Sir Paul was once asked what it was like to be in the greatest band ever. He said something like, you must be mistaking me for someone else, I was never a member of ZZ Top. Lol
As many times as I've heard the song, it only struck me the other day how hard they work Ringo on I Am the Walrus -- keeps that wild double shuffle beat pumping along like it's effortless even after the other three have already headed to the pub. Dude had to be exhausted by the end....
While the "I Want You" part is a very bluesy, soulful song, the "She's So Heavy" part is somewhat of a proto doom metal song. It doesnt have the same distortion that metal has, but it sure does have the feeling. Especially the outro with the constant buildup of white noise, it feels like the end of the world. Definitely one of their best.
JM, there is not a bad song on "Abby Road", it's a masterpiece. You need to buy it and listen to it in one go and realize it for what it is...the best Beatle Album...
Imagine being 9 years old and your mother comes home from work, Rickenbacker Guitars, Santa Ana Calif, having assembled two new guitars for The Beatles and watching them use the instruments on the next Ed Sullivan Show. That was me. George's 360-12 string... John's 325-6 string. can be seen on the show. She made four guitars for them John's 325-12 string and Paul's 4001 Left handed Bass, used on this song and many others for iconic bands of that era.
@@Llydrwydd 10 years later in 1974 I built two Fender Rhodes Electric Piano's for Apple Records and John Lennon. My mother and I are the only Mother/Son that both made an instrument for the greatest band in history.
It's definitely one of my favourites but I don't think many would describe it as their best song. Not because it's not a fantastic track, it's just because they produced groundbreaking masterpiece after groundbreaking masterpiece, after groundbreaking masterpiece... They're the biggest music artists in history for good reason and they completely changed the musical (and social) landscapre forever, whilst achieving unparalleled success! Lennon and McCartney are commonly acknowledged as the greatest songwriters of the modern era and George Harrison was right up there with them. The fact that all 3 were in the same band is just insane! Artists who sell over a hundred thousand records are counted amongst the biggest artists of all-time. The Beatles are estimated to have sold somewhere between 600 million and 1.5 BILLION records! They had 34 top 10 singles and 20 number 1 singles, in the US alone! They also had 25 number 1 albums! These records would also stay in the charts for months. At one point they had all of the top 5 singles, at the same time! Their cultural and social impact was unprecedented too! Tl/dr - No other artists, solo or group, comes close! For amazing album chart feats, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd are closest. Probably the 3 greatest music groups in history but the Beatles are undoubtedly number 1, on a whole host of different levels! :)
This song just shows that even the deep cuts off their albums were masterpieces too. Imo every album they released from 1965-69 was flawless (Let It Be if George Martin produced it would've been another one), and that's not even taking into account all the groundbreaking songs they released in the early days as well. If I could take any discography on a desert island, the Beatles would no doubt be #1.
The first time I heard this song was when me and my friends were partying in the mountains. I had an 8 track tape player in my car, and thought that it ate the tape at the end of the song!🤣
The experience of listening to this monumental song on vinyl is so different than listening to it on CD. On the vinyl record LP, the sound builds and builds and then suddenly stops -- and that's it! Silence! The tone arm lifts off the record and you're sitting there thinking "my God, did I just blow out my speakers?" (I actually thought that the first time I played it back in 1970 and had my little stereo cranked up to the max.) But on CD, it continues on to the next track, so you have this dark, ominous snowstorm of sound building and building as if you're in the middle of the worst storm of your life. And then suddenly you have the sweet, delicate guitar opening of "Here Comes the Sun" -- like the dawn of a beautiful day after the storm from hell.
Billy Preston ,John wanted him to be the 5th Beatles. However Paul said ,its hard enough with us 4. He was right Too many of them are gone now. So happy Ringo and Paul are still here and touring. Amazing.
The Beatles catalog is so vast and different, it's hard to say what is their "best". I love "Come Together" off of Abbey Road as well as several songs off their "Revolver" album. Looking forward to seeing many more reactions of The Beatles by you. Take care, your friends from northeast Florida
They had no end to this song. They were listening to the tape playing on and on like we're hearing it. John picked up a pair of scissors and cut the tape. They decided they had the end to their song.
