Paul McCartney is something else. "Genius" doesn't even begin to cut it.

Paul is my favorite singer of all time. This song (one of MANY) helped solidify that 1st place ranking. The man had thirty distinct singing voices, it’s INSANE.

@Eduardude

Жыл бұрын

Yes, he had many different voices, all of them gorgeous.

@venderstrat

8 ай бұрын

@@Eduardude He's not dead yet.

One of my favorites. Paul's vocals are bloody great.

McCartney killed it.

In the books "The Beatles Anthology" and "Rock & Roll: Its History and Stylistic Development" they talk about this song. Paul actually spent days purposely trying to strain his vocal chords to get the raspy tone. Its about a fictional rock star worried about his girl leaving as he goes on the road. He wanted the song to start off normal and progressively get raspier to reflect the song going from "asking" her not to leave as he's going on the road to "pleading" after coming back from being on the road. He would spend all day singing the song as loud as he could by himself in the studio. At the end of the day, he would do one take on tape. He did this for nine days before getting the sound he wanted.

Paul had such and incredible vocal range and could even scream in key. In my opinion, this is his best vocal.

@spencerantoniomarlen-starr3069

5 күн бұрын

This is his most impressive performance insofar as it is not doable by almost anyone else.

Other great Paul vocals on the song 1985 and Monkberry Moon Delight

@sortehuse

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I love absolutely that one. I don't think I understand the lyrics though.

Another song favorite of mine is Paul McCartney on the rooftop singing I've Got a Feeling you can hear his range all day sweet and hard

Paul spent days honing his voice at the extreme levels to perfect this song. I have no doubt John could have sung it but there is no way he would come near the range that Paul shows . It would be good. In John’s way.

@NotQuiteFirst

3 жыл бұрын

Paul did an amazing job with it. I think John was just envious that Paul had a song that John wasn't able to be cynical and critical about, and he wanted to have it for himself.

@anthonyjd6097

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with your assessment of Paul’s voice, he had the best range & best tone quality 🔥🔥

@JayKFilmz

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackwoods535 How could it be made for John when its Pauls creation.

@anthonyjd6097

2 жыл бұрын

The both of them fed off of each other, ( a little competition didn’t hurt , made them better) just check out the catalog , So much music great music in a short amount of time remarkable

@playbackvintagehifihunter9669

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't just his range, it was the ferocity of Paul's vocals that made this song so passionate.

That’s why they call McCartney the man of 1000 voices. He can sing anything and sound different each time… And how about the bass line in that one… typical Macca as well 😁

One of my many favorite Beatles songs, Paul really belts it out!

A one-song master class in vocal dynamics, Oh Darling is a perfect example of why so few bands dare to commit a Beatles song to a recording - they cannot approach the original band's level of talent, so they only embarrass themselves. Hint: at bar gigs, just play Twist and Shout and Birthday. Meanwhile, every moment of Oh Darling features something special and interesting, from Paul's trippy bass line to the ghostly, almost creepy background chorus, to Ringo's double-time stomps at the breaks. Above all that rings Paul's over the top depiction of a lonely heart pushed to the edge, and just a little past the edge. McCartney accomplishes this emotional car crash with an artful mix of flats, culminating in an insane sharp at the crescendo, all with vocal fry that makes him a blues master. Literally don't try this at home - you'll just hurt yourself.

@HarriBestReactions

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@ricknbacker5626

3 жыл бұрын

I believe this is George Harrison playing the bass.

@GJoeJ010841

3 жыл бұрын

One thing not mentioned: Paul LOVED Elvis' One Night With You and wanted to write a similar tune with that same intensity in the chorus. Voila! Oh Darling!

@GJoeJ010841

3 жыл бұрын

It also has the Little Richard influence in the growling and OOOOOs! Beatles and Little Richard did shows together in Germany.

@Andytheashton

3 жыл бұрын

It’s George on bass

Such a great song from the greatest album in history!! I just love these ripping vocals from Paul!! Every time you think you’ve heard everything he can do, he pulls another rabbit out of his hat. John was being brutally honest when he said he should have written this. I absolutely love this song and consider it to be among Paul’s finest work. I love the honesty of these guy’s! Harri, you are the best. 🌺✌️

Oh! Darling is one of many reasons, why is Abbey Road my favorite album ever. Wonderful song, amazing performance. And great reaction, as always.

