I recently saw an interview that Paul McCartney did in the Howard Stern Show about this very song. Howard said, "I heard John didn't like this song." Paul responded, "Who says? A Jamaican man (I forget his name) was a friend of ours. I saw him one day and asked how he was doing. He replied, 'Ob-la-di, Ob-la da, life goes on you know!' So, George, Ringo and I were in the studio working on this song when John walked in. He asked what we were working on and I told him. John sat down at the piano and started playing what you hear. We had our song finally!" By the way, I absolutely love this song.

I don't think you've reacted to "Oh, Darling!' yet. I think you'd LOVE it!!! When they recorded it, Paul had them do like 20+ takes, because he wanted the "rasp" to be as authentic as possible. He sings lead here and his vocals are AMAZING!!! I hope you check it out. Love you guys..😊😊😊

The Beatles are the true GOAT’s. Everyone else is under them.

The Beatles literally transcend generations. They are the definition of timeless. There's a reason they're often considered the greatest band ever.

Weird. The vocals were missing for us but glad you guys got to hear. I would love to see your reaction to The Long and Winding Road. It's absolutely beautiful!

You should try Helter Skelter off the same White Album. Some critics refer to it as the first heavy metal song. Also written by McCartney responding to critics that he could only write love songs and ballads. You can’t pigeon hole the Beatles into one genre.

The Beatles go deep on their musical journey through every musical genre, which made them Legends!

Years ago I heard someone describe The Beatles as a band who not only never did the same thing twice, but they never did the same thing once. That sums it up perfectly.

One of the funniest comments I've seen is on an audio version of this song. Here it is: "This will be the song that plays when the universe ends and the credits roll." So true! 😂

The guy on the right in the pic at 6:00 is drummer Jimmy Nichol, who sat in for Ringo for the first part of their 1964 tour of Denmark, Holland, Hong Kong and Australia, as Ringo was in hospital with tonsillitis.. Ringo eventually was well enough to rejoin the tour in Australiaand Jimmy rode off into the sunset after his moment in the spotlight Great reaction by the way! 😀

You will never run out of amazing Beatles songs!

The beatles are the only group that individually had #1 hits after they broke up ! Amazing !

The White Album. 1968 - a fabulous album. This song always put people in a good mood. Glad you enjoyed it.

The versatility is unreal. Blackbird, oh blah di, Helter Skelter, while my guitar gently weeps, on the same album. There will never be another Beatles. Period

In his book, Paul McCartney, The Lyrics, he says very little about why he wrote Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Di, but he explained that he liked to "go down a club" after a Beatles concert and get food and drink. Inside the club he met a Nigerian conga player called Jimmy Scott. Paul asked Jimmy how he was, and Jimmy replied, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on, Bra." Jimmy explained that it was a phrase similar to the French saying “comme ci, comme ça.” used, especially in answer to the question, “How's it going?” to convey that something is neither very good nor very bad; but just so-so...but life goes on. Paul wrote the song when the Beatles were in India, and he was breaking up with Jane Asher and starting a relationship with Linda Eastman. When the Beatles became famous, Paul didn't want to get married; he saw how things were going with John and his wife, Cynthia, and wanted no part of it. However, he started feeling differently about marriage after he met Linda. Perhaps he wrote the lyrics foreseeing or forecasting his future life as a married man and a father. Listen to the refrain in the chorus of the song! He even predicts that the woman he marries will stay at home and do her pretty face and in the evening, she still sings it with the band. When Paul created the group WINGS, Linda, indeed, became his wife, bore him children, and sang with the band.

There's a little twist in the lyrics at the end (the video got it wrong) where Paul switches the names, Yeah, happy ever after in the market place Molly lets the children lend a hand (Foot!) Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face And in the evening she's a singer with the band The Beatles was so ahead of it's time 😄

The Beatles have so many great iconic songs, and this definitely is one of them!

Can't go wrong with the Beatles.

Greatest rock band of all time. Anyone who says not, you don't understand music.

It’s about two young people starting their family…a perfect, happy song for you! ❤️

My favourite, Long and Winding Road its a ballad though. But I suspect you guys will melt over Let it Be. Extremely iconic song

Their movie A Hard Day’s Night really shows their goofiness. It took me watching it several times, trying to figure the plot, and it’s really just a day in the life. It’s much fun!! ❤️

The Beatles are the greatest musical act of all time and a gift to the world!! No matter what mood you are in, The Beatles are there to make it better. There's a line in the movie Yesterday: A world without The Beatles, is a far sadder world.

