Well, this is just my opinion ... but Lennon simply couldn't sing that song. He would have screeched it, since he didn't have the kind of range McCartney has.
I’m 17. This album is the greatest of all time to me. When ever my friends want to move away from rap and listen to something different I show them my music and that includes the Beatles. More than 60 years later it’s a masterpiece even to them.
I used sit and listen to "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" over and over and over again, trying to guess when it would end. Never got it right. It's an hypnotic masterpiece. Perhaps my favourite Beatle song of all... and I like a lot of them!
I knew a guy who was really into blues, hard and metal rock. He was adamant that he did not like the Beatles. I could never figure it out. One day, we are in the car. I am playing I want you (she's so heavy) and he's like what is this song? It's incredible. Oh yes, I converted him on that one track.
@@jennifermason9557 any metal fan should know that I Want You (She's So Heavy) is literally the first Doom Metal song, predates Sabbath by a few months
@@dobythedog A medley is comprised of portions of completed songs. The "Abbey Road" "medley" is composed of song fragments strung together to give it the appearance of something or other.
i listented to this album live at age 9. my mom was a beatles fan, we listened to the whole sequence of their albums. even as a kid i knew this was beyond magical. it really seemed to be about the whole world and all of us fans. very intimate. still cant believe it. they were channeling something...
Man, I really loved your reaction. This is how a real react should be, respecting the music, listening to it properly, instead of stopping the music a hundred times to make a thousand comments that kill the mood of the song. I could see how the songs touched you and how you enjoyed each one properly. Very nice video.
Every Beatles album is so special. Listening to them develop from their early youthful efforts to their more maturing work is such a privilege. The Beatles are aliens from another planet sent here to further our evolution.
Their early years might seem simplistic compared to their later albums but don't take away from their amazing ability to perform and also write songs of the highest calibre for the times and what was aloud concerning the technology at hand in the world of music production in the early 1960s
@@James-hd6ez oh yeah definitely. If you go with the alien theory it's like warming us up for swimming in the shallow end before throwing us in the deep end
You’re so fun to watch. Your interpretations are pretty spot on. I was in tears watching you listen to “Maxwell’s” 😂 It’s about instant karma. And yes, Paul started laughing at that one point you heard. That’s also Paul singing “Oh Darling.” You have to listen to side B (after “Here Comes the Sun”) without stopping. It’s the long medley - a bunch of short songs strung together. And it’s the main reason this album is so iconic (I mean, “Something” is my favorite song ever but the long medley is iconic.) ❤
Thanks for your kind words Reina :) Paul's singing on Oh Darling was epic, i didn't expect that to be honest. I listened to the whole album in 1 but cut the video into 2 parts. Part 2 should be coming out in the next week :)
@@StillColour Paul covered several Little Richard songs with The Beatles, and the Beatles toured with Richard in Germany. I've always heard it as a throwback to Little Richard - especially songs like "Ooh! My Soul"
maxwells silver hammer is famously the song the beatles spent the most time on, much to the dismay of John, George, and Ringo. Supposedly the reason Paul laughs is because John walked into the room and mooned him since they had spent the whole day doing takes of maxwells silver hammer
it truly is one of my all time favorite albums!! For an album that was released more than 50 years ago, is just amazing!! I was in awe back then just as I am today!! 😎
Rick Beato recently had a discussion here on YT about how music today is short and how the entire tick toc 16 second clips are ruining music because to get into that trance music gives you, you need to listen for longer than 4 minutes. The Beatles realized this and I think that's why they released long songs and albums like Sgt Pepper that the tracks took you on a long continuous journey. Because if listened to as they intended from beginning to end without stopping you reached the trance state. I want you/she's so heavy was like that.. watching you rock back and forth reminded me of his discussion. It makes sense. The guys were brilliant. They took you on a journey. NOT to sell you music, but to expand your mind.
I was 7 when this album came out and even being so young I was obsessed with this album, ha. I kept stealing it from my older sister to listen to it and I remember happily singing Maxwell's Hammer without a clue that it was about a serial killer! I used to use my hairbrush for a microphone and just stand on my bed belting out Oh Darling! with every ounce of angst and fervor my 7 year old heart could muster. My child soul really resonated with this album and of course over the decades I discovered the rest of the Beatles' discography and have loved their music. But now at 60 years old I still consider Abbey Road my absolute fave Beatles record. Maybe because it was my first experience of them at 7 but also because there are some damned great songs on it!
Definitely my favourite Beatles-album, and this was the last one they recorded!!! Talk about a impressive list of recordings and releases when you can save the best for last! Still, I love The white album, Sgt. Pepper, Revolver and the rest of them, but this has always had a special place in my heart, especially side 2 ...
John wrote Come Together and said it was "a nonsense song". When he played it live after the Beatles broke up, he messed up the lyrics, and said live on the mic "That's what happens when you write nonsense lyrics". It's still one of my favorites, and I'm just soooo glad that I got to play it live as a bass player, and also sing the lead vocal in my last band project. It was one of the highlights of my live playing days, and one of the best audience reactions too. Thank you John Lennon! :)
Sorry for coming to you so late. Your reaction has really been a joy to behold. You are such a real bloke. Thank you for this. I am 69 years old but you made me feel like my younger self. You are so like me when I was young, excited by The Beatles and always surprised and innocently delighted.
