@@tkaki6029 Haha I have to admit that there is a certain 'logic' to Her Majesty being inserted after Mean Mr.Mustard, just because of John's lyric "takes him out look at the Queen" in that song, but I'll NEVER get used to that version of the 'medley', at least until I've heard it as many times as I've heard the 'original' release, which isn't likely at my age, having been a Beatlemaniac ever since the 'mania' began! hahal I just feel that Her Majesty is better left where it was, because it totally disrupts the climactic transition from Mean Mr. Mustard into Polythene Pam, it's too abrupt coming after Her Majesty, IMO, and The Beatles' must have felt that way too when it was not used, but included after the immortal ending ("...and in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make") by Paul, without approval from his mates, and as I recall, they DIDN'T approve, which makes the re-ordered version all that more egregious, IMO ! I'll try to just 'let it be' though! haha
@@gordonmorris6359 Agreed. In fact, unless I've heard the story wrong about a hundred times, while The Beatles were rather well known for their "cheekiness" they were nevertheless British and held the Queen herself in high regard whatever they may have thought of the monarchy as an institution. "Her Majesty" was considered just a tad over-the-line and cut (physically - these were the old days!) from the lineup. BUT because The Beatles were The Beatles the recording engineers were rather seriously instructed to throw NOTHING away. OK. So the engineer in question (I forget who) took "Her Majesty" and just spliced it onto the end of the tape reel that held "The End" - whether this was noted on the studio logs and the tape box or was simply overlooked during mastering I don't know. In any event, when "Abbey Road" was first released "Her Majesty" is not included in the song listing. On later pressings the song was included. I think in some ways it really works at the very end as something of a surprise - after the grand magnificence of "The End" you get a moment of "Wow! let me just revel in THAT for a moment" before they sail off into history and step out the door with a cheeky little wave to the Queen. Now THAT'S The Beatles!
I'm 72 here in 2022. I saw them in Toronto in '65 and their last tour in '66. I still get a bit nostalgic when Paul sings, " Once there was a way to get back homeward. "
Congratulations. You just listened to the greatest 16+ minutes of musical artistry ever put together. The final lyric is what the Beatles were all about from the very beginning....... love. No other group or individual ever ended their recording career with a more important and fitting message.
i don't know if anyone noticed but the song "her majesty" was in the wrong place. what's that all about? its odd and unexpected placement interfered with the magical flow of the music. its supposed to be a surprise ending to the album following a 15 second gap of silence. the song wasn't even listed on the original album cover.
@@0willow0 My friend came of age in late 70's/early 80's so critical opinion still very mixed at that time I think. It has become more widely acknowledged as a classic in the last couple decades.
They Abbey Road Medley is a masterpiece. The genius of four lads who shook the world. I grew up in the Beatles era live (I'm 66 yo), their music is (this is a cliché i know) the soundtrack of my life, for me and millions. The medley came to crown their glorious career as a band and the final touch to their everlasting legacy. They weren't the best: they are the best.
@@FuturologyTheMusical Paul's a solid drummer and recommended a few beats but Ringo was so creative and consistent! He added so much to the tunes. Such talented guys though
@@kenbarton2920 I agree. And what else would any of them say. Rock hall of fame on his own?.. I doubt it. He's one lovable guy though. Really good Rock Drummer.
It's amazing that they took a bunch of pieces of unfinished songs they'd been playing with for a long time and put them together so masterfully in this medley!
I remember hearing this for the first time when it released in the late '60's. I still listen to it today and it never gets old. It's a masterpiece by my beloved Beatles. ❤️ ❤️
@@gribwitch I think you mean a few hundred times. @CimdyStyle, your reaction is excellent. I appreciate your high degree of musical understanding and sophistication. I also share with you greatly prizing and loving the transition from Polythene Pam into Bathroom Window. Utterly fantastic. And as doubtless someone else has probably told you in another comment, the young woman who came in through the window was one of the “Apple scruffs,“ utterly devoted fanatics who followed the Beatles around everywhere. One time a ladder was left by a second-floor bathroom window at Paul’s house in London, which had not been secured, and this young woman literally climbed the ladder and let herself in through that window. She then went downstairs, let a bunch of other scruffs in, and they helped themselves to a lot of Paul’s things, including a highly prized, by him, cherished, photo of his father. He had to talk to other scruffs to get their intervention and get him back that photo and some other things. “She tried her best to help me, she could steal but she could not rob,” refers to that.
@@christratton "...greatly prizing and loving the transition from Polythene Pam into Bathroom Window. Utterly fantastic...." Yep. The descending guitar chords and then John shouting "Oh look out." !
Congratulations on being the first person to make an exclusive and comprehensive video for the "Abbey Road" meddleys A personal clarification I think it can be done in three parts: 1) "You never give me your money" is a song in itself 2) then the 'first meddley': from "Sun King" to "She comes in through the bathroom window" 3) and finally the 'second meddley': "Golden dreams / Carry that weight / The end" Anyway, fantastic job that you did! This is most of the B-side of the Abbey Road album. Is the Best side of the Best album of the Best group in the history of rock & pop music and the second meddley is a masterpiece, those three fantastic songs that Paul McCartney currently uses to close his last concerts (and I attended the last one he gave in my country Argentina two years ago), it is the Great Farewell of BEATLES to its highest creative level For this reason BEATLES were, are and will always be the First, the Best, the most Revolutionary, the most Transcendent and the most Transformative in the history of music and culture of the last century. Have a nice weekend My best regards from Argentina
Ringo's attitude to drumming is that he was there to keep rock steady timing for the band, and not to drown them out. He had to be talked into any drum solos which he was absolutely brilliant at. I knew a guy who went to see a teacher of percussion for drum lessons, and was told to go away and listen to Ringo Starr and come back next week. He really is that good..
