What always astounds me is how young (mid-twenties) the Beatles were when they wrote these songs...so profound at such a young age! Paul wrote the lyrics to Eleanor Rigby!

@B.R.0101

5 ай бұрын

Paul wrote the songs but lyrics came from him George and John for some lines

@beatlebrian4404

5 ай бұрын

​@@B.R.0101it's usually the case that the lead singer wrote the song but of course there are exceptions

@danielbazquez1796

5 ай бұрын

Best album ever!

@ianlaker9161

5 ай бұрын

Early twenties in the case of Paul and George in fact. Genius.

@redadamearth

5 ай бұрын

Paul wrote all of the lyrics for "Rigby". The song was specifically about Paul's childhood memories; it's his song. The only reason there's a "Lennon/McCartney" on the credit is because of the publishing deal they made, which is the case for at least 75% of the Beatles' catalogue. Lennon ended up getting credit for a LOT of songs that were only written by McCartney, because of that deal. Lennon was *not* a prolific songwriter and would often only contribute a line or two to songs that were 95% written by McCartney. Which isn't to say that Lennon didn't write some great songs, of course - he did. But you'd be shocked at how many "Lennon/McCartney"-credited songs were exclusively written by McCartney.@@B.R.0101​

I love how the younger generations are finally understanding the BEATLES!! They have nothing like this now! Long live THE BEATLES!!!!!!!!

@slavaukraini404

4 ай бұрын

Only AURORA today, she is a genius.

@raccuia1

4 ай бұрын

There are The Beatles and then there are the rest. The Beatles are way, way, way up there and everybody else is way, way, way down there.

Paul wrote the lyrics to Elenor Rigby. He also played the guitar solo in Taxman.

@L33Reacts

5 ай бұрын

Damn, all 4 of these guys are just so multifaceted. What a group of musicians...

@katherinebaldwin5938

5 ай бұрын

I am so old, I saw the Beatles in concert in 66 and can share one true thing: for most every situation in life, for every wild emotion, there is a Beatles song. Enjoy your musical journey!

@pushpak

5 ай бұрын

Paul wrote lyrics and music. They didn't have a composer/lyricist relationship like Rodgers and Hammerstein.

@MrKeychange

5 ай бұрын

​@@pushpakThey did collab like that on a lot of songs

@MrKeychange

5 ай бұрын

​​@@L33ReactsPaul wrote MOST of the Rigby lyrics, but John & George also contributed some. "Ah, look at all the lonely people" is actually George's line.

Someone once said the Beatles were both the most *commercial* group in the world AND the most *experimental* group in the world. So true!

@artguti1551

5 ай бұрын

The Beatles made Experimental...Sound Commercial!

@glenchapman3899

3 ай бұрын

@@artguti1551 The true genius is to make your experimentations sound commercial. Led Zeppelin was another great example of this. A number of their most successful songs are very complex experiments in timing and pacing of songs

L33: You really will be well served to do this entire album. Every single song a timeless classic. And this was a great reaction.

@L33Reacts

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Greg, I appreciate it!! Glad you enjoyed. We are definitely doing the rest of this amazing album 😊

@mattleppard1964

5 ай бұрын

What I said. Absolutely ❤

@lemming9984

5 ай бұрын

This and Rubber Soul - my favourite two Beatles albums.

@mattleppard1964

5 ай бұрын

@@lemming9984 The transition albums. So rich. Every song a classic. Pop perfection meets sonic experimentation and a more expanded worldview. Bloody good tunes most of all ❤️

@lemming9984

5 ай бұрын

@@mattleppard1964 Tomorrow Never Knows was very experimental for the time; a great song - but I prefer 801's version!

I will never be able to comprehend how four working and middle class kids from Liverpool without formal music training or the ability to read sheet music went from performing 50's covers in front of prostitutes, pimps, drug dealers, drunks and students in Hamburg to composing and recording such masterpieces just four years later. It's just not possible. And yet it is.

@JoTracy

5 ай бұрын

Acid is a hellava drug

@colindebourg9012

5 ай бұрын

And sixty years later we are still listening to and talking about their music, absolutely astonishing. For us who were there at the time it all makes perfect sense but how do you describe Beatlemania to a younger person ? The hair, the clothes, the thrill of racing to the record shop to buy the new Beatles record ? It was mental.

@kovie9162

5 ай бұрын

@@JoTracy They got ridiculously good well before they started tripping.

@kovie9162

5 ай бұрын

@@colindebourg9012 I wasn't referring to Beatlemania which even a less talented group might have inspired with the right marketing given that they filled a musical void at the time with the decline in interest in and output by fading 50's rock stars. I meant their actual musical talent and output. Insane, simply insane. Makes no sense and yet.

@colindebourg9012

5 ай бұрын

@@kovie9162 Totally agree all the way, I was just pointing out the effect these boys had far beyond their music, you had to be there to appreciate the experience.

George wrote Taxman after realizing that now the Beatles were making a lot of money, they were being taxed 95% of their income. “Should five percent appear too small, be thankful I don’t take it all.” What I like about Eleanor Rigby is that we are introduced to two “lonely” individuals each occupying his own verse, whose paths cross in the third.