I enjoyed your reaction and thoughts to this Beatles album (which is my personal favourite Beatles album) - interesting little fact is that Abbey Road Studios was simply known as EMI Recording Studios and was changed to Abbey Road in 1976. Then in December 2010, the zebra crossing at Abbey Road the Beatles are crossing on the album cover was given Grade II listed status!
She’s so Heavy is has so many odd but cool meter changes and portions are very much featuring the whole jazzy backbeat thing. So cool. When i listen to this song I can very easily hear Miles Davis joining in in my imagination.
I love to watch young people discover the Beatles! There were/are something so special. On the cover, by the way, it's John in white, Ringo behind him, Paul barefoot, and George in the blue jeans.
I appreciate your feeling for this music. The song 'Oh! Darling' is typical Little Richard who heavily influenced The Beatles. Respect from Melbourne Australia.
Each of The Beatles albums had at least one song that featured their drummer Ringo Starr on vocals, 'Octopuses garden' is credited to Ringo but George Harrison helped him develop it. The song appears to be a light hearted kids song but it's lyrical inspiration comes from the fact that The Beatles were going through a tough time with their inter-band relationships. They were growing apart and not the tight unit they once were. Ringo would not get involved in any band disputes and would sit it out hoping it would blow over. This song shows how he longed for somewhere peaceful to hide away, on the second side of 'Abbey Road' George Harrison also expresses the same feelings in 'Here comes the sun' longing for a time when they were no longer under the pressure of being a Beatle. Octopuses do create their own 'gardens' they collect stones, shiny shells and anything else hard to build themselves shelters, the object being to strengthen their habitat with tough objects.
Ringo told the story on Letterman. The RU-vid vid of his interview is available. They were on vacation and the nanny was behind Ringo. She suddenly said, "take the baby". He said, huh? Then she repeated, take the baby. He did, then looked down. An octopus had one of his tendrils wrapped around her ankle. Then he told Letterman that if that had been him, and he mocked tossing the baby over his shoulder. He was laughing, of course. Then he said the captain of the boat they were on told him how Octopus make a garden on the ocean's floor. Ringo liked the story so much he wrote a song about it.
The last track on side 1 was definitely an influence on Led Zep and Pink Floyd . But then the Beatles did everything first. Check out Tomorrow Never Knows on 1966 Revolver which is acknowledged as an influence by Pink Floyd . Incidentally there us a big new deluxe version of Revolver out at the end of November . Maybe you should react to that album.. It is one of the great albums of all time
@@scottandrewbrass Revolver is my favourite album. It is about time it got the same razzmatazz as Sgt Pepoer. It has the same level of creativity to me. It is a game changer too ( without knocking Pepper )
Your interpretations of these songs were excellent! You definitely picked up the right vibe from "Oh, Darling" (that was Paul singing the soulful lyrics)-it was intended as a throwback to the 1950s. And you also picked up on the darkness of "I Want You/She's So Heavy." This is considered a predecessor of heavy metal and doom rock like Black Sabbath. I've been listening to these songs for more than 50 years, and I still respect all four of the Beatles more with each listen. Paul's bass, Ringo's drums, and Billy Preston's keys (let's not forget the "Fifth Beatle") here were stellar. PS On the cover, left to right, it is George, Paul, Ringo, and John! Much was made of Paul's bare feet and John's white suit at the time; some people said it symbolized the fact that they had actually died. "Paul is dead" became a running joke for a time.
"I Want You/She's So Heavy." came years after the beginnings of heavy Metal music, which was as early as 1965, and mainly in 1966, and was commercially topical by 67. Even the Beatles had heavy metal songs before this.
Actually, some consider "Helter Skelter," on "The Beatles," which was released in 1968, before "Abbey Road," to be a predictor of so-called "heavy metal".
@@RadCenter The worst "interpret" songs which are obvious in meaning without the interpretation. And worse than that is the assumption that the songs are always personal autobiography.
Priceless reactions. I hope you experience the whole “B” side uninterrupted some day. It’s thematically like a mini rock opera where they used partially finished songs in a unique way. It ties together so well.
the fantastic Billy Preston plays the keyboard on "I Want You" Mal Evans, the beatles' roadie, plays the anvil on "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" George Martin's production process helped by Glyn Johns, with his trademark drum mic technique, and Alan Parsons, future sound engineer for Pink Floyd and producer of The Alan Parsons Project the Moog synthesizer on this album, then a new invention, developed by synth pioneers Bob Moog and Wendy Carlos
I Want You (She's So Heavy) was actually the last Beatles song, and when Lennon mixed it, he cut it off abruptly to symbolize the end of the Beatles. Always makes me sad.
