First Time Hearing | The Beatles - I Am The Walrus Reaction 

Sounds like that was an alternate edit, not the one that was officially released on the album.

"I Am the Walrus" was written by John Lennon & is from their 1967 TV musical film "Magical Mystery Tour". It is one of their more quirky songs. John wrote the song to confuse listeners who who were constantly trying to make serious scholarly interpretations of the Beatles' lyrics.

Nothing better after A Hard Day's Work than to sit down and watch somebody to listen to a Beatles song for the first time. You're Blown Away now but it grows. Sometimes I think these four guys are like space alians who came to Earth in Disguise to show us what music could be.

I agree with everything you said. Let the few critics of The Beatles argue with history.

John Lennon always said he didn't like his voice that much, but I have tried to sing harmonies to Paul's lead, and I just can't do it like John did. He was brilliant at the harmonies. That's one reason he and Paul were such a great song writing/singing team. 👍👍

As @Widkey said: Unfortunately this isn't the final released studio version.. it's a pre-release version. You really didn't get the full bang on this one.

Classic psychedelic Beatles. Not my favorite Beatles song, but you can't deny its impact on 60s culture and music.

💙LOVE The Beatles!!!

This song blew everyone's mind when it was released. They couldn't figure it out. That was the genius of it.

I m 66 and still learning from them. You are right!!

I think your comments on the individual Beatles hits the nail on the head. Greatest band ever. I have been listening to them since they first came on the scene. I probably know every word to every song. It’s so cool to see others discover this talent from my time. Love all you reactors. It’s like hearing for the first time for me as well

John was a poet. He wrote two books of poetry and stories. Probably his best lyrics is Across the Universe.

Great choice of music 🎶🎶🎶 what a banger 🔥

If you want a deeper cut, then listen to John's song from Revolver, Tomorrow Never Knows.

Always love your insights man. And I really agree with your attitude about it. I grew up with the Beatles and was in high school when John Lennon got assassinated and so I've always had a close association with them, and they informed me a lot as a musician growing up. The first vinyl I ever bought from them after hearing them on the radio forever since my first memories was in fourth grade at a yard sale across the street. There was a pile of 45 RPM singles without the record sleeves, and they were very well worn and beat up, and they had a bit of masking tape on each one which literally said 1 cent. It was the hit single that we all sang on the playground in grade school, Yellow Submarine, with Ringo singing, and side B was Eleanor Rigby, and when I finally flipped it over and put it on it freaked me out. Partly it was so scratchy but it's one of their most intense songs it turns out, and a fan favorite, meaning that it was called a double single where both side A and side B become hits. Paul McCartney takes the lead on that and George Harrison helped with the middle section of the lyrics. If you haven't reacted to those, I would highly recommend, and also the brilliant and poignant and hilarious piano-driven song, Hey bulldog, with Lennon taking the lead and later the boys get involved acting like dogs to do this imaginary conversation between John Lennon and this bulldog. It's freaking hilarious.

You obviously get them, many people don't. Your take on John making a good rapper is something I never would have thought of.

You are amazingly insightful. I think your thoughts and feelings about this music are on point. I grew up with this and have been listening to them for 60 years and I believe you have nailed it.

Unfortunately, people keep getting this version, a rehearsel. Here's the official "I am the walrus": ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ws5klxbI87I.html

No apologies needed. Your reactions are more intelligent than most! Your insights are spot on.

Lennon definitely knew how to thread words,wordsmith

Thank you for this. I watch a lot of reaction videos, especially to the Beatles. I'm a big fan of them, and you're the first reactor I've seen that gets them. The other like them, even love them, but your descriptions of them -- Ringo as driving the music, Paul as putting his heart into his music, John as the poet, George as the spiritual one -- are spot on. Four geniuses who somehow found each other, and then had the luck to hook up with George Martin. Martin could be thought of as the fifth Beatle -- the other four would come up with ideas, and he would have to make them real. John would say that he wanted something to sound like an orange tasted, and Martin would have to figure out what that meant and how to do it. So we can add him to the list. I don't know how I could sum him up as succinctly as you did the others. The important parts of him were his ability to listen, his willingness to stretch the available technology, and his respect for these four young guys (who returned the respect). It's harder to tell his contribution in any given song, but as the Beatles matured, it grew greater. Four geniuses plus one genius created genius music. You did a great job of explaining why.

And you are right about the drums!

🦭🦈🦭. Great review. I have been listening to the Beatles since they first started - really interesting to get the perspectives from a newer listener. Keep up the great content,🎉🎉🎉🎉

Good summary of their talent, Try a deeper cut next time for the Beatles such as "Here, there, and everywhere" or "Got to get you into my life".

I was 8 when they appeared on the Sullivsn show so I literally grew up listening to these guys. It's been quite an evolution!

Changed the course of the Popular song. Music would never be the same.

