After They Put Out This Song-Every Band Was TRYING to CATCH UP…They STILL Haven't- Professor of Rock

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Coming up…A story of scorned passion…revenge, and arson. It sounds like a film noir thriller, but it was actually an innocent 2-minute song called Norwegian Wood by a little band called the Beatles! The song was based on a cheating husband (John Lennon) whose finished masterpiece managed to offend one of the most influential artists of the Rock Era and change the landscape of popular music for generations to come. It was from the greatest band ever that some critics then and now called the first boy band bashing them over their first few hits like She Loves You Ya Ya Ya… Well, this was the song that turned them into popular music’s Michaelangelos! They set the course for music and decades later everyone is still trying to match them. There’s only one band that could create such a storm of melodrama. Including Paul McCartney taking some credit and George Harrison’s latter feud with Lennon over a writing credit. Find out all the details NEXT on Professor of Rock.
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It’s time for another edition of our series #1 in our hearts. In this show we honor songs that were so unbelievably great, that they should've been #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. But for whatever reason, be it radio play, lack of marketing, or maybe it was just ahead of its time… the song fell short of its top-of-the-chart potential. Today we cover a band that actually has the record for the most #1 hits in the history of the chart… But there were a few songs of theirs that deserved the #1 spot that didn’t get close and today’s song changed everything. Let’s get into it.
Beatlemania exploded in 1963 with a series of addicting pop ditties like “Love Me Do,” “Please Please Me” And the auditory missile that was the first Beatles single to shoot to #1 in America: “I Want To Hold Your Hand:” As smoking hot as the Beatles were from ’62 to ’65 because of all those 45 RPM classics, I believe that the legacy of the Fab Four would have been much different if it were not for the transformation of Lennon & McCartney’s songwriting into much deeper, and sometimes darker material that were recorded with innovative, mind-altering production, and bold artistic expression. That moved music to levels that those who came before had NEVER even Dreamed of. With their 6th studio album, Rubber Soul, the Beatles created a whole new sub-genre that became the cutting edge of album rock.
The always affable Ringo Starr called Rubber Soul the Beatles' “departure record.” The album was written & recorded during a period when the 4 members were breaking boundaries in all areas of their lives, including the heavy use of marijuana, which greatly influenced their music.

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@ProfessorofRock 11 месяцев назад

Poll: What is your pick for the most IMPACTFUL song in rock history?

@Sweet--Richard.4981 11 месяцев назад

STH

@Lam_3-22-23 11 месяцев назад

Because of the setting - Richie Havens -Freedom at Woodstock

@catherine6653 11 месяцев назад

American Pie by Don McClean He brought back the legacy of the day the music died

@rogerdeahl9629 11 месяцев назад

The Twist - Chubby Checker

@freezer8530 11 месяцев назад

I'll nominate "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets.

@rickjohnson831 11 месяцев назад

The Beatles are still a wonder. By rights no band like that should have existed. But they did. They were that good. A miracle of nature. Thanks for another superb show.

@smackowitz 11 месяцев назад

My grandfather had a tree farm in Norway and sold his wood to England. So I always felt a special connection to Norwegian Wood.

@owlcowl 10 месяцев назад

"The Beatles were not a band. They were a miracle." - David Gilmour of Pink Floyd

@michaelbillington8737 11 месяцев назад

Wow - this takes me back to a night in Ashtabua, Ohio after a communty theater rehearsal. I sat with three friends, drinking bad coffee, smoking English Oval cigarettes, and talking about this song until, finally, the owner threw us out into a snowy night. My friends - 2 girls and a guy - and I wound up sitting in a car down by Lake Erie talking about music until the sun came up. Not long after that I joined the Army and never saw them again but every time I hear this song my mind goes back to that very cool night when life was full of possibiities and we were convinced that music was more than a few notes on a page. Thanks.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

When was this, do you remember?

@michaelbillington8737 11 месяцев назад

My memory isn't so great these days but it would havae been sometime in November 1965 I think.@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

@jamesweldon9726 11 месяцев назад

You and your friends were and still are right. Music isn't notes on a page, bits of iron on a piece of tape, grooves on a record, or bits of binary code...those are just ways of recording, or saving it. It doesn't become music until it is heard or felt.

@jameslancaster7582 11 месяцев назад

I’m guessing Geneva on the Lake? Love that area.

@jenniferfirer2837 11 месяцев назад

This is a fucking Bob Dylan song.

@rogertroja4400 11 месяцев назад

Picking a favorite Beatles song would be tougher than picking a favorite child. Just. No. Way.

@keithallpress9885 10 месяцев назад

It wasnt that he was cryptic, its just he liked having multiple meanings. Even if some were personal.The poet in him.

@catherineoneal1030 11 месяцев назад

Back in the late 70's, I had an argument with a friend. I asked him what he thought the Beatles' "transition" album was, meaning when did their music change from the "usual" to the "extraordinary?" He insisted it was Revolver. I insisted it was "Rubber Soul." When he asked, "How do you figure?" I said two words, "Norwegian Wood." Thank you, Professor, for clearing this up.

@robertcowan7610 13 дней назад

It's obviously always been Rubber Soul. It will send you away. Perfectly lovely and the beginning of the trip.

@bierce716 11 месяцев назад

I know several people, including my brother, who saw them live in concert said what they HEARD was "my, isn't it good, knowing she would".

@ericharmon7163 11 месяцев назад

It's crazy to think they put out all that music, and broke up, before anyone of them was 30!

