Orchestra's "Don't Bring Me Down" at the beginning. This is late Beatles, from their famous rooftop concert, not long before they broke up. Another amazing Beatles song to try (out of a long, long list) is "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". ZZ Top had the same line-up for about 50 years. U2 are still going with their original 1980s line-up.
Nothing last's forever but The Beatles lasted long enough to still have an impact on us today over a half a century later.
Ringo always knew the perfect drumming for each song....they very seldom gave him any instruction...he was plug and play 😊
Great frickin song. Who doesn't love them, miss them? ❤😊
They did this to show they could still play live and they were still one of the best live bands.
This was the last public appearance of the Beatles before they broke up. (Crazy how much they put out and how they changed world culture in less than 10 years)
This was the famous Abby Road studio rooftop concert. It was during the recording sessions of their Get Back album. HBO Max put out a documentary a free years back which you would really like.
Not Abbey Road...it was on the roof of the Apple office/recording studio in Central London
@@NuddsyFish oh that’s right
This is one of my favourite Beatles songs! My favourite is probably Something, but this is defo top 5, maybe even top 3!!
This was my favorite era. They were exploring. Thank them for that!!! Among many others at that time. ❣️❣️❣️❣️
Off the top of my head, U2. Same 4 dudes almost 45 years going.
Was the song you were thinking of at the start "Don't Bring Me Down" by ELO?
Yup cuz that's this song I was thinking too.
Yeah that’s the song
Yep... and now even after hearing the Beatles song this is the one that's stuck in my brain for the day LOL
What a final performance as a band. Thank you boys
U2 has the longest run as a band with all the original members
ELO did a song called Don’t Bring Me Down. That’s what I possibly think you’re thinking of.
They changed our world.❤😊
Free As A Bird is your favourite Beatles song Smokey? Don't think I've ever heard anyone say that. It was released via the Anthology 1 series in 1995, long after the band broke up. It probably wouldn't make my Top 50 Beatles songs but to each his/her own.
As far as bands that had the same lineup from start to finish, the only one I can think of is ZZ Top, for 51 years until bassist Dusty Hill's death. I thought The Police might have had the same trio for their relatively short run but I looked it up and they had a guitarist named Henry Padovani initially before Andy Summers joined them early on. Rush had the same trio from 1975 on but of course had a different drummer (John Rutsey) for their first album.
This show never lets me down.😉😉
I Want You (She's So Heavy) is like a darker (and even better) version of this one👍
Thanks dude, now I have to search Free as a bird again, .......some great George slide guitar in that one.
He wrote this for Yoko, as a love song.
Just like the new song, "Now and then" he really wrote after a tiff with Yoko, he had just recorded it on that cheap ass cassette tape, before he saw Paul the last time, saying, coincidentally, "Goodbye old friend, think about me now and then" , in the corny, joking, snarky way John would say things.
It was colder than they thought it would be so they were wearing their wife's coats
😊 good to know, I was wondering about those coats!
1,000 years from now these songs will still be listened to. Timeless art at the height of the musical artform.
I was in high school when Abby Road came out. It…had a profound impact on me. It spoke to me in a way that nothing had ever spoke to me before. When I first saw the movie of this it brought a tear to my eye and goose bumps on my skin. 50 years later it still does.
People at the back were all involved with Beatles every day. It was their job. They'd heard it all. They were looking down four or five floors to the street below with crowds that were clogging the traffic and, eventually generating a significant safety problem as buses, ambulances, and fire engines could not get through. I've known the area for 50 years. When it's gridlocked, nothing moves, everyone is late for appointments (eg, in my case once nearly missed my son's wedding).
Perfect, guys!
This is my favorite Beatles song. I love their evolving journey this is their grown up music ❤
Love watching this video because it was probably one of the last times we see them together. Great reaction! 👍👍👍
The Beatles are still going, in a sense. To this very day, The Beatles are the biggest selling music artist of all time, and nobody else even comes close (do a simple google search and you'll see what I'm talking about). They have the most #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 (with 20 #1 hits), and 35 overall top 10 hits. They released their final single only 4 months ago on November 3rd, 2023. The song is called "Now and Then". It deputed at #7 on the billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #1 on the UK Spotify Charts, knocking Taylor Swift down to the #2 position. Just FYI. Here's a link to the last Beatles song and a short film on the making of the song. You should do a reaction to the 12 minute video first, then the music video afterwards (in a separate video), and try and make sure to give the Beatles their props next time for being the biggest selling music artist of all time, even to this very day.
