Ringo was vital because he always played the most appropriate drum line for each song. He never tried to take over and he never tried to overpower anything. Simple sometimes, but each one fits great.
I think your answer to the Ringo questin is selling him a bit short. Yes, he wasn't a technical virtuoso on his instrument but frankly, neither were any of the rest of them. What he was able to do was create very musical and creative drum parts that perfectly fit the songs he was writing for and, in that, he was easily the musical equal of John, Paul and George.
Yes, Ringo is not a virtuoso but still technical, in the sense that his approach to the instrument makes him very musical. I cannot imagine any other drummer do a better job on Beatles songs. Well, then there's Bernard Purdie who claims it was him and not Ringo.
Ringo was more of a jazz drummer, playing to the band more than just setting the meter. I feel like his playing presaged or maybe influenced John Bonham
Ringo was solid with his tempo and had very tasteful short fills that fit perfectly. Also you can’t compare him to modern drummers that have built their complicated techniques on the backs of people like ringo.
In terms of Paul McCartney's solo work, I would say it's not quite as much 'cheeseland' as you might think. I never used to know much about his post-Beatles work, and I just assumed it wasn't for me, but when I started to properly delve into it, I discovered that there are many, many gems scattered throughout his career. Aimee Nolte started me on the journey when she made a video about Paul's singing a few years ago, and there's an excellent youtube video by Elliot Roberts where he goes through and ranks all of Paul's post-Beatles work - I recommend this video to anyone curious to learn more about Paul's solo career - I've found it invaluable in helping me navigate my way around Paul's extensive discography. There really are some very good albums in every decade of Paul's career.
Totally agree. I feel like the "cheesland" feeling is really directed towards his 80's output, since 80's pop does tend to sound cheesy to some modern ears. Howver, that shouldn't overshadow Paul's late career creative peak in the 90's and early 00's. "Flaming Pie" and "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" are two of my favorite albums he's ever done, I think they stack up to his other great work from the 70's.
Absolutely agree! There are soooo many great songs he’s put out post 70s and even recently, hate to see people labelling his work without giving it a proper listen first.
Agreed! A lot of my favourite Paul stuff is actually from the last few decades and some of it is really creative and interesting! He could have easily kept making the same old stuff (he's Paul McCartney, so people are still going to buy the albums) but I really like how he's still experimenting and trying out new things after all this time.
@@isaazevedo2506 With all respect to McCartney you really shouldn't be putting his 70s albums on such a high level. McCartney, Ram and all of Wings albums are "Cheeseland" albums, "Bip-Bop", "Teddy Boy", even one of my favourites with "Heart of the Country" are incredibly cheesy but not any less impressive. Late 90s to early 00s is my favourite solo Paul
I think your statement on Ringo doesn't give him quite enough credit. It wasn't just that he fit with the other Beatles personality-wise. He also fit with them musically! His drumming enhanced the Beatles' songs and gave them a distinctive groove. He wasn’t technically spectacular, as you said, but he didn't need to be. He didn't show off, but he gave the songs exactly what they needed. As John Lennon once said, "Ringo is a damn good drummer. He is not technically good, but I think Ringo's drumming is underrated the same way Paul's bass playing is underrated."
Ringo was a very good drummer. He was as good a drummer as Paul was a BBAss player or John was a guitariust Just as I think Eric Clapton's greatness, isnt his p;aying, its his total package.He was a great songwriter! John and Paul were great harmonizers, songwriters,. Ringo came up with many of the lines that we remember, like "Eight days a week. He had an uncanny mind. I thought Pete got screwed, but I have a feeling that this was Epsteins genius to replace him. Unfair? Yes. Life is unfair Ringo had one of the fastest bass pedals in th business. Ask any drummer.
@@twj2002 That’s a quote from John Lennon. I just kept it in because I didn’t want to cut off the quote mid sentence. Here is the continued quote: “I think Ringo's drumming is underrated the same way Paul's bass playing is underrated. Paul was one of the most innovative bass players ever. And half the stuff that is going on now is directly ripped off from his Beatles period. He is an egomaniac about everything else about himself, but his bass playing he was always a bit coy about. I think Paul and Ringo stand up with any of the rock musicians. Not technically great... none of us are technical musicians. None of us could read music. None of us can write it. But as pure musicians, as inspired humans to make the noise, they are as good as anybody.” I don’t think Paul is really underrated as bassist nowadays (he always makes those top 10 lists, as you said). But I think he is viewed primarily as a songwriter and general musician, which does cause his bass lines to be overlooked sometimes I guess? But again, that’s John talking in the year 1980, not me.
You're too young to remember, but Ringo came out of the post-Beatles blocks very strongly. His solo stuff was on the radio constantly. "It Don't Come Easy" (1971) was a smash. So was the album "Ringo" (1973), especially its singles "Photograph," "You're Sixteen," and "Oh My My." I can still remember those songs playing on my parents' radio. So good. 😃
Those were indeed popular, but I can't agree they were particularly good. If Ringo had not been in the Beatles, his "You're Sixteen," etc. would never have been on the radio. That's not a hot take on his drumming or value in the Beatles, just on his unoriginal and uninspring work after the Beatles.
Reminds me of the best Carpool Karaoke ever, Paul McCartney going back to Liverpool. Crazy that the guy is still going strong in 2022 - he played for nearly three hours at Glastonbury.
I saw him in concert around a month ago. Two days before his 80th birthday and he played for two and a half hours. He played guitar, bass, ukelele, piano, and sang every song in its original key. Unreal.
@@danielebowman Come Together is as much Paul’s as it is John’s. Paul recognized that John’s song was way too similar to Chuck Berry’s and suggested making it swampy. Then Paul added his bass and piano. The whole feel of the song was arranged by Paul
9:58 There are like 100 videos on youtube (by very respected drummers) where drummers not only SAY that Ringo is one of the best, but demonstrate exactly why he is. I understand your answer, Ringo was never considered the most technically adept drummer, but he definitely wasn't only there because of his "calm personality", whatever that means.
Number one priority for a drummer is to keep time, especially in the days before drum machines and quantisation. That is why most drummers were replaced by session men in the studio at that time . Ringo could do this naturally without a click while also providing interesting rhythm patterns and unusual fills that were as much a part of the Beatles sound as any other element. I could go on, but you are seriously underestimating Ringo's contribution to the Beatles.
I love Liverpool we went every summer before covid hit but not just for the beatles but because my grandparents and all my family before that come from Liverpool. My grandparents got to go down to the cavern at the same time the beatles would've been playing there. But also I get these amazing history lessons from them and Liverpool is just such a great place to learn about. If anyone wants to go, you should go as soon as you can!! Going at the end of August this year, I'm so excited!!! 🙂🙂
About Ringo (at 9:30) -- I would say that he was an astonishingly creative drummer. The Beatles sounded amazing partly because of the interesting choices he was making. What sort of "technical proficiency" do people want in a drummer? He had plenty of that, but he had the good sense and good taste to make the songs great. What would it have been like if Bill Bruford or Neil Peart had been in The Beatles? Would that have made them sound better? I strongly doubt it.
All the Beatles had monumental albums post Beatles ie All things Must Pass and Pauls three album set 'Wings Over America' was the ultimate album not cheesy at all. The very first 'kind of' Beatles song I ever heard as a 10 year old and glommed onto was 'Another Day'. Its a really wonderful song and as you say Paul has these cool bases lines.