@user-rk2ln9eb6q 10 месяцев назад

" All You Need Is Love" opened the door to many bands to write music about real humans' needs and feelings! and not be ashamed of it!

@BecomeConsciousNow 11 месяцев назад

The Greatest band ever! My favourite song of the Beatles is on this album "In My Life."

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

Something is my favorite, followed by A Day in the Life.

@kln58cub 11 месяцев назад

I have a framed picture of the lyrics to In My Life. The most beautiful song and tops in my opinion. I am a fan of The Long & Winding Road as well.

@georgio2 10 месяцев назад

There can’t be a favourite Beatles song! Tomorrow it will be different. I bought every Beatles song the day after it was released. They are all in my blood. ❤

@louisd95714 11 месяцев назад

What the Beatles accomplished in only 61/2 years of recording, no other artist would ever duplicate it.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

Not even Michael Jackson! They changed the world.

@donjohn2695 11 месяцев назад

The doors

@bobthebear1246 11 месяцев назад

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. Unfortunately, so many people still don't get this point. The Beatles were truly groundbreaking in every way. They deserve every bit of the respect they've earned from the Worldwide Music Community.

@newspapertaxis1 11 месяцев назад

Let's go deeper....A little over 10 hrs of music when the songs on their major LP releases are added up!!! Mind boggling!!!!!

@louisd95714 11 месяцев назад

@@donjohn2695 No, as much as I like The Doors, they didn't make nearly an impact as what The Beatles. did.

@kathyd1010 8 месяцев назад

My best friend saw the Beatles at Shea Stadium in NY … we’re 10, we are now 69, still best friends, and IM STILL JEALOUS!!!!!

@starla. 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for exploring how incredibly fast the Beatles grew as artists and musicians. They were constantly experimenting and were the first to use many new techniques in the recording studio that were used for decades afterwards. They were far more influential than most people realize.

@pipkingdom 11 месяцев назад

They had played about 300 gigs all over Europe before becoming famous!

@martinpowell5147 11 месяцев назад

Due credit to George Martin

@Squairus 11 месяцев назад

Agreeing that George Martin (with a close watch of Paul) was very instrumental in the experimental techniques. Paul did a live performance with the recording machines (of the day) and explained the processes. I don't remember the title of McCarney's modern-day performance. George Martin was sometimes referred to the 5th Beatle.

@cattymajiv 11 месяцев назад

@starla. As far as this OP comment goes... Darn near everyone who was over the age of 5 at the time totally recognized their genius, and how influential they were. It's only today's young people, who are living in a completely different reality, and haven't heard much of their music, and certainly not in the same context, that don't appreciate it the same way. But it would be ridiculous to expect them to. When we were younger did we appreciate music that was 50 and 60 years old? Of course not! (I have no idea how old you are, but that is the same for every generation.) Sorry Starla. This isn't meant as a dig against you at all. But everyone who really cares about music most definately does realize their genius and influence, even a great many young people. Just look at the videos of people reacting to their first hearing of Beatles' songs. And keep in mind, people's ears need to be trained to appreciate music. I hated Reggae when I first heard it. A young person today has ears that were trained completely differently than ours were way back then, yet so many of them still love these songs! I do understand though, that not having lived through the progression of rock music from the start, it wouldn't be possible for these people now to understand how influential they were. The level of that influence is nothing short of astounding! There has never been anything else like it! So in that sense, yes. And it's not the people's fault that they weren't around at the time. Everyone who was around is very aware of how influencial they were, but some younger people aren't. It took me a lot of talking to myself, but in the end I do sort of agree with you. Sort of. All the best to you! And thanks for a very thought provoking comment! 😉 ✌🏼

@starla. 11 месяцев назад

@@cattymajiv It didn’t help that when the iPod came out and music turned digital, the Beatles did not release their music digitally for well over a decade because they were afraid of digital theft. There’s a whole generation of Millennials out there who, statistically, don’t know the Beatle’s songs simply because they weren’t available the way they purchased music at the time.

@williamflawrence 11 месяцев назад

Actually "Norwegian Wood" IS the first rock song recorded with a sitar. On the Kinks "see my friends " the always underrated Dave Davies got the sitar sound by playing a 12 string inches from an amp . This produced a fuzzy droning effect. Genius Dave! The Yardbirds "Heart full of Soul" story is even more wild. Gromelski, the band's manager hired a tabla player and a sitar player. The tabla got the rhythm right but the sitar player was all over the place. After quite a bit of frustration the band didn't know what to do. Their new guitarist shrugged his shoulders and said "I can do this sound " and played a restrained but driving riff,with amazing string bending through his newly invented 'fuzz box' He also kept the D string open to imitate the sitar droning. Everyone was amazed and the guitarist laid down the track you hear on the recording. Yep Jeff Beck could make his guitar sound like anything!

@EclecticInstinct 11 месяцев назад

Fascinating insights. Thanks.

@neilpatterson1615 11 месяцев назад

Exactly. I was going to say that lol

@jeffpierce9296 11 месяцев назад

Jeff Beck was phenomenal. RIP.

@markforster2794 11 месяцев назад

*Gomelski

@philmetcalf9171 11 месяцев назад

No mention of Dan Penn playing on 'I cry like a baby' by The Boxtops?

@mallorga1965 11 месяцев назад

One of the often overlooked powers of Norwegian Wood is its extreme simplicity. Think of this: it comprises only two melodical phrases; the one that belongs to the verses (I once had a girl or should I said she once had me?) and the one which belongs to the middle eight (She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere)... And that is the whole song, which by means of repeating those same phrases a few times, appears to the listener as more complex than it really is. I think that's what they call it ART.