Most people would say any of their songs is "One Of Their Best Songs" If it's a John Lennon tune you know it's going to be good stuff. This makes 116 in your folder on my desktop. Cool
You’ve really got to hear the magic that is side two. Begin with Because and don’t stop the music until the very end. Several songs run together so listen to them as intended…you’ll be blown away!
This song is at the top of my list with at least several dozen other amazing song Beatle songs!!! 👌👌 This whole album is brilliant as is soo many other albums they made!!! 👌👌 With George Martin producing, they were GENIUS!!!!👍👍👌👌✌✌😃😃
Picking the best song of the Beatles is like picking yr favorite grain of sand on the beach. This is definitely one of my faves though, the Beatles and in particularly Lennon on this were at the pinnacle of their creativity. It's almost fitting that Abbey Road was their last album because I can't see how they could've gotten any better.
Glad you are listening. Now you now what us old heads where listening to ad children. Keep up the good listening. Yes is a great band too. Yours is no discrace. Great piece of music.
Those of us who grew up listening to them have different reasons for a song being great. We can remember where we were and what was going on in our lives when we hear it. In 2023, what makes a Beatles song great has changed from what was new and exciting in the 60's-70's to what stands the test of time and resonates with today's listeners . A lot of reactioners on YT are finding all this great music in one huge dump where we got it metered out to us over decades. It must be overwhelming 😲
For people to truly understand what The Beatles did and who they were, they need to know what came before them. Sure most of their music still holds up today which is incredible in itself but from the moment they started writing their own songs and recording together, they elevated the world of rock and roll and pop music to a whole different level. Each successive album they released upped the ante and pulled all the other musical artists along with them. They not only wrote some of the greatest songs in history, but also created new recording techniques and musical genres. They never rested on their laurels or repeated the sounds that they made popular previously. Every album was groundbreaking and hugely influential. To discover The Beatles music today is an amazing experience but to have been there at the beginning and been pulled along by it is another thing completely and a phenomenon that will likely never happen again.
It is masterful how the guitar exactly shadows shadows Lennon's voice. But this song has some of the best bass playing by Paul, some of the best drumming by Ringo, George's lead is incredible, and Billy Preston's organ is perfect One of the last songs played together, but one of the best So different than anyone else, a new level, thinking about this was produced over 50 years ago
Yes, it is one of their greatest. If you can see their rooftop performance from 1969, that is also among the greats. Another song that is groundbreaking is the 1966 “Tomorrow Never Knows.”
Abbey Road & Rubber Soul are my favourite Beatles Albums !! 💓☮️ I always enjoy the reactions of younger generations !! I lived through Beatlemania in the 60’s & they did change the world with their sounds & lyrics. I still mourn John Lennon & George Harrison’s passing, way too young 😢. This song does go on! My favourite song is In My Life from the Rubber Soul Album 💎 Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦☮️
The Gem among Beatle Jams. John Lennon puts full emotion into this song and it shows. It's raw, it's hungry (for Yoko), it's pain, It's fear, it's love, it's need, it's more emotion....all stirred up into a mind bending powerful song. Simple lyrics....John didn't need but about 15 words to convey his desires (She's so heavy = She's so mind-blowing - craving her emotionally, sexually, mentally, etc). Those intense John Lennon screams say it all. Great reaction!
Ned from Spain here to check out your reaction and I was not disappointed. There are so many Beatles songs in different styles and vibes it may take you awhile to absorb it all. The great thing about them is not only their abilities to compose and play but they picked up on what was cresting on the next wave, like early Fleetwood Mac, Procol Harum and even Frank Zappa. Ringo is playing mostly tom toms and ride cymbal, the guitars n bass sound sludgy and distorted with some throat ripping vocals and rising white noise. Some say it's even proto Doom, like Black Sabbath and their offspring. Fearless is how bands used to roll and their fans loved them for it.
