How The Beatles Made "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" | The Rubber Soul Sessions
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Norwegian Wood is the first Beatles song in which the lyric is more important than the music. In the spirit of the teasing narratives in Dylan's recent albums, with their enigmatic women and hints of menace, it was hailed as a breakthrough. For his part, John was uneasy about trespassing on Dylan's territory, and in response, on his next album, Blonde on Blonde, Dylan made a parody of Norwegian Wood called '4th Time Around'.
Precisely how much Paul contributed to 'Norwegian Wood' remains in dispute. Talking to Playboy in 1980, John claimed it as 'my song completely'. 🗣️ "It’s 60-40 to John because it’s John’s idea and John’s tune," Paul said. "But I filled out lyrically and had the idea to set the place on fire, so I take some sort of credit. And the middle was mine. Those middle eights, John never had his middle eights."
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Always loved Norwegian Wood ❤
Thank you 😊
I highly doubt Harrison played sitar. Did you know Pepper had four sitar players on the sessions? Why... if Harrison actually could play sitar, and had even more time to practice and learn post-RS? The Beatles were notorious for using session musicians and not crediting them on the albums.
@@DavidScott999 I did not know that. Thanks for sharing
I think George's discounting of the sitar in "Norwegian Wood" is because he didn't yet know how to properly play it or even tune it. George became very serious about the sitar, so he likely saw that first attempt to do something with it as being more of a novelty rather than an exploration of what the instrument was capable of.
It sounds like a misunderstanding to me. There was more than that going on between them.
And he just playing johns tune
Wrong.
@@lurking0death He did say these things about the sitar part in Norwegian Wood, himself.
I agree. As serious as George was about his musicianship I don't think he felt as though he could actually credit himself as playing the sitar because he was really only dabbling. And Lennon comes across as very petty here. Shocking, I know. Admits (even in this video) that he was never faithful to his wife. Spousal abuse. Ignores his firstborn son. But such a wonderful man because ... ? Ummmmm.
😂 The comeback from Paul to the interviewers re Lesbians & drugs etc was absolute gold!
Used to that sort of thing from John. Had to listen to it a couple of times to be "no, that's definitely Paul."
This is absolutely fascinating.
Lennon talks very openly about the power struggles within the band; McCartney and Martin in one corner, Lennon making an uneasy alliance with Harrison to get the job done.
Lennon's melody is as bewitching as always.
Pretty much spot on. More Records like "She Said" would've soon settled the score as John & George enjoyed a far more fluid working condition
It's typical Lennon narcism. God forbid anyone else take credit for anything.
This video is saying Lennon had a beef with Harrison about the sitar lick, not that he was on his side (?) I don't know where you are getting these "two sides" from out of this video.
@@KenFullmanAnd typically Paul to take what credit he could for an obvious Lennon song
Good response by Macca about Time Magazine’s report on their song writing.
Great song. Great Band. Beatles really rounding into something special around this time
Locking in to Dylan.
Whatever the story, classic song.
Really my favourite song on Rubber Soul. The sitar was mind-blowing.
I think John's tough guy persona he created in his teen years was to hide how sensitive he was & how easily he could be hurt by those he loved (Paul & George). Ringo never really did or said anything to upset John.
Ringo never really did or said anything to upset John? Oh! How long were you with them that you would know that?
@@mrfester42 Nothing that is on public record said by John during his many interviews. You know, historical record?
Ringo comes from Dingle, which is a tough place to have grown up at the time. From an early age, living in a neighbourhood like that, you learned to pick your battles or you got knocked into changing your tune.
@@1972hermanoben Only in England could a tough neighborhood be named Dingle,
John was a drunken blowhard is whole life. Beat his wife. Extremely opinionated even with silly opinions.
Not my favs but that sitar made tune. I still see Rubber soul more John's album than Paul's. No doubt about that.
Rubber was definitely more John, and Sgt Peppers is Paul's, I feel like Revolver is a perfect blend
Paul definitely left his mark on Rubber Soul, too, though. "Michelle," "Drive My Car," etc.
Rubber Soul may have been where John peaked, after that Paul established himself as the creative force of the Beatles
@@hakonberg8003 I don't know about becoming the creative force. I see it as an opportunity to take the leadership role.
@@joeybonin7691 indeed, after Brian's death
This one song's history makes it quite evident it's miraculous, that given the enormous egos involved, the Beatles lasted as long as they did.
