And it was written because Paul McCartney heard that Pete Townshend described The Who's song I Can See For Miles as "the heaviest thing we've ever done" so he wanted to record one of his own, and thus the first heavy metal song was born
This is pure McCartney revisionism. It's a good song, in fact one of my favourite from that LP, but it's far too clean and neat to be 'heavy metal'. It's McCartney - he couldn't write a dirty, rough song if he wanted to. Lennon does much the same when he claims the B52s are copying him and Yoko when they were at their worst (sorry, I meant 'experimental'). Is it not enough just to be a Beatle, just to be one of the two most important song-writers in history?! What next - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da the first reggae song?
@@buddyneher9359 Not sure if you've done it already, but it would be wild to try and identify Beatle tunes from backwards snippets of their songs. You can try and trick everyone with a couple of already backwards sections that seem to come out normal when played backward. Would be quite confusing.
Ive not listened to Now and Then so there's that. 9 out of 12. Did not get Nowhere Man and Ticket to Ride. Sun King was a challenge because I tend think of it as more of the intro for Mean Mister Mustard.
that "All My Loving" part is so easy to me, as a fan of the late Chet Atkins (which is the reason George play that style and used Gretsch because George is a big fan of)
Had the exact same results going into the final song, which I only knew because I've listened to "Now And Then" approximately seventy-billion times since it came out.
Same. And also, Now & Then crushed me and keeps crushing me to the point of tears every time, so yeah… my brain and my heart know it very well by now. 😭😭😭
I really like these quizzes. Could you consider playing the bit with all the parts after each question to put it in context? I would find it helpful and it wouldn’t add too much time to the video. Thanks
I got all 12/12 so I'm happy about that, George Harrison was my first major guitar influence growing up and is still one of my biggest heroes and he definitely wrote a number of great guitar parts during the band's run. I also do like that Now & Then was the final song in this quiz since it was the final song they released so that's also pretty fitting, great fun as always David
same but I guessed them all in like 2 or 3 seconds and skipped the rest of it so almost all since I play Drums and Guitar its much easier but I am a very huge Beatles fan with only almost 17 years
Thank you, David, I love all your contributions to the Beatles topic, it' s so amuzing and so fun ❤ I had the same wrong guess as you of You can't do that (Ticket to ride)- interesting.., I did not get Yellow Submarine and also found Sgt Pepper difficult! But Now &Then I got after one second of hesitating 🥰 I got 9 of12 😇
Woohoo, I was 11 of 12! The only miss was the same as yours thinking “Ticket to Ride” was “You Can’t Do That.” Though, now that I think of it, I remember when hearing the Atmos mixes that there were similarities to those parts. I love geeking out over these quizzes you do. Between things like this and Atmos mixes, I get a whole new appreciation for music I’ve loved all my life. Thanks!!
Wasn’t it George on Now and then? I thought it was? I heard he recorded his part back in… hmm… -95 or something? Must have confused that with something else then.
10 out of 12. Ticket to Ride, I also thought was You Can't Do That. Probably because the bridge section of Ticket to Ride was played as the clue. The other one that threw me off was Now and Then.
I only got 5/12. I always suck at these type of quizzes though. This was actually a good result for me. BTW, I think it's really cool that you get musicians and bands to sponsor your videos. I like that model better than an ad for a product. Not that some of the products aren't cool, but I just think it's a great way to bring new art to people's attention.
10/12. And Your Bird Can Sing and Ticket to Ride got me. I was kind of proud of myself to recognize Nowhere Man, since I don’t know how to play any kind of instrument. Always fun to play, waiting for more!
Ticket to Ride is one of my favorite Beatles sons and even I thought it sounded like You Can't Do That! But I rewound and listened again after the reveal and can hear it in context now. Very tricky one!
You have to remember Lennons attack on the guitar . That gave it away to me in two bars . Had it been any other rhythm player it would have been a different story. Lennon plays like he’s always pissed off on the edgier songs …
I got maybe two right and I was listening to these songs all my life. I’m nearly 70, and loved the Beatles since they first became famous. 8 out of 12 is impressive, imo.
Hahahahahah they got you in the end with "Now and Then"!!! Only one I didn't get was Ticket to Ride, the guitar though took me back to their early years... and so I picked the same one you picked! "You Can't Do That"! That and "Nowhere Man" were the only ones that made it difficult for me and I was really surprised I got "Nowhere Man"
David, because you got 11, I must say, I am mostly a harmonica player, but I see these intros, as a soft entry into, the major note, playing the scale around the bottom of the top note, so that the beginning of the song starts off with a bang, boom, frontal aggression on the vocal line....
