Peter Asher had the inside track for the song because his sister Jane was dating Paul. I heard Peter A give an interview discussing this song last year. When Paul gave him the song, it only had verses, it didn't have a bridge. So, he had to sheepishly go back to Paul and tell him there's no bridge. Paul looked up in the air, started playing with a melody in his head and had the bridge done in a few minutes. He said watching Paul come up with a bridge on the spot, out of thin air, was amazing to watch.
Peter Asher, after the duo disbanded, became Apple Records first A&R man and signed James Taylor to the label. He thought so much of James that he quit and moved to the U.S. to manage Taylor and produce his albums for Warner Bros. In the U.S. he became Linda Ronstadt's manager (after James' sister decided to quit the business and recommended him to Linda). He went on to produce albums by Bonnie Raitt, J.D. Souther, and Andrew Gold. In the '80s, he produced albums by Cher and 10,000 Maniacs. An interesting fun fact is that Peter had a brief relationship with Jamaican singer Millie Small ("My Boy Lolipop"). Thanks Harri.
Great song written by Paul when he was sixteen. Paul had offered it to Billy J Kramer, who turned it down. Peter, who was Jane Asher's brother, asked Paul if he had any songs he could use on their album. The rest is history. Number 1 song for Peter and Gordon. Absolutely gorgeous song. Great reaction Harri. 👏👏 Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
The Beatles were known for helping young artists get a start in the industry. I doubt very much they regretted giving away a few songs and helping some very talented musicians along the way. It’s what G.O.A.T’s do, isn’t it.
Peter & Gordon were a British pop duo who had a lot of hits in the 60's during the British Invasion. "I Go to Pieces", "Lady Godiva", "Woman", "True Love Ways", "I Don't Want To See You Again" & "Nobody I Know". Chad & Jeremy were another great British duo from the same time period.
Peter Asher holds a special place in my heart, not only for his musical talent in Peter & Gordon, but for his work with the Beatles and his management of Linda Ronstadt’s amazing and diverse career. This was a big hit in the U.S. Thanks for this gem Harri 🌺✌️
I hadn't heard this one in quite a while, and was instantly thinking that it sounds like an early Beatles song. The production sounds very Beatles-like. A formula that obviously worked out very well for Peter and Gordon.
Still great to hear this classic nearly 60 years after it was first released. I'm hoping for more from the British Invasion of '64-'66. Some suggestions are The Searchers "Needles and Pins", Manfred Mann "Doo Wah Diddy Diddy", Gerry and the Pacemakers "How Do You Do It?", the Dave Clark Five "Bits and Pieces", The Rolling Stones "Tell Me", Billy J. Kramer "Bad to Me".
@@lgeyser1 Thanks, Igeyser1! I know that Harri has already reacted to a few British Invasion tunes so I didn't mention those. These are all songs that I'm pretty sure he's never heard before.
Huge hit at the time. Yes, Gordon does look a bit like John. Peter Asher is the bother of McCartney's then GF Jane. Peter went on to become a great producer, including most of Ronstadt's songs.
Paul went out with model Jane Asher, Peter Asher’s sister. Paul lived at the Asher home, sharing the third floor with Peter. A few Beatles songs were written in that house.
This was a number one hit by Peter and Gordon. It was written by Paul and John hated it and made fun of it. Peter Asher was Paul’s girlfriend Jane’s brother and he heard Paul playing it. Paul told him the Beatles would not record it. He ask for it and Paul gave it to him. There is a pressing of it by the Beatles on Anthology. You can find it on TH-cam.
The Beatles never recorded it. There is no version of it on Anthology. There is a version of Paul's demo. Peter Asher owns that copy. He played it on the Beatles' Channel. Now it's on youtube. If there is a version by the Beatles on youtube, it is fake.
I see the version you are talking about. It's labeled Anthology by it is not. One commenter noted: "Fabulous version by Australia’s Beatnix now known as the Beatels. Their CD ‘It’s Four You’ is a must for Beatles fans."
@@debjorgo wrong the Beatles did record it and it’s on Anthology. I just listen to it and it’s not hard to find. World Without Love Beatles…it will come right up here.
@@Rkw772you’re the one that’s wrong, i have all three Anthology albums, its not on any of them. You can also view the complete track listings at the links below, and its not shown on any of them. Stop spreading false information. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthology_1 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthology_2 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthology_3
Paul was ragged mercilessly by John when John first heard the lyrics "Please lock me away". Paul craved John's approval and because John didn't like the song it was not recorded by the Beatles.