This channel ALWAYS locks me in for the whole ride. 🤟
killer video with perfect audio clips that really explain. thank you
English not being my mother tongue, I never really listened to the lyrics but always liked the music of "Norwegian Wood"...
Although my English knowledge is of course much better today than it was in my teenage years, this priorisation of the music over the lyrics is still how I listen to almost any song (except for songs in German ... but there, the quality of the lyrics often keeps me from hearing them out to the end)!
I never made the connection between "Norwegian WOOD" and "so I lit the fire"! Still learning about these incredible songs.
Interesting story about the development of the song, and once again we get different accounts from members of the band as to how certain elements came into the song. I tend to believe most of Lennon's account, but ultimately the inclusion of the sitar as integral to the instrumentation of the song was a brilliant choice. Lennon's final cheeky joke in response to a press question is typical John--sarcastic and cutting but light-hearted at the same time.
That's one of my favorite Beatle's songs. He wasn't told to sleep in the bath, per the lyrics.
Well : Help , You gotta hide your love away , Ticket to Ride were not the “usual “ pop songs
Excellent song from a five star album🎧
I've never known what the lyrics say on Norwegian wood.
but I love that song since the day 1.
music always trumps words. (specially good music like this)
I love these videos, you did excellent. Im shrooming rn and binge watching all of tgem
Thank you!
You are being a little selective about the composer credits here, Mister.
In the Rolling Stone interview from December 1970 - later turning into the book Lennon Remembers - John says "I think on Norwegian Wood and In My Life Paul helped with the middle eight, to give credit where it's due."
(The middle eight being 'All these places have their moments...' on In My Life [technically not a middle eight; perhaps an extended chorus?], and 'She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere...' on Norwegian Wood.)
In the Hit Parader interview, published in the April 1972 edition, he says "Me, but Paul helped me on the lyric."
By 1980 it had become John's song completely.
Writing a song on your own with such a specific title as Norwegian Wood, and then years later not being able to make sense of where the title came from, strikes me as a bit dubious.
Still John's song, though.
Not being selective, just being accurate with each one's affirmation. If John says it's _"his song completely,"_ I'm going to report what he said. That's why I said the credit remains in dispute, because John said different things throughout the years and Paul claimed 60-40 ownership of it. In most Lennon/McCartney compositions, we can almost never be 100% certain of credit because usually both have different recollections of events.
I always try to be fair when delving into the polemic talk of trying to figure out who-did-what in each song, because often Paul is accused by fans of trying to take credit for everything, while John is sometimes accused of claiming sole credit for everything. So to not pick a side, I always report what each one claimed and let the viewer decide for themselves.
@@BeatlesBible1 What I think people ought to know is when John and Paul got together in September/October 1965, they were supposed to have an album - fourteen songs - and a standalone single - two songs - ready by Christmas; two of which ended up being written by George.
They already had 'Wait', which was a Help! outtake. In late October they dig two oldies, 'What Goes On' and 'Michelle', out of the vaults and finish them. Still, John and Paul were under a lot of pressure to write a whole bunch of new material in a very short time.
On 11 November they record the last song - 'Girl' - and their work is finished.
That's when the songwriting partnership would have been very handy.
My take is that the Lennon/McCartney songwriting partnership may even have been at its closest during the Rubber Soul sessions.
Out of necessity. John would have been more than able to finish 'Norwegian Wood' - presumably with a different title - on his own. But with each other as sounding boards, the songs could be finished in hours...rather than weeks...or, in this case, months...which was good, because there was such little time available to them.
@@EmileJoulbert Thank you for pointing out the 1970 Rolling Stones article. [John was famous for changing who wrote what. Paul is famous for changing "where" the inspiration came from, or "where" he wrote something.]
Speaking about authorship, usually lead singer was main writer:)
Pretty much, yes.
2 exceptions in Beatles for Sale: Every little thing and Eight says a week, both written by Paul, and sung by John.
@@desoxido 8 days a week was co-written
First Beatles record I got was Rubber Soul from my Dad's friend in about 1973. Played it to death. Norwegian Wood stood out for me.
Now I've got to listen to Rubber Soul.
Enjoy!
And Revolver and Seargant Pepper; they were on a hot streak with those three albums IMHO.
@@peabyset9591 Good point. I like taking Three albums in a row from some artist as a measure of their peak material. For the Beatles, these would probably be my choice.