@labajadaman

5 ай бұрын

@michaelrogers2080 Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for the clarification!

@lindylufromoz5111

5 ай бұрын

so true @labajadaman. I love that if George had a feasible gripe about a topic that was important to him, he could slap you on the wrist with a smile & creativity. Ok, I'm biased about George & his beautiful soul, such a handsome genius.

@jeanmyers1787

4 ай бұрын

That’s why they got their MBE

I don't usually leave comments, but this is easily the most sensitive and authentic reaction video I've seen! Keep on going man, from a fellow, sensitive creative!!

Eleanor Rigby was Paul's voice as lead. A trained Beatles ear can tell.

@Bill_Jones.

5 ай бұрын

You are absolutely right ! After years and years of listening to them, we diehard Beatles fans can pretty much tell who is singing with around 95-100% accuracy.

@Richard2003

5 ай бұрын

Yep!@@Bill_Jones.

@kathywidner5467

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely. I can usually tell. I wish they gave George more leads. I loved his voice.

@RobertJohnson-hq6jq

Ай бұрын

The one that gives me trouble is who sings “She Loves You” in the coda of “All You Need is Love.”

George wrote and sang Taxman, Paul wrote and sang Eleonor Rigby. thanks for the Beatles reactions.

“The Beatles are from the future!” Revolver is a masterpiece

No matter what anyone say about Ringo, John, Paul, and George Trusted and Loved Him. That’s enough for me. I personally think Ringo was amazing to play each Song to fit THAT particular Song. I’m 71 and am enjoying your fresh take on the Beatles. 🙏 For your job situation…

@vpardi1

5 ай бұрын

72 here, and I really enjoy younger folks coming to experience the Beatles.

@glenchapman3899

3 ай бұрын

It always has to be remembered Ringo was hand picked by the band, so they got exactly the style of drummer they wanted. Results show they chose wisely.

One of my favorite Beatles stories was Paul telling back when he and John were just beginning to write their own songs. Paul said that one December evening he and John were walking through his neighborhood heading to his house for a writing session. Paul said they finished up close to midnight, and he decided to walk John back home. On the way back, they passed by a house when John said “Man, do you see those people over there still outside playing cards at this hour” ? Paul said he looked over and saw a nativity scene set up outside the house John was looking at. Since John was virtually blind without his glasses (and refused to wear them), he thought there were a group of card players outside this house that hadn’t moved for the several hours since they had passed them by earlier. Paul said he cracked up laughing and never forgot it.

@TheCornishCockney

5 ай бұрын

Always makes me laugh that story.

@potterwalker4823

5 ай бұрын

@@TheCornishCockneythey were always entertaining even if they hadn’t picked up the guitar or sat at the piano they were a load of fun. Imagine sitting at a pub with these guys for a couple of nights just bullshitting talking about music, talking about girls talking about philosophy. The word special was invented for people like them, and a few others.

@andycofin6983

5 ай бұрын

Eleanor Rigby, by the Beatles, and I am a rock, by Simon and Garfunkel, turned a lot of people’s minds inward. Most of us still haven’t found a way to get out of our own minds, and it’s controlling fears, doubts, and worries. The desire is there but the will is weak due to that self-deprecation we build our walls upon. Music is a great escape, but it should be a signpost to how to grow stronger, not find verification for our isolation from the world.

It's really good to see you getting turned onto the Beatles! May I suggest that you listen to the Paperback Writer/Rain single once you've finished the album? Here in the UK, The Beatles generally followed their own personal policy of not putting their singles onto forthcoming albums like any other band of the era would. As such, most of their best selling hits were never on an album together until compilations were made after they broke up. You might easily miss them if you're only looking at their studio albums. Either way, glad you're having a fun time so far!

@andyallan2909

5 ай бұрын

The bass playing on "Rain" is probably Paul's best. Ringo is magic on this track too.

When the Beatles got home from their first tour in the U.S. a reporter asked John how he found America. John said we just turned left when we got to Greenland.

I am happy to say I was young when this first came out, and love The Beatles to this day!

Those lyrics to Eleanor Rigby... there is nothing happy about them. Every line is grim and doesn't lead to anywhere except the next grim line. A truly masterful piece of songwriting. And George Martin's string arrangement underscores it all. Wonderful.

"Blistering" I've never heard that solo described as that but it's a perfect description.

Rubber Soul was a big step out of the world of 'the early Beatles' and Revolver was them going in a very different direction. And it was kind of a reflection of what was going on in society back then. A very revolutionary album. If you listen from first song to last, the variety of song styles is insane, especailly for 1966. The next song is 'I'm Only Sleeping' a great one by John and completely different from these two. That's followed by George's 'Love You To', which is a huge departure from anything they (or any other rock band) had ever done. Then 'Paul's 'Here, There and Everywhere', an incredilbe ballad considered by many (including me) to be one of their very best. The vocals, the harmonies, just amazing. And on and on... What an incredible album. And it's finished off with a song you already looked at, 'Tomorrow Never Knows'. I was six when this came out and was a Beatles nut, but I had no clue of how different it was. The music scene back then was so good, so diverse, and ever-changing, and for me as a first grader it just all seemed normal. I had no clue how incredible that era was, as far as I knew it was just the way things always were! 1966 - what a year for music. You could do a HUGE number of reactions just on great songs from that year alone.

