when you're finished with the Beatles, can I point you to another very exciting (if somewhat more depressing) documentary called "They Shall Not Grow Old". The Director is also pretty amazing ;)

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@@hoy2594 sigh ... look it up ...

This as well as Oasis's Knebworth Documentary

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I grew up in the early 80’s in England and they were the soundtrack to my childhood. My dad had all the original LP’s and I played them all. My 4 albums I’d play all the time; Revolver Rubber Soul Abbey Road Double Fantasy

i´m 19 now, in my first secondary (high school), i listened to them and they were my favorite band, but i had never listened to all of their music, so in my last year, i decided to hear all of their albums from beggining to end, and my head exploded with music, i really couldn´t believe they made all of that in so little time, so, since i´ve been 17 to now i listen to their music everyday, it´s like you said, the soundtrack of my life

​@@jedipoopyhead1107Good nice to see someone young appreciate good music from my baby boom era. I am 62 years old !

Hold my beer jedipoopyhead... Am 74 and first heard them when I was 11!!! Huge fan... Sad they parted as they all went on to make hit records, even Ringo! (who by the way was a very sought after drummer before meeting up with the others) but a hilarious quip by John to a reporter enquiring whether John would consider Ringo as the best drummer in the world? And in true John Lennon humor replied : "he's not the best drummer in the BEATLES!" 😂😂😂 The pommy humor is just uncomparable... Love it...

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Ha! Youre in for a treat. I wasnt a Beatles fan until well into adulthood and didnt like them as a kid! But - i remember songs that they did and i didnt know it was them and really liked them. Here Comes the Sun is one, and it is still my fav Beatles song. I hope you get to their last album Abby Road, i keep going back for that fantastic Swan Song of melodies which is just beautiful.

It is amazing how knowing the story of an artist or a band can take them out of the realm of a manufactured product that you take for granted, into the realm of humans that you can relate to.

Same here!

Here's another rabbit hole. That's not Paul McCartney, that's Billy Shears. McCartney died in a car crash in 66. Go to Videos up top on this site -www.youtube.com/@justiceforjamespaulmccartney

Sound track of my life!

Nice.

As for talented musicians they were very sub standard.

The footage makes it feel like your actually there in 1969. It's looks like real life. Not just behind a camera.

The End? There is no end to The Beatles.

Wendy Dent: I was born same year! However I live in Melbourne, Australia and when they played here I was to young to be allowed to go to Festival Hall Melbourne. I have since seen Paul McCartney & Wings and Paul and band only a few years ago!

Its amazing how that name is still great today

👍59 here, too.....I agree and had many of the same experiences and observations (but from the West Coast)

Wait until Billy Preston walks in !! I shouted out.

But don't forget George Martin helped them put the pieces together, gave the songs structure and arrangements, and made it all happen. That is why he was called the fifth Beatle. Very few songwriter/musicians have the ability to do it all themselves.

They couldn't read or write music. But boy, could they create it!

Thanks for sharing that with us Darth!

I know what you mean Darth, it's just not the same as listening to the music and reading about the Beatles, you had to be there to experience it, man they changed everything and if you were there, you know.

'60s

So am I (born 1950)! Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱.

@@hansvandijk1487 : Born the same year Hans, and the first gig I went to without my parents was The Beatles, Nov ‘63 at the Ardwick Apollo Manchester!! 😁

Well said, Cj..

Played in the 70s,6 bands don't have any negative memories of bad badmates.

except when a band member had to leave bc of school xx military, got married-- had a kid-- got a high stress job etc

Every band I've been in people end up despising one another

or at the very least an Oscar!

yes, but one myth was dispelled : that they only started to enjoy sessions after Preston joined . They were in the groove immediately after moving to saville Row .Amazing to see....

hardly needs stating

Mhm, truth

Thanks for stating what we already know.

I think as far as musically they are a bit overrated but their influence on music in general cannot be denied.

Quincy Jones was certainly right in his opinions.

How’d you know J.F.K?

Nope, It's Pink Floyd.

@@TheAntiwaz Yes!

They're bigger than Rod. Nasty was right, all along.

