I'm 70, so I grew up with Beatle music; saw them live at Shea Stadium in '65 . All of these songs are burned into my soul. I so love seeing young people discovering them!
Wow, I'm 72, and I was a bit young for you making it to Shea Stadium. But one girl on my block was at the Candlestick Park stop because her father was involved in ticket sales somehow, and later I had a girlfriend who was there. She was a year older than me.
@@michaelbirdwell7985 I'd take "Old Brown Shoe" over "Wild Honey Pie" and "Revolting #9" ANY DAY! (but I do see your point. OBS is one of Harrison's weaker tracks imo)
@@thomaspetersen9991 They sure were fans of Elvis. Most of the UK musicians were. Obviously you don’t know this, but I’m from Memphis, and pretty well aware of Elvis. However, that’s not really the point I was making. The Beatles are the foundation of the industry, not necessarily the originators of the music. They popularized writing your own music. Before them, it was actually more like it is today, with bands of professional song writers, owned by the record company, and artists would just record their version of these songs. No actual ownership of “their” songs. That changed with The Beatles. They also made being “a band” of equal members a thing. Before them, there were band leaders and their “backing band” of largely recording or session musicians. That’s why it’s Elvis and not The Jordanaires or even Elvis and The Jordanaires. You could make an argument for the Crickets, but that was really Buddy Holly and the Crickets, although the Crickets were influential in the design of The Beatles (and an inspiration for the name). They also pioneered many of the recording techniques that would dominate the industry until the current digital age. In general, they were the template for almost every band that followed, regardless of genre. So, in closing, yes, you are correct, the music came from somewhere. Mostly from around my native part of the world, actually (Elvis, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, the delta blues guys, etc.). But again, that isn’t exactly how I meant it. The Beatles were revolutionary in the way we make, present, and listen to, that music. Everything is, of course, built on its predecessors, though.
@@thomaspetersen9991 Not really. The Beatles were the first time a large venue had to be used for fans. Elvis just followed the existing route and went to Las Vegas. The Beatles caused the entire music industry to expand and sold lots more records than Elvis. Elvis only became an obsession for some later on. The Beatles, like all the British performers, learned from '50s American rock and roll - all of it. The Beatles name was actually a riff on Buddy Holly and The Crickets. They never did an Elvis song, but they did two Carl Perkins songs, one Buddy Holly song, and Paul riffed Little Richard, etc.
@andrewsouthard6176 Very eloquently put, Andrew, AND, very true. I like Elvis' music BUT, The Beatles ARE the greatest band/recording artists ever. And to top it off, it's well known that they wrote their own music without any formal musical training. Not too many artists can make that claim. Imagine if there had been TH-cam and other social media around in those days? The Beatles were known worldwide DESPITE having only TV exposure. That's awesome.
John was often scathing about the music he wrote during his time with The Beatles but he rated this of one of the best songs he had written. It was very reflective for such a young man (as he was at the time). Paul McCartney did something similar when he wrote Yesterday at 23 years old and George Harrison when he wrote Something at 26 years old. They were a unique and never to be repeated phenomenon
@@bigbow62 "Top ten,: my ass. The Beatles are in category by themselves, and if you don't know this, you know notihng, I cannot waste any more time with you, as you have ZERO knowledge about this topic, and I mean, NONE!
The song is written from experience. There is nothing like this today. I’ve lived through the best years of popular music and I’m so thankful for that. The Beatles were the greatest!
@@jackbackband7733 Wrong, it is written from what they saw growing up. 'There are places I remember all my life, that still remain.'' It's written in the lyrics. It's their experiences as kids.
I'm 75. I grew up with the Beatles. I love everything they produced. But this is probably my favorite. Now, looking back, there are many who have past and few who are still here. "In my life, I have loved them all."
Same age. Saw them live in the 60's. The friend who saw them with me had a brain tumour. She asked me to play a "cassette" of their music in hospice. She died to this song.
I was 17 when this song came out. As time goes on I can appreciate it even more now than then. Lost a lot of friends and lovers since then, makes me appreciate the ones I've know all that time a lot more.
When I talk to other people about the Beatles and someone tries to tell me how some other band's song is better because so and so, I always come back to the same answer: there's something about the Beatles' music that touches me deep inside; stomach, heart, soul, call it what you want. I can't explain it, but it feels magical, sad, joyous, exciting, surprising, warm and wonderful. For me, they will always be unique and one of the best things that I have had to pleasure to experience, in my life :)
@@binxbollingPaul does recollect writing part of this song. Likewise, John recalled writing some of Eleanor Rigby. It all balances out. It’s a great song.
@@rwbpiano Yeah, but Paul's claim over the song gets more ridiculous every year. He last said, I'll give John that one (as if being pressured to) because I have 200 others.
Musically this song met the very high standard of Beatles work in arrangement, instrumentation, and vocals: but its greatness comes from the lyrics. They carry the wisdom and insight of someone who has seen a lot of life over many years. Lennon penned this before he was 25: a remarkable achievement. Lennon has been gone over 40 years, yet with this song he still reaches out from beyond to touch the soul of new fans.