@louise_rose

5 ай бұрын

Leonard Bernstein discussing the Beatles, on TV, spring 1967, with insight and appreciation (can't help wondering what he would have said about Sgt Pepper, released just a month later): kzread.info/dash/bejne/qGdmt5KmmqrgZso.html

@sueprator9314

3 ай бұрын

RUBBER SOUL WILL ALWAYS BE MY FAVORITE

After 50 years of listening to this band I have come to the conclusion that Paul is a criminally underrated bassist. On another note: one of life’s hardest truths is “Until one learns to truly receive pain, one cannot truly receive love.”-Larry Crabb

@betsyab121

5 ай бұрын

"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." Sometimes you have to push past your awkwardness and fear and put yourself out there. It's scary, I know. At my age I just embrace the weirdness now. 😅😅😂

@braudabo

5 ай бұрын

Oddly enough, this is a fairly common view, even though all of the Beatles occupy respectable spots on "Greatest of all...Lists." For example, Rolling Stone magazine lists Paul McCartney at number 9 among the bassists, Ringo Starr is on 14 in the drummer's ranking. Of course, such lists are debatable in principle and there are always arguments, why one musician should be placed higher or another lower.

@lathedauphinot6820

5 ай бұрын

Paul is a masterful bassist to this day. I love the way he plays bass.

@kovie9162

5 ай бұрын

Everyone acknowledges his great bass playing and yet he's not often mentioned when people are discussing great rock bassists like Entwistle, Jones and Bruce. Perhaps it's because his bass playing is masterful and exactly what it needs to be and doesn't try to dominate.

@patticrichton1135

5 ай бұрын

@@kovie9162 He's has very MELODIC bass lines which when they first became famous, was very unusual for bass lines in the early years of rock and roll. Paul changed that. He never wanted to be the bass player, but when Stu Sutcliffe, who was their original bass player, left the band to continue his art studies in Hamburg Germany and with his German fiance Astrid, Paul, as he said it, "got lumbered with the bass" He never wanted to play lines like most rock bass players did, just a usual 'thump, thump ,thump" sort of thing that was never interesting. He was and is a very good lead guitarist, so he actually came up with very melodic and interesting bass lines.

Eventually you’ll love them all, Lee. I’m sure. They ruled the world for eight years. Yes finish Revolver! I’m glad I listened to the end. This is a very historically important album. And as it’s The Beatles, you know that is absolutely true ❤

Happinnes is a warm gun. Another banger from John.

@stevedotwood

5 ай бұрын

yeah, one of my favorite Beatles tracks

@60sbaby456

2 ай бұрын

Don’t like this from John obvious reason 12-8-80

@stevedotwood

2 ай бұрын

@@60sbaby456 understandable, but if you slow down on the title, it gets a whole different meaning. John always loved inuendo.

Paul said in an interview, ‘Ringo was the engine that drove the Beatles.’ Your reactions are great. Take care.

@RalphCramden-tm2gi

5 ай бұрын

Ringo was the glue that held everything together.

Yes! Go through the rest of Revolver. Ground breaking, revolutionary album. And it simply warms the cockles of my heart to see and hear a bright young man such as yourself really enjoy the Beatles and recognize their greatness. Their amazing output in just a few short years is stunning, mind boggling.

Name a band ever, who is this diverse, but not only diverse but at such opposite ends, and with such quality. You mentioned it big man, this band gets you thinking deep, that's part of the power of The Beatles.

@zer0tzer0

5 ай бұрын

BAND-MAID. Many parallels can be drawn between the two groups, however, though they have been together longer than The Beatles, they have not achieved their adulation.

@bwana-ma-coo-bah425

5 ай бұрын

Frank Zappa and the mothers.

@smartenuphumans

5 ай бұрын

@@zer0tzer0 never heard of them - they are not in the same league of quality. How did they go from 8 days a week to Helter Skelter to Strawberry Fields? .. don't be this dumb!

@smartenuphumans

5 ай бұрын

@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 I said quality - Zappa diversity doesn't exist - it's all sh!tty noise.

@bwana-ma-coo-bah425

5 ай бұрын

@@smartenuphumans kzread.info/dash/bejne/qJZ8r8mqeNenqZM.html

A lot of younger people have no idea just how great and ahead of their time The Beatles were . The Beatles laid the groundwork for so many other bands to follow . Great to see you doing these videos.

“Eleanor Rigby” was Paul's song. You could probably tell that was his voice on the lead vocal, and that's generally a good indication who the principle songwriter was. “Taxman” was George's song with him on the lead vocal. George Martin, the Beatles’ longtime producer probably did the string arrangement for “Eleanor Rigby.”

@debjorgo

5 ай бұрын

George Martin did the string arrangement. He said he used the same approach as the strings in the Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho shower scene.

