You gotta remember this song is over 60 years old. When I was a teenager of 16 there wasn't anything like this on the radio. They changed and improved with every album as we grew older with them. All the way to the last Beatles song recently released. It's a great pick and an outstanding outstanding commentary. Thanks for all your hard work.
The day this song and I Want to Hold Your Hand was first played on the radio was the day modern rock music was born. As a 12 year old boy in 1964, I couldn't be more grateful to have been young and alive then.
I’m impressed by both of you! 😁 I was 10 in 1964 and I didn’t quite get it yet😆 tho I watched them on Sullivan and thought they were fun. They didn’t sink in for me til age 13: Sgt. Pepper, I dove in (started following the youth movement/global politics too) and never came up for air 😁
Wow! I was born in 64, had the 45. I played side A and B over and over. We had the suitcase record player you latch and carry. My brother broke the record when I was a few year old. Maybe he was tired of me hogging the player only listening to this record? Wow also because since it was broken at a young age I doubted myself if I Saw Her Standing There and I Wanna Hold Your Hand where on the same 45…. Thanks!
Their early stuff was so upbeat and feel good , Like this one. It was in 1967 that they went psychedelic. I'm the kinda Beatles fan that loves their early stuff , It was soo motown influenced. Love their later era too don't get me wrong ;)
@jodyjackson5475 I was in the 6th grade when they came to the U.S. I couldn't believe how older folks were ragging them about their hair. Not exactly 'long' to me and on top of that, they all were wearing suits. Pretty tame compared to today.
Oh absolutely , Their hair was considered long back then haha , Also the Beatles before they were famous were bad ass , They used to have drinking competitions to see who could drink the most and not pass out on stage, They were also popping pills to play longer and they all wore leather and smoked and swore on stage. Then they were cleaned up and suited. @@mikeguerrero72
It's hard to explain how much fun the Beatles were. In the 60s girls would go crazy when the Beatles shook their heads and their mop top hair cuts would shake. They were polished, funny and edgy at the same time. Everyone talked about them, not for a few weeks, a year or two, but for ten years. I grew up with them from 8 to 18 and after their run. There won't be another group like them, the stars just don't align like that. The best part is they became world class song writers and musicians and they filled their music with magic. They delivered and they were beautiful.
As they always said on American Bandstand, it’s got a good beat and you can dance to it! My parents were shocked, I tell you, SHOCKED at the length of their hair 😂😂😂😂👵🏼💜☮️ I’m sitting here dancing in my chair, I was a teenage girl in the 60’s and what a time to be alive!
@@eviekelpie1 They were accustomed to see long hair guys then, though they might not accept it. Actually the hippies let their hair grew really long before the Beatles.
Anyone who knows Paul's vocals from this stage isn't all that surprised that he wrote and performed Helter Skelter, the first heavy metal rock song ever recorded! 🧓😎
This song was the first one they did in their US debut on Ed Sullivan in Feb '64. When I Want Hold Your Hand came out, and it became known that Ed was going to treat them like the next Elvis, radio began playing all their songs. If the songs hadn't been great, it would have all blown over.
@@meyerhave Oops. You're right. I started to fact check that before I posted. They did I Saw Her Standing There when they came back in the second half of the show.
@@debjorgo ... and check out these slightly sunburned (Ringo foremost) Irish pale faced Liverpudlians when they do another rousing version of "I SAW HER STANDING THERE" the next and following Sunday (February 16, 1964) on the Sullivan show from Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s9HXjuTE9Uk.html Cheers, "@debjorgo"!
In February, 1964, The Beatles made their American debut on the Ed Sullivan TV show. My entire family, including my grandmother, were gathered around our black and white TV set and watched the performance. I was in the 7th grade. Beatlemania was about to sweep the nation. Rock/pop music was never the same. My family spent the entire summer of '64 vacationing around the nation. Everywhere we went when we got within range of a town and picked up a radio station on our AM car radio, we heard Beatles music. My parents probably got tired of me and my sisters calling out from the back seat, "turn up the radio!"
I love how much we can hear their early influences in this song: they LOVED Chuck Berry Little Richard etc and it shows 😃 > it inspired them to form their own band, and they never let go of these influences, they added to them.