Apart from the excellent and entertaining video, I love that a young person shows (still) so much appreciation for the probably most fabulous band of the last century! Also, the thorough musical education background makes these videos so valuable! I love every second! 😘
It makes me happy to know that a young, intelligent and famous personality like you is a Beatles fan and you keep making detailed informative videos about their music and influence even after 50 years of their break-up. It might seem far-fetched but people like you are really helping in keeping their legacy alive by discussing their influence and importance in musical world. Really appreciate your work! :)
Ringo WAS a very good technical drummer when the Beatles first hired him. He was arguably the best musician in the band on their respective instruments the first year or two. I think the toll of Beatlemania & not being able to hear themselves plus then becoming a studio band where he wasn't playing everyday. Those two factors had a negative impact on his technique over the years. But even then, he was still incredibly musical & incredibly inventive. And he always accomplished one of the hardest things for a musician to do: serve the song
The Beatles and their music have become more important to me as I’ve gotten older. Having lived through the 60’s, I am awed by their creative output while literally being smothered by media attention and fan adoration. Videos like this just hit the spot. Thanks for your hard work, David.
I think that no other drummer could have done the Beatles justice. In just about every Beatles song, Ringo came up with a totally different & original part. No other drummer in the 60s did this. I like your list of Lennon faves. Mine is almost identical. "Tomorrow Never Knows" is the one i'd leave out.
On the Lennon favs I don't think he gives enough credit to Paul's bass and mellotron playing on Lennon's more out there tunes. Take the mellotron and Base away from Strawberry Field's and it's a sort nice but ok tune. Same for I am the Walrus. Similar for Lucy in the Sky, Tomorrow never knows, Come Together. Paul did his best and most innovative playing on John's songs a lot of the time. There's a reason why many of Lennon's best and most out there tunes don't have to many great covers of them, it's because McCartney was incredible at enhancing them when recording. Likewise Lennon's interventions on Paul's stuff (most famously when he said what was the best line on 'Hey Jude'). David to often over simplified the "It's a John one or a Paul one". Strawberry Fields Forever is "meh" without Paul, Hey Judge goes off in the wrong direction without John and so on. Similar for Ringo's pace, technical timing and compliment playing and energy on drums.
“It never happened before”, “Here today” and “Waterfall” are wonderful compositions (amazing lyrics and music) by Paul post Beatles. I am sure I am missing many more to mention.
Just on Ringo’s ability I can’t think of another drummer who plays for the song as well as Ringo did, his drum parts are so creative and just like the other three it was his growth as a musician throughout the Beatles that makes him stand out - it’s also worth noting the reason he joined the band was that he was the best drummer around Liverpool at the time and significantly better than Pete Best. Paul has also said the first time Ringo played with them they sounded much tighter.
I think Ringo's reputation was damaged by John's "He's not event he best drummer int eh Beatles" which is utterly out of context. But for some reason music journalists hung onto John's every word int he 1970s.
As a resident of Liverpool and a Beatles fan everything about this video is absolutely bang on the money. A career as a Beatles tour guide awaits you David! Unrivalled content as always
I think your favourite Beatle change as get older. When I was young, naive, and rebellious it was John. As you get older, wiser and calmer, it's Paul and George.
Ringo was a GREAT drummer. In many ways the first pure rock drummer. His influence is taken for granted in that regard because it became the standard. On top of that, he had a knack for playing the perfect part, a real songwriter's drummer, drum parts that complimented the song not only perfectly, but in a singular way (like there isn't another drummer in the world that would write the Come Together drum part, which is as memorable as any guitar riff). Great drummer, forever underrated.
There's a Fr MacKenzie grave in that graveyard too. I was fortunate to be able to visit Liverpool and it was so much fun...sensory overload for Beatles fans. I would recommend a guided cab tour if it's in your budget. Thanks for posting.
I've watched several of these videos recently as, very late in life, I'm learning music to help me as I try to learn to play the Bandoneon (I am a tango enthusiast). Your videos on chord progressions and musical intervals for example add nice little extra bits to understanding what is going on inside music I am familiar with and helps to approach playing new pieces. This video really caught my eye as I am in Liverpool myself at the moment, I live on a canal narrowboat - which I renamed Bandoneon - and I'm moored a few minutes walk from where this video begins. In fact the canal route into the city centre passes underneath the Beatles statues in a short tunnel. I grew up with the Beatles as they burst onto the UK charts just as I began to be interested in pop music. As an army kid I went to a British boarding school in Germany and heard some of the early songs were dubbed over into German by the Beatles (it was quite common for a while and other British acts released versions of their songs dubbed into German and I think French too). The location shots and comments here were nice. My daughter and her family live in Liverpool and my granddaughter went to Dovedale Junior school which claims John and George as former pupils. The school is on Dovedale Road which joins Penny Lane, when they needed a new activities hall Yoko Ono made an unshowy but useful donation to the fund. My granddaughter told a couple of days ago that her senior school was originally a boys school called Quarry Bank School and John was a pupil there too when he was in his first group, The Quarrymen.
Really love your videos bro!! Great to see that The Beatles music is still alive within our generation! Liverpool is a magic place, been a few times as a child and some of the best memories where going on Beatles tours and seeing Beatles history locations!! The Beatles are more than just a band, their music really did change the game♥️🤘
As a fan of the Beatles, thank you so much for this cool video. Strawberry Fields Forever is also my favourite song. Best regards from Cologne / Germany
Great video David. I agree on everything especially on the spectacular chord progression of Walrus and the gorgeous George Martin’s orchestration. Incredible song only one small step under Strawberry Fields
When we visited Liverpool in 1984 there was a small new shopping centre on the spot of the Cavern Club. We visited the Beatles museum, but didn’t do the bus tour on account of the heat wave and limited time.
I have always wanted to visit Liverpool one day, now after watching this video I want to go there even more 😄 Awesome video, I enjoyed watching every minute of it. Thank you for sharing.
Ringo was a very creative/ intuitive drummer, his beats on come together, tomorrow never knows exemplifies this: had he not used a galloping drum beat in get back, the tune would have suffered. Ringo used to invent malapropisms: upon finishing their first movie, they didn't have a title: after a while John suggested Ringo's A hard days night. Another saying of his: tomorrow never knows. FYI
I've played music from the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s... jazz classical pop opera etc to my daughter who is now 14 and she loves the Beatles. She didn't know they were from the 60s. She just loved the music. She started playing the piano when she was 4, so she now plays all of her favourite music.
Thank you David. Being British gives us a nice perspective even having recorded your piano music at Abby road studios, how awesome is that! I do appreciate your sharing this rich history. I was born about 40 years ahead of you and have a different appreciation of the Beatles. Your favorite songs are definitely not my favorite Beatle songs, according to your video. I don't consider you an expert on the Beatles but you do bring a fresh perspective. I too am a musician (bass & classical guitar) and also influenced by the Beatles, although not the unmelodious songs you emphasized. My preference is the melodious and blended background sounds. Keep up the good work.