There's no neutral rating for "best". It's a very interesting track in the Beatles discography, also very unusual and "new" for 1969, which once again underscores the incredible versatility of the "Fab Four".
Dude: Watch Across the Universe. It's a film set during Vietnam that employs Beatles' songs to move story along. The actors sing all the songs. You'll really like it as it has songs, Vietnam war, psychedelics and great visuals. This is one of the movie's songs.
To answer your question: I remember Beatles breakthrough. I have heard all standard albums many times. This song 100ds of times. Yes, maybe! At least one of the top 5 (a few more on Revolver). It combines creating new technology without getting boring in the long run, excellent production, and in a way the last Beatles song. And Beatles had most inpact on the music during the 60s and still a large influence. But I like all kind of (good) music.
A McCartney masterpiece on vocals and bass. Add in Billy Preston's keyboards, the other Beatles along with (at the time) new Moog synthesizers, it gets all the better. One of many gems in the Beatles catalog. If you like the harder rock vibe, try Helter Skelter.
My friend, by now you realize why The Beatles are considered The Greatest Musical Group...EVER. Nobody else comes close.
The Beatles variety in their types of songs are a unmatched in Rock.
@@richardeast3328 The Stones have a lot of variety, but nobody can match The Beatles for surprising everyone with new tunes.
Their evolution throughout the years is unmatched.
Sir Paul was once asked what it was like to be in the greatest band ever. He said something like, you must be mistaking me for someone else, I was never a member of ZZ Top. Lol
@@TheHandyman777 I recorded ZZ Top in 2018, videos on my channel are great.
Ringo is never mentioned with the greatest drummers of all time, he absolutely should be.
As many times as I've heard the song, it only struck me the other day how hard they work Ringo on I Am the Walrus -- keeps that wild double shuffle beat pumping along like it's effortless even after the other three have already headed to the pub. Dude had to be exhausted by the end....
In the late 60s and early 70s, the term "heavy" meant super cool.
didn't know that, thanks
I thought John just liked them curvy
Nobody will ever come close to The Beatles. Sheer genius.
John's playing lead while singing. That's why it's so tight.
Paul kills it on the bass here. So goddamn good
This album is his pinnacle as the Beatles' bassist. He just shines.
The definition of HEAVY.
Ringo is just a Star here on this track!
While the "I Want You" part is a very bluesy, soulful song, the "She's So Heavy" part is somewhat of a proto doom metal song. It doesnt have the same distortion that metal has, but it sure does have the feeling. Especially the outro with the constant buildup of white noise, it feels like the end of the world. Definitely one of their best.
And then the abrupt ending, like you've just fallen off the edge of the world.
If you want to hear more "heavy" try their " Helter Skelter". Some say it was the start of heavy metal.
@@guyray1504 Thank you for the suggestion, but I've already heard all of their albums. Helter Skelter is one of my favorites, simply amazing.
JM, there is not a bad song on "Abby Road", it's a masterpiece. You need to buy it and listen to it in one go and realize it for what it is...the best Beatle Album...
The greatest WTF are they gonna do next album. I get rockin' with a beat and it changes... genious.
👌🤝❤
Sun King ?
Happiness is a warm gun is an amazing song
Imagine being 9 years old and your mother comes home from work, Rickenbacker Guitars, Santa Ana Calif, having assembled two new guitars for The Beatles and watching them use the instruments on the next Ed Sullivan Show. That was me. George's 360-12 string... John's 325-6 string. can be seen on the show. She made four guitars for them John's 325-12 string and Paul's 4001 Left handed Bass, used on this song and many others for iconic bands of that era.
A great memory and connection to have.
@@Llydrwydd 10 years later in 1974 I built two Fender Rhodes Electric Piano's for Apple Records and John Lennon. My mother and I are the only Mother/Son that both made an instrument for the greatest band in history.
@@AliasMark69 That's an impressive legacy.
@@Llydrwydd I built the piano used on "Time"- Pink Floyd and hundreds more.
@@AliasMark69thank you, that song is one of the most important songs in my life
You have to listen to the whole album… to get the vibe…
True with every Beatles album.
