The BEATLES Bring It In For A Landing |
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- The Beatles toiled the month of January 1969 without a clear vision of what the Let It Be /Get Back Sessions were supposed to be. This video which picks up on January 29, the day before the rooftop concert, shows the band tired but relieved they have and ending to execute. Listen to their dialog as they bring these sessions in for a bumpy landing.
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Isn’t it weired 51 years on and they have more fans now than ever. Their just the greatest
Absolutely - timeless songs 👌😎
*They’re just the greatest.
Fans of every age! In 1963 not everyone loved them, but thru all of us playing their music for our kids and grandkids, there loved by generations! ♥️
Mozart has more over a longer time frame. Really weird.
Weird not weired.
@@gogoyubari366 most of the time those are simple mistakes they know the right word. This is supposed to be fun don’t be that guy.
This is just fascinating....it's like you're a fly on the wall listening in.
That’s coincidentally the name of the bonus disc on the Let It Be…Naked Album
Fascinating how little English has changed in 52 years
A fly on the wall couldn't make heads or tails of what went on.
@@Redhotshawntexas I love the disc. Whenever I need cheering up, it's one I'll pop on, just to hear John say to Ringo, 'The Queen of Sheeba wore falsies'. 😅
“A f***in’ miracle”, love it! John’s contribution to the discussion is so touching to hear, he is so often portrayed as sarcastic or dismissive, but here he’s guiding the other fellas through a fraught period. Wonderfully done with great insight Matt, thank you 👌🏼
Lennon doesn't sound like the stoned-on-heroin addict we've been led to believe! Thank you for the kind words, Gavin.
I agree with you. I'm glad to hear them all talking friendly love this Thankyou so much. I miss their voices so much. ❣️
Shocked and delighted me as well. John was so professional and not so erratic as we traditionally view him in the later years of the band. Very eye-opening and makes me proud of John.
@@popgoesthe60s52, is "ALLRIGHT" the American spelling of "ALRIGHT"?
John was always the lead guy that they all looked to.
It was a 17-day miracle because The Beatles were miraculous. They and their music still have us by the throat some 60 years after they began.
Couldn't have put it better.
Indeed. After all this time I hadn't realized that the time span was a mere 17 days. They were incredibly prolific. Of course.
+September Sapphire+
To me the Beatles were like the equivalent of a musical tsunami. We've never recovered, we were swept away.
I agree. No other band has had a number one album 50 years after they quit touring. Unbelievable.
Not ever being on the receiving end of themselves, I don't think the Beatles ever knew how extraordinarily incredible they were.
They knew how good they were. When George Martin said they didn't think they could make Hey Jude a single cause it was a 7 minute song and it might be an engineering problem John replied " They'll do it cause it's us" that said it all.
Was it George H who said many years later, "We would have tried harder if we knew we were going to be 'The Beatles'"? Obviously they were the Beatles, but he was referring to the growth of the legend, and the unparalleled level of scrutiny they would receive. So, in a way, they didn't see it.
John said, "When I was a Beatle, I thought we're the best fucking group in the goddamn world." They knew they were great, but I agree with you, they couldn't experience themselves like we experience them. Even Paul, when asked what it was their music did to people, had to admit, "We don't know, really."
Brilliant.
Paul described it as like being in the eye of a hurricane. They could see the chaos as they were walking through it, but were never a part of it. "It was a lot more fun for all of you than it was for us".
More than 50 years and we're still grieving over the loss of The Beatles.
We are? I've never grieved. If I want to listen to them, I listen to them. No grieving involved.
Such nostalgia for me listening to their voices, I first saw them in the Cavern with the original drummer Pete Best in 1962, fantastic atmosphere and wonderful memories.
Original drummer ? Pete Best was drummer no. 3 or 4. Hé is the most famous pre Beatles drummer, that's true.
@@paulbakker6765 Don't be so pedantic.
"These guys call it a disaster, this is a fuckin' miracle." If only you could have seen the smile that quote put on my face! Thanks Matt.
My pleasure!
It makes me sooooo happy that this group is still so relevant to others as much as me. It's nice to share a love of something that you don't have to explain and convince ppl to check out. It's like so many people get it and vary in age. There music and vibe is timeless.
They are endlessly fascinating! Thanks for the comment, Mina.
Very interesting hearing John and Paul converse. Actually very nice.
They are like this through the entire month. After listening to 97.5 hours, it seemed their relationship was pretty tight.
@@popgoesthe60s52 exactly what I thought. Clearly there's a mutual respect between them. After all that success, why not? destroys the myth of the constantly turbulent Let it Be sessions.
@@Gardosunron The Let It Be sessions were only turbulent when the Beatles were recording at Twickenham. Once they moved to Savile row - Apple headquarters, the atmosphere changed. It is documented in Pete Brown's book, and John mentioned it during Anthology I think.
Yes, they had a mutual love and respect for each other. Naysayers, not withstanding.
I find it telling that John is the one really behind this. We have always ben told it was Paul, but John seems to be the one who is enthused the most.
Yes, all these years we've been given a bum steer from biased biographers and lazy journalists. It's nice to get more clarity from the primary sources! Thanks for stopping by Brian!
Interesting isn't it
Paul wanted a full-on show, while John was eager to do something. The ones against the project were George and Ringo, who linked up and said no to everything that meant leaving the studio building. John's asserting leadership by playing peacemaker, and Paul is grudgingly going along, seeing the Roadhouse vanish in a puff and not assuaged by this lunch-break rooftop idea.
Well in this conversation at least...