Paul McCartney OWNS on Taxman!! His Bass line is SICK!

@cuchulainx3125

5 ай бұрын

He also plays the whacky lead guitar solo

@sergegirard9712

5 ай бұрын

And he played the solo on guitar !

@michaeldowson6988

5 ай бұрын

Wait 'til you hear his playing on 'Hey Bulldog'

@z0n0ph0ne

5 ай бұрын

Whakey???? Brilliant is more appropriate.@@cuchulainx3125

@Nina5144

5 ай бұрын

Remember it’s George’s song

The Beatles are the best. Great rendition.

Great guitar solo by Paul on Taxman.

That was McCartney on bass and that awesome lead guitar solo. Love it.

The Beatles were simultaneously the best at what they did and the most popular and then after 7 years they got out while they were still on top. Even their exit was amazing.

re Eleanor Rigby. I interpret this as an anti-war song, addressing the many women growing old alone. As a child, I met these women. By the mid-1960's, they were old. An excerpt from Virginia Nicholson's book “Singled Out”, page 25: In 1917 the senior mistress of Bournemouth High School for Girls stood up in front of the assembled sixth form (16..18 yo), nearly all of whom were dressed for morning for a member of their family and said to them: _‘I have come to tell you a terrible truth. Only 1 in 10 of you girls can hope to marry. This is not a guess; it is a statistical fact. Nearly all the men who might have married you have been killed. You will have to make your way in the world as best you can - the war has made more openings for women then there were before, but there will still be a lot of prejudice. You will have to fight - you will have to struggle.’_ One of her pupils 17 year old Rosamund Essex was never to forget these words. _‘It was one of the most faithful statements of my life.’_ When Rosamond, who never married, wrote her memoirs 60 years later she accepted that the teacher’s pronouncements had been prophetic: _'How right she was. Only one out of every 10 of my friends has ever married. Quite simply, there was no one available.'_ How nice it is to live in a society unravaged by great conflict. This happened again after World War Two; the damage took about 30 years to rebuild but many young women were again lost, cast adrift without partners. This is an anti-war song (set in the UK about 1966). The Yellow Submarine movie is about war, showing in Liverpool bombed out buildings, a motor cyclist crying where a house once stood (who died there?) and ladies dressed in a dated manner, keeping each other company. I lament the empty, often cold lives spent in poverty of - the Casey sisters, the Beales' sisters, the spinster all alone 5 doors away and my mother's other sad friends, who's names I do not know. Lovely songs...

@bellodrade

5 ай бұрын

An incredible insight. Great to see a commenter like you who is concise and thoughtful. Whether this was the message Paul wanted to convey, or not, doesn't really matter. Music is always up for interpretation. Your take is highly original. Thank you for that.

@MrKeychange

5 ай бұрын

It was a passive aggressive message to Paul's girlfriend Jane Asher.

@betsyab121

5 ай бұрын

​@@MrKeychangeI thought that was " We Can Work it Out" or "I'm Looking Through You." Lol😅😅😅😂

@lathedauphinot6820

5 ай бұрын

That’s a unique take. I had never considered it, but you’re absolutely right. Even if it was done subconsciously, it was done. If you see sad old ladies everyday, few old men, and kids who grew up playing in the rubble, they’re part of your reality, and they exist only because of the wars.

@MrKeychange

5 ай бұрын

@@betsyab121 haha Yes and Yes. The Ballad of Paul & Jane seems to have gotten really dark. She still doesn't want to talk about it to this day. lol. I imagine Paul gifting her brother a career must have made things complicated within her family dynamic too.

The Revolver era began with the release of “Paperback Writer”, a song of Paul’s backed by “Rain” a song by John. The latter “Rain” was John first toe dip into what would become Psychedelic Rock. Neither appeared on the record and they only ever performed Paperback Writer live from this era. The Double “A” side single Yellow Submarine/Elenor Rigby was released directly from the album which was something that was really never done in those days.

@nonrepublicrat

5 ай бұрын

is that so??

@braudabo

5 ай бұрын

@@nonrepublicrat No. Not really. Jazz saxophonist Paul Williams' record company released a single in 1949 and referred to both songs as A-side. I would also include Elvis Presley's Hound Dog/Don't be cruel as such, even if it wasn't originally planned as Double-A. The success of both songs makes them one in my opinion. However, it's not necessarily everyday, that both tracks become big hits. As is often the case, the Beatles have further developed the product and have a lot to show for it: We can work it out / Day Tripper, Eleanor Rigby / Yellow Submarine, Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields forever, Hello Goodbye / I am the walrus, Hey Jude / Revolution, Come together / Something. Not officially a double-A record, but extremely popular: Queen's We are the champions / We will rock you.

@johnbyrnes7912

4 ай бұрын

Actually Tomorrow Never Knows was recorded before Rain - it was the first track off Revolver done !🤡

Hey man ...just wanted to let you know that as a 67 y/o ... TODAY actually (Jan27/57/1957/2024) ..I really enjoyed your genuine reaction to Taxman & Eleanor Rigby ....I'm old Nf to have actually seen The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show on TV live broadcast. I was 7.... and as a deephard Beatles head I just want to say that I really appreciate your generation listening to & discovering The Beatles, and your heartfelt & very genuine reflections / and sharing your insights, are quite appreciated by old school guys like me. Much appreciated.

