We are? I've never grieved. If I want to listen to them, I listen to them. No grieving involved.

Absolutely - timeless songs 👌😎 *They’re just the greatest.

Fans of every age! In 1963 not everyone loved them, but thru all of us playing their music for our kids and grandkids, there loved by generations! ♥️

Mozart has more over a longer time frame. Really weird.

Weird not weired.

@@gogoyubari366 most of the time those are simple mistakes they know the right word. This is supposed to be fun don’t be that guy.

My pleasure!

Yes, those old narrative seem ridiculous when one actually hears their conversations.

Couldn't have put it better.

Indeed. After all this time I hadn't realized that the time span was a mere 17 days. They were incredibly prolific. Of course.

+September Sapphire+ To me the Beatles were like the equivalent of a musical tsunami. We've never recovered, we were swept away.

I agree. No other band has had a number one album 50 years after they quit touring. Unbelievable.

Original drummer ? Pete Best was drummer no. 3 or 4. Hé is the most famous pre Beatles drummer, that's true.

@@paulbakker6765 Don't be so pedantic.

Thank you, David!

They are endlessly fascinating! Thanks for the comment, Mina.

They knew how good they were. When George Martin said they didn't think they could make Hey Jude a single cause it was a 7 minute song and it might be an engineering problem John replied " They'll do it cause it's us" that said it all.

Was it George H who said many years later, "We would have tried harder if we knew we were going to be 'The Beatles'"? Obviously they were the Beatles, but he was referring to the growth of the legend, and the unparalleled level of scrutiny they would receive. So, in a way, they didn't see it.

John said, "When I was a Beatle, I thought we're the best fucking group in the goddamn world." They knew they were great, but I agree with you, they couldn't experience themselves like we experience them. Even Paul, when asked what it was their music did to people, had to admit, "We don't know, really."

Brilliant.

Paul described it as like being in the eye of a hurricane. They could see the chaos as they were walking through it, but were never a part of it. "It was a lot more fun for all of you than it was for us".

Lennon doesn't sound like the stoned-on-heroin addict we've been led to believe! Thank you for the kind words, Gavin.

I agree with you. I'm glad to hear them all talking friendly love this Thankyou so much. I miss their voices so much. ❣️

Shocked and delighted me as well. John was so professional and not so erratic as we traditionally view him in the later years of the band. Very eye-opening and makes me proud of John.

@@popgoesthe60s52, is "ALLRIGHT" the American spelling of "ALRIGHT"?

John was always the lead guy that they all looked to.

Playing together seemed to rise above any problems.

That’s coincidentally the name of the bonus disc on the Let It Be…Naked Album

Fascinating how little English has changed in 52 years

A fly on the wall couldn't make heads or tails of what went on.

@@Redhotshawntexas I love the disc. Whenever I need cheering up, it's one I'll pop on, just to hear John say to Ringo, 'The Queen of Sheeba wore falsies'. 😅

You are quite welcome, Scott! More to come.

Thank you Antonio. The biographers and rock journalists who got this wrong for 50 years will never live this down. I appreciate the warm comment!

@@popgoesthe60s52 as a rock journalist and historian myself, your work and insight until now have been revealing. So, double thanks!

Much thanks, Astor!

Thank you!

Their conversation is almost as good as the music! Thanks, Brian.

My pleasure, Terry. Thank you for the nice comment.

...And the results were miraculous as The Beatles always were!!

Yes, the oft-repeated narratives of Lennon hating this period and being out of in on heroin take quite a beating when we hear what he actually says in context of the sessions. He clearly is the leader and we hear Paul defer to him constantly. There is a great conversation that is barely audible of Paul and John at lunch discussing George's leaving. Lennon is completely engaged and rational about the goings on and understanding the years preceding the issues. I may try to do something with those recordings.

@@popgoesthe60s52 That would be great!

@@popgoesthe60s52 Oh, please do it!

They are like this through the entire month. After listening to 97.5 hours, it seemed their relationship was pretty tight.

@@popgoesthe60s52 exactly what I thought. Clearly there's a mutual respect between them. After all that success, why not? destroys the myth of the constantly turbulent Let it Be sessions.

@@Gardosunron The Let It Be sessions were only turbulent when the Beatles were recording at Twickenham. Once they moved to Savile row - Apple headquarters, the atmosphere changed. It is documented in Pete Brown's book, and John mentioned it during Anthology I think.

