Are you sure George played the bass? It sounds Mccarney-ish, plus sounds like a hollowbody bass guitar not a solidbody (not aware of them having a right-handed hollowbody bass at that time)
@@P0LGARIS George is playing on a distorted Fender IV Bass (a six string bass). you can hear it in the other tracks, you can slightly hear the bass, the piano and the guitar in the drums track, which shows that everything was recorded "live"
Also, harmony aahs and ooos are three part. McCartney during both bridges, double tracked. I doubt Lennon played anything on this. Just one of three harmonies.
My God what an incredible voice Paul McCartney had back then! Simply amazing. In baseball, they have what is called a "Five Tool Player". They are extremely rare. Willie Mays was one. So was Mickey Mantle. A five tool player is a player that can hit for average, hit with power, field the ball, has a strong throwing arm, and is a fast, smart baserunner. Paul McCartney is a five-tool rock star. He can sing ballads beautifully, he can scream rock & roll like Elvis, he is a multi-instrumentalist, Is the greatest songwriter ever, and had the rock star good looks. The man was born to be an entertainer. Pure & simple! He is a once in a lifetime musical gift, and I'm so glad that I got to see & hear his incredible talents in my era. We should all be happy about that because look at the direction music has taken. I don't know about all of you, but in my opinion, music basically sucks these days! There will never be a talent like Paul McCartney again. There will never be another John Lennon, George Harrison or Ringo Starr. Thank God they all lived in the same seaport city of Liverpool, England. Thank God they all found each other and decided to become brothers to one another. Thank God they knew exactly how to blend each others amazing musical gifts. And finally, thank you God for giving us the Beatles!
I don’t disagree, a lot (ok most) modern bands stink. But that might be a function of a much higher standard of living we have now compared with post war England when the Beatles grew up. They didn’t have much. But they did have time. Time to listen on the radio, time to learn their instruments, time to compose & time to develop into a proper ensemble and performers (Germany gave them that). If modern bands devoted as much time to their craft as the Beatles and many other groups of the 1950s/60s did, the music today would be noticeably better.
Paul Sullivan- your comment above is one the best descriptions of Paul McCartney's overall talent as a once in a lifetime gift to the world I have ever read. The five-tool analogy is perfect! Thanks for that.
Yes, you are so right, but I think there were more fortunate circumstances, e.g. one must not forget George Martin who was able to implement their ideas, the good studio engineers who were willing to experiment, moreover the special "spirit" of the 60s plus London with its culture, their acquaintances with people who inspired and encouraged them. It was all so perfect and all at the right time and it will not happen again.
I am one of those guys,,,,yet his drumming is incredible here,,,,, I really think he is no good now cause he doesnt practice and always has another drummer when playing live
@@robertstone1409 it was pertaining to having to use a click track in the 90's when recording Free As A Bird. They had to use a click in order to get John Lennon's demo tape in perfect time; so they could overdub. Ringo seemed to resent this.
All these deconstructed im amazed at the timing issues, the mistakes, they just churned shit out as soon as they had something half ready, and your right, Ringo hauled the timing back in every time. Respect
Wow, George and John are great, but this musical miracle is all about Paul and Ringo! Ringo has the most beautiful FEEL for the music and his sticks of any drummer ever.
@@aleksandregogolashvili6497 I always thought The Beatles had exceptional vocals. In the early days it's what set them apart from all the other bands. I also thought The Beach Boys had exceptional vocals and were even better than The Beatles with the backgroud "Oohs" and "Aahs." Since I've been listening to some of the isolated vocal tracks of both bands, I have to say The Beatles were right up there with The Beach Boys.
But Paul's piano here! It's heavy, dripping with angst and *feeling* It makes you experience something that is totally visceral and almost *too* much to bear. Superb. Not to mention the immaculate vocals that are violently ripped from Paul's soul. This is what music is supposed to be about - a perfect expression of what it is to be human and experience all the raw emotions that must accompany that phenomena. ETA: Ringo is a f^cking machine gun on this track and this vid deserves way more views and likes!
with all of those fills? Paul may could play drums, but he's no drummer and has no technical abilities of a drummer which Ringo have. Just compare this with Back In The USSR and Dear Prudence. His rhythms on the hi- hat are steady but sloppy. But not in this one. In this one, the rhythms are steady, solid, and consistent. And the fill has the playing style of Ringo.