@lynne8346

5 ай бұрын

Happy birthday!!

@guitarsup1004

5 ай бұрын

@@lynne8346 hahaHAHa ...thank you! 😃

@lindylufromoz5111

5 ай бұрын

@guitarsup1004 - yep, you are reeeeally old; exactly 10 months older than me! I adore it when my 8 & 10 yr old grandkids are out on the deck dancing with me being enthralled by Beatles music. "Nanna, play that Here Comes The Sun one again"! and then Nanna starting to tell them "George Harrison wrote that song" with their answer "uh-huh whatever; can you play that sun one"? I love seeing young kids think they've discovered a new phenomenon. ...and btw, did you know that 1957 is well known as the year a genius is born?

@guitarsup1004

5 ай бұрын

@lindylufromoz5111 - 1957 baby! Genius to genius let me say, I loved your reply and comments about your family diggin' The Beatles! Our young ones are being raised to know them as well. They are still irresistibly amazing to listen to.

To me, Paul McCartney is the star musician in _George Harrison's_ song Taxman. I mean, George wrote it & sang it & added rhythm cords, but Paul provided that dominant bass line throughout & then played that 'blistering' lead guitar solo on this song. It seemed to me that during this period, Paul did his most impressive contributions on both bass and vocals when he was contributing to John's & George's songs, more so than on his own songs...

@hermymojica3957

4 ай бұрын

What they did not know and others, it was George who designed the creativity of this music. Paul grabbed the limelight by playing the supposedly played by Paul in the original setting. All did not know that behind the project, george is the original creative artist of this song Taxman.

What an album! 🤩

Yes, finish Revolver!! Awesome journey in discovering the Beatles!! The BEST!!

What astounds me is the amount of great music they created in there last 5 years as a band starting with Rubber soul.

I bought The Beatles album Revolver, on the Capitol Records Rainbow label, new in 1966 when I was 9 years old. I still have it and it still sounds and looks like new. And while many other artists records wound up as cut out corner cheapies, The Beatles records never were. Let me tell you, The Beatles will last forever................But never in the budget bins.

@mizzury54

5 ай бұрын

I was 10 but I didn't have to buy because my older sisters did.

I was 7 years old when I actually bought this album, about 2 weeks after it hit the States.Trying to play Paul's blistering guitar was my first real guitar riff I tried😂🔥🤘✌

Paul played the 'blistering' guitar solo on 'Taxman.' Taxman' was written by George.

The fact that Eleanor Rigby is almost 60 years old and is probably more relevant today than it was then, even with all this social media shows how despite all our gadgets nothing essential inside us has changed.

McCartney is a MONSTER bass player, and smokes the solo on this song as well. These guys are one of a kind. So unique musically, and have the chops to back it up always in all ways …

Excellent! - The Beatles Sunday is a perfect idea!

Paul wrote "Eleanor Rigby". He also played the guitar solo on "Taxman". Make sure you listen to the British version of Revolver.

My older sister then and until this day is a huge Beatles fan ,so when I first heard "Eleanor Rigby" it freaked me out because I took the line "Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door" literally...I was 5 back in 1966 but also a big fan

String quartet arranged by Geo. Martin. He was such a valuable weapon in the recording process.

That run of albums from Rubber Soul through to Abbey Road,and I definitely include Magical Mystery Tour,were absolute masterpieces and essential listening for serious music fanatics like me.

I had the great honor to grow up with this amazing music. Everything about their music was fresh and new and, most importantly, thought provoking! Such a mesh of genius minds is unlikely but we were blessed with it. I will carry it with me. I will never forget it. I will never “get over” John Lennon’s senseless murder. Never. 🌺✌️

Songs had to be under 3 minutes to get played on the radio back then. That's why early Beatles tunes were so short

DUDE! You are rockin these reaction videos. Don't sweat it if you're an introvert. I am too. Keep a few close friends around you. Quality over quantity!

The Beatles opened the door for pop music to be more than it had been up to that point. George wrote and sand Taxman, Paul played the solo. Eleanor Rigby was.mostly written by Paul. Until sometime in the 80s the top tax rate in Great Britain was 95%. I lean left but I don't any reason to take more than half of what someone makes in taxes. Many famous musicians became tax exiles (licing in rentals in other countries) to avaoid the high tax.

Another treasure that takes me back to 1980 recording albums off the radio. I own KMEL FM a lot for introducing me to the artists of many songs I had heard before throughout my youth but never knew who performed them.

@seektruth8662

5 ай бұрын

Thanks to 98ROCK Tampa Florida in the late 70's for my first album collection, a couple hundred cassette tapes recorded from 98 rocks late night album sides. It was cool to have the DJ's comments on the tape too. They weren't like the howling, blathering, fake voiced DJ's elsewhere. They always sounded super relaxed and were knowledgeable music lovers. Before and after the album played they would talk details about the musicians, the songs and histories. A real musical education. I think it was radio at it's peak. Then around 1980 it changed. New DJ's and format, still rock but a narrower playlist repeated way too often. Then one horrible day, driving to school, tuned into 98ROCK...DISCO! No apology, no remorse. Just disco.