Actually I was shocked at Harrison reply about a live show and was worried about " A bunch of c_ _ ts showing up. Not cool!!
most interesting aspect of this video to me is despite all you hear about Lennon being disengaged or "checked-out," at this point, no one in the room talks over John. that's not to imply that Paul and George didn't have mutual respect for each other, but both almost instantly ceded the floor to John when he saw fit to make a point. perhaps it was refreshing to them that Lennon was finally asserting his opinion, but i think it also provides a really interesting view into their dynamic as friends.
Yes, the oft-repeated narratives of Lennon hating this period and being out of in on heroin take quite a beating when we hear what he actually says in context of the sessions. He clearly is the leader and we hear Paul defer to him constantly. There is a great conversation that is barely audible of Paul and John at lunch discussing George's leaving. Lennon is completely engaged and rational about the goings on and understanding the years preceding the issues. I may try to do something with those recordings.
@@popgoesthe60s52 That would be great!
@@popgoesthe60s52 Oh, please do it!
Paul obviously missed playing live, hence his "this is just another album". He wanted a TV special, with an audience , something more elaborate than the amateurish Magical Mistery Tour. The rooftop gig, though iconic now, and imitated many times (including by Paul himself), in his mind then must have been a total compromise between his grandiose and abstract ideas (like "you can have cameras floating, and then flow into Ringo's face"), and the reality of the Beatles playing to a camera crew in a cold and windy january day.
A 17 day miracle....I'd never had the chance to see it from this perspective...you hit a home run with this one.. Too many critics don't look at the facts...only the results...and even then miss the boat. Thanks for your in-depth approach.
My pleasure, Terry. Thank you for the nice comment.
...And the results were miraculous as The Beatles always were!!
It's interesting to become aware of the physical strain it is singing and playing an instrument for an extended amount of time. I tried to learn guitar and it really is true. Non-musicians might not realize that.
These discussions and your analysis reveal a story that was never clear, at least to me. Terrific work. Pointing out that the sessions began just ten weeks after the double album was released AND that Paul seems to have primarily had in mind a TV show, AND that it wasn't clear to anyone that they were in the process of making their next album on such short notice AND the ensuing confusion/frustration with the situation -- the puzzle pieces fit quite well. The promo for the film and album back then gave the impression their project was clear, back to roots, etc. And to think, the original TV idea becomes a reality a mere 50 years later. Thanks very much for this, Matt! Nicely done.
My pleasure, syater. You've summed it up quite nicely.
Agreed. Also, something which may not be clear to younger viewers, the fact that they were aiming for a live performance of some kind tended to dictate what the music could be. Other than playing to backing tapes, there was no way of remotely reproducing live much of the types of music they they had been making since they had stopped touring. Even some of their more straightforward-sounding later songs needed multiple overdubs and tape effects. Limiting the players to just themselves and Billy Preston severely restricted what they could do live.
In retrospect, they would probably have been happier simply performing those of their most recent songs, and there where quite a few on the White Album, which could reasonably have been done live - perhaps with some other guest musicians. They could then have had longer to prepare for their next proper album.
@@johnnhoj6749 Yes, agreed. The live approach was definitely part of it. I'm still am not sure whether the original idea was to film songs from the White Album or earlier songs, as it seems it may have been, rather than starting work on a new batch of songs. I curious what Matt's impression is concerning that development.
What I had always understood for the past 50 years is that this album was supposed to be a no-frills, no overdubs, no studio tricks album and that was the agreement from the start. The idea that the film was planned to be a concert of music from the White Album is a revelation (to me), which now fully explains why they came into the studios in Twickenham without new music or direction for what became Let It Be.
The tapes reveal that they weren't in fighting all the time and if anything, in this instance, John is the one who is open and realises that they have to do something. Maybe all of them knew deep down they were reaching the end. Hence why, for the first time in a long time, they are connected as they were in the late 50s and early 60s.
A bigger revelation, already revealed, is they were open to another album. I feel their idea was similar to The Doors or Bee Gees - have a break, recharge, do their own projects and then do a post Abbey Road album?
I love this. You always hear how disconnected John was at this point in their career but he's very involved in the discussions. I loved his "One After 909" comment, about throwing it in because they suddenly feel that they need another album right now. John was even saying they had planned on starting a new one that summer, which is what they did for Abbey Road. These conversations really explain why the Let It Be album sounds less cohesive than the others. But I'm judging it against other Beatles LPs. Any other band would give anything to have an album this good.
Thank you, Kirbygene - I appreciate the comment.
True. "Let it be" is not one of the best albums of the Beatles, and still is one of the best albums ever. That's the level of that band.
I'm eternally grateful that John went with bringing back his One After 909. I love the song, and it's perfect for the rooftop gig.
@@waynej2608 It's amazing how grounded and succint John sounds, considering as the story goes, he was a drugged out junkie at this point in time. I hear a man who has a solid point of view and knows what he wants for his band.
I can’t wait for the next episode. As a 19 year old just learning about The Beatles now this channel has been so helpful. Thanks so much. Much appreciated!
I'm always inspired to hear young people interested in older music. That is why I started this channel was to appeal to a younger audience in the hope of having them carry the torch and spread this music around. Thanks for watching, Don!
Me as a 14 years old I listen to Beatles 4 years ago
@@ishimreyes2911 You have good taste!
@@popgoesthe60s52 yeah it because I can relate on the meaning of there song like in my life and let it be
@@popgoesthe60s52 As another 19 year old, your videos are probably the best out there for 60s bands, your overviews on bands are a good way to get the most out going through their catalogues, hope you cover the Doors, the zombies or Jefferson airplane soon.
Funny how every time you hear about this period it's always The Beatles are at each other's throats, John is smacked out, Yoko keeps butting in. Listening to all these conversations seems to destroy those myths
Yes, those old narrative seem ridiculous when one actually hears their conversations.
Another great video. I totally agree. This project was a fucking miracle. So much came out of it. Just listen to the A/B Road sessions. Just a treasure trove of material both audio and visual.