We kids who grew up with the Beatles, really did love the goofiness of them. To us they were a new sound, crazy personalities, guys to crush on ! They weren't an iconic group from the past as they are now - they were just a bunch of kids like us.

Paul's bouncing bass line makes the song. ☮💚🎶

I'll never tire listening to The Beatles! The best band ever, absolutely no competition in my opinion!! 🎸 I wish I could listen to The Beatles songs for the first time, you guys are lucky 😊

Oh man, I haven't heard this one in a while. My first grade teacher must've been a Beatles fan because she had the entire class singing this song on Monday mornings, every week. I know it like the back of my hand, but I've never gotten sick of it.

Next up you have to get to "Oh, Darling". Such a powerful song. Paul sounds like he's shredding his vocal cords at the end. Paul was singing Metal before Metal was a thing! LOL. Damn, they were SO ahead of their time in everything they did.

Jay & Amber, you'll love their "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "Let It Be"!!!! edit - Jay, that's Jimmy Nichols, who filled in for Ringo for a brief bit. (I stand corrected!)

Excellent song choice, Amber and Jay! I thought of another Beatles song yesterday that I know you both will love: “Lady Madonna”. It has the two musical instruments you both love the most.

I love this song, another of my favorites, I don’t know if you’ve listened to it yet or not, is "When I'm Sixty-Four". I was born in 1962, the 7th of 8 kids, and I grew up listening to The Beatles. One of my best memories from when I was a little, is my mom in the kitchen setting dinner out on the table and my dad, after washing up, hugging her and shuffling her across the floor singing, “Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?” My parents will celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary this year.

I just remembered a song from The Beatles, off the Sgt. Pepper's Album. I really think you should strongly consider reacting to "She's Leaving Home" It's a truly powerful and emotional composition that really takes their song writing and singing to the next level. Here's to hoping you find it as impactful as I do.

This was used as the theme song for a TV show that ran from 1989-93 entitled, "Life Goes On." It was a basic family drama that had a unique twist: it was the first regular TV show to have a regular character with Down's Syndrome, with the actor portraying him actually having the condition.

Through all the troubles and tribulations, one must remember... life goes on...

Ob la di, ob la da was a phrase paul heard popularised by Jimmy Scott, a London-based Nigerian musician whenever he was asked how he was doing. It meant life goes on.

Great song, that feeling of joy at the beginning, the clapping, the roar of laughs. They were having fun with their song and transmitted that same fun to any person that is really listening.

One of the greatest feel good songs of all time. The whole "White Album" is incredible, so varied from beginning to end and really showcased The Beatles unparalleled diversity. If this song doesn't put a bounce in your step then your heart probably isn't beating!

I'm not sure if you noticed, the lyrics on screen were certainly wrong, at the very end of the song Desmond and Molly had switched places with Molly being in the market and Desmond staying at home, doing his pretty face and in the evening singing with the band

I can't exactly figure out why, but I always get tears in my eyes when i hear the "Of Desmond and Molly Jones" line.

I suspect that in the writing process for this song, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da " was original a working line/ title for this song and they grew to like the sound / cadence of it.

This a great song. I love all of the little things going on in the background. And it's a long 'O' not 'ah'.

You do have to explore their early stuff when they erupted on the scene. Songs like "I Wanna Hold You Hand" "Love Me Do" "A Hard Day's Night" and "I Feel Fine" (along with so many more) aren't as deep as their later stuff but are no less iconic.

The Beatles brought so much JOY to the world.🙏

"Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da" should have been a single. It's Paul doing reggae. Another of the very versatile facets of the Beatles endless talent. A lot of people don't like this song, but I can't see why that would be. It's a bright and bouncy tune and gets you up and dancing .

Love it. Theme song to one of my favorite TV shows.

This is a feelgood song with tons of interesting things in the background.

When I lived in London in the mid 90's and this song was played at my local pub....the WHOLE pub started singing 😃🥰

The guy on the right in the photo was a stand in drummer called Jimmy Nickle's who filled in for Ringo when they toured parts of Australia and New Zealand while Ringo was in hospital with an illness. When Ringo was well enough he flew out to the Beatles and took over.

Long and winding road is really worth a look...One of the best songs ever written...Nowhere man is another.. really shows Paul's absolute genius on the Bass guitar .An absolute Gem

When you asked who is that, it is a drummer named Jimmy Nicol. Ringo had become ill and they got Nicol to help them on tour until Ringo was back. He was famous for about 3 weeks in 1964, then went back into obscurity.

I’m shook! 😊😮 I was born in the sixties and did not know that this was a Beatles song. I thought it was a hit for the band Marmalade and it was, it got to number one.