@bethmiller9774 11 месяцев назад

"Rubber Soul" was indeed the point of departure for their works. Lennon was exceptionally skilled at keeping details of certain songs shrouded in mystery. This song is a prime example.

@SRG558 11 месяцев назад

I am so so glad I was born in 1954! Had I not been, I would have missed the Beatles experience, starting with their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, a memory that is still fresh in my mind as I make my way to age 70. It is literally impossible for me to pick a favorite Beatles song, as they are all masterpieces in my mind. I will say one thing though, I never doubted for a single second that George Harrison was by far the most talented of the four when it came to solo careers, a belief confirmed with the the release of his album All Things Must Pass and ending with everything he performed afterwards, both on stage and in recordings, at least in my opinion. Paul McCartney would be second on the list, followed by John and then Ringo. Ok, one more thing, I am not excited at reaching the age of 70! If I had one wish right now, it would be to go back in time to that Sunday evening with me and my three siblings, super excited for the Beatles to make their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, with my parents sitting there on the couch wondering if they had made the right decision to let us all watch! I'm so thankful that from an early age, my parents, may they rest in peace, gave us kids the freedom to make decisions on our own, based on the teachings they gave us between right and wrong. Thanks again Adam, you're the best!

@dosstodd8014 11 месяцев назад

I’m right there with you brother. I too was born in 1954 and like you the Beatles changed my life with the Ed Sullivan appearance. I Want to Hold Your Hand instantly made all the rest of music sound old and outdated.

@clydesimpson1462 11 месяцев назад

George Harrison was the first ex- Beatle to have a #1 Hit after The Beatles broke up. My Sweet Lord. Dec.26th 1970.

@sndgo1 11 месяцев назад

I was born in 1977, my first memory is of my dad telling my mom John had been killed. To me The Beatles are the greatest band ever. My son was born in 2012 and he loves them also. That goes to show their legacy.

@johnnyhmash 11 месяцев назад

1954, what a year!.Dont agree that George is the most talented Beatle.Not even close.Taxman is a hell of a track on a heck of an album and yes he wrote arguably the best tracks on the last 3 albums but what riches he's up against.

@joeb564 11 месяцев назад

Ditto.

@iowafinn2602 11 месяцев назад

I was a senior in high school when the Beatles came to the US. The Beatles changed music more than any band ever has.

@Misses-Hippy 11 месяцев назад

Band? Yeah. And then there was Elvis.

@johnhepburn538 11 месяцев назад

She loves you is a perfect pop song. Just over 2 minutes. Starts with a drum fill directly into a Chorus as well as the 3 part harmony at the end. It’s like watching fireworks with hooks all over the place

@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020 11 месяцев назад

I used to think of she loves you as pop song. It wasn’t til I learned to play it properly that I realized this is straight up rock song. The guitar leads thru the song and especially after the “and you know that can’t be bad” parts weren’t as easy as I thought they were and they were very inventive and not your typical pop sound. The mood changes at the “and you know you should be glad”. The drums which sound a bit tribal at times and the sudden acapella stop towards the end of the song changed my mind.

@johnhepburn538 11 месяцев назад

Yeah it’s like a perfect song. When I said pop. I ment it fit neatly under the 3 minutes and all the hooks. I play Paul McCartney as a Beatles impersonator. I also know the song

@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020 11 месяцев назад

@@johnhepburn538 yeah I hear you, it was a short tune which was the norm at they time. I don’t think I can name song from the 50s or early 60s that lasted 10-15mins. That came later.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

She Loves You is a fun singalong!

@johnhepburn538 11 месяцев назад

Even the lyrics have the take of a reported conversation. ( she loves You ). Remembering back. Was there a better feeling then knowing someone you liked loves you

@binxbolling 11 месяцев назад

I think Yesterday was the song that made it apparent this wasn't just another popular band.

@beatlemaniacwaltdisneyfan4753 11 месяцев назад

Exactly!!

@Tro349 9 месяцев назад

@binxbolling• maybe because it wasn’t rock-n-roll. It was a George Martin string quartet. It wasn’t a The Beatles it was a Paul McCartney solo. Real The Beatles fans didn’t claim it as The Beatles.

@ramsgaterealty4834 10 месяцев назад

First time I went busking, about 15 years of age. I played 'Norwegian Wood.' Can't remember if I made any money, but forty years later I remember the feeling of singing this song outside my local shopping mall.

@peterflynn2111 11 месяцев назад

Norwegian Wood was one of the Beatles 26 number 1`s here in Australia peaking at number 1 on the 30TH April 1966 ; top tune that still stacks up today

@Polyphemus47 11 месяцев назад

So I can find it on an Aussie 45? How cool would THAT be?

@earlgrey691 11 месяцев назад

Great for campfire guitar picking but vaguely tricky if a little ...'refreshed' lol.

@peterflynn2111 11 месяцев назад

@@Polyphemus47 .; Try Discogs Aussie record sellers use that site

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

I’m so glad to hear, Peter!

@blueycarlton 11 месяцев назад

@@Polyphemus47 Parlophone A8193 Norwegian Wood/Nowhere Man. Released 24 March 1966.

@RC32Smiths01 11 месяцев назад

Ahh The Beatles. Essentially all of their songs just have an aura of iconicness to them, controversial or not! Gotta love them for always pushing the boundaries with every year, and every album.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

Rubber Soul is definitely iconic for sure.

