I'm an old fan of the Beatles, and I got to admit, the more I listen to theirs songs, the better they are to me. Maybe because most of the music nowadays is rubbish, isn't it?
Not really. Much more challenging. Think back to Mr. George Harrison (among others) Got sued for copyright because My Sweet Lord was accused of too closely resembling He's So Fine. I thought it was ridiculous. But he had to pay. Decades later, how difficult is it to come up with original melodies never previously recorded?
@@chrisjamieson3452 The sentence “Good artists copy, great artists steal” fits perfectly to the Beatles, specifically to George and John. The Chiffons and Chuck Berry were, among many others, the music they listened to when they were younger, so they took the song and made it better. Paul’s inspiration was the music from the 1920’s that his father played on the piano. He stole that music too. The same happens with the rest of arts. You have to copy your idols to create something new, but only if you dare, only if you are talented enough, you can steal.
@@ottocarson Before mass communication and mass production, a man could write a song in New York and another in Iowa that were note for note identical. But nobody ever heard the two songs. Realistically. 1000's upon t0's of 1000'2 of songs have been recorded since the 40's. It becomes much harder. Of course much country resemble country and hip hop resembles hip hop. We're way past the Rolling Stone almost completely stealing The Last Time. Now that was genuine theft and not even hidden.
The more impressive is that all their music was recorded analog, with four to I guess 8 tracks, and less sophisticated machinery in the studio than nowadays (and no autopitch or autotune). Still sounds superb.
@@erickvermeulen9734 Don't know if you ever saw it. Back in 2007 the BBC brought in 5 bands to record Sgt. Pepper using the original Abby Road equipment. They were amazed at what the Beatles had accomplished. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vh8yIb-4Omo.html
Any true Beatles fan,me at 71, can recognize Ringo's style of drumming. Ringo had a very specific sound and he said it he, himself that he was drumming and the White Album showcases his drumming in many songs.I'm So Tiered and Don't Let Me Down on the rooftop. And Ringo is there so cool and confident. Love it.
This is one of my favorite Beatles’ songs. The White Album is also a favorite. The band was having some issues and many songs were recorded without the full band. Paul recorded several by himself. “Blackbird”, “Rocky Raccoon”, “Yer Blues”, “Happiness Is a Warm Gun”, “I’m So Tired”, “Why Don’t We Do It In the Road” and others are excellent!
While the Beatles were at a meditation retreat in Rishikesh India in 1968, a 19 year old Prudence Farrow along with her sister Mia an America actress locked themselves in an ashram to study meditation. John was 27 and far more worldly experienced. He was enticing her to come out and experience the world around her. The Beatles wrote many songs while in India, i recommend Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.
YES! I was pondering on this in my comment and now I see yours. I knew she had something to do with Mia, but I wonder if it was indeed Mia, and not her sister. . . ?
Not only was Paul on drums but also bass, piano and a flugelhorn. John on his Epiphone hollow body guitar playing lead guitar that he was finger picking that he had just learned from Donovan. George on acoustic guitar and their roadie Mal Evans also on tambourine. Peace ❤
Every single song on the s/t "White Album" is excellent. You could randomly pick any for a review and I guarantee you'll end up enjoying it! Maybe consider doing "Blackbird"? The history of it and the reasons for Paul writing the song really are profound, and its back in the modern zeitgeist because Beyonce just recently covered it (and did a nice job in my opinion).
The song was written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon-McCartney partnership. Written in Rishikesh during the group's trip to India in early 1968, it was inspired by actress Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence Farrow, who became obsessive about meditating while practising with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. 🧘
Lennon’s unique creative genius on full display again with this track: the astonishing combination of simplicity and melodic beauty, the gentle sonic buildup and instrumentation throughout the song, the perfect production, are all wedded to his optimistic and generous lyrics. There is no art without love. The White Album’s sheer size and diversity of genres were almost overwhelming to both listeners and critics at first, and the gentle unassuming Prudence was almost overlooked while attention focused on the more sensational (not lesser) tracks like USSR, Warm Gun, Guitar Weeps, Helter Skelter, Revolution,… As the years passed, both Prudence and Don’t Let Me Down kept growing in appreciation for their powerful beauty.