Some suggestions for later Paul songs that might change your mind about his edge: Mr Bellamy, Jenny Wren, Sing The Changes, Winedark Open Sea, Two Magpies
Joe Cocker's cover of WALHFMY is absolutely brilliant and was probably my first interaction with Beatle material as my parents had a Joe Cocker CD but no Beatles.
Strawberry Fields is my favorite song too n I was hoping you were going to say Walrus on the one with the best chord changes! I knew I loved this channel for a reason. I've learned a lot from you too 🎸
For me, the "non-Beatles song that sounds like the Beatles" that I liked was Roy Orbison's Pretty Woman. I can even relate to you in a similar situation. When I was young, my grandpa played that song in a stereo and because of the Beatlesque aspects in the song, I always thought that it is a song by the Beatles. Turns out, I was wrong. However, I do know the fact that Roy is a good friend of George Harrison and they even collaborated together within their one-off supergroup, the Traveling Wilburys.
For me, my fav non-Beatles song that sounds like the Beatles is Bandfingers “No Matter What”. The Beatles singed them to their apple record label and there is no doubt that the Beatles inspired their songwriting--I would not be surprised if Beatles engineers helped with the production or even would lend their instrumentation during the recordings. They have other songs that are outstanding in their own right.
Get Back really changed how I saw all the members but especially Paul and Ringo. Paul was just a creative power house that never stopped making music. Ringos quiet focus seems like a huge contribution. Several times when the others were noodling around trying to get their cords figured out, Ringo was sitting their listening intently. The moment the rest of the band got together, Ringo would join in, right in the pocket with a compliment to what they were playing. So many bands, the drums either feel like an afterthought or they come on too strong, but with almost every Beatles song the drums feel so cohesive with the arrangement, and now it’s easy to see why.
David, having been born in 1950 and growing up in California, I have been a Beatles devotee since 1963. I think you answered all of the question very well but the answer about Ringo was especially brilliant. And I think the same goes for George. Can you imagine how the Beatles would have gotten-on with Eric Clapton as lead guitarist. They wouldn't have lasted 6 months. Don't get me wrong, I love Eric's playing but his ego was too strong when he was young. All your videos are great, keep-up the good work!
It's something John Lennon could've said, like he mockingly talked about Paul's "Granny music". It's totally in spirit with their band, and yes the music is cheesy so why hide the fact?
great video as always David, this channell is really excellency at its best, the part you stated with quite the upmost accuracy that the Beatles has the biggest mark on Pop/Rock n' Roll culture, which is big enough to immortalize the band in its genre within the history of music is really clever and foreseeing, i always thought that but listening to someone as expert in music as you is definitely remarkable and amazing.
Did you know that strawberry firlds is actually two songs mixed together? Joh wanted the intro of the first song, but liked the horns of the second, and luckily through mixing and pitch correction, the two takes were able to be merged and produced into what we hear now. You can hear the 'second song' begin with the change of tempo when the lyrics sing "let me take you down" the second or third time
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hey David, did you talk about the Pink Floyd's Breathe (in the air) chord progression? I guess it would be really nice, since there're videos of Rick Wright talking about his influences to write that chord progression, and why he choose the "D7#9 D7b9" sequence to come back to the root note (Em) for the verses etc.
In later Beatle years, Paul's songs are easiest to like at first, while John's might take more effort to like but last longer. "Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields" is a perfect example. When Paul worked with Elvis Costello, the resulting songs were his best in years. (Last month I took a UK cruise and Liverpool was one of the stops. My Beatles tour took me to some of the same places you show, including the Ringo mural. And it was a bit rainy).
Interesting to note that Paul and Ringo’s houses were modest terraced abodes. John grew up in a semi detached house with his Aunt Mimi which the others considered very middle class and posh. So much for his gritty working class image! Paul often comments on it in interviews.
Paul, George and Ringo all lived in what would now be classed as subsidised housing, government built estates (equivalent of the projects in the USA) for the lowest socio economic classes. None of their parents owned their own homes. John on the other hand, although he did not live for the majority of his upbringing with either of his biological parents, was raised by his maternal aunt, Mary Elizabeth Stanley Smith (known as Mimi) and her husband George Smith. John's mother Julia Stanley came from a well to do family that looked down upon the lower classes. Indeed Julia's own family looked down upon her because she became pregnant out of wedlock, gave birth to at least one other child that was given up for adoption before John (a daughter), and to emphasise the point Julia's own older sister Mimi made sure that the state took John's custody out of of Julia's hands by reporting her to Social Services, twice, and then being named as John's legal guardian. The Stanley family had always been Middle Class. John's maternal relatives in Scotland included teachers, doctors and dentists. Mimi's house has in Woolton, a middle class district in Liverpool, and their house was semi- detached and they had their own back yard. John said in interviews that in the social class pecking order, he was about a head above the other 3 Beatles.
His song Working Class Hero is totally ironic. He was saying that he himself the he saw the incongruity of being celebrated at a working class hero. It was an image and stereotypes foisted upon the Beatles by the London press who were trying to show them as Northerners who’d done well. The media loves stereotypes.
@@nickdryad he did mean it ironically but at the same time he was astute enough to know that it would feed into his legend. Mick Jagger is a better example of a very middle class boy which he would hide so he could slum it to feed his heroic rebel status.
@@PianoDanny many thanks. No I haven't written a book on the subject, just read a lot of books on the subject. As any good referencer knows- always cite your sources, which was the only thing I did not do.
Ringo is a great drummer: Not overtly technical but with great feel & originality. Ringo also had a knack of coming up with great titles accidentally: 'A Hard Days Night', "Eight Days A Week' & 'Tomorrow Never Knows'. Great video again thanks David.
I always thought that it was quite foolhardy of Oasis to invite so many comparisons between themselves and The Beatles. It really only served to display how much their reach exceeded their grasp. I play guitar,but I don't endlessly invite comparisons between myself and Jimi Hendrix. It would only highlight how inferior my playing is to his.
I too was like a kid in a candy store walking around Liverpool suburbs and bringing the Beatles story alive. I learnt George Martin was also responsible for the Lovely Rita piano piece and also Coo, Coo, Ca-choo was used as a lyric by the Beatles (I am a Walrus) and Simon and Garfunkel (Mrs Robinson). Many thanks.
14:00 George and Liam did actually meet after that debacle and there was no animosity between them. They both happened to be at a party and they talked it out and were friendly.
15:37 my favorite cover of a Beatles song is Halestorm’s version of I Want You. It sounds as heavy as I’ve always felt the song wanted to be but the Beatles didn’t take it all the way there
He is funny though. He's just so strange, I can't think of anyone who is so hateable and likable at the same time. More hateable than lovable though i suppose
The first bass line that I really noticed in a Beatle song was the one from Hey Bulldog. I think it's great. I also completely agree with your choice of the best Beatles covers, however I would also add Fats Domino's cover of lady Madonna. It's almost as if Paul was commissioned to compose a song for Fats and this is what he came up with.
I'm sure someone down below has already informed you that Pomah is actually the name Roman in Cyrillic. Hesitated to mention his lest it sound like a criticism instead of a mere correction. Love your channel and have watched it for a couple of years. I've played guitar since I was 14 in 1961 but have learned a lot about music theory from you. Ever grateful. Thanks.
Wow, we got the samething about Mrs. Robinson song. I saw a Lennon/McCartney label underneath the title......Mandela effect. Thanks for the visit. Cheers from Canada.
