I said as a kid that I wanted it for my wedding if I ever married and then had to convince my sister to use it for her wedding when she asked me saying how guilty she felt about using ‘my song’ that even if I marry I really don’t want a wedding so I wanted someone I love to use it! She did, played by the pianist at the restaurant we frequented for special occasions our whole childhood, and it was beautiful.

Only John (because of Mimi) thought the driver was drunk. It’s not even mentioned in the inquest. Julia was just as shortsighted as John and she was coming out of a gap in the hedge, likely not even paying attention at sunset on a curve in the road.

*Martin* :-)

I can only think of one: Till There Was You from the musical The Music Man

I know your loss and your connection to the music. She must have loved you immensely.

George Martin couldn't play the piano that fast, so they recorded it at half speed, then ran it through twice as fast on the album.

Piano played by producer George Martin but sped up.

@@debjorgo I'll admit when I'm wrong. Martin was a damn GENIUS! I just wonder why he didn't just use a harpsichord though..odd that. But thanks! 👋

@@queenrosered I know they used a harpsichord on Piggies, on the White Album, three years later. But in 1965, they may not have had one.

@@queenrosered He didn't use one most likely because he didn't have one, but the intention wasn't for it to sound like a harpsichord, it was to be a high piano. He played it slow and sped it up because he couldn't play fast enough, so playing slow and speeding it up was the solution he came up with.

@@pizzarellayt I'm 72. I was a total Beatles fanatic from the age of 13, in 1964. I'm very aware of George Martin's influence in the recording studios. If he'd WANTED a harpsichord, he'd have had one. He and Paul and John (and later, even George) would use all kinds of instruments and unique special recording effects to get different sounds. Playing sections of their recording backwards, adding a French horn (Penny Lane for ex) speeding up and slowing down, using an actual hammer (Maxwells Silver Hammer anyone?) And because Martin had previously worked with so many classical artists, he could press ANY kind of musician/ instrument into service with 1 call, the only limit to what they could do was in their imaginations. Any lucky for the world of music, their imaginations were limitless! Funny side note, John hated the way his voice sounded when he sang so he'd often use effects to "mask" it. I loved his voice. Immensely. Sigh... Their like will never come again. ✌ 💘

Love that!

Paul was 14 when his mother died of cancer. John was 17 when his mother was hit and killed by a car. I imagine their sudden fame and crazy touring schedules affected their relationships with family members and friends. My guess is that those things were factors in the writing of this beautiful song. Insight born of pain.

@@terri2494 Don’t forget that John also lost one of his best friends Stuart Sutcliffe. An art school friend of John’s, Stu played bass with the Beatles before they became famous. He died of an apparent head injury from a brawl some time before. Also John had lost a favorite uncle of his, George. All of these deaths hit John very hard at such a young age.

@@labajadaman I didn’t know about the uncle. I’ve heard about Stu from other commenters but I guess I didn’t really think about the impact his death had on John. He and Paul had so much to deal with so young, and then they found themselves in the spotlight in a way that few people had ever experienced. Maybe only Elvis. It’s a wonder they weren’t completely destroyed by it all.

@@labajadaman Stu died from a brain aneurysm, which the brawl may or may not have contributed to the aneurysm....it was never confirmed.

@@labajadaman George was more than the average favourite Uncle. John had lived with him and his Aunt Mimi for many of his formative years. George was more like a surrogate father who indulged John when Mimi was being, often necessarily, the stricter mother figure. It was an early devastating loss in itself which has been overshadowed in public by that of his mother and Stuart.

They actually started the British invasion. It was their appearance on Ed Sullivan that started the "invasion" of the other British rock groups to the US.

Thank you too!

Great Selection!

It's not morbid. I had it played at my wifes last summer.

Me too

I want it played at my funeral too.

I thought the same for myself, messed up but awesome idea.

He sort of had early on with "There's a place" and the ..."In my mind there's no sorrow"...the place he references is his mind and also "I'm a Loser" ...Help was a turning point though

@@nthdegree1269 You're right -- I remember being struck by that song as a kid -- I'd forgotten. Thanks!

This photo was taken in 1965 right when they were dropping their bubblegum image and this was right around whtn they met Bob Dylan and his roadie who brought a couple "joints" for their first marijuana experience. This is what John called "The pot album" , and Revolver was their "LSD" album.

It's a piano, but sped up to sound like a Harpischord., as they couldn't play it at the required speed.