@@peabyset9591 *With respect, p: 'Sergeant'.*
All the best. Rab 🕊
@@RHR-221b Of course. A silly oversight.
Paul's high harmony is what makes this song soar.
Nice pun.
That can be said of many Beatles songs!
@@amain325 Nowhere Man also.
They made it by leaving Bob Dylan's living room upon hearing Fourth Time Around, and headed straight into the studio.
Bob Dylan told John and Paul their lyrics never said anything thought-provoking. Mr. Dylan was right and it changed their writing style.
When Paul visited Brian Wilson Mr. Wilson told him their instrumentation was simplistic. He too was right and the Beatles began using other instruments and orchestration.
You heard the results. Rubber Soul, the first effort and then Revolver.
Dylan song was forgettable and is forgotten
That quip from Paul to the journo at the end gets me every time 😂
Lennon was absolutely right. The song was theirs from beginning to end, as both George Martin and Barry Miles testified in their first compilation work appearing in "The Beatles Seen For Themselves", where it is clarified that John Lennon indicated with his guitar to George Harrison how play the riff on the sitar.
Great song Beatles never boring
I would LOVE to see an analysis of Dylan's 4th Time Around and the way he satirizes Norwegian Wood, and how the Beatles reacted to it!
No matter who composed this melody it's a the Beatles song. If you're a band ,team member then your work , successes and failures is always with whole band . You're not a solo composer at this time. One of the best Beatles songs, anyway.
The lyric is not more important than the music. It has a fantastic melody on the guitar and the voice. I play it every week!
John upset that George thought the sitar was a throaway part... Funny, that's how I feel when all the John songs I like John says were throwaways! Good Morning Good Morning, Glass Onion, etc
I like the take 2 version of this song better than the one on Rubber soul. Ringos drumming makes the song flow while the one on the album feels more static.
Beatles will always be the best and George is so underrated, my favorite Beatle!
There's a story about the Beatles meeting Dylan and him telling them "You're writing about nothing," referring to the sort of boy-girl lyrics that had dominated pop music for at least a decade by then. And they came out of that conversation chastened. I don't know the source of this story but it's memorable just the same.
6:49 John meets a Dalek! Cool!
i would love to know the back story. Is John just simply visiting a Doctor Who taping?
I love this song and all the content you guys put together - thank you. As I think back through all the stories I've read and analysis I've seen I continue to be saddened by the thought that John Lennon stood in the way of his own and often others genius. I'm not taking away from the fact that he alone is a genius but too often I've seen his arrogance interfere with it. God rest his soul... his timeline ended too quickly.
Love the kid to the Beatles' left in the picture. No lack of confidence here.
I liked listening to George play the Sitar on this Beatles song, I taught myself to play the Sitar chords on a ukelele. It doesn't have that lovely sharp note like the Sitar but close enough 😅
i havent watched this. I do know that when you spend huge amounts of time together , sometimes you may have a disagreement. I also believe that the smarter the paricipants ,the more likely to have disagreements. I wil now watch your clip. (Thank you)
The Rolling Stones used a sitar
On their record Paint it Black..
So I was was wondering which came first but I’ll take John’s word
For it
Paint it Black was a year later.
To me, this kind of thing is completely unimportant. It's not like sitar because a huge instrument in rock 'n roll. It was used some and then not much more. Strange that people would want to fight for this kind of credit.
Kinks get credited for introducing the 'raga sound' before the Beatles. Pete Townshend has commented on this--something to effect about Ray Davides: he's done it again, I don't know how, but he's done it again. That is, gone where no one had gone before. But the Kinks just used a guitar tuning to create the 'sitar like' sound.
Early '65? Pre-dating the Help! sessions?
It would seem so. John could have been uneasy about pushing the idea during the Help! sessions.
Yep.
John was da bomb.
You ain't never lied.
Worth remembering: John has gone 180 degrees on some of his stories, so he isn't necessarily to be trusted for his account. I'm not saying the others have perfect memories, but their accounts are more consistent over the years.
Paul's accounts have changed as he's aged, I wouldn't trust anything he says now. I wouldn't trust any 80 y/o on their recollections from 60 years before. He took total credit for Yellow Submarine and now we know the original melody came from a discarded Lennon song that Paul used. George Martin's son found the old Lennon recording and there is also a recording from an interview with John and Paul when the album came out where Lennon specifically said to Paul that the Yellow Submarine song was built around a melody that Paul took from him.