Phenomenal video David!! Got To Get You Into My Life - Earth, Wind and Fire is electric, kind of sad you didn’t mention it, but we all have different taste which makes it all fun
At the time Ringo joined The Beatles they didn’t know how long they would survive or how intense their “journey” might be. The intensity came later within Beatlemania and beyond. He was the right personality to fit the group and was regarded as a very good drummer around Liverpool & in Hamburg. Was he lucky? No, he proved his worth time and time again, often playing with John & George post-Beatles. His feel and ability to play “the song” is worth so much more than a standard technique. Listen to any professional drummer though and their respect for Ringo, his ability and influence is immense.
Great video. My first visit to Penny Lane was years ago, when on a business visit I was taken to have a curry there! That curry house is sadly no longer there. The extraordinary thing about Paul's solo career is the sheer quantity of it, and while most doesn't match up to his best Beatle songs, a lot of them are still very good. It's the same work ethic which drove The Beatles on in the late 60s. And definitely the best solo Beatle live performer too, doing 2 1/2 hour sets at Glastonbury at the age of 80 is ridiculous. I would recommend his live concert "Rockshow" from 1976, when Wings were probably the biggest band in the world. Lennon produced 2 great solo albums after the split, but the rest of his output I find patchy. I did the walk from Lennon's house to Strawberry Field last year, it's easy if you stick the main road 😁
I like to compare the Lennon or McCartney argument to Waters or Gilmour. They were both two opposing ideas about music that married in a way that kept things from getting too dark or too bright. One challenged the other to get weirder, while conversely, the other kept the former from getting too indigestible for a broad audience. And both worked brilliantly against their counterpart until they both forgot to respect the other side's musical sensibilities and resentment set in.
David, when the Magical Mystery Tour album came out, there was a booklet inside the cover with pictures and song lyrics. I Am The Walrus says the lyric is GOO GOO GA JOOB. It is definitely NOT Koo Koo Ka Choo like in Mrs. Robinson. People really get that part wrong, a lot!! That's the real words, according to John and Paul's music publisher in 1967 Northern Songs / MacLen etc etc etc.
David, Very informative and entertaining video. The connection you made between Lennon & McCartney and the Great American Songbook writers is interesting. The Songbook writers, Cole Porter, The Gershwins, Rogers and Hart, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin were not recording performers per se (although I encourage you to find some of Cole Porter’s “demos” he recorded for his various musicals, “Anything Goes” being a particular gem). There are many great versions of these writer’s songs by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, etc. But, with the exception of Joe Cocker’s “A Little Help from My Friends” (which I heard him sing at Woodstock ’69... but I digress) I can’t think of a single great cover of a Beatles song (famously, when Frank Sinatra was asked what his favorite Lennon and McCartney song was, he replied: “Something”). In the same way, I think the premise of the otherwise-delightful movie “Yesterday”, is flawed. I don’t think you can erase the knowledge of The Beatles and then have close to their impact by simply pretending to have written their songs. The Beatles’ recordings, their voices, their instrumentation, their arrangements, are inextricably a part of the songs. Many great singers took a song like the Gershwins “Embraceable You” and made classic recordings, partly because there were no original recordings by the composers to compare them with. If I hear a recording of Frank Sinatra singing “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”, it gives me an emotional lift. If I hear him singing “Yesterday”, I just think, oh, he's singing a Beatles song. If I hear the Beatles singing, “Baby’s in Black” (perhaps not their best composition), I feel connected to a complete piece of 1960’s Swinging London art, George’s out-of-tune guitar and all. PS. After you mentioned Ella Fitzgerald’s cover of “Can’t Buy Me Love, I listened to if for the first time and you are right: I will now add to my very short list of successful Lennon & McCartney covers. PPS: I was fortunate enough to meet John at the Record Plant in NYC circa 1971 when he was recording “Happy Christmas War is Over.” He was with Phil Spector who kept talking in a Liverpudlian accent. Very strange.
Very good video. I’m right there on your opinions. It’s incredible to read people’s comments. I think it’s easy to forget Beatle music was done by 4 guys 30 and younger. We attach so much to it, they were just writing and recording songs intuitively. All pop musicians seem to lose their edge with age, but these guys had big edges to lose! I think “Woman” is as good as anything John ever wrote. He was always honest and true to his present moment, so it’s more mature. But it’s beautiful and strangely prescient. To this day, I can listen to and enjoy the latest McCartney release. Incredible artistry and discipline at work.
What's your favourite Beatles location? 😊😊
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gotta be stawberry fields, it looks so relaxing
Ringo was vital because he always played the most appropriate drum line for each song. He never tried to take over and he never tried to overpower anything. Simple sometimes, but each one fits great.
I agree. He was also superb at drumming in a way that added energy to a tune. He literally was amazingly perfect for each song.
I think your answer to the Ringo questin is selling him a bit short. Yes, he wasn't a technical virtuoso on his instrument but frankly, neither were any of the rest of them. What he was able to do was create very musical and creative drum parts that perfectly fit the songs he was writing for and, in that, he was easily the musical equal of John, Paul and George.
Agree. It's always interesting to listen Ringo's drumming. He often does unusual and unexpected stuff.
Yes, Ringo is not a virtuoso but still technical, in the sense that his approach to the instrument makes him very musical. I cannot imagine any other drummer do a better job on Beatles songs.
Well, then there's Bernard Purdie who claims it was him and not Ringo.
Can you really imagine any other drummer in the Beatles? Question answered!
Ringo was more of a jazz drummer, playing to the band more than just setting the meter. I feel like his playing presaged or maybe influenced John Bonham
@@mauricedibert2635 Pete Best? 😊
Ringo was solid with his tempo and had very tasteful short fills that fit perfectly. Also you can’t compare him to modern drummers that have built their complicated techniques on the backs of people like ringo.
In terms of Paul McCartney's solo work, I would say it's not quite as much 'cheeseland' as you might think. I never used to know much about his post-Beatles work, and I just assumed it wasn't for me, but when I started to properly delve into it, I discovered that there are many, many gems scattered throughout his career. Aimee Nolte started me on the journey when she made a video about Paul's singing a few years ago, and there's an excellent youtube video by Elliot Roberts where he goes through and ranks all of Paul's post-Beatles work - I recommend this video to anyone curious to learn more about Paul's solo career - I've found it invaluable in helping me navigate my way around Paul's extensive discography. There really are some very good albums in every decade of Paul's career.
Totally agree. I feel like the "cheesland" feeling is really directed towards his 80's output, since 80's pop does tend to sound cheesy to some modern ears. Howver, that shouldn't overshadow Paul's late career creative peak in the 90's and early 00's. "Flaming Pie" and "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" are two of my favorite albums he's ever done, I think they stack up to his other great work from the 70's.
Absolutely agree! There are soooo many great songs he’s put out post 70s and even recently, hate to see people labelling his work without giving it a proper listen first.
Agreed! A lot of my favourite Paul stuff is actually from the last few decades and some of it is really creative and interesting! He could have easily kept making the same old stuff (he's Paul McCartney, so people are still going to buy the albums) but I really like how he's still experimenting and trying out new things after all this time.
Flaming Pie and Chaos and Creation in the Backyard are both just fantastic.
@@isaazevedo2506 With all respect to McCartney you really shouldn't be putting his 70s albums on such a high level. McCartney, Ram and all of Wings albums are "Cheeseland" albums, "Bip-Bop", "Teddy Boy", even one of my favourites with "Heart of the Country" are incredibly cheesy but not any less impressive. Late 90s to early 00s is my favourite solo Paul
I think your statement on Ringo doesn't give him quite enough credit. It wasn't just that he fit with the other Beatles personality-wise. He also fit with them musically! His drumming enhanced the Beatles' songs and gave them a distinctive groove. He wasn’t technically spectacular, as you said, but he didn't need to be. He didn't show off, but he gave the songs exactly what they needed. As John Lennon once said, "Ringo is a damn good drummer. He is not technically good, but I think Ringo's drumming is underrated the same way Paul's bass playing is underrated."
Ringo was a very good drummer. He was as good a drummer as Paul was a BBAss player or John was a guitariust Just as I think Eric Clapton's greatness, isnt his p;aying, its his total package.He was a great songwriter! John and Paul were great harmonizers, songwriters,. Ringo came up with many of the lines that we remember, like "Eight days a week. He had an uncanny mind. I thought Pete got screwed, but I have a feeling that this was Epsteins genius to replace him. Unfair? Yes. Life is unfair Ringo had one of the fastest bass pedals in th business. Ask any drummer.
How can Paul’s bass playing be underrated when he’s in the top 10 list of all time bass players. You Paul peaple can’t be objective.
@@twj2002 That’s a quote from John Lennon. I just kept it in because I didn’t want to cut off the quote mid sentence. Here is the continued quote: “I think Ringo's drumming is underrated the same way Paul's bass playing is underrated. Paul was one of the most innovative bass players ever. And half the stuff that is going on now is directly ripped off from his Beatles period. He is an egomaniac about everything else about himself, but his bass playing he was always a bit coy about. I think Paul and Ringo stand up with any of the rock musicians. Not technically great... none of us are technical musicians. None of us could read music. None of us can write it. But as pure musicians, as inspired humans to make the noise, they are as good as anybody.” I don’t think Paul is really underrated as bassist nowadays (he always makes those top 10 lists, as you said). But I think he is viewed primarily as a songwriter and general musician, which does cause his bass lines to be overlooked sometimes I guess? But again, that’s John talking in the year 1980, not me.
@@mayag224 wonderful Christmas time iIS McCartney!
@@twj2002 I think you’re responding to the wrong comment. But, regardless, why? Why should Paul McCartney be defined by one of his worst songs?
You're too young to remember, but Ringo came out of the post-Beatles blocks very strongly. His solo stuff was on the radio constantly. "It Don't Come Easy" (1971) was a smash. So was the album "Ringo" (1973), especially its singles "Photograph," "You're Sixteen," and "Oh My My." I can still remember those songs playing on my parents' radio. So good. 😃
Those were indeed popular, but I can't agree they were particularly good. If Ringo had not been in the Beatles, his "You're Sixteen," etc. would never have been on the radio. That's not a hot take on his drumming or value in the Beatles, just on his unoriginal and uninspring work after the Beatles.
Reminds me of the best Carpool Karaoke ever, Paul McCartney going back to Liverpool. Crazy that the guy is still going strong in 2022 - he played for nearly three hours at Glastonbury.
I saw him in concert around a month ago. Two days before his 80th birthday and he played for two and a half hours. He played guitar, bass, ukelele, piano, and sang every song in its original key. Unreal.
Paul’s bass for Dear Prudence has always been one of my favorites
Ya the Tavistock institute did a good job writing his songs.
Paul's best base lines was often put into John song's during the Beatles. Imagine Come Together without Paul.
@@danielebowman Come Together is as much Paul’s as it is John’s. Paul recognized that John’s song was way too similar to Chuck Berry’s and suggested making it swampy. Then Paul added his bass and piano. The whole feel of the song was arranged by Paul
Yes. The bass line in "Something" is really something.
Oh man I never knew George took shots at Oasis LOL. That is absolute gold.
9:58 There are like 100 videos on youtube (by very respected drummers) where drummers not only SAY that Ringo is one of the best, but demonstrate exactly why he is. I understand your answer, Ringo was never considered the most technically adept drummer, but he definitely wasn't only there because of his "calm personality", whatever that means.
Thanks so much for the amazing travelogue, David. Now I need to go to Liverpool!
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Number one priority for a drummer is to keep time, especially in the days before drum machines and quantisation. That is why most drummers were replaced by session men in the studio at that time . Ringo could do this naturally without a click while also providing interesting rhythm patterns and unusual fills that were as much a part of the Beatles sound as any other element. I could go on, but you are seriously underestimating Ringo's contribution to the Beatles.
I love Liverpool we went every summer before covid hit but not just for the beatles but because my grandparents and all my family before that come from Liverpool. My grandparents got to go down to the cavern at the same time the beatles would've been playing there. But also I get these amazing history lessons from them and Liverpool is just such a great place to learn about. If anyone wants to go, you should go as soon as you can!! Going at the end of August this year, I'm so excited!!! 🙂🙂
I was in Liverpool last week! So much cool Beatles stuff!
About Ringo (at 9:30) -- I would say that he was an astonishingly creative drummer. The Beatles sounded amazing partly because of the interesting choices he was making. What sort of "technical proficiency" do people want in a drummer? He had plenty of that, but he had the good sense and good taste to make the songs great. What would it have been like if Bill Bruford or Neil Peart had been in The Beatles? Would that have made them sound better? I strongly doubt it.
Ah brilliant! The city where I live. I hope you enjoyed the city, and you're always welcome back again.
All the Beatles had monumental albums post Beatles ie All things Must Pass and Pauls three album set 'Wings Over America' was the ultimate album not cheesy at all. The very first 'kind of' Beatles song I ever heard as a 10 year old and glommed onto was 'Another Day'. Its a really wonderful song and as you say Paul has these cool bases lines.
Apart from the excellent and entertaining video, I love that a young person shows (still) so much appreciation for the probably most fabulous band of the last century! Also, the thorough musical education background makes these videos so valuable! I love every second! 😘
Thank you!
Might you ever answer Radiohead questions around Abingdon-on-Thames? That might be a good video.@@DavidBennettPiano
It makes me happy to know that a young, intelligent and famous personality like you is a Beatles fan and you keep making detailed informative videos about their music and influence even after 50 years of their break-up. It might seem far-fetched but people like you are really helping in keeping their legacy alive by discussing their influence and importance in musical world. Really appreciate your work! :)
Thank you 😊
Ringo WAS a very good technical drummer when the Beatles first hired him. He was arguably the best musician in the band on their respective instruments the first year or two. I think the toll of Beatlemania & not being able to hear themselves plus then becoming a studio band where he wasn't playing everyday. Those two factors had a negative impact on his technique over the years. But even then, he was still incredibly musical & incredibly inventive. And he always accomplished one of the hardest things for a musician to do: serve the song
Great to see this history! I’d love to see a video dedicated to songs by other artists that sound like they could have been by The Beatles
The Beatles and their music have become more important to me as I’ve gotten older. Having lived through the 60’s, I am awed by their creative output while literally being smothered by media attention and fan adoration. Videos like this just hit the spot. Thanks for your hard work, David.
I think that no other drummer could have done the Beatles justice. In just about every Beatles song, Ringo came up with a totally different & original part. No other drummer in the 60s did this.
I like your list of Lennon faves. Mine is almost identical. "Tomorrow Never Knows" is the one i'd leave out.
And he pretty much never re used fills.
On the Lennon favs I don't think he gives enough credit to Paul's bass and mellotron playing on Lennon's more out there tunes. Take the mellotron and Base away from Strawberry Field's and it's a sort nice but ok tune. Same for I am the Walrus. Similar for Lucy in the Sky, Tomorrow never knows, Come Together. Paul did his best and most innovative playing on John's songs a lot of the time.
There's a reason why many of Lennon's best and most out there tunes don't have to many great covers of them, it's because McCartney was incredible at enhancing them when recording. Likewise Lennon's interventions on Paul's stuff (most famously when he said what was the best line on 'Hey Jude'). David to often over simplified the "It's a John one or a Paul one". Strawberry Fields Forever is "meh" without Paul, Hey Judge goes off in the wrong direction without John and so on.
Similar for Ringo's pace, technical timing and compliment playing and energy on drums.
“It never happened before”, “Here today” and “Waterfall” are wonderful compositions (amazing lyrics and music) by Paul post Beatles. I am sure I am missing many more to mention.
ive listened to nowhere man a million times and it still surprises me every time i listen to it - so many stunning parts - perfect track
Just on Ringo’s ability I can’t think of another drummer who plays for the song as well as Ringo did, his drum parts are so creative and just like the other three it was his growth as a musician throughout the Beatles that makes him stand out - it’s also worth noting the reason he joined the band was that he was the best drummer around Liverpool at the time and significantly better than Pete Best. Paul has also said the first time Ringo played with them they sounded much tighter.
I think Ringo's reputation was damaged by John's "He's not event he best drummer int eh Beatles" which is utterly out of context. But for some reason music journalists hung onto John's every word int he 1970s.
As a resident of Liverpool and a Beatles fan everything about this video is absolutely bang on the money. A career as a Beatles tour guide awaits you David!
Unrivalled content as always
Thank you for such a great video!
Cheers!
I think your favourite Beatle change as get older.
When I was young, naive, and rebellious it was John. As you get older, wiser and calmer, it's Paul and George.
Great video... & terrific to see the important 'origin locales'... dunno if I'll get to the UK to see them for myself ('tis a long way from Oz)....
Thank you David. A really great video which made my morning 🙂
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I'm glad for Roman Piskun for getting his question answered at 6:28. Don't know who Pomah is, though
Poor Pomah! :/
Feeling like Liam after George's opinion....
@@theblurie1 sadly not everyone knows how to pronounce words which use the Cyrillic alphabet
@@ObjectiveDynamics You don't even have to know how to pronounce it, just knowing what letters are substituted. Even I know P is an R and H is an N.
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Ringo was a GREAT drummer. In many ways the first pure rock drummer. His influence is taken for granted in that regard because it became the standard. On top of that, he had a knack for playing the perfect part, a real songwriter's drummer, drum parts that complimented the song not only perfectly, but in a singular way (like there isn't another drummer in the world that would write the Come Together drum part, which is as memorable as any guitar riff). Great drummer, forever underrated.
Just amazing, viva The Beatles!
Your Ringo answer is perfect. I totally agree.
There's a Fr MacKenzie grave in that graveyard too. I was fortunate to be able to visit Liverpool and it was so much fun...sensory overload for Beatles fans. I would recommend a guided cab tour if it's in your budget. Thanks for posting.
I've watched several of these videos recently as, very late in life, I'm learning music to help me as I try to learn to play the Bandoneon (I am a tango enthusiast). Your videos on chord progressions and musical intervals for example add nice little extra bits to understanding what is going on inside music I am familiar with and helps to approach playing new pieces.
This video really caught my eye as I am in Liverpool myself at the moment, I live on a canal narrowboat - which I renamed Bandoneon - and I'm moored a few minutes walk from where this video begins. In fact the canal route into the city centre passes underneath the Beatles statues in a short tunnel.
I grew up with the Beatles as they burst onto the UK charts just as I began to be interested in pop music. As an army kid I went to a British boarding school in Germany and heard some of the early songs were dubbed over into German by the Beatles (it was quite common for a while and other British acts released versions of their songs dubbed into German and I think French too). The location shots and comments here were nice. My daughter and her family live in Liverpool and my granddaughter went to Dovedale Junior school which claims John and George as former pupils. The school is on Dovedale Road which joins Penny Lane, when they needed a new activities hall Yoko Ono made an unshowy but useful donation to the fund. My granddaughter told a couple of days ago that her senior school was originally a boys school called Quarry Bank School and John was a pupil there too when he was in his first group, The Quarrymen.
Really love your videos bro!! Great to see that The Beatles music is still alive within our generation!
Liverpool is a magic place, been a few times as a child and some of the best memories where going on Beatles tours and seeing Beatles history locations!! The Beatles are more than just a band, their music really did change the game♥️🤘
As a fan of the Beatles, thank you so much for this cool video.
Strawberry Fields Forever is also my favourite song.
Best regards from Cologne / Germany
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Great video David. I agree on everything especially on the spectacular chord progression of Walrus and the gorgeous George Martin’s orchestration. Incredible song only one small step under Strawberry Fields
Maccas basslines are simply my favorite to play. They're so melodic, playful, and just so poignant.
When we visited Liverpool in 1984 there was a small new shopping centre on the spot of the Cavern Club. We visited the Beatles museum, but didn’t do the bus tour on account of the heat wave and limited time.
Great video brought back memories of growing up in Liverpool..
Got to get you into my life Earth Wind & Fire is my favourite Beatles cover
Great video! I love Liverpool. 20 Forthlin Road is amazing
I have always wanted to visit Liverpool one day, now after watching this video I want to go there even more 😄 Awesome video, I enjoyed watching every minute of it. Thank you for sharing.
Ringo was a very creative/ intuitive drummer, his beats on come together, tomorrow never knows exemplifies this: had he not used a galloping drum beat in get back, the tune would have suffered. Ringo used to invent malapropisms: upon finishing their first movie, they didn't have a title: after a while John suggested Ringo's A hard days night.
Another saying of his: tomorrow never knows. FYI
I've played music from the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s... jazz classical pop opera etc to my daughter who is now 14 and she loves the Beatles. She didn't know they were from the 60s. She just loved the music. She started playing the piano when she was 4, so she now plays all of her favourite music.
Thank you David. Being British gives us a nice perspective even having recorded your piano music at Abby road studios, how awesome is that! I do appreciate your sharing this rich history. I was born about 40 years ahead of you and have a different appreciation of the Beatles. Your favorite songs are definitely not my favorite Beatle songs, according to your video. I don't consider you an expert on the Beatles but you do bring a fresh perspective. I too am a musician (bass & classical guitar) and also influenced by the Beatles, although not the unmelodious songs you emphasized. My preference is the melodious and blended background sounds.
Keep up the good work.
I really liked the format of the video. Thank you, it was interesting to watch it!
My favorite TH-camr talking about my favorite band. This was a good day.
Some suggestions for later Paul songs that might change your mind about his edge: Mr Bellamy, Jenny Wren, Sing The Changes, Winedark Open Sea, Two Magpies
Joe Cocker's cover of WALHFMY is absolutely brilliant and was probably my first interaction with Beatle material as my parents had a Joe Cocker CD but no Beatles.
Been visiting all this Places in 2018. Gift from wife. Perfect week for The Beatles fan.
Strawberry Fields is my favorite song too n I was hoping you were going to say Walrus on the one with the best chord changes! I knew I loved this channel for a reason. I've learned a lot from you too 🎸
This house,which is painted
with ringo was in our Newsletter, HNA .I was happy about this 🥰
For me, the "non-Beatles song that sounds like the Beatles" that I liked was Roy Orbison's Pretty Woman. I can even relate to you in a similar situation. When I was young, my grandpa played that song in a stereo and because of the Beatlesque aspects in the song, I always thought that it is a song by the Beatles. Turns out, I was wrong. However, I do know the fact that Roy is a good friend of George Harrison and they even collaborated together within their one-off supergroup, the Traveling Wilburys.
For me, my fav non-Beatles song that sounds like the Beatles is Bandfingers “No Matter What”. The Beatles singed them to their apple record label and there is no doubt that the Beatles inspired their songwriting--I would not be surprised if Beatles engineers helped with the production or even would lend their instrumentation during the recordings. They have other songs that are outstanding in their own right.
For me, its Lies by The Knickerbockers
Emitt Rhodes - Somebody Made For Me
It may as well be the Beatles.
Get Back really changed how I saw all the members but especially Paul and Ringo. Paul was just a creative power house that never stopped making music. Ringos quiet focus seems like a huge contribution. Several times when the others were noodling around trying to get their cords figured out, Ringo was sitting their listening intently. The moment the rest of the band got together, Ringo would join in, right in the pocket with a compliment to what they were playing. So many bands, the drums either feel like an afterthought or they come on too strong, but with almost every Beatles song the drums feel so cohesive with the arrangement, and now it’s easy to see why.
10:00 In fact Ringa was the most know and famous drummer of liverpool when the beatles was an obscure band who just return from Hamburgo.
David, having been born in 1950 and growing up in California, I have been a Beatles devotee since 1963. I think you answered all of the question very well but the answer about Ringo was especially brilliant. And I think the same goes for George. Can you imagine how the Beatles would have gotten-on with Eric Clapton as lead guitarist. They wouldn't have lasted 6 months. Don't get me wrong, I love Eric's playing but his ego was too strong when he was young.
All your videos are great, keep-up the good work!
I love that you called Paul's solo work after the 70s "Paul McCartney's cheese land" because it sounds so funny to me idk why.
It's something John Lennon could've said, like he mockingly talked about Paul's "Granny music". It's totally in spirit with their band, and yes the music is cheesy so why hide the fact?
@@ingvarhallstrom2306 How are albums like McCartney II, Flaming Pie, Chaos and Creation, and Electric Arguments cheesy
@@ewest14 they’re not. He’s just not got there yet. He will.
Who cares if he gets there. I don’t. Ridiculous, cheesy, good grief.@@t8br00k36
Lovely segment, David, particularly for those of us who haven't had the good fortune to do the Liverpool Beatles tour!
Thanks!
great video as always David, this channell is really excellency at its best, the part you stated with quite the upmost accuracy that the Beatles has the biggest mark on Pop/Rock n' Roll culture, which is big enough to immortalize the band in its genre within the history of music is really clever and foreseeing, i always thought that but listening to someone as expert in music as you is definitely remarkable and amazing.
Did you know that strawberry firlds is actually two songs mixed together? Joh wanted the intro of the first song, but liked the horns of the second, and luckily through mixing and pitch correction, the two takes were able to be merged and produced into what we hear now. You can hear the 'second song' begin with the change of tempo when the lyrics sing "let me take you down" the second or third time
hey David, did you talk about the Pink Floyd's Breathe (in the air) chord progression? I guess it would be really nice, since there're videos of Rick Wright talking about his influences to write that chord progression, and why he choose the "D7#9 D7b9" sequence to come back to the root note (Em) for the verses etc.
Hey! Thanks for answering my question. I do hope you’re right and that the Beatles remain an icon of music. It would be richly deserved.
Thank you so much for this wonderful video. Just right. Thank you.👍🏽🙏👍🏽
In later Beatle years, Paul's songs are easiest to like at first, while John's might take more effort to like but last longer. "Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields" is a perfect example. When Paul worked with Elvis Costello, the resulting songs were his best in years. (Last month I took a UK cruise and Liverpool was one of the stops. My Beatles tour took me to some of the same places you show, including the Ringo mural. And it was a bit rainy).
Really agree with your initial point. Loved Paul's songs as an adolescent, but once you learn to appreciate John's material it reaches another level.
Thank you for this Video and Infos . One ,,In my life,, , I will,,
coming in this town..
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This video is an interesting change of pace of your regular uploads :)
Interesting to note that Paul and Ringo’s houses were modest terraced abodes. John grew up in a semi detached house with his Aunt Mimi which the others considered very middle class and posh. So much for his gritty working class image!
Paul often comments on it in interviews.
Paul, George and Ringo all lived in what would now be classed as subsidised housing, government built estates (equivalent of the projects in the USA) for the lowest socio economic classes. None of their parents owned their own homes.
John on the other hand, although he did not live for the majority of his upbringing with either of his biological parents, was raised by his maternal aunt, Mary Elizabeth Stanley Smith (known as Mimi) and her husband George Smith. John's mother Julia Stanley came from a well to do family that looked down upon the lower classes. Indeed Julia's own family looked down upon her because she became pregnant out of wedlock, gave birth to at least one other child that was given up for adoption before John (a daughter), and to emphasise the point Julia's own older sister Mimi made sure that the state took John's custody out of of Julia's hands by reporting her to Social Services, twice, and then being named as John's legal guardian. The Stanley family had always been Middle Class. John's maternal relatives in Scotland included teachers, doctors and dentists. Mimi's house has in Woolton, a middle class district in Liverpool, and their house was semi- detached and they had their own back yard. John said in interviews that in the social class pecking order, he was about a head above the other 3 Beatles.
His song Working Class Hero is totally ironic. He was saying that he himself the he saw the incongruity of being celebrated at a working class hero. It was an image and stereotypes foisted upon the Beatles by the London press who were trying to show them as Northerners who’d done well. The media loves stereotypes.
@@eldiablo8580 nice comprehensive response. Have you written a book on them?! Impressed.
@@nickdryad he did mean it ironically but at the same time he was astute enough to know that it would feed into his legend.
Mick Jagger is a better example of a very middle class boy which he would hide so he could slum it to feed his heroic rebel status.
@@PianoDanny many thanks. No I haven't written a book on the subject, just read a lot of books on the subject. As any good referencer knows- always cite your sources, which was the only thing I did not do.
Ringo is a great drummer: Not overtly technical but with great feel & originality. Ringo also had a knack of coming up with great titles accidentally: 'A Hard Days Night', "Eight Days A Week' & 'Tomorrow Never Knows'. Great video again thanks David.
I always thought that it was quite foolhardy of Oasis to invite so many comparisons between themselves and The Beatles. It really only served to display how much their reach exceeded their grasp. I play guitar,but I don't endlessly invite comparisons between myself and Jimi Hendrix. It would only highlight how inferior my playing is to his.
