10 Shocking Beatles Controversies
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Күн бұрынThe Fab Four got in a LOT of trouble over the years. For this video, WatchMojoUK looks at 10 Shocking Beatles Controversies. Featuring controversies about Helter Skelter, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, and the entirety of Let It Be. Let us know in the comments which controversy you think got out of hand.
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@isaacmartinez6904 6 ай бұрын
The Beatles Bigger Than Jesus quote was the most infamous from The Beatles. But it’s also most misleading. The whole reason: John was talking about fans thinking of them as gods, which they are not. John also highlight about youngsters lack of religious faith. John isn’t wrong about fame and how fans are with their idols, even to this day.
@cocoaorange1 6 ай бұрын
True, words taken out of proportion.
@Monkofmagnesia 6 ай бұрын
If he said it today, no one would care. Amazing though how the so-called Christians responded wityh violence and destruction, Jesus must have been rolling over in His grave (OOPS!).
@user-fu2mi1nd5l 6 ай бұрын
"I've seen religion from Jesus to Paul"
@skaizun 6 ай бұрын
Curiously, the British public shrugged off the quote. My family and friends understood what Lennon meant. It was only the holier-than-thou crowd in the USA, which burned the now-highly-collectible albums; but, then, they're the ones who believe the universe was created seven days ago, and that the flat Earth is at the center of it. :p
@AGETheGawdYT 6 ай бұрын
@@skaizunit seems like during that time the UK was super chill and not uptight about shit, it seems America had the sticks up their asses during that time.
@haniehsadatshobeiri789 2 ай бұрын
-Goodnight Paul. -Goodnight John. Broke my heart
@julianaylor4351 6 ай бұрын
Peter Jackson's restoring of the Let It Be sessions, the three part Get Back, shows that in spite of the arguments, The Beatles were not totally over at that point. They were just close to that event, because they were yet to produce their last studio album Abbey Road. That album does actually show they were breaking up. The collaborations on it are less involved and more a sign that they were working on on each others own songs, no longer a cohesive unit.
@cocoaorange1 6 ай бұрын
That is sad to see them fighting.
@DJFV694 6 ай бұрын
Pink Floyd guitarist, David Gilmour, owns the drawing of Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds that Julian Lennon drew.
@IsaacWale2004 4 ай бұрын
Interesting fact. I did not know that...
@brendaamata9233 Ай бұрын
Cool..
@user-fu2mi1nd5l 24 күн бұрын
@@josephk4932 Hold on, I'll ask him.....
@rodsinclair2573 6 ай бұрын
I think the Dick Cavett Show interview was used in Forest Gump with Tom Hanks sitting where Yoko Ono is sitting talking about his trip to the land of China and giving John Lennon the inspiration for writing Imagine.
@josephcooter5763 6 ай бұрын
Living here in the States I can recall when I was listening to Helter Skelter, not thinking anything of it, but having my mother, who ment well, freak out about it.
@AndrewHeller-jn7dx 2 ай бұрын
Understood. Perhaps, she overly associated the number with: the horrifically violent crime, that reputedly, was: unfortunately, overly-misconnected w/: it. Please Note: *meant well;...
@josephcooter5763 2 ай бұрын
@@AndrewHeller-jn7dx yeah she walked into my room and freaked out when she heard it.
@timrobinson100 6 ай бұрын
How can you blame helter skelter for a Pycho like Manson
@user-fu2mi1nd5l 6 ай бұрын
Lots of evil messages in reverse of that song which ole Manson prolly heard.
@Accam570 6 ай бұрын
There are no evil messages on Beatle songs. Manson also thought 'Blackbird' was a message to him about a race war
@user-fu2mi1nd5l 6 ай бұрын
Turn me on deadman not evil?@@Accam570
@denizbluemusic 6 ай бұрын
@@user-fu2mi1nd5l reverse messaging is a bunch of baloney.
@user-fu2mi1nd5l 6 ай бұрын
Just another one who is asleep.....@@denizbluemusic
@ardenaudreyarji 6 ай бұрын
Choosing Klein over the Eastmans was a fatal mistake. I don’t know how Paul failed to convince the lads.