McCartney wrote another song"Woman" for Peter and Gordan (under the pseudonym Bernard Webb) to see if it would still be a hit without his name on it. edit: John refused to record "Woman" saying The Beatles will never record it.
John Lenin could be an insecure tool at times , regarding the Beatles music and his own ... It would be absolutely astonishing if the Beatles had recorded those Peter and Gordon and Billy j Kramer songs and they were found hidden in a vault ....... Even the giveaways The Beatles had ....still solid ..
Peter Asher’s mother was a music teacher who showed John Lennon and Paul McCartney how to sing harmony and write harmony. Peter’s sister dated Paul. Peter became an important part of The Beatles record label, Apple Records Limited. He signed James Taylor to the label.
God Bless you...I grew up with this, had not thought about it in some years..was like precursor to Simon and Garfunkel was a diff time back then man! Thanks for the reminder, like You, I am a music junkie, many genres...Keep on brother!
The British Invasion was an amazing time for music. It seems every day brought another great band or musical group. Peter and Gordon were one of my favorites. Great videos Harri.
i love this song; it often comes into my head as an earworm. Especially these days with the state of the world, Never realized Gordon had John Lennon's profile which was quite unique. Cant imagine The Beatles singing it-its got wonderful ,lyrics.
Yep, a huge hit for Peter(Asher, brother of Paul's then-girlfriend actress/model Jane Asher) and Gordon Waller, both sons of doctors who met in school and decided to make music together. Cheers, mate, and thanks for sharing another pop classic and your own enjoyment and perspective. Always loved performing this one, even as a solo busker or café artist.
I was thinking I should add the RollingStones' version of 'I Wanna Be Your Man' to the list of songs Lennon and McCartney gave away, though the Beatles themselves recorded a kind of throwaway with Ringo on lead vocal. Brian Jones' slide guitar made the song for the Stones, imho. 😘🤙🎶❤️✨️🕊
Paul wrote it but John hated it. It sat in a plie until Peter Asher asked Paul if he would finish the song so they could record it. Story goes Paul wrote the bridge in about 15 minutes and sent the boys on their way with the song.
Thank you, Sir Harri, for the memories. You sure know how to pick them. This was their first single and was number 1 on several charts in the UK and USA, including Billboard.
Paul primarily wrote this, and also wrote "Nobody I Know" and "I Don't Want to See You Again" which were also give to Peter and Gordon to record. Paul wrote "WOMAN" (not the one John wrote years later, just the same title) for Peter and Gordon but used the name "Bernard Webb" as the composer. He was starting to feel a little uncertain about his songwriting, and began to think that ANYTHING that Lennon and McCartney wrote would be hit, whether it was a good song or not, because of their fame at that time. SO he didn't put his name as the composer for "WOMAN." Well, it WAS a big hit for Peter and Gordon. Most of us never found out until some time after that "Bernard Webb" was actually Paul McCartney.
Another Paul McCartney tune gave away was to Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas named " Bad to Me" Such a clever lyrical tune that shows how much of a lyrical genius Paul was so young.
According to information i had read, McCartney wrote this, Lennon was given co-credit. Some of these stories are "muddy" and hard to prove either way. Paul was dating Peter Asher's sister Jane at the time, a famous model/ actress and he would hide from fans in their parents' house. Peter Asher [red hair and glasses] later became manager/producer of many famous acts like James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt. What's amazing about this is it is a rare film of P and G actually singing this LIVE with other musicians playing back up. Peter's mother was a professional l classical musician, an oboe player, and had given George Martin tons of oboe lessons years before. George Martin became the Beatles and Peter and Gordon's producer. Gordon has passed way. Gordon Waller (4 June 1945 - 17 July 2009) was a Scottish guitarist, singer and songwriter.
One of the reasons it sounds familiar is that it's almost prototypically an early "Paul song". The little ascending and descending arcs (Lock me away/and don't allow the day/here inside/where I hide) are like fingerprints.
I saw then when they were the headliners on the Dick Clark Cavalcade of Stars tour. You could hardly hear them over the screaming from the audience. Crazy days indeed.
Peter Asher (wearing glasses) is the sister of Jane Asher. Jane was Paul McCartney's girlfriend when the Beatles were first started. Paul wrote the song Woman for the group under the name Bernard Webb. Peter Asher is a close friend and business partner to the Beatles.
Peter was a friend of Paul’s, after all Peters sister Jane was Pauls girlfriend! He spent a lot of time at the Asher house playing on their piano. Btw, Peter still hosts a show and is a regular on SiriusXM.