The Ramones, named after Paul McCartney’s alias, Paul Ramón, get their song-opening “1,2,3, Faw!” from this song. Thank you, Paul Ramón. The first several Beatles albums were released with different playlists by Parlophone Records in the UK and Capitol Records in the USA. The UK records usually had about 14 tracks, while the USA versions had 10 or 11 songs, so that every 3 albums or so Capitol would make another album out of the songs it had left off the previous records. Anything for money. Some albums, like ‘Rubber Soul’, were radically different, with different openers, etc. The American version is almost a country/ folk album, while the UK version opens with a rocker, “Drive My Car”. I grew up with the American version and didn’t know the difference until I was 20 years old or so. The Beatles hated that they did that to their records.
LOVE ME DO was their first record that charted at no. 20 in the UK. That was early 1963, and then their NEXT song "PLEASE PLEASE ME" was their FIRST NO. 1 song in the UK and Europe. We in the U.S. didn't know them yet, that wouldn't happen here in America until Dec. 26, 1963 when "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" was released in the U.S.
The Beatles entire career happened when they were all in their 20s (early before they were known was in their teens). Thinking about how immensely talented 20-somethings were still blows my mind!
They recorded this in 1963 but had written it 1 or 2 years before. But in the USA we never heard it until about February 1964, and it was all over the radio, for months.
I love how eager you are to familiarize yourself with the many aspects of this legendary band. The sixth person you are referencing is Brian Epstein, their manager. He's the one who discovered them in Liverpool, then brought them to London. He was also responsible for getting them out of their leather gear and into finely crafted suits. The reason the UK and US albums have different names is that at first, they were the product of different companies, and they actually had different track listings. The US albums only included 10 songs, while the chronologically parallel British albums had 14 songs. That all changed with Sgt. Pepper (1967). From that LP forward, the track listings and packaging were identical in the two countries.
At this point, they knew they could get away with anything in the studio. Screaming, singing over each other, experimenting is just starting. I almost think they were clowning and not taking things to serious and knowing they had the world by the balls. And it was working🤘❤️
I almost went to see the Beatles in concert in 1964. But I didn’t have my drivers license yet and I didn’t have another way to go. I lived on a farm about an hour away.
I was 9, going on 10 at the time. Their arrival in the U.S. changed everything! I lived only 25 miles north of NYC at the time but was too young to attend any concerts. It was an incredibly exciting time! Funnily enough, I still enjoy their older songs the most. I guess I listened to the later ones a bit too often.... Their older songs really encapsulate the true spirit of the group. Long live The Beatles!! 💕🎇♥💞✨
Before the Beatles rock was primarily written by professional writers. Once the Beatles became noted for writing their own songs, everyone was trying it, which is how Rock Music also changed.
No worries about coming in late Shawn. 90% of us Beatles fans were kids or not around yet when they stopped doing it together! We still grew up with them through the music.
When they played on the Ed Sullivan Show, the camera moved from each of them while they played. I can't remember all of their ages but when they showed John at the bottom of the screen it read John Lennon, and under his name it said "Sorry girls, he's married" I think he was 22 at that time. I think he's the oldest.
Oh the poor girls! 🤣. Yes John was married and his first son, Julian, was 1 year old in 1964. Ringo is the eldest, June 1940. Then John, October 1940. Paul McCartney, June 1942. The youngest, George, February 1943
It's the 1st track from their debut album but not the 1st song they released. That was their debut single, Love Me Do, which is also on the same album lol. Enjoy the journey. The Beatles are just the greatest ever.
There is a live version by Elton John with guest John Lennon from MSG 1974 performed together the 3 songs I Saw Her ..., LUCY ... and Whatever Gets You Through The Night (then US no.1), released on EJ live album Here And There 1976.
Shawn Salvadori: (In case the first "COMMENT" didn't reach you) This is the TV moment, on Sunday February 9, 1964, when THE BEATLES first exploded - coast to coast in North America "LIVE" (8 p.m. E.S.T.) - on THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW from N.Y.C., and among other songs played "I SAW HER STANDING THERE". Video | Facebook They appeared on the Sullivan show,"LIVE" the following Sunday February 16, from Miami Beach, and by which time "BEATLEMANIA" had taken over the continent, north, south, east & west. A truly signature event of the 20th Century. (1) The Beatles - On The Ed Sullivan Show - 16 February 1964 (Full Appearance - 1080p 60fps HD) - RU-vid They were a great live-playing band.
Perhaps the 6th man you are thinking of is their manager Brian Epstein. He signed the Beatles and helped them get known. Brian also got the Beatles to clean up their cat and to wear suits as well as to stop swearing and to bow after they sang a song on stage. He was the one that introduced The Beatles to producer George Martin. And the rest is history.
I grew up watching and listening to the Beatles since I was 10 years old. Love them, love this song. If you want to see a big change in the way they changed through the years, go from listening to I Saw Her Standing There to Strawberry Fields.