@vicvega3614 11 месяцев назад

Wait i heard Norwegian wood is about having blue balls

@Nutspittle 11 месяцев назад

This is actually my favorite Beatles song and they’re a ton of runner-ups. I love the second bridge the most where Ringo plays the kick drum and Paul’s Harmony just makes it magical.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

Probably the best part of the song!

@samanello3382 11 месяцев назад

The progression from She loves you and Rubber Soul is absolutely amazing but if you hear most of the songs on the charts in 1963 She loves you and I want to hold your hand are very different than anything else happening at the time.

@casaraku1 10 месяцев назад

Just take a listen to the top 10 tracks for every week (UK/US) from 1962 onward. in retrospect the early tracks seem lame in isolation but in context....

@dillonmcbride5374 11 месяцев назад

What you are doing with your channel is very special. You truly have a calling to do what you are doing. You are a very gifted communicator and story teller. Thank you, Thank you, Thsnk you!

@Polyphemus47 11 месяцев назад

Dittos -----> infinity

@LazyIRanch 11 месяцев назад

I was intrigued the first time I watched one of Adam's videos, and now this is one of my favorite, must-watch channels that I never miss. I continue to be amazed by his skills as an interviewer, the heart-felt passion he has for the music, and his depth of historical knowledge. I used to wonder, "How does he get all these famous people to talk to him?" Now I understand it's because of his intelligence, warmth, sincerity, and the fact that he lets them speak without interrupting them. Who WOULDN'T want to sit and chat with Adam?

@MsThebeMoon 11 месяцев назад

You hit all the main points on this song. Did your homework. One of the most interesting songs lyrically and musically. Never gets old and I never get tired hearing more about it and people's interpretations.

@johndavids4780 11 месяцев назад

I was 13 in 1963 and the Beatles turned my world from pale pastels to vivid color (the only way I can describe it). People today dismiss the pre Rubber Soul Beatles music as poppie. They are so wrong. It was exactly what the younger society needed and was as much or more cathartic than the later music considered so advanced and it was. But as a 75 year old guy when I hear Love Me Do or She Loves You it to this day inspires a joy and freeness that anyone younger including you can possible get more than a vague glimpse of. Their earlier music was possibly more important than their later music. Meet the Beatles is IMO at least as important as Rubber Soul, Abbey Road or Sgt Pepper. It gave us what we never needed more.

@jillwklausen 11 месяцев назад

Weird what you learn when you hear a song a million times but never paid attention to all the lyrics and Adam breaks it down for you. Great episode. Thanks, Adam. Have an excellent day.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

This one and yesterday’s song, I agree. Rock on Jill 🤘

@jillwklausen 11 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980, you too, Lilly. 🤘🏻

@madmaxit2 11 месяцев назад

Rubber Soul has always been my favorite Beatles album. I love the organic/acoustic production, the step up in evolution of the band, and the variety of song contributions. I would venture to guess that Norwegian Wood was a mixture of truth and fiction because many songs like that usually are. In Cynthia Lennon’s book “John”, she mentions John telling her, during an argument, that the song was about an affair and how daft she was to not get that (Pretty harsh, but he was a troubled soul-no pun intended). Anyway, I love the little “Silly Love Song” jab there professor. Keep up the great work!

@kirbymarchbarcena 11 месяцев назад

It's amazing how every Beatle can write lyrics and compose music that are based from their experience...and some songs became classics and covered by so many of today's musicians.

@ProfessorofRock 11 месяцев назад

Exactly. So many classics!

@mollkatless 11 месяцев назад

even Ringo??? Really?

@charlesharper2357 11 месяцев назад

@@mollkatless Yes. Never heard of "It don't come Easy" and "Photograph"?

@tiffanysandmeier4753 11 месяцев назад

Though you almost feel sorry for George. He was an amazing songwriter, but was overshadowed by Lennon and McCartney during the Beatles era. And even now barely mentioned when it comes to songwriting.

@KatieReadsKoziesAndMore 11 месяцев назад

@@mollkatless Yes! He wrote Octopuses’ Garden at a very low point in his life. He had seen a documentary on how they build and “tend” their own gardens. He said that was the happiest thing he had seen in a long time and he wrote the lyrics. It was several years after the song’s release that I heard this interview. At that time I was going through my own low times. And learning this gave me a happy thing to think about. I went to the library (because, no internet back then) and looked up octopuses’ gardens. They exist! Not long after that I found a nature special on PBS about the habits of our 8-armed friends and the film included one of them tending his garden. Was it the same thing Ringo had watched? I’ll never know. But anytime I start to get down, I listen to Ringo and watch these amazing creatures on the internet. The four of them truly are the soundtrack to my life.

@johnmaynardable 11 месяцев назад

I love The Beatles. I was 5 years old when they came to America. We watched on the Ed Sullivan Show when they appeared. We couldn't really hear them over the screaming fans. We bought the first 2 albums and the whole family ate them up. My parents didn't get them, but they put up with The Beatles. They were and still are the most important, and influential band ever.

@lesblatnyak5947 11 месяцев назад

I was 6 and mom liked them and dad read the paper.

@djo9941 11 месяцев назад

I had an older friend who hated the Beatles, kids band he said. Then when he heard Nowhere Man on the radio he completely changed his mind and became a huge fan.

@a.larson2777 11 месяцев назад

A fabulous song indeed, Dennis!

@ivankhoury4861 11 месяцев назад

Great job Adam. You always give the Beatles the respect they deserve.

