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Love the Beatles and each of their solo careers. Check out Lennon's "Instant Karma" and George Harrison's "Beware of Darkness". Thanks guys for reacting to this one!
John thought Paul had made some subtle jabs at him on McCartney's Ram album and he strikes back in his usual not too subtle way. They made up a few years later and John was quite complimentary of Paul in John's last interview with Rolling Stone where he comments on practically every Beatles song.
And one of the Germans back in the early days that John met back in Hamburg. Klaus also played bass for Manfred Mann. He played bass on the iconic Carly Simon song, You're So Vain.
That was Klaus Voorman kicked back on the bass. His friendship went back to the Hamburg days with The Beatles. I believe they met in 1960. The Beatles became the great band they became in Hamburg between 1960 & 62. They would play six hour sets six days week, that's where they honed their craft. Voorman also did the incredible artwork on their "Revolver" Lp, one of the all time iconic Lp covers. Peace ❤
If you want to see a piece of history, find the video for The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus from 1969. It was made for TV, but the R.Stones never broadcast it at the time. Besides The Who, Jethro Tull (with Tommi Iommi before Black Sabbath), and others, there was a one time collaboration called the Dirty Mac, who played the Beatles song "Yer Blues". It was John Lennon - vocals and guitar, Eric Claption - guitar, Keith Richards (R.Stones) - bass, and Mitch Mitchell (Hendrix) - drums, and Yoko on terrible vocals.
I’m here to testify, Detroit loves you guys! That is my favorite reaction from you so far. Yeah, Harrison sliding, that was Allen White on drums, before he chose a career drumming for YES. Klaus Voorman on bass. Man, those Cats was where it was AT!
Hey fellas from Ned in Spain. This is one helluva song from an iconic album. The previous ones like Plastic Ono band are killin it too but Imagine is a classic. The version of this on Imagine is a little faster and punches even harder. The band is an All Star line up of Harrison, Alan White on drums, Nicky Hopkins on rhodes and secret weapon Klaus Voorman oozing out those velvety bass notes. Klaus was an artist and played bass on 5 of George's, 3 of Lennon's and 3 for Ringo plus a ton for other artists. I love his wry smile when Lennon is taking lyrical shots at Paul. You gotta check out the 1978 Beatles parody " All You Need Is Cash" featuring the Rutles ! Lennon loved it, Harrison, helped them and is in it, Paul was pissed off and Ringo felt a bit hurt over it but it's amazing. Stay away from the crap sequel but the Archaeology album is great.
Here we’ve got Ringo Starr on the drums, George Harrison on lead guitar (slide) and Klaus Voormann on bass (the artist who did the cover for The Beatles’ Revolver). This was the first “diss track”, towards Paul McCartney. Paul later answered back with Too Many People on his album RAM (in the Imagine vinyl of John there is a picture with John mocking Ram’s cover by holding a pig).
This song is a direct shot at Paul McCartney after Paul had taken a shot at John in one of his songs and John came back hard take a close listen to the lyrics the clues are all there pure Lennon genius!
If this song had a sax bit, it would perfect plus one! ..This is Lennon's response to a "dis-song" McCartney had about him called "Too Many People". Also for Macca, try 1985, Maybe I'm Amazed, Jet, and Call Me Back Again (bluesy). Lennon - try, Scared (bluesy), I'm Losing You (bluesy), Working Class Hero (deep), Gimmie Some Truth. Harrison, try this ladened in R&B flava "Learning to Love You", along with "Pure Smokey", Run of the Mill - take 36, and Cloud 9 (bluesy). Ringo, try Red and Black Blues (bluesy), Back-Off Boogalo (Harrison plays slide guitar), Las Brias (Spanish flava)
Lennon was the blueprint for what a rockstar is. Raw, intelligent, honest, rebellious, aggressive, anti-establishment. Very few had balls like him. With his activism against the Vietnam War, for women´s and minority rights, legalization of weed etc., he was targeted by Nixon and the FBI. They surveilled him and tried to get him deported from the US because they were worried he was gonna influence the young voters. Lennon´s Beatles career is of course interesting, considering how he influenced the evolution of rock in the 60s, created multiple new genres. But for me, his solo career and his activism is even more interesting. Going solo he could be less commercial and focus on the art. I don´t think I´ve ever seen a famous artist be as real as Lennon was, rarely bullshitting, always saying how he really felt. Which of course was controversial, and there are political forces that to this day attack his character, digging up every little bad thing he did in his life.
Lennon was great and I love your whole comment! Block that Nixon! Block that Nixon,! Block that Nixon!!! As Lennon says on Revolution #9. I know it sounds like Block that Kick but I believe it says Block that Nixon. What do you think? 🚶🚶🚶🚶🎸🎸🎸🥁
Alan White from YES was the drummer on this song! They both loved each other so much and it was a terrible ripping from each other…. Paul went into depression, John got into heroin…. They were in each others back pocket for so many years…. Money split them up on top of just growing apart in music…. I believe they would have gotten together again that’s why it’s soooo sad!!❤😞😞😞😞😞😞
Love to see you guys listening to the Beatles, they are my #1, but if you want to hear what is perhaps the greatest live rock vocal in history, you must listen to Queen "Somebody to Love" from Montreal 1981. Freddie turns in a live vocal performance that I don't think will ever be matched and the rest of the band are at their best for this one.