The day John Lennon died they ran a special report on it. At the end they closed the programme with a montage/slide show of pictures of John and this song. 1980 I was 17 (born in 63) and grew up with The Beatles, was always a fan, some of my earliest memories were linked to Beatles songs, but didn't expect how the news of John's death would touch me so deep with a kind of disbelief and sorrow. This song always reminds me of that moment. RIP John Lennon.
Much of the mythic power of John comes from his almost Messianic character. He was deeply flawed, violent, petty, could be nasty to friends. But he also showed us that even a mediocre spiv like him could reach unheard of creative heights, and leave his darkest angels behind, remake himself into a far better example of humanity. He was still working on it when he was shot.
I was born in '63, as well. John's murder turned my world upsidedown. It was my first experience with profound loss and it was someone I had never met. Such is the power of The Beatles. R.I.P., John. ❤🍏✌🏼
I was 15 when he died. That Christmas in 1980 we visited my Mother's family in Birkenhead, just across the river from Liverpool. My Uncle took us on a Beatles tour of all the famous places, Strawberry Field, their childhood homes, Penny Lane... Near the Cavern there was an large iron gate covered with flowers and photos of John, and personal notes and cards. I read one of them and it was someone who went to primary school with John and he mentioned times they had played together. I lost it. Even a tough 15 yr old has his breaking point. Peace and Love.
Hi Princess! YES, In My Life is truly one of The Beatles most beautiful and touching songs. I got teary eyed watching you get teary eyed. Loved your reaction, and I'm sure John was loving every minute of your reaction to his song. The Beatles are the greatest! And so are you.😊
I had an old friend that always played and sang this on the guitar...He passed away almost 5 years ago now...This song makes me stop and think about him..
Happy to hear you teared up. That's exactly what THE BEATLES could do to 'feelings'. I enjoy seeing you love these tunes just like we did so many years ago. ENJOY IT.
You've just discovered the true secret to the music of the 60s and 70s -- it evokes emotion. From songs that will make you feel good to songs that will make you cry to songs that will fuel your anger toward social injustices, we had it all. Artists back then were unafraid to let their hearts bleed on vinyl. Granted, there are still artists today who can evoke this kind of emotion, but you're unlikely to find them on major labels or on the charts, because today's record companies are after the quick money and generally ignore talent and longevity.
The original handwritten lyrics to In My Life are on display in the British Museum in the same room as the Gutenberg Bible and an original print of Shakespeare's First Folio. In My Life ISN'T a sad song. It's a joyously happy song.
Welcome to The Beatles rabbit hole, you'll love the whole album Rubber Soul and if you go through their back catalogue your mind will be blown at how far their music progressed, no other band can touch them.
The Beatles existed between 1962-70 and during those years they changed the music world for ever! Not only are they the most influential band ever artists from every possible genre have covered their songs. They were also the first arena band when they played at the former Shea stadium in New York in front of 55600. The technology wasn't there at that time they barely here themselves on stage! People, mostly young women, came to see them rather than hear them which led to they stopped playing live/touring after the summer of 1966. Along with their producuer Sir George Martin (r.i.p.) they changed the way you were recording for example they created the first, what we today call, drum loop! This by litterally copying and pasting pieces from tapes they had recorded on.
Yes, young folks today simply aren't used to it. Deep feelings being coaxed out of you through a short song is something new to people who haven't paid much attention to Beatles music. I imagine it's like being blasted into space and feeling weightless or something.
Don't be sad beautiful Princess! I used to have this album. I got it to memorize the song "Michelle", which was in English & French for 8th grade drama class. Although I didn't know French (at that time), the lyrics were easy to memorize. I took French in high school. When u said "life is short", u reminded me of the bridge of The Beatles song: We Can Work It Out. The bridge says: "Life is very short & there's no time, for fussing & fighting my friend"...
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written and has that effect on listeners… I read the last notes performed on any stage by the Beatles at a live concert were the opening notes of this song, how fitting.
Hello lovely lady. I'm in my sixties now, and you have just put an enormous smile on my face. I wouldn't dream of asking a young lady her age, but I absolutely love people of your age/generation reacting to music that is many many more years older than yourself. Your love and respect for this era is beautiful to see, NEVER change, for anyone ❤, take care, Tony here in the UK 🇬🇧❤
This song also gets me emotional. I have listened to it for many decades. It always reminds me of people, pets and places from my past that I miss. Especially my twin brother who died of cancer last year. I know many people get emotional listening to this Beatles' song. And for the same reasons. It reminds you of things and people you miss.
I lost my brother in 1987. I send you my deep condolence and wish you well. May the music keep his memory alive and your heart singing, as it does for me with my brother. ✌🏼
@@crusheverything4449 Thank you so much for your kind words. I want to send you my deepest condolences, as well and say I am also sorry for your loss. I can only imagine how difficult it must be to have lost your brother so many years ago. My heart breaks for you.
I'm 74 years old and always get teary-eyed by this song now. Little did I realize when it came out and I first heard it that The Beatles were writing this song to make some old guy in the future get teary-eyed. Go figure. Well, please excuse me while I go cheer myself up by playing "Those Were the Days" by Mary Hopkin. 😥
Girl, you're getting teary eyed because you're human. It's a love song. And there's a reason they're the greatest band of all time. Wow is the right reaction. I haven't seen any Beatles reaction videos in 60 years. Great fun. Thanks.
