FIRST Listen to Yes it is & I'm Down + Beatles Bingo Music edition... 

You might be surprised to know that Paul McCartney recorded the all-out blaster 'I'm Down' the same day he recorded the subtle classic 'Yesterday'. Talk about switching moods.. Really enjoying your journey listening to the albums chronologically!

Fun Fact: "I'm Down "was recorded on June 14, 1965 (just 4 days shy of Paul's 23rd birthday). That day, Paul recorded the vocals for "I've just seen a face", followed by "I'm Down" and at the end of the day, Paul recorded "Yesterday". I've always been amazed by the fact that Paul had enough voice left to record "Yesterday" after recording "I'm Down".....

WHERE WAS I??? WHY WAS I NOT IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED OF THIS??? Caroline's journey through The Beatles is so geniune. She just reminds us of our own joy in hearing some of the greatest songs ever written for the first time😀😀😀

Anyone else have the same reaction as me when Caroline said 'I wonder if as technology improved they got more ambitious in terms of sound design'. She's in for a shock over the next few albums!

Their performance of "I'm Down" at Shea Stadium is a must-see. During it, when Paul is singing, "How can you laugh, when you know I'm down?" John and George start cracking up laughing.

Yes It Is has always been one of my favorite Beatles songs. I absolutely love the harmonies and will sing along changing which voice I sing with every time.

With all of Paul's screaming, it's amazing that the next recording they did that same afternoon was Yesterday.

John called 'Yes It Is' a rewrite of 'This Boy'. In other words, he didn't think much of it. I think it's great. 'I'm Down' was their attempt at trying to write a 'Long Tall Sally'-type vehicle for Paul to do his Little Richard imitation. Neither song ever seems to rank very high on anyone's list of Beatle songs, and yet other groups would have given their right arms to have songs like these in their catalogs.

The sound on "Yes It Is" may be a fairly clean electric guitar played through a volume pedal to create a slow attack not unlike a violin or other bowed instrument. Let’s also note that there are other ways to manipulate volume in a guitar signal chain. With any of these techniques, the basic idea is to pluck the note with volume all the way down and increase volume to catch it as it fades out. You'll also notice that this technique will often bring notes in a bit late (as you noted in "I Need You.") . Some guitars make this possible with one's hands, depending on the part because all electric guitars have a passive volume control that's sometimes reachable with the picking hand's pinky. If you haven't already, look for "Bad Boy" - another late rocker cover (they stopped doing covers after 1965) that is much better than the ones on "With" or "For Sale| IMO, which often paled against the Stones or Who in terms of really rocking because the bass or drums were mixed too low. If you listen in mono, it will typically be much better but that's not always the case.

"I'm Down" went down really well at the Beatles' 1965 concerts. It drove the audiences into an absolute frenzy, and John played the electric organ with his elbows. There's a video out there of them performing the song to a packed audience (somewhere between 50,000 - 70,000 people, most of them screaming teenagers) at New York City's old Shea (baseball) Stadium in August, 1965. The audience was NUTS, and the Beatles loved the chaos erupting in the stands. Interesting note: the Beatles recorded "I'm Down" on the same day they also recorded "Yesterday," which just highlights Paul McCartney's incredible versatility.

That instrument is George using a tone pedal on his guitar - pretty new at the time. He also used it on his composition "I Need You' on the Help LP.

Paul recorded the vocals for "I'm Down" the same day (14 June 1965) that he recorded "I've Just Seen A Face" and "Yesterday."

They played I'm Down live at Shea Stadium!!! Lennon does the piano slides with his elbow!!! Watch their Shea Stadium or anything live Caroline!!! They're gonna stop performing live soon. Be interesting to see your reaction to them live and then becoming a total studio band😀😀😀

We all love you for doing these Beatles reactions. Thank you Caroline.

"Yes It Is" is my favorite Beatles song for harmony. They're not just singing parallel thirds (like Nowhere Man) but are really doing some interesting stuff.