@danielh377 11 месяцев назад

Norwegian Wood is my favorite Beatles song. The first line is one of the best possible examples of good writing. I love the way the 2nd half of the sentence changes the meaning of the first.

@vicvega3614 11 месяцев назад

Ok so then you maybe heard that Norwegian wood is about having blue balls? I remember hearing that and i cant remember where

@catherine6653 11 месяцев назад

Rubber Soul is my favorite Beatles record. I have a US Capital copy and a reissue on CD UK track listing. My favorite memory was visiting the British Museum Library in London. There were many wonderful things on display in the museum. The highlight was seeing a piece of paper. John Lennon wrote the lyrics of In My Life. It was lined paper and he wrote it in pencil . This made my day to see this. I ❤️ the Beatles.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

Never been to Britain but it is definitely on my list of places to travel to before I turn 30! Whenever I do go, I plan to visit every Beatles attraction.

@catherine6653 11 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I hope you can go. London was a trip of a lifetime for me.

@stevenmaginnis1965 11 месяцев назад

I don't know which edition of 'Rubber Soul' inspired Brian Wilson to write 'Pet Sounds.' As an American, he would have likely owned the U.S. edition with a different song selection, or as an EMI artist at Capitol, he could have had access to the British edition at the time.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

@@catherine6653 Definitely gonna travel more in college.

@catherine6653 11 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 😊👍

@chris55529 11 месяцев назад

*ONE OF THE BEST CHANNELS ON RU-vid.* I've never stopped liking this guy, and he deserves all the praise he gets.

@evahinterlach6485 11 месяцев назад

My favorite Beatles album, every song on here is unbelievably good and was so different than anything at that time.

@michaelbarnes4403 11 месяцев назад

I remember when my sister came home yelling and bouncing around telling my mom about this new song, it was I Wanna Hold Your Hand, I was 6, then they were on Ed Sullivan Show... needless to say the Beatles will always be my favorite band...

@unnaturalselection8330 11 месяцев назад

Everything before Rubber Soul was very, very good ...but it sounded like its time. ...Everything Rubber Soul and after was absolutely revolutionary and sounds timeless. And FYI, every time I tell that theory to my dad, who grew up with the Beatles, he gets so mad he stops talking to me for the day.

@Whisper_292 11 месяцев назад

Why does that make him mad? It makes total sense.

@unnaturalselection8330 11 месяцев назад

@@Whisper_292 He's a Beatle fanatic. In his eyes everything they ever did is like magic gospel handed down from Olympus and anyone saying otherwise is blaspheming against his heroes. He goes just as hard for Bob Dylan. I get it 100% as I feel much the same about Led Zeppelin, DLR era Van Halen, Portishead and Tool ...but you gotta be reasonable 🤦‍♂️

@ProfessorofRock 11 месяцев назад

Really? Why?

@rabby-u 11 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock hahaha right on Prof! Good one.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

It’s like Rubber Soul changed the entire music game! I wonder why your father doesn’t like that?

@Lessontobe 11 месяцев назад

Great Post! One of my favorite songs by my favorite Band!

@johnmc3862 10 месяцев назад

Lennon writes a song in the style of Dylan and it’s ends being nearly better than anything Dylan wrote.

@stevenhanson6057 9 месяцев назад

Nearly

@altar964 11 месяцев назад

Considering their carreer, they were a miracle, not just a band.

@RFXLR 11 месяцев назад

Ask any Beatles fan what the best album was, you get Abbey Road, The White Album or Revolver. I think Rubber Soul was underrated. It was the bridge from the innocent Love Me Do to their evolution into The Long and Winding Road. It's introspective and mind opening. I believe it was the band's coming of age album.

@Polyphemus47 11 месяцев назад

This!

@Boblobblaw88 11 месяцев назад

White album is 50% throwaway garbage. Piggies? Rev #9... they're in a who cares kind of mind set imo anyway. Abbey, Rubber, and Revolver but dont forget Hard Days Night which is one fantastic song after another.

@earlgrey691 11 месяцев назад

They didn't really go for concept albums per se,as with...say 'Sgt Pepper' or 'Magical Mystery' (to a degree) just a bunch of songs 'good to go' type of thing but the quality of them was all conquering.Pepper suffered by excluding Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields, (George Martin long lamented their exclusion) and also 'Rubber Soul' for excluding 'Rain' and 'Paperback Writer', (two of their killers of that period maybe ) ?...,probably at the behest of their record companies commercial requirements?...'Gotta get a single out guys'' ? l would love to see these 4 songs repatriated and maybe 'prune the weaker songs potentially ? (controversial).The best Beatle album is the one i burned myself,sans the dead wood.

@ponzo1967 11 месяцев назад

Rubber Soul is a mid sixties pop music masterpiece, I absolutely love it.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

They changed so much, tried so many different musical styles!

@getulioprates 11 месяцев назад

I was teaching "Michele" to one of my guitar students, played "In my life" for him. I told him about the revolutionary "Rubber Soul". Today we met again. So, continuing, I told him that "Rubber Soul" was the great departure of those "silly love songs", sometimes "puerile" early songs to more serious songs and pioneering compositions and recordings. I played the "Norwegian Wood" riff to him and, to my surprise, you released this video yesterday! I'll share it with Felipe, I guess he'll feel pleased. Great video, Mr. Reader!

@user-vx7ey7sk6v 11 месяцев назад

More on The Beatles please! The start of it all, we need more education on their contributions.