Hi, GAZ here from Melbourne/Australia. Really loved your video. I've been a huge fan of the Beatles since I was a kid in the 60's & they remain the best of the best to me still. So great seeing your first reactions, just like when I did when I first heard them back then. Timeless & always inspiring every day to me. Keep your clips coming. All the best. GAZ
Something is sonic perfection. George's vocals, the backing vocals, the lead guitar, the lyrics, the strings and the way Ringo melts the drums in and out of Paul's iconic bass line. It gives you all the feels. The whole album is so incredible. Something is my all time fave song, from my all time fave album, from my all time fave band.
Maxwell's Silver Hammer actually inspired a serial killer. When Manson Family serial killer Charles Manson was on trial, he tried to jump past the court guards and kill the judge, to recreate the song's last verse. (Maxwell doesn't kill himself in the end, he kills his judge.) Charlie's girls were chanting "Must go, must go free" from the gallery seats.
@@TheDivayenta Don't forget Piggies, and Revolution #9, as in Revelation 9, the book of the Bible all about the Beatles, the apocalypse and Charlie himself.
Come Together: Sometimes it’s not necessary to think too hard about odd lyrics, think abstract like Picasso)😉 and the voice as a musical instrument: it’s the experience of all the sounds as a whole. You’re right btw the way that Oh Darling sounds 1950s, they were huge fans of 50s pop & rock - this track fuses doo wop with blues. Notice how many times you responded “WHAT?!!” 😄 That’s EXACTLY how Beatles fans reacted when we first heard these 😁 We NEVER knew what to expect, every track was often a different genre. I was 16 when this came out. Our hearts were broken for YEARS after they split, even though they put out some great solo music…
I first got into the Beatles when I was about 11-12, in the late 70s! It was a long and amazing road of discovery. All their music is very different & all awesome. 🎶 thx for video!
You don't have to pay much attention or take the lyrics of the beatles songs very seriously, they composed the melody, choirs, instrumentation, etc, first, then they put any lyrics that rhymed, that's why their music is so excellent quality, even to this day
I never recommend (or "allow") folks to hear this album first. This should be their last Beatles album - their ultimate experience - but it is SUCH a powerful work, top to bottom. I'd still say, "Go to the beginning and see if you can understand why they started gaining fans." And go from there.
Listening to an interview with Ringo recently, he was definitely stoned when writing Octopus’ Garden while on vacation with his family and spending some time on a yacht.
I first heard this album in 1st year uni (1971). It was understood that when listening to it you HAD to be stoned (grass) when listening to I Want You (She's So Heavy).
It wasn't towards the end of their career, it was the end of their career - as a band, anyway. Absolutely stunning, brilliant album, one of the very best ever recorded.
FYI...The conspiracy theorists back then cited this album cover as one more piece of evidence that Paul is dead. They see a funeral procession: John, up front in the white suit is the clergyman. Ringo, next in the dark suit is the undertaker. Paul, shoeless and out of step is the corpse. George, in working man's clothes is the grave digger.
the line is - "he's got to be good looking because he's so hard to see." its a joke. its a play on words. all the beatles often threw in absurd, tongue in cheek lyrics into their songs. its just one more added dimension that made them so endearing and inspired the lyric analyzing craze that began in the 60s.
Beautiful reaction mate here comes the sun is my personal fave. Which will be on Yr part2 Amazing album but rubber soul and revolver definitely are still the best definitely react to them as well mate🙏
You are correct about Maxwell's Silver Hammer apart from he didn't kill himself at the end, he killed the Judge who was sentencing him. Yeah a jolly upbeat song from Paul McCartney and the Beatles about a serial killer for laughs. Lol
That first song is a total John Lennon Word-Mind-Fuck based upon an old Chuck Berry Song "You Can't Catch Me" (see link, wait for the chorus). The Beatles spent their first four or five years doing nothing but covers of people like Berry and John became a passable blues shouter - listen to him on Long Tall Sally or Roll Over Beethoven. as for the rest of that song... yeah, he was on drugs but so were we! I was in high school when their first album came out... the change from there to the end of the 60s and their final album... we lost something of that hope, which we could use again ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9jKrHzps0XM.html
"The Beatles" grew up listening to and loving "Goon" comedy. The next generation of the equivalent was Monty Python. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is twisted like that. And, no: Maxwell doesn't kill himself. At the end he kills THE JUDGE.
Maxwell's silver hammer is just a metaphor for a rich boyfriend (Maxwell) laying down the law for his woman. It has nothing to do with killing anyone. BTW, Beatles songs are not in in any particular genre ,it's just Beatles music that is in a genre all by its self.
The Beatles were so far ahead of their time some of their music feels like it was made yesterday, and for 50 year old music it is much, much better than some of the music made yesterday. Pun intended.
This LP is very sunny. But all of their LPs are because their spirit was unique. They always had fun; it was joie de vivre "learned" from the post-WW-II economics in the UK -- "rationing" continued into the 1960s -- and the death of two of their mothers at exceedingly vulnerable ages. No one else had such a fully alive spirit. No one else had such joy in being alive. And that comes through in all their music, and in their humor.
The LP was released in September, 1969. "Oh Darling" is what was called R&B during the 1950s and early 1960s. Listen to their song "This Boy" for the classic form of R&B.