John would tease Paul about songs like this back in those days (even though it went to #1 in both the USA and UK), mocking such overly romantic lyrics as "please lock me away." Brian Epstein managed these boys as well and certainly appreciated the donation of the songs. Paul wrote several hit songs for these guys, including "Woman," "Nobody I Know," and "I Don't Want to See You Again." Of course Paul was dating Peter's sister Jane at the time (and they were ultimately engaged).
The Fabs didn't release this song because when Paul sang it for John, the very first line ("Please lock me away") struck Lennon as so funny, he actually fell down laughing. To put it another way, John thought it was ludicrously melodramatic, possibly failing to notice the melody was lovely
16 Magazine once ran a humorous pictorial piece depicting a ' feud' between Perer and Gordon,and,Chad and Jeremy. In one pic,Peter has his back to Gordon. The caption is," All I said was,' you look like Chad!' "
Harri, try "Nobody I Know" as well. Both of those huge hits of P&G's. "Woman" another McCartney tune of theirs as well I believe. "Bad To Me" by BJ Kramer & The Dakotas another L&M donated-song that was very high on the charts. I do not believe The Beatles ever recorded "World Without Love" or any of these others - for mass consumption anyway. There is a claimed Beatles demo of "Bad To Me"; others say it is at least partly a concoction, IE, a lo-fi recording combining The Dakotas instrumental with L&M vocals layered over. I grew up through this era and these other "acts" were all on the airwaves all the time right along with the Beatles. The fact of Lennon and McCartney penning these other songs was not even stated as a big deal on the radio,...such is the perspective of time as people now pay attention to that sort of thing a lot more than then. Bad To Me is one that oddly, in recent times, many people have been led to believe was strictly a Lennon & McCartney song since that authorship has been (more) revealed, with zero mention of the actual performing artists... it really was-- then-- very much BJK&D's hit. While the Beatles were huge, the likes of Peter & Gordon, Chad & Jeremy Etc were soon concurrent with them and no slouches in the record stores and on the airwaves themselves, though not ultimately nearly as prolific. While not an L&M song, check out "A Summer Song" by C&J...a major hit and one of the tightest productions and prettiest songs ever. Talk about an era-evocative song that takes especially people of my generation back, and in the intervening decades (and still) used in movies and ads. Later edit; check out "Because" by the Dave Clark Five. Another great Brit invasion hit that, while not a Lennon & McCartney song, has "that sound" where you think it might be...And, interestingly Julian Lennon would go on to cover. Edit 2: I just saw you did react to Bad To Me a few days ago. 👍👍 Brilliant minds...ha!
It's so funny that I could remember most of the lyrics and melody to this song as soon as I saw the title but can't remember where I put my car keys, or anything else, most days.
You beat me to it Mary about Paul's then girlfriend Jane Asher. Didn't know about the Billie J Kramer link, but I think he DID have a hit with 'Listen, do you want to know a secret,' another Beatles composition sung by George on an early album.
Harri - Peter Asher (the one with the glasses) was the brother of Jane Asher. Jane Asher was Paul McCartney's girlfriend from April of 1963 until the middle of 1968. They got engaged in December of 1967 - but then broke up in the summer of 1968. Paul wrote songs for Jane's brother (Peter) to sing in the "Peter and Gordon" group. "A World Without Love" was the first one Paul wrote for them... and it went to #1 in the US, UK, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. The Beatles had 6 songs written by Lennon-McCartney that went to #1 in 1964 - plus this one was credited as "Lennon-McCartney" which made it 7 songs by them that went to #1 in the US in 1964. I think that is the most ever in one year. Paul wrote this song - and John didn't like it. He hated the "Please lock me away" line - and always made fun of it. Paul also wrote these other songs for Peter Asher... "Nobody I Know" which was a top 10 hit in many countries. "I Don't Want to See You Again" which peaked at #16 in the US. "Woman" which was #1 in Canada, #14 in the US. Btw... both John and Paul wrote a song titled "Woman". Both songs went to #1 in Canada. Paul's in 1965... John's in 1981 (after he was killed). Here is a link to Paul's home demo of "A World Without Love": th-cam.com/video/NNZmoLbrpLI/w-d-xo.html The Beatles never recorded it - or played the song live. This is the only known version of Paul singing it that was recorded.
Other Lennon-McCartney tunes given to other artists include Billy J Kramer & the dakotas-Bad To Me and Cilla Black It's For You. In the states we always made fun of the guy in the glasses (Peter Asher) as he looks like Sherman of the Mr. Peabody cartoon shorts within the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon show.