These two songs were NOT on the same single. "Yes It Is" is the non-LP B-side of "Ticket to Ride," while "I'm Down" is the non-LP B-side of "Help!"

Beatles Bingo is a great idea. How about a square for if you ask “What instrument is that?”

Yeah Beatles Bingo is good. The insights you are giving on each track are giving me a whole new level of appreciation for these songs I've known for over 45 years. Thank You

You can appreciate on the first listening of a Beatles' song what escapes most listeners who have heard it 100+ times. Also, you bring a new appreciation to fans who have been listening for decades...I especially love it when you are going to hear one of my favorite Beatle tracks like "I've Just Seen A Face" etc. for the first time and get to watch your mind explode...Keep doing what you're doing. I so look forward to hearing/seeing each new video. Thank you!

I feel like I'm experiencing all their songs again as I did from 1964-1970. Caroline, your joy and exuberance is contagious. Thank you.

When you get a chance Caroline you need to watch them play I’m Down at the Shea Stadium concert. They seriously rock this number, and John about goes all Jerry Lee Lewis on the keyboard playing it with his elbows and tearing it up - literally! He broke two keys on it while just about destroying the thing! It’s so awesome to watch!

Yes it Is is a song I had forgotten about and rediscovered about 10 years ago. John really nails it vocally.

Cazza - you're a joy to watch! You're a super-nice person, great fun and have a lovely smile!

One of my favorites..such a sad song and such great harmonies.

Enjoying this greatly!! Keep it up.

Over 1000 views in under and hour. Wow, I thought it was only me who had found this channel I like so much. Well done Caroline !!!!

I can’t hardly wait for the next episode. Great stuff.

Caroline, I love your videos! Your enthusiasm is infectious! I grew up with the Beatles and seeing your perception and reactions is great! Thank you! You are in for quite a ride! So are we!

Other Beatles Bingo square ideas: - key change - time signature change - unusual mode (dorian, lydian, etc.) - vocal harmony with one voice as a drone - nonparallel vocal harmony - call and response - acapella break - bass mirroring guitar line - guitar mirroring vocal melody - acoustic section + electric section - sound effects / sampling - singing in a silly voice - puns / double meanings

The 3-part harmonies on "Yes It Is" have always reminded me of "This Boy". Perfect blend of John,Paul and George. On "I'm Down", Paul showcases his Little Richard vocal skills ala' "Lucille" and "Tooti Frutti". Paul can sing any style in my opinion.

Oh, yeah, more Beatles Bingo, please. That was a scream, Caroline, and another treat watching and listening. You get my vote.

Yes, great idea! I love your bingo game. I also love how you point out all the different instruments and how they are layered and come together. As a long time Beatle fanatic and high school musician (decades ago) you point out things that I've never noticed. So you are teaching as well as entertaining! Can't wait for the next video!

You missed John's double-tracked vocals during the "I could be happy ..." bridge in "Yes It Is."

CAROLINE!!!!!! As a 58 yr old American Beatles fan, your channel is a pure delight for me! I got tired of all of the so-called reaction channels in which everyone reacted to all the same stuff with seemingly set reactions. You my Dear are a breath of fresh air! Your reactions to their songs are real, not phony. Also I like that you will say that you really did not care for a particular song. That is how I know that your reactions are honest. And man are you talented! You have a beautiful voice and you are so knowledgeable musically. Obviously you have had a great schooling in music . I am gonna have to get your autograph before you become a really big star!

You are having way too much fun with this. I love this!

I am just loving this so much, i feel like i always do jamin with the Beatles! Way to go Caroline!

That instrument you're hearing is electric guitar; the effect is achieved by striking the note while the volume is off, then opening the volume. Results in a sound more like a bowed instrument, or a synth. It's done either with the hand on the volume control on the guitar, or a volume foot-pedal. A "tone pedal" is a wah-wah, that differentiates not in volume, but between bass and treble. Re Bingo: Beginning with Rubber Soul, you might want to add sitar to your bingo board. Also, a square for any tune, or section of; not in 4/4, or for unusual key changes, or for melodies in unusual modes. (lydian, dorian, etc See YT David Bennet-piano) That will attract all of us music geeks. All that said, I'd like to jump in and let folks know that what's called a "tremelo" arm on an electric guitar is not at all "tremelo", it's vibrato. Vibrato changes pitch, tremelo changes volume.