Paul's greatest vocal performance of all time. (And that is saying something...because this one had lots of brilliant vocals to compete against). Definitely one of his highlights.
Agree at it being #1. But he had some others right there next to it. He could do it all, from soft sweet melodic singing (Hey Jude, And I Love Her, Yesterday, I Will), to screaming ("Oh Darling", "Monkberry Moon Delight") to that soaring high falsetto ("Twist And Shout" and "Hey Jude"). He is unquestionably the best vocalist in rock music-- ever.
Pure genius the whole bloody track! Off the charts. After hearing this song and The Beatles body of work countless times over the years I'm still unpacking the the greatness of these 4 lads!
@@celosemnexo There are two moments where it's only a fraction off tempo and it's only noticeable when isolated. Other than that, it's a great bit of bass that.
I love how they put a ton of echo on Ringo's drums when it's called for, on Come Together the drums are so dry, they always knew how to create the correct sound for the song.
you are all wrong. it is lennon on drums. billy preston on lead guitar actually. ringo is singing it in his mccartney imitation voice. harrison on piano. mccartney was not at the session.
George was a phenomenal bass player. I always thought it was Paul on this one, and perhaps he did instruct George - but the performance is so tasty & groovy.
@@chrisledrew5091check the super deluxe of abbey road, alternate take of oh darling has Paul on piano, yet the bass is going, means George was on it because these are rhythm tracks
It's easy to hear the mistakes on piano, bass and drums in this vacuum, but remember, it's the sum of the whole that made the Beatles great. A few botched notes never made a great song bad.
Ringo fits to a T in the Beatles, all of them have their uncanny abilities that blended very well to the fabulous four's revolution of music here on earth. How fortunate we are to have them. 💜💛💚🧡
Interesting how many notes George actually missed on the bass. Cool sound though with a bit of distortion/overdrive. Macca's vocal on this iconic song is unsurpassed in rock and roll, IMO.
Yeah, I wonder how many takes they gave him for this one to be the best. I would have wanted to do it again. At least fix the mistakes. But, I never heard the errors in the final mix down. I guess they knew no one would.
George's mistakes never stood out in the track, I always thought it sounded pretty good! As for Macca.... the man suffered for our benefit as he surely can't sing like this anymore, lol. RIP Paul's vocal cords, you served the world well for over 50 years
Lester Paul Well I haven’t read that, but it is well known that he went in early every morning for a week before he was happy. It’s said that he complained that he used to be able to knock it out the park straight away, but that’s when they were touring all the time and his voice was naturally ‘warmed up.’
If you record the voice as soon as you wake up, you'll have this result. I remember that I did this during the recording of the cover on a David Bowie's song... Voice sounds rougher.
Such a brilliant lead vocal. Jesus, whatta powerhouse vocalist Paul was. WOW. Never realized the bridge was double tracked. Makes sense but still just the coolest.
@@alastairbishop2450I thought perhaps ADT was used, as it would have been easier, but I noticed the “whoooo” was single tracked, which shows there were two vocal tracks, plus you can hear Paul almost flub a lyric - he says “bell down” because he almost said “broke down” but it’s correct on the toppernost vocal.
I've always loved those rolls Ringo does @1:03 and 2:09 and also how he subtly opens the hi-hat on the 1. George is noticeably behind the beat especially at 4:52 as if he's unsure where the note is. He's out of tune, too and plays the wrong note at 6:02. That said, The Beatles will forever be The Greatest F%#@ Band In The Whole World. Always. And there will NEVER be another like them.
Definitely out of tune bass on one of the strings. Also not on time in places. Maybe Paul didn't want to argue with him about it specially when these mistakes are not obvious in the mix.
Am I the only one who would of loved The Beatles to have done a whole album with this lineup: John on Guitar Paul on Keys George on Bass Ringo on Drums Would of loved to seen what guitar parts John would of came up with, having to play all of the guitar on the album without George for a change. The rare occasions where John has played all the guitar parts or lead guitar on Beatles songs, they have always been so great. He is way better than people give him credit for. Also would of loved to seen what bass lines George would come up with. If he was this surprisingly good on bass, after barely even playing the damn thing, imagine what he could come up with if he spent the whole recording of an album playing and focusing on the instrument. No one can come close to Paul's bass playing but I'm sure we would of gotten some really great basslines out of George.