It's strange that in retrospect some could only see the negative in these recordings. Quite a lot of positives came out of this! Thanks Williams!
I love what you say "a disaster, this thing is a fucking miracle". Absolutely right. Your series has made me look at all of this in a new light
"This is a f'in miracle!" Woah! You startled me😁
Passion.
Great video. In addition to all they accomplished for just 17 days of work (and you listed plenty), don’t forget the Oscar for Let It Be - in the original song score category. Also a Grammy - best original score. Not too bad in the end for a “disaster”.
Thank you for those additions. Much appreciated, Vicbert!
It’s so easy to forget how short this session was! 17 days! Fuckin’ miracle indeed.
Amazing!! The prodigious Beatles in 17 days giving us content for our lives and future generations. The Beatles are the most creative force in the history of recorded music.
I like that they all are still friendly at this point anyway. John is very calm and reasonable here. Paul is worried and apprehensive.
Cocaine vs heroin lol
Agree. Yet they are being very collaborative and respectful of each other’s opinion as well. It’s remarkable to listen in on this discussion.
...I don't think Paul wanted 'the ride' to end......never....
I love both versions of the Long and Winding Rd. from the movie AND the album.🎶🎶
Matt, best episode ever! I loved how you captured the drama of indecision which was The Beatles state of mind at this time. Paul was trying to steer the ship to a movie /t.v show but what I hear is a very practical reasonable Lennon trying to come up with a solution.
Thank you, Trunk. It's always fascinating to hear their meetings.
It's just now coalescing in my mind how much pressure Paul felt to be a leader to the group at this point in the band's career. You can really feel his discomfort at not being able to define their goals or get the others behind his (Not quite fully formed) ideas. His silence and diplomatic tone say it all, he knew the group was disintegrating
I dunno, I think you're reading a bit too much into it. As pointed out, John was also taking a bit of a leadership role, and not being obstructionist - "I'm saying yes to every suggestion". They were just trying to reconcile the Ringo's movie schedule with the need to have some kind of show on film before he left. The Beatles were "The Beatles" until John pulled the plug that September.
@@aquamarine99911 absolutely.
@@aquamarine99911 I think it's more in the context of long-term plans versus immediate solutions. John's attitude seems to be, "Look, let's just get through this, and then we can worry about what's next," whereas Paul seems like he's looking for longer-term strategy, which you can hear when he voices his concern that once this album is done, everyone will just wander off and be resistant to getting back together for the next project, whenever that might be. Neither one of them are taking an unreasonable position, but you get a situation where John stays in place as the leader of the band, saying, "Look, we need to just get through this album first," while Paul continues to try to backfill the managerial position left vacant by Brian Epstein's death, going, "Okay, but what about the film, and what comes after that?" It's a really interesting clip because you can see those two dynamics at play so clearly.
It's funny now to think Paul felt they needed a new approach and were producing "just another album".
If only we could go back and tell him: " This is musical alchemy mate, keep doing it. No one will ever come close."
But the others knew.
John just wanted to play. I never knew this side of it. Seems like Paul was thinking too much about it.
Not really, he just wanted to do something different. They had just done an album, he wanted to create, be creative, can’t blame him for that. It just wasn’t to be, luckily they and we got an inadvertent album out of it.
The whole intent of the project was to do something different than just make another album. Paul didn't want to just give in to that, he wanted more out of it. It seems he was always the one pushing them to do more. And that has always been overlooked IMO.
"It's not a disaster, it's an effing miracle!" Great comment!!
Thank you, David!
"these guys called it a disaster, this is a f'n miracle" - great line and couldn't agree more. when I watch the Jackson trailer for the sessions, i think all these years we thought they hated each other in the end, looks to me like they were still getting along pretty well those last sessions. looks more like it just fizzled, no place to go, nothing new. this Get Back doc will show the truth and how we were mislead. excited for the release.
As always, the way you 'animate' the conversations is REALLY helpful in achieving some comprehension about what's going on, so many thanks for your hard work with that. I also wholeheartedly agree that the results were much more miraculous than disastrous for the reasons you outline. Seventeen days and they came up with all this? Jaw dropping!
The evidence from the Beatles themselves (the most primary of sources) really blows much of the biographical and journalistic record out the window! Thanks for the comment!
There is so much great Beatles stuff available to us through media and people like this these days. With the film fairly imminent too, we’re being spoiled. Social media and modern communications can be a real force for evil, but this kind of thing brings so much joy. Thank you Pop Goes the 60s. 😀
You are quite welcome, Scott! More to come.
Fascinating! Every time I hear one of these I have to reassess my ideas on the breakup. Here John is leading, really into the Beatles and wanting to do more records while Paul sounds more weary of repetition and is looking for new avenues for the band. The underlying problem though is that they needed a longer break after doing a double album. They sound mentally exhausted.
In my opinion it was a perfect album as all there albums were/are. I love let it be its raw and heavy and bluesy and rockin and some were live which blows my mind how good they were!!! Till this day some of those live stuff they did on that album is kinda complicated yet still pleasant and easy to listen to. I fukn love this band. There will never be another Beatles.
The Beatles simply were itching to perform for an audience again and didn’t realize it. Their last concert was August 1966. They should have done a live concert broadcast on the BBC and USA television simultaneously.
Maybe a small audience devoid of screaming 14 yr olds as well
Yes, if the audience would’ve shut their damn mouth and listen to the songs, we would’ve had more live stuff. Sad really.
"This guy calls it a disaster... It was a fucking MIRACLE!" Truer words never spoken, amigo
The Beatles started in a basement. When you’re in a basement and you want to go up as far as you can, you climb up to the roof. When you reach the roof top, there’s nowhere else to go. Great show!
Nice analogy, Jim. They had reached the summit.