"Now and Then" 12 minute film on the making of the final Beatles song
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"Now and Then" music video
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Peace
The Rolling Stones are still going at it. They’ve been around for over 65 years. Charlie passed away a few years ago. I didn’t think that Keith would make it past 30, but he’s still rocking in his 80s.
This was the first live performance they had done in years, and was their last one together (Jan 1969.) This is the famous “rooftop concert” that is explained in the film in ‘Let It Be’ and in the final episode of Peter Jackson’s recent documentary special ‘Get Back.’ The films show the reactions of people down in the street and in nearby buildings, and why the cops were there.
The Beatles are my everything… 🖤
The reason they weren't paying attention is because the cops were there to get them off the roof for disruptive of the crowd down in the street. So they were talking to the bobbies (police) that they were almost finished. They were concerned about all the people that were on the lol the surrounding roofs too. Anyways guys that was their last song together. Take care guys Hollywood and Smokey and stay real and awesome and cool 😎 lol Dueces always ✌️✌️
I've been listening to this over and over lately. One of my fave Beatles tunes ❤
Yes me favorite song by the Beatles is a day in the life. They were so ahead of the times.
🥰 The Beatles rule the absolutely rule. My mom was the one that told me about The Beatles. They have so many good songs.😊🎉❤
Every song they had is far from chill. Not only that, they were all different. They invented metal in 68 with Helter skelter.
U2 and "Weird Al" Yankovic still have their original members.
My favourite of theirs has still gotta be Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Such a beautiful song.
Next Beatles song.....Helter Skelter from the white album
Love it!
I'd have to say ZZ Top is the mega band that ran the longest with it's original line up without breaking up. 1969 untill Dusty Hill died in 2021. 51 years
The people in the back were crew for either the filmmakers or band. Or Apple Corp employees.
The song was directed to Yoko Ono.
This was the first live performance in 2.5 years, and final live performance ever.
AC/DC changed bassists and drummers.
Technically, The Who only replaced people after the original musician died. Then that spot changed a lot, but no original members were replaced. The band did break up for a while in the 1980s.
I think this was the last time they performed together in public. They were in the studio and a lot of friction and anger towards each other. They decided to go up on the roof and play and kinda part ways on good terms. I always thought this was John telling Yoko that I'm going all in on this. I'd rather be with you than be a Beatle. Just don't let me down.
Remember when this came out. Classic good review guys!
This was thr last live performance of the Beatles. It was filmed on the roof of Apple Record offices. Many of the people in the back were Apple folks. They were distracted during the song because the police were there telling them they had to stop the performance because they were disturbing the peace.
Amazing song and kind of a bittersweet moment there on the rooftop 🥲 I watched that entire documentary that lead up to that moment.. makes me emotional. This is one of my fav songs I covered as well. 💖
I love this song and video of the Beatles! I’m so glad that we have this treasure to listen to and watch. The Beatles were otherworldly and extremely gifted young people. I love all of their music and also Paul McCartney and his group, Wings. I loved Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne remind me so much of the Beatles! I’m also a great fan of Led Zeppelin! 🎸🎼🎵🎹❤
As an over 70 year old Scouser (look it up) I love watching you youngsters discover the music of my time. Thank you for that, guys. Beatles is purposely misspelled.
Great reaction again guys..
BEATLES are #1..
React to more Dylan..
Bob turned the BEATLES onto WEED..
From the film Let it Be. And the album of the same name.
This was there last live performance as a band. On the roof of Apple Studios in London.
I recommend you guys see the documentary about this recording sessions.
The studio cut is better but this rooftop final concert is iconic.
You should watch The Beatles Rooftop Concert. You will love it
The Greatest band forever❤
John wrote that song about Yoko.
Talking about bands with original members, shout out to Zeppelin. They broke up when Bonham died. K9
Saw sir Paul Dallas 2002. Saw Ringo in Oklahoma 2023. That's two Beatles.
You should check out the entire rooftop concert from Get Back. Peter Jackson's epic. It is long, but there are several songs and a lot more footage of Billy on keys.