Paul McCartney is the finest musician of the 21st century. It's almost like there's nothing he can't do. Give him an instrument and he will play it like no other. Give him a sheet of paper and he will write incredible lyrics. Give him a microphone and he'll belt out some of the most explosive vocals you've ever heard. The guy is a phenom.
Just listening to these amazing harmonies. If you go back to the early Beatles and any harmonizing was crazy good. Their voices were meant to be together.
I can’t think of another band where the members played so many different instruments and even played another’s primary instrument in recordings (e.g., George playing bass).
There is so many dodgy instrumental takes on this recording that it's amazing it turned out as well as it did. Bass is not tight, one of the piano tracks is not tight and in need of tuning. The electric guitar is terrific. The backing vocals perfect. Drums are solid and tight. When you look at it piece by piece, it shouldn't work but when you put it all together it sounds great. This is a case of the whole not being equal to the sum of its parts. So I put the missing ingredients down to, Beatles soul and magic. It's a great recording from a great album. Ironically this was to be their last sessions as a band. Yet they sounded like they were better than they ever were.
I think you hit the nail on the head when you said it was the soul and magic of the Beatles that tied it all together. I think the beauty in music from this era was that there was no program to run all the beats and sounds through in order to quantize them and make it sound perfectly symmetrical and on pitch. No autotune, no perfect 120bpm needed. The Beatles were imperfectly perfect!
Cada pista de cada instrumento es perféctamente ejecutado por los 4 Beatles, la voz de Maccartney aqui realmente se roba la canción...magnifica!!..y los coros de Lennon y Harrison perfectos, como siempre se destacaron...trabajo de equipo total!!
Cuanto hubieso querido es u har la cancion oh dRling en la voz del maestro john lennon paul tambien lo hace perfectamente con una voz maravillosa eleva su voz buena
According to the booklet for the 2021 re-release of the newly mixed Abbey Road, it’s actually JOHN on bass using the Fender Bass VI. If you listen to that augmented chord that brings the verses in, you can hear John hit a high E harmonic on the high E string at the 12th fret. George is on Guitar here using his Les Paul. The very last quirky notes of an A arpeggio plucked at the end of the song are played by playing an A bar chord and plucking the strings BEHIND the bridge and saddles. John’s Epiphone Casino had a trapeze tail piece, making it impossible to achieve an arpeggio that sounds like that.
Paul's Casino has a bigsby tail piece which is how the arpeggio was created. I used to have a 68 Casino with a bigsby in 69 and the first time I heard this song in 70 I was blown away because I knew immediately how they got that sound. I suspect Paul played the guitar on this song.
I’ve just synced up all the instrumental lines on my DAW, and want to add the BVs myself ( As they’re not isolated from Paul’s lead vocal) , so I can use it as a backing track for when I perform it live. I am amazed that the BVs are different on each verse! I was going to do my own track from scratch playing everything myself, but this is too good an opportunity to miss. Fabulous work by Paul, John and George! 👍
Of course, it's easier to follow where you are in the song when you here Paul's piano part. Pianos are great: They can cover a lot of a song..........he's basically playing all of the song, except the vocals, on piano. P.S. This LP, Abbey Road, was the first time Geoff Emerick could use an eight-track machine, and he used the extra tracks to record ALL OF RINGO's work fully for the first time. So Ringo really comes thru on this LP for us and we HEAR HIM FULLY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
0:00 - 3:22 Drums (Ringo)
3:22 - 6:46 Bass (George)
6:47 - 10:10 Guitar (John)
10:10 - 13:38 Piano (Paul)
13:39 - 17:10 Vocals (lead: Paul, harmony: John & George)
Are you sure George played the bass? It sounds Mccarney-ish, plus sounds like a hollowbody bass guitar not a solidbody (not aware of them having a right-handed hollowbody bass at that time)
@@P0LGARIS George is playing on a distorted Fender IV Bass (a six string bass).
you can hear it in the other tracks, you can slightly hear the bass, the piano and the guitar in the drums track, which shows that everything was recorded "live"
@@pieta9097 Not according to Ian Macdonald. Bass was overdubbed. That's a very PM bass performance.
Also, harmony aahs and ooos are three part. McCartney during both bridges, double tracked. I doubt Lennon played anything on this. Just one of three harmonies.