After the Rolling Stones

Thank you for the comment, I haven't even seen the documentary yet!! It looks very interesting & heartwarming to see the happier moments....💕

IN GOD WE TRUST! But Peter is great.

@@southsideman4891 same thing

@@TheOldBlackShuckyDog you mock yourself.

@@southsideman4891 calm down bible basher

Yeah I reckon they might schwed a tear or two.

...cavern...

@@frankhornby6873 The Cavern.

Gerry, fantastic post, thank you

"4 working-class young men"? Are you serious?

@@slouhend Fk off Troll. What the fk would you know about The Beatles with that stupid remark.🖕🖕🖕🖕

@@slouhend My understanding was that the only one of them that was slightly elevated above the working class was John, due to his Aunt and Uncle's more middle class aspirations. But his biological parents - an irresponsible single mother and a dead-beat, absent sailor dad - were surely just as working class as the other Beatles' families. I recall someone on YT saying they thought Paul's family must be rich because his mum, who died when he was 14, was a midwife. Perhaps this is what you heard too? In the US perhaps, with its fully privatised health system, this would ensure a high income, but definitely not in the UK. Paul remembers his mum setting off at night, in the snow, to deliver another baby, on her old black bicycle. They lived in a council house in a terrace of identical homes - you've surely seen the Carpool Karaoke footage? George's dad was an electrician IIRC (?) - definitely a working class trade. And Ringo and his single mum, and later stepfather lived in a house in the Dingle that was so poorly constructed it was torn down, along with all the houses in the row - a true Liverpool slum - despite many pleas for its preservation due to its place in Beatle history..

@@papercup2517 I read about 60 books on the Beatles so I think I know something about them. And the fact, that John's family was the real cream of Woolton and his ancestors owned almost half of the village.

I agree about Yoko. Shes always been blamed for break-up. They were ready to go their own ways by then. Ive watched it and loved it. Younger people will get an insight of the world in 1969. Its surreal at times even though I was young teenager in 1969. A completely different world. The world has changed, some not for the better.

Don’t sell George Harrison short. His songs for the group include "Taxman", "Within You Without You", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something". One of the problems from his perspective was that it was always Lennon and McCartney. Harrison often had a hard time getting his songs on Beatles albums. Also, after the breakup, the first of the four with a hit was George with “My Sweet Lord”. That was on a triple album , “All Things Must Pass”, that included "What Is Life", “Isn't It a Pity" and the title track.

@@brucekuehn4031 I agree, Harrison turned out to be as much of a songwriting genius as John and Paul, he just bloomed a little bit later than them. But that period from 1968-71, he was absolutely on the same level.

@@geetarman "It Don't Come Easy" (Mar '71) came after "My Sweet Lord" (Nov '70).

I never ever in 53 as a fan blamed Ono. I simply never took a liking to her or saw anything special or interesting about her. And also yeah, it wasn't and isn't my place to critique or judge her or John's choices in any way. But I have the right to dislike her 🤭 Also " The Beatles were ready to break up" as Paul once put it. It was a natural, inevitable progression.

Pop rubbish actually. George Martin made them.

@@bobgordon236 Everyone is entitled to their ignorant opinion‼🤔

Utterly, utterly dull.

or if they never broke up like the Stones

Another 5 to 10 years of pop crap.....

Sadly, that's about it. That and Covid..

Yeah, I was wondering how they decided which songs would be on Let It Be. It became evident that it was the ones they were able to finish, and many of the remainder became part of Abbey Road. But many of those songs were never finished and became part of the wonderful Side 2 medley, which I love even if John thinks it's rubbish.

The hospital were Paul McCartney was born is right in front of my apartment here in Liverpool .

Where is he buried??@@sunnyxdays1036

It was FABULOUS.

It it was only that easy. The Simpsons ( which of course are on Disney +) have a Beatles song in one of their episodes ( not the episode Paul McCarthy was in ) that was removed because Disney is being cheap af and won’t pay for the licensing.

Disney should strike a deal with Apple Corps, Ltd. to show these kids about music.

Oh No! The Beatles must never be branded by anything other than themselves. That’s why they are unique. Please keep it that way

that's what you are looking for but there is far more than that in it