If you watched the movie. "Last Night in Soho", this played during the opening when Thomasin McKenzie was dancing. The Beatles considered this song but didn't think it fit the style of their first albums. John used to laugh about it because of the opening line, "please lock me away..." was so ridiculous. There is a TH-cam video of Paul singing this and playing guitar by himself.
Peter was the brother of Jane Asher, who just happened to be Paul McCartney's girlfriend at the time. Hence he got a helping hand in the form of this song. It's definitely got the Lennon - McCartney sound to it. A lot of songwriters were copying their style at the time, but this was from the master. It got to number 1 in 1964. You have reacted to another of their's called Lady Godiva. They had a handful of hits, mainly covers, but this was their biggest.
I suspect they didn't want to give them any B material. A perfectly written song. I read somewhere that Lennon was a co-writer. That they wrote it over the phone.
@@phillipbachelor3884 Ok, that makes sense cause it sounds like a McCartney song. But they couldn't even agree on who wrote "Eleanor Rigby" so you can't really trust these guys recollection.
Paul McCartney lost his mother as a teenager, he wrote this at the tender age of 16 after she died, maybe he’s hoping for a new love but the undertones is his loneliness since losing his mother Mary, he also wrote Let It Be about a dream of her.
Paul never presented the song to the band...he always said he never brought the song to John for consideration because he thought John would hate the line, "lock me away and don't allow the day..." LOL
Absolutely not true. Peter Asher tells the story over and over. You can Google it anywhere and hear how John made fun of it. It’s not hard to find Peter Asher on TH-cam telling the story in detail.
![Couple First Reaction To - Peter and Gordon: A World Without Love [Official Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Xjq6sfbnpbo/mqdefault.jpg)
Peter Asher had the inside track for the song because his sister Jane was dating Paul. I heard Peter A give an interview discussing this song last year. When Paul gave him the song, it only had verses, it didn't have a bridge. So, he had to sheepishly go back to Paul and tell him there's no bridge. Paul looked up in the air, started playing with a melody in his head and had the bridge done in a few minutes. He said watching Paul come up with a bridge on the spot, out of thin air, was amazing to watch.
Peter Asher, after the duo disbanded, became Apple Records first A&R man and signed James Taylor to the label. He thought so much of James that he quit and moved to the U.S. to manage Taylor and produce his albums for Warner Bros. In the U.S. he became Linda Ronstadt's manager (after James' sister decided to quit the business and recommended him to Linda). He went on to produce albums by Bonnie Raitt, J.D. Souther, and Andrew Gold. In the '80s, he produced albums by Cher and 10,000 Maniacs. An interesting fun fact is that Peter had a brief relationship with Jamaican singer Millie Small ("My Boy Lolipop"). Thanks Harri.
Great song written by Paul when he was sixteen. Paul had offered it to Billy J Kramer, who turned it down. Peter, who was Jane Asher's brother, asked Paul if he had any songs he could use on their album. The rest is history. Number 1 song for Peter and Gordon. Absolutely gorgeous song.
Great reaction Harri. 👏👏 Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
John vetoed it for the Beatles because he thought the "Please lock me away" lyric was ridiculous.
Didn't know Kramer turned it down... sheesh to think what it became
Thank you for playing this. The British Invasion was a big thing.
The Beatles were known for helping young artists get a start in the industry. I doubt very much they regretted giving away a few songs and helping some very talented musicians along the way. It’s what G.O.A.T’s do, isn’t it.
Peter & Gordon were a British pop duo who had a lot of hits in the 60's during the British Invasion. "I Go to Pieces", "Lady Godiva", "Woman", "True Love Ways", "I Don't Want To See You Again" & "Nobody I Know". Chad & Jeremy were another great British duo from the same time period.
Know most of these songs - had forgotten (or never knew) they did them all. Cheers.
Lady Godiva was the first little record, I got, when I was 11 years.
Beautiful song from my early teen years. So melodic and so innocent. Good find!
One of those lost gems by Lennon-McCartney. As always full of magic. Thank you for react to this.
The British Invasion produced INCREDIBLE MUSIC 🎵🎶🎼🎵🎶🎼
Peter Asher holds a special place in my heart, not only for his musical talent in Peter & Gordon, but for his work with the Beatles and his management of Linda Ronstadt’s amazing and diverse career. This was a big hit in the U.S. Thanks for this gem Harri 🌺✌️
I hadn't heard this one in quite a while, and was instantly thinking that it sounds like an early Beatles song. The production sounds very Beatles-like. A formula that obviously worked out very well for Peter and Gordon.