@@P0LGARIS, yes George on bass. www.beatlesbible.com/songs/oh-darling/
The man of a thousand voices singing perfectly loud...
Magnificent comment!!!
No words are necessary.
This should have a 1000 likes
This made me smile
You fool
Cool bass line by George. I always liked this line. His line on Maxwell’s Silver Hammer is excellent also.
My God what an incredible voice Paul McCartney had back then! Simply amazing. In baseball, they have what is called a "Five Tool Player". They are extremely rare. Willie Mays was one. So was Mickey Mantle. A five tool player is a player that can hit for average, hit with power, field the ball, has a strong throwing arm, and is a fast, smart baserunner. Paul McCartney is a five-tool rock star. He can sing ballads beautifully, he can scream rock & roll like Elvis, he is a multi-instrumentalist, Is the greatest songwriter ever, and had the rock star good looks. The man was born to be an entertainer. Pure & simple! He is a once in a lifetime musical gift, and I'm so glad that I got to see & hear his incredible talents in my era. We should all be happy about that because look at the direction music has taken. I don't know about all of you, but in my opinion, music basically sucks these days! There will never be a talent like Paul McCartney again. There will never be another John Lennon, George Harrison or Ringo Starr. Thank God they all lived in the same seaport city of Liverpool, England. Thank God they all found each other and decided to become brothers to one another. Thank God they knew exactly how to blend each others amazing musical gifts. And finally, thank you God for giving us the Beatles!
I don’t disagree, a lot (ok most) modern bands stink. But that might be a function of a much higher standard of living we have now compared with post war England when the Beatles grew up. They didn’t have much. But they did have time. Time to listen on the radio, time to learn their instruments, time to compose & time to develop into a proper ensemble and performers (Germany gave them that). If modern bands devoted as much time to their craft as the Beatles and many other groups of the 1950s/60s did, the music today would be noticeably better.
Paul Sullivan- your comment above is one the best descriptions of Paul McCartney's overall talent as a once in a lifetime gift to the world I have ever read. The five-tool analogy is perfect! Thanks for that.
@@j.mckeown4283 Glad you got it J. Many people don't...
Yes, you are so right, but I think there were more fortunate circumstances, e.g. one must not forget George Martin who was able to implement their ideas, the good studio engineers who were willing to experiment, moreover the special "spirit" of the 60s plus London with its culture, their acquaintances with people who inspired and encouraged them. It was all so perfect and all at the right time and it will not happen again.
McCartney is a tool, alright. Always was.
The more I hear Ringo’s isolated drumming tracks the more I realise just how wrong the people are who claim he is no good.
Ringo is a genius.
Those people never knew what they were talking about.
People who say that have no musical talent at all.
I am one of those guys,,,,yet his drumming is incredible here,,,,, I really think he is no good now cause he doesnt practice and always has another drummer when playing live
@@woodytheduke It's way too physical for an older person man...phil collins can't play anymore.
that final "i'll never do you no harm" is earth shattering, favorite vocalist ever
Mine also. A worthy winner of best ever.
@@raindrops21_9 Id even go as far as saying as Paul being on the same league as Freddie Mercury
@@cliffedgeanimation8330Trust me he’s far behind. Paul has a much wider range than Freddie.
Ringo is a freaking genius.
they all are
@@werdybb beat me to it
How is this "genius"??? It just good basic drumming. Nothing particularly spectacular about it.
There's always that one guy who can't see the greatness in something...
@@freepressright
Of course
Ringo's timing is remarkable. Even when someone else pushes the tempo, Ringo hauls it back in.
Ringo is a human metronome. 👍
@@baberoot1998 I heard an interview with Ringo where he was asked if The Beatles used a click track. He answered assertively "I am the fucking click."
@@robertstone1409 it was pertaining to having to use a click track in the 90's when recording Free As A Bird. They had to use a click in order to get John Lennon's demo tape in perfect time; so they could overdub. Ringo seemed to resent this.
I've heard his timing referred to as being like a machine.
All these deconstructed im amazed at the timing issues, the mistakes, they just churned shit out as soon as they had something half ready, and your right, Ringo hauled the timing back in every time. Respect
Wow, George and John are great, but this musical miracle is all about Paul and Ringo! Ringo has the most beautiful FEEL for the music and his sticks of any drummer ever.