@cal.anonymous7970 I don't really understand much about what you are talking about. For me I'm a massive Beatles fan and it's the challenge of recognising parts of familiar songs that have isolated. What key they are in or what the scale is, is all beyond me.
Something nice that you could do, is to play the full part that contains the isolated bit we just heard once your guess is made, so we can rebuild the thing in our head :)
Hi David, interesting test! I'm a guitar player and I studied the Beatles for 20+ years: I'm not totally satisfied with my result, 9/12, but not too bad either I guess...
I got fooled by "Now and Then" too, but interestingly it had me thinking of Pink Floyd's "Us and Them," which is both melodically and phonetically close!
I've recognized five. Others unfortunately not - but it was still a lot of fun. And yes.. Vincent Has a pleasant voice and easy, good music I would like to send him a compliment, namely that he reminds me, vocally, partly of David Bowie,who is still my great love 🙃 Greetings from Germany and please excuse my bad English 🖖🏾
That’s funny. The first time I heard the piece of song 10, I also immediately thought it was You Can’t do That, but the second time I realized it was the B section from Ticket to Ride. The isolated guitar sounds a lot more bluesy than the song all together. I never really noticed the sort of Ray Charles thing with the 7th on that D chord before.
Hi David I’ve always considered myself as a Beatles expert on all things - to the point that if I went on Mastermind, they would be my specialist subject. On the basis of your quiz, I only recognised 5, 6, and 9 - wrong on the first ‘easy’ 4! I would be crawling off the Black Chair with a measly 3 points. Well done on your effort and score. Vic Whitchurch, Hampshire
Nice! Keep making those videos for as long as you can, they're awesome. Also have you heard of the band Sir Chloe? I think the most interesting songs to check out are Untie You and Mercy.
Ticket to Ride was the only one that gave me trouble. Eventually I realized it was from the “Before she gets to saying goodbye” section and then I could hear it.
Holy crap.. I guessed "because" when now and then played, and I just realized it's cuz they played the "because" harmonies when that guitar part was played..! Incredible
Some of those clips were narsty editing, props to whoever put it together. I don't know some of these, some I knew and recognized, but a couple selections I knew the song but had no flipping idea what the selection was. Very well selected.
8/12 for me. Song 9, the one you almost said has the same bouncy triplets feel. I missed number 7, said the same wrong answer as you on number 10, and thought 11 was "You're Going to Lose That Girl", and we both got the same wrong answer on 12 - which was a sneaky one!
First 9 were a piece of cake. Not even a shadow of a doubt. Last 3 - no clue at all. And I really like both the Ticket to Ride and Nowhere Man. Now and Then is an oddball.
I love these, David! Thank you for another fun video. I love it when I can hear the song and you can't and i'm pulling for you to get it 😂 I was so certain I was going to get 12/12 😂 but i got 11/12 and the only song i legitimately had no clue on was song 10. The only song i could think of was "You Can't Do That" but i knew that wasn't right. The only reason I got "Now And Then" is because (I'm pretty sure) George never played slide while they were together. I think the story goes he got interested in it when he was on tour with Bonnie and Delaney. Also, I think that was Mccartney playing slide on the song as a tribute to George. Please correct me if you're reading this and I got any of those things wrong 😊
10/10 I succeeded in all these videos so far. They’re really easy, and I’m only a drummer. It would be better if he played underrated songs, which would make it more difficult.
I thought I was good at hearing separate parts. I was 11 when the Beatles reign started, thought I knew them. I only recognized 3, got 2 right. BUT I now have a new amazement for their work. I’ll be listening to every Beatles song again with a new appreciation.
His distinctive slide guitar style only became a hallmark of Harrison’s music AFTER the Beatles broke up, which leaves “Free as a Bird” and “Now and Then” as the only Beatles songs that include a “Harrisonesque” slide guitar part (ironically, in the case of the latter, played not by Harrison but by McCartney). Slide guitar parts do appear in pre-breakup Beatles songs, but I don’t actually think any of them are played by Harrison. Examples I can think of are “Drive my Car” where the slide work is by McCartney, and “Old Brown Shoe” where it’s by Lennon.
Anyone who says “the Beatles are over rated” is uninformed. They played so many different styles, and had so many musical achievements. Fantastic stuff! I only got one. 😂
Missed Now and then - which I never listened to, and Yellow Submarine. Got the rest correct . They were too easy . David should have cut the solos down to two or three bars at most. Ie.10/12