Yes, they had a mutual love and respect for each other. Naysayers, not withstanding.

Nice analogy, Jim. They had reached the summit.

The audition was passed.

Way to go Alex, so do I!

Hard to blame anyone here given the results. They could be blamed for being a tad over ambitious! Thank you for the great comment, Linda.

@@popgoesthe60s52 That was my point I don’t think Paul was being overly ambitious as you say. Honestly the let it be film kind of flopped.. That is one of the reasons for Get Back is it not? Ringo said on Howard Stern if not for Paul,s workaholicism The Beatles would not have made as many albums as they did. And I would have loved the idea for a television show.

Yes, all these years we've been given a bum steer from biased biographers and lazy journalists. It's nice to get more clarity from the primary sources! Thanks for stopping by Brian!

Interesting isn't it

Paul wanted a full-on show, while John was eager to do something. The ones against the project were George and Ringo, who linked up and said no to everything that meant leaving the studio building. John's asserting leadership by playing peacemaker, and Paul is grudgingly going along, seeing the Roadhouse vanish in a puff and not assuaged by this lunch-break rooftop idea.

Well in this conversation at least...

Actually I was shocked at Harrison reply about a live show and was worried about " A bunch of c_ _ ts showing up. Not cool!!

But the others knew.

Thank you for those additions. Much appreciated, Vicbert!

Hey Kurt! Thanks for the comment - I'm very excited for the film.

@@popgoesthe60s52 I certainly will follow your review here. Thanks.

It kind of goes counter to the 50+ years of Rolling Stone magazine reporting!

@@popgoesthe60s52 That's a service to mankind in itself.

I love and appreciate the old RS Record Guide, especially, for leading this former kid to great things like "Village Green Preservation Society", and many others- but god, the Rolling Stone ethos gets tiresome. Their ownership of the narrative on everything is an anti-trust violation.

@@popgoesthe60s52 Rolling Stone wrong on everything. See also their takes on Led Zeppelin.

It's strange that in retrospect some could only see the negative in these recordings. Quite a lot of positives came out of this! Thanks Williams!

I appreciated the comment, Jeff!

Thank you, Kirbygene - I appreciate the comment.

True. "Let it be" is not one of the best albums of the Beatles, and still is one of the best albums ever. That's the level of that band.

I'm eternally grateful that John went with bringing back his One After 909. I love the song, and it's perfect for the rooftop gig.

@@waynej2608 It's amazing how grounded and succint John sounds, considering as the story goes, he was a drugged out junkie at this point in time. I hear a man who has a solid point of view and knows what he wants for his band.

Passion.

Thank you for the substantive comment!

Thanks for the comment, GB

...I'm so proud that they were just four scousers...that changed musical history!.......and changed my life!...gave me hope!...✌🏻💙

Thanks for watching Frank!

@TunesDoneByOne The excuse was that it was already released on a single. Flimsy excuse, so was the A side of the single "Get Back"! They could have used a different take or mix of "Don't Let Me Down" for the album.

That’s a top 10 all-time Beatles song for me.

@@rjaraneta913 I know "Get Back to Toronto" had an excellent take of it.

I don’t know about you but, I put on my Let It Be mix. Still figuring where it goes but it’ll land somewhere.

My pleasure, syater. You've summed it up quite nicely.

Agreed. Also, something which may not be clear to younger viewers, the fact that they were aiming for a live performance of some kind tended to dictate what the music could be. Other than playing to backing tapes, there was no way of remotely reproducing live much of the types of music they they had been making since they had stopped touring. Even some of their more straightforward-sounding later songs needed multiple overdubs and tape effects. Limiting the players to just themselves and Billy Preston severely restricted what they could do live. In retrospect, they would probably have been happier simply performing those of their most recent songs, and there where quite a few on the White Album, which could reasonably have been done live - perhaps with some other guest musicians. They could then have had longer to prepare for their next proper album.

@@johnnhoj6749 Yes, agreed. The live approach was definitely part of it. I'm still am not sure whether the original idea was to film songs from the White Album or earlier songs, as it seems it may have been, rather than starting work on a new batch of songs. I curious what Matt's impression is concerning that development.

What I had always understood for the past 50 years is that this album was supposed to be a no-frills, no overdubs, no studio tricks album and that was the agreement from the start. The idea that the film was planned to be a concert of music from the White Album is a revelation (to me), which now fully explains why they came into the studios in Twickenham without new music or direction for what became Let It Be.