The Beatles are the ultimate.
John Paul George Ringo.... 1,000 + years from now those names will still be well known as the best musical band ever.
Paul’s bass guitar is mesmerizing.
It's definitely one of my favourites but I don't think many would describe it as their best song. Not because it's not a fantastic track, it's just because they produced groundbreaking masterpiece after groundbreaking masterpiece, after groundbreaking masterpiece... They're the biggest music artists in history for good reason and they completely changed the musical (and social) landscapre forever, whilst achieving unparalleled success! Lennon and McCartney are commonly acknowledged as the greatest songwriters of the modern era and George Harrison was right up there with them. The fact that all 3 were in the same band is just insane! Artists who sell over a hundred thousand records are counted amongst the biggest artists of all-time. The Beatles are estimated to have sold somewhere between 600 million and 1.5 BILLION records! They had 34 top 10 singles and 20 number 1 singles, in the US alone! They also had 25 number 1 albums! These records would also stay in the charts for months. At one point they had all of the top 5 singles, at the same time! Their cultural and social impact was unprecedented too!
Tl/dr - No other artists, solo or group, comes close! For amazing album chart feats, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd are closest. Probably the 3 greatest music groups in history but the Beatles are undoubtedly number 1, on a whole host of different levels! :)
Agreed 100% Well said.
This song just shows that even the deep cuts off their albums were masterpieces too. Imo every album they released from 1965-69 was flawless (Let It Be if George Martin produced it would've been another one), and that's not even taking into account all the groundbreaking songs they released in the early days as well. If I could take any discography on a desert island, the Beatles would no doubt be #1.
It is my best song!
The most mesmerizing song ever, PURE GENIUS
The Beatles are Gods gift!✌🏻❤️
The first time I heard this song was when me and my friends were partying in the mountains. I had an 8 track tape player in my car, and thought that it ate the tape at the end of the song!🤣
Yep! Definitely one of my personal favs! AGREED!
One of the all time great albums.
Greatest legendary ever.. Beatlemania forever 🙏♥️💪
The experience of listening to this monumental song on vinyl is so different than listening to it on CD. On the vinyl record LP, the sound builds and builds and then suddenly stops -- and that's it! Silence! The tone arm lifts off the record and you're sitting there thinking "my God, did I just blow out my speakers?" (I actually thought that the first time I played it back in 1970 and had my little stereo cranked up to the max.) But on CD, it continues on to the next track, so you have this dark, ominous snowstorm of sound building and building as if you're in the middle of the worst storm of your life. And then suddenly you have the sweet, delicate guitar opening of "Here Comes the Sun" -- like the dawn of a beautiful day after the storm from hell.
The best Beatles song is the one you are currently listening to.
Is this the first use of white noise and dead stop, what a jolt.
Any day now... Santana - "Soul Sacrifice". Live at Woodstock FULL VERSION 9+ mins. You'll see why.
Just when we thought we had them figured out they would go and change it up. They kept us guessing and hanging on every magical note.
Goodness! The Beatles never disappointed.
“Because” is one of my favorite Beatles songs. It’s true that whatever Beatles song you’re listening to is their best.
They do so much more than" Wanna hold your hand". Thank you for listening 🎧
It never gets old! John!!! Billy Preston on keys! John wrote for Yoko...
Every single note, of every musician there, is pure Diamond. Mezmerasing !!°
Yeah... You GET it...
This song made me trip when I was a child
Billy Preston ,John wanted him to be the 5th Beatles. However Paul said ,its hard enough with us 4. He was right Too many of them are gone now. So happy Ringo and Paul are still here and touring. Amazing.
No one will EVER compare
The Beatles catalog is so vast and different, it's hard to say what is their "best". I love "Come Together" off of Abbey Road as well as several songs off their "Revolver" album. Looking forward to seeing many more reactions of The Beatles by you. Take care, your friends from northeast Florida
They had no end to this song. They were listening to the tape playing on and on like we're hearing it.
John picked up a pair of scissors and cut the tape.