@jw-nz2vx 6 ай бұрын
They were mad at Paul because he had become something of a control freak with respect to the band's musical direction. John and Paul were eternally jealous of each other, while George and Ringo were feeling like the other two (but especially Paul) didn't respect their musical contributions to the band. Paul treated George like his kid brother even though they were only about a year apart in age, and Ringo felt like a glorified session musician. Sometimes when you're upset at someone you don't care how right or wrong they are.
@ardenaudreyarji 6 ай бұрын
@@jw-nz2vx Yeah, all of that was apparent in Peter Jackson’s Get Back documentary. I think Paul was too busy in his own head. George couldn’t really speak his mind on lots of things especially in front of Paul. I feel like John could’ve really turned things around because I saw him read the room real quick, he would make jokes & get goofy when everyone was getting in each others faces, but I think he was on his way out at that point.
@jw-nz2vx 6 ай бұрын
@@ardenaudreyarji John was a worthless heroin junkie by this point. He was no good to anyone.
@wilhelmhagberg4897 2 ай бұрын
I don’t blame them for worrying a bit about the Eastmans, since Paul already was a bit controlling and this would give him an upper hand. They should have looked into a 3d alternative. Legend has it that Klein bribed Yoko by offering her money for a film project, and John did whatever Yoko wanted. John was incredibly bad at judging people unfortunately, Klein looks and acts like a crook and Mick Jagger warned them against him.
@ardenaudreyarji 2 ай бұрын
@@wilhelmhagberg4897 We coulda gotten at least 10 more years with the Beatles.
@julianaylor4351 6 ай бұрын
If Paul McCartney died in 1966, how come his daughter's Mary's son, that is one of his grandsons, looks just like him? 😁
@amandabeaty1492 6 ай бұрын
Because the fake Paul is really Mary's dad
@petejones879 6 ай бұрын
It was all a load of bullshit.. I can't believe anyone would really believe Paul died in 66
@julianaylor4351 6 ай бұрын
@@amandabeaty1492 🙄😆🤣
@cocoaorange1 6 ай бұрын
One of the most stupid rumors.
@Newhorizons4u 6 ай бұрын
It’s called genetics. You’re not very bright are you
@serendavies7375 6 ай бұрын
I love The Beatles!
@Accam570 6 ай бұрын
I love Julian's subtle disagreement with Yoko when she said John would have gone to the ceremony. Julian knows. ✌🏼
@mattatta 6 ай бұрын
Why would John not be there? also I think you're misreading Julian's body language
@Accam570 6 ай бұрын
@@mattatta Lennon hated pretentious crap like that, and Julian knew it, and also knew Yoko only said that as a dig at McCartney.
@kijekuyo9494 6 ай бұрын
It's all good news for me. When I was about 10 years old, I unwittingly bought a Butcher Cover album for $.25.
@sureshmukhi2316 6 ай бұрын
You could have said more about their alleged snub of the Marcos invitation while they were in The Philippines. That was a controversy that caused a real diplomatic incident where the UK Ambassador had to intervene. There's a whole video on it here on youtube.
@cocoaorange1 6 ай бұрын
That was very sad. The Beatles did not know about the event. But it was over 50 years ago. I wonder if Imelda has any rregrets? I was not even born yet?
@sureshmukhi2316 6 ай бұрын
@@cocoaorange1 Imelda? Regrets? You've gotta be kidding. She has yet to return the plundered wealth of The Philippines!
@sureshmukhi2316 6 ай бұрын
I wasn't born yet either at that time though I did hear stories as well as the video on youtube about it.