The hilarious thing is that they recorded "I'm Down" on the same day that Paul recorded his acoustic guitar and vocals for "Yesterday."

What an absolutely great idea!!!! Beatles Bingo!!! 😀😀😀😀 That is AWESOME!!! LOVE IT!!!👍👍🎸🎸😁😁🎼🎼💖💖👍👍

So much love for this channel!

I'm enjoying this series so much, really cool to find your channel! edit: I went to the kitchen to get some coffee, I realized I was with a big smile in my face. Your videos are contagious! XD

What has to be remembered here as well, is the Beatles did all this while the technology was pretty poor. These days you can get everything you need on a PC, back then everything was from scratch. Also, again what I love about then is the diversity. Normally you get a singer or band and that's it, but the beatles covered every genre and along with some funny tongue in cheek songs (Piggies 1 of many) they could make you teary and laughing all on 1 album. Genius

Love watching your first listens to The Beatles. I heard it all by the time I was ten you have helped me relive those life changing moments.

Loved the idea of Beatles bingo 😁 I’ve not long woken up to watch this video , you really looked like you had fun doing this video and you’ve put me in a good mood for the day ahead 👍😊 With the forthcoming songs getting more advanced , I wouldn’t blame you for having a pre listen before you do the video just so you can try and take everything in, Ive been a proud Beatles fan for 40 years now and even now I often hear new things in their songs and they grow on you even more with each further listen! Thank you 😊😊😊

I'd say adding a bingo square for key changes or otherwise uncommon chord usage would be very appropriate for the Beatles, since they really pushed the boat out with that. Would've been a popular square for songs off A Hard Day's Night!

I say we call that a Bingo and you give us a beautiful rendition of "And I Love Her." I, for one, would love to hear that. I think you could do it justice. Peace

Love your enthusiasm. Reminds me of my younger self when I first heard these songs on the radio and ran to the record store to buy them. John later said that Yes It Is was a weak attempt to recreate the three part harmony of This Boy. But I always loved the song and it's fun to sing. Love that guitar sound as well. Carry on, you look like you're having a wonderful time.

Love it! What a nice surprise to get another so soon!

I like how you took a such a close look at these B sides. I look forward to what you have to say about Rubber Soul, my favorite Beatles album.

Okay I'm absolutely loving these series every time more, as a huge Beatles fan myself I totally enjoy watching your reactions to their catalogue, reminds me of my own, and so wise to do it chronologically Speaking of which, there's another song you should check out too, it's called 'Bad Boy' written by Larry Williams, recorded during the Help album sessions the same day as 'Dizzy Miss Lizzy' (both Williams song, covered as a tribute), they were originally planned for release in the USA only, but ended up including 'DML' in the Help album, while 'Bad Boy' remained unpublished in the UK until it appeared in a compilation and afterwards in the singles album; I hope you can listen to it in the next video so it can catch up with its time (early 65), Lennon's voice totally rocks in that one too

Can’t wait for the next Beatles video. It’s the one I’ve been waiting for, it’s going to shock you!!!! 😃😃

Such an enjoyable series; thank you!

I love this Beatles series ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Yes It Is is a (kind of less known) Lennon / Harrison masterpiece for the time. Lennon's writing and vocals and George's unique guitar, I'm Down is simply one of Paul's best jobs of just rockin' out Oh and you may have gotten a Yeah yeah yeah about 6 seconds before the end of Im Down

Hi Caroline!! Your videos always bring me such Joy. Yes It Is is Billy Joels favorite Beatles song fyi...or at least one of them that inspired him. Im really excited to see your review of my all time favorite album coming up next. Rubber Soul!!! Yay

I am waiting with unbridled anticipation for the next "listens". Mind blown in 3 2 1....