True story: Paul, George and Ringo were in the studio working on this song and just couldn't come up with a way to start it. They'd been working on it for days but were still stuck. John, late as usual, strolls into the studio and notices they're still working on it and says hey, how about this? Then bangs out the piano intro in A. The boys just fell in after him and completed the song. Teamwork!

Great Beatles tune..one of my favorites that I don't hear mentioned much is Rocky Raccoon (from the White Album), as well as Happiness is a Warm Gun, although with the situation in the country right now, it takes on a different meaning but for back in the day, it was more innocent so if you listen to it, try to keep that in mind. Love the channel.. you two kids are great (I feel I can call you kids because my own children may be older than you two - about to turn 38).. take care everyone!

One of my favourite Beatles songs.. I vividly remember dancing round the kitchen with my mum singing Ob la di ob la da at the top of our voices.. memories that 50 odd years later still make me smile ❤ And my mum is still singing it lol

Another fun song by The Beatles is “Octopus’s Garden”! It was written and sung by Ringo and later adapted into a children’s book

Love your story Jay! Sometimes when I see teens wearing an 'old school' band t-shirt, I'll ask them to name 3 songs from the group! - Always 💙 The Beatles!!!

The first song I can remember hearing the Beatles, when I was four or five was I want to Hold Your Hand. Early Beatles in the 1960’s, but a great song. I still love it. Also, any song from A Hard Days Night, is classic. You need to react to the movie where all that great music takes place. Also, they are hilarious in portraying the life they were living at that time. Fame in the early 1960’s.

You have to hear the version with lyrics! I want to see you react! A super fun song.

There is a funny story that goes with this song And it proved it took all four beatles to make this all work. It's same paul, George And ringo have been practicing this song all morning and just can get the sound right. John comes in that afternoon sits down at the piano And he starts playing the song twice as fast as it should be. But in the end that was the version they went with.

Patti LuPone starred in the TeeVee show, "Life Goes On" & used a version as a lead in to that great show. GREAT SONG. GREAT REACTION. Thanks

All I got was the instrumentals. The voices were completely missing from this. I looked at the first few comments and nobody else mentioned it. Is it only happening with me?

I was 3yrs old when this was released & I loved it. Obviously I had no idea that it was by the infamous Beatles until many years after. Every album has at least one happy fun humorous song which some don’t like but this just shows the boyish humour they had.

To answer the “Who is that?”, question. He was a fill in drummer for a little bit when Ringo was having his tonsils out. Name is Jimmy Nicol.

From song facts: Ob-la-di ob-la-da' means "Life goes on" in Nigerian.

Great reaction as always, and Jay, to answer your question of who that guy is, his name is Jimmie Nicol, he played drums for 8 concerts in 1964 when Ringo was ill and in hospital

I almost died laughing when that one picture of the Beatles with William Campbell came up and Rob goes "Who was that!?!". In 1964 The Beatles did a tour of Australia, but Ringo was sick, with Tonsilitis I believe, and this weird looking guy William Campbell was chosen to fill in for Ringo. Such a strange choice as he couldn't play drums to save his life. If you ever catch video of one of their Australia performance you'll see what I mean. Anyway Ringo recovered and actually rejoined them while they were still in Australia. To this day he complains about how long a trip it was to get there 🙂 Rob and Amber, you're the best. I really love you guys!

The way this channel crosses over into your real lives is so hilarious & amazing. It must've felt so good to reel off the name of so many Beatles songs!!! lol. That lady must've been surprised but also happy that younger people still know the Beatles.

This sounds like a demo version .

Ah.. My fave song of The Beatles.. I hope you react to their song "I Want To Hold Your Hand", "Eight Days A Week", "Nowhere Man", or "Let It Be""...❤❤❤

I've never told anyone they're too young to know or like a band. I'm 47 and whenever I saw young adults with classic rock band t-shirts, I'd ask them what their favorite song was. If they knew the band, I'd commend them for keeping the music alive. If I found out they never listened to the band, I'd get psyched and say "Oh, you have to! You're in for such a great musical experience!" I'd tell them a few songs to start with, and hopefully they did and got to experience the wide-eyed wonder and musical magic that you two have!

Let it Be and The Long and Winding Road are classic Beatle songs. Give them a listen.

I have been requesting you guys to do this song for over a year because it reminds me so much of the two of you and your personalities your exuberance and your love for each other and your family… Great choice!

The Beatles shaped my childhood. I grew up loving this song! For a heavy metal vibe, try their song Helter Skelter.