I've always been fascinated by the fact that The Beatles somehow managed to fit the "yeah, yeah, yeah" into Polythene Pam, which harkens back to their very first hit "She Loves You". It always seemed to me that it was a signal that they had now come full circle, and that the curtain was about to close on The Beatles for the very last time.
@@deargdoom8743 Actually, the sequence of their U.S. Hits on the dates of their #1 rankings run : "I Want To Hold Your Hand(Jan 18, 1964)" "She Loves You(Jan 25, 1964)" "Can't Buy Me Love(March 28, 1964)", then "Love Me Do(April 11, 1964)"
@@stevejoshua9536 Their UK singles were: Love Me Do (October 1962) which reached #17, and #4 when rereleased twenty years later; Please Please Me (January 1963) which reached #1 or #2 depending on the chart; From Me to You (April 1963) #1; She Loves You (August 1963) #1; I Want to Hold Your Hand (November 1963) #1. The US was just catching up with The Beatles in 1964, and the UK releases are the ones that matter.
Ringo Starr is the world's most underrated drummer and yet he is pretty much the role model of all current drummers. Abbey Road is actually the last record they made. but Let It Be was released later.
Can't agree with that. I was the "world's most underrated drummer". OK I wasn't as good as him but look at what he got out of it compared to what I got: it's a no contest!
“She cam in thru the bathroom window” refers to a fan that, if memory serves, broke into Pauls house or into their then-Apple offices. The fans were referred to as “Apple Scruffs” which George later wrote a song on this!
It was Paul's home - the "Scruff" apparently discovered that a ladder had been left in his garden - and used it to break in through the bathroom window. Then after Paul found out (the "Scruff" was later found to be a woman named Diane Ashley) and discovered that Diane had taken a framed photo of Paul's father, he went to Margo Bird (a former "Scruff" who ended up working for Apple Corp.) and she managed to get the photo back.
This was the edit as originally planned. You can hear this version with added features on the Deluxe Abbey Road 50th anniversary version which was released 2 years ago.
Her Majesty was supposed to be removed all together. One of the engineers stuck it on the tape, after everything was over, just so he wouldn't lose it. He meant to remove it later. That's why there is the space before it kicks in and it's not listed on the album.
Paul’s bass gives me tingle pins. Ringo is the drummer. His fills were sublime, and his solos were appropriate for the song. A metronome couldn’t keep better time.
Agreed. And John and Paul had to talk him into doing this solo since he was against them on principle. So think about someone who has little experience doing them then produces the most appropriate and well-executed drum solo in rock and roll history.
"No one should ever think of comparing". Yes, you "get it". Welcome, glad you made it, its so nice seeing you, have a great and wonderful time now. There is soooo much more.
People always looked for hidden messages in the Beatles music. This was their final record and they ended it with a final open message for the world, "And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make." Such an awesome and true statement. A girl climbed through Paul's window while he wasn't home and let some other fans in. They stole some of his possessions. He didn't press charges but requested they return a photograph that was important to him and let them keep the other items. Girls used to spend all day hanging outside his gate. One wrote a book about spending a summer hanging out their. There was an intercom on the gate and sometimes Paul would call down to them. She said he'd sometimes say, "I'm making myself a sandwich. Would any of you like me to make you one?" Then he'd bring the sandwiches to the gate. If he wasn't going out that day, he'd call down and tell them. If it rained he'd tell them to go home and not stand around in the rain. Sometimes he'd come out on his balcony with his guitar and ask if they'd like to hear a new song he was working on. He came to know the frequent ones by name. She said he'd even ask the ones he came to know if they could take his sheep dog Martha for a walk. She said she walked Martha often for Paul.
Paul was, and is, such a kind and remarkably open human being. I love the story of how someone turned up to his house one day and when Paul answered the intercom, said "I'm Jesus". Paul's response? "Well, you'd better come in then..."
This is, and isn't, the Abbey Road medley. This is the first attempt they had at editing the different parts together on 30 July 1969. First thing they did was edit out "Her Majesty" because Paul didn't think it worked. Then there was another month of overdubs and work to get to the final medley. To hear the finished work, you need to play disc one of the deluxe playlist from "You Never Give Me Your Money" on.
@@andyo3689 Her Majesty (🎶Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl, but she doesn't have a lot to say...🎶) is the acoustic bit with Paul slipped between Mean Mister Mustard and Polythene Pam. It was originally thrown out, only to be saved at the last minute and pinned onto the end of the album itself. On the original vinyl, the medly goes straight from MMM to PP, on through the medley...through The End...then 20 seconds of dead air...THEN Paul singing about how Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl. The mix in this video has Her Majesty in its original slot.
Of course you know it was on The Cutting Room floor and engineer Geoff Emerick kicked it up and spliced it at the end that's why there's the Gap between
For a lifelong Beatles fan, the opening chords of " Golden Slumbers " at 11:47 fill me with profound nostalgia. At the ripe age of 72, I grew up with their music, which formed the framework of my youth. Harrison voiced a prescient remark, " The Beatles will exist without us. " So true!
Thank you for playing this fantastic medley of their final album. I am enjoying it again like it’s my first time again. Like my first time I I am blown away. Thank you.