The audition was passed.
The beautiful aspect of those conversations is how they're deeply honest with each other. They 're like a molecule of 4 atoms which clearly knows how to handle things, with empathy, love and honesty. Those tapes are a wonderful glimpse into their collective mind. Unfortunately the next storm will be the last. Thanks for your input.
Thanks for the comment, GB
...I'm so proud that they were just four scousers...that changed musical history!.......and changed my life!...gave me hope!...✌🏻💙
When I first saw " Let It Be" in the theater around 1970 I was shocked at how bad some of the music sounded when they were rehearsing but slowly they started to sound better. The music on the rooftop though except for some minor mistakes sounded great. The Beatles still sounded good enough to play to a live audience and the musicianship especially from Harrison and Preston was up to par with most bands around in 69. The Beatles were a wonderful group.
I totally agree. A lot of the doodling around rehearsing and goofing off sounds pretty bad, but when they're on the rooftop, they know that they're ON, like on stage in front of an audience. Obviously, that was a big difference in their attitudes.
It was a miracle. It takes most bands 17 YEARS !!! to even conceive 3 albums by today's standards.
I can only agree , Let it Be is a fucking miracle ! Rooftop concert, Great ! Love Let it be “ Naked “ too . Best version of Long and Winding Road !
Hearing them, I now wonder why they went their own ways. They seem to be interested in creating, and recording more music together. They certainly seemed to have fun on the rooftop.
The Klein/Eastman conflict is looking more likely every day.
As far as I understand it, the business/legal problems along with just wanting to do something different (doing the same thing with the same guys for ~10 years isn't everyone's cup of tea) are the main contributors
@@JonahNelson7 Yeah...it's a weird situation. I would have thought that they would get together just for FUN, every once in a while. If I walk away from someone I have known for 15 years, someone that was like a brother, and never bother to get together again...there's a reason. Musically, they were not as good apart, as they were together. At least ONE of them must have really been upset..IMO.
@@bondojoe8161 Divorces can be amicable until lawyers get involved. Not so much after.
It seemed to come out of the blue
What I noticed listening to those short pieces is first off, George known as the quiet beatle had plenty to say here. I also noticed that John ultimately got his way, didn’t he cuz they went up on the roof. Ringo said nothing, and Paul who did Sgt Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour, innovative ideas said he wanted something more creative, innovative because thats how he is. Ultimately George refused to play his songs on the roof, though they practiced “All Things Must Pass” relentlessly, It was not refused. The roof concert was on pretty special afterall but I agree with Ringo, they should have made a deal with the police to have them come up there and arrest them, that would have been the icing on the cake. I can’t blame Paul he was always trying to push them to new heights.
Hard to blame anyone here given the results. They could be blamed for being a tad over ambitious! Thank you for the great comment, Linda.
@@popgoesthe60s52 That was my point I don’t think Paul was being overly ambitious as you say. Honestly the let it be film kind of flopped..
That is one of the reasons for Get Back is it not? Ringo said on Howard Stern if not for Paul,s workaholicism The Beatles would not have made as many albums as they did. And I would have loved the idea for a television show.
I was around 9 years old in the mid sixties living in Franklin Tenn. when one day went to the movie theater and saw Hard Days Night. After the show ran home grabbed anything that resembled a guitar and have been playing ever since. I hang on every word the Beatles utter.
Way to go Alex, so do I!
I've always liked this album. The only bummer for me was that "Don't Let Me Down" was not included on it. Thanks for the video, I thoroughly enjoyed it!
@TunesDoneByOne The excuse was that it was already released on a single. Flimsy excuse, so was the A side of the single "Get Back"! They could have used a different take or mix of "Don't Let Me Down" for the album.
That’s a top 10 all-time Beatles song for me.
@@rjaraneta913 I know "Get Back to Toronto" had an excellent take of it.
I don’t know about you but, I put on my Let It Be mix. Still figuring where it goes but it’ll land somewhere.
This album came out when I was 15 and I’ve always loved it imperfections and all. These audio sound bites are a peek behind the curtain with insight we didn’t have back then. When the film came out it was bleak at best and we all blamed one person for the demise. But these clips show that they got along very well during this time and unfortunately it was time to move on for them. People always say would they have gotten together again ? I do believe if John had lived there would have been a reunion at least for a cause like live aid. Great work on this and all your videos.
Thank you, Onteo!
agree . If John had lived they would've reunited somehow .
The Beatles were SO cool!! What other band in history would just throw this album on a shelf for two or more years? ANY other band would have put Let It Be out as a single NOT counting all the other songs!! I mean most of those songs would make a CAREER for another band!! The Beatles just said “ screw it”.... “Next”!!! The GOAT.
17 days. That settles it. A fucking miracle. That's what it is. No need for other words. Matt, this is really the definitive statement!
Thank you Antonio. The biographers and rock journalists who got this wrong for 50 years will never live this down. I appreciate the warm comment!
@@popgoesthe60s52 as a rock journalist and historian myself, your work and insight until now have been revealing. So, double thanks!
We can only thank God they all agreed to play on the rooftop. This back-and-forth discussion sounds like it's never going to get resolved, but in the end they finally did it. And they gave us one of the greatest moments in rock and roll history that will live forever.
Playing together seemed to rise above any problems.
Another masterful bit of research and scholarship. One your very best, I'd say. And yes, you're right this was no disaster. It helped shape the Beatles end and legacy.
Thank you, Joe. It's too bad that the bulk of what's been reported about this period is all negative. The 97.5 hours of film and tape suggest otherwise.
The album that came out of this is a good to great one. three classics- Across the Universe, Let it Be, Long and Winding Road and the rest ain"t bad either!