They said that their early songs were about "She loves him, he loves her, they love each other". The big jump was to Rubber Soul. Capital Records was reluctant to release The Beatles music, despite their massive success in the UK. Supposedly EMI, their owner, forced Capital to release their albums.
I’ll take them to my grave. I play a Beatles album at least once a month. My teenage grandson picked up a guitar when I introduced him to the fabs,and he was so knocked out,he went out next day with his dad and got a guitar. He’d been fed on a diet of (c)rap,Rihanna,Jay Z etc,and doesn’t listen to them anymore. He’s hungry for my music knowledge from the 60’s 70’s and 80’s. Todays music sucks (his words,not mine,although I agree) Yes I’m a music snob but I don’t apologise for that.
If you want to experience some of the energy of this song, a fun little experiment might be for you to watch a video on RU-vid and learn how to do the Twist, and then crank this up loud and do the Twist to it. The music just resonates with it so perfectly, and it is quite the workout! Another thing is to be able to identify who is taking lead and who is singing backing vocals. This establishes their separate personalities in your head really quickly. I follow one reaction Channel that first reacted to the Beatles more than a year ago, and it's so funny that you fast forward to as recently as maybe 6 months ago or so, probably longer, they already know. They can pick them out. It's just delightful to see.
To me the sound has been cleaned up and sharpened. I only ever heard it on vinyl and mainly through a radio too. It has a softer woolier sound back then. Great rocking track. Compare it to the crooners who were populating the charts at the time..
I loved watching you getting into this old Beatles music. I grew up with it, watching them on Ed Sullivan and watching the girls screaming hysterically! The Beatles have had SO many adventures in their music! Its gonna be so much fun to react to them!
When they performed this live on the Ed Sullivan show, Ed Sullivan advised them to take out the line “I get high”! They left it in live. How things have changed!
Just like others have commented, when this hit the AM radio station there was nothing even close to what they were serving, and it was exciting! This seems tame by todays standards but 60+ years ago this was cutting edge stuff!
Man, I remember the first time I ever heard this was on a jukebox at a little hole in the wall pub in a small college town I was going to school at many, many years ago....(An early Paul McCartney tune)
Ringo and John were 22 Paul was 20 and George was 2 weeks shy of his 20th bday when this was recorded. George Martin is the most important music producer of all time. He went from doing classical and comedy albums to being The Beatles only producer for almost all their albums. He made their ideas possible. And he scored the soundtracks to their 3 movies. His son Giles is the producer who remixed their albums and made Now and Then with Paul. He did the Love album for the Cirque du Soleil Beatles show. It’s a mashup album of their tunes. Once you know their catalog it’s a trip to,listen to.
Best crash course to catch up with Beatles music: just watch the.movies they made. A HARD DAYS NIGHT (Beatlemania era), HELP (mid-60s), YELLOW SUBMARINE (late 60s) and LET IT BE (The end). And though it doesn't star the actual Beatles, the dramatic film BACK BEAT covers early Beatles (pre-Ringo)), with a terrific performance by Ian Hart as John Lennon.
You should really try some other music from the late 50s and early 60s, to have some understanding of where The Beatles came from, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and the likes. Grabbing the top five names from the Billboard 1959-1962 year end hot 100 you could try something from a few of these guys too Johnny Horton, Bobby Darin, Lloyd Price, Frankie Avalon, Paul Anka, Percy Faith, Jim Reeves, The Everly Brothers, Johnny Preston, Mark Dinning, Bobby Lewis, Patsy Cline, The Highwaymen, Roy Orbison, Del Shannon, Acker Bilk, Ray Charles, Dee Dee Sharp, Bobby Vinton and David Rose. This is in _no way_ an extensive list, just a few examples.
And with them it makes all the sense in the world to start from the very beginning and grow and progress as they do. Thanks again. And seeing them from afar is such a beautiful expression. Now you will meet them in person (so to speak). You will win a lot of new fans and friends reacting to The Beatles.
Even I could stand to broaden my Beatles knowledge and I was born in '66. They've been classic rock my whole life basically. I was four when they broke up, and by the time I was ten and listening to Zeppelin, Heart, Steve Miller, and Elton John, The Beatles were very, very broken up. My parents were about five/ten years too old to latch on to Beatlemania. My dad eventually bought the famous "red" and "blue" compilation albums (1973), at some point. So I just wasn't exposed to them the way some of my friends with older siblings were.