@lathedauphinot6820

5 ай бұрын

Sad how that happened. In north Texas it was KZEW and then KTXQ. I’d set up the tape recorder, set an alarm, start recording at midnight, and wake in the morning with a new album. I learned about music I never would’ve heard and started listening to albums instead of singles. Then I bought my favorites one by one. It gave me richness and variety in music. It’s definitely missing now.

@seektruth8662

5 ай бұрын

@lathedauphinot6820 "A richness and variety of music missing today." So true! You're from texas, was that one of the X stations from the Mexican border I remember hearing about in the ZZ Top song "heard it on the X"?

It is interesting that Paul and George interchanged their usual roles in Taxman -Paul on lead guitar, George on bass- and both did an amazing work!

Yes Saturday. Beatles Sunday. You're really doing it right. You have to do Revolver as an album. Keep going...

Paul has given credit to John as cowriter but people who were present during the sessions saw George and Ringo significantly contributing ideas and lyrics.

@Nina5144

5 ай бұрын

Gotta keep John happy!

Great reaction, and I like your feedback. I agree that Eleanor Rigby hits pretty deep. I believe the song was written by Paul. Thanks for for your reaction to these songs.

The Beatles were ahead of their time The quality of their music is mind blowing

Glad to see you 'get it'. Loved the Beatles my whole life.

Here in Seattle, every Sunday, our local classic rock station, KZOK has a "Breakfast With the Beatles". Nice to have this added to my Sunday routine of Beatles music. I'm with ya, Lee!

@L33Reacts

5 ай бұрын

That's awesome!! Glad to have you Ken! Sunday seems like the perfect day for these legends!

@dhfenske

5 ай бұрын

Woo! It's fun to hear from you here. I listened to KZOK from 1975 to 2000 when I moved to the Tri-Cities.

@kendalton2115

5 ай бұрын

Nice!! Still goin' strong!@@dhfenske

@kendalton2115

5 ай бұрын

It's a perfect combo for Sundays, for sure!. Lookin' forward to it.💯%✌️

@artguti1551

5 ай бұрын

Is this the Breakfast With the Beatles hosted by Chris Carter???

Crazy to think they released 3 albums, Help, Rubber soul and Revolver in one calender year.

@mjpellec

5 ай бұрын

Actually not in the same calendar year, but in a one year period- Aug. 6, 1965-Aug. 5, 1966. Still impressive and all great albums.

@L33Reacts

5 ай бұрын

How?? Just how... that's incredible lol

@MrKeychange

5 ай бұрын

​Actually, three albums and two double sided #1 hits (meaning both sides were A sides) that weren't on the albums - in a year. 😂​@@L33Reacts

@tonytango7253

5 ай бұрын

Plus Paperback Writer and Rain on b-side 😊​@@MrKeychange

@MrKeychange

5 ай бұрын

@@tonytango7253 That was one of the two double sided #1 hits I mentioned. Jagger called them the "four headed monster" for good reason.

when it first came out Eleanor Rigby was so original it blew peoples' minds. Not only the subject matter but it was just Paul and some strings but you knew it was still The Beatles

yes I am loving the commentary on younger generations of the greatest, most talented band ever. Thank you for listening to the Beatles because this is really instructional for young musicians. I love to hear young musicians commentaries on the Beatles also. No as other comments have said, Paul wrote this song. Paul wrote the lyrics and everything and it was George Martin who put on the string arrangement since he was classically trained. This is widely known so you can research that.

You seem very thoughtful. Unlike many reactors, you take the time and make the effort to delve deeply into the music, and I want you to know it is appreciated. Keep that mind of yours open and alert. Also, a word on Taxman.. in England, the Beatles were hugely important to that country's economy. This cannot be overstated. And they surely knew it.

@stuartcalow737

5 ай бұрын

Indeed! Harold Wilson cynically gave them honours for services to culture,or was it exports to strengthen the week currency!

The way I understand it is that Ringo Starr’s beats “drove” The Beatles and the rest of the members followed Starr’s lead.

LOVE your reaction Lee, very insightful. This is coming from a Beatles fan who was 16/17 years old in 1964 when they first came to the U.S. in February of that year. Ardent fan since then. Their music and everything about them, have helped me through my life, especially during some dark times. Conversely, they also provided so much FUN, JOY and happiness. Their music is so diverse and had something for every mood you might have, or whatever you might be going through in your life. ENJOY your journey through the Beatles. You will never be bored

You wonder where we’re all going but it’s obvious you are on your own journey to build your soul, as we all are. And you Are doing it through music and the lovely community you are building through your channel

Another awesome video man🙏You've got a wise head on your young shoulders. I'm with you 100 percent too. And Eleanor Rigby, I wasn't around then but apparently the shock when THAT came out. It, again, was just so different to anything else, not only by anyone else but by them! They just constantly broke stereotypes and changed how music should be performed and listened to. I wish I was there! But it took me listening to them again in my 20s to realise how incredible they really were. Keep rolling man!🙏

