I've been listening to this Beatles song my WHOLE LIFE. To my knowledge, The Beatles never did it live - only in studio. But I've ALWAYS pictured George, John and Paul standing together jamming it JUST LIKE THIS. In all likelihood their parts were probably even recorded at different times. But the Twigs made my lifelong vision of it a reality. Blown away!
You are right about the Fab Four never playing this live, but they did record it together at the same moment. Sir Paul himself mentions it in "Many Years From Now", page 558; quote "It was fitting the last track on the last recorded Beatles album should be called 'The End' (discounting 'Her Majesty', which was not listed on the original pressings). The track shows how the Beatles might have developed had they remained together: the extended drum solo and guitar-hero theatrics which were already developing among their contemporaries, and which would become the main features of seventies 'rock' were already present in Abbey Road, including Ringo's drum solo and a three-way guitar battle between John, Paul and George. Shakespeare ended his acts with a rhyming couplet so that the audience would know they were over. Paul: 'I wanted it to end with a meaningful couplet, so I followed the Bard and wrote a couplet.' // As concerns the order, this is what Geoff Emerick says in "Here, There and Everywhere": "The idea for guitar solos was very spontaneous and everybody said, 'Yes! Definitely' - well, except for George, who was a little apprehensive at first. But he saw how excited John and Paul were so he went along with it. Truthfully, I think they rather liked the idea of playing together, not really trying to outdo one another per se, but engaging in some real musical bonding. Yoko was about to go into the studio with John - this was commonplace by now - and he actually told her, 'No, not now. Let me just do this. It'll just take a minute.' That surprised me a bit. Maybe he felt like he was returning to his roots with the boys - who knows? The order was Paul first, then George, then John, and they went back and forth. They ran down their ideas a few times and before you knew it, they were ready to go. Their amps were lined up together and we recorded their parts on one track. You could really see the joy in their faces as they played; it was like they were teenagers again. One take was all we needed. The musical telepathy between them was mind-boggling." // I was so happy The Lemon Twigs played this at the end of their concert in Paris. I knew they were absolute fans of the Beatles and took this as a personal present that night, since I've been listening to the Beatles for the past 40 years or so. I first became acquainted with the Lemon Brothers on my birthday, when I first saw them on French tv; I thought they were hilarious and so talented ! God bless them ... This is the Beginning !
I've been listening to this Beatles song my WHOLE LIFE. To my knowledge, The Beatles never did it live - only in studio. But I've ALWAYS pictured George, John and Paul standing together jamming it JUST LIKE THIS. In all likelihood their parts were probably even recorded at different times. But the Twigs made my lifelong vision of it a reality. Blown away!
You are right about the Fab Four never playing this live, but they did record it together at the same moment. Sir Paul himself mentions it in "Many Years From Now", page 558; quote "It was fitting the last track on the last recorded Beatles album should be called 'The End' (discounting 'Her Majesty', which was not listed on the original pressings). The track shows how the Beatles might have developed had they remained together: the extended drum solo and guitar-hero theatrics which were already developing among their contemporaries, and which would become the main features of seventies 'rock' were already present in Abbey Road, including Ringo's drum solo and a three-way guitar battle between John, Paul and George. Shakespeare ended his acts with a rhyming couplet so that the audience would know they were over. Paul: 'I wanted it to end with a meaningful couplet, so I followed the Bard and wrote a couplet.' // As concerns the order, this is what Geoff Emerick says in "Here, There and Everywhere": "The idea for guitar solos was very spontaneous and everybody said, 'Yes! Definitely' - well, except for George, who was a little apprehensive at first. But he saw how excited John and Paul were so he went along with it. Truthfully, I think they rather liked the idea of playing together, not really trying to outdo one another per se, but engaging in some real musical bonding. Yoko was about to go into the studio with John - this was commonplace by now - and he actually told her, 'No, not now. Let me just do this. It'll just take a minute.' That surprised me a bit. Maybe he felt like he was returning to his roots with the boys - who knows? The order was Paul first, then George, then John, and they went back and forth. They ran down their ideas a few times and before you knew it, they were ready to go. Their amps were lined up together and we recorded their parts on one track. You could really see the joy in their faces as they played; it was like they were teenagers again. One take was all we needed. The musical telepathy between them was mind-boggling." // I was so happy The Lemon Twigs played this at the end of their concert in Paris. I knew they were absolute fans of the Beatles and took this as a personal present that night, since I've been listening to the Beatles for the past 40 years or so. I first became acquainted with the Lemon Brothers on my birthday, when I first saw them on French tv; I thought they were hilarious and so talented ! God bless them ... This is the Beginning !
Awesome and detailed response. Thank you!
WOW this is brilliant !!
The Performance, Vibe, Melody, and Music of this band is what we need in the world of music today.
Wow! This is so sick! I need to see these guys
FUCKING GREAT
The next Great Ones!
I can't argue with that. Severely talented individuals. (Make me feel old but proud of the next generation)
who is on the drums??????
The big brother (i dont remember his name)
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