@brendaamata9233 Ай бұрын
Gotta love John when the camera was on him
@beatlefancraig67 6 ай бұрын
John Lennon's 1966 infamous "bigger than Jesus" statement wasn't far wrong?... if you go back & take a good hard look at footage of The Beatles 1964 tour of Australia🇦🇺 of the unbelievable massive crowds in Adelaide & Melbourne it was like people coming to see 4 gods!, on the contrary The Beatles were actually 4 God gifted talented young men who changed the world in a way that attracted so many people to go & see them & Australia🇦🇺 really showed their admiration, almost half a million people in Adelaide turned out in the streets to see them & Melbourne wasn't far different?, so many many people shoulder- to-shoulder in the streets is an incredible sight to see on that black & white footage I doubt if any other musical phenomenon could attract THAT many people on an incredible massive scale ever again??, God bless The Beatles 🙏, thank you John,Paul,George & Ringo.🎶🎵😊
@Jace-tv3dk 2 ай бұрын
They were never bigger than Jesus hell they weren't even bigger than Elvis and Michael Jackson makes their crowds look like 20 people
@petejones879 6 ай бұрын
I think Yoko was wrong. I don't think John would have bothered. He had the right attitude.. The Beatles were great in their time together but it's in the past they have all moved on and done their own thing. John's opinion was they were best remembered for how good they were and their legacy lives on. He also said that he wasn't totally opposed to playing together again but only if all 4 of them wanted it and at the same time.. Which would probably never happen because they were all busy with their own projects.. The closest we got was when Paul George and Ringo got together and jammed at George's home in the early 90s.. But it's never gonna be the beatles without John
@cocoaorange1 6 ай бұрын
I think he would have came to the induction ceremony. Anything else, who knows.
@bobf6763 3 ай бұрын
If John were still alive, he would have been there because Yoko clearly would have wanted him to be there. John could NEVER say "no" to Yoko.
@wilhelmhagberg4897 2 ай бұрын
I’m not so sure. Lennon liked the spotlight quite a bit.
@jamesrobiscoe1174 5 ай бұрын
Anyone who had a sense of John's directness and candor wasn't shocked at his infamous quote. It was not an arrogant boast.
@brendaamata9233 Ай бұрын
Im so glad Julian was at this induction
@petejones879 6 ай бұрын
I don't understand why people don't believe John about Lucy.. He's always admitted they took lsd.. Acid and hallucegenics.. So why should he deny Lucy was about lsd... I myself believe he was telling the truth about Julians drawing
@user-fu2mi1nd5l 6 ай бұрын
Tune really means : Lucifer in the sky
@ChorltonandtheWheelies 6 ай бұрын
@user-fu21nd5l. Firstly - your handle is really annoying to type out. Secondly - no it doesn't - don't be so silly. Secondly ( to address is an earlier comment you made) there are no evil messages in 'Helter Skelter ' forwards *or* backwards 🙄 Now take your tablets and lighten up eh? ✌
@ChorltonandtheWheelies 6 ай бұрын
I have used the word 'secondly ' twice in the above comment. The 'Helter Skelter' bit should start with 'thirdly' ✌😊
@mct18 6 ай бұрын
I believe it's possible Julian's drawing may have been a source of inspiration for the song but it's difficult to believe such an elaborate title and (seemingly) overt nod to LSD in sound and lyrics just happened coincidentally. I don’t basically all The Beatles songs with drug references were kinda oblique
@wilhelmhagberg4897 2 ай бұрын
It becomes academic really. The song is obviously very drug inspired, so even if the title didn’t conciously spell out LSD it’s still very much a LSD song.
@WatchMojoUK 6 ай бұрын
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@GonzoHenson 6 ай бұрын
The music underneath this made me think I had another tab open somewhere. Strange choice. Like the soundtrack to some 80s TV show.
@sergeikorolevGZ 6 ай бұрын
You forgot bout the trousers...
@user-fu2mi1nd5l 6 ай бұрын
George: Ever since epstein passed away and you took over Billy
@3dogdog 6 ай бұрын
Nice but a bit inacurate. Correction Abby Road was not recored "after' Let it be. Most of the tracks were recorded concurrrently. After having many good songs the "Abby Road" album was put together as a better selection of tunes ( of course it was) leaving the more or less "left over" tunes becoming Let It Be later when capitol records scrambled to but togeter a last album for release (of course more ka ching for Capitol) as the Beatles had already broken up and were on their own projects in early 1970 when let it Be came out in May of that year. Abby Road was realsed in the fall of 1969. I was there and lived though it. The Beatles also quit playing live not becuase of Brian as this says ( Paul has stated many times) but becuase they could no logner hear themselves from massive high DB crowd noise( which pleagued them anyway each concert) and they really just got tired of it. Technology had not caught up in terms of large arena or stadium sound reproduction capability.