I love the movie"across the Universe" with "Joe Cocker in multiple roles!!! And "Bono"!!!!!!!! Matter of fact, I think I'll watch it again today. I love how they included representations of "Janis Joplin"& "Jimmi Hendrix"!!!!! Even a reference to the riots and I saw it as riots in "Detroit", but at that time, it could've been any city. I loved the way they represented " REVOLUTION"!!!!!

I enjoyed your reaction to this fantastic song. I also enjoyed your views. Love from a Beatles fan 🍏✌🏼🎸

" Yellow Submarine was one my favorites♥️♥️♥️

"Yellow matter custard, Dripping from a dead dog's eye, Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess, Boy you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down." Lennon wrote this song after discovering that a teacher had been analyzing the Beatles’ lyrics with his students. So he made a song that made no sense at all to mock the idea that there was any great message hidden in the Beatles' Songs. And of course, they still did even more.

Spot on summary. You summed the four perfectly

Leo Sayre did a great cover of this and a couple other Beatles songs for a docu movie McCartney did with big name artists called ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR TOO. Super creative editing of a combination of actual news footage and period movies. Most artists only have one song each, but Leo Sayre and The Bee Gees have multiple each. It really stood out to me how talented a singer Leo Sayre was when he sang the Beatles songs that maybe had more difficulty than most of his own. One of the best known Beatles covers originated from this project: Elton John’s LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS. I highly recommend it!!!

Lennon commented on this-Let them make sense of that.

I'm 56 my mom God rest her soul grew me up on the beatles and I'm jamican my black friends would look at me weird saying how you know every white song out there I lwould laugh I grew up in the suburbs had alot of white friends this is my favorite beatles song johm explains the first week he wrote this they was tripping on acid at the end some people debate saying they said everybody smoke pot and others say its everybody got one this song I still play in 2024 especially when the chords ch!nge when they say Cho Cho the violens they intensify makes the song trip you up higher and higher you feel 😊😊

Wow! I forgot the version on the TV show was a different mix from the album. Haven't heard this version in a while.

Great reaction, keep going on this journey with the Beatles 🦘

I think what made The Beatles great.Was that john and paul wrote songs completely different . No one could write a better Love song then paul mccartney But john lennon song was more like just tell it the way it is. Both working together was what made the beatle songs so special.

What a great analysis.

If you enjoy John Lennon's wordsmithing you should check out the Beatles song "Come Together" - you'll love it! Also, "Gimme Some Truth"! Including the line: No short-haired, yellow-bellied, son of Tricky Dicky Is going to Mother Hubbard soft soap me With just a pocketful of hope

Check out Across the Universe and All You Need is Love for more of classic Lennon poetry!

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Hi Stan! This was part of The Magical Mystery Tour, so a bit on the psychedelic side. John was The Walrus. In the Lennon/McCartney world whomever is singing lead generally wrote the song. The other may or may not have collaborated. Now for inspiration the Fab Four certainly turned to The Rutles and were inspired for sure. Piggy In The Middle was one of their classics and truly inspiring. I’m trying a link, below. I stayed… 🐷 🐖 (appropriate to my request 😉) Joe ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FKezWLZqRik.htmlsi=tIBXc-7B0f4qHvdY

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That's only on one channel. It was recoorded in stereo and half of it is missing. Finding a good copy of this track, or the right footage that goes with it is quite difficult. Most Beatles stuff is heavily copyrighted. This is not what the track really sounds like, with only one channel you're missing instrumentation, backing vocals and depth.

You gotta hear tge original version of the song I think thia version was in the movie there's alot missing here

🦭closest thing I could find

The backing harmonies are missing.

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Just because some old woman said McCartney is "Sir" doesn't mean there is any reason for you to say that too. The other Beatles are just as deserving of recognition as he is.

How about the walrus is Paul. That's an animal.

The Studio version is way better sound quality! (:

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Interesting cut, but nowhere near as bright and brilliant as the final album release!!!👌👍✌️😁

What the heck? Was that some weird mix or was it just one channel? That sounded.....just wrong. And the ending was cut off. I am confused.

Dude, this is not the original version. Most "reactors" are listening to these wimpy "remixes" and don't know they're not listening to the original song, which is especially important to hear when it's a song this specifically weird. This is actually the weirdest song to ever be on the radio, the Beatles nailed that title forever with this one. But you've not heard it.

v vid distrats frm v song, i realy like v composition on vis one, v chellos etc, vis version is a poor one, some of v instruments n backn vocals r subdued 4 some reason.

Nice choice but it is not the right version. It's missing about half of the instruments and effects plus Lennons voice is out of sync with the band towards the end of the song. Do this over again please.

This particular mix has been manipulated by some Internet fool who has little musical understanding. You need to get the most recent remaster.

Except for John's voice this is not the Beatles playing. Just saying👍

the videos are distracting there were never never any videos really to get the real experience just listen to the albums NO VIDEOS NO VIDEOS BACK THEN only radio

Too bad you didn’t listen to the real version. I wish they would take this one off of RU-vid because it is often used for reactions and is a terrible mix.