You make me remember when I was Young and the World was a better Place to Live. Greetings from and Old Chilean (71 ) in the Most Beatiful Country on the Planet.
Prudence was Mia Farrow's sister who accompanied her to a meditation retreat that the Beatles attended. Prudence was a very studious meditator and spent most of her time in her cabin, meditating. Lennon and Harrison would write songs outside her cabin trying to entice her to come out and play. But even though it's about a person, your analysis is spot on.
Prudence was Prudence Farrow, Mia Farrow's sister. They had all gone with the Beatles to India with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to study transcendental meditation, and John was worried that the girl had gone off the deep end. You're spot on, Jarvis, about the message from John to Prudence was to "lighten up" a little, the key to enjoying life.
try "car 67" by driver67, UK version. might be the perfect pop song, great little tune, not long at all. I'm sure someone else will say, this was their Indian Maharushi period, it was sung for a friend's daughter (?), can't remember the whole story but typical of their creativity. Such a great album too. '60s and '70s, never to be repeated, it's a crime not to enjoy it.
It is ironic that this song among others, (Bungalo Bill) was written when the band took a spiritual trip to India, they made millions as a result of a spiritual trip, never a day off.
Sexy Sadie is a song about the Maharishi, Why don’t we do it on the road was inspired by Paul seing a couple of monkeys doing it on the road, Dear Prudence , well, we all know the story in Rishikesh, Bungalow Bill was there too, etc.
Prudence is the Sister of Mia Farrow. Woody Allen's ex. They went to India. John Lennon wrote this song because she wouldn't hang out with John, Paul, George & Ringo. Big missed opportunity by her.🎸😎
Prudence is Mia Farrow's sister. Lennon wrote this song for her while they were all in India. She was meditating so much she wouldn't come out of her hut. So John wrote this to her.
Does it sound to anyone else like the beginning drum track is in a completely different style than the more complex drum fills at the end? We know that Mark Lewisohn (and everyone else) documents Ringo quitting the band temporarily to take an unscheduled holiday, and therefore Paul manned the drums, at least to start, for this one. The starting point question is: is it the same drummer at the end? I've never thought so. Someone should go ask Ringo if he ever came back early under the radar to do the finishing of the drum track. I have to say, at least to my ear, the end drum track sounds a lot more like Ringo than the drum playing at the beginning of the song, much simpler drum style, just enough rhythm to "lock" with Paul's bass. Seriously. If I could get an interview with Ringo, and just ask him that question, hoping that his memory was good, it would just be interesting to see what is the story behind this track, if there is one here.
Prudence was the sister of Mia Farrow. When the Beatles went to India for a couple months in 1967, Mia and her sister, and some other Hollywood elite were there with them taking guidance on transcendental meditation (to replace John and George's desire for the effects of LSD. Ringo stayed for 7 weeks until he ran out of the canned beans he brought, not really into Indian food. The Maharishi Yogi, their mentor and holy man, supposedly while teaching removing desires of tastes and flesh to become happy, he was also making obvious sexual passes at Mia. Her sister, liking the meditation but not the Yogi, stayed in her room most of the time meditating, despite many of the others stopping by to get her to come out and be social occasionally. This may be John Lennon's best written song (there is obviously a list) but they wrote some of their best stuff every while in India. Hence, the next album, the White Album, was their biggest, and double album, with them still editing out dozens of songs for the track list.
Prudence was Frank Sinatra's sister in law (Prudence Farrow). The Beatles were at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram in Rishikesh, India with a bunch of other celebrities. Prudence locked herself in her hut and wouldn't come out. So the Beatles sat outside singing that song to her. Paul McCartney actually played drums on this song because Ringo was on vacation on Peter Sellers yacht somewhere...
