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@@colebrown8293 They couldn't read sheet music, but the producer or engineer didn't tell them what to play. They were very capable of playing their instruments. If you asked John to play an E, C & D chord, for example, he'd be able to play it straight off!! Nobody told em what to play, they taught them about the recording studio.😁👍👍👍👍💕💓💖
That was awesome David, so thank you for yet another brilliant video. I was in boarding school when that came out aged 15. Being a school day, it looked like we couldnt get the record until Saturday afternoon, by which time they'd be sold out. So my friend John and I skipped lunch, took our mufti clothes and changed in the hedge (uniforms in town on a Thursday would be too dangerous), raced into town, got the record, came back, changed and went to the 2:40 class, having missed only Maths. Sounds so out of date to do something like that now.
i did the same thing in 2004 with Green Day’s American Idiot, snuck out of school with a friend to run to our favorite music store and get the album, we got on a bus to go downtown and we were so afraid of being recognized by someone lol, we bought the CD and returned for the second to last period we had someone lie to the teacher about being in the infirmary and they didn’t even check if we were there, only missed one period
My own first hearing of this back in 1967 was one of being rendered speechless. Revolver had been challenging, Strawberry Fields a harbinger but Sgt Pepper was just so rich, so full of ideas both musically and lyrically that it was (to borrow a George phrase) all too much. Music was never the same again and arguably this was true on a much` broader stage as well.
It's unfortunate when a band reaches such a pinnacle. When individual members can't push forward any more as a team, things tend to fray, like the Beatles or the Police, both bands of which went out at the top of their game.
First time watching your channel. You are a seriously talented young man. It is so awesome to watch someone from your generation break down music from my generation. Bravo. Keep up the good work. You are fantastic!
I could be wrong, but I thought that it was four pianos. Also, some of the pianos had two people playing a massive chord. You forgot the piano bench squeak during the final chord. (Ringo moved too soon!) ;-)
Me too, but for different reasons. When I was around 10, I lived on the first floor of a mid rise apartment complex with buildings that faced each other. I was woken up one night by a sound that I can only describe as a 'foomf' sound, heavy and muted. I looked out my window but didn't see anything so I went back to sleep. When I got up for school in the morning there were police outside of the apartment milling around. My neighbor had went into his car late that night, wrapped wet bluejeans around his head to muffle the sound and shot himself with a shotgun.
I hate they did what they did with it. Such a beautiful start, only to be jarred so badly and sent to a whimsical weird section. Is what it is. I can't help but to move on after the first section ends
Agreed. I've heard plenty of attempts to cover this song, and while many of them are excellent (including this one -- the singer was great, and David's playing was spot on), no one can quite nail that weary, sullen tone like John did. Probably the closest I've seen is Chris Cornell's version of this song. While he doesn't sound much like John, he "felt" the song better than anyone I've ever seen play it other than John himself. It's sad, but beautiful in a way, that you almost have to be a tortured soul to get certain songs across in that way.
I get what you're saying. The middle section is pretty abrupt-- but I think it makes the song kinda cinematic. It works well for the music video and also adds a nice break to make you appreciate Lennon's part.@@Breakstuff5050
I think I had that record in my hand within about 48 hours of its release to the public, and I remember putting it on my very inexpensive turntable in my bedroom at the age of 14, and I was in awe that this was the same bunch that had appeared on Ed Sullivan three years earlier in February of 1964. I was mesmerized. Hearing you re-create that song brought me right back to those moments…. so thank you.
NO COMMENTS ? Let me be the first to say I was born in 1950 and I totally feel ya..... By 62, 1962 I was hooked, when Canada got the first release of "Radio Beatles" IN THE AMERICAS..., COME ON AND WORK IT ON OUT...TWIST AND SHOUT, Bennett.
My Uncle was a fanatic fan. He used to buy 2 copies. He was in a band in the 60s in Liverpool. (ha, wasnt every1!). He passed away in the 90s and my aunt took the entire collection and sold it for buttons, think she just wanted rid so money wasnt the issue.. I wonder how much all the beatles record from the 60s, still sealed are worth?
It is insane that they went from A Hard Days Night to this in less than a stint in high school. It's mind boggling, It always blows my mind how much they did in 8 years
My experience was almost exactly the same. I was ten or eleven and bought it and ran home to play on the close-and-play. First day must have played the album 50 times.