I got to grow up with the Beatles. I'm 67; in November of 1963 I was in first grade and remember everything about the day President Kennedy was killed. In the spring of 1964 the Beatles came into ALL of our living rooms that Sunday night on the Ed Sullivan Show -- EVERYBODY watched Ed Sullivan in 1964 -- and the Beatles introduced themselves to us. I knew at that age that they were going places. Every six months or so they came out with a new album that seemed, for me, at least, to open the next door to what the world would need to know. It just about killed me when they broke up in 1970. I think the Beatles healed our nation. We were pretty much in shock when President Kennedy was assassinated -- more or less right before our eyes. The Beatles pulled us up and out of that shock and terror.
I'm a 78 year old New Yorker. Grew up on doo-wop and Elvis. When the Beatles showed up, I had all kinds of questions. Brits moving in on what I love? And heads of hair like mops? But all it did was give me all kinds of new music to love!!!
Great reaction! This song was chosen as the song of the century by the British! It is also among the three favorite Beatles songs among all their fans worldwide. Greetings from Tandil, Argentina! 🇦🇷🤗
I’m really falling in love with reaction videos all of the sudden. Feels like a real connection throughout the generations. The Beatles songs mean so much to me and I get to relive again through newbie eyes and ears. What a gift thank you
In My Life it was recorded on October 18 & 22, 1965, plus they also recorded two singles: We Can Work It Out and Day Tripper, but not included in the album. Finally, Rubber Soul was released on December 3, 1965 (UK), three days later in the US, the Stereo CD version (1987) is based on the UK version and un September 9, 2009, Rubber Soul was released as a remastered version but the tracks sounds much better than the 1987 CD!
For me, you cannot explain genius and greatness, you can only feel it and witness it and never forget it. Many have cried over this one because it tells a life ....your life, our lives . Lovely reaction
I’m so glad you’ve discovered The Beatles . I was one of the lucky ones who grew up listening to the band & my teenage years they were at their peak. I was born near Liverpool & can identify with the city - you should try & visit one day .
It's crazy how a song that's really just a love song can be so evocative. This has to be one of the most played songs at funerals (perhaps second to Let It Be), yet he's really just telling his lover that she's more important to him than anything or anyone who came before.
You’ve actually been listening to The Beatles all your life. Their influence has left their mark on virtually every artist after them, whether you know it or not.
I mean....it's the Beatles. There's a reason they're so well-known and loved. And they have so many different sounds. Anyone that says they don't like the Beatles has not really listened to the Beatles.
Fond memories, but bittersweet and very real. John's songs really reflect his alienation and loneliness so well. He's a person who obviously thought very deeply and took things hard, he had a rough upbringing. Look up the situation with his parents it's very sad.
I get teary when I hear this as well. It's hard to get nostalgic when you listen to the lyrics and start to recall the 'lovers and friends' you've had in your own life.
Thank you so much! It is so refreshing to watch these reaction video. It really brings those feelings back to me abd how I felt when I heard them 50-60 years ago. Thank you!
I get the same way when I hear this song, and it seems to have gotten worse as I got older. Their song "The Long and Winding Road" is another one that can bring me to tears. Thanks!
I entered my 8th decade and bought my first records in London in the same year(1960) that The Beatles performed for 6 hours a night in Germany for 5 months solid to perfect their Art. If you felt, understandably," teary-eyed " now just wait for 10 more years then 20 more tears then 30 more years. I visited my Mum and Dad's grave today. My Dad died in 1971 and My Angel of a Mum in 1996 and after 53 years and 29 years, respectively,I still miss them. I miss my best mate who died 10 years ago,, who I socialized with over 3,000 times when I was younger. Two of the other 3 players in my Sports team from The 1980s have recently died and all the places I went to when young have either gone or changed. Life MUST go on though and I still feel great...:)
Because this is arguably their best song of all the great songs they've made. This is my wedding song and also my funeral song, this is the song of all songs.
John Lennon was a wonderful and unrepeatable song writer. And you're right (5:50): He was VERY YOUNG when he wrote some of his best songs. Love from Spain.
My son and I chose this song for our mother and son dance at his wedding almost 5 years ago. It brings a tear to my eye when I hear it now. I turned 70 in July and I remember this song so well from my youth. He’s 38 and is almost as big a Beatles fan as me.
Making you tear up? That's a very appropriate reaction to this song. A journalist commented to Lennon that he should write songs about his childhood. Out of that, he started by writing a long poem, remembering those years, and speaking of specific memories, including Penny Lane and Strawberry Field, which were real places he knew from riding around the Liverpool area by bus. Later he thought the poem was quite ridiculous and childish, and he reworked it, replacing his specific memories with a more generalized reflection on his life. I think it's one of his best works, since with the general references, people can actually relate to it on a personal level. However, it's one of the few songs that Lennon and McCartney remembered writing differently. They were absolutely Lennon's words, but whereas John recalled Paul writing the music for the middle section only, Paul recalled writing the music for the entire song.