Peter Asher's sister Jane dated Paul McCartney and he wrote this song along with most of their hits.
Still great to hear this classic nearly 60 years after it was first released. I'm hoping for more from the British Invasion of '64-'66. Some suggestions are The Searchers "Needles and Pins", Manfred Mann "Doo Wah Diddy Diddy", Gerry and the Pacemakers "How Do You Do It?", the Dave Clark Five "Bits and Pieces", The Rolling Stones "Tell Me", Billy J. Kramer "Bad to Me".
Great selections, KennyY!
@@lgeyser1 Thanks, Igeyser1! I know that Harri has already reacted to a few British Invasion tunes so I didn't mention those. These are all songs that I'm pretty sure he's never heard before.
Huge hit at the time. Yes, Gordon does look a bit like John. Peter Asher is the bother of McCartney's then GF Jane. Peter went on to become a great producer, including most of Ronstadt's songs.
Gordon may look a bit like John, but Peter most definitely resembles _Austin Powers,_ International Man of Mystery!
Haven't heard this in a long time. Thanks. ❤❤❤❤❤
Didn't know this was written by Paul and John, but it sounds just like an early Beatles song. I learned something new.😄
Paul went out with model Jane Asher, Peter Asher’s sister. Paul lived at the Asher home, sharing the third floor with Peter. A few Beatles songs were written in that house.
Bobby Rydell also released this at the same time. Love his arrangement of it. Paul was dating Peter's sister Jane Asher.
Peter Asher is still an amazing music producer
This was a number one hit by Peter and Gordon. It was written by Paul and John hated it and made fun of it. Peter Asher was Paul’s girlfriend Jane’s brother and he heard Paul playing it. Paul told him the Beatles would not record
it. He ask for it
and Paul gave it
to him.
There is a pressing of it by the Beatles on Anthology. You can find it on TH-cam.
The Beatles never recorded it. There is no version of it on Anthology. There is a version of Paul's demo. Peter Asher owns that copy. He played it on the Beatles' Channel. Now it's on youtube. If there is a version by the Beatles on youtube, it is fake.
I see the version you are talking about. It's labeled Anthology by it is not. One commenter noted: "Fabulous version by Australia’s Beatnix now known as the Beatels. Their CD ‘It’s Four You’ is a must for Beatles fans."
@@debjorgo wrong the Beatles did record it and it’s on Anthology. I just listen to it and it’s not hard to find. World Without Love Beatles…it will come right up here.
@@debjorgo good grief…
th-cam.com/video/AXrrVnwsg9U/w-d-xo.html
@@Rkw772you’re the one that’s wrong, i have all three Anthology albums, its not on any of them. You can also view the complete track listings at the links below, and its not shown on any of them. Stop spreading false information.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthology_1
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthology_2
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthology_3
Paul was ragged mercilessly by John when John first heard the lyrics "Please lock me away". Paul craved John's approval and because John didn't like the song it was not recorded by the Beatles.
This song was recently revived in the opening credits of Last Night in Soho. Cute dance she does.
McCartney wrote another song"Woman" for Peter and Gordan (under the pseudonym Bernard Webb) to see if it would still be a hit without his name on it. edit: John refused to record "Woman" saying The Beatles will never record it.
And then Lennon wrote a different song and stole the title "Woman" for it.
John Lenin could be an insecure tool at times , regarding the Beatles music and his own ... It would be absolutely astonishing if the Beatles had recorded those Peter and Gordon and Billy j Kramer songs and they were found hidden in a vault ....... Even the giveaways The Beatles had ....still solid
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Great song good of you to play it
Grew up listening to this song.. it was so popular. Thanks for a little trip down memory lane.. good memories for sure! Great reaction!
Peter Asher’s mother was a music teacher who showed John Lennon and Paul McCartney how to sing harmony and write harmony. Peter’s sister dated Paul. Peter became an important part of The Beatles record label, Apple Records Limited. He signed James Taylor to the label.
I loved this song when I was a pre teen. I still do.
I can still remember the words! I was maybe 4 when this came out 😊 Great song. Thx.
God Bless you...I grew up with this, had not thought about it in some years..was like precursor to Simon and Garfunkel was a diff time back then man! Thanks for the reminder, like You, I am a music junkie, many genres...Keep on brother!
The British Invasion was an amazing time for music. It seems every day brought another great band or musical group. Peter and Gordon were one of my favorites. Great videos Harri.
i love this song; it often comes into my head as an earworm. Especially these days with the state of the world, Never realized Gordon had John Lennon's profile which was quite unique. Cant imagine The Beatles singing it-its got wonderful ,lyrics.