@carolmeindl9508 11 месяцев назад

I always visualized the song as a visit of a young man to a young woman’s cabin in the woods. In the end, in the morning, when he found himself alone, he lit a fire in the fireplace. All the rest of it never occurred to me. The Beatle songs were cryptic enough that the there was always room for individual interpretation. I still choose to hold on to my original impression.

@lauraturner4216 11 месяцев назад

And I still think he was visiting a woman of the night, who had to "work in the morning and started to laugh". There's a YT video that makes a good argument for that. Also that JL arranged prostitutes as a gift for some executives, as a joke. He was a jokester!

@valeriepalmer5890 11 месяцев назад

I agree! I was only 14 but I had seen them live and was heartsick after the concert because I loved them so much. When Rubber Soul came out It was a new love story. In My Life and Norwegian wood were my favorites but the whole album was a revelation. I was innocent enough to imagine the cabin and fireplace scene!

@ponzo1967 11 месяцев назад

Best opening line ever. No group has written and recorded more great songs than the Beatles and Rubber Soul is a fabulous album.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

Rubber Soul is an absolute classic.

@BillGraper 11 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I'll drink to that!!! 🍺

@darlenemassey6161 11 месяцев назад

no IT IS PET SOUNDS BEACH BOYS

@michellemmillay8818 11 месяцев назад

My uncle lived with us and was very into the Beatles so i grew up with them. So very hard to choose a favorite! Thanks for including them here.

@logansfury 11 месяцев назад

What a great episode! I don't listen to the Beatles as often as my other favorites, but I have always considered them the cornerstone of Rock n' Roll. Any opportunity to take a deep dive into their work is always appreciated. Priceless history Professor, keep them coming :)

@ctneely9592 11 месяцев назад

When growing up, the first band I listened to was the beatles, thanks to my mom. I'm now 30 years old and the beatles are still on my top 5 favorite bands.

@dosstodd8014 11 месяцев назад

Listen some more and they’ll move to number 1. 😛

@reneedipasquale7545 11 месяцев назад

Love this because Rubber Soul has ALWAYS been my favorite Beatles album for the very reasons the Professor mentioned. Wow, I am spot on! Makes me feel really good.

@bobbcarpenter7031 11 месяцев назад

Hats off to the Prof! Excellent video...superbly deep details that I had missed along the way. One thing I would have mentioned was McCartney appearing to confess to the motive behind the fire that they set over in Hamburg in '61. As for the "fire that was lit," I had always imagined the one in the fireplace. Even though "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" had broken the ice with the first adult reference, I never would have thought his pyromanic behavior would have been allowed. Great job, as always, Adam!

@thatonedude1003 11 месяцев назад

WOWZA!!! I guessed the tune ten seconds into the video…great video as always…and this song is in my top five Beatles songs ever!

@JohnDoe-tw8es 11 месяцев назад

I remember anxiously waiting as we all were for the next Beatle album. It is hard to believe today how popular these guys were. I still listen to the albums and I still think of how great they were for those years. There really was nothing like it. And of course heartbroken when John was killed.

@bacsacbest 11 месяцев назад

It's quite simple: more than 60 years have gone by since they first got together and The Beatles sound better every time you listen to them

@michaelkesti3917 10 месяцев назад

My favorite track from my favorite album. Thanks for the great episode!

@christopherriley15 11 месяцев назад

Great episode! It’s amazing how much the sales of Sitars went up after Rubber Soul! Good stuff

@nigeh5326 11 месяцев назад

Rubber Soul and Revolver are my 2 favourite Beatles albums. I honestly can’t place one above the other as both are genius imo. ‘In my life’ will be played at my funeral as the lyrics are so true and hit home every time.

@mrbob4u495 11 месяцев назад

No matter what mood I am in, there is a Beatles song that reflects that...and one that will bring a smile to my face.

@jackmessick2869 11 месяцев назад

Rubber Soul is by far is their album I play most often. The album cover was the first to not have a band's name on the front. And the story behind the front cover is fascinating as well

@davidyoung9454 10 месяцев назад

Great stuff from you man had me on edge of chair thanks.

@Donniesquid4 11 месяцев назад

Amazing song. Amazing album. I'll never get tired of either no matter how many times I listen to them (and I've been hearing them for a very long time, since my mother was playing the album when I was lil).

@scottburton9701 11 месяцев назад

"Rubber Soul" is an outstanding album-"Norwegian Wood" is a stand out track.

@josephcooter5763 11 месяцев назад

Nowhere man was probably the first Beatles song I ever heard. It was the summer of 82 and I was at the beach with my mom when it came on the radio. I love the song.

@ntxmt 10 месяцев назад

This video is so good, it's a must to watch again.

@trinapatterson8872 10 месяцев назад

The Beatles are amazing no matter what song you talk about….. their progression of course was amazing and we are so lucky to be able to experience it even now!!

@LauratheGreek 11 месяцев назад

I think my fave by them is still “64”. I remember loving that song at 5 years old. Now I’m only five years away from being 64 myself,& still love it!

@tomcartwright7134 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Professor. An excellent take on this Beatles song.

@jojoja1947 11 месяцев назад

You Won`t See Me. Such a well crafted underrated and perhaps underappreciated song. Brilliant. One of my all time favorites.