A powerhouse Paul performance. Phew!

By now you know it’s impossible to pick a “Best Beatles’ song”. IMO, this will give any other song they did a run for their money. It’s just perfection.

@BuffaloC305

3 жыл бұрын

Over the decades, I've had difficulty picking favorites per album, and I remember each album has had different favorites every time I'd dive into them.

@tomlarnie2581

2 жыл бұрын

the answer is......What is your favorite Beatles song? the answer is yes

@sarahfullerton6894

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomlarnie2581 exactly correct response!!

@sarahfullerton6894

Жыл бұрын

@@tomlarnie2581 , right on! Except for Revolution # 9!

Let’s not forget Ringo’s ace drumming which underpins Paul’s singing. Beatles perfection as always.

This is an amazing song, and the Paul's vocals are just incredible in it! I love this song. 👍🎶🎶🎶

And Paul's bass was on fire, all the music is taken by him

@zumptt

2 ай бұрын

George actually played bass on this, and every song sung by Paul on Abbey Road. Now im not sure how much was written by him or if Paul simply told him what to play but its played by George.

"Oh darlin is the main reason why Abby Road is my favorite Beatle album. Thanks Paul.

Paul's tribute to Little Richard! Fantastic vocal performance. I love Ringo's drumming in this song. And the background vocals add such a lot, too.

Not to diss John but Paul's vocals on this are perfection. A Hard Days Night, Ticket To Ride or Another Girl are my votes. Carry On!!

@nikolozsuladze7446

3 жыл бұрын

great recommendations

@porflepopnecker4376

3 жыл бұрын

@Jack Alan This is why I never take anything John said seriously, ever.

@wilsonstone935

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think john disses paul's vocals, just that that was 1 song of paul's he'd like to've done

@jameshancock6455

2 жыл бұрын

@@wilsonstone935 Actually, John did diss Paul on this one he said he. John, would have done it better. He also said Paul either did it poorly or didn't do it very well. I forget the exact wording. I'm sure that interview is somewhere on the internet.

So many of The Beatles later songs were bass-led with the rhythm taking a backseat. This is another example. It just shows how creative and amazing Paul was. And that voice. And that bass. And that song. Wow. Such talent. Oh... and Ringo's drums. F**k me. Those drums.

I love every Beatle, but Paul is really the next level. I think the biggest music genius of modern music!

@jnagarya519

3 жыл бұрын

When George Martin asked what would have happened if Lennon weren't a member: they would have been a "nice, light pop band". Lennon was the edge that pushed Paul. And Paul "softened" Lennon's edge a bit.

@akahina

3 жыл бұрын

@@jnagarya519 The Beatles... was John's band. He invited Paul to join. Then George and then they changed drummers accepting Ringo. Paul would suggest otherwise, but there never would have been a bsnd wirhout John

@akahina

3 жыл бұрын

You Know My Name (Look Up The Number). Please, you must!

@thomassiegler9898

2 жыл бұрын

@@akahina I disagree with this often told narrative. John's band was "The Quarrymen". It became "The Beatles" only with Paul and George by his side. Without them, John supposedly (edited) wouldn't even have continued to be a musician. And the name was made up by Stu Sutcliffe.

@akahina

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomassiegler9898 I respect your opinion even though you are wrong.

My favorite song ever

Masterpiece .... everything is perfect ... Vocal, piano, guitar, drums, backing vocals

One of my FAV PMcC songs. And Every Night (solo Paul, should check it out!)

@Eduardude

Жыл бұрын

Every morning brings a new day, And every night that day is through ooo ooo ooo ooo, But tonight I just wanna stay in and be-ee with you-ooo, and be with you.