This & their entire career. Martin was already the "5th Beatle" from the beginning. His baroque-flavored solo on "In My Life" was the 5th Beatle 2 years before Sgt. Pepper. George Martin was more than the 5th Beatle; his production made their recorded music what it was in many very important ways.
A lot more than just this song, he arranged strings and vocal harmonies, played tricky parts, mentored and of course did all the producing for their entire run.
Great thing about music is: after listening to the same song for the 813th time, you can still notice new elements (especially if the first 267 times you listened to it on crappy discs/cassettes or played it on audio players of questionable quality)
I love how Paul's section describes a man waking up, because John's opening snippet really has a dream-like and absurd quality. The bright and melodic passages, succeeding those vast, ethereal soundscapes, really convey the feeling of waking up on a sunny day after a particularly deep sleep.
Lennon's section sounds dreamlike, but aren't the lyrics literally based on the stories he read in the newspaper that morning? I'm pretty sure I saw a picture of the newspaper story about the 4000 potholes in Blackburn that inspired Lennon's lyrics. I presume the title 'A Day in the Life' came about before McCartney scribbled down some words about a typical bloke getting ready for work and running for a bus, but I'm not sure. It's kind of incredible how lyrically it's about the humdrum, but musically it's otherworldly.
And right before Paul's section falls back down to John's, he says, "...Somebody spoke and *I went into a dream.* " That could be a signal that we are "falling back down."
Honestly, one of the greatest things I've ever seen on RU-vid. A day in the life is one of my favorite Beatles songs. Everytime I hear it, it's like I've been submerged into this different world. You've nailed it mate! You've been able to recreate that same experience that John and Paul have made half a century ago. To be able to do that as a musician, is golden.
This has always been one of my favourite Beatles songs, it’s definitely one of their most ambitious tracks and such a great closing song on one of the greatest records of all time
Oh my gosh David…. David I’m so proud of you as a creator. You started off with just piano covers and now you’re recreated the song of the 20th century. David, you’ve been such an inspiration to me and I love you’re channel eminently. The way you describe even the simplest things opens my mind and makes me understand. You have taught me just about everything I know about music theory. Why, you could teach it to children if you wanted to, and they’d still comprehend it. It’s great to find a creator with a similar love for a fabulous band and it makes me so indubitably happy. And the cover is spectacular, too! You won’t give up on any challenge that comes your way and you’ve conquered one of the most complex songs mankind has made. Keep it up, David. You’re so awesome and you fire up my love for music. I can’t wait to see the analysis video! I bet it’ll be just as awesome. 🥰
Wow, full credit to you and the other musicians involved, that is the BEST recreation of A Day In Life that I have ever seen, and have watched a fair few on RU-vid. The drummer especially had great feel for Ringo's fills on this track, but I was also impressed by the vocalists change og tone to cover the John, Paul and "Ahhh" sections. Also David - how handy are you on bass! Inspirational stuff
Whenever I hear Beatles covers lately (and yours is very very good, btw), I come away with one major conclusion, and that's what an inimitable singer John Lennon was. He didn't like his own voice, apparently, but literally nobody sings like him. Even though this is a soft melody, he had such and edge, and his sarcasm is always present. It's clear from the first note: Your friend sings very lyrically and, well, soft, John has this raspy sharpness that cuts through everything. His timbre was like a megaphone.
I couldn’t have said it better. Very well put - Lennon’s voice is at the same time aggressive and vulnerable, sarcastic and serious. He’s my favourite singer.
Phil Collins - one of the best pop drummers at his time - had very high regards for Ringo Starr. Contrary to what others said about Starr ("he wasn't even the best drummer of the Beatles"), Collins admired Starr's musicality. He pointed to the drum patterns at the beginning of "A day in the life", noting that these are not only perfectly supporting the song but also incredibly difficult to play. And you played them so well. i was really surprised how incredibly good your version sounded, congrats
"he wasn't even the best drummer of the Beatles" is a joke from comedian Jasper Carrot. The Beatles, George Martin and any drummer worth their salt holds Ringo in high esteem
Every drummer always underestimates or makes fun of Ringo Starr until they actually try to PLAY Ringo's parts, which are deceptively simple, but the man is a *clock* in terms of his consistency. I've seen some of the most talented drummers humbled when they've tried to keep up with Ringo's timing. And in terms of his parts in general, there are very few drummers who knew JUST what would serve a song better than Starr did. There are flashy drummers who want the drums to be noticed - and then there are drummers who know that the song is what's important. I'm not saying he was the greatest drummer who ever lived or anything - but anyone who mocks him or thinks he wasn't an integral part of the Beatles just doesn't understand what made him so great. Let me put it this way - one musicologist literally set a metronome to the beat of a particular Beatles track - I can't remember which, but it was an early one where the beat remains consistent throughout - and the study showed that Ringo was tighter than the METRONOME. It's like Starr was built in a Swiss lab or something.