I too was like a kid in a candy store walking around Liverpool suburbs and bringing the Beatles story alive. I learnt George Martin was also responsible for the Lovely Rita piano piece and also Coo, Coo, Ca-choo was used as a lyric by the Beatles (I am a Walrus) and Simon and Garfunkel (Mrs Robinson). Many thanks.
14:00 George and Liam did actually meet after that debacle and there was no animosity between them. They both happened to be at a party and they talked it out and were friendly.
That was Noel.
Thanks for this magical mystery tour of Liverpool.
15:37 my favorite cover of a Beatles song is Halestorm’s version of I Want You. It sounds as heavy as I’ve always felt the song wanted to be but the Beatles didn’t take it all the way there
Wasn’t it very nice of Liam to prove George was 100% correct.
Utter pillock. I've never had time for him.
I do thank Liam for teaching me a new use for the word nipple. As a non native English speaker I appreciate that.
Except the whole band was rubbish.
He is funny though. He's just so strange, I can't think of anyone who is so hateable and likable at the same time. More hateable than lovable though i suppose
I was going to be somewhat more blunt but your subtlety, understatement would outshine anything I could come up with.
Elton John's "Lucy in the sky with diamonds?"
Best Beatles cover
Ah David, ya mugged 'im off with ebony and ivory! You went right for the jugular XD
Thanks for mentioning Every Time We Say Goodbye. The Ella Fitzgerald version certainly deserves immortality.
The first bass line that I really noticed in a Beatle song was the one from Hey Bulldog. I think it's great. I also completely agree with your choice of the best Beatles covers, however I would also add Fats Domino's cover of lady Madonna. It's almost as if Paul was commissioned to compose a song for Fats and this is what he came up with.
I'm sure someone down below has already informed you that Pomah is actually the name Roman in Cyrillic. Hesitated to mention his lest it sound like a criticism instead of a mere correction. Love your channel and have watched it for a couple of years. I've played guitar since I was 14 in 1961 but have learned a lot about music theory from you. Ever grateful. Thanks.
Wow, we got the samething about Mrs. Robinson song. I saw a Lennon/McCartney label underneath the title......Mandela effect. Thanks for the visit. Cheers from Canada.
Wonderful insight, thanks. If I'd had to decide between John or Paul, I think I'd say George.
Phenomenal video David!! Got To Get You Into My Life - Earth, Wind and Fire is electric, kind of sad you didn’t mention it, but we all have different taste which makes it all fun
At the time Ringo joined The Beatles they didn’t know how long they would survive or how intense their “journey” might be. The intensity came later within Beatlemania and beyond. He was the right personality to fit the group and was regarded as a very good drummer around Liverpool & in Hamburg. Was he lucky? No, he proved his worth time and time again, often playing with John & George post-Beatles. His feel and ability to play “the song” is worth so much more than a standard technique. Listen to any professional drummer though and their respect for Ringo, his ability and influence is immense.
Oh David, I can't believe you didn't mention Stevie's version of 'We can work it out' & Al Green's 'I wanna hold your hand'.
Great video. My first visit to Penny Lane was years ago, when on a business visit I was taken to have a curry there! That curry house is sadly no longer there.
The extraordinary thing about Paul's solo career is the sheer quantity of it, and while most doesn't match up to his best Beatle songs, a lot of them are still very good. It's the same work ethic which drove The Beatles on in the late 60s. And definitely the best solo Beatle live performer too, doing 2 1/2 hour sets at Glastonbury at the age of 80 is ridiculous. I would recommend his live concert "Rockshow" from 1976, when Wings were probably the biggest band in the world.
Lennon produced 2 great solo albums after the split, but the rest of his output I find patchy.
I did the walk from Lennon's house to Strawberry Field last year, it's easy if you stick the main road 😁
Same, regarding the Beatles doing Mrs Robinson! Dang limewire!
Very interesting and entertaining video,thank you for sharing it,great job!Ah,the tan was worth the walk :-)
Well done David. Thanks for posting.
I like to compare the Lennon or McCartney argument to Waters or Gilmour. They were both two opposing ideas about music that married in a way that kept things from getting too dark or too bright. One challenged the other to get weirder, while conversely, the other kept the former from getting too indigestible for a broad audience.
And both worked brilliantly against their counterpart until they both forgot to respect the other side's musical sensibilities and resentment set in.
David, when the Magical Mystery Tour album came out, there was a booklet inside the cover with pictures and song lyrics. I Am The Walrus says the lyric is GOO GOO GA JOOB. It is definitely NOT Koo Koo Ka Choo like in Mrs. Robinson. People really get that part wrong, a lot!! That's the real words, according to John and Paul's music publisher in 1967 Northern Songs / MacLen etc etc etc.
David, Very informative and entertaining video. The connection you made between Lennon & McCartney and the Great American Songbook writers is interesting. The Songbook writers, Cole Porter, The Gershwins, Rogers and Hart, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin were not recording performers per se (although I encourage you to find some of Cole Porter’s “demos” he recorded for his various musicals, “Anything Goes” being a particular gem). There are many great versions of these writer’s songs by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, etc. But, with the exception of Joe Cocker’s “A Little Help from My Friends” (which I heard him sing at Woodstock ’69... but I digress) I can’t think of a single great cover of a Beatles song (famously, when Frank Sinatra was asked what his favorite Lennon and McCartney song was, he replied: “Something”). In the same way, I think the premise of the otherwise-delightful movie “Yesterday”, is flawed. I don’t think you can erase the knowledge of The Beatles and then have close to their impact by simply pretending to have written their songs. The Beatles’ recordings, their voices, their instrumentation, their arrangements, are inextricably a part of the songs. Many great singers took a song like the Gershwins “Embraceable You” and made classic recordings, partly because there were no original recordings by the composers to compare them with. If I hear a recording of Frank Sinatra singing “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”, it gives me an emotional lift. If I hear him singing “Yesterday”, I just think, oh, he's singing a Beatles song. If I hear the Beatles singing, “Baby’s in Black” (perhaps not their best composition), I feel connected to a complete piece of 1960’s Swinging London art, George’s out-of-tune guitar and all. PS. After you mentioned Ella Fitzgerald’s cover of “Can’t Buy Me Love, I listened to if for the first time and you are right: I will now add to my very short list of successful Lennon & McCartney covers. PPS: I was fortunate enough to meet John at the Record Plant in NYC circa 1971 when he was recording “Happy Christmas War is Over.” He was with Phil Spector who kept talking in a Liverpudlian accent. Very strange.
Very good video. I’m right there on your opinions. It’s incredible to read people’s comments. I think it’s easy to forget Beatle music was done by 4 guys 30 and younger. We attach so much to it, they were just writing and recording songs intuitively. All pop musicians seem to lose their edge with age, but these guys had big edges to lose! I think “Woman” is as good as anything John ever wrote. He was always honest and true to his present moment, so it’s more mature. But it’s beautiful and strangely prescient. To this day, I can listen to and enjoy the latest McCartney release. Incredible artistry and discipline at work.
Just noticed that the Sainsbury's ad before your video borrows Taxman for the soundtrack!
I think it helped Paul's bass playing that he started with the guitar.