@stephenhanft1226 11 месяцев назад

Norwegian Wood is one of John Lennon's finest compositions. It came from the groundbreaking album Rubber Soul. That was the start of their revolutionary 3 album run of musical game-changing creativity (Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sergeant Pepper). Brian Wilson was so blown away by the quality of Rubber Soul that it was his inspiration to write the legendary Pet Sounds album. When people say the Beatles changed everything, they really did. The most influential band of all time. I have every Beatles album in my extensive record collection. Their 1962-1970 run can be categorized into 3 phases (Early Beatlemania, Experimental Creativity. and Breaking up Ending). While I love every phase and album, I will list my favorite Beatles album from each phase. From early Beatlemania, A Hard Day's Night. From the experimental creative, Rubber Soul. From the breaking up ending, Abbey Road.

@mollkatless 11 месяцев назад

I agree with almost everything you say, except Revolver instead of Rubber Soul - both great, Revolver better though

@stephenhanft1226 11 месяцев назад

@@mollkatless That's okay. We all have our favorites so there is no right or wrong answer.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

The Holy Trinity of Beatles albums!

@kevinarmstrong8237 11 месяцев назад

I have an extensive collection

@noblemann4898 11 месяцев назад

EMI demanded an album for the Christmas market and all they had was the song Wait which was originally written for the Help album. They literally had two months to come up with something... Anything! The first month they spent written the songs. Excluding Michelle (Paul actually had some of the melody when he was 17). The second month was spent in the studio. Just two months and they came up with Rubber Soul.

@zacha157 11 месяцев назад

Funny, I grew up hearing the story that the song was originally titled "Knowing she would" but was considered too controversial for the time and so was changed to Norwegian Wood. Great song, along with every other song they wrote. They were in a category by themselves.

@philnugen 11 месяцев назад

Feeling nostalgic watching your videos, even though I wasn't born yet in the 1960s. I first listened to the Beatles in the early 1990s, but my personal Beatlemania is still ongoing after 30+ years, and I have no problem with that!

@taragreenetarotastro 11 месяцев назад

I remember hearing this for the first time when it came out in 1965; this song blew my little teen mind away. We'd never heard a sitar or lyrics like this. All in 2 minutes! Ive been a Beatles fan since late 1963.

@GringoLoco1 11 месяцев назад

"In My Life" is my top Beatles cut

@ProfessorofRock 11 месяцев назад

You guessed my #1!

@THomas_HH 11 месяцев назад

I have several #1 songs when it comes to The Beatles. But I just ordered me a customised t-shirt at MalaRock, and I chose In My Life with 4 lines of the lyrics. So there’s that.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

I agree!

@mrbob4u495 11 месяцев назад

Rubber Soul is actually my favorite album. They are all great, but RS just grabbed me right in the gut and never let go. 58 years ago. Wow.

@jackmessick2869 11 месяцев назад

Let's hope they do a 60th anniversary edition. They re-released Revolver last year and it wasn't any special anniversary.

@FreihEitner 11 месяцев назад

Terrific episode. Good info which I did not know.

@lucylopez54 11 месяцев назад

One of my favorite Beatles song, thanks for all the background info. As always you give us a music history lesson.

@ericbgordon1575 11 месяцев назад

The funniest thing for me personally is that I (kind of) heard the Beatles catalog in reverse order. I heard *Rubber Soul* after hearing *Abby Road, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Revolver* and *The White Album.* It was almost like turning back the clock on their musical advancement, after which I heard the first 5 albums they issued. Regarding "Norwegian Wood", I was always too busy enjoying the song to analyze it or to try unraveling what John wrote it about. Subsequently, when I had picked up the guitar and was "drafted" into owning my first 12-string model, I discovered I could play the accompaniment on this song and create a reduction that didn't miss the sitar. Let's just say that it was a "proud" moment for 16-year-old me. My Beatles jam will always be "Come Together". That was my first, and that is my favorite.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

Come Together is just a great song.

@marktait2371 11 месяцев назад

yeh aerosmith cover was just on the radio.last week

@brentcox7772 11 месяцев назад

Awesome story and song Professor! Casey would have been proud! “Long and Winding Road” is my favorite!!🤘🔥

@RBS_ 11 месяцев назад

...Casey IS proud! ...The Baton has been PASSED, in my opinion.... ; )

@ProfessorofRock 11 месяцев назад

Thanks Brent!

@seanelcock 11 месяцев назад

Great song! Melancholy and poetic.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

The Phil Spector touch is just grand. Rock on Brent 🤘

@PetefromBaltimore 11 месяцев назад

Thank you sir. This is the best synopsis of a Beatles recording I've seen on YT. ✌

@kerzwhile 11 месяцев назад

God damn... Your content is world class!❤😊

@jamescpotter 11 месяцев назад

I just turned 14 when Rubber Soul was released. It floored me with their creativity, mellifluous melodies, and imagination. It is my favorite Beatles LP. And to think, Day Tripper and We Can Work it Out were the promo for this album release.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

Did you buy it?

@ktcarl 11 месяцев назад

Mellifluous? I doubt The Beatles would have understood that word. Thanks for enlarging my vocabulary.

@marktait2371 11 месяцев назад

yeh im.pretty sure was the single promo i think.was in the past masters booklet

@stevehuffman3452 11 месяцев назад

Norwegian Wood was the first Beatles song that I learned how to play. It was exciting, fun, and challenging for a beginner. 50+ years later I still love playing it live. As for the Album, Rubber Soul was transformative. When I was 4 yrs old my favorite song was Nowhere Man. I still think it is one of George's most whimsical solos...most people forget that John played that section in unison w/ him. The depth of that solo is still amazing. Brief, but is says it all within just 3 or 4 bars.

@ProfessorofRock 11 месяцев назад

Very cool!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

Nowhere Man is one of my favorite songs of theirs.