I'm soooo glad that you are the first who reacts on the medley. What a pity that it's not the album version - but a rare earlier one. You should go for the original album version. BTW it's so great that the last official sentence on the last album of the Beatles is: 'And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make'. That is the essential of their whole musical work.
The legendary Ringo Starr!! He still performs to packed venues with his All Starr Band. He still plays and sounds great at 80!!! Check him live sometime
I listened to this over and over in my junior high school library. I had no idea what I was hearing but I knew was special. 50+ years later I still hear something new.
When you compare a lot of today's music with that of the Beatles, no contest. Long live John, Paul, George, and Ringo, probably the most influential drummer in rock history.
Hey Cimdy, thank you that was a Brilliant medley. What a collection of ideas and song changes in 20 minutes? Ringo is a great drummer, I fully agree. He only plays what is needed and playing for the song but never in the way of the rest of the band. 😎
Everyone shined in that, Ringo had his chance to shine. What other band could weave together 3 or 4 songs unfinished , written by different members into a masterpiece, the best medley in modern music!
The drummer is Ringo Start, he is a left handed Drummer playing a right handed set. For yourself checkout the movie Across The Universe. All songs in the film were written by the Beatles, and it has a good storyline set in the 60s.
Yes!!! It's about time someone did a reaction to this amazing collage of musical melodic excellence........weird that "Her Majesty" popped up in the middle......computers.....ugg.....sometimes modern tech isn't so smart.......vinyl rocks!!!!
It’s because someone decided to “restore” HM to that position because it had originally been intended for that spot, and now all the reactors are innocently reviewing that version. It’s a shame.
@@calvertmorgan4550 I have to say it was jarring at first, but now...since it's there anyway, and may as well give it a go/try and get into the headspace that originally placed it there... I'm still not sure I like HM there, but I absolutely love the effect of having The End at the actual end of their last album. I really like Her Majesty, but it's such a sideways jump that it either works where it's (now) placed, where it fits what story there is in the medley, somewhere else entirely on the album (maybe the end of side A), or as Paul intended...gone.
Thank you for selecting this structured second half of the 1969 album Abbey Road - I enjoyed your reaction and comments very much. Information tells me that by this time EMI studios at St Johns Wood were using a transistorised recording consul as opposed to valve circuitry and may attribute as to why this album ambience appears more lush. Voices, harmonies, keyboards, guitars, bass and Ringo's drums all sound more immediate in the final mix compared to previous album releases.
Glad you appreciate Ringo's drum work. Imagine how fab (that was how we talked then) this sounded when it came out and I was 10! And I must have listened to it thousands of times and it never grows stale.
Not only did I love your reaction to side two of Abbey Road....but now I totally have a crush on you! It was so much fun watching you enjoy this music. By the way, a fan once came in through the bathroom window.
Cimby, unfortunately this isn't the original Abbey Road version I was hoping you could find, but this is one put together much later because "Her Majesty" is supposed to be at the very end of it, not in the middle. Below is 'The Beatles' playlist link of the original medley put together as it plays on the original album release. This is for your personal enjoyment, and not necessarily for doing a video. These are the separate songs that will play one after the other as they would on the album (but with brief pauses you wouldn't get on the album). And as you'll hear, the group of songs flow together much better when Her Majesty is at the very end as better heads intended before the original album was released. Totally awesome reaction from you in any case and see you really enjoyed it!! Especially at 9:55 !! LOL! That was fun wasn't it?😁 But try the original set and see the difference, or better still find the album and hear it all seamless. Here's a fun fact; some people actually missed hearing "Her Majesty" on the LP albums back when released in '69, since it was a very short song, it takes a good deal of time to start after "The End", AND the title of the song was not even printed on the album cover!! LOL! I know because I missed it when first playing my new Abbey Road album in '69! Seriously, the song "Her Majesty" title is not actually printed on my album cover, however it's printed on the LP label and the song is there. When a friend asked me what I though of "Her Majesty", I had no idea what he was talking about. He laughed and suggested playing the album again. I had originally stopped the player after "The End" and hadn't noticed Her Majesty. He confessed later he did the same and missed it too, and only found when the album played to the very end second time around. There was a buzz about why Her Majesty was not printed on the cover, but not much reason for it except many speculated the Beatles didn't want the Queen to know it was there, which seemed a ridiculous speculation as the palace would have found out about it soon enough. The Beatles had met the Queen a few years before to receive their MBE from her, so the song did raise a few eyebrows. Here is that playlist, enjoy!... th-cam.com/video/W8uZjeeOcQo/w-d-xo.html
@@optimisticallycynical.814 Unhinged? And did you really mean "metal" as you wrote, or a medal. Unless you're crazy? Because I wasn't looking for either. Just pointing out how weird this version of Side 2 sounded as I've never heard it before. ✌️😎
So glad to see you getting turned on the the greatest band of all-time. And thank you so much for listening to the complete track before commenting. So many "reactors" stop in the middle of songs....just stop cold, as it suits them, destroying the context of the song, and believing that what they have to say is more important than the song itself. So much more mature to wait, and then share your thought when you've heard the whole thing. You had a smile on your face throughout....That's what The Beatles do to us! The person who came in through the bathroom window was a fan girl at Paul's house. "Her Majesty" here was out of order from the released album. It was placed where it is here originally, but eventually moved to the end.