Just to clarify, I think you mean that the Get Back epic (consisting of several episodes) is long. I wouldn't really recommend the whole series for any but the most fanatic Beatles fan (of which I am one). But the rooftop concert is at the end of the series and is worth checking out for anyone!
@@SK-lk3iu Yes. I only meant the rooftop concert portion that takes up a bit of part 3. If the guys liked this song that much, I bet Hollywood will need a cigarette after watching it.
U2 has been together since the early 80's. The Beatles are the biggest of all time. All their albums were recorded between 1962-1970. The songwriting team of Lennon & McCartney dominated the singles & albums released, but they also wrote individual songs under the team's name and competed with each other. Once George Harrison started writing songs, he was only given about two tracks out of 14 on their albums. George was getting better, and his songs were just as good as Lennon & McCartney's, yet he was not given more tracks to include on the albums. Ringo then started writing songs and there was not enough room on an album for all their songs. Frustration and bruised egos got in the way. There was just too much talent in this band to last. There were bad feelings between band members when they broke up, but fences were later mended. Each one of them said they were brothers, and like brothers they fought, disagreed and made up.
There are at least 4 more songs from this but this seems to be the only one which comes up , This was a try out to go back to live gigs after years of studio work, but that never worked out .
For a bands that stayed together...
Rolling Stones as far as Jagger & Richards are concerned. They were at primary school together in Dartford, down river from where I live. They attended each other's birthday parties, then went to different middle and secondary schools. So they go back even further than Lennon and McCartney who met up as mid-teens. J&R met up again age about 18 or 19 on railway station platform. Brian Jones initiated what became RS but checked out mentally, emotionally, doping and died, to be replaced by Mick Taylor for a few years and for their peak period. Ronnie Wood took over from MT and has been with the group for decades. Bill Wyman retired and had grown to fear flying. Charlie Watts died recently.
The Who are still going with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey who were at school together as teenagers. Keith Moon and John Entwistle died. The drummer is Zak Starkey, son of Ringo. It was Moon who gave Zak his first drum kit and taught him to play
Egos aren't the only thing that breaks up bands. I played in weekend cover bands for 20 years and split into 4 bands. It's almost like a marriage with 4-5 people. Goals and visions can vary, life events happen, schedules conflict, etc. But definitely not just egos.
More Beatles please. Eleanor Rigby, Blackbird, In My Life & Yesterday are great songs.
The sync is a little off in this, but it is completely live, no lip-sync.
The Rolling Stones come to mind when you mention bands that are legendary and still together.
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Some of the songs from the rooftop you can see the reactions of the people walking down below on the street. Everybody recognizes who that is singing.
The camera operator, video producer, or whoever was responsible for ignoring Billy Preston at the piano, should have been punished for that!
Would like to be famous for inventing something that made the world a better place
"I want to time-travel so band, and be on that rooftop..." -- Hey, go ahead and watch the "Get Back" film you will be a fly-on-the-wall to greatness!
The last of the Beatles . They grew out of it ,they were kids who were put in an unreal position. Impossible to go out ,impossible to say anything without being distorted. As far as society-You can’t understand how hard it was to have long hair or not dress in an acceptable way. Heck my brother got thrown out of church because his hair almost touched his shoulders 😂 He looked remarkably like the Christ image on the wall but it was unacceptable. The pressure to conform 🤯
This video has the studio version dubbed in. There is a version with the live sound. The lips match and everything.
So good! I recommend Black Bird or Yesterday to cover next from The Beatles
Enjoy this dudes...this is the very last time the Beatles played together....on the roof of Apple recording.
ZZ Top was all original until the passing of Dusty Hill. If I remember right it was 55 years.
The record company begged them to promote the Let It Be album but they had no intentions of playing live anymore. No realistic venue could be found so they said screw it and played a few songs on the roof of Apple Studios. Next thing you know half of London stops to look up in wonder and it's forever the "Let It Be" concert. It's good to see John so into it cause it was the last time they'd play live together and then lots of drama. Freaking Beatles. lol.
This is a fkg. masterpiece.
Any song you can sing along to the very first time you hear it (and want to!) means genius.
(True with Bob Marley songs too)😎
This was a B-side single and received almost zero attention (they were SO prolific) but I remember it immediately turned my head “This melody is SO beautiful” yet simple, heartfelt, not showy.
Cool you guys recognized its beauty and genius immediately too 😉