Yep, a huge hit for Peter(Asher, brother of Paul's then-girlfriend actress/model Jane Asher) and Gordon Waller, both sons of doctors who met in school and decided to make music together. Cheers, mate, and thanks for sharing another pop classic and your own enjoyment and perspective. Always loved performing this one, even as a solo busker or café artist.
I was thinking I should add the RollingStones' version of 'I Wanna Be Your Man' to the list of songs Lennon and McCartney gave away, though the Beatles themselves recorded a kind of throwaway with Ringo on lead vocal.
Brian Jones' slide guitar made the song for the Stones, imho.
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Paul wrote it but John hated it. It sat in a plie until Peter Asher asked Paul if he would finish the song so they could record it. Story goes Paul wrote the bridge in about 15 minutes and sent the boys on their way with the song.
True.
That's the talent of The Beatles. They can write songs that aren't good enough for them and it ends up being a career song for someone else.
Thank you, Sir Harri, for the memories. You sure know how to pick them. This was their first single and was number 1 on several charts in the UK and USA, including Billboard.
Paul primarily wrote this, and also wrote "Nobody I Know" and "I Don't Want to See You Again" which were also give to Peter and Gordon to record. Paul wrote "WOMAN" (not the one John wrote years later, just the same title) for Peter and Gordon but used the name "Bernard Webb" as the composer. He was starting to feel a little uncertain about his songwriting, and began to think that ANYTHING that Lennon and McCartney wrote would be hit, whether it was a good song or not, because of their fame at that time. SO he didn't put his name as the composer for "WOMAN." Well, it WAS a big hit for Peter and Gordon. Most of us never found out until some time after that "Bernard Webb" was actually Paul McCartney.
I saw these guys at the state fair around 65
Love the songs you select -- probably because I'm old ... keep it up!
Another Paul McCartney tune gave away was to Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas named " Bad to Me" Such a clever lyrical tune that shows how much of a lyrical genius Paul was so young.
According to information i had read, McCartney wrote this, Lennon was given co-credit. Some of these stories are "muddy" and hard to prove either way. Paul was dating Peter Asher's sister Jane at the time, a famous model/ actress and he would hide from fans in their parents' house. Peter Asher [red hair and glasses] later became manager/producer of many famous acts like James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt. What's amazing about this is it is a rare film of P and G actually singing this LIVE with other musicians playing back up. Peter's mother was a professional l classical musician, an oboe player, and had given George Martin tons of oboe lessons years before. George Martin became the Beatles and Peter and Gordon's producer. Gordon has passed way. Gordon Waller (4 June 1945 - 17 July 2009) was a Scottish guitarist, singer and songwriter.
One of the reasons it sounds familiar is that it's almost prototypically an early "Paul song". The little ascending and descending arcs (Lock me away/and don't allow the day/here inside/where I hide) are like fingerprints.
Peter is Peter Asher and he produced every Linda Ronstadt album from 1974’s heart like a wheel onward
Omg thank you for this i loved listening to this when i was little x
WOW! I agree they should have recorded it!
Paul could turn out melodies like no one else.
When it first came out some of us thought it was the Beatles.
I agree wholeheartedly with you about Gordon looking like John Lennon. I too loved this song when I was a teeny bopper!
Peter Asher (with the glasses) looks like he's 12 years old to me but actually, he's a young 20 at this time.
I saw then when they were the headliners on the Dick Clark Cavalcade of Stars tour. You could hardly hear them over the screaming from the audience. Crazy days indeed.
Peter Asher (wearing glasses) is the sister of Jane Asher. Jane was Paul McCartney's girlfriend when the Beatles were first started. Paul wrote the song Woman for the group under the name Bernard Webb. Peter Asher is a close friend and business partner to the Beatles.
A good song's a good song, doesn't matter who or when. A great melody!
Peter was a friend of Paul’s, after all Peters sister Jane was Pauls girlfriend! He spent a lot of time at the Asher house playing on their piano.
Btw, Peter still hosts a show and is a regular on SiriusXM.
I believe it was Paul McCartney dated Jane Asher, who was the sister of Peter Asher, one of the singers of the duo, Peter and Gordon.
Beetles #1 billboard song without The Beetles performing it!!!
And when this song came out, The Beatles did not even exist yet!! Amazing anecdote!!