Rubber Soul is so underrated.
John ranting about the sitar is so funny
I wouldn't say that Bob Dylan's Fourth Time Around is necessarily a parody of Norwegian Wood. it was probably more like Bob Dylan proving that he could do a better job of writing that song than John Lennon did. it's a matter of opinion on which song is better, but Dylan's lyrics definitely have another dimension to them. The story he tells is deeper, since it involves the woman, himself, and also "you."
I would have thought "Help" was the first Beatle song where the lyrics were more important than the music.
At this point, John is fighting the Battle of the Pissants.
What I want to know is...who came up with the line, "I once had a girl or should I say, she once had me"?
Think we can be quite sure it was John. Classic Lennon wit. And it was his song. As Paul said, he mainly contributed to the middle 8. I'd bet John had that line brewing in his mind before he came up with the specific idea for the song.
He had a friend who bought some furniture which was made from Norwegian wood which impressed John greatly. End of mystery of how he came up with the title. lol!
I think `Norwegian Wood` was pretty exotic to Liverpool born John, and probably represented a higher class woman (like the types Dylan sang about) who was swinging 60s arty, Bohemian and independent...a new thing for John.
He could only afford it because he was a star and obviously met girls just as well off as him. Even if he was just seeing it in all the new lifestyle magazines, it was still something to aspire to. And set fire to...the great song ending.
@@barryledgister4496 There are some similarities with the Stones "Don't play with Fire" which was written earlier in the same year. The stones mention rich women, St John's Wood and of course fire. Both are pun ridden and slow rolling songs with a playful elements added. Of course the Stones put a hard edge on the music as usual.
It would be good if this video credited Ian MacDonald for using great chunks of 'Revolution in the Head'.
to me, growing up, the beatles were like gods. Now with all this behind the scenes material online it makes me sad to see all these ego trips between them...
There is very few great musicians that don't have a large ego it pretty much takes a big ego to sell yourself
If you know anything about the gods, they also fought each other. It's pretty on brand for them
To be fair the ego trips were pretty public during their breakup, it was headline news.
Heros can be like this. Consider the realization as a rite of passage.
I always thought that the guy was lighting a fire in the stove in the fireplace (burning Norwegian Wood), and having a quiet moment in the empty house, thinking about the girl. Revenge? Really? I always imagined a wood paneled house in a wood, taking the title both ways, and the fireplace was of course one of those mod Scandinavian designs. As a teen this was a romance of adult encounters to me. Besides I was already listening to Indian music and eyeing sitars in the store by then.
I always thought Norwegian Wood was about smoking weed.😂
Somehow i am more inclined to believe george's story over john's
Yeah, I too.
That's incredibly stupid. The sitar is simply playing the same melody that Lennon is singing and also playing on guitar. Nothing was written for the sitar. It only played the same melody of the song which is something the Beatles did over and over.
@@stickman1742 The sitar is not just playing the same melody. Do you even have ears? The sitar part might be really really simple but someone still had to write that and know what to play. I think you don't understand what it is involved in contributing a part for a piece of music
John is wrong -- "See My Friends" has s sitar and predates Norwegian Wood. But the sitar on THAT song is more of a "throwaway" bit. No, the sitar makes the song in Norwegian Wood. It's so natural, and the drone, because it's non-standard (George hadn't learned how to play the instrument idiomatically yet), fills out parts of the melody that would otherwise be kind of sparse, mainly in the fourth measures.
I mean, I haven't read what George wrote -- maybe it's modesty, and I dont' care whose idea it was, but the Brian Wilson quote pretty much sums it up, afaic.
No, Kinks just used a guitar tuning to do it. Not a sitar.
@@cejannuzi Oh, okay. My original source was I think a video on the early uses of the sitar in contemporary music, but the instrument on "See My Friends" to me just sounds like intentional fret buzz, honestly.
A light sub folk tune. Lots of Byrds influence on this album.
I think he lit the fire and smoked a joint.
Sadly, these days, there are no cheap sitars.
Not sure what you consider cheap but the trend with other stringed instruments is that costs have come down whilst quality has gone way up. You can get a sitar new for £300. Is that cheap?
Not even in India?