@@Gardosunron "Get Back" isn't a classic one? :-)
"Let It Be..It Was a Fucking Miracle!" Should be the name of the history that actually tells the true story. Let It Be was a great album...and I can't wait to see the Peter Jackson film. Thanks for this... :)
It kind of goes counter to the 50+ years of Rolling Stone magazine reporting!
@@popgoesthe60s52 That's a service to mankind in itself.
I love and appreciate the old RS Record Guide, especially, for leading this former kid to great things like "Village Green Preservation Society", and many others- but god, the Rolling Stone ethos gets tiresome. Their ownership of the narrative on everything is an anti-trust violation.
@@popgoesthe60s52 Rolling Stone wrong on everything. See also their takes on Led Zeppelin.
Hello Mate, my name is Jess, just love your channel, especially the BEATLES stuff. l just wanted to say, yes the BEATLES had their critics, but in my book they are the greatest rock band ever & l will never be swayed on my opinion, thanks Matt !!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for watching, Jesse!
A "disaster" for The Beatles is a triumph for any other band. I could listen to these Get Back taped conversations for hours.
Their conversation is almost as good as the music! Thanks, Brian.
Super informative video, thanks! ❤️
In the same time I feel so sad in a childish way, they were worn, they gave every last drop to perform their last concert together, alone on a rooftop 💔
Another great video Matt. The most fascinating thing about this tape in particular is that this is certainly not a band which is fighting or on the verge of breaking up. John seems like the one actually pushing to go on stage with seven songs. He is also the one asking the others to get ready for the next LP for June/July (the one that eventually turned into Abbey Road) which is a big surprise for me as I always thought that by this period he was not into the Beatles anymore. He's actually the most enthusiastic of them in this and Paul is the least pushing. A revelation considering how over the next decades the narrative changes so much to make Paul look like the one pushing everyone to get into the studio and John the lazy one who wanted out. Things were much more complicated than that.
Yes, as I dove deeper, the things they were saying became more and more interesting. I'm glad I dug so deep!
@@popgoesthe60s52 true - thanks so much!
In fairness, Paul was reluctant to do the rooftop concert, because he wanted something bigger!
When I was in uni, I took a class called The History of Rock and Roll. Your videos are much more informative and, frankly, more academic than any of the lectures I attended in that class. Thank you so much for single-handedly improving the quality of this subject matter. I wish my professor would have done as much research as you do in producing these videos.
Much thanks, Astor!
Wow that quote from Derek Taylor at the end blew my mind. What a perfect poetic analogy.
Brilliant piece, Matt! Just watched it for the third time. It’s like looking through a familiar window after someone has cleaned all the accumulated grime off it.
Thank you, David. Multiple views is a high compliment!
Oh man, once again, you NAIL it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "it's a fuckin miracle!". Bravo man, bravo!!!
This is top-notch archival commentary and analysis. Academic level discussion for fans old and new. I loved the finish when he says that the seventeen days were no disaster, but rather a "fucking miracle." Fucking true!
Thank you, MS. This was a fun one to do.
Man you nailed it with "these guys called it a disaster, it's a fucking miracle." Ditto man... I love Let it Be ... Can't wait for Peter Jackson film. THANK YOU!
Hey Kurt! Thanks for the comment - I'm very excited for the film.
@@popgoesthe60s52 I certainly will follow your review here. Thanks.
These dialogue segments are fascinating, Matt. Another great one. Thanks.
The great thing about this is you are making me re-evaluate and re-appreciate the 'Let it be' album. I always had it down as a substandard Beatles album but then when I came back to it, the album really registered with me as being a strong set of songs. 'I've got a feeling' is a great soulful rocker and 'Two of us' has a charm about it that is both intimate and touching. It's a feeling of being the end of the road for John and Paul's partnership. And don't you just love how funky 'Get Back' is?
I’m sure you’ve already heard it, but “Let it Be… Naked” is ten times better than the original one in my opinion. The production on the original seems to do nothing but convolute and degrade the beauty of the songs. Personally, listening to the naked version changed my opinion of “Let It Be” completely- taking it from being one of my least favorite Beatles’ albums to one of my favorite.
Fascinating. Firstly, just how polite they are. How considerate. You really wouldn't think they were about to break up. Secondly, you just want to say, you're all legends and do what ya gotta do but just do it. Keep making music. It's sad for me listening to these recordings even though, in truth, they were done the year I was born and I'm, obviously, over 50. It still hurts as a fan that they couldn't have kept making music. But, as my mother used to say, "You can't live life backwards." Thanks for making this material available.
I appreciated the comment, Jeff!
Miracle is indeed the appropriate word Matt. Seventeen days of work yielded more bounty than many/most artists can bring forth in years of devoted labor. Seventeen days...
How wrong can the biographers and rock journalists be? We're finding out! Thanks for the comment, Neal.
@@popgoesthe60s52 They can be wrong enough that they still surprise us in their errancy. 🤣
Wound into that surprise, however, is àn appreciation and great respect from you and your viewship that these themes can be hard scholarship. Are the sources primary or secondary/tertiary? Do the reputed disputes overlay the studio recordings etc.? It can be a battle to drill down to the truth and ascribing intent can well neigh be impossible at times.
That said, I am noticing a fine phalanx of scholars, researchers, and writers, who are now beavering away at giving context to the periods of slackness/downtime, bursts of creativity when they are firing on all cylinders, and, of course, the contentious times.
What I am trying to say is that the most recent and newer writers do seem to be trying to look at this period with both rigor and common sense. As you mentioned, pull back and be staggered by the yield. That it was all accomplished in seventeen days is a pretty big clue.
No longer are the writers being so black/white about things but looking at them as they should as historians. Let's hope there is more of that. The is more work to be done to be sure. We can only hope that after the primaries all pass, that the estates will be open with remaining documentation.