@wilhelmhagberg4897 2 ай бұрын
Abbey Road was actually recorded ”after” Let it be, even if many tracks were rehearsed or written during LIB sessions. AR was an entire new project with George Martin as producer rather than Glyn Johns/Phil Spector.
@sureshmukhi2316 6 ай бұрын
None of this is shocking. Nothing said here isn't already known by Beatles fans.
@coffee-xg6my 6 ай бұрын
That last shot of Paul supposedly saying "And then there were two" is not what he is saying., If you listen closely, he's saying, "Cause I know it too".
@tomdaniel438 6 ай бұрын
😮yes it was
@petejones879 6 ай бұрын
Does anyone believe that if Paul had died in 66 that they would let his replacement have such a controlling influence on any projects they did after 66? It's all bollocks Paul never died.. He was virtually running the band by the Get back Let it be sessions
@user-fu2mi1nd5l 6 ай бұрын
"Paul' comes from a very powerful bloodline and is high up in the pyramid
@wilhelmhagberg4897 2 ай бұрын
They were not happy about Faul’s dominance, but they had to abide not to put the plot at risk. They were also somewhat lazy, even if they resented Faul his ambition came in handy.
@giorgiaklin1194 4 күн бұрын
does anyone know why paul wasn't at the Hall of Fame?
@russelljdj 6 ай бұрын
I wish Yoko was NEVER Here!
@brendaamata9233 Ай бұрын
John Lennon had that Smile
@hippojuice23 6 ай бұрын
"I'll be leaving the band, now." "When?" "Now."
@harryredhawk7661 6 ай бұрын
Jesus would not say no to introduction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame like Paul McCartney😊
@user-fu2mi1nd5l 6 ай бұрын
Paul HAD the speech in his pocket.........
@user-fu2mi1nd5l 6 ай бұрын
No mention of ole Crowely on Pepper cover? How bout HELP cover with the Fabs in occult positions?
@carolinegodden4364 6 ай бұрын
Many say, they are Tavistock Instutute creations. I dunno . All I am enabled to see, is the most incredible and uplifting influence, that they sure do have, Over the breadth of my life, IT IS POSITIVE. DANG
@zitherzon2121 6 ай бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="285">4:45</a> Would love to know how much Apple Computer had to pay them and is probably STILL paying them for use of their company name. A rookie mistake back then by Steve Jobs.
@wilhelmhagberg4897 2 ай бұрын
He was actually inspired by the Beatles and Apple Corps. So while not smart it wasn’t an accident.
@neilburns8869 6 ай бұрын
From my own personal understanding of what Paul McCartney can be like, and this is not just from one specific source - he can be a very difficult and awkward character to try and get along with.
@cocoaorange1 6 ай бұрын
I heard that too.
@jesserussell7242 6 ай бұрын
I also think Charles Manson was very wrong about Helter skelter which had absolutely nothing to do with the apocalypse because Helter skelter is actually about a kids fried over in England.Helter skelter is one of the best songs which proves that Paul McCartney can still rock not just sing ballads.
@wilhelmhagberg4897 2 ай бұрын
Luckily you don’t need to convince anyone that Manson was wrong. 🙂 He was unfortunately OUT OF HIS MIND!
@brendaamata9233 Ай бұрын
So sad about Brian Epstien he made them wahat the are
@jesserussell7242 6 ай бұрын
I think that Jesus controversy was taken way out of context and got out of hand and so did the Paul McCartney‘s dad rumor of course he still alive today. and also the legal actions that happened during the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame ceremony it was really sad when that happened.
@Monkofmagnesia 6 ай бұрын
Whjat do you mean by "Shocking" as every controversy you mentioned is common knowledge by now? Did you mean it was shocking at the trime it happened?
@samnous2002 6 ай бұрын
If Paul had died in 1966, who then wrote the songs that the other three did not between 1966 and 1969?
@wilhelmhagberg4897 2 ай бұрын
Paul left behind a batch of great songs when he died. Billy could also write a bit, he gave us ”Obladi Oblada”, ”Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” and the entire Wings Wild Life album.
@samnous2002 2 ай бұрын
@@wilhelmhagberg4897 Who wrote Hey Jude? Most of Sgt. Pepper? Let It Be? Get Back? Helter Skelter? Back In The USSR? The Long and Winding Road?