I'll tell you why you got tears in your eyes. It's because it's The Beatles. As you discover them, you will be blown away. I was 14 in 64. They were so important in my life.
For a lot of us old folks, the Beatles created the soundtrack of our adolescence - their music is part of our DNA. The Beatles were never afraid to "go there" in terms of expressing real emotions. In another example besides this one, I've had to listen to "Let It Be" when things got tough or scary (including just after the 2001 terrorist attack when we didn't know what would happen next) because it's comforting. Paul has said that he wrote it during a time when he had been suffering from anxiety and worry, and his Mom (Mary, a midwife, who had died when he was a young teenager) came to him in a dream and calmed him down, telling him to just 'let it be' - everything would be OK. He wrote the song soon after. th-cam.com/video/lcA-qlMP11s/w-d-xo.html
And even their early songs with throw away lyrics were performed with such amazing energy. The Beatles originated as one super tight little four piece band and as they matured they brought an entire generation with them.
Thank you Princess. When our oldest son got married last year, we put together a video of him and his fiance of pictures showing them growing up, meeting and dating each other, and becoming engaged. We used this song for our son's growing up pictures. Hard to believe John Lennon was only 25 when he wrote this.
This is one of my favorite Beatles song. I'm 43. They broke up before I was born, but my mom and her 3 older siblings LOVE the Beatles (it was in their era), and I grew up listening to the band's music.
Oh my God I remember singing this song to a beautiful French Vietnamese teacher She was in her mid twenties I was in my mid-thirties and I told her don't look at me when I sing because all the women who look at me when I'm singing fall in love with me and a friend of mine on an acoustic guitar and I played and sang the song to Anna and the whole time I sang guess what She refused to look at me even when I got close and knelt right in front of her she refused to look at me It was so sweet but I finished the song and she said thank you crying as she scurried away! YES THIS SONG IS VERY POWERFUL!
I'm 70, so I grew up with Beatle music; saw them live at Shea Stadium in '65 . All of these songs are burned into my soul. I so love seeing young people discovering them!
I'm surprised you didn't lose your hearing that day in Shea lol all that screaming
The band that made Shea stadium famous.
72, and The Beatles as a group and individually wrote most of the soundtrack to my life.
Wow, I'm 72, and I was a bit young for you making it to Shea Stadium. But one girl on my block was at the Candlestick Park stop because her father was involved in ticket sales somehow, and later I had a girlfriend who was there. She was a year older than me.
@@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244 My dad took my older brother and sister, but it's still seared into my memory.
Any Beatles track is gold…greatest music act of all time
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Except maybe “Old Brown Shoe.” That one gets under my skin for some reason. Still the greatest ever, no doubt!
@@michaelbirdwell7985 I'd take "Old Brown Shoe" over "Wild Honey Pie" and "Revolting #9" ANY DAY! (but I do see your point. OBS is one of Harrison's weaker tracks imo)
Uh…even Rocky Raccoon?
@@richardjones9007 Definitely Rocky Raccoon. One of my faves!
The best band of all time. They're the foundation of the music industry today. Four absolute musical geniuses.
I Love Beatles but in fact Elvis Presley is The reason of The music today.even the Beatles was fan of Elvis Presley
@@thomaspetersen9991 They sure were fans of Elvis. Most of the UK musicians were. Obviously you don’t know this, but I’m from Memphis, and pretty well aware of Elvis. However, that’s not really the point I was making. The Beatles are the foundation of the industry, not necessarily the originators of the music. They popularized writing your own music. Before them, it was actually more like it is today, with bands of professional song writers, owned by the record company, and artists would just record their version of these songs. No actual ownership of “their” songs. That changed with The Beatles. They also made being “a band” of equal members a thing. Before them, there were band leaders and their “backing band” of largely recording or session musicians. That’s why it’s Elvis and not The Jordanaires or even Elvis and The Jordanaires. You could make an argument for the Crickets, but that was really Buddy Holly and the Crickets, although the Crickets were influential in the design of The Beatles (and an inspiration for the name). They also pioneered many of the recording techniques that would dominate the industry until the current digital age. In general, they were the template for almost every band that followed, regardless of genre. So, in closing, yes, you are correct, the music came from somewhere. Mostly from around my native part of the world, actually (Elvis, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, the delta blues guys, etc.). But again, that isn’t exactly how I meant it. The Beatles were revolutionary in the way we make, present, and listen to, that music. Everything is, of course, built on its predecessors, though.
@@thomaspetersen9991 Not really. The Beatles were the first time a large venue had to be used for fans. Elvis just followed the existing route and went to Las Vegas. The Beatles caused the entire music industry to expand and sold lots more records than Elvis. Elvis only became an obsession for some later on. The Beatles, like all the British performers, learned from '50s American rock and roll - all of it. The Beatles name was actually a riff on Buddy Holly and The Crickets. They never did an Elvis song, but they did two Carl Perkins songs, one Buddy Holly song, and Paul riffed Little Richard, etc.
@andrewsouthard6176 Very eloquently put, Andrew, AND, very true. I like Elvis' music BUT, The Beatles ARE the greatest band/recording artists ever. And to top it off, it's well known that they wrote their own music without any formal musical training. Not too many artists can make that claim. Imagine if there had been TH-cam and other social media around in those days? The Beatles were known worldwide DESPITE having only TV exposure. That's awesome.