Keep up the great work Matt in following where the facts lead. I had never though of "just 17 days" until you mentioned it and that is a game- changer in how I will go into viewing the Jackson film.
@@Neal_Schier I think the Jackson cut will bring this all into clear view. A year and a half ago when Get Back was announced, Beatle critics were quick to call it revisionist history without even seeing it! That is what we as scholars and historians are up against. But when the evidence overwhelms, many biographers and writers will have to lower their heads in shame for getting it so wrong.
In one of the Twickenham sessions, John was asked about his absence on the group decisions and he said: "Yoko and i have the same opinions, if she speaks for me it's because i let her, she speaks for me because i let her do it.". Also, George said during an interview: "The band had many problems before Yoko came along, many problems...", but it's easier to blame the woman no matter what the members themselves say, easier to do that to someone who wasn't even part of the band, and ignoring the situation they were in, with the constant silly disagreements on studio. People move on, and get tired of things.
I'm really glad that even after 50 years we love them just as we did then. The Beatles are epic and historic. Thank you so much for this video. By the way, what's the source of this audioclip? I mean, is it in any downloadable format?
I've collected these sessions over time and they are not always available.
• Currently, there is a set on ebay (ebay.to/2XlWw2n) and I've seen them listed for as high as $1,400.
• A guy on TH-cam (AdamBound) posted day-by-day 7-hour+ recordings but they were taken down. Some are now back up.
• Here is a website where much is available for download: archive.org/details/A_B_Road
@@popgoesthe60s52 Thanks, really appreciate your work.
@@popgoesthe60s52 As of today, November 27th, 2021, that website is showing that the content has been removed.
This series is blowing my mind. Excellent work. Thanks for setting the record straight. A miracle indeed. What a prolific bunch of lads!
Thank you!
Its all about the dynamic between the 4 boys and the outside pressure of their families, wives, etc and the pressure to produce as they always have done. Add the fact that Lennon is in and out of heroin addiction, George's marriage is on the rocks big time and he has a ton of material he cant get into the mix....too much pressure. Lets just get out on the roof and wrap this up and go home and rest, away from it all. 6 plus years of intense recording , writing , preforming, it was all too much for them to overcome. Interestingly, when they get a nice break, realize its mostly over and come back one last time for Abbey Road.... they Crush it.
Fascinating stuff, thats a bunch for posting these conversations, they really help paint the full picture.
Thank you for the substantive comment!
Excited and impatient John,cautious,pragmatic Paul and an EXTREMELY insecure and nervous George and Ringo probably excited to do it but well aware of his role and how him being the drummer limits his input🥁
“Drugs, divorce and a slipping image” is a quote from an article on the Beatles in the newspaper the Daily Sketch. Paul reads from the article in the studio during the Get Back sessions while the others provide musical effects. ☺️ If you’ve got your audio of the sessions catalogued by date you should be able to find this among the January 22nd recordings.
It’s also the title of a bootleg CD series of Get Back session performances.
Edit: found the audio here on YT. The source dates it to January 21.
th-cam.com/video/ns8buOPJx-M/w-d-xo.html
You're in luck as this is also in the Get Back movie
Truly excellent.
Great video. I can only imagine The Beatles staying together after 1970. What masterpieces we would have had with the FAB Four contributions.
Thanks again for watching!
Great insight here Matt. It sounds like they where just trying to squeeze out every last bit of energy and creativity knowing deep down inside the Beatles were coming to an end and it couldn’t be helped. After all they had given so much for so long how much longer could it have gone on? It sounds like they were drained-and had every right to be. Thank you for another great video Matt. This is by far the best channel on TH-cam.
Thank you, Jimmy!
Another Fab video Matt!!! 👍Surprised to see in this video John focused and in charge, and just as suprised to see Paul being doubtful and concerned.All these Let it Be videos you have presented are masterfully done-BRAVO!!! 👏👏👏
Thank, Ernie! I'm glad these videos are reaching viewers who are hungry for getting closer to the truth of the matter.
It's great that the album is / has been getting much more favorable attention. I love the songs that ultimately made the album
It's amazing, their output. How many incredible songs they released in such a short time period. But that created, obviously, severe burn out too. What they really needed was a hiatus.
I so look forward to your videos and usually is the first video I watch once it appears it my new videos feed. I loved being a fly on the wall on this conversation because in my mind it just humanizes them. Over the years they have morphed into a mythical god status free from the pressures of life that us mere mortals face. I would have loved to have similar taped conversations of them during the early albums discussing creative and business aspects which I’m sure they would have done. Just fascinating stuff in my opinion. It just shows that creating and recording their incredible library of songs in their short 8 years was not easy.
Great point! These discussions really do humanize them and allow us to get closer as humans instead of reading of the glorification or (in the case of the entire Let It Be project) vilification. Thank you, for the comment!
Love your Beatles videos.
Thanks for watching, Bill!
I nearly applauded when you said, "THIS WAS A FUCKING MIRACLE!"
Great observations!
Thanks, Chris!
Hi, I find these vids very interesting. I agree Macca really didnt have a clear vision and the others saw right through that. I also agree that what they accomplished with the Let it Be album was phenomenal including Phil Spectors great job in The Long and Winding Road, sorry Paul. Please give us more. Thanks
Thanks for the comment, Chris. More to come.
Couldn’t disagree more I thought Phil Spector OVER produced Let It Be and especially “Long and Wnding Road” prefer the Naked version.