They decided they had the end to their song.
Most people would say any of their songs is "One Of Their Best Songs" If it's a John Lennon tune you know it's going to be good stuff. This makes 116 in your folder on my desktop. Cool
You’ve really got to hear the magic that is side two. Begin with Because and don’t stop the music until the very end. Several songs run together so listen to them as intended…you’ll be blown away!
The heavy girl is Cass elliot 1941-1974
This song is at the top of my list with at least several dozen other amazing song Beatle songs!!! 👌👌
This whole album is brilliant as is soo many other albums they made!!! 👌👌
With George Martin producing, they were GENIUS!!!!👍👍👌👌✌✌😃😃
Picking the best song of the Beatles is like picking yr favorite grain of sand on the beach. This is definitely one of my faves though, the Beatles and in particularly Lennon on this were at the pinnacle of their creativity. It's almost fitting that Abbey Road was their last album because I can't see how they could've gotten any better.
It's definitely my favorite to play. All the different guitar parts, how heavy it is, the bass. the bass.
Glad you are listening. Now you now what us old heads where listening to ad children. Keep up the good listening. Yes is a great band too. Yours is no discrace. Great piece of music.
Those of us who grew up listening to them have different reasons for a song being great. We can remember where we were and what was going on in our lives when we hear it.
In 2023, what makes a Beatles song great has changed from what was new and exciting in the 60's-70's to what stands the test of time and resonates with today's listeners . A lot of reactioners on YT are finding all this great music in one huge dump where we got it metered out to us over decades. It must be overwhelming 😲
The older I get, the more my favourites change. Right now, I rate this song as my #1.
Who else could write a song with only a few redundant words that is totally amazing!?
That ending puts a brain where it can feel colors. Id like to think it goes in forever. Yes it is mind blowing
A song to get one's anger out! Always loved it!
Right, completely different level!
Fave album. My Dad bought it on 8 track and we played it in our Gran Torino two door muscle car, better known as our family car back in the 70's.
Liked and subscribed my guy. Loved this natural reaction, not over the top
One of the best from them Loved it for 50 years play it weekly...Abbey Road. Was great to listen with whoever you wanted so bad lol!
For people to truly understand what The Beatles did and who they were, they need to know what came before them. Sure most of their music still holds up today which is incredible in itself but from the moment they started writing their own songs and recording together, they elevated the world of rock and roll and pop music to a whole different level. Each successive album they released upped the ante and pulled all the other musical artists along with them. They not only wrote some of the greatest songs in history, but also created new recording techniques and musical genres. They never rested on their laurels or repeated the sounds that they made popular previously. Every album was groundbreaking and hugely influential. To discover The Beatles music today is an amazing experience but to have been there at the beginning and been pulled along by it is another thing completely and a phenomenon that will likely never happen again.
You will not find any better talent than the first gentleman of rock-n-roll!! Ringo rocks!!!
You have appreciated music that is approaching 60 years old. Love your intelligent reaction. Thanks.
I love listening to the whole side of that album, goes perfectly together
Every Beatle song from the second half of their run is their best song, especially from Abbey Road.
Beatles!!!!!
"On A Different Level".... Lennon created his own level with The Beatles and solo career. Nobody greater in my eyes.
This is one of their many great songs. Especially if you’re listening to it when you’re stoned. 😎 hard to believe it was recorded 50 years ago.
Hey, hi. For me, it's impossible to pick a favorite/best Beatles song. There are sooo many. Happy travels down the rabbit hole. ✌️👵
happiness is a warm gun is my favorite bealtes song
Good reaction.Beatles is the greatest of all time
Love the deliberate mixing of I want you and I'll haunt you.
It's my favorite Beatles song
Simply incredible.
It is masterful how the guitar exactly shadows shadows Lennon's voice. But this song has some of the best bass playing by Paul, some of the best drumming by Ringo, George's lead is incredible, and Billy Preston's organ is perfect
One of the last songs played together, but one of the best
So different than anyone else, a new level, thinking about this was produced over 50 years ago
Man you haven't finished listening to your new favorite Beatles song, continue your reaction and you'll see
MASTERPIECE!!!!!!
