Ringo's drumming on this is utterly, utterly magnificent. Those huge orchestral swoops have often been referred to as 'orchestral orgasms', and they were achieved by asking the full orchestra - over a specified number of bars - to move from the lowest not on their instrument to the highest, which confused the heck out of such formal players! And finally, that massive, massive chord at the end was play by all four Beatles and their roadie, Mal Evans, all thumping one hand each into the piano simultaneously. All in all, one of the most landmark, iconic pieces of music ever recorded.
@btgiv6009
Жыл бұрын
I remember reading that on the last note, the only way they could get it to stretch out so long was to continually turn up the microphone volume as the sound from the piano damped out so that they could pick up every last second of sound.
@eximusic
Жыл бұрын
Yes, Ringo was a genius on drums. This song, