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- FIRST TIME HEARING The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
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Ringo's drumming is one of the reasons the Beatle's music feels so good to listen to. Anyone who claims that Ringo isn't a good drummer is not to be taken seriously.
They're jealous.
I only ever listen to other famous drummers opinions and soo many have been inspired by Ringo, Same with Phil Rudd, he gets flack for not being technical but doesn’t have to be, him and Ringo just have this knack to deliver exactly what’s needed, no more or no less.
Ringo basically said in interviews that he played based on the singer and the mood of the song, whatever he thought was appropriate. I think he did a damned good job.
Hear hear!
That stupid rumor that john lennon said "Ringo isnt even the best drummer in the Beatles" which he NEVER SAID has a lot to do with why people think the Great RINGO STARR was a "bad" drummer
"I don't think the Beatles have too many bad songs"
The Beatles are The Beatles for a *reason*.
No one !
“The Beatles are The Beatles for a reason.” Made me ACTUALLY laugh out loud... in a good way... not mockingly. True dis.
...hardly ANY bad songs...
Number 9 Number 9 Number 9
@@cbseE9212 I think that's classifies more as experimental audio than music
When John was a boy he lived with his aunt Mimi. Strawberry Field was a walled orphanage in the area. John would climb the wall and explore the grounds and play with the kids. His aunt told him he was going to get caught if he kept doing it. His response was, "They can't hang you for it." Hence the line, "nothing to get hung about".
I've been wondering about that line since around 1972 when I first heard the song. Thank you for clearing that up!
Wow I never new that. Thank you. Very enlightening
Yeah I knew it was an orphanage but I didn't know all that thank you very interesting
True
This song is the bookend to McCartney's Penny Lane, which is also about Liverpool.
The Beatles basically have two phases: before LSD and after LSD lol.
Revolver was definetly when lsd started, rubber soul had a glimpse of it but not fully
All the Beatles music before acid was great. All of the music after is the best music ever made.
@@themadcow71 I agree. I actually have the double disc BBC recordings where they cover mostly 50s music.
@@spaghetti_noodle2454 Rubber Soul was pot
I remember early on, people were asking if you liked the old Beatles or the new Beatles better. This was like in '65!
Ringo ALWAYS played for the song. He had to be talked into doing solos or really putting his drumming out front, but when the song needed something flashy, he could bring it. Other drummers worship the guy.
Never a grandstander and never played a bad or unnecessary lick.
Yet he did occasionally upstage with his drumming and rightly too on those occasions.
Ringo is the most unsung, underrated, unappreciated drummer of his era. No one - LITERALLY no one - could have done what he did to enhance every Beatles song he payed on. Plus he was a living click-track.
I'll never understand how anyone can fail to recognize Ringo's brilliance. Could his looks, personality and nickname be factors? [like with the phenomenal baseball player Yogi Berra]
Not really , That has become bit of an echo thing ,
Except he really wasn't that good neither, specially at the beginning when he was often replaced on studio recordings by pro session drummers, like on "Love Me Do" or "Hard Days Night" .
Ringo was OK, very good at times, but the sound of Abbey Road studios, the hours spend on each parts, the mix and arrangement that is what makes his drum sounds so great.
Take the white Album for exemple, on "Dear Prudence" and "Back In The USSR" it's Paul Mc Cartney playing drums, and it sounds quite similar.
@@Funktastic_Ed I only hear marginal drummers say things like that.
@@Funktastic_Ed Ringo was not "often replaced". He was replaced on "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You", but the Ringo version of "Love Me Do" (although admittedly inferior) still ended up on the original single. "A Hard Day's Night" is also Ringo. "Back In The USSR" and "Dear Prudence" do feature Paul on drums, but they don't sound like Ringo. You can't really say they were equally good or ingerchangeable.
Ringo Starr drummer . Very underrated in England . Great drumming on "rain" also .
Ringo made a movie called "Caveman". His Wife is in it too. It's pretty funny. Check it out
john morgan not by drummers tho. He is a category all to himself.
Ringo has said he thinks Rain is his best work.
The thing with Ringo is, he wasn't flashy, but his playing is very musical. Any Beatles song you listen to, you can't imagine any other drum part than what he played.
@@cward1701 Yes, He said it was the hardest drum track he ever had to find.
I've heard Ringo Starr referred to as "the human metronome". By all accounts a very underrated drummer.
One of the most notable things about him as a drummer is that the boys literally've never looked back at him during their performance. They KNEW he would do it RIGHT!
St. Pepper's the reprise version where Ringo really shows his skills
Ringo drumming was so filling and precised, so timing in surprising dimension.. Like in this song also in " Rain" and throughout their entire albums beginning in Revolver the greatest album of all times!!
Lennon has to take some of the blame for talking down Ringo's ability as a drummer when he said in interview to the question "Is Ringo the best drummer?" Lennon replied " He's not even the best drummer in the Beatles"
@@noriemeha That "quote" was made up by some comedian. Lennon never said it, and in fact had great respect for Ringo.
According to their engineer, Geoff Emerick, drummer Ringo Starr (real name: Richard Starkey) is the unsung hero of the band. Certainly their marathon recording sessions tested his endurance. In fact they would acknowledge the session was over when he finally got up and pulled his coat on.
For Magical Mystery Tour He used his full real name Richard B. Starkey also as the director.
@@michaelboyce9028 What does the B stand for? I never knew he even had a middle name.
You'll find at least 50 more Beatles songs you'd rate a 10. No kidding. You'll find a few you don't like too...very few.
Welp imagine his reaction to I am the Walrus. The Beatles are just built differently
Coo coo ca choo
you mean John Lennon
@@jonasrmb01 eh they all did equally amazing on the song
@@monicamad1285 Goo goo g'joob. Coo coo ca choo was Mrs. Robinson, Simon and Garfunkel.
I hope he never tries to analyze the lyrics of Walrus.
their drummer is Ringo Starr he's lit. Do "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" next and awesome reaction dude as always
Ringo Starr is the drummer, the 4th is george Harrison.
Nah same album, Blue Jay Way.
I second that. Happiness is a warm gun
@@carlosdavila2370 The Beatles "Yellow Submarine Songtrack" (NOT the version with George Martin's brilliant music on side 2) has a version of Northern Song that seems to have more clarity than on the aforementioned movie soundtrack. I really like this George Harrison Hammond organ centered song...it's groovy!
Yeah 'Happiness is a warm gun' always gives me chills in the first 10 seconds
For me, Ringo's finest moment on the Drums has to be "She Said, She Said", just amazing.
You know the back story of "She Said, She Said"?
Ringo's drumming on RAIN Isn't So shabby, Ringo himself considers it his best drumming on a song
@@kingcassius2586 I know about the Acid and Fonda.
@@James-StJames my man!
And also in "Rain" Ringo's drumming is Simply great
That's RINGO on drums. One of the best of all time.
I'm so old, I can remember their first American TV appearance. They went through so many different styles and evolved, unlike so many groups. They sat the standard for everything that followed.
Totally envy you for that!
yep
Yes, I remember that too. Great memories
@@lindasokolowski8506 I remember my teenage sister being so excited that the Beatles were going to be on Ed Sullivan, I caught her excitement, and we had a blast watching. I remember it was hard to hear them singing though, over the screams of the girls in the audience. :)
It might be worth listening to all their albums in chronological order......
And it will blow your mind..........
Poor guy will be in a nursing home by the time he's finished their whole catalog lol
Considering this song was released over 50 years ago, it still holds up.
all their songs do. phenomenal.
I love how every time he says “I’m going down to Strawberry Fields” it gets progressively darker in his tone of voice..it’s very unsettling but that’s what makes the songwriting so damn good.
It's a shame that Mozart never got to hear the Beatles. He would have dug them the most.
Old Mo said to his mate Ludwig - have you heard these boys?
FACTS.
One of them was probably Mozart reincarnated 🙏
'I Am The Walrus' is another great song from this album..!
Interesting history to this song. John Lennon, the writer and lead singer, had two takes which he liked a lot and couldn't decide which one to use. Not being able to decide which one to use, he instructed George Martin, the producer, to use BOTH. The problem was that they were in different keys AND tempos! George Martin was a genius producer and he was able to splice them in a way so that he got both versions on the final recording (the takes in the faster tempo kick in around the 2:00 and 2:47 marks). The Beatles also use diminished chords that are common with jazz music on this song. Then there are changes to the time signatures such as 4/4, 6/8, 3/4, 2/4. It makes Ringo's drumming even more miraculous.
Also if you listen to the "drums only" recording (here on TH-cam) you can hear exactly where the break comes. Ringo's drumming is pretty said in the first part, but then totally frenetic in the second part.
The drummer was Ringo Starr. His style has amazed and puzzled drummers ever since the days of the Beatles because his way of playing was so unusual and distinctive - and yes, this is one of the highlights of his time with The Beatles. The fourth member of the Beatles was lead guitarist George Harrison. And yes, The Beatles did have some bad songs... but they only make up about 2 or 3% of their output.
Ringo was self-taught and left handed. And extremely talented.
Probably my least favourite Beatles song is "No 9". One of my favourite singles, which I don't think you've covered yet, is Paperback Writer, or album tracks try the medley on side 2 of Abbey Road, Sun King, Polythene Pam, Mean Mr Mustard, She Came in Through The Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers, The Weight, but play them all.
Ringo on drums is a lefty on a right handed kit so he tends to play outside in rather than inside out when doing fills, its like writing right to left in a book because it felt natural. Also he had stupid natural timing, didnt need a click track to play along with, never got faster, never got slower once he started a song, and when recording , take 1 tempo would be exactly take 50 tempo unless someone said speed up.
As odd as it is to say that one of The Beatles is underrated, I think it's fair to say that Ringo hasn't always received the credit he's due for how good a drummer her is.
Proper deep pocket drummer. Sure, there are better drummers, lots of them. But look at his kit, floor tom, tom snare bass, high hat, and a splash or two of cymbals. A Basic set you could get from Argos. Compare that to JB from Zep of Baker, they had a huge kit. Ringo, didn't like flashy, only once played a solo under orders. But he never played the same groove twice, always hit the spot, and was a monster metronome. He let the Beatles soar, and always played the best for the band. He and Harrison are who you want in a band, not the most perfect technically, but do what is right to make the song as good as it could be.
@@AndrewLakeUK Oh, absolutely. Look at Neil Peart's kit.
Funny thing: I say much of that same thing about why I would want Flea in my band to be the bassist. As great as he is, and he IS one of the greats on bass, he knows when to turn it down. He knows when it isn't his turn. But I digress.
Ringo did what he did as the foundation for everything that went on around him.
@@chrisd7047 I don't know that much of the RHCPs stuff to agree or not, you do so I'll bow to your knowledge. I'm from the UK and as a teenager, it was alt/new wave/goth/punk. It was more about passion than talent. I'm sure Neil Peart is a great drummer, never heard him miss a beat, but if you need a cartographer to map your drumkit you're missing out on something. His left hand on a right hand kit gave him a signature only those who cared about drumming have. But that didn't matter, he was solid, and added to a song, not showboating. He may not have been the greatest drummer in the Beatles, but he was the greatest drummer for the Beatles.
@@AndrewLakeUK I remember seeing an interview with John Lennon (like within the last few years), and the relief evident in his voice at having Ringo on drums rather than Pete Best was palpable. He was SO HAPPY to have a real drummer.
John: Rhythm Guitar, Paul: Bass, George: Lead Guitar, and Ringo Starr: Drums. John and Paul played piano as well and George learned to play the Sitar.
I love how the drums turn into a jungle track halfway in to the song
Love this "TRIP" down memory lane .
Ringo Starr has a unique sound because he is left handed and grew up during a time when left handlers were considered abnormal so as a child he was forced to do things right handed. His left hand lead and the way he moved around his drum kit was different than born right handed drummers.
Check out Paul's badass bass line on "Paperback Writer". My favorite Beatles song is "Oh, Darling!". Now THAT'S a 10.
Strawberry Fields was a park where J. Lennon's mother took him when he was a kid. There is a music video that goes with this. It's considered by many as the first music Video.
An orphanage. www.songfacts.com/place/strawberry-field-liverpool-england/strawberry-fields-forever
Strawberry Field is right behind John Lennon's childhood home. Almost in his backyard.
To understand the excellence, majesty and exceptionality of BEATLES and the transcendence of their musical work and influence on the culture, I leave two data that were milestones:
November/December 1963 on UK Charts
his two singles #1 and #2
"I want to hold your hand"
"She She loves you"
at the same time as their first two albums #1 and #2
"With the Beatles"
"Please, please me"
(the latter spent 30 weeks at #1)
April 4, 1964 on Billboard U.S.
just two months after BEATLES 'first visit to the U.S.A. and their presentation on Ed Sullivan show, the entire Top 5 was from BEATLES:
"Can’t Buy Me Love"
"Twist and Shout"
"Ella She Loves You"
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"Please Please Me"
and after separating, their four members had successful careers as soloists or with their new groups.
There will be a lot of very good groups and bands, and I like a lot,
like ABBA, Bee Gees, E.L.O., Queen,
but the First, the Greatest and the Most Important were and will be
THE BEATLES
If you like Ringo's drumming on this cut, you have to listen the "Rain".
Yesss I agree the drumline on that song is outstanding
Come together
It kind of gets lost in time, but the rhythm section of McCartney and Starr were probably the most underrated combo in Rock Music. They were fantastic together. Like a clock, but with soul.
Ringo.
Just an absolute peach of a human and criminally underrated drummer.
Watch the Hard Days Night movie.
He’ll be your forever imagery best friend.
I'm 60 tomorrow and I grew up listening Beatles and I appreciate that another generation is keeping this music alive. There's so much more Beatle music that you probably haven't listened to yet particularly the earlier stuff which is also amazing. You get to hear their evolution. With that, I have to mention another band that will blow your mind and that is Led Zeppelin. You will be trapped listening to music genius between these two bands. I'm sure many will agree these two bands ruled during their time.
Ringo starr is the drummer
He is the king of feels
Psychedelic order. Brilliant production. Orchestral sounds. Guitar riffs. Joh's voice. Ringo's drumming. Last second surprises. Complex, ever-changing shifts. Pure genius. Pure music. Pure fun.
Tomorrow Never Knows features Ringo and some fine drumming.
another Beatle song where Ringo is outstanding is a song called Rain ... it's the first really psychedelic song... the Beatles always led the way, and Ringo's drumming is very innovative on it
Ringo Starr was touring for years (pre-pandemic) with an All Starr Band, lots of great and well known musicians.
It's literally two tracks edited together. The first minute or so is the original Take 7 of the tune (they were messing about with slowing the tape down) and the latter is apparently Take 26 or something - which was taken at a much faster pace. They speeded up the first bit and slowed down the second, with the result that (unlike today, when you could actually change tempo without effecting the pitch) the song is not precisely in a 'key'. That's why it has that 'woozy' sound to it.
I am still waiting to hear a bad 'Beatles' song and I have all their recordings and have been following them since 1962. Strawberry Fields is a masterpiece of song writing and recording.
There’s one called “If you’ve got trouble” which they never released. If you have all their recordings you’ll find it on Anthology 2
Wild Honey Pie .. is an assault on my ears.. some I’m not keen on .. but I agree no bad songs.
Ringo Starr - drums, percussion
John Lennon - bongos (and other things)
Paul McCartney - timpani, bongos
(and other things)
George Harrison - timpani, maracas
(and other things)
Who was on drums? ALL of them! Ringo was "the drummer" but none of them were welded to one instrument.
By this stage, they were not doing live performances. They were working in the studio, cranking out some A-MAZING stuff. In fact, it has been said that they treated the studio as another instrument. George Martin, their producer, was happy to take their wildest ideas and turn them into music. A lot of recording techniques came out of Martin's creativity. Now you can get those sounds with a box you put somewhere in the line from the sound source and the recorder or speakers. In fact, you can get them with a click of the mouse. But the idea for them came out of some of the most creative brains ever to walk into a recording studio.
And it was all good, and it is still being played and covered 50 years later, and it will still be played and covered in another 50 years.
Ringo Star was on the drums (real name - Richard Starkey). I live 5 minutes away from his house in Toxteth, Liverpool. An American journalist once asked John Lennon, "What's it like to have Ringo the greatest drummer in the world in the group?"; Lennon replied, "Ringo, the greatest drummer in the world?! - he's not even the greatest drummer in the group!" 😆😆 A classic Lennon reply.
The Drummer's Name is Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey). He's a funny, laid back guy.
And he voiced a lot of "Thomas The Tank Engine" episodes. :3
Shevawn0925 he is literally the youngest looking 80 year old in history. It is proof that living an honest and loving life is good for you.
@@docgonzales You're right about that! He also looks dignified. Do you know he made and starred (with his Wife) in a Movie called "Caveman"? It's pretty funny.
Peace & Love ✌
@@docgonzales He eats properly too. Don’t forget that.
Nothing beats hearing a Beatles song for the first time, except for listening to a Beatles song, such as this one in particular, while under the influence of mushrooms :)
I remember hearing this on the station wagon radio when it came out. I was 7. It was the strangest thing I had ever heard. I loved it. I asked my father who the band was and he said "The Beatles." Imagine Strawberry Fields Forever being played on top 40 pop radio. It was. Radio used to be filled with talent, innovation, great performances, and songs that sounded different from each other.
Strawberry Fields was an abandoned orphans home in Liverpool The young John played in the closed gardens when young ,
Ringo on the drums. Love to see you react to "Hey Bulldog". If it's possible for them to have an underrated song this is it.
Agree with you 100%! "Hey Bulldog" is a great rocker! I think it is often overlooked because it only appeared on the "Yellow Submarine" movie soundtrack album, rather than a "proper" studio album. John Lennon's vocals on the song are incredible!
Absolutely underrated! One of the hottest guitar licks they ever came up with!
Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey), is 80 years old now. Paul McCartney is 78.
Music whom influenced the musicians to follow
Check out the Beatles' song "Rain." Ringo Starr, the drummer, has said he considers it his best drumming on a Beatles song, and a lot of people agree.
Love your perspective. I'm an old guy who grew up with the Beatles and waited breathlessly for every release. I feel the same way you do. Welcome to the club.
Ringo was born left handed .... His grandmother didn't like it so taught him to wright right handed ... He does document in depth.... He said it is one of those mad things that happen .... He is left handed playing a right handed kit
It was thrilling to get to experience the first listen vicariously, even having heard the song HUNDREDS of times whether I wanted to hear it or not.
It's the left hand with the right hand kit that makes him a legend.
Ringo is the luckiest man on the planet, a face only a mother could love
Ringo Starr. He's not known for virtuosity on the drums, the other way around actually. Very minimalistic playing but on the other hand very professional and always played for the song. He really knew how to complement each song to make it solid.
Ringo basically invented the drumming for each song. In some cases it's his drumming that makes the song. He had class - he always played to complement the others, never upstaged them. That's why some people think he just "drummed along".
Love your reactions to the Beatles! Wish I could be there with you! They are the GREATEST band EVER! Keep exploring. They never disappoint! They are a Universe!
The last thing that John sings is "cranberry sauce." Dude, the drummer is the great Sir Ringo Starr, MBE. He is 81 this year and still rocking....
You have a lot of Beatles songs to get through man, between them they wrote more than 700 and every one a gem. Love, Bro'
I love watching you get into Beatle songs for the first time. It makes me fall in love with them all over again.
Believe it or not, there are those who claim that Ringo is a mediocre drummer, lucky that the Beatles somehow asked him to join the band, despite the many examples like this one which easily reveal such a claim as ridiculous.
The lads where going through a lets say.., a *Phychedelic* phase through this part of their careers lol, oh and Ringo is a legend around these parts..
I loved your reaction. This Beatles song is certainly without a doubt one of their most trippy songs.
i like seeing people who love music. ringo starr on drums also he played on tom petty song "won't back down"
This song produces feelings like no other. Greatest song ever produced.
Nice to hear/see the genuine reaction to The Beatles from a (somewhat) younger person who is only a little familiar with them. Their music brings you into a level that makes you sit up and take notice: "this just isn't like anything else."
My brother brought a reel to reel back from Vietnam in 1970. I would make him play Octopus's Garden and Yellow Submarine for me.
I thought this was my comment for a second. My brother brought a reel to reel player back from Viet Nam. He had the White Album on a four track tape. I think it was just a stereo dub but it sounded great!
That's Ringo Starr on the drums. It's John, Paul, George and Ringo. At the end of the song they go off in a conceptual direction. And famously... now listen to this again, you hear very faintly "I buried Paul." That line stirred up a lot of controversy in it's day. The Beatles were always playing with your mind. Yes you are so right. The song is just subjective. Whatever images it creates in your mind and soul. It's pure art. A Masterpiece. I love watching your pure reactions of joy. That's what The Beatles do.
Ringo is amazing!! Listen carefully at the very end...john says "cranberry sauce"! Love this song!✌❤🎶😁
Love how you’ve given a fresh perspective on the Beatles, literally making them new for me again! Genius! With their incomparable fan base and legendary reputation second to none, I won’t feel that I am throwing any shade to tell you that you have to, have to, HAVE TO do a show on the Norwegian music sensation Nico And Vinz!!! You’ve already done “Aha”, which is a generation before these guys, but seriously, you are missing out on a musical act that there simply is nothing like in the world today!!!! Go ahead, kick open that door!!! Start with “Am I Wrong”, then follow up with “In Your Arms”. I guarantee if you do that, it will open your eyes WIDE!!! Plus lots, lots LOTS more great songs by these guys!!! Once again, I’ll be looking for you to do these guys! You are my first and favorite reaction guy. If I ever see you doing a reaction video, I think I will lose my mind!!!!
Here's the story behind this song.
In 1966 after having met Bob Dylan who told the guys that he dug their melodies but dared them to write songs which were making a statement rather than "Boy-loves-girl" John Lennon decided to write about the subject matter that he knew best: Himself.
And if you look at the situation he found himself in, you'll see he had plenty of inspiration. He was the biggest super star of his day, played to crowds of thousands each day and earning himself a decent living doing so.
BUT
- Those crowds were screaming so loud that the band couldn't hear themselves on stage and big concert PA Systems weren't invented yet. (They came to be when Pete Townshend from the Who walked into Jim Marshall's London shop which made custom amplifiers and requested an amplifier which would "Shut the audience up!")
- The touring schedule was so grueling that the guys couldn't get any rest and when they were at home, they were strangers in their own homes. After having played Candlestick park, the guys decided enough was enough, they would stop touring as those tours were killing them.
- Lennon's marriage was falling apart, he barely knew his own son.
- During the making of this music video, Lennon confided to a friend how unhappy he was with all the bullshit which started to surround the band and everything they did.
So what is "Strawberry fields forever" about?
- Well it was a garden, a park if you will which was part of the grounds of an orphanage, where as a child Lennon would go and zone out, forget about life. So that line with which he starts the song "Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to Strawberry fields" as an invitation to all just zone out in that place he went to if he wanted some serenity.
- The first verse "Living is easy with eyes closed" there was NOBODY, other than the other Beatles, who knew what the situation was like, not least of all the fans.
- The second verse, "No one I think is in my tree" is again him telling the people "You have no idea!"
- The third verse "Always known sometimes I think it's me" is the sobering conclusion, he himself is to blame for that situation too, as he allowed it to happen.
Just subscribed. A guy doing lots of Beatles. Count me in!! I grew up as a teen with them and I still have most of my albums and a few 45's. The Beatles will be taught in schools 200 years from now like Bach and Beethoven are today. Lots of great bands but none as influential or the catalogue of music. The Beatles are timeless as every generation continues to appreciate them. They changed music and culture.
I’m surprised he didn’t hear John say “I buried Paul” hahaha
Love this video! I was getting goosebumps watching your reactions to a song I've adored for decades. The drummer Ringo, much like Paul, still tours. He even has one ready to go when it's safe again.
I saw you had I Want You (She's so Heavy) in your suggestions. Yes! The only thing that should come before that is a George song like While my Guitar Gently Weeps, Something, or Here Comes the Sun.
This is regarded as " psychedelic" music. The LSD period of the 60s 😂
Strawberry Field is a Salvation Army property that was an orphanage for many, many years. When John Lennon was a young boy growing up in and around the Mersyside area of west England he would play on the grounds. It is still there, still owned by "The Sallies" and whilst the children's home has been closed there is still a park and memorial on the premises.
As you now know that the drummer is Ringo Starr (nee Richard Starkey) you should do one of the songs he wrote and sings lead vocals on such as "Octopus's Garden" or "Don't Pass Me By". Starr takes lead on "Matchbox"' "Act Naturally"; "Honey Don't" and the classic "Yellow Submarine". Ringo Starr sang a few other Beatles songs but these are the ones I happen to think are the best examples of him taking the lead vocal part.
The Beatles recorded five Little Richard songs. Larry Williams. They did years of work before we got them here.
If you listen at the very end there is a voice that says "I burred Paul" which started the whole Paul is dead conspiracy at the time.
Great choice. You never knew what those guys were going to do next. Tremendous writing and production.
I adopted a kitten from the shelter and I named him Ringo 'cause he thumps on things like he was born to be a kick-a$$ drummer!
Ringo Starr is the Beatles drummer. He turned 80 years old last summer. There is more than one drum track on this song, all played by Ringo. It was recorded in late November and December 1966.😀
Ringo Star is a great drummer he is still drumming on. Great reaction to the best band ever!!!
So happy you appreciate the drums. Ringo was on fire! and no one gave him credit due for his talent
Strawberry Fields was a park, a place John used to play when he was a child in Liverpool, England. It’s still there, by the way. And Central Park in NYC has a 5-acre place in the park dedicated to John Lennon called Strawberry Fields, because he was shot and killed a short distance from the park where he lived. People from around the world contributed to the memorial.
I cant get enough of watching young people reacting to this unbelievable song, cant wait till you listen to Helter Skelter.
All of the four members of the Beatles had solo careers after the group broke up in 1969. They were all successful on the singles chart in the early 70's. Each one of them had at least one #1 hit and all four were in the top 40 in the same week in the early 70's as well. The Beatles left us a huge legacy. They had 20 #1 hits between 1964 and 1970 in the USA with an additional #1 hit in 1997 with the song Free As A Bird. They also had 13 additional top 10 hits in the 60's as well as another top 10 hit in 1976 called Got To Get You In To My Life which was covered by Earth, Wind & Fire a couple of years later who also hit the top 10 with their version and went #1 on the soul chart.
Ringo changed the world!
At 5:13 "I am very stoned". The Beatles were a studio band at this point and created pioneering effects heard here. The Beatles hit the big time in the US on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964. Ringo Starr is probably the most musical drummer in R&R.
The Beatles changed music. Ringo, who looks like my brother LOL, was 'the engine that drove the Beatles music' as Paul put it.
2:54 This song is the reason why learned the drums in the first place. Did you know Ringo Starr was born left-handed playing drums right-handed? I started out the same way and I ALWAYS had a hard time playing normal fills because I lead with my left hand.
Thank you I was there from the start! Keep on Keeping on
any thing you want to know Beatles ask me happy to help 61 suffering from beatlemania since 5 (been to liverpool) love your show
Great job. This tour de force was looking back at their Liverpool childhood, Strawberry Fields was near their home when they were growing up.
The Beatles - legends.
One of the best audio experiences of all time.
Drummer is Ringo Starr. Or "The Clock" as the band called him
A real Masterpiece of Music and was and is still my most favorite Beatles Song. Ringos great Drumming and that psychodelic Vibe combined with the Bass abd the petfect arranged Orchestration makes it stunning.
You should listen to George Harrison's Long Time Ago When We Were Fab, looking back on the Beatles years. Also, Elton John's song The Empty Garden is a tribute to John Lennon after his death.
Someone once said about Ringo:"He isn't the best drummer in the world ... he isn't even the best drummer in The Beatles" ... they were wrong on both counts.
Great react! You said right off the very thing I've always thought about John Lennon's enigmatic, trippy Strawberry Fields Forever -- from the very first time I heard it as a boy, circa 1967. John's words and music are fascinating and the orchestration of all instruments is compelling. But the great Ringo Starr's drumming is superb.
Once each principal Beatle gave him the basic idea for their song, he always knew exactly what kind of percussion to play -- and George Martin always knew how to produce it.
With Strawberry Fields, the coolest thing to me is that Ringo seems to gradually bring his drumming along so that by the ending it morphs into a sort of march tempo.
The most underrated drummer of all time. The great unparalleled ringo Starr