John would tease Paul about songs like this back in those days (even though it went to #1 in both the USA and UK), mocking such overly romantic lyrics as "please lock me away." Brian Epstein managed these boys as well and certainly appreciated the donation of the songs. Paul wrote several hit songs for these guys, including "Woman," "Nobody I Know," and "I Don't Want to See You Again." Of course Paul was dating Peter's sister Jane at the time (and they were ultimately engaged).
The Fabs didn't release this song because when Paul sang it for John, the very first line ("Please lock me away") struck Lennon as so funny, he actually fell down laughing. To put it another way, John thought it was ludicrously melodramatic, possibly failing to notice the melody was lovely
He lived in their house for five years. He and Peter had room ms on the top level of a very tall house.
16 Magazine once ran a humorous pictorial piece depicting a ' feud' between Perer and Gordon,and,Chad and Jeremy.
In one pic,Peter has his back to Gordon.
The caption is," All I said was,' you look like Chad!' "
Harri, try "Nobody I Know" as well. Both of those huge hits of P&G's. "Woman" another McCartney tune of theirs as well I believe. "Bad To Me" by BJ Kramer & The Dakotas another L&M donated-song that was very high on the charts. I do not believe The Beatles ever recorded "World Without Love" or any of these others - for mass consumption anyway. There is a claimed Beatles demo of "Bad To Me"; others say it is at least partly a concoction, IE, a lo-fi recording combining The Dakotas instrumental with L&M vocals layered over.
I grew up through this era and these other "acts" were all on the airwaves all the time right along with the Beatles. The fact of Lennon and McCartney penning these other songs was not even stated as a big deal on the radio,...such is the perspective of time as people now pay attention to that sort of thing a lot more than then. Bad To Me is one that oddly, in recent times, many people have been led to believe was strictly a Lennon & McCartney song since that authorship has been (more) revealed, with zero mention of the actual performing artists... it really was-- then-- very much BJK&D's hit. While the Beatles were huge, the likes of Peter & Gordon, Chad & Jeremy Etc were soon concurrent with them and no slouches in the record stores and on the airwaves themselves, though not ultimately nearly as prolific. While not an L&M song, check out "A Summer Song" by C&J...a major hit and one of the tightest productions and prettiest songs ever. Talk about an era-evocative song that takes especially people of my generation back, and in the intervening decades (and still) used in movies and ads.
Later edit; check out "Because" by the Dave Clark Five. Another great Brit invasion hit that, while not a Lennon & McCartney song, has "that sound" where you think it might be...And, interestingly Julian Lennon would go on to cover.
Edit 2: I just saw you did react to Bad To Me a few days ago. 👍👍 Brilliant minds...ha!
It's so funny that I could remember most of the lyrics and melody to this song as soon as I saw the title but can't remember where I put my car keys, or anything else, most days.
The Beatles gave The Rolling Stones there first hit,” I want to be your man”the Beatles later recorded there version of it.
You beat me to it Mary about Paul's then girlfriend Jane Asher. Didn't know about the Billie J Kramer link, but I think he DID have a hit with 'Listen, do you want to know a secret,' another Beatles composition sung by George on an early album.
Great song! Great songwriters!
McCartney was dating Jane Asher - sister of Peter Asher - at that time.
Harri - Peter Asher (the one with the glasses) was the brother of Jane Asher. Jane Asher was Paul McCartney's girlfriend from April of 1963 until the middle of 1968. They got engaged in December of 1967 - but then broke up in the summer of 1968. Paul wrote songs for Jane's brother (Peter) to sing in the "Peter and Gordon" group. "A World Without Love" was the first one Paul wrote for them... and it went to #1 in the US, UK, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. The Beatles had 6 songs written by Lennon-McCartney that went to #1 in 1964 - plus this one was credited as "Lennon-McCartney" which made it 7 songs by them that went to #1 in the US in 1964. I think that is the most ever in one year. Paul wrote this song - and John didn't like it. He hated the "Please lock me away" line - and always made fun of it.
Paul also wrote these other songs for Peter Asher...
"Nobody I Know" which was a top 10 hit in many countries.
"I Don't Want to See You Again" which peaked at #16 in the US.
"Woman" which was #1 in Canada, #14 in the US.
Btw... both John and Paul wrote a song titled "Woman".
Both songs went to #1 in Canada. Paul's in 1965... John's in 1981 (after he was killed).
Here is a link to Paul's home demo of "A World Without Love": th-cam.com/video/NNZmoLbrpLI/w-d-xo.html
The Beatles never recorded it - or played the song live. This is the only known version of Paul singing it that was recorded.