No their not 😂
Imagine the genius with a song that conjures up such emotions over 50 years after it was written.
Closer to 60
@@timbriere2325 over 50 as I said.
Imagine the clarity to write a song like this at 24 years old
Try the Sean Connery version different
Well, many classical songs from hundreds of years ago can do the same. A good tune does not cease to be good just because time passes
John was often scathing about the music he wrote during his time with The Beatles but he rated this of one of the best songs he had written. It was very reflective for such a young man (as he was at the time). Paul McCartney did something similar when he wrote Yesterday at 23 years old and George Harrison when he wrote Something at 26 years old. They were a unique and never to be repeated phenomenon
I think he more hated the production of his songs instead of the songs themselves
John was known to contradict himself about his likes and dislikes pertaining to Beatles songs.
The greatest band of all time.
Yea, without a doubt, the Beatles are in a category by themselves. I will never forget seeing them in concert in 1965.
yes & i was lucky enough to see them live
@@potdog1000 So did I, it's a great memory, isn't it? I saw then in Minneapolis in 1965, Where and when did you see them?
Well... Top 10 anyway 🤔
@@bigbow62 "Top ten,: my ass. The Beatles are in category by themselves, and if you don't know this, you know notihng, I cannot waste any more time with you, as you have ZERO knowledge about this topic, and I mean, NONE!
The song is written from experience. There is nothing like this today. I’ve lived through the best years of popular music and I’m so thankful for that. The Beatles were the greatest!
They were to young to have written this from experience which makes it even more remarkable!
@@jackbackband7733 Wrong, it is written from what they saw growing up. 'There are places I remember all my life, that still remain.'' It's written in the lyrics. It's their experiences as kids.
Try listening to Ren. Has he had some experiences that he writes about with eloquence, humour and humility.
@@davidjohnson00001 I'm in my 70''s but am well aware of Ren... very talented young man!
John! Ever the artist, always cuts to the quick with his loneliness, sadness, anonymity, vulnerability, and anger. Creative genius in his own right!
@@davidbronstein2745 Lennon was like the Van Gogh of music.. He wrote some beautiful songs through his inner pain..
Roger Waters also 👆👆
His songs touched my soul.
Well said, David Bronstein!
@@davidbronstein2745 he got clipped, wouldn't you have a little anger ?
The Beatles have multiple songs that will make you weep. This is one.
Tomorrow never knows
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"Michelle".
I'm 75. I grew up with the Beatles. I love everything they produced. But this is probably my favorite. Now, looking back, there are many who have past and few who are still here. "In my life, I have loved them all."
75 here as well. Same feeling.
Same age. Saw them live in the 60's. The friend who saw them with me had a brain tumour. She asked me to play a "cassette" of their music in hospice. She died to this song.
'These memories lose their meaning when I think of Love as something new.' Amazing lyrics.
The absolute best song about looking back fondly at all who were a part of one's life.
I was 17 when this song came out. As time goes on I can appreciate it even more now than then. Lost a lot of friends and lovers since then, makes me appreciate the ones I've know all that time a lot more.
When I talk to other people about the Beatles and someone tries to tell me how some other band's song is better because so and so, I always come back to the same answer: there's something about the Beatles' music that touches me deep inside; stomach, heart, soul, call it what you want. I can't explain it, but it feels magical, sad, joyous, exciting, surprising, warm and wonderful. For me, they will always be unique and one of the best things that I have had to pleasure to experience, in my life :)
John considered this his most mature writing. This young lady is moved by a song recorded 60 years ago. Proof that music is timeless.
Paul considers it to be his song.
That's true. Without the internet these songs would pretty much disappear, though.
I’ve always felt this was John’s most poignant work.
@@binxbollingPaul does recollect writing part of this song. Likewise, John recalled writing some of Eleanor Rigby. It all balances out. It’s a great song.
@@rwbpiano Yeah, but Paul's claim over the song gets more ridiculous every year. He last said, I'll give John that one (as if being pressured to) because I have 200 others.
Don't feel bad about being a little emotional. I've listened to this for 60 yrs. Still chokes me up. You're correct. It is a simple masterpiece. ❤
I cried. Always have. Always will. The power of music.Parents took me to the Beatles at 3 years old. Been a maniac since.
Musically this song met the very high standard of Beatles work in arrangement, instrumentation, and vocals: but its greatness comes from the lyrics. They carry the wisdom and insight of someone who has seen a lot of life over many years. Lennon penned this before he was 25: a remarkable achievement. Lennon has been gone over 40 years, yet with this song he still reaches out from beyond to touch the soul of new fans.
I'm 75, a musician and lucky to have had the Beatles in my lifetime. What a gift.
They are the most influential band in history.
The day John Lennon died they ran a special report on it. At the end they closed the programme with a montage/slide show of pictures of John and this song. 1980 I was 17 (born in 63) and grew up with The Beatles, was always a fan, some of my earliest memories were linked to Beatles songs, but didn't expect how the news of John's death would touch me so deep with a kind of disbelief and sorrow. This song always reminds me of that moment. RIP John Lennon.