An incredible song! The four of them at the top of their game. Paul on piano and voice, George on bass guitar, John on electric guitar and Ringo laying down an impressive drum track. Paul tells that (because he lives near Abbey Road) he used to arrive early to the studios and record his voice for this song, every day for a week, deleting previous vocal takes until he was satisfied with the result (he wanted to have that raspy voice you get in the first take of the day). As for John saying that "Paul didn't sing it too well, I should have sung it"... well, take it as a Lennon compliment! John very scarcely said "I love that song" or "that was a great song", and used to attack instead of congratulating, hehe. Even more, depending on what year he was being asked he would state different and even contradictory things. George Martin was deeply hurt when he read that John had said that he never liked how Beatles songs had turned out. He asked John "did your really mean it when you said that?". And John answered "yes, I meant it". And George asked "really? Even Strawberry Fields?". And John answered "SPECIALLY Strawberry Fields". I think John was very harsh sometimes and did or said things he didn't mean to, but it was part of his fictional image of rebel boy. He couldn't help it.

@buddyneher9359

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I definitely take Lennon's remark as the highest possible praise, and I think Paul knew/knows that too. :-)

@garyr8739

3 жыл бұрын

John didn't even like his own voice. He often said his voice was not good. Why he said he should have sang this it surprising, except, he was just upset that Paul had come up with such a great song. This is one of my favorites, from any group. But, not my Beatles favorite. That may be Eleanor Rigby - I guess, or it is Norwegian Wood, well maybe Michelle - oh, hell, I don't know. To many to choose from.

@beatler

3 жыл бұрын

@@garyr8739 Hahah! I gave up trying to choose a Beatles favourite song many years ago! In fact, I think that any person who has a favourite Beatles song doesn't really like the Beatles!

@mazasan

3 жыл бұрын

That,s exactly what I think! Very well explained!

@garyr8739

3 жыл бұрын

@@beatler Yeah, that was kind of my point. Every time I listen to one of my play lists (they are on all of my lists) I could say oh that one has to be my fav, then I hear the next one say the same thing.

I've loved this song for 50 years... and you have put a big smile on my face to start this day with :-) Aren't you glad you're still on the Beatle train? ;-)

@HarriBestReactions

3 жыл бұрын

You cant get me off this train! 😀

John's favorite early Paul song was All My Loving. John was proud of his guitar work. As far as this song goes I think Paul nailed it. It is fabulous. Can you give the source where John said he wished he wrote it? I read where he thought he should have sung it. Thanks! You need to do Nineteen hundred and eighty five; Back Seat of My Car; Let Me Roll it; Call Me Back Again.

@dobythedog

3 жыл бұрын

Call me back again live version. Please Harri, do this one.

@HarriBestReactions

3 жыл бұрын

faroutmagazine.co.uk/beatles-john-lennon-favourite-paul-mccartney-songs/?amp Heres the link thats quotes John saying so

@TangoEliott

3 жыл бұрын

@@HarriBestReactions thanks a bunch. Big help

@TangoEliott

3 жыл бұрын

@@HarriBestReactions I loved that article. Awesome

@julessabio

3 жыл бұрын

@@HarriBestReactions They made a mistake there. They named "Let it Be" and John hated it he said he didn't know what Paul was thinking when he sang about religion (?!). Well I think that the authors of the article mixed up Let it Be and The Long and Winding Road. I think that John said " last burst of creativity before the band split" about that on, I'm sure it was not Let it Be. I don't know if it's the same page, but yesterday I read a similar article talking about the Beatles' songs that Paul hates the most and they mentioned "She Said, She Said" I've heard Paul praising that song. He got pissed off during the recording and therefore he didn't participated in it, but he thought it was a great song. In that article they say that they are making assumptions because Paul never talks badly of their songs, so we don't know what HE thinks. I don know why they made up that article.....I've checked it up...yes it was Far Out faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-beatles-songs-paul-mccartney-hated/

Abbey Road is one of my favorite albums of all time and this song is just one of the reasons why. I love this. Paul's vocals are stunning! ♥️🎼🎵🎶🇨🇦

Paul can sing any song and it sounds great and groovy luv ya Paul😊

I have nothing but admiration for John's vocals. I wouldn't rate Paul as a better singer...just different and with more range. No way on earth could John have sung this better. I'm sure it would be good too, but not ass good. Paul owns this song and this roaring vocal style.