I always enjoy it when u react to this Beatles song,even though I wasn't burn then I enjoyed every bit of there songs,always unimaginable feeling,deep into the soul,thanks queen for bringing amazing reactions to us 👍👍❤
THANK YOU for what you said about Ringo (the drummer). He gets absolute respect...from other drummers, but so, so often--too often--is dismissed by everyone else. I also love that you hit precisely on what makes Ringo...well, *RINGO*. He's a vibe, a mood, and one to always put the needs of the song before himself/his ego (if any, I mean, does the man have any? God, he's a dream of a guy!). I'm sure someone else will say this as well, but juuust in case: fun fact--Ringo hates drum solos, they had to beg him to do one...and this is the only official "drum solo" he did as a Beatle. If you haven't already done so, check out "Rain", by the Beatles. Ringo has referred to that song as his best work/the song of which he's most proud. I'm so glad you love this!
The Beatles last album recorded on 8 track studio equipment, made them expand to greater heights, putting more sounds into their music.I’ve always called this part of Abbey Road musical bliss.
People mentioning that Her Majesty appeared in the middle - yes, so that was where that song originally was intended to appear in the album, so the blast you hear at the start of Her Majesty was how it was originally supposed to come in after Mean Mr. Mustard, but I think they must have decided that it broke up the flow of the album a bit, so they took it out. But then later on I think it was the engineer that decided to 'rescue' it and put it at the end. I think what's being listened to is someone's TH-cam attempt to reconstruct the original medley.
The Greatest BAND In the UNIVERSE
The Beatles weren’t a band - they were a miracle
The stars aligned...
OMG! Yes! What a fab way to describe it! :)
"Abbey Road" - God's music gift to mankind. There's something spiritual about their music. It makes you emotional. Especially side two of this album.
They were the closest you could get to perfection
Well said! There was more than a touch of magic in how they got together and changed the world.
Nobody ever will surpass The Beatles for their musical diversity ! As you say NOBODY CAN COMPARE !
My favorite album side of all time! Beatles forever!!!
The guitar sounds on this album are stellar. Vocal harmonies Celestial!
Ringo's fills are so natural that if you aren't careful, you'll take him for granted!
Abbey Road is a masterpiece.
Always my favorite album. In my book, they were at their peak when they quit.
„And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make”. I can’t imagine a better way to end the musical career of the Beatles.
Gives me the chills almost every time.
Love that album, love the medley, love The End.
Gets me, every time!
If you don’t count “her majesty”
@@tkaki6029 Haha
I have to admit that there is a certain 'logic' to Her Majesty being inserted after Mean Mr.Mustard, just because of John's lyric "takes him out look at the Queen" in that song, but I'll NEVER get used to that version of the 'medley', at least until I've heard it as many times as I've heard the 'original' release, which isn't likely at my age, having been a Beatlemaniac ever since the 'mania' began! hahal I just feel that Her Majesty is better left where it was, because it totally disrupts the climactic transition from Mean Mr. Mustard into Polythene Pam, it's too abrupt coming after Her Majesty, IMO, and The Beatles' must have felt that way too when it was not used, but included after the immortal ending ("...and in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make") by Paul, without approval from his mates, and as I recall, they DIDN'T approve, which makes the re-ordered version all that more egregious, IMO ! I'll try to just 'let it be' though! haha
@@gordonmorris6359 Agreed. In fact, unless I've heard the story wrong about a hundred times, while The Beatles were rather well known for their "cheekiness" they were nevertheless British and held the Queen herself in high regard whatever they may have thought of the monarchy as an institution. "Her Majesty" was considered just a tad over-the-line and cut (physically - these were the old days!) from the lineup. BUT because The Beatles were The Beatles the recording engineers were rather seriously instructed to throw NOTHING away. OK. So the engineer in question (I forget who) took "Her Majesty" and just spliced it onto the end of the tape reel that held "The End" - whether this was noted on the studio logs and the tape box or was simply overlooked during mastering I don't know. In any event, when "Abbey Road" was first released "Her Majesty" is not included in the song listing. On later pressings the song was included. I think in some ways it really works at the very end as something of a surprise - after the grand magnificence of "The End" you get a moment of "Wow! let me just revel in THAT for a moment" before they sail off into history and step out the door with a cheeky little wave to the Queen. Now THAT'S The Beatles!
It never fails to give me goosebumps when McCartney starts singing.
I'm 72 here in 2022. I saw them in Toronto in '65 and their last tour in '66. I still get a bit nostalgic when Paul sings, " Once there was a way to get back homeward. "
Their harmonies on this album were fantastic. Smooth as silk.
Congratulations. You just listened to the greatest 16+ minutes of musical artistry ever put together. The final lyric is what the Beatles were all about from the very beginning....... love. No other group or individual ever ended their recording career with a more important and fitting message.
THIS.
DAMN STRAIGHT MY BROTHER!
i don't know if anyone noticed but the song "her majesty" was in the wrong place. what's that all about?
its odd and unexpected placement interfered with the magical flow of the music. its supposed to be a surprise ending to the album following a 15 second gap of silence. the song wasn't even listed on the original album cover.
you can bet that "call and chant" section with the three answering each other's riffs on guitar, inspired Boston's Hitch a Ride.
The most beautiful/heartbreaking ending to an album ever
Yeah it's funny how hostile the reviews to "McCartney" and "Ram" were -- I mean, what did people expect, "Golden Slumbers II"?
@@brovold72 Really? I thought Ram was considered a classic.
@@0willow0 My friend came of age in late 70's/early 80's so critical opinion still very mixed at that time I think. It has become more widely acknowledged as a classic in the last couple decades.
@@brovold72 Oh yeah that makes sense.
Just randomly watched this again all this time later. You are so damn cool.