Did I just rate him above Sheila E??? Oh, well, I'll let it stand. :-)
those harmonies though? sometimes it's the most beautiful piece of this beauty for me
@@aleksandregogolashvili6497 I always thought The Beatles had exceptional vocals. In the early days it's what set them apart from all the other bands. I also thought The Beach Boys had exceptional vocals and were even better than The Beatles with the backgroud "Oohs" and "Aahs."
Since I've been listening to some of the isolated vocal tracks of both bands, I have to say The Beatles were right up there with The Beach Boys.
for me it's all about a bass line
Pete best 😓
Ringo is perfect in this track. Beautiful.
This is why they were and still are the best band that has ever walked this earth
AND will ever be
Ringo doing Ringo... so awesome
genius.
So fast
Brilliant . Way tighter than Bonham.
@@Tom-hk6ub yep
Always at the service of the song. Nobody did it better.
But Paul's piano here! It's heavy, dripping with angst and *feeling* It makes you experience something that is totally visceral and almost *too* much to bear. Superb. Not to mention the immaculate vocals that are violently ripped from Paul's soul. This is what music is supposed to be about - a perfect expression of what it is to be human and experience all the raw emotions that must accompany that phenomena.
ETA: Ringo is a f^cking machine gun on this track and this vid deserves way more views and likes!
You are spot on!
16:30 angelic harmonies.
Yes!!!
Heaven sounds
Wow Ringo's timing and feel is spectacular. He really kept this song together
Wonderful Ringo drumming on the hi-hat. It's a beautiful groove. I love the dinamic of the right hand
Mark
I believe it's Paul on the drums, not ringos style at all.
@@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 its definitely Ringo on drums and its definitely his style
Paul cannot play like that, trust me..
I LOVE RINGO, those fills are his trade mark
with all of those fills? Paul may could play drums, but he's no drummer and has no technical abilities of a drummer which Ringo have. Just compare this with Back In The USSR and Dear Prudence. His rhythms on the hi- hat are steady but sloppy. But not in this one. In this one, the rhythms are steady, solid, and consistent. And the fill has the playing style of Ringo.
The perfectionism of Paul with the Beatles put them in a league of their own.
Paul was a dick
When you break down the Beatles they STILL sound incredible. And Ringo kills it on that snare
I love that drumming from Ringo. I knew he was one of the most melodic drummers but this steady and heavy groove is also so damn good.
16:51 Paul is such a incredible everything. singer, songwriter, performer, bass player. his voice is so skilled.
One of the finest blues ever recorded! Paul and Ringo shine. John and George add those wonderfully swing-inspired harmonies. They could do no wrong!
Really?!
Those harmonies are great !
Sure - but far too low in the original mix.
However - in the latest (re-mastered) version, they're mixed much better.
This is very nearly Beach Boys harmony. Wow.
I hope they passed the audition.
They flunked the first one, at Decca!
honestly if i showed up and started playing that out of tune i'd get laughed out the room but standards are different now
Paul's greatest vocal performance of all time. (And that is saying something...because this one had lots of brilliant vocals to compete against). Definitely one of his highlights.
what about Maybe I'm Amazed
@@leoh9714 i get it, but oh darling still tops it. Imho. But I get it
@@leoh9714 yeah. that's the greatest.
Surprising intensity
Agree at it being #1. But he had some others right there next to it. He could do it all, from soft sweet melodic singing (Hey Jude, And I Love Her, Yesterday, I Will), to screaming ("Oh Darling", "Monkberry Moon Delight") to that soaring high falsetto ("Twist And Shout" and "Hey Jude"). He is unquestionably the best vocalist in rock music-- ever.
This drummer has a great future. Best of luck dude.
Pure genius the whole bloody track! Off the charts. After hearing this song and The Beatles body of work countless times over the years I'm still unpacking the the greatness of these 4 lads!
McCartney`s voice is incredible!! They were all incredible!!!
Personally I think that this showcases one of Paul's best vocal efforts. Shows that he can shred it as well as John whenever he wants.
My god! They were absolutely unworldly. Those backing vocals-no words…
God damn that bass is great
REALLY??? 😆🙏💗
It's terrible and off tempo.