@melodyireland1070 11 месяцев назад

I just happened upon you and your channel. I just LOVE music especially the Beatles. Thank you🦋✌️🎶🎼

@Damaged262 11 месяцев назад

“Sorry, I had to”, perfect. One of the reasons, along with the hat, that we love you. Hell, even though I’m in my sixties now, I don’t need glasses, or I’d have glasses like yours.

@jdubvdub 11 месяцев назад

Rubber Soul has always been my favorite Beatles album.

@talbotdarren 11 месяцев назад

George also played the sitar on this, enhancing the song, it's one of my favorites too. And Rubber Soul is my favorite of the Beatles albums.

@ProfessorofRock 11 месяцев назад

Very cool. I give George his due!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

The sitar was a grand touch!

@craiglilly3657 11 месяцев назад

A wonderful detailed discussion of one of my favorite Beatles songs. Well done.

@HermediaPublishing 10 месяцев назад

It's just unbelievable how these 4 lads came together to change the World forever. I still feel goosebumps listening to their story.

@lindamcfarland9656 11 месяцев назад

I have several Beatles songs on my 60's playlist. I titled it Feeling Cool because it always makes me feel 1000% cooler then I actually am 😎😆 I love that scimitar sound!

@Polyphemus47 11 месяцев назад

You're cool. I get that, and I know I'm cool.

@earlgrey691 11 месяцев назад

Very cutting edge for the time.

@mournblade1066 11 месяцев назад

Scimitar sound?

@LazyIRanch 11 месяцев назад

@@Polyphemus47 We're all cool, because we are here digging this channel and learning about our favorite music and musicians from a man who truly deserves to be called "The Professor"! College was never this fascinating, though.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

Is Hey Jude on there? Classic feel good tune about taking a sad song to make it better.

@otakubancho6655 11 месяцев назад

I can appreciate the early albums,but Rubber Soul had so many great songs one after another,it totally hooked me for life!💘💘💘

@vicvega3614 11 месяцев назад

I cant stop listening to what goes on, they could do ANY style of music

@MILD-BILL 11 месяцев назад

THANK U BROTHER...THIS WAS AWESOME ! IM AN EARLY BEATLE FAN...THE ALBUM RELEASED ON VEE/JAY RECORDS IN 62....WAS MY FIRST BEATLE ALBUM...ALL MY FAVORITES ARE THE BEGINNING...SHE LOVE U....TWIST AND SHOUT...OF COURSE I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND !!!!

@Wildmutationblu 11 месяцев назад

Your production and narration is truly amazing and shows your love of music. In the words of Lennon taking about Chuck Berry, 'Long live Rock and Roll'. The Beatles inspired me to learn how to play the guitar at age 11. I was given a Beatles chord book for Christmas and that's how I learnt all the chords I needed. I've played lead guitar in many bands over that past 40 years and I owe it all to them. I love 'Drive my Car' from the 'Rubber Soul' album, but I think my favourite Beatle song is 'Got to get you into my Life' from the 'Revolver' album. I ignore the fact that the song is about Pot and think of it as a love song. Keep making these amazing videos please!

@DC8091 11 месяцев назад

This may be my favorite Lennon song, I mean if anything can stand toe-to-toe with Rain, it’s Norwegian Wood!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

Rain is excellent. 👍

@tomblack6965 11 месяцев назад

With you on that. Impossible for me to have a favourite. But Rain and Norwegian Wood are up there 👌

@johnmc3862 10 месяцев назад

A Day in the Life!

@flagcoco69 11 месяцев назад

I've always been of the warped opinion that had Buddy Holly not died when he did, America would have never needed the Beatles. He was the most direct influence on their music. The formula the Beatles used in the early Sixties was directly taken from Holly. One could argue that the entire Lennon-McCartney catalogue up until Rubber Soul was Holly-esque. By the end of his tragically short life, Holly was experimenting with his songs, changing up instrumentation about seven years before Norwegian Wood was released. It would have been interesting to see how Holly's music would have progressed in the decade to follow, if he would have made the studio his home like the Beatles did, if he would have influenced and been influenced the likes of Bob Dylan and Brian Wilson in the same ways Lennon and McCartney were. Of course, the Beatles had so many other influences to draw from, from their fascination with the avant-garde and the electronic experimentation of Cage and Stockhausen to George's intrigue with Eastern religion and instruments, but they wouldn't have been able to take such grand liberties with their music had they not had the massive success in their early recording years, which, as I said, was all Holly-esque. Would Holly have gone down the same road of experimenting? Who knows. But I firmly believe, if Holly were alive in 1963, just as Beatlemania was ramping up in the UK and about to come to the States, the Beatles would not have been so deeply necessary in America as they truly were. They filled the void Holly left as the consummate songwriter/musician, and had there been no void, what would we Yanks have needed of them?

@elmarko9051 11 месяцев назад

I answered the most-impactful song ever as Michael Jackson's beat it. But I also want to echo exactly what you're saying. Without Buddy Holly AND Little Richard, there would be no such thing as Rock-n-Roll. Buddy Holly had the template that the Beatles earnestly copied, but Little Richard scared people. He provided the rebelliousness, the sentiment of "buy this music, your parents will HATE it."

@dougdriever8058 10 месяцев назад

As I am just learning to play this amazing song, your installment was perfect. Was an early teen when it first came out and it still sounds fresh and new. Thanks

@earthoid 11 месяцев назад

Rubber Soul came out during my first year at college. I played it on my cheap stereo in my dorm room but nobody else liked it. It is still my favorite Beatles album.