They Abbey Road Medley is a masterpiece. The genius of four lads who shook the world. I grew up in the Beatles era live (I'm 66 yo), their music is (this is a cliché i know) the soundtrack of my life, for me and millions. The medley came to crown their glorious career as a band and the final touch to their everlasting legacy. They weren't the best: they are the best.
Ringo Starr is the drummer. One of the most influential in rock history
Paul did a lot of the fillers on drums.
@@FuturologyTheMusical Paul's a solid drummer and recommended a few beats but Ringo was so creative and consistent! He added so much to the tunes. Such talented guys though
And this was his first drum solo. And his last for The Beatles sadly enough.
John Lennon said Ringo would have been successful without the Beatles, thought that was spot on.
@@kenbarton2920 I agree. And what else would any of them say. Rock hall of fame on his own?.. I doubt it. He's one lovable guy though. Really good Rock Drummer.
The smile on your face its for me.
Can't believe 50 years old still great !
Ringo didn't like drum solos but the others convinced him to do one since they knew this would be their last record.
Genius medley The beatles are the greatest band 🎸✌👍❤❤❤❤
It's amazing that they took a bunch of pieces of unfinished songs they'd been playing with for a long time and put them together so masterfully in this medley!
Master Musicians and Consumate Professionals .... ROCK N ROLL AT ITS BEST ..🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼
.. Great Reaction
I remember hearing this for the first time when it released in the late '60's. I still listen to it today and it never gets old. It's a masterpiece by my beloved Beatles. ❤️ ❤️
You just listened to the Holy Grail of music. Glad you enjoyed it.
I totally enjoyed it
@@CimdyStyle You should listen to it a few times to really appreciate the nuances of it. It is superbly crafted !
@@gribwitch I think you mean a few hundred times.
@CimdyStyle, your reaction is excellent. I appreciate your high degree of musical understanding and sophistication. I also share with you greatly prizing and loving the transition from Polythene Pam into Bathroom Window. Utterly fantastic.
And as doubtless someone else has probably told you in another comment, the young woman who came in through the window was one of the “Apple scruffs,“ utterly devoted fanatics who followed the Beatles around everywhere.
One time a ladder was left by a second-floor bathroom window at Paul’s house in London, which had not been secured, and this young woman literally climbed the ladder and let herself in through that window. She then went downstairs, let a bunch of other scruffs in, and they helped themselves to a lot of Paul’s things, including a highly prized, by him, cherished, photo of his father.
He had to talk to other scruffs to get their intervention and get him back that photo and some other things. “She tried her best to help me, she could steal but she could not rob,” refers to that.
@@christratton "...greatly prizing and loving the transition from Polythene Pam into Bathroom Window. Utterly fantastic...."
Yep. The descending guitar chords and then John shouting "Oh look out." !
What a piece of music, never tire of listening to it! Glad you liked it!
This is the best thing they ever wrote. Love the back side to Abbey Road. Just holy fuck
Makes you smile... when we all heard it in 1969, all we could hear was that our beloved Beatles were breaking up
What a shock that was!!
I swear, it still hurts!!
Thank You for letting this play all the way Through... First Class !! Well Done !!
You are welcome
Congratulations on being the first person to make an exclusive and comprehensive video for the "Abbey Road" meddleys
A personal clarification
I think it can be done in three parts:
1) "You never give me your money" is a song in itself
2) then the 'first meddley':
from "Sun King" to "She comes in through the bathroom window"
3) and finally the 'second meddley':
"Golden dreams / Carry that weight / The end"
Anyway, fantastic job that you did!
This is most of the B-side of the Abbey Road album. Is the Best side of the Best album of the Best group in the history of rock & pop music
and the second meddley is a masterpiece, those three fantastic songs that Paul McCartney currently uses to close his last concerts (and I attended the last one he gave in my country Argentina two years ago),
it is the Great Farewell of BEATLES to its highest creative level
For this reason BEATLES were, are and will always be the First, the Best, the most Revolutionary, the most Transcendent and the most Transformative in the history of music and culture of the last century.
Have a nice weekend
My best regards from Argentina
Thank you so much
I totally agree with your breakdown @Eduar.
Yep . You nailed it.
We used to claim them as 'one of yer own' here in England.
But really,they belong to the world.
GOAT's.......for a reason.
The word is "medley".
Ringo's attitude to drumming is that he was there to keep rock steady timing for the band, and not to drown them out. He had to be talked into any drum solos which he was absolutely brilliant at. I knew a guy who went to see a teacher of percussion for drum lessons, and was told to go away and listen to Ringo Starr and come back next week. He really is that good..
'Click track? I am the f****** click track'. :)
and ladies and gentlemen you have been listening to utter genius!
Undoubtedly the greatest band of all time
The unmatched Ringo Starr on drums
I've always been fascinated by the fact that The Beatles somehow managed to fit the "yeah, yeah, yeah" into Polythene Pam, which harkens back to their very first hit "She Loves You". It always seemed to me that it was a signal that they had now come full circle, and that the curtain was about to close on The Beatles for the very last time.
Steve, great observation sir!
She loves you wasn’t their first hit. Love me do was. She loves you was their fourth.