Not perfectly played but sooo melodic and brilliantly crafted (or maybe improvised at moments)
@@celosemnexo There are two moments where it's only a fraction off tempo and it's only noticeable when isolated. Other than that, it's a great bit of bass that.
@Adam Brown yep that was George
I love how they put a ton of echo on Ringo's drums when it's called for, on Come Together the drums are so dry, they always knew how to create the correct sound for the song.
Ringo Starr is the best rock and roll drummer of all time
Keith Moon ?
@@thehunter3387 Mitch Mitchell ? Ginger Baker ? John Bonham ?
You need to listen to more music man.
Abby road was the album that Ringo said once and for all up yours to his critics.
That pic of George with the Jazz bass and sunglasses looks like he just said “I am ready for the nuclear test.”
Well, we hear the blast zone. George is staying low.
Just incredible from start to finish.
Richard Starkey is very amazingly!
What drumming ! Wow
you are all wrong. it is lennon on drums. billy preston on lead guitar actually. ringo is singing it in his mccartney imitation voice. harrison on piano. mccartney was not at the session.
thank you, i think you solved the mystery
Best Answer Ever for the "who played what" crowd
Yoko ono in production
And George Martin on bass
What r u smoking
What a fantastic blues song. One of the greatest Beatles Songs ever. always a little underrated. One of my favorite
First time I heard George playing bass. Look out Paul. Awsome
George played bass on a lot of Beatles songs
W B nope Paul
W B Paul plays bass and Lead Guitar George plays Rhythm Guitar Ringo Plays Drums and cowbell
W B no he didn’t what proof do you have
@W B Oh man, why didn't I think of that
George was a phenomenal bass player. I always thought it was Paul on this one, and perhaps he did instruct George - but the performance is so tasty & groovy.
It is Paul.
@@chrisledrew5091
No way, bro.
Paul would never make mistakes like that and if he were drunk enough to do so he’d go back and fix them.
@@chrisledrew5091this doesn’t sound like any bass tone Paul has gotten in the past
@@chrisledrew5091check the super deluxe of abbey road, alternate take of oh darling has Paul on piano, yet the bass is going, means George was on it because these are rhythm tracks
@@uraniajamGeorge makes up for it in raw power imo
George sounds like a great guitar player playing bass with a pick.. LOVE IT...
GENIOOOOS!LO MEJOR QUE DIÓ LA HISTORIA DE LA MÚSICA!ÚNICOS E IRREPETIBLES!POR SIEMPRE BEATLES!GRACIAS GENIOS POR TANTO TALENTO!
That's some lovely reverb on the kit!! Not too shabby playing either.
The vocal part is the best!!!
DAMN RINGO! he was FEELING it!
It's easy to hear the mistakes on piano, bass and drums in this vacuum, but remember, it's the sum of the whole that made the Beatles great. A few botched notes never made a great song bad.
It actually sounds better with the flubs- it's a rhythm & blues tunes that's supposed to be a little off.
Yep. That’s where the magic happens.
Bass sounds patchy to me. What happened at 4.14
The boys actually kept some mistakes in their songs as Easter eggs to themselves. This even applied to their solo careers.
@@jonathanbeatrice8317 So true. It really does.
Y oh y did this musical extravaganza come to an end? This is too good. Not only Loads of ideas, but all the right ones. Masterful.
I had no idea that this was Harrison on bass or Lennon on lead guitar. Gives me more appreciation for both.
This is a Jewel. A piece of art. The 4 lads did a great great job on this one!
I love the reverb on the snare shots.
Such a classic, loved hearing the vocal harmonies, Such a sweet treat, gonna have to put it on!
Ringo fits to a T in the Beatles, all of them have their uncanny abilities that blended very well to the fabulous four's revolution of music here on earth. How fortunate we are to have them. 💜💛💚🧡
That song continues to amaze me as much now as it did when I first heard it on the original pressing.
That piano! And THOSE VOCALS, OMGGG!!!! *faints*
Fantastic to hear this broken into pieces. Love it!
Can we take a moment to ponder how incredible the rhythm section is? Ringo is killing it, specially in the escalation before the C section
One of the greatest vocal performances ever! IMHO
Interesting how many notes George actually missed on the bass. Cool sound though with a bit of distortion/overdrive. Macca's vocal on this iconic song is unsurpassed in rock and roll, IMO.
agree!!!