Good take. It's almost as if we created more obstacles- in tech devices and social media- to distance ourselves from one another even more. I was seven in 1970. The type of social interaction we had back then would emotionally cripple a child of the same age today. We've gone backwards somehow. There seemed to be a million kids on the street that I grew up in, and all playing games already established and some that were invented on the spot. We looked out for each other. It was a working, lower-middle-class neighborhood that became a real organism- a community that provided safety, freedom, and a whole bunch of laughs. Hard to say this, but you probably wont see that again. ,

@stuartcalow737

5 ай бұрын

1979 was the tipping point, when western capitalism started it's long , painfull decline. Thatcher ,then Reagan, saw that oil price rises, when the Arabs took back control of their oil, meant they had to claw back their profits from the working class. Neo Liberal Imperialism locked us all into their rules. Corporate music today,or the amateurish,but human music industry of the sixties The tragedy is, it's not progress, but you can't go back.

@bellodrade

5 ай бұрын

​@@stuartcalow737 Take a deep breath, gather your thoughts and try to make sense.

I grew up with the Beatles. I saw them in concert 66' at Dodger stadium. Their songs are singable and unique. No one song sounds like another. I had a Beatle wig and boots! Boomers had the best music growing up.

The incredible thing about the Beatles is the amount of amazing material they produced in less than 7 years. Released their first single in September 1962 and recorded their final album in summer 1969. When they officially broke up in Spring of 1970 they were not even 30 yet.

The interesting detail about this album as a whole is that by 1966, the Beatles were so tired of their life as a touring band that they finished recording this album, went on to tour a bit of Europe, Asia before arriving in the US, all without including ANY of songs from this new album in order to promote it. It would be their last tour. The album is overall looked at as the beginning of the Beatles experimenting in the studio full time. The result was the psychedelic piece Tomorrow Never Knows. After agreeing to quit touring the first things they would record before the Sgt. Peppers concept took hold, were A Day In The Life, When I'm 64, Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane.

@nonrepublicrat

5 ай бұрын

You THINK you know what you are talking about, but...........

@amitabhhajela681

5 ай бұрын

Some of the songs on Revolver could have been performed live if they had been so inclined. Imagine She Said She Said done live!

@chrislowton6020

5 ай бұрын

Eleonor Rigby is a paul song😊

The Beatles were VERY influenced by the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" on this album, which had come out just before it. A lot of the harmonies on "Revolver" were directly influenced by Brian Wilson's work on that album.

@L33Reacts

5 ай бұрын

I knew I heard those BB Harmonies in there! It sounds so great here as well

This is literally the first single I bought in 4th grade across the street. They had a pile of old scratched up thrown away 45 that had just been played to death, and none of them had the paper sleeves on them, and so they had this one and all of them had a bit of masking tape on the center label that used the old cent , which I don't see even the extended character set on my phone, laugh, and it was literally one cent each. I got it because we would sing Yellow Submarine on the playground in third grade and when I finally flipped it over and it was so scratchy you could hardly hear it but the intensity of it came through. And has a little kid, I was freaked out by lyrics like, Eleanor Rigby who keeps her face in a jar by the door. And then of course the funeral and nobody came and father Mackenzie is darning his socks alone and it's just a song about loneliness, and then the strains get even more biting near the end and it just reminded me of death, and it hit me really hard as such a little kid.

Young Paul wrote she’s leaving home which is so beautiful and hard to believe a band would write such song, amazing. Also, a huge popular rock band writing a children’s song and have it be a hit-yellow submarine and octopus garden

If you want a heavier sound there's an Aussie band called Zoot that did a cover of "Eleanor Rigby" it's in b/w it's that old Zoot had in it Rick Springfield, who went to the US and had a hit with "Jesse's Girl" and Beeb Birtles who went on to found Little River Band.

@lathedauphinot6820

5 ай бұрын

I knew Little River Band was Australian, but I didn’t know Rick Springfield was, and I’d never heard of Zoot. Thank you.

George wrote and did the lead vocals on "Taxman" with Paul playing the lead solo on that track. And Paul wrote and sang lead on "Eleanor Rigby".

Crazy how the Beatles can make a song sound so good with no drums at all.

Eleanor Rigby was a name that Paul noticed on a tombstone in Liverpool’s cemetery, Strawberries Fields. So glad you are enjoying your Beatles journey. Mine started at six and a half seeing them on Ed Sullivan and is still going strong. They bring people together like no other band.

Rigby is great example of Paul’s storytelling ability. Taxman is one of the best first songs on an album ever. Rubber Soul (previous album) and Revolver were a sea change in music but within the Beatles as well. It was the transition from “yeah, yeah, yeah” to more serious pursuits. It’s chronologically the middle of their album run but it is truly the unique middle of their artistic output. You’ve heard Abbey Road. Now go listen to Please, Please Me and then you will better understand Rubber Soul and Revolver. These two albums were a stand alone period. Dig your thoughts.

