Leah H that's what I thought at first and that's why I try to learn from it. Even though it's about someone specific, its lyrics are universal enough that one can interpret it in a way to make it personal. That's what makes a song a good song :)
I guess it was in the late 70's - there was made a rather bizarre film about the Second World War and the music of The Beatles. They had taken clips from the progression of that war and mixed it with the songs of Beatles. The one song that stood out was "The Fool On the Hill." It showed Hitler himself - before the war broke out - high up in the Bavarian mountains looking out over the world - with his sinister look - from the terrace of his hideout in Brechtesgaden. It was creepy - and it got stuck in my mind. "They don't like him... " "He knows that they're the fools..." "And the eyes in his head sees the world spinning 'round... "
@@tomrogerlilleby2890 damn. That's scary. I guess it shows the more sinister side of being an outcast. That because you were mistreated, you feel justified to be cruel to others. A song that has a similar vibe to that is Teenagers by My Chemical Romance.
Is it underrated? I assumed it was another timeless masterpiece that will be listened to by generations yet to be born, long after everyone on earth today has passed.
Yes, it's one of those unsung gems! I saw Paul do it live in 1990 with a revolving piano and Martin Luther King Jr. reciting part of the "I have a dream" speech. I'll never forget it!
It was never underrated to me. I don't think anything from the Beatles could be considered "underrated" just considering the number of hits and album sales. I always had a place in my heart for these whimsical McCartney songs that may not have been radio hits but that I just can't fathom a world where they didn't exist.
If you take the film "Yesterday" seriously - I guess it could be called "a corny ass movie." And the manuscript would have had to undergo some serious changes. But it is clearly meant to be taken as some sort of comedy - and bring the music of The Beatles to a new generation. I really enjoyed it ! Could watch these types of movies all day long.
The fool on the hill is an enlightened being ("he knows that they're the fools")! That's what I feel!:) Thank you for the story and for playing and singing so beautifully!
Paul McCartney was or is perhaps still a huge fan of wearing costumes and adopting alter personalities, characters and pseudonyms. The memoirs of Billy shears paul is refered to as the man of a thousand voices by the narrator. Billy/Paul/Fault....going down that hole leads to other potential characters Paul would of been.
Born in 1952, start playing the piano by ear at 16 years old, the Fool on the Hill is my favourite, pur magical harmony, easy to learn, inspiring and simply fun to play , Thanks for sharing this story.
Magical Mystery Tour is one of my favorite albums.. The Fool On The Hill is one of my favorite songs. I saw this and I was like, "yep, this is for me".
A young kid with a great presentation of his take on "Fool On The Hill". Well done. I am a child of the 60s and there was two kinds of music to me in my formative years: The Beatles, and Everything Else. I submit a very kind appreciation to this production.
It's important to remember that in 1967 the Beatles hadn't yet gone to India and still believed in the Maharishi, while Sexy Sadie was written in 1968, after they'd been around him a lot more and gotten disillusioned, after they'd heard stories about him hitting on women and such.
There are many favourites BeaTles songs I love, but the Fool on the Hill is the only one I never can get enough listening to. There is something magical about it , specially when I play it on my piano.
I recall reading a story about Paul and his friend, Alistair Taylor, walking his dog on Primrose Hill and being approached by a gentleman. They exchanged pleasantries and parted. Both Paul and his friend said it seemed as if the man had disappeared. Paul wrote this song about that encounter. It was covered by Sergio Mendes and others. Sweet tune.
Thank you for the video. This is the first song of the bealtes my mother showed me when I was 10. I have loved the beatles ever since. Now I am 25 and learning it this week to play for her. Love you, mom
Minute 03:36 Hollyhops returning to the 60s with a time machine to see the Beatles live. Now seriously, beautiful video and beautiful explanation, if I were a Paul or Ringo I would congratulate personally.
i love the shift from the d6 to the dminor. it catches me off guard everytime and i feel like it makes the song standout from traditional stuff i hear everyday.
Man, I envy people like you who are blessed with the ability to sing high notes. I have a pretty low voice and the only Beatles songs I can comfortably sing are Ringo's. lol
You have the voice of an angel! Happened to stumble on this video and I couldn't change it! Thank you for a beautiful rendition of one of the most beautiful songs ever made
Your enthusiasm, sincerity and talent all come through wonderfully when you sing such classics. Keep up the great work. I would contribute financially to your endeavors if I could, but alas I cannot. Perhaps in the not too distant future.
conocí Beatles a los 13, los compilados de singles exitosos. Unos años más tarde alguien cayó con los vinilos del White Album, Abbey Road y el compilado doble azul. Los redescubrí absolutamente, y perdido en el álbum azul estaba "The Fool..." Desde la primera escucha hasta hoy han pasado más de 30 años, y sigue pareciéndome la más hermosa canción que uno puede escuchar.