@@megatrollificus Hard tellin'. I haven't been there yet :)
@@southpawjinx1 I'd call that a very affordable price for such an instrument. I'd be thrilled to buy a good quality sitar or surbahar :)
John's not always a reliable narrator. He said Norwegian Wood was entirely his ... never mind the bridge and some of the lyrics provided by Paul. I suspect that things happened as George said, and when John heard George playing sitar he asked him to do it.
But you automatically believe what Paul claims, right? Even though he has been found to overstate his contributions on certain Lennon songs, if not outright make shit up like he did when he claimed he wrote the melody to "In my life" when all witnesses said it was clearly a Lennon song through and through.
@@CrimeThinkBeats No, the minor bridge is classic Paul ... but John claimed he wrote all of it, and that is wrong.
@@AlmostEthical Classic Paul? That's ridiculous. Talk about unreliable. Paul himself only said he helped with some lyrics.
Is it classic Paul like Yellow Submarine that we now know was a melody created by Lennon that he didn't use to Paul took it? You are a nut if you think you can determine who wrote the melody. There are many Lennon melodies that could be taken as classic Paul if someone wanted to. Besides, Lennon was the main songwriter in the early years when they took over the world. Paul was learning a lot from Lennon on how to write. Classic Paul melodies also contain a lot from what he learned from John who was cranking them out left and right.
People try to read so much in Beatles songs yet whenever any member of the Beatles is asked about the meaning, they always answer that the lyrics are just jibberish. Basically just looking for words that rhyme with another word.
Norwegian Wood? The original title was Knowing She Would but George Martin vetoed that deeming it to be unsuitable. As for the inspiration of the song it was Fourth Time Around by Dylan who was pretty pissed off with John for ripping it off BUT Bob Dylan adored John Lennon. So much so he wanted John to leave The Beatles and join him. The Tempest album by Dylan has the song Roll On John which will give you some idea how much Dylan admired/loved John. As for the two songs and loving both artists I think Norwegian Wood is a great song and a pop classic in every sense. Fourth Time Around has more layers and for me more interesting but songs are what you want them to be and people love what they love. Also Dylan really couldn't have too many complaints about being plagiarised in a certain way because he wasn't adverse in his earlier years to taking from all kinds of artists Check out a 1920s blues singer Blind Willie McTell for confirmation of that but that's Bob Dylan for you. The man is a one off never been anyone like him before and most certainly now there never will be.
I disagree somewhat. I think the sitar is what made it so significant to pop music at the time. OK, the lyrics might reflect a more personal and story-telling style for Lennon.
That song is about getting drunk and spending the night in someone's bathroom.
Ah no. The song is a veiled reference to Lennon's many affairs. He has said so often himself.
You know who's ever listening to this you got to worry about your eternal decision or where you're going to put your soul are you serious is this really important wake up.
what version of the song at 1:43 ??? it seems unique
Sounds like the regular version to me.
@@sureshmukhi2316 the 12 string is clearly present. its not the standard version
@@majdshami well, nobody else seems to know.
John was clueless when it came to living his wife Cyn and son Julian and it didn't even bother him...
Rare witty comeback from Paul!
these guys neva could agree on how they made songs
when you have two enormous song writing talents in the same band most songs tend to have a balance of the two , with exceptions of course. The memories get blurred after X amount of years. However none of us on You tube were there and unless one has been in a band writing songs, none can understand what goes on either
@@jckhammer Not really, but it's hard to find out the information when they work together and I'm sure they forget many things themselves. We know for instance that Lennon wrote Strawberry Fields Forever when he was away working on a film. When he came back he debuted it for everyone including George Martin and Paul at the same time. Paul said it was bloody brilliant. That song is 100% Lennon and known because he did it alone and played for everyone at once. Then Martin added a lot of arrangements to complete it, but it would have been great if they just played what Lennon had originally done. Similarly, Martin has said how amazing A Day in the Life was when John just sang it on guitar. Then we know that the middle section was added by Paul. There are songs we know more about. It would be great to know about all the rest, but they'll always keep us guessing. This includes contributions from George Harrison and George Martin.
@@stickman1742 When Lennon was solo he did seem to lack the middle eights that McCartney mentions as his big contribution sometimes. You can`t argue with that. Lennon`s songs solo tended to lack that big change in the song...which McCartney`s solo never did...but they seemed to be more made up of smaller `middle eights` and bits of songs. Look how many `suites` he did. Maybe Lennon was the big idea and verse melody pre chorus and chorus, and Paul patched in the smaller bridges a lot more.