Much of the mythic power of John comes from his almost Messianic character. He was deeply flawed, violent, petty, could be nasty to friends. But he also showed us that even a mediocre spiv like him could reach unheard of creative heights, and leave his darkest angels behind, remake himself into a far better example of humanity. He was still working on it when he was shot.
I was born in '63, as well. John's murder turned my world upsidedown. It was my first experience with profound loss and it was someone I had never met. Such is the power of The Beatles. R.I.P., John.
❤🍏✌🏼
I was 15 when he died. That Christmas in 1980 we visited my Mother's family in Birkenhead, just across the river from Liverpool. My Uncle took us on a Beatles tour of all the famous places, Strawberry Field, their childhood homes, Penny Lane... Near the Cavern there was an large iron gate covered with flowers and photos of John, and personal notes and cards. I read one of them and it was someone who went to primary school with John and he mentioned times they had played together. I lost it. Even a tough 15 yr old has his breaking point. Peace and Love.
Hi Princess! YES, In My Life is truly one of The Beatles most beautiful and touching songs. I got teary eyed watching you get teary eyed. Loved your reaction, and I'm sure John was loving every minute of your reaction to his song. The Beatles are the greatest! And so are you.😊
I had an old friend that always played and sang this on the guitar...He passed away almost 5 years ago now...This song makes me stop and think about him..
Almost everything the Beatles put out was able to connect directly with people’s souls. Priceless.
Rubber Soul is my desert island album... every song is full of magical musical moments
Sweetheart they are the Best of all time.
Beatles Forever 🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧
Happy to hear you teared up. That's exactly what THE BEATLES could do to 'feelings'. I enjoy seeing you love these tunes just like we did so many years ago. ENJOY IT.
You've just discovered the true secret to the music of the 60s and 70s -- it evokes emotion. From songs that will make you feel good to songs that will make you cry to songs that will fuel your anger toward social injustices, we had it all. Artists back then were unafraid to let their hearts bleed on vinyl. Granted, there are still artists today who can evoke this kind of emotion, but you're unlikely to find them on major labels or on the charts, because today's record companies are after the quick money and generally ignore talent and longevity.
there will never be another band as great as the Beatles.
The Beatles, not the Beatles.
The original handwritten lyrics to In My Life are on display in the British Museum in the same room as the Gutenberg Bible and an original print of Shakespeare's First Folio. In My Life ISN'T a sad song. It's a joyously happy song.
It's nostalgic
Thanks for advising that. A proposed visit to the museum is now locked in!
My husband and I originally planned for this to be the processional at our wedding,
Welcome to The Beatles rabbit hole, you'll love the whole album Rubber Soul and if you go through their back catalogue your mind will be blown at how far their music progressed, no other band can touch them.
The point of ALL music is to evoke an emotional response in the listener. This song is a masterpiece.
60s music is better than most of today’s new music.
You're teary eyed from the good songwriting.
The older you get, the more it will make you cry.
The Beatles existed between 1962-70 and during those years they changed the music world for ever! Not only are they the most influential band ever artists from every possible genre have covered their songs. They were also the first arena band when they played at the former Shea stadium in New York in front of 55600. The technology wasn't there at that time they barely here themselves on stage! People, mostly young women, came to see them rather than hear them which led to they stopped playing live/touring after the summer of 1966. Along with their producuer Sir George Martin (r.i.p.) they changed the way you were recording for example they created the first, what we today call, drum loop! This by litterally copying and pasting pieces from tapes they had recorded on.
Let yourself get teary eyed. It's the beautiful thing that great art can do.
Yes, young folks today simply aren't used to it. Deep feelings being coaxed out of you through a short song is something new to people who haven't paid much attention to Beatles music. I imagine it's like being blasted into space and feeling weightless or something.
Don't be sad beautiful Princess! I used to have this album. I got it to memorize the song "Michelle", which was in English & French for 8th grade drama class. Although I didn't know French (at that time), the lyrics were easy to memorize. I took French in high school. When u said "life is short", u reminded me of the bridge of The Beatles song: We Can Work It Out. The bridge says: "Life is very short & there's no time, for fussing & fighting my friend"...
Coincidentally (or maybe not) that section of We Can Work It Out was written by John Lennon, and was recorded two days after In My Life.
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written and has that effect on listeners… I read the last notes performed on any stage by the Beatles at a live concert were the opening notes of this song, how fitting.
Hello lovely lady. I'm in my sixties now, and you have just put an enormous smile on my face. I wouldn't dream of asking a young lady her age, but I absolutely love people of your age/generation reacting to music that is many many more years older than yourself. Your love and respect for this era is beautiful to see, NEVER change, for anyone ❤, take care, Tony here in the UK 🇬🇧❤
This song also gets me emotional. I have listened to it for many decades. It always reminds me of people, pets and places from my past that I miss. Especially my twin brother who died of cancer last year. I know many people get emotional listening to this Beatles' song. And for the same reasons. It reminds you of things and people you miss.