PM: "We work on novelty." Love that line - - really the group's motivation has always been innovation, to find something ground-breaking. Calling it 'a novelty' instead of looking for a ground-breaking innovation is a way of making the challenge not too daunting and it's the folksy provincial idiom of his roots. Shea Stadium was a novelty. Psychedelia on 'Revolver' was a novelty. Feeedback on 'I Feel Fine' was a novelty. Pepper was a novelty. (Mr Kite's was a 'novelty act' come to that.) And hitting the rooftops to give London a last taste of the Sixties was, excepting Jefferson Airplane in NYC, a novelty. It's a British working class way of putting it. PM sounds downer than in other Nagra tapes here, getting fed up of the inertia in the objective and having to motivate them. And GH just wants a day off and for the day to last a week and for the week to last a lifetime. What Peter Jackson should get straight, if it isn't too late, if he hasn't been a Company Man and made Let It be an all dancing all laughing show from start to end to appeal to our modern shallow avoid-negativity-at-all costs market, is that the 'story' here isn't the album, it's the phoenix-rising-from-the-ashes narrative arc. It's a band struggling with their playing and struggling with each other and struggling in the aftermath of a decade that promised much and was finally beaten back by the establishment. Their struggle was as always a signal of the way society was struggling in Britain and beyond and where society was heading - - downhill. And against the odds to hit the roof and give us that last 40 minutes of exhilaration in a countdown to to the end of the Sixties was a bigger triumph than if the band had it all together all the time throughout Twickenham filming.
Peter Jackson has to get it straight that Let It Be is the opposite narrative arc to King Kong, which is why I always felt he was a bad choice. When Kong took to the roof it spelled doom. When the Beatles took to the roof it justified all the struggles, everything.
Nice points mentioned here.
Although Jackson has said that he will show the McCartney/Harrison row in its entirety; enabling us to understand what was said and how it resolved - quickly.
@@_SliK_ Good to know. In the Beatles at BBC bŏok there is a 1969 transcript of a radio interview where GH is saying the group will continue and he's amenable to whatever suggestions come up and he uses the same phrase as the dispute in the film with reverse intent this time, something like: 'whatever it is we agree on, I'll do it.'
10:04 'And you've come in on the most difficult album ever, y'know, sort of, people-wise between us. I mean you've gone through all that with us. [Someone's deep sigh, possibly PM] It hasn't been easy.' That's the trajectory of the film right there, spelled out by someone whose input will be absent from the new cut. P-r surrounding the imminent release has been how jolly the Mop-Tops were behind the 'myth' of how depressed or discordant things were portrayed in the original film. I'd like Jackson to square that with what Lennon is saying right there. That's not Lennon summarising it for Rolling Stone in a debunking of The Beatles in 1970. That's Lennon talking a day before the rooftop gig about the filming so far. Is Jackson going to say Lennon was just in a drug funk when he said that so we can insist the group was solid? Are we gonna get a Monkees film? Anti-negativity in our culture is so asinine, part of the dumbing down of at least two generations, that I'm on sentry duty watching out for that in the new version.
I think Jackson is well aware of the repercussion of an overly sanitized version, so hopefully it gives balance within the new cut. I like the comparison to King Kong - I never considered that!
Brilliant again Matt, this goes against the narrative of Paul wanting to go on the roof. John seems to be the most positive and happy to get it done. It also seems typical of how the Beatles often would just made it up as they went along with no real in thought in planning and winging it. ‘Happy accidents’ Musically it pretty much always worked but in other media they were often out of their depth.
I think they got used to pulling something out of their arse and having it turn to gold! They did it again in many ways with this project. Thanks, Bassman!
I was only 11yrs old but a fan since day one.. I remember singing "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" to my mum whilst crossing the road in Bath Somerset UK 🇬🇧 some 5 or 6 yrs earlier, she has passes on now but the memories are there. Gosh, Sunday Night at the London Palladium. I think it would have been hard preparing to play what was in there minds the last time ever together... They were and are bigger than ever today.. I have a playlist on Spotify of EVERYTHING they have recorded as a band and solo Songs Albums and Ringos EPs and Pauls newest Albums up to 2021 i also buy there remastered/re issued 5cd 📀 1 dvd 📀 albums re mixed.. Beatles and solo Beatles Ringo and Paul forever be played the last of the originals. Pete Best is still around too.. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
Thanks for watching, Chris!
Thanks so much this footage explains their tiredness and John trying to get back his status and force him and George where working hard against Paul as a have allways thought Paul is very show business I allways had the feeling John George and Ringo where the most down to earth your footage shows their sheer frustrations it’s brilliant but I do honesty belive their love for one another never went I play their music and go to any thing Beatles in Liverpool etc and to me they still sound and feel fresh after half a century I’m glad they did the roof gig as I celebrate it and abbey toad and most of all I’m so happy there in my life thanks for this much appreciated 🙏
As you know, the film ended with the rooftop songs, but if you have the book that came with the LP, at least it did here in the UK, the photos at the end of the book capture ongoing sessions, so it didn't just end with the Two of us bit filmed the day after the roof. I think they were working on I want you (released on Abbey Road). It would be good if the upcoming Peter Jackson film carries on like the photos did in the book and we get to see some of these later sessions.
I read that Abbey Road contained their final product because they were disappointed by the Let it Be songs.
Thanks for the great analysis. What a pity John and Paul didn't share the intellect of Bjorn and Benny. There was no reason for The Beatles to officially break up. Bjorn and Benny were clever enough to know what they had and how stupid it would be to actively bring it to a close. ABBA never officially broke up. The members just took a long sabbatical and always left themselves the option to pick up at any point. The Beatles should have done the same. Go off and work their solo projects. Leave open the option of getting back together. I'm reminded on Glen Frey's great quote "For the record, we never broke up, we just took a 14-year vacation".