A great song from a great album Abbey Road! 👍🎸🎸🎸💕

Unbelievable singing performance.

Harri, She's a Woman and I'm Down are great rockers. Oh, paul's vocal on " RunDevil Run" is awesome!! One of his solo songs.

@alanmusicman3385

2 жыл бұрын

"She's a Woman" is Paul doing this genre (scream rocker) really really well.

@oldermusiclover

Жыл бұрын

love I'm Down it is my third fav Beatles tune

I love hearing this song ..sir paul the best vocal.. Love it.. really

All their songs have melodies!,❤️

@thomassiegler9898

2 жыл бұрын

So, what is a song without a melody? Can it even be called so?

@agnetamalmqvist9075

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomassiegler9898 No it can't!

@thomassiegler9898

2 жыл бұрын

@@agnetamalmqvist9075 Thank you 🙂

@agnetamalmqvist9075

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomassiegler9898 🙂

I HAVE ALWAYS!!!!!! SAID THAT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE BEST SONGS THEY DID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!im 65.

Believe me, for years i gave Lennon the credit for this song which sounds like him, not only the lyrics but the way MC Cartney sang it. Paul's voice is so dinamic and vesatile.

@thomassiegler9898

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, when I was a kid, I thought it was John.

Yeah! What a rocker.!❤!

Lennon and McCartney have such great voices, I can imagine, no pun intended..... them trading each song,whoever sang lead on it, with the other and it would be different and awesome. Both of them have such a style of delivery, unique to their own. Think of John singing "yesterday" - I'd love to hear it - That would be awesome and the song would have a different tone with John singing it, and it be just as cool hearing as Paul singing "I am the Warlus" which would be badass!

Definitely OWNED by Paul!

you have never heard this song because no one will cover it. It is already perfect.

@Eduardude

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Trying to cover this would be like trying...what? to scale Mt. Everest without oxygen or ropes?

one of my faves a fantastic Song, Paul's voice is incredible in it

McCartney said he'd come in every morning and sing it first thing to find the vocal. This has been around since they were recording what was supposed to be "Get Back" but became "Let It Be. There's even a clip in the original 1970 "Let It Be" documentary of him coming in before the others and playing piano and singing it, and when he's done, he gets up and says something like "Nope." He knew he wasn't there yet.

Paul`s bass lines here is just epic

The Beatles are the BEST ❤

Little Richard taught Paul how to sing with that raspy voice when the Beatles opened for him in Hamburg. I'd say Paul was a good student. I think he first used that voice singing Kansas City. He kills it.

Thank you for the post, you were very sincere and informed.

A very underated song.

This is THE SONG, if you meet a new love at party you want to dance to,. You AND her will NEVER forget it ,believe me.

I’m always asking you for “For no one”but someone asked you for “I’m down “‘and I think you ‘d really like it

I have often thougt it was McCartney reacting to Lennon's song "Don't let me down".

Really enjoy your Beatles reviews

Paul does a great throwback shout out to Little Richard with this song. From the raspiness of his vocals, to the clanging piano, to the falsetto WOO-OOOs, Paul is definitely channeling him with this rendition. Amazing stuff.

Do nineteen hundred and eighty five or even better the live one Hand clapping version by Paul mccartney

Paul had so much soul and that came from Elvis as did John's and then before them

Supposedly, this song is about John (Oh Johnny!). The Beatles were falling apart and John and Paul didn't get along as they used to and this was Paul crying out to John "please, don't break up our partnership." I wonder if John knew that.

I knew John wanted to sing it. I always imagine Paul just laughing and saying "Nope, this one's mine pal. Go write your own song." Absolutely my favorite song sung by anybody ever. It's held that place in my estimation for over forty years now. Nothing is going to budge it either, Tori Amos couldn't do it, not even Angelina Jordan... although she has the best chance at a tie. She's already next on the list. Loved this reaction.

@thesilvershining

2 жыл бұрын

John so desperately wanted to sing this, he wanted it to be his. I mean, he might have been able to sing it fine but I can NOT imagine him singing it better than Paul-Paul marinates this song in passion yet it also has his trademark beauty. Just love this song more than words can say!