I wonder if this is when Ringo did his supporting actor role in the movie The Magic Christian (1969 release) which starred Peter Sellers. Ringo plays the role of a chauffeur to an eccentric millionaire (Sellers) who, if I remember correctly, is determined to show that everyone can be bought. Absurd fun. The movie got mainly negative reviews (per Wikipedia). I loved it.
Prudence was also actress Mia Farrow's sister. And the reason Prudence kept to herself in her bungalow was because that nasty slimeball Maharishi had been trying to put the moves on her since they first arrived. Turns out he did it to just about every cute girl that stayed there. It was John who wrote this song to her, trying to somehow coax her out of her hut...
@@paulsullivan1650So interesting. I had heard that the Maharishi hit on Mia Farrow, but I hadn't heard about this widespread abuse. John's observation of the Mia business led to his writing "Sexy Sadie."
Love this song. Love the Beatles. As usual you immediately recognize that it’s the Beatles but totally different. They did it again and again and again.
This song is a true story. When the Beatles went to India about Prudence Farrow. She took the meditation thing very seriously and would not come out of her room for the meditation…. And it inspired this song.
Great reaction, my dude. Paul played both bass and drums on this killer tune. Ringo had left the band for a little while at this time, and Paul is the musician's musician. John wrote this tune about Mia Farrow's sister Prudence after their trip to India. She had been staying in solitude during their stay there.
I had no idea Paul was THIS goddammit good at the drums! I knew about piano, bass, and guitar, but is there anything he CANT play???? Those fills at the end kick ASS.
A perfect song. Tremendous bass and drums, minimal lead guitar; thelength they hold the backup vocal harmonies....perfect. Prudence was the sister of Mia Farrow, both of whom accompanied The Beatles to India in 1968 to meet the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
I believe the constant guitar was John on his Epiphone "Casino" Full Hollow Bodied that sounds like an acoustic sometimes. I have an exact copy of it. George may be on the backup/lead on the same type guitar. All three Beatles had a Epiphone Casino Hollow bodied guitar.
Prudence is a real person. Sister of Mia Farrow. Mia and Prudence had gone to see the same guru in India that the Beatles were seeing. Well because the Beatles were there, they brought along with them a heavy paparazzi presence and Prudence was not used to that as much as Mia was, where Mia was the celebrity. Therefore Prudence was spending a lot of time inside hidden away from the cameras. John noticed her not being there and wrote this song to her. Mia and Prudence have both spoken on it, you can find their interviews on youtube. Also the other thing supposedly Paul McCartney plays the drums in this song because Ringo had quit the band for a few days so Paul took over on this track to do the drums, Paul could play the drums and several other instruments. Hope you keep on enjoying the Beatles one of my all time favorite bands.
Appreciate your reaction. This is serious deep 60s music. Only real rock fans know this song. Lots of amazing songs on the White Album. Mother Natures Son on this album is crazy cool
Prudence Farrow was a student of transcendental meditation and spent all day in her room practicing. John wanted to play and have fun. They were in India on a mediation retreat led by the largest master in the world.
@JMBOYTV Prudence is Prudence Farrow, the sister of actress Mia Farrow. John Lennon couldn't get her to leave the house where she was studying meditation when they were in Rishikesh together. She is STILL studying meditation. She's a Transcendental Meditation (TM) teacher. So apparently, they just wanted different things! I believe that his song, like the one before it and the one after it on the White Album, feature Paul McCartney on drums, as Ringo had temporarily quit the band. #JMBOYTV
Written in India about Mia Farrow's sister Prudence. Prudence stayed inside and meditated like she was supposed to. The Beatles wanted her to come out and socialize.
The Beatles had an amazing knack for taking a simple song and making it epic just buy the arrangement choices. When I was a kid listening to this stuff, I didn't appreciate what a great basist Paul McCartney was.
Never correlated the idea of being prudent as a metaphor with dear prudence, great insight as always. It may not be the real meaning but it sure does work when listening to the song and trying to pull yourself out of a rut and go and enjoy life.