Yeah, John's musical hate message to John, because he was suing the Beatles to evict their new manager who was destroying them, and completed the task. Paul was right, and John was the one who officially broke up the Beatles by quitting. Paul gave it right back to this hate-o-gram with Too Many People: "Too many people preaching practices, too many looking for that lucky break. That was your first mistake--you took your lucky break, and broke it in two."
Paul McCartney was being manipulated by British Royals to keep big money rock and roll performers in England, paying taxes to The Crown. John Lennon was ready to say Farewell To Kings, came to USA for freedom (and lower taxes). John Lennon overnight was most popular NYC resident. And hated hometown boy Donny Bone Spurs couldn't handle it. But that's another story. Paul McCartney was kinda the David Gilmour to John Lennon's Roger Waters. Except of course McCarthy is the bassist and Lennon is the guitarist. They couldn't get their politics on the same page and couldn't tolerate the gap.
2:41...If 'they' had stayed together we wouldn't have heard this...and the guy sitting playing bass as cool as you like is none other than Klaus Voorman who is the only none Beatle to have is picture on a UK official Beatle album front cover other than Sgt Pepper...You do the homework!
The clues are there. The body is buried in Edinborough. The Paul is Dead conspiracy was a lot of fun. Some of the songs needed to be listened too backwards. This is probably was the first of what became know as diss songs. Paul wrote Yestaday (classic,song), and John says that is all you,have done. Unfair but that happens when relationships fall apart.
Great song, great version of it. Like it with the vocals just straight here. The final version/mix has some treatment on the vocals, not so direct. The final version has a very nice string arrangement though, you should check it out too. I'd vote for a deep dive into Lennon solo songs. You should hear Cold Turkey sometime, about his withdrawal from heroin. Was recorded during the late Beatles years but deemed too controversial to be a Beatles song so was released as Lennon & Plastic Ono Band I think. Clapton plays guitar on it
We...someone...needs to get the lowdown from Paul and Ringo (while they're still here) about what actually happened re Cold Turkey and the Beatles. How and when and by whom was it actually rejected. It's seems to me a pivotal point in the ending of the band. I don't think Ringo would've rejected it because he ended up playing on it anyway. Yoko, Pattie and Klaus Voorman and Clapton would be worth asking as well. John and George were going to make a recording of Cold Turkey at John's home straight after the Isle Of Wight concert with Bob Dylan on piano but Bob had to leave for some reason. It's in the Lennon Remembers book right near the end. That snippet of info always amazed me. Ringo might've been there too. All Beatles except Paul were at Bob's Isle of Wight performance. The festival ran from 29-31 August 1969.
Here are some Beatle solo suggestions that other reactors haven’t gotten to yet. Lennon-Whatever Gets You Through The Night. McCartney-My Brave Face. Harrison-This Song. Starr- Oh My My. ✌️🖖
John is my least fav Beatle but this song was a serious jam! And what great footage!!! Thank you to whoever suggested this gem. So glad SHE didn't start "singing".
That's funny you would think plant was better but actually Paul and John on the ranking list are rated higher than him in the top five you don't even see Jagger or any of those other guys in there and definitely know you don't see planning their they actually have good range and they can hit notes that it's deceptive but they had notes and lows so yeah and they know how to use their voices a bit better but he does a good job of coloring
It's a pretty nasty song to trash your fellow bandmate who together made you all the most iconic band of all time. Was it that bad? I would say John looks very small with this song and I prefer him to McCartney. Guess Paul wins in the long run, hey Johnny.
George once said he would be in a band with John again, but never Paul. John was more relaxed in the studio and let George do what George does best. It was indeed a direct shot at Paul for subtle shots Paul took at John on the 'RAM' album (a good album, btw). Ringo was around when the lyrics were being written. Yoko and Allen Klein, John's manager, contributed quite a bit. Some of the lyrics were so offensive that Ringo reportedly said, 'That's enough, John'. As you can see, Ringo opted out of playing drums, but good ol' George showed up.
John and Paul invented the 'Beef" songs, one from John, then one from Paul, back and forth. Like brothers in a family, they fought but loved each other. The songs they did back and forth were really interesting. All about songs, the Beatles breaking up, their wives etc. Savage stuff.
This song was a direct shot at Paul. "The only thing you done was Yesterday. Now you're gone you're just another day." Paul responded with"Let me Roll It," on the Band on the Run album.
@@TT-jm7xy Yes, but I felt that line was pertinent. John took a shot a Linda in this song as well. I felt Harrison being present was revealing as well.
Bitter bitter bitter ravings of a jealous man. I feel sure that had John lived to middle/old age he would have realized the folly of this song. But he obviously needed to say this. “Jump when your mama tell you anything” LOL OK John Ono Lennon
Paul McCartney came out with the song Too Many People on the ram album. He was talking about Yoko always being in the recording studio for their last couple of albums. Before that, no girlfriends or wives were ever allowed in the recording studio, John took major personal offense to it, and came back with this absolutely cutting song. Check out the lyrics one more time. It’s a brutal fire back at Paul.
Love your reaction. John and George wrote lyrics that provoke our conscienceness. More than something to singalong with, but actual music that makes us THINK, songs you remember and ponder on. Deep. That was John.
interesting choice to start with for John solo. Number 9 Dream is a good one, IMO. For George solo, Crackerbox Palace has always been a fave. Admiral Halsey for Paul solo. He actually had not too bad a release recently, with Beck - Find My Way
Let’s not forget about Klaus Voorman on bass and the late, great Nicky Hopkins on electric piano. They both belong to a very small group of musicians who played with all four of the Beatles on at least one of their solo projects.