I lost my brother in 1987. I send you my deep condolence and wish you well. May the music keep his memory alive and your heart singing, as it does for me with my brother. ✌🏼
@@crusheverything4449 Thank you so much for your kind words. I want to send you my deepest condolences, as well and say I am also sorry for your loss. I can only imagine how difficult it must be to have lost your brother so many years ago. My heart breaks for you.
I'm 74 years old and always get teary-eyed by this song now. Little did I realize when it came out and I first heard it that The Beatles were writing this song to make some old guy in the future get teary-eyed. Go figure. Well, please excuse me while I go cheer myself up by playing "Those Were the Days" by Mary Hopkin. 😥
These are universal sentiments about love.
Girl, you're getting teary eyed because you're human. It's a love song. And there's a reason they're the greatest band of all time. Wow is the right reaction. I haven't seen any Beatles reaction videos in 60 years. Great fun. Thanks.
I got to grow up with the Beatles. I'm 67; in November of 1963 I was in first grade and remember everything about the day President Kennedy was killed. In the spring of 1964 the Beatles came into ALL of our living rooms that Sunday night on the Ed Sullivan Show -- EVERYBODY watched Ed Sullivan in 1964 -- and the Beatles introduced themselves to us. I knew at that age that they were going places. Every six months or so they came out with a new album that seemed, for me, at least, to open the next door to what the world would need to know. It just about killed me when they broke up in 1970.
I think the Beatles healed our nation. We were pretty much in shock when President Kennedy was assassinated -- more or less right before our eyes. The Beatles pulled us up and out of that shock and terror.
The most joyful Beatles song is 'She Loves You.' It's just pure uplifting joy.
Young lady, Beatles music is a rabbit hole well worth going down.
I'm a 78 year old New Yorker. Grew up on doo-wop and Elvis. When the Beatles showed up, I had all kinds of questions. Brits moving in on what I love? And heads of hair like mops? But all it did was give me all kinds of new music to love!!!
This is my favorite Beatles song ty for doing this reaction it was great
Great reaction! This song was chosen as the song of the century by the British! It is also among the three favorite Beatles songs among all their fans worldwide. Greetings from Tandil, Argentina! 🇦🇷🤗
The beatles are so timeless their music still sounds amazing.
It's making you emotional because you're human and this is beautiful.
Tough day for me overall but this song and your reaction brought a smile to my face.
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I've heard that song for 50 yrs. , and my eyes still water. Most beautiful song.
Seeing John's photo and hearing his voice...it can still bring tears to my eyes, even 44 years later.
I’m really falling in love with reaction videos all of the sudden. Feels like a real connection throughout the generations. The Beatles songs mean so much to me and I get to relive again through newbie eyes and ears. What a gift thank you
Thank you ❤️
I love, love your Beatles reactions. They are so enthusiastic and sincere. Thank you. Keep 'em coming. 🙂
Wow thank you so much 🤍
In My Life it was recorded on October 18 & 22, 1965, plus they also recorded two singles: We Can Work It Out and Day Tripper, but not included in the album. Finally, Rubber Soul was released on December 3, 1965 (UK), three days later in the US, the Stereo CD version (1987) is based on the UK version and un September 9, 2009, Rubber Soul was released as a remastered version but the tracks sounds much better than the 1987 CD!
This song means home. Whatever and whomever that means to you. This is one of my favourite Beatles tracks. Thanks for reacting and sharing 💜
For me, you cannot explain genius and greatness, you can only feel it and witness it and never forget it. Many have cried over this one because it tells a life ....your life, our lives . Lovely reaction
I’m so glad you’ve discovered The Beatles . I was one of the lucky ones who grew up listening to the band & my teenage years they were at their peak. I was born
near Liverpool & can identify with the city - you should try & visit one day .
Making you tear up because you’re listening to a masterpiece. Welcome to The Beatles!
Watching the young hearing the Beatles for the first time is always wonderful. I'm 53 in 2024, enjoy the rabbit hole of true music genius.
Here, There, and Everywhere.
I love "In My Life"! I always feel nostalgic when I listen to it.
It's crazy how a song that's really just a love song can be so evocative. This has to be one of the most played songs at funerals (perhaps second to Let It Be), yet he's really just telling his lover that she's more important to him than anything or anyone who came before.
Check out "She's Leaving Home"
Will do !
@@Itsprincesss”She’s leaving home” will absolutely ruin you. In the nicest possible way.
You’ve actually been listening to The Beatles all your life. Their influence has left their mark on virtually every artist after them, whether you know it or not.
For just a minute or two it makes you think about those you knew and know.
I definitely recommend these three: Hey Jude, A Day in the Life, Strawberry Fields.
Thanks John, Paul, George, and Ringo for the beautiful music.
I mean....it's the Beatles. There's a reason they're so well-known and loved. And they have so many different sounds. Anyone that says they don't like the Beatles has not really listened to the Beatles.
Or they're lying!
Fond memories, but bittersweet and very real. John's songs really reflect his alienation and loneliness so well. He's a person who obviously thought very deeply and took things hard, he had a rough upbringing. Look up the situation with his parents it's very sad.
My absolute heart and soul. Im so happy to see you fall in love with the Beatles. Got me watching more of your channel, go girl
Thank you so much!!