The ending is perfect. I found the video thumbnail terribly misleading.
I tend to believe John but the middle eight sounds like McCartney melodically whatever percentage that would be
Trying to figure this out is something I find a complete waste of time. They each could write things that the other could have written. We now know that Lennon wrote the melody for Yellow Submarine which is something people would just assume is all McCartney. There was actually a recording when the album came out where Lennon told the interviewer that Paul wrote the song using a melody that he had discarded. Just recently the tape was found by George Martin's son going thru old tapes and we can hear Lennon singing the Yellow Submarine melody with completely different lyrics.
There are many melodies that Lennon wrote that you could look at and say that sounds like Paul because a lot of people think of Paul as writing those kinds of melodies. But Lennon wrote many especially early on. Something sounds like a song that Paul might write, but that was George. People start to automatically think that many of their melodies sound like something Paul would write because they seem to forget that the others wrote nice melodies too.
Brilliant song by John. Don't really care what George thought about it. Dylan was overrated.
John could be a real prick, by the sound of it.
I think he has proven many times that he certainly could be. I don't think he ever denied it either.
4th Time Around. Bob had played it to J and P. J ripped it off.
There seems to be a lot of questions about this so I can't just take it as fact. Quotes from Dylan seem to indicate that he may have just felt that Norwegian Wood was ripping off his style. Musicians are highly protective about their sound being copied. Dylan could have have written 4th Time Around to make a point, it certainly came out well after. I only see Al Kooper throwing in that the Beatles may have heard it live. What Dylan said was quite different.
@@stickman1742 Who knows ? Bob always moves in mysterious ways…✌️
Norwegian Wood - she did NOT say he had to go sleep in the bath. They talked until 2 and then she said that she had to get up in the morning so he crawled off to sleep in the bath.
Also, Lennon said the song was about his affairs and he wasn't sleeping in no bath. He was just trying to not be direct.
They’d made Yesterday by ‘64 no?
original title for this song was knowing she would. she showed me her room, isn't it good, knowing she would.
Oh didn`t know that. That`s kinda better.
@@barryledgister4496 well many of the lyrics are scrambled up or reversed or changed in some ways.
John was so insecure
Norwegian would??
I wonder how many noticed that one of the pictures was George's son, if you did hit the thumbs up if you didn't hit it as well
You can't believe anything John said. He didn't know, couldn't remember, liked being obstinate.
You can tell it’s 99% Johns song. No question about it!
60-40 is vintage mccartney history rewrite.
Norwegian fourth time around
Middle eight??
British people call bridges "middle eight."
@@BeatlesBible1 I didn't know that. Thanks. I've played this song in the studio and couldn't recall what I would think is a middle eight.
@@hungfaoshe asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere…
she told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh…
A change in the melody of a song.
A bridge is a way to break up a song and add interest. Standard formula is AABA, with A being the verse, and B the bridge. The second A resolves musically.
So.....basically, George saved the day and then kicked into the corner
I, Me, Mine sure got under Lennon's skin... Lol
Maybe the sitar was the main reason. I knew he was angry that George didn't mention him, but maybe he was most angry about the supposed slight of sitar in Norwegian Wood. I don't think being the first sitar in a rock song means anything, but sounds like Lennon wanted credit for it.
I love john, but post-Beatles john was a bit of a bummer.
Arguably Rubber Soul is their best album though not their most ambitious. It has the best balance of every Beatles era at a unique crossover point. You get the end of the mop top golden era with lots of tambourine, the beginning of the drug influenced artistic era, & the best collection of songs that all hit the nail on the head.
My fav Beatles songs arent on it, however as an album start to finish, this really is the most balanced project as Revolver leaned a bit too much with a psychedelic era bias to dethrone it. If Strawberry Fields & Penny Lane were actually on Srgt Pepper, it could argue as being the best due to the creativity level they were at(maybe add Hello Goodbye as well).
The White Album has too many songs that just feel out of place despite the amazing songs & Abbey Road has too many cheesy cuts on it to truly be their best work despite having some of their best work on it.
Rubber Soul is the true best Beatles record though not my fav by them(my bias is more towards Abbey Road due to the importance of it being their last work together & it sounding like it in many ways).
Revolver was clearly the best.