@@deargdoom8743 Actually, the sequence of their U.S. Hits on the dates of their #1 rankings run :
"I Want To Hold Your Hand(Jan 18, 1964)"
"She Loves You(Jan 25, 1964)"
"Can't Buy Me Love(March 28, 1964)", then
"Love Me Do(April 11, 1964)"
@@stevejoshua9536 the US releases are wrong
@@stevejoshua9536 Their UK singles were:
Love Me Do (October 1962) which reached #17, and #4 when rereleased twenty years later;
Please Please Me (January 1963) which reached #1 or #2 depending on the chart;
From Me to You (April 1963) #1;
She Loves You (August 1963) #1;
I Want to Hold Your Hand (November 1963) #1.
The US was just catching up with The Beatles in 1964, and the UK releases are the ones that matter.
Ringo Starr is the world's most underrated drummer and yet he is pretty much the role model of all current drummers. Abbey Road is actually the last record they made. but Let It Be was released later.
Can't agree with that. I was the "world's most underrated drummer". OK I wasn't as good as him but look at what he got out of it compared to what I got: it's a no contest!
The Beatles are evergreen I like the softness of their voice and how Ringo starr does the drumming.
Unlike a lot of rock drummers of the time, Ringo never wanted to try and steal the music/song, he was happy being the drummer and not the showoff
Ringo never Practice
It was a 14 year girl with beatlemania. Paul could not figure out how. But as an English man he made tea and let her have the t shirt if she told how.
“She cam in thru the bathroom window” refers to a fan that, if memory serves, broke into Pauls house or into their then-Apple offices. The fans were referred to as “Apple Scruffs” which George later wrote a song on this!
I got it now
It was Paul's home - the "Scruff" apparently discovered that a ladder had been left in his garden - and used it to break in through the bathroom window. Then after Paul found out (the "Scruff" was later found to be a woman named Diane Ashley) and discovered that Diane had taken a framed photo of Paul's father, he went to Margo Bird (a former "Scruff" who ended up working for Apple Corp.) and she managed to get the photo back.
This is great music. The drum is Just everything, I was dancing here. I really do enjoyed listening to this. Great reaction as always
Wow, this is really fantastic, the music is so lovely, I love your reaction sist
For some reason, Her Majesty showed up in the middle there, should be at the very end... Loving your reactions a lot!
yeah, a little strange... but it still works
This was the edit as originally planned. You can hear this version with added features on the Deluxe Abbey Road 50th anniversary version which was released 2 years ago.
@@fgrady1 Yeah, wiser heads prevailed.
Thats how it was originally recorded .
Her Majesty was supposed to be removed all together. One of the engineers stuck it on the tape, after everything was over, just so he wouldn't lose it. He meant to remove it later. That's why there is the space before it kicks in and it's not listed on the album.
Paul’s bass gives me tingle pins. Ringo is the drummer. His fills were sublime, and his solos were appropriate for the song. A metronome couldn’t keep better time.
Agreed. And John and Paul had to talk him into doing this solo since he was against them on principle. So think about someone who has little experience doing them then produces the most appropriate and well-executed drum solo in rock and roll history.
Thank you. How can you ever go wrong with Beatles music.
"No one should ever think of comparing".
Yes, you "get it".
Welcome, glad you made it, its so nice seeing you, have a great and wonderful time now. There is soooo much more.
People always looked for hidden messages in the Beatles music. This was their final record and they ended it with a final open message for the world, "And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make."
Such an awesome and true statement.
A girl climbed through Paul's window while he wasn't home and let some other fans in. They stole some of his possessions. He didn't press charges but requested they return a photograph that was important to him and let them keep the other items. Girls used to spend all day hanging outside his gate. One wrote a book about spending a summer hanging out their. There was an intercom on the gate and sometimes Paul would call down to them. She said he'd sometimes say, "I'm making myself a sandwich. Would any of you like me to make you one?" Then he'd bring the sandwiches to the gate.
If he wasn't going out that day, he'd call down and tell them. If it rained he'd tell them to go home and not stand around in the rain. Sometimes he'd come out on his balcony with his guitar and ask if they'd like to hear a new song he was working on.
He came to know the frequent ones by name. She said he'd even ask the ones he came to know if they could take his sheep dog Martha for a walk. She said she walked Martha often for Paul.
Paul was, and is, such a kind and remarkably open human being. I love the story of how someone turned up to his house one day and when Paul answered the intercom, said "I'm Jesus".
Paul's response? "Well, you'd better come in then..."
Ringo's voice is so prominent in Carry thta weight, shows what a solid singer he is!
Cimdy, I'm so happy you've discovered what so many before you have ~ THE BEATLES will bring nothing but joy to you!
Thank you so much
The greatest legendary Beatles again doing all the fantastic things they do. I love it 💕💕
This is, and isn't, the Abbey Road medley. This is the first attempt they had at editing the different parts together on 30 July 1969. First thing they did was edit out "Her Majesty" because Paul didn't think it worked. Then there was another month of overdubs and work to get to the final medley. To hear the finished work, you need to play disc one of the deluxe playlist from "You Never Give Me Your Money" on.
Really! Play the REAL ONE
The Beatles are my biggest inspiration as a musician 👍🙏
I agree with Sir Paul that "Her Majesty" doesn't work in this spot. It interrupts the flow from Mustard to Pam.
What happened?
On the other hand, removing it from the end makes The End all the more poignant.
@@andyo3689 Her Majesty (🎶Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl, but she doesn't have a lot to say...🎶) is the acoustic bit with Paul slipped between Mean Mister Mustard and Polythene Pam.
It was originally thrown out, only to be saved at the last minute and pinned onto the end of the album itself. On the original vinyl, the medly goes straight from MMM to PP, on through the medley...through The End...then 20 seconds of dead air...THEN Paul singing about how Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl.
The mix in this video has Her Majesty in its original slot.