@wilhelmhagberg4897 2 ай бұрын
@@samnous2002 Either they were taken from the batch Paul left behind, or written by Billy, who is obviously also very talented although not really on par with Paul.
@samnous2002 2 ай бұрын
@@wilhelmhagberg4897 Far-fetched.
@timrobinson100 6 ай бұрын
Why? Did they do that horrific cover of yesterday and today, it’s horrible, no sympathy guys
@graniterhythm53 6 ай бұрын
Well think about it - what is 'butchering'? It's at least a double meaning & folks who eat meat know what that surreal cover means!
@Pissedoffdetective 6 ай бұрын
None of these are shocking.
@carolinegodden4364 6 ай бұрын
INCREDIBLE life experience. Anywhitch way. No matter from which direction. I always go.. 👠 How did Yoko Ono survive Such a beautiful mind heart atamp of God Loveliness and SHE did withstand THE MEDIA The horrific junk done to YOKO ONO. . . May it be received tenfold by all the criminal media agents involved . Media is the horror story. They will, personally, wear EVERYTHING. They are, very much accountable, for a whole lot of flucked up lives. Nasty characters
@LizzySho 6 ай бұрын
Is it a requirement of WatchMojo UK narrators to pronounce words incorrectly? They always seem to. Corps is pronounced "core" as in apple core
@pandaeyes42 6 ай бұрын
.daed si luaP
@tracymckenzie5104 6 ай бұрын
Brain epstein 😂😂😂😂
@ROBYNMARKOW 6 ай бұрын
Well, he was pretty smart! If it weren’t for his belief in The Beatle’s potential, they probably would’ve never gotten a record contract (& the rest is music history..👍)
@larryzappala803 6 ай бұрын
I wouldn't call Mr, Epstein's death a "controversy". Most glaring omission : long hair.Also, Paul's admission to dropping acid,John,Yoko, & George arrested on drug charges,the chronic references to drugs in their songs & on the album covers.Lennon saying that show biz is the Jewish religion; when the received MBE's from QEII in 1965 and Lennon returning his in '69 accompanied by an irreverent letter that she was unamused by!
@petejones879 6 ай бұрын
I don't think John was wrong with his bigger than jesus quote.. I for one certainly know more people that are beatles fans than fans of religious characters.. We don't know for sure what is genuine from the bible stories esp as the Christian church only allowed the versions they wanted the public to know.. Cutting out many of the stories about jesus being married to Mary Magdalen and having children.. And jesus having brothers and sisters.. Believeing the bible stories is all down to faith and choosing to believe whereas we know the beatles existed and were right there in our faces
@user-fu2mi1nd5l 6 ай бұрын
And THEY replaced Macca right under our noses
@christopherwahab3658 6 ай бұрын
Most over rated band in history! Average vocal and average lyrics.
@wilhelmhagberg4897 2 ай бұрын
Let us know if you find anything better! 🙂
@TheJdmfreek 6 ай бұрын
I have always thought the Beatles were overrated
@uhdudewhy7980 6 ай бұрын
So does Stephen King. There's an excellent book called Overrated/Underrated. It might be out of print.
@julianaylor4351 6 ай бұрын
So why are you watching this? 🤨
@Biffo316 6 ай бұрын
I agree but there's no denying the impact they had on music as a whole
@TheJdmfreek 6 ай бұрын
@@julianaylor4351 To validate my opinion
@TheJdmfreek 6 ай бұрын
@Biffo316 I can agree to that and thank you for being civil
@williambailey344 6 ай бұрын
The real Paul McCartney is dead and a look alike definitely took he's place. Once this Paul McCartney dies will we know the truth once and for all.
@julianaylor4351 6 ай бұрын
😆😆😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@williambailey344 6 ай бұрын
@@julianaylor4351 mark my words
@julianaylor4351 6 ай бұрын
@@williambailey344 I spoke to him online last winter, jog on. 😆🤣
@user-fu2mi1nd5l 6 ай бұрын
The truth HAS been revealed in Memoirs of billy shears
@williambailey344 6 ай бұрын
@@julianaylor4351 right whatever.
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