Sgt Pepper ovehyped and White Album started the down hill slide.
@@ArtyFactual_Intelligence Salute. For me, every time i do a shootout track for track, it leans more towards Rubber Soul & makes me appreciate it more despite me preferring Revolver personally due to its trippy elements.
Definitely has more advanced creativity but song for song it goes up & down where as Rubber stays up.....try doing a track for track shootout in real time & you might see what i mean or at least will fully settle it in your mind beyond your own bias.
I really obsessed over this & tried to remove my similar bias(my bias being that i listen to Hard Days Night the most & have a special place for their first & last(Abby) albums which both were huge musical statements but enjoy their better songs from the trippy Strawberry Fields era the most).
Trippy Beatles was John at his most creative but i translate "the beginning of the end" being the beginning of Paul writing occasional bland solo sounding music hijacking the creative albums with stuff that didnt fit(& the occasional needlessy over indian solo sounding George song lol).
I think Rubber even has the best Ringo on vocals song as well...really is a magical crossover point in their career if you loved all eras.
I hate Hello Goodbye, but I do agree that Rubber Soul is up there with their best. I listen to Rubber Soul and Abbey Road more than any other of their albums. Don't really listen to Pepper that much, kind of a mixed bag for me. There are too many songs on it that I'm just not crazy about.
George's son 3:50
No George
Another John song Paul trying to take credit for.
Paul never took credit for writing the song. Try not to be so simple or elementary in your thought process. You simply sound like you are a Macca hater or Lennon lover
@jckhammer Paul literally said the song is 60/40 Lennon. He's taking credit for almost half of the song, which John said his his 100%. Paul has done the same for a lot of John's best songs since he died, such as in my life and if I fell.
@bendagostino2217 stories or recollections have changed several times over the years. In reality, outside of the actual Beatles and inner circle during this period , noone knows what really is the truth , certainly not you or me or anyone else on you tube . It basically boils down to which beatle does one prefer , lennon or mccartney
Yep, exactly.
Paul is awesome, but he is always second to John.
Lennon was probably lying
i don't think they thought that deeply into it, they just smoked more pot and wrote what they wanted. i do wonder about macca's input, he's well known for retroactively saying he inputted more than he did.
Lennon is known for minimizing Macca's and Harrison's contributions sometimes.
He's "well known for it" because people keep uncritically re-echoing the accusation. But as is so often the case, the historical evidence is inconsistent. By 1980 John was claiming NW as "my song completely," but that's *not* what he was saying back in 1972, when he told Hit Parader magazine that "Paul helped me on the lyric." The earlier statement is consistent with Paul's story, and a more-nearly contemporaneous record is usually more reliable.
@@strathman7501 I have read that John had a terrible memory and could be an unreliable narrator depending on what mood he was in.
@strathman7501 umm no, Lennon's earlier statement is not aligning with the nonsense Paul is claiming - that he almost wrote half the song. Paul is known to indulge in revisionist history.
@@CrimeThinkBeats And critics are "known" to regurgitate this assertion at every opportunity. I'm talking about the historical record, and it is a fact that in 1972 John credited Paul with work on the lyric; it is a fact that this is not inconsistent with Paul's own account that he contributed to the lyric; and it is a fact that in 1980 John changed his story and claimed NW was 100% his own work. That's *evidence* of revisionism on the part of John. Now, you can choose to sneer at Paul's account as "nonsense" if you want, but there's no reliable counter-evidence supporting you. On the contrary, what little evidence there is suggests we ought to be cautious about John's 1980 claim, and that's the most one can say.
All George Harrison ever did was MOAN ... He was Boring
Now that he's gone, everyone does the moaning for him.
It's so ridiculous that Paul gives himself 40% because he added some lyrics. What a clown. I guess Eleanor Rigby is 40% George Harrison. Paul you get a few brownie points for Norwegian Wood and nothing else for giving a little help to a "friend".
He also said he wrote the bridge
The melody too catchy to be a pure beatles song.
Poetic girl 13
...?...you do a video on Norwegian Wood, even talk about the fact it was about Lennon's affairs...and never bring up that the name of the song was a way to mask his original title, "Knowing She Would"?!?!?!?
...Lennon said in interviews the song was partly a commentary on becoming so famous that pretty much any woman he wanted, would sleep with him...how did you completely miss that....? 🤔
With this source, it's not hard to believe. This is amateur hour.