Born and Benny didn't have to contend with being Beatles, Allan Klein and the Eastmans, John's heroin addictionand infatuation with Yoko, one partner buying up shares without telling the others, their songbook being sold off under their noses, a record label and business collapsing underneath them and 3 song writers moving in different directions, one of whom was understandably feeling increasingly undervalued and disenchanted
Ideally, I feel Paul could have realised what was happening, been the bigger person, and said "look, I'm sorry, the band matters and I think I'm upsetting everyone, but I love you all. Can we take time out and just get back to being mates for a while and see how that plays out." A looser collective may have emerged - Beatles and friends, or whatever.
The others may well have unloaded on Paul at that point, but I can't see any other way that band was going to make it into the 1970s.
I think it was in Pt @ or 3 that George actually did voice his thoughts to John about the members having the freedom to go to do seperate projects and then come back and continue as the Beatles. He brought up that he had a lot of material about 10 albums worth and it he would like to do a solo album.
This is the second time I've watched this podcast and it's definitely my favourite. That's simply because of your summing up of the so-called 'disaster.' Love it(!)
Thank you Navillus15!
A really interesting glimpse at the process of a Beatles production. Even though they were a bit prickly from time pressure and over work, Let It Be is not a disaster as poison pens like to say, but the Beatles in their mature phase with their original charm and musicality still very much front and center. Imperfect though it may be by their own heightened standards, it is in some ways the Beatles in their finest hour as experienced songwriters and performing musicians doing what they know: playing through a set of wonderful songs that to this day are a joy to sit down and listen to. I remember as a ten year old hearing the song, Let It Be, for the first time on my little AM transistor radio and being completely captivated by its charm and beauty that had magically travelled through the airwaves and landed in my bedroom.
Well-stated robbes!
Great video again, man. Just great.
And that´s right, just 17 days of work for Christ sake!
Regarding this great album, I made a summary of Phil Spector's work at Abbey Road in March/April 1970, and it is amazing how in just 6 days he selected songs, mixed and compiled an album that had been overdue for more than 1 year. I think he did an efficient and very acceptable job. It should be noted that only 3 songs received the famous "wall of sound". Only 3.
Monday 23 March, 1970.
- Stereo mix of two different versions of `I've Got A Feeling' (one of those, open the B side of the album).
- Stereo mix of the rooftop recording of `Dig A Pony' (editing out the "All I want is" backing vocals).
- Stereo mix of the rooftop recording of `One After 909'.
- Made an extended mix of `I Me Mine'. Spector managed to extend the song from 1'34" to 2'25" repeating some verses, adding an extra 51 seconds.
- Mixing the february 1968 recording of `Across The Universe'.
Wednesday 25 March, 1970.
- Stereo mix of `Two Of Us'.
- Stereo mix of `For You Blue'.
Thursday 26 March, 1970.
- Stereo mix of ´Let It Be’ using only the 4 January 1970 guitar solo and extended the duration of the song in 11 seconds by editing, so this mix was markedly different from the single.
- Stereo mix of `Get Back', using the "single" version as the basis, Spector edited and put some chatter onto the start of the recording and crossfading its end with the applause and thanks that followed the final song from the rooftop performance.
- Stereo mix of `Maggie Mae'.
- Stereo mix of `The Long And Winding Road', preceding a 1 April overdub session.
Friday 27 March, 1970.
- Stereo mix of `Dig It (using only 49 seconds of the 12 mins 25 secs original).
- Selected short items of dialogue:
1. "'𝘐 𝘋𝘪𝘨 𝘈 𝘗𝘺𝘨𝘮𝘺' 𝘣𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘏𝘢𝘸𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘧 𝘈𝘪𝘥𝘴. 𝘗𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘋𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘴", which was used to open the LP.
2. "𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 `𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘋𝘪𝘨 𝘐𝘵' 𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦'𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 `𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦"', which was crossfaded onto the end of `Dig It'.
3. "𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘵-𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘉𝘐 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴" which can be heard at the beginning of “For You Blue”.
Wednesday 1 April, 1970.
- Overdubbing of the orchestral and choral tracks onto 'Across The Universe', 'I Me Mine' and 'The Long And Winding Road'.
Thursday 2 April, 1970.
- Mixing into stereo 'Across The Universe', ‘I Me Mine’ and 'The Long And Winding Road'.
- Final sequencing and making of the “Let It Be” album master tape.
I didn't realize it only took him 6 days! That's impressive. Thanks for that info!
Amazing! I for one think Phil Spector did a great job, the only mistake made by him was not including (the rooftop version of) Dont Let Me Down on the album.
@@erniericardo8140 I agree with you.
Hey Matt, SUPERB! Wow, what an inside look at what was going on at that time during the Let It Be sessions! Great analysis and narration, structuring it and developing the story in an understandable and enjoyable way!! Although, those 2 jams with Yoko I could have done without but we need to see, and unfortunately hear that to understand what the others must have been thinking!! 🤔🤨 Hats-off bro, I love this series!! Thanks and keep it up! ✌🏼😎✌🏼
Thank you, Jimmy!
The rooftop gig is the greatest “moment “ caught on film.
I concur. 'This is a fucking miracle' sums it up perfectly.
I believe Drugs Divorce and a Slipping Image was the name of an article in the newspaper about the sessions. It might have originally been Drugs, Divorce and a Sleeping Image. Great book, I don’t think that was the British version. The original US version had the same title and was renamed Get Back in future editions.
Ah, thank you for that correction. A strange title no matter where it was released!
I think one of the lads reads the article out loud ( in posh voice ) during a playback of get back…I think it’s on one of my yellow dog get back bootlegs. Funny stuff
It's Paul.
Billy Preston once said that “John was boss Beatle.“ You can really hear that in this video
John's band.
John Thomson ...and Paul...The driving force.....
@@frankhornby6873 Correct. John and Paul created this third presence, John & Paul, and that's whose band it was
Thank you so very much. For those of us without a Disney + membership, this is the closest. Great content!
I hope you get to see it soon!
They sure did rock that day.