Just another example of them doing whatever the hell they felt like and having it come out gold. It's a pattern.
This song gets my vote for Paul's Best Bass work.... Rickenbacker 4001.... My mother assembled it.
No two Beatles songs are the same in this gigantic discography of theirs
Man, this is my favourite track, any where in the universe! Glad you liked it :)
One their most beautiful songs by John, is "Because". check it out.
All the Beatles songs are different and awesome! No bad music from them 🔥👵🏼☮️💜
It's a killer tune alright.
I love how I can tell this is your first time and your enjoyment. Thanks. This was my third album I ever bought.
Yes, it is one of their greatest. If you can see their rooftop performance from 1969, that is also among the greats. Another song that is groundbreaking is the 1966 “Tomorrow Never Knows.”
Easy to tell your enjoying it dude😅
Definitely, top 5 for me :)
Abbey Road & Rubber Soul are my favourite Beatles Albums !! 💓☮️ I always enjoy the reactions of younger generations !! I lived through Beatlemania in the 60’s & they did change the world with their sounds & lyrics. I still mourn John Lennon & George Harrison’s passing, way too young 😢. This song does go on! My favourite song is In My Life from the Rubber Soul Album 💎 Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦☮️
The Gem among Beatle Jams. John Lennon puts full emotion into this song and it shows. It's raw, it's hungry (for Yoko), it's pain, It's fear, it's love, it's need, it's more emotion....all stirred up into a mind bending powerful song. Simple lyrics....John didn't need but about 15 words to convey his desires (She's so heavy = She's so mind-blowing - craving her emotionally, sexually, mentally, etc). Those intense John Lennon screams say it all. Great reaction!
Great reaction! Thank you
It's one of their great songs. But they have many great songs.
This and "Come Together"...
The Beatles jamming. combining two songs like usual.
Abbey Road is an awesome album. Please also do "Because" from the same album.
♥ Still suggesting The Beatles - Norwegian Wood
You’re gonna love Come Together on the same album. It’s amazingly cool and timeless. Have the lyrics with you.
Ned from Spain here to check out your reaction and I was not disappointed. There are so many Beatles songs in different styles and vibes it may take you awhile to absorb it all. The great thing about them is not only their abilities to compose and play but they picked up on what was cresting on the next wave, like early Fleetwood Mac, Procol Harum and even Frank Zappa. Ringo is playing mostly tom toms and ride cymbal, the guitars n bass sound sludgy and distorted with some throat ripping vocals and rising white noise. Some say it's even proto Doom, like Black Sabbath and their offspring. Fearless is how bands used to roll and their fans loved them for it.
There's no neutral rating for "best". It's a very interesting track in the Beatles discography, also very unusual and "new" for 1969, which once again underscores the incredible versatility of the "Fab Four".
There are so so many great Beatles songs, but one of my favorite more obscure tracks is Lennon's Happiness is a Warm Gun.
Dude: Watch Across the Universe. It's a film set during Vietnam that employs Beatles' songs to move story along. The actors sing all the songs. You'll really like it as it has songs, Vietnam war, psychedelics and great visuals. This is one of the movie's songs.
To answer your question: I remember Beatles breakthrough. I have heard all standard albums many times. This song 100ds of times. Yes, maybe! At least one of the top 5 (a few more on Revolver). It combines creating new technology without getting boring in the long run, excellent production, and in a way the last Beatles song. And Beatles had most inpact on the music during the 60s and still a large influence. But I like all kind of (good) music.
There are so many...React to more Beatles because we absolutely love them: react to REVOLUTION, live on a TV show
They have too many good songs to choose!
WOW you have your 4K
A McCartney masterpiece on vocals and bass. Add in Billy Preston's keyboards, the other Beatles along with (at the time) new Moog synthesizers, it gets all the better. One of many gems in the Beatles catalog. If you like the harder rock vibe, try Helter Skelter.
Have you heard " Helter Skelter"? If not, you must, immediately!!
brilliant