Sean, if you really want a nutshell understanding of The Beatles and how they came into being and why they were so different from what came before, you definitely want to check out the film, "The Compleat Beatles," a 2 hour film released in 1982 narrated by Malcolm McDowell. Sort of the first biographical film on the Beatles and remains a pretty good overall job.
Actually, Paul McCartney prrformed this song at his concert 5 weeks ago! I remember I needed a bathroom break, and this came on...well I just had to sing it right there and there😂😂😂
Shawn, theres a few hits that Paul McCartney wrote for serval other artists during his time with the Beatles that you should check out. The man was a prolific songwriter and a hit machine! Here's 3 songs that come to mind off the top of my head "A World Without Love" by Peter and Gordon "Come and Get It" by Badfinger "Goodbye" by Mary Hopkin
Paul also produced Those were the days, for Mary Hopkins. Peter Asher, from Peter and Gordon, is Paul's ex's Jane, brother. The couple were living together at Peter's house. Peter remembers Paul waking up one morning, and immediately having to write Yesterday!
Thanks, Shawn... the Beatles always had the three "elements" Melody, Beat and Message... even if the "message" was not particularly deep... lol.. their songs were always fun... appreciate your reactions...
Yea man, I have to agree with you, The Beatles were and are important. Their influence was huge, they weren't afraid to try new sounds with different instruments and I believe they were the first rock act to perform in stadiums. I mean, they started the British Invasion. The Beatles were special, the chemistry... I'm really looking forward on this journey with you dude. Hoping sometime in the future that you react to the rooftop concert, it's the last time they performed together, and it's a must, I think, peace.
Shawn, you should start at the beginning and listen as the greatest band in the world grows. In their short time together, they literally changed the world!
My first album that got me into the Beatles was when I was probably 7 or 8, it was the Chipmunks Sing The Beatles Hits which came out in 1964, I was born in 1963. Ever since I've been a major fan. Love them all. Used to have the Anthology Collection but someone stole it, $100 gone 😢
Especially in these earlier days, George Harrison had the solo mastered! George Martin (producer) realized years later that enough focus on George's guitar sound was underplayed early on.
You should also try the title song from this album, Please Please Me. Their first number one in the UK and an absolutely amazing song. Just FYI, this album includes the first two singles they released-Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You and Please Please Me/ Ask Me Why-and ten more songs that they recorded in one long day. An astonishing feat that resulted in a brilliant album. And they only got better from there. Colossal is a very apt word.
For the different names of UK and US versions of Beatles' first album, the story goes like this: Despite early success in UK, the US didn't catch Beatlemania until December 1963, when "I Want to Hold Your Hand" got the breakthough in US radio stations, and the release of the song "Please Please Me" as a single in February 1963 failed to chart in US! And since the original Please Please Me album has 14 songs, but at that time it's a norms in US that an album contained only 12 songs, so the record company decided to cut "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why"(The B-side of that single) from the album, and the title had to change to "Introducing... The Beatles".
I love when people say they were a "boy band." No, they were brilliant musicians and songwriters who started their career at a very early age. Boy bands can't write close to 200 amazing songs that have stood the test of time.
That's one of the really astonishing things about The Beatles - they started out as just another Boy Band - albeit an extremely talented and practiced one - and in less than 7 years were putting out world-changing stuff like Yesterday, A Day in the Life, Elanor Rigby, Helter Skelter, Strawberry Fields, Hey Jude, etc, etc, etc.
A “boy band” is an insult. They were not assembled in a talent contest like NYSYC. These musicians met up, over a few years, admitted into the band for their talent. They played hours in clubs, and bars, fueled by talent, and alcohol or amphetamine. By the time they recorded their first music they could play about 400 songs, and were composing at a good rate. They absorbed music! Not a “boy band” despite some photographs. 🙄🎸 (Harrison was 18 - Starr, the oldest was 21 years)
@@jonathanmurphy3141 They were 4 young men who wrong nothing but upbeat songs about innocent teenage love. That's a boy band. I don't mean it as an insult, it was simply a phase they went through - one of many.
@@Darkkfated I take the term as different. Band who write and sing or singers who perform, all male. Yet, like The temptations or the O'jays didn't play instruments, they were not a Boy Band. Im 54 year now, and yes the likes of NYSNC annoyed me - a Band, musicians, or produced singers. It is in how you see and experience. There were of course "Girl groups" like the Ronnettes or Supremes -then later, bands like The Bangles, Go-go's, L7, Veruca Salt. Who plays instruments to their own tunes, and who learns choreography. The Beatles, also changed their sound with each album. They didn't just repeat "I want it that way" with programed music.