Of course you know it was on The Cutting Room floor and engineer Geoff Emerick kicked it up and spliced it at the end that's why there's the Gap between
Not sure if it was Geoff Emerick I know a quit during The White Album
Beatles music is always awesome
For a lifelong Beatles fan, the opening chords of " Golden Slumbers " at 11:47 fill me with profound nostalgia. At the ripe age of 72, I grew up with their music, which formed the framework of my youth. Harrison voiced a prescient remark, " The Beatles will exist without us. " So true!
Thank you for playing this fantastic medley of their final album. I am enjoying it again like it’s my first time again. Like my first time I I am blown away. Thank you.
I'm soooo glad that you are the first who reacts on the medley. What a pity that it's not the album version - but a rare earlier one. You should go for the original album version.
BTW it's so great that the last official sentence on the last album of the Beatles is: 'And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make'. That is the essential of their whole musical work.
They are the original versions. They only changed Her Majesty
I’ve been telling several people to react to this and I’m surprised nobody did it yet. Until now.
@@ricardo_miguel13 Yes. That's why it's not the original version. :-) Paul McCartney knew why he wanted 'Her Majesty' out of the medley.
You got me with the Beatles
Never get fed up listening to this how could you.
It's majestic. Simply majestic.
Yes Ringo on drums, still playing, in his own band. Love Ringo!
Ringo Starr, aka: Richard Starkey was the Beatles' absolutely amazing drummer!
I am so glad you included the Sun King. So beautiful. Thank you!
Thank you so much
I enjoyed every beat of all their songs, this is kind of music i would love to hear on weekend basic, the person behind the beat he’s indeed so good
The legendary Ringo Starr!! He still performs to packed venues with his All Starr Band. He still plays and sounds great at 80!!! Check him live sometime
I listened to this over and over in my junior high school library. I had no idea what I was hearing but I knew was special. 50+ years later I still hear something new.
When you compare a lot of today's music with that of the Beatles, no contest. Long live John, Paul, George, and Ringo, probably the most influential drummer in rock history.
Epic songs, the Beatles were without peer!
Amazing reaction Video Cimdy. I should listen more to the Beatles because of you.
Hey Cimdy, thank you that was a Brilliant medley. What a collection of ideas and song changes in 20 minutes? Ringo is a great drummer, I fully agree. He only plays what is needed and playing for the song but never in the way of the rest of the band. 😎
Thank you so much Bill Box
Everyone shined in that, Ringo had his chance to shine. What other band could weave together 3 or 4 songs unfinished , written by different members into a masterpiece, the best medley in modern music!
Only a genious (group) can made the last long of their career titled THE END
This reaction to this artistry is special.
The drummer is Ringo Start, he is a left handed Drummer playing a right handed set. For yourself checkout the movie Across The Universe. All songs in the film were written by the Beatles, and it has a good storyline set in the 60s.
I am so blessed to have found your channel!! I Love your musical selections and I REALLY LOVE your comments!!!
Yes!!! It's about time someone did a reaction to this amazing collage of musical melodic excellence........weird that "Her Majesty" popped up in the middle......computers.....ugg.....sometimes modern tech isn't so smart.......vinyl rocks!!!!
It’s because someone decided to “restore” HM to that position because it had originally been intended for that spot, and now all the reactors are innocently reviewing that version. It’s a shame.
@@calvertmorgan4550 I have to say it was jarring at first, but now...since it's there anyway, and may as well give it a go/try and get into the headspace that originally placed it there...
I'm still not sure I like HM there, but I absolutely love the effect of having The End at the actual end of their last album.
I really like Her Majesty, but it's such a sideways jump that it either works where it's (now) placed, where it fits what story there is in the medley, somewhere else entirely on the album (maybe the end of side A), or as Paul intended...gone.
Thr beatles great group n amazing tovk song 🎵tanks for sharing
Thank you for selecting this structured second half of the 1969 album Abbey Road - I enjoyed your reaction and comments very much.
Information tells me that by this time EMI studios at St Johns Wood were using a transistorised recording consul as opposed to valve circuitry and may attribute as to why this album ambience appears more lush. Voices, harmonies, keyboards, guitars, bass and Ringo's drums all sound more immediate in the final mix compared to previous album releases.
Also, it was nice of them to let Ringo have a solo just before they turned off the lights and shut the door.
The crazy part is that it took a lot of convincing from the band as Ringo didn’t like doing solos
Wonderful! I'd almost forgotten how beautiful the medley is. Thank you!
Thank you so much Mike
Glad you appreciate Ringo's drum work. Imagine how fab (that was how we talked then) this sounded when it came out and I was 10! And I must have listened to it thousands of times and it never grows stale.
Not only did I love your reaction to side two of Abbey Road....but now I totally have a crush on you! It was so much fun watching you enjoy this music. By the way, a fan once came in through the bathroom window.