The 6th chords are predominantly found in Jazz music and many Jazz pieces end with that very soft and open sounding cluster of notes. Here Paul begins the song with a 6th which is unusual also it sets the song up in a characteristically 'soft' sound hence many of the instruments are soft and warm belonging to woodwind sections of an orchestra. This is a song that is strong in imagery where the words are sung softly with beautiful meanings fitting the 'sound' of the music just so wonderfully. It is really a 'perfect' song which I think of as there is nothing you could do to or change to make this song any more desirable or better in anyway. Paul and The Beatles had a knack of writing perfect songs in the same way The Beach Boys did with some of their beautifully crafted songs such as 'God Only Knows' and 'Good Vibrations' to name a few of theirs. I hope most people would agree this song is magical in a way a great soundtrack in a modern musical of famous soundtrack fits a very memorable piece of filmmaking give a sense of belonging together. Here the lyrics fit so beautifully with the emotional responses we feel as our minds are filled with these wondrous sounds. I love to play this song me singing it and softly playing the guitar in a fingerstyle tone. I only wish I could write a song as good as this just once in my lifetime:( 'till then I just keep finding inspiration from many other great songwriters that are out there:)
I love your videos man. People are passionate about them but not all of them could explain the musicality of it all and man do you do know your stuff haha. Keep it up man. again love the videos
It's funny. When I was in elementary school, or maybe middle school, I told one of my teachers that I really identify with the fool on the hill. and my teacher immediately responded like, "oh no, don't say that about yourself. You're not a fool. Don't think that." What she didn't understand is that I was trying to say that I'm smarter than I appear and that people underestimate my intelligence. Ironically, my teacher only interpreted the song at face value and thought I was simply saying I felt as if I was stupid.
Is it just me or is the fool on the hill music video an incredibly creative music video??? Like I can't think of any music videos more creative than that at that time. For all the critique the movie deserves, the music videos, like this one, are pure art
really enjoy that song, heard it when I saw the film many yeas a go as a teenager and new it was special, as for the cords they work so well, only Macca could come up with them, a good video by the way
I have just realised this classic song is a perfect pen-portrait of Victorian nature-mystic Richard Jefferies. His seminal work on finding spiritual insight through intense communion with nature, begins; 'There was a hill to which I used to resort...' ('The Story of My Heart', second paragraph). In chapter 5 he adds, 'I used every morning to visit a spot where I could get a clear view... I had a dislike to being seen, feeling that I should be despised if I was noticed. This happened once or twice, and I knew I was watched contemptuously'. In the eyes of others, he was an eccentric 'fool'. Who knows, perhaps it was Jefferies - a native of both rural England and London - who appeared mysteriously alongside McCartney and Taylor that time, as they walked in London, in the featured anecdote. 2:38
Have you heard the first track "Beatles greetings" on the BBC sessions? They all introduce themselves and John's introduction is "I'm john and I too play the guitar sometimes I play the fool". I always thought this song was written about him cause of that line.
When I stupidly did that, I just saw an endless parade of screaming faces zooming in on me. Actually, I think I had been up for a week. That was 1966, and I have not done uppers since.
The"fool on the hill"could be me because i time traveled from the future and paul saw me sitting on the hill seeing the world spinnin round and the sun going down evryday while the rest of the world were busy fighting and the people judging each other instead of loving.😁😁😁
i love this!! you look like you've changed some production styles. they're good. i felt more the technical knowledge, in this one, you've been trying to express. you've made me so NOT ASHAMED of my soprano voice, it's alway so embarrassing but now i realize it's a gift. 'Fool on the Hill' is not one of their top rated songs but it's in my top 10!! that's b/c of the haunting quality paul produces. some things go beyond words. my science professor in college told me this was a song about copernicus, viewing the heavens thru his telescope on the hill (but nobody would believe that he said it went round . . .
U should have been the actor in the movie yesterday.. Because u can play Tha guitar and piano and u can sing too.. And most of all u love the Beatles like all of us watching your videos.. The actor in that movie I think doesn't even listen to the Beatles.