Other Lennon-McCartney tunes given to other artists include Billy J Kramer & the dakotas-Bad To Me and Cilla Black It's For You. In the states we always made fun of the guy in the glasses (Peter Asher) as he looks like Sherman of the Mr. Peabody cartoon shorts within the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon show.
If you watched the movie. "Last Night in Soho", this played during the opening when Thomasin McKenzie was dancing.
The Beatles considered this song but didn't think it fit the style of their first albums. John used to laugh about it because of the opening line, "please lock me away..." was so ridiculous.
There is a TH-cam video of Paul singing this and playing guitar by himself.
Peter was the brother of Jane Asher, who just happened to be Paul McCartney's girlfriend at the time. Hence he got a helping hand in the form of this song. It's definitely got the Lennon - McCartney sound to it. A lot of songwriters were copying their style at the time, but this was from the master. It got to number 1 in 1964.
You have reacted to another of their's called Lady Godiva. They had a handful of hits, mainly covers, but this was their biggest.
There is an album called The Songs Lennon and McCartney Gave Away. There are about 20 tracks on it and that doesn't include all of them.
ahhhh....memories.....was a big hit
I used the lyrics of this song in an English essay when I was 15!
Paul McCartney used to date Peter’s sister Jane Asher. It is an early Beatles type of song.
May have been mentioned already but you know part of this songs melody because it was the outro for the Ballad of John and Yoko
Paul took this song to John and John flat out refused to do it. He thought the first line, "Please lock me away..." was really bad.
Nice song, quite fun to sing
The best song they never did.
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They aspired to be the Everly Brothers of the British Invasion. Look it up.
fun fact: Mike Myers based the look of Austin Powers largely on 1960's era Peter Asher
I suspect they didn't want to give them any B material. A perfectly written song. I read somewhere that Lennon was a co-writer. That they wrote it over the phone.
@@phillipbachelor3884 Ok, that makes sense cause it sounds like a McCartney song. But they couldn't even agree on who wrote "Eleanor Rigby" so you can't really trust these guys recollection.
No, The Beatles never recorded it.
And this song went to #1 on both sides of the ocean, right during Beatlemania!
Similar to the Everly Brothers. Very nice. Good memory
Not surprising. The Everly Brothers were one of the Beatles' idols.
You should check out Elvis Costello's song "Veronica" or Mary Hopkin's "Goodbye" also written by Paul McCartney.
Paul McCartney lost his mother as a teenager, he wrote this at the tender age of 16 after she died, maybe he’s hoping for a new love but the undertones is his loneliness since losing his mother Mary, he also wrote Let It Be about a dream of her.
They were big during the British Invasion in the 60's.
Paul never presented the song to the band...he always said he never brought the song to John for consideration because he thought John would hate the line, "lock me away and don't allow the day..." LOL
Absolutely not true. Peter Asher tells the story over and over. You can Google it anywhere and hear how John made fun of it. It’s not hard to find Peter Asher on TH-cam telling the story in detail.
There’s a great album, the songs Lennon and McCartney gave away. You can find it on TH-cam.
John could not get past the first line,"please lock me away". It went to #1
on the billboard 100. Sorry John.
This version sold a million records so I don't think Lennon & McCartney will be to upset, they would have got royalties 🙂
Now try Chad & Jeremy! A Summer Song for instance
If you liked this I truly reccomend you listen to “Woman”, also performed by P&G, and written by Paul McCartney. Honestly, it’s a gem!!!
I loved them together. Sadly, Gordon Waller ( no glasses) died in recent years!
and mccartney and lennon tune written for them in 1964
it was number 1 in 1964
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This is a live version. The studio hit has a better sounding instrumental, but that's just my subjective view.
Doesn't Gordon( the taller one) remind you a lot of John Lennon?
Here’s Paul’s early demo of the song th-cam.com/video/kd16-2Ycnaw/w-d-xo.html
love this old tune sadly Gordon is now deceased and Peter became a producer
They just did a tribute to Paul at Carnegie Hall. Raising money for the arts a month or so ago. Peter sang this. You can se it on TH-cam.
@@Rkw772 ok thanks do you have the link to the video
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th-cam.com/video/3tW8WqASG6w/w-d-xo.html
Lennon hated it and that is why it was given to Peter and Gordon.
Lennon hated a lot of Paul's material that ended up being a hit for another artist. See also "Come and Get It" by Badfinger.
I found this in TH-cam and not sure if this is really the Beatles th-cam.com/video/K5qcK_7wewY/w-d-xo.html