Yeah, I wonder how many takes they gave him for this one to be the best. I would have wanted to do it again. At least fix the mistakes. But, I never heard the errors in the final mix down. I guess they knew no one would.
George's mistakes never stood out in the track, I always thought it sounded pretty good! As for Macca.... the man suffered for our benefit as he surely can't sing like this anymore, lol. RIP Paul's vocal cords, you served the world well for over 50 years
@@thesilvershining love the last part about Paul’s vocal chords! 😂 yes they’ve served us well.
That's Paul on bass.
Ringo’s time and groove is so good it’s like falling into a portal
I'm surprised Paul didn't damage his vocal cords
He kinda did. Had to test his voice for a week or more after recording these vocals.
I have read Paul smoked a lot of cigarettes, drank a lot of alcohol and didn' t slept a lot to get this rough voice.
Maybe just a legend.
Lester Paul Well I haven’t read that, but it is well known that he went in early every morning for a week before he was happy. It’s said that he complained that he used to be able to knock it out the park straight away, but that’s when they were touring all the time and his voice was naturally ‘warmed up.’
If you record the voice as soon as you wake up, you'll have this result.
I remember that I did this during the recording of the cover on a David Bowie's song... Voice sounds rougher.
Didn't Paul already have that scratchy voice since he was young?
There are so many brilliant compositions by The Beatles but for me, this is their magnus opus.
Ringo is a human metronome. And that kick drum tone is gorgeous. And that little kiss of verb on the snare: perfection.
Absolutely incredible. Everything amazing, the vocal harmony, piano, guitar, bass and drums. BEATLES forever!
Siempre pensé que la línea de bajo era de Paul. Q grande George!!!! Y tremenda batería de Ringo!!!!
GOOSEBUMPS.......just goosebumps all around, everytime
Such a brilliant lead vocal. Jesus, whatta powerhouse vocalist Paul was. WOW. Never realized the bridge was double tracked. Makes sense but still just the coolest.
brywool It’s not double-tracked, it has tape delay added
It does have delay. It's also double tracked.
@@alastairbishop2450I thought perhaps ADT was used, as it would have been easier, but I noticed the “whoooo” was single tracked, which shows there were two vocal tracks, plus you can hear Paul almost flub a lyric - he says “bell down” because he almost said “broke down” but it’s correct on the toppernost vocal.
Morria doido, não sabia que o John fazia esse solo na guitarra. Ficou show
This has got to be one of the most deceptively difficult songs to sing and Paul just nails it! Oh! Baby!
Los coros en el fondo son MAGISTRALES! (CHOIR in the background are OUTSTANDING!)
2:00 WTF RINGO! bloody brilliant!
I've always loved those rolls Ringo does @1:03 and 2:09 and also how he subtly opens the hi-hat on the 1. George is noticeably behind the beat especially at 4:52 as if he's unsure where the note is. He's out of tune, too and plays the wrong note at 6:02.
That said, The Beatles will forever be The Greatest F%#@ Band In The Whole World. Always. And there will NEVER be another like them.
Definitely out of tune bass on one of the strings. Also not on time in places. Maybe Paul didn't want to argue with him about it specially when these mistakes are not obvious in the mix.
I didn't know George plays bass on this. Nice job.
Am I the only one who would of loved The Beatles to have done a whole album with this lineup:
John on Guitar
Paul on Keys
George on Bass
Ringo on Drums
Would of loved to seen what guitar parts John would of came up with, having to play all of the guitar on the album without George for a change. The rare occasions where John has played all the guitar parts or lead guitar on Beatles songs, they have always been so great. He is way better than people give him credit for. Also would of loved to seen what bass lines George would come up with. If he was this surprisingly good on bass, after barely even playing the damn thing, imagine what he could come up with if he spent the whole recording of an album playing and focusing on the instrument. No one can come close to Paul's bass playing but I'm sure we would of gotten some really great basslines out of George.
Four music gods.
Ringo Drum God!
George did amazing on bass! For the longest time I thought it was just another great line by Paul.
Kinda surprises me how much the bass goes out of time, especially at 4:50
John's guitar is fantastic.
In many years from now, when you get to heaven there will be four young men to welcome you with song, and it will sound exactly like this.
My favorite Paul vocal, and that's saying something.