"I'm Down" is just a fun one-off. Check out the Beatles live performances in the summer of 1965 to see John Lennon using his elbows to play the harmonium!

Don’t skip Magical Mistery Tour. It is part of every Beatles albums box sets and a very important album of their collection.

Beatles Bingo is fun! Thanks for the great video!

It's been fab watching you dive into the Beatles first 5 records and singles. I genuinely cannot wait to see what you make of Rubber Soul, Revolver and Pepper. Come on sweet Caroline, don't keep us waiting.

Glad to see that you're becoming quite a big Beatles fan :)

This was amazing and the Bingo was such a fun idea! I vote that, in the spirit of The Beatles, we throw out all of the rules of Bingo and vote for a song anyway! I would love for you to cover "If I Fell" from A Hard Days' Night :D

So much fun, as usual. You got quite a few on that Beatles Bingo, actually. Very cute 🥰

Love the Beatles Bingo idea! Can't wait to see what we will get with "Rubber Soul" coming up next! Some info on these two songs: -The guitar effect on "Yes it is" is a made with a volume pedal. George is fading the sound in once he has played the note or the chord. He did the same for his song "I Need You" on the "Help!" album. -McCartney (and Lennon) wrote "I'm Down" to have a rocker to play at the end of their shows, to replace "Long Tall Sally" they had been playing the years before. Just some info from a lifetime Beatles fan who played in a Beatles band way back in the 80's! :) Keep on the great work, Caroline! It's fantastic to rediscover those songs I've known forever through your young and fresh ears! Thank you! :)

I love Paul's screams in general, but they are superb in "I'm Down". Harmonies are great, but I'm a scream connoisseur.

You should definitely watch live videos of I'm down. John plays the organ with his elbow!

From a 61 year old Beatle nut from Liverpool (raised near John and Pauls houses) It’s great to watch you ‘dissect’ the classic Beatles tunes. Subbed you 👍🇬🇧

Watching you discover The Beatles, is so good for my soul. It's like taking someone to see their first Springsteen show. Keep the bingo!! You are in for an amazing journey when you get to Rubber Soul.

You're musical adventure of listening to the Beatles is about to take a drastic turn with Rubber Soul, and I'm excited to watch you experience it. Revolver is my favorite album of all time!

You have heard that guitar sound before! Remember George’s song from Help called “I Need You,” with the out-of-time guitar effect? It’s the same thing as in “Yes It Is”-a volume pedal.

Great reaction.... I enjoyed the idea of Bingo for the 45's. Rain....can't wait for a shot, at that 45... Paperback writer. Now it gets fun.❤🙂👍

Loved your Beatle Bingo game! lol 😸

Oh, Caroline. You should have started the bingo game with the second or third album! Definitely bring bingo back for the next album, because after that they stop digging into their usual bag of tricks (although double tracked vocals -- using ADT -- is pretty much a standard thing going forward.)

Please do the Bingo for the upcoming albums, it's a fun idea! I'm looking forward to Rubber Soul, I really love that album.

Keep 'em coming Caroline, the best music reaction videos on YT......love your enthusiasm......

This is such a lovely channel hahaha, always delighted when you upload! My boyfriend doesn't know the Beatles either so you've inspired me to do my own album showcase for him :3

You mentioned doubling the voice, as opposed to harmonizing. John loved to double his voice so much that Abbey Road engineer Geoff Emerick invented a way to automate voice doubling, called Artificial (or sometimes called Automatic) Double Tracking (ADT), which became widely adopted in the recording industry. Of course, its simple with digital technology, but back in those days ADT was a very clever analog trick.