The tapes reveal that they weren't in fighting all the time and if anything, in this instance, John is the one who is open and realises that they have to do something. Maybe all of them knew deep down they were reaching the end. Hence why, for the first time in a long time, they are connected as they were in the late 50s and early 60s. A bigger revelation, already revealed, is they were open to another album. I feel their idea was similar to The Doors or Bee Gees - have a break, recharge, do their own projects and then do a post Abbey Road album?

Thank you for watching, Jesse!

Cocaine vs heroin lol

Agree. Yet they are being very collaborative and respectful of each other’s opinion as well. It’s remarkable to listen in on this discussion.

...I don't think Paul wanted 'the ride' to end......never....

I'm always inspired to hear young people interested in older music. That is why I started this channel was to appeal to a younger audience in the hope of having them carry the torch and spread this music around. Thanks for watching, Don!

Me as a 14 years old I listen to Beatles 4 years ago

@@ishimreyes2911 You have good taste!

@@popgoesthe60s52 yeah it because I can relate on the meaning of there song like in my life and let it be

​@@popgoesthe60s52 As another 19 year old, your videos are probably the best out there for 60s bands, your overviews on bands are a good way to get the most out going through their catalogues, hope you cover the Doors, the zombies or Jefferson airplane soon.

Not really, he just wanted to do something different. They had just done an album, he wanted to create, be creative, can’t blame him for that. It just wasn’t to be, luckily they and we got an inadvertent album out of it.

The whole intent of the project was to do something different than just make another album. Paul didn't want to just give in to that, he wanted more out of it. It seems he was always the one pushing them to do more. And that has always been overlooked IMO.

Thank you, Virginia. It is very rewarding that others are finding these video so valuable. Thank you for letting me know.🙂

Thank you, MS. This was a fun one to do.

Thank you, Trunk. It's always fascinating to hear their meetings.

I dunno, I think you're reading a bit too much into it. As pointed out, John was also taking a bit of a leadership role, and not being obstructionist - "I'm saying yes to every suggestion". They were just trying to reconcile the Ringo's movie schedule with the need to have some kind of show on film before he left. The Beatles were "The Beatles" until John pulled the plug that September.

@@aquamarine99911 absolutely.

@@aquamarine99911 I think it's more in the context of long-term plans versus immediate solutions. John's attitude seems to be, "Look, let's just get through this, and then we can worry about what's next," whereas Paul seems like he's looking for longer-term strategy, which you can hear when he voices his concern that once this album is done, everyone will just wander off and be resistant to getting back together for the next project, whenever that might be. Neither one of them are taking an unreasonable position, but you get a situation where John stays in place as the leader of the band, saying, "Look, we need to just get through this album first," while Paul continues to try to backfill the managerial position left vacant by Brian Epstein's death, going, "Okay, but what about the film, and what comes after that?" It's a really interesting clip because you can see those two dynamics at play so clearly.

Thanks again for watching!

Thanks for watching, Chris!

Yes, if the audience would’ve shut their damn mouth and listen to the songs, we would’ve had more live stuff. Sad really.

Thanks, Chris!

I totally agree. A lot of the doodling around rehearsing and goofing off sounds pretty bad, but when they're on the rooftop, they know that they're ON, like on stage in front of an audience. Obviously, that was a big difference in their attitudes.

The Klein/Eastman conflict is looking more likely every day.

As far as I understand it, the business/legal problems along with just wanting to do something different (doing the same thing with the same guys for ~10 years isn't everyone's cup of tea) are the main contributors

@@JonahNelson7 Yeah...it's a weird situation. I would have thought that they would get together just for FUN, every once in a while. If I walk away from someone I have known for 15 years, someone that was like a brother, and never bother to get together again...there's a reason. Musically, they were not as good apart, as they were together. At least ONE of them must have really been upset..IMO.

@@bondojoe8161 Divorces can be amicable until lawyers get involved. Not so much after.

It seemed to come out of the blue

Thank you, Jed. I am working on one more so stay tuned!

The evidence from the Beatles themselves (the most primary of sources) really blows much of the biographical and journalistic record out the window! Thanks for the comment!

Yes, as I dove deeper, the things they were saying became more and more interesting. I'm glad I dug so deep!