Just for clarity. Taxman is George Harrison's song. Eleanor Rigby is Paul McCartney. Paul actually played the guitar solo in Taxman, as well as his awseome bass lines. Just another couple of masterpieces. Normal for The Beatles.

Interesting that you picked up on the blistering solo (perfect choice of word) in Taxman. I’m reading Geoff Emerick’s (Beatles balance engineer) book right now and just learned that Paul played it because George was having trouble making it happen. Now I know why I always thought that solo and the guitar work in the opening track on Sgt. Pepper had a similar sound. Over the years I’ve seen George Martin quoted several times saying Paul was the best guitarist in the group. I was watching The Ed Sullivan Show that magic night in 1964 when music and, in lots of ways, the world seemed to change in less than an hour. You said that Beatles fans have come around on your journey. I love seeing that people so much younger than me continue to get it. I think you said with what you have heard so far the songs sound different. They had a rule, pretty much unique to them, that they never repeated a song. I envy that you are just getting started. Prepare to be amazed.

Elanor Rigby is pure Paul ... His story telling genre of his many genres. He was just a kid but the song shows real sensitivity to all those people no one knows or cares about. Its a masterpiece among many masterpieces.

Thank you for sharing video. I’m glad you’re listening to the Beatles John Paul George Ringo, two guitar players bass player, one drummer but get this. They all play every instrument and they all sing. They are masters they were out there just having fun didn’t realize that they were way ahead of the ball game, when it came down to recording in the studio, they were always messing around with the tracks and next thing bingo invented something for the first time😂-👏🏼👏🏼

Accolades are thrown around to persons in every art form sometimes deserved sometimes not...but these guys dessrved much praise... they were so great

George Martin was considered the 5th Beatle as a producer and arranger in the studio. He was a genius at writing strings and stuff. The Beatles were crazy with ideas for doing things that had never been done before, and this old suit&tie guy embraced what they were trying to achieve. He played the classical piano break for "In My Life". "Penny Lane" is another musical masterpiece with a piccolo trumpet playing the lead break.

Love that bass on "if you drive a car..." section

One of the cool things about the Beatles is they made the transition between Minero to stereo and one of the things we used to do as kids I’m 73 now was we take one speaker and turn it off and listen to the right side or listen to the left side and you hear things that you don’t hear when they’re both playing, so give that a try and see what you think.

Eleanor Rigby is certainly one of their most beautiful songs

Thank you for letting me into your world!! Love your reactions! Old dude enjoying your take !!!

This track was written because they had earnings which put them into the highest tax bracket in UK which was 95%. Mr. Wilson and Mr. Heath were both consecutive Prime Ministers (think President) between 1964 and 1974. I was 12 years old, born and raised in Liverpool (Scoucer) when I first heard Love Me Do and Liverpool and the world changed forever after that. I greatly enjoy watching young people like yourself reacting to the music of my day, Thank you for that! It's also interesting to note that when The Beatles formed (in 1960) there were no effects pedals etc. Wah-Wah and Cry Babys were invented in 1966 and reverb was produced by feeding dry signal to a steel plate in a room and picking up the return to remix with the original. This later became portable by creating a spring between 2 record player cartridges (minus the stylus) Hmmmmm great band name? inside a VOX amp. Thanks Hammond 1935 for both spring reverb and the Hammond organ sound of the 60s. P.S. McCartney and Lennon wrote the 1963 UK hit for The Rolling Stones, called, I wanna be your man. (UK North and South rivalry). Hey Bulldog definitely worth a listen.

You are a beautiful soul young man...stay soft and strong.. intuition and heart will guide you...🙏🧡

Listening to you talking about Ringo's drumming reminded me of a quote one time (I think it was John) where someone said "He (Ringo) wasn't even the best drummer in the band."

So glad you appreciate Ringo´s work in the Beatles, he is a vital part of the bands sound world. And, my friend, go for relations however painful it sometimes can be. When you get older, starting to add up your life, that´s what really counts - career, money, property is nothing in comparison.

Beatle music always carries a familiar feel because they were masters of taking what was around and twisting it to fit their sound, Taxman for instance, if you listen close you'll hear the 1966 Batman tv theme, or Eleanor Rigbys striking string arrangement which was the result of their producer/string arranger coming to the studio after watching Psycho the night before, very clever guys

Great songs. Eleanor Rigby was covered by Australian band 'Zoot' back in 1971. Paul McCartney was driving one day and Zoot's version came on radio. Paul said it is the best cover of any Beatles song he had ever heard.

Great numbers Lee. Chat, views, likes, and comments. Your channel is doing great. See what good music does!🎵🎼🎶🔈🔉🔊👍😎

Paul actually played that guitar solo in Taxman, and even added a little Mixolydian and Dorian modes in there to give it that Middle Eastern flavor for George! Paul actually wrote most of Eleanor Rigby. George Martin gave the suggestion of using an octet of strings. When Paul wrote Yesterday in 1965, George convinced him to use a string quartet. The Beatles frequently used strings and orchestral arrangements in many of their songs, from SGT Pepper's to the White Album, Abbey Road and Let it Be!

the lead guitar on taxman was played by McCartney