Regarding technology, it's worth understanding what they were up against. The first two LPs were recorded on two-track tape machines. After that they graduated to four-track, which they used until The White Album in 1968, when they moved to eight-track. And we're talking about mono tracks here. So, for most of their recording career, if they needed more than four tracks for a song, they had to "bounce" the first four-track tape onto a second tape, mixing it down to (usually, I think) just one mono track, so that further tracks could be recorded on the second tape. The sometimes rather odd choices in the stereo mixes are often down to this limitation. It's certainly worth bearing in mind when you get to Revolver and Sgt Pepper that they were made using four-track machines. It's only recently that digital technology has made it possible to accurately synch up the tracks on the first four-track tape with the extra tracks added on the second "bounced" tape (assuming both tapes still exist), thus creating a new multitrack master, where all of the tracks are first-generation quality, and all can be individually controlled when mixing. The new stereo remix of Sgt Pepper from 2017 was made in this way.

My parents had to listen to their fair share of Beatles and the dissonance in Yes It Is is the only thing that hurt my mother’s ears. And she had to let me know. 😄 Moving forward now, the Beatles will be experimenting (with everything). Thanks for what you’re doing!

Beatles Bingo is a genius idea, but I think the criteria will have to change as you progress through the back catalogue. Great fun - keep it up!

The other instrument is actually electric guitar and they're using a volume pedal to swell the notes in, so you don't hear the attack.

Pretty sure all those Bingo squares are gonna be checked in “Rubber Soul.” 😂

Enjoyed it, thanks! Can't wait for Rubber Soul.

Hi Caroline!!! Love the Bingo idea and it will be so much easier when you have a full album to work with :-)

The two singles from the Help album were the title track and “Ticket to Ride”. “I’m Down” was the B side of the former, while “Yes It Is” was the B side of the latter.

The non-albums singles are an important part of The Beatles career, great that you're covering them too. Just a little heads-up, for the Magical Mystery Tour singles, just do the album not the singles, since it's considered part of the canon albums now. Thanks for ending my Sunday on a good note :)

Great idea to try Beatles Bingo! "Yes It Is" gave you nothing to work with, but it's still a venture that gains even in loss. Keep going!!

Love the Beatles Bingo! Quite creative. And those Beatles “cliches”, if you will, are pretty accurate hahahaah

That’s a wah wah pedal on the guitar on “Yes It Is”. George also used it on “I Need You” and “It’s Only Love”. It became more mainstream in a couple of years. George wrote a song called “Wah Wah” a few years later that ended up on his “All Things Must Pass” album.

Just wait until you get to the Revolver era. Everything you know about The Beatles is going to change.

It's so much fun watching your reactions. : - )

Another great video, thanks. I'm down is very similar to This Boy, but I still like it. I'm Down is the sound of The Beatles really having some fun. A perfect Little Richard esque vehicle for Paul to give it some welly on vocals.

The sound you puzzled over at the start of Yes It Is is George's electric guitar being "violined"...George plays the notes. John manipulated the volume pot to make the notes bloom and swell. Beach Boy vibes you definitely ARE getting from I'm Down. They were fans. I loved the fun you derived from this classic rock track. Even more fun is the live footage of them performing this song at Shea Stadium. Its wild and they crack up laughing a few times. Truly recommended

Amazingly, Paul recorded the vocal tracks for "I'm Down," "I've Just Seen a Face," and "Yesterday" on the same day!

Yes i did...i subscribed!! Im hooked on this girl's commentary!!

Lennon puts lot of soul into his vocal at he climax in the bridge. Just fabulous. He just makes the moment so real.

Love Beatles bingo, more please. In the Coming years the Beatles will not benefit from the technological advancement of recording so much as they’ll advance it many of the techniques for recording their music on future albums they had to invent as they went

One of the ways I worked out which songs were Lennon songs and which were McCartney's was how they differ sonically - McCartney songs have a lot more movement in them, while Lennon's songs are a often 'flatter'; so it was interesting to hear you pick up on this. Also, once you get more in tune with the drumming, we need Ringo Bingo :)

This is so awesome!

Love what you"re doing. It's really fun to share hearing The Beatles for the first time with you. We have a lot to look fo