I get teary when I hear this as well. It's hard to get nostalgic when you listen to the lyrics and start to recall the 'lovers and friends' you've had in your own life.
Thank you so much! It is so refreshing to watch these reaction video. It really brings those feelings back to me abd how I felt when I heard them 50-60 years ago. Thank you!
this song is played at funerals, with a collage of videos and photos of the person's life, it is a beautiful song
I get the same way when I hear this song, and it seems to have gotten worse as I got older. Their song "The Long and Winding Road" is another one that can bring me to tears. Thanks!
I entered my 8th decade and bought my first records in London in the same year(1960) that The Beatles performed for 6 hours a night in Germany for 5 months solid to perfect their Art. If you felt, understandably," teary-eyed " now just wait for 10 more years then 20 more tears then 30 more years. I visited my Mum and Dad's grave today. My Dad died in 1971 and My Angel of a Mum in 1996 and after 53 years and 29 years, respectively,I still miss them. I miss my best mate who died 10 years ago,, who I socialized with over 3,000 times when I was younger. Two of the other 3 players in my Sports team from The 1980s have recently died and all the places I went to when young have either gone or changed. Life MUST go on though and I still feel great...:)
@Isleofskye : In your life, you have loved them all, and I'm sure they loved you.
The piano style is medieval - Baroque style..
John's voice melts you girl!
George Martin on keyboard
Lyrically it really hits home. Even more so the older you get.
Because this is arguably their best song of all the great songs they've made. This is my wedding song and also my funeral song, this is the song of all songs.
John Lennon was a wonderful and unrepeatable song writer. And you're right (5:50): He was VERY YOUNG when he wrote some of his best songs. Love from Spain.
My son and I chose this song for our mother and son dance at his wedding almost 5 years ago. It brings a tear to my eye when I hear it now. I turned 70 in July and I remember this song so well from my youth. He’s 38 and is almost as big a Beatles fan as me.
It is almost impossible to listen to this song without getting teary eyed. No matter how many times.
Making you tear up? That's a very appropriate reaction to this song. A journalist commented to Lennon that he should write songs about his childhood. Out of that, he started by writing a long poem, remembering those years, and speaking of specific memories, including Penny Lane and Strawberry Field, which were real places he knew from riding around the Liverpool area by bus. Later he thought the poem was quite ridiculous and childish, and he reworked it, replacing his specific memories with a more generalized reflection on his life. I think it's one of his best works, since with the general references, people can actually relate to it on a personal level. However, it's one of the few songs that Lennon and McCartney remembered writing differently. They were absolutely Lennon's words, but whereas John recalled Paul writing the music for the middle section only, Paul recalled writing the music for the entire song.
The more times you hear it the more impactful it becomes!!
The great thing about The Beatles music, is that they continually evolved!!
I am 66 and this is wonderful music from when I was a child through a teenager and brings back lovely memories from then! ❤
I grew up with the Beatles...
I'm sooo DELIGHTED to see you, young lady, like them, too. ❤️🥰
I'll tell you why you got tears in your eyes. It's because it's The Beatles. As you discover them, you will be blown away. I was 14 in 64. They were so important in my life.
For a lot of us old folks, the Beatles created the soundtrack of our adolescence - their music is part of our DNA. The Beatles were never afraid to "go there" in terms of expressing real emotions. In another example besides this one, I've had to listen to "Let It Be" when things got tough or scary (including just after the 2001 terrorist attack when we didn't know what would happen next) because it's comforting. Paul has said that he wrote it during a time when he had been suffering from anxiety and worry, and his Mom (Mary, a midwife, who had died when he was a young teenager) came to him in a dream and calmed him down, telling him to just 'let it be' - everything would be OK. He wrote the song soon after. th-cam.com/video/lcA-qlMP11s/w-d-xo.html
And even their early songs with throw away lyrics were performed with such amazing energy. The Beatles originated as one super tight little four piece band and as they matured they brought an entire generation with them.
I grow with this songs, I'm a musician by this songs. When I hear The Beatles I'm in love again and again
They were such kids ,but they were brilliant.
Thank you Princess. When our oldest son got married last year, we put together a video of him and his fiance of pictures showing them growing up, meeting and dating each other, and becoming engaged. We used this song for our son's growing up pictures. Hard to believe John Lennon was only 25 when he wrote this.
Wow that is beautiful
You have a big heart, and this song revealed it. I got emotional watching too. Thanks.
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JOHN LENNON LIVES
This is one of my favorite Beatles song. I'm 43. They broke up before I was born, but my mom and her 3 older siblings LOVE the Beatles (it was in their era), and I grew up listening to the band's music.
It's a good day today. I love how you respond to the artists we listened to as kids. The Beatles are the greatest ever.
Oh my God I remember singing this song to a beautiful French Vietnamese teacher She was in her mid twenties I was in my mid-thirties and I told her don't look at me when I sing because all the women who look at me when I'm singing fall in love with me and a friend of mine on an acoustic guitar and I played and sang the song to Anna and the whole time I sang guess what She refused to look at me even when I got close and knelt right in front of her she refused to look at me It was so sweet but I finished the song and she said thank you crying as she scurried away! YES THIS SONG IS VERY POWERFUL!