@Eduardude

Жыл бұрын

Part of what's so great about this song is that it is not "professional." It's just damned real, raw, absolute. It's perfect.

@mohamedfarook7140

10 ай бұрын

Such raw emotion! An absolute killer.

We thank them every day

The Beatles were actually becoming fans of Reggae around this time, that is a great call out! Hey Bulldog would be a great Beatles song for you to do. Incredible bass line and piano. Kind of a jam.

@hansvandermeulen5515

2 жыл бұрын

A better example of The Beatles doing reggae would be Obladi Oblada, The Beatles playing ska is the lead break of I Call Your Name.

Love your work

One of my all time faves

Not to mention Paul was perhaps the greatest bass guitarist in rock.

One of the best Rock and Roll voices ever. Search the Tube for Oh Darling vocals only!

i'm glad you let song played through so you can give us a better take.

great r &b tune by The Beatles

It could be interesting hear a Lennon's version of this song. It's hard to imagine him do better because McCartney sings this to perfection. I'm wondering if McCartney knew of Lennon's interest in doing this song and if this pushed him to do his very best. I love this song no matter what.

@Eduardude

Жыл бұрын

John was great, but no way he could vocally have matched Paul on this. John sometimes did brilliant vocals, and had a brilliant singing voice, but Paul vocally was head and shoulders above John, I would say. As writers of music, however, the two of them working together were 10 times better than either one as a solo artist after the Beatles broke up.

@sortehuse

Жыл бұрын

@@EduardudeJohn Lennon is one of my favourite singers of all time. I think both John Lennon made some wonderful music after the Beatles. Personally I like their solo work as much as what they did in the Beatles, but I agree that there are more filler number on some of their solo albums.

Love John but he wouldn’t of done a better job singing this

@serenade4739

3 жыл бұрын

I think you mean "he wouldn't have done a better job". People make this mistake a lot!

@thomassiegler9898

2 жыл бұрын

@@serenade4739 Yeah, really it has become a plague 😡

@johnjedennett2206

2 жыл бұрын

@@serenade4739 wow shame on me. 🤦🏻‍♂️Terrible English on my behalf which usually isn’t like me. Thank you for pointing that out👍✌️

I love your reactions, you are like the Lennon/ McCartney of reactions. Cheers brother 🍷 👍

What is the Beatles did in eight years is more than the entire music industry did in 60….The evolution from a boy banter artists on a different level from anything ever produced in the history of music is down right Shockingly managed to accomplish this and eight years for some bands hadn’t even touched that level and 30+ years

For such a retro sounding 50s kind of rock n roll / doo wop track ...it does not sound cheap and contrived ..it sounds inspired and passionate ....i have always loved this track ...cant believe the fry mcartney gets on his voice on this !!!

Just an unbelievable song, streets ahead of there time.

A class of their own.

YER BLUES

John always loved those 50s rockers.

Great great song.....!! React also please to "I'm Down". Thanks......

One of pauls best

GREAT SONG!!

I wish I had written it too John.

This is a gorgeous song by Paul, and Paul sang it so incredibly. Amazing that Paul could make screaming sound so damned gorgeous and nuanced and truly gut soulful before soulful became a commonplace cliche and so often a fake. And you are right about the diversity of Paul's vocals when he was in his prime. In his prime (1960 to, say, 1975) he had like 5 or 6 different voices, every one of them beautiful, from soft creamy ballads (Yesterday, Here There and Everywhere, the laser crystal purity of "She came in through the bathroom window," etc.), to stronger, deeper toned, more masculine sounding yet still beautifully pure clear resonant voices (e.g., that part of the medley in Abbey Road where he sings "out of college, money spent, see no future, pay no rent...", and he also could roar and scream beauties in an amazing way, as in this amazing song Oh Darling, or Kansas City, or Golden Slumbers -- though in the above video, there is something wrong with the Golden Slumbers part, like this recording of Abbey Road is an early unfinished take, or bootleg or something wrong with it. In the proper finished version of Abbey Road, Paul ROARS Golden Slumbers and does so in such a gorgeous way. He was certainly the best of the vocalists among the Beatles. It was really something to hear Oh Darling back in the late 60s or early 70s when it and other Beatles songs became our whole world, in a way, a world of music that could totally absorb you and give you such a fullness of experience. But even though McCartney was the best of the Beatle vocalists, what really made the Beatles was the peculiar chemistry of the various talents in the band. Lennon by himself, or McCartney by himself, were musically 10 times less interesting than they were as a song writing team. McCartney, Lennon, and Harrison as solo artists did write some great songs. But put the three together and you start getting tons of little explosions of beauty. The Beatles are one of those cases where the whole is much greater than the mere sum of its parts. That's why people always wanted the Beatles back together again. Apart, they just were not the same. And it wasn't just their song writing talent that combined so well. They were also rather loving, down-to-earth guys, funny, witty. So many of their songs have love -- not just romantic love -- but love in a more general way, as a theme. It seems like they all tended to get into long term very loving and successful marriages.