I have a horrible couple of days, and now, I'm sitting here binging The Beatles with you I am now singing, swaying, and smiling - thank you so much!!

Isolated, this song just sounds like a fun, goofy little love story. But there’s something about hearing their songs in the context of an album. How the tracks are picked; their order; the contrast of styles from track to track. It’s magical! I know you’d have a problem reacting to an entire album, but if possible, please find a way. At sometime you should react to “Michelle”. It’s McCartney at his best.

oh - not ah - bla di, oh bla da, life goes on . . . as always, I love your reaction! You were both born in the wrong era, but I'm happy you are discovering our music now, and sharing your discoveries with everyone on KZfaq!

Notice the last line in the song was, “If you want to have some fun TAKE Ob-la-dee-ob-la-da.”

In the Summer of 1964, Ringo Starr got Tonsillitis, and had to get his tonsils removed surgically. While Starr was in the hospital, The Beatles hired Jimmie Nichol to temporarily replace him on a few TV performances, and for 8 concerts before Ringo Starr returned to the tour in Melbourne, Australia.

I never noticed how intense and involved the harmony was in this song. Quite a lot of work put into it.

So glad you picked this song! It's a blast of a song. Amber needs to hear Blackbird!! And Jay, if you think this sounds like a carnival, you NEED to check out BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. KITE

Jay, that guy you pointed out was Jimmy Nicol, who filled in for Ringo for awhile on tour in 1964 when Ringo was sick.

The 'Mystery Beatle' was drummer Jimmie Nicol, who subbed in for Ringo for 8 shows in 1964 when he had tonsillitis.

The beauty, and artistry, of The Beatles is that their songs will come back into your mind and you get a whole new level of meaning from them.

One of those happy songs that make us all smile and dance!

When you said Who’s That, Ringo was sick and couldn’t make one of their early Australian tours, so they got a substitute drummer for that tour, a guy named Jimmy Nichols

ABC-TV's LIFE GOES ON TV series aired on Sunday nights at 1900 ET (usually opposite CBS TV's 60 MINUTES, so aside from sports delays I did not get to see much of the ABC series, starring Kelly Martin. But the series used this upbeat Beatles song as its theme. The song debuted on the album The Beatles (aka The White Album) out in 1968.

Beatles can't go wrong Great reaction Oh my gosh I've been asking for awhile LOL 😂 Little blue's tune👍🏼 Paul McCartney kill's it vocally 🤌🏼!!!! The song is "OH DARLING (remastered-2009) You'll thank me later 😂 Keep up the good work Rob Squad 🙏🏻❤️✌🏼

One of their best songs. They even left the last verse in where he had Desmond and Molly switching places.

I work on a university campus and see Beatles stuff all the time. On another note. I was taking Spanish in middle school when this came out. I heard Ob la di, ob la da, ob la damos.

How can anyone listen to this and not smile? Pure fun! The guy in the picture you pointed to was Jimmie Nicol, who filled in for Ringo during a worldwide tour. Ringo had tonsillitis and had to take time to recover. 🌺✌️

I heard only music no words.....

I have a Beatles suggestion. When their music hit American radios I was 6 or 7 years old.. My oldest sibling was 15 or 16. My sister was a pre-teen and Paul was her favorite Beatle😍🥰 I can still remember her face turning red when “All My Loving” came on!! Give it a listen! 👍

I like how the Beatles throw in little things in the background. Like when Paul sings at around 1:40 .. 'Desmond let the children lend a hand' and George and John are in the background saying Arm , Leg ... ha ha .. Great Stuff ....

There was a tv show I used to watch and loved that used this song as their beginning called "Life goes on."

Love this song!! ❤

Life goes on, ra!

This was the theme to the TV show "Life Goes On." It was song by the cast of the show. I didn't know that it was originally sung by the Beatles at that time.

The dude you were point at was a drummer called Jimmy Nicol who stood in for Ringo for some Dutch and Australia dates. Ringo had an operation so was in hospital for around 2 weeks

As one who was a seventh grader in front of the tv when they made their appearance on the Ed Sullivan show and still listening now beyond age 70, I always loved when they went whimsical as in this feel good song. How can you listen to this and put it out of your head when the song ends? You can’t. It’s one of those tunes that just bounces around in your head all day. Now listen to Ringo’s song from his solo career The NoNo Song, it has the same affect as this one. PS: Jay, when you said, “Who’s that?” It was Pete Best who preceded Ringo as the drummer for about two years and was dismissed just before their popularity blew through the roof. Poor guy.

Greatest band ever - it will never happen again.