Ringo could have done a bit more, and as a result Bonham and Densmore (the doors) took the title for that era. It’s only that Ringo could have done more, he always sounds unpracticed.
There's a moment somewhere in the past where you thought 'I know, I'll....' and that moment must have been coupled with a distinct smattering of confidence that you could actually pull it off. To be the person that can take thoughts such as those and have gravitas on this scale alone - before even pushing a key or strumming a single chord, makes you a frickin genius. What a wonderful world you must live in. Bravo dude.
The musical elements of this astounding song are deceptively simple, but each one perfect for the moment. As the song progresses the Beatles show us how to create a masterpiece. John has said he loved making records more than live performances. Thank you for all your effort to show how it was done.
I always heard it as either "never to see" or "never to be" any other way. And someone suggested (in reference to the "Paul's doppelganger" hoax) "I could never be any other.'
I love the smile when he set off the alarm clock, when he was recording the nonsense, etc. This looks like it was so fun to do! I think that's one reason why the beatles worked so well together, and why the world loves their music so much - they just had a ton of fun in the recording studio.
@@DavidBennettPiano It really is! I think that and the "runout fun" are my favorite parts of the song! In the original recording, it sounds like the orchestra were all simultaneously doing a full-range warmup, but it sounds like "the end of the world" instead of just a warmup because (a) the range widths are all different, and (b) maybe they had staggered starts across the 24-bar range. The only limitation was "Start at the bottom and start climbing. Right before Mal would say 25, reach the highest chord tone of E major that you can."
Congas and Tambourine and Pianos Overdubs are missing, The Final Chord it's played 3 completely different things on each piano (Paul and Ringo played in the same piano) and the harmonium (you can listen to each piano part in the Master Tapes, DLD2 video), and you play the 3 pianos the same thing in the video, it's a really good recreationn, but you forgot abt some important things, btw u nailed the orchestra part!!! nice work
Fantastic video David! A song that is SO HARD to recreate - and you've done a top job of it ! One tiny criticism that true Beatles purists would note. Ringo's squeaky chair on the 2nd orchestral glissando.
In the original there's actually an extra half beat in the first few seconds of the song intro- between the B minor and E minor. Just one of Lennon's perfect oddities.
"the song "a day in the life" by the beatles is generally considered their crowning achievement". "there wasn't really a role for George Harrison so he's only real contribution to this track is maracas". BRUH. His last years with the beatles in a nutshell. They really did him dirty.
This band is without a doubt the greatest recording artists of our time. They are in the same class as Beethoven, Mozart and other musicians who changes the way people listen to music. We won’t be around to listen to the next wave of incredible musicians but I’m sure the Beatles and other great composers will be brought forward to challenge the new era of greats!
I always have goosebumps while listening to the final chord of A Day In The Life, and I had it again listening to the recreation! This shows how well made was David and friends work here!!
Hello from Australia and what a phenomenal effort you put in to this video! I watch your clips every now and then (when they take my fancy) but I'm always in awe of your musical ability. I'm old enough to have been listening to Sgt. Pepper since the original release and it's one of my all-time favourite albums, with "A Day In The Life" being a standout track. Well done!
I was 7 when this came out and had been a Beatles fan since 1964, before the Ed Sullivan appearance. I still can't tell you all how much this one piece of music struck me and continues to do so over the years. This video has evidently introduced me to someone who is equally impacted! Superb job David Bennett!
Bro, this must've been a lot of fun and a lot of hard work!!! Certainly one of the most challenging songs to recreate, not only in the Beatles' catologue but on anyone's. Cheers mate!!!