@@popgoesthe60s52 true - thanks so much!

In fairness, Paul was reluctant to do the rooftop concert, because he wanted something bigger!

Thank you Navillus15!

How wrong can the biographers and rock journalists be? We're finding out! Thanks for the comment, Neal.

@@popgoesthe60s52 They can be wrong enough that they still surprise us in their errancy. 🤣 Wound into that surprise, however, is àn appreciation and great respect from you and your viewship that these themes can be hard scholarship. Are the sources primary or secondary/tertiary? Do the reputed disputes overlay the studio recordings etc.? It can be a battle to drill down to the truth and ascribing intent can well neigh be impossible at times. That said, I am noticing a fine phalanx of scholars, researchers, and writers, who are now beavering away at giving context to the periods of slackness/downtime, bursts of creativity when they are firing on all cylinders, and, of course, the contentious times. What I am trying to say is that the most recent and newer writers do seem to be trying to look at this period with both rigor and common sense. As you mentioned, pull back and be staggered by the yield. That it was all accomplished in seventeen days is a pretty big clue. No longer are the writers being so black/white about things but looking at them as they should as historians. Let's hope there is more of that. The is more work to be done to be sure. We can only hope that after the primaries all pass, that the estates will be open with remaining documentation. Keep up the great work Matt in following where the facts lead. I had never though of "just 17 days" until you mentioned it and that is a game- changer in how I will go into viewing the Jackson film.

@@Neal_Schier I think the Jackson cut will bring this all into clear view. A year and a half ago when Get Back was announced, Beatle critics were quick to call it revisionist history without even seeing it! That is what we as scholars and historians are up against. But when the evidence overwhelms, many biographers and writers will have to lower their heads in shame for getting it so wrong.

They also did the "A Hard Day's Night" movie - which even though it is not cinematic masterpiece, was a success for what it was meant to be. They also did many music videos to fill for the lack of live performances - from "Help!" to "We Can Work it Out" to "Hey Jude" and obviously other things like the "Yellow Submarine" animation. They were always reinventing themselves for the screen and 'historically' they didn't fail in that respect. On the contrary, much of what we have in our collective memories of The Beatles comes from these visual experiments.

@@olivarionline1 - You reference films that others wrote & directed. That was not the Beatles' vision. "Magical Mystery Tour" was the film they wrote & directed.

@@shyman99 True but they were trying new stuff all the time - whether they wrote and directed them or not. Some things were bound to be better than others and some things would ultimately be considered a dud with hindsight, especially when compared to more successful stuff that they did.

Yes, all that video, even though it doesn't match the quality of the music, is essential to how we picture them in action.

@@popgoesthe60s52 - Don't get me wrong, I love all of the video. Even "Magical Mystery Tour". But when expanding their vision gets in the way of making music, then I would say dump the vision and focus on their music brilliance.

I hope you get to see it soon!

Thank you, Onteo!

agree . If John had lived they would've reunited somehow .

Yes, these discussions were quite revelatory for me and gives a completely different story of what we've been told for over 50 years.

I’m sure you’ve already heard it, but “Let it Be… Naked” is ten times better than the original one in my opinion. The production on the original seems to do nothing but convolute and degrade the beauty of the songs. Personally, listening to the naked version changed my opinion of “Let It Be” completely- taking it from being one of my least favorite Beatles’ albums to one of my favorite.

Thank you, Joe. It's too bad that the bulk of what's been reported about this period is all negative. The 97.5 hours of film and tape suggest otherwise.

The album that came out of this is a good to great one. three classics- Across the Universe, Let it Be, Long and Winding Road and the rest ain"t bad either!

@@Gardosunron "Get Back" isn't a classic one? :-)

Thank you, I had missed that.

I think they got used to pulling something out of their arse and having it turn to gold! They did it again in many ways with this project. Thanks, Bassman!

I think the Peter Jackson film will at least give some balance to the old tired narrative. Thanks for the comment, Garrett.

You're in luck as this is also in the Get Back movie

Thank you , Patrick. I appreciate the comment.

@@popgoesthe60s52 Thank you for the content. I thought I knew everything there was to know about The Beatles, but I was wrong. This is fascinating stuff

Thank, Ernie! I'm glad these videos are reaching viewers who are hungry for getting closer to the truth of the matter.

Thanks for watching, Bill!

Yes, these discussions surprised me too. Thanks for the support, David!