Thank you so much Thomas
Wow so interesting music thanks for sharing this wonderful music
How did you watch 20 plus video in less than a minute😔😭
Cimby, unfortunately this isn't the original Abbey Road version I was hoping you could find, but this is one put together much later because "Her Majesty" is supposed to be at the very end of it, not in the middle. Below is 'The Beatles' playlist link of the original medley put together as it plays on the original album release. This is for your personal enjoyment, and not necessarily for doing a video. These are the separate songs that will play one after the other as they would on the album (but with brief pauses you wouldn't get on the album). And as you'll hear, the group of songs flow together much better when Her Majesty is at the very end as better heads intended before the original album was released. Totally awesome reaction from you in any case and see you really enjoyed it!! Especially at 9:55 !! LOL! That was fun wasn't it?😁 But try the original set and see the difference, or better still find the album and hear it all seamless. Here's a fun fact; some people actually missed hearing "Her Majesty" on the LP albums back when released in '69, since it was a very short song, it takes a good deal of time to start after "The End", AND the title of the song was not even printed on the album cover!! LOL! I know because I missed it when first playing my new Abbey Road album in '69! Seriously, the song "Her Majesty" title is not actually printed on my album cover, however it's printed on the LP label and the song is there. When a friend asked me what I though of "Her Majesty", I had no idea what he was talking about. He laughed and suggested playing the album again. I had originally stopped the player after "The End" and hadn't noticed Her Majesty. He confessed later he did the same and missed it too, and only found when the album played to the very end second time around. There was a buzz about why Her Majesty was not printed on the cover, but not much reason for it except many speculated the Beatles didn't want the Queen to know it was there, which seemed a ridiculous speculation as the palace would have found out about it soon enough. The Beatles had met the Queen a few years before to receive their MBE from her, so the song did raise a few eyebrows. Here is that playlist, enjoy!... th-cam.com/video/W8uZjeeOcQo/w-d-xo.html
You deserve a metal for crafting this crazy unhinged comment
@@optimisticallycynical.814 Unhinged? And did you really mean "metal" as you wrote, or a medal. Unless you're crazy? Because I wasn't looking for either. Just pointing out how weird this version of Side 2 sounded as I've never heard it before. ✌️😎
@@GrouchyMarx I am just being dumb because It gets on Cimdys nerves
@@optimisticallycynical.814 OK, I get it! Never mind. Ha. ha.
There was a little Mix up because of copyright issue. Thank you so much for recommending Abbey Road Medley. It is absolutely Timeless.
And In the End the Love You Make is Equal To the Love You Make......... The eternal teaching
The love you TAKE is equal to the love you make
@@williamstroker6805 oops!
So glad to see you getting turned on the the greatest band of all-time. And thank you so much for listening to the complete track before commenting. So many "reactors" stop in the middle of songs....just stop cold, as it suits them, destroying the context of the song, and believing that what they have to say is more important than the song itself. So much more mature to wait, and then share your thought when you've heard the whole thing. You had a smile on your face throughout....That's what The Beatles do to us! The person who came in through the bathroom window was a fan girl at Paul's house. "Her Majesty" here was out of order from the released album. It was placed where it is here originally, but eventually moved to the end.
Amazing, maybe my fave is this medley, (mostly Paul McCartney?) Drummer is Ringo Star...no one compares!
I always enjoy it when u react to this Beatles song,even though I wasn't burn then I enjoyed every bit of there songs,always unimaginable feeling,deep into the soul,thanks queen for bringing amazing reactions to us 👍👍❤
This album Abbey Road And Wish You Were Here by Badfinger, I could listen to endlessly.
YES! Thank you for this. Best Band ever.
Having listened to these tracks many times, it brought me extra joy to listen with you . 👍thanks ✌
Waooo so beautiful and lovely nice music thank you for sharing this with us
THANK YOU for what you said about Ringo (the drummer). He gets absolute respect...from other drummers, but so, so often--too often--is dismissed by everyone else.
I also love that you hit precisely on what makes Ringo...well, *RINGO*. He's a vibe, a mood, and one to always put the needs of the song before himself/his ego (if any, I mean, does the man have any? God, he's a dream of a guy!).
I'm sure someone else will say this as well, but juuust in case: fun fact--Ringo hates drum solos, they had to beg him to do one...and this is the only official "drum solo" he did as a Beatle.
If you haven't already done so, check out "Rain", by the Beatles. Ringo has referred to that song as his best work/the song of which he's most proud.
I'm so glad you love this!
Those riffs at the end, the tone of those guitars, man, still gives me chills, and of course, it always ends way too soon.
My favorite album of all time from any band. Oh darling is the best song on it!
They were fabulous indeed, Cimdy Style. Thanks for the video, princess!
Thank you so much
The Beatles last album recorded on 8 track studio equipment, made them expand to greater heights, putting more sounds into their music.I’ve always called this part of Abbey Road musical bliss.
Enjoy the music 🎵
and that was The End all right... of the Beatles, and the 1960's
This is a celebration song. And am OK with it.. Nice reaction girl.
People mentioning that Her Majesty appeared in the middle - yes, so that was where that song originally was intended to appear in the album, so the blast you hear at the start of Her Majesty was how it was originally supposed to come in after Mean Mr. Mustard, but I think they must have decided that it broke up the flow of the album a bit, so they took it out. But then later on I think it was the engineer that decided to 'rescue' it and put it at the end. I think what's being listened to is someone's TH-cam attempt to reconstruct the original medley.
Or have a master copy😬😂
Does anyone know which of the lads came up with the "And in the end..." line ?
@@gribwitch Paul McCartney
@@halfgermanantony That's what I was hoping you'd say.
Paul again. Amazing.
The medley is a superb culmination of their musical and artistic arc!!
Thanks TH-cam for giving us a new way to enjoy songs we've known our whole lives....watching your face during these medleys was a real joy!
Thank you so much
Awesome reaction! 😘
That was the most definitive comment on Ringo as a legend player I have ever heard. Nice!
With the Abbey Road album, The Beatles went out in a blaze of glory.
No one wanted it to end. But end it did, as do all good things. Maybe that was the whole message. Thanks for a good video.