Also, Andy, thank you for leaving the occasional "miss" notes on the recording. It helps me to know that even a bad ass like yourself, is human.
Paul McCartney is the finest musician of the 21st century. It's almost like there's nothing he can't do. Give him an instrument and he will play it like no other. Give him a sheet of paper and he will write incredible lyrics. Give him a microphone and he'll belt out some of the most explosive vocals you've ever heard. The guy is a phenom.
A GENIUS…!!!
I’ve often said if I had my life to live over and I could live as anyone except myself, my choice would be PMcC.
Amazing drumming. Just brilliant ❤. An album track that would have made a career for any band. And those vocals 😮
Ringo's iconic drums so unique
Just listening to these amazing harmonies. If you go back to the early Beatles and any harmonizing was crazy good. Their voices were meant to be together.
I can’t think of another band where the members played so many different instruments and even played another’s primary instrument in recordings (e.g., George playing bass).
single tracks sounds so simple
but when put together it‘s amazing
Wonderful drum sound!!
the whole song is a godamnn killer track! Fantast vocals By Paul !
There is so many dodgy instrumental takes on this recording that it's amazing it turned out as well as it did. Bass is not tight, one of the piano tracks is not tight and in need of tuning. The electric guitar is terrific. The backing vocals perfect. Drums are solid and tight. When you look at it piece by piece, it shouldn't work but when you put it all together it sounds great. This is a case of the whole not being equal to the sum of its parts. So I put the missing ingredients down to, Beatles soul and magic. It's a great recording from a great album. Ironically this was to be their last sessions as a band. Yet they sounded like they were better than they ever were.
I think you hit the nail on the head when you said it was the soul and magic of the Beatles that tied it all together. I think the beauty in music from this era was that there was no program to run all the beats and sounds through in order to quantize them and make it sound perfectly symmetrical and on pitch. No autotune, no perfect 120bpm needed. The Beatles were imperfectly perfect!
THANKS, A LOT! GOD BLESS YOU FOREVER! I LOVE YOU, TOU´VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY
Cada pista de cada instrumento es perféctamente ejecutado por los 4 Beatles, la voz de Maccartney aqui realmente se roba la canción...magnifica!!..y los coros de Lennon y Harrison perfectos, como siempre se destacaron...trabajo de equipo total!!
El bajo está mal tocado en varias partes. Harrison se equivoca y se sale de tiempo un par de veces.
Cuanto hubieso querido es u har la cancion oh dRling en la voz del maestro john lennon paul tambien lo hace perfectamente con una voz maravillosa eleva su voz buena
These guys were, & will always be, my "Rosebud".
The rough instrumentals give this song an edge and the bluesy authenticity of a simulated jam.
According to the booklet for the 2021 re-release of the newly mixed Abbey Road, it’s actually JOHN on bass using the Fender Bass VI. If you listen to that augmented chord that brings the verses in, you can hear John hit a high E harmonic on the high E string at the 12th fret.
George is on Guitar here using his Les Paul. The very last quirky notes of an A arpeggio plucked at the end of the song are played by playing an A bar chord and plucking the strings BEHIND the bridge and saddles. John’s Epiphone Casino had a trapeze tail piece, making it impossible to achieve an arpeggio that sounds like that.
Paul's Casino has a bigsby tail piece which is how the arpeggio was created. I used to have a 68 Casino with a bigsby in 69 and the first time I heard this song in 70 I was blown away because I knew immediately how they got that sound. I suspect Paul played the guitar on this song.
ringo. oh my god ringo.
I’ve just synced up all the instrumental lines on my DAW, and want to add the BVs myself ( As they’re not isolated from Paul’s lead vocal) , so I can use it as a backing track for when I perform it live. I am amazed that the BVs are different on each verse! I was going to do my own track from scratch playing everything myself, but this is too good an opportunity to miss. Fabulous work by Paul, John and George! 👍
Of course, it's easier to follow where you are in the song when you here Paul's piano part. Pianos are great: They can cover a lot of a song..........he's basically playing all of the song, except the vocals, on piano. P.S. This LP, Abbey Road, was the first time Geoff Emerick could use an eight-track machine, and he used the extra tracks to record ALL OF RINGO's work fully for the first time. So Ringo really comes thru on this LP for us and we HEAR HIM FULLY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
This is so good!!! Thank you for sharing.