My Fave Song off my Fave Album as ever. And Paul used to Little Richard songs perfectly, that's how he could sing like that. Paul is awesome.

I love it

John sings it on the Beatles Anthology and he rocks it. The first time I heard the song, I wondered why John didn’t sing it. This is totally his style.

@thomassiegler9898

2 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid, I thought it was him. But he simply didn't have the vocal range.

Wooooooooo,,,,, Yeah... I'd forgotten how wonderful this song is...So Bluesy......Hearing it today, as compared to a tinny transistor radio up to your ear at school recess, it is so intense...and complex. I didn't ever appreciate that back in the day..." We love you, Beatles, oh yes we do"...hahahaha

@Eduardude

Жыл бұрын

50 years ago, we listened to it from an LP on record players -- and we sure did appreciate this song and a whole lot of other Beatles songs. This song can touche the soul to an extent very few others can.

Glad you liked it!

During the early Oh Darling! session tapes, John Lennon arrived with the news that Yoko's divorce had officially been certified.. John then sings the melody of Oh Darling!, whilst changing the lyrics to describe his divorce notification letter. Probably the closest we will ever get to hear John singing Oh Darling! RNB

@thomassiegler9898

2 жыл бұрын

I just happened to listen to that jam, pretty awful! He was great and all that but strangely enough, he couldn't have done justice to the song. And even more strange: When I was a kid, I thought it was him singing it 😂

@MsAppassionata

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomassiegler9898 You can’t really tell from a rehearsal though. It’s not like listening to a well produced, finished song.

@eblackadder3

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, it was Yoko's divorce. And John and Paul sang a good portion of the song together.

Beatles harmonies are so good!

Fuckin hell did you just hear that first drum roll! Wow 🤩

Nobody ever ! did anything even close to it. The best ever sung song.

I *very* strongly recommend that every fan of Paul’s voice check out this “a cappella” gem here on KZread: “Vocals Only: Oh! Darling - The Beatles”

It's one Beatles' song Paul never has, and never will, perform in concert.

@thomassiegler9898

2 жыл бұрын

Well, not anymore, that's for sure☹️

Have a beautiful day or evening k , luv ya

Perhaps Lennon's "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" was his answer to "Oh! Darling".

another tied for first place fav Beatles tune I still wonder how Paul didn't loose his voice

@Eduardude

Жыл бұрын

He did lose a lot of it. But it took a while. My sense is that by 1975 or 1980, he'd lost a lot of his astonishing vocal versatility. All the screaming songs he had been doing for twenty years (starting from the early 60s or before) will do some damage.

@oldermusiclover

Жыл бұрын

@@Eduardude true I'm surprised that he has kept as much of it as he has

The Beatles are the greatest English-language band of all time. I believe their music has the power to unite people of all races, all colors, all beliefs, all . . . everything.

Amen

Harri is so cool, even his headphones match the top he's wearing. What a dude ! Oh great song too, showcases the vocal range of Paul very nicely.

@HarriBestReactions

3 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Thats hilaruous! You made my day with this comment..Cheers

Only Paul leads this song (nonstop) with just his powerful and versatile voice (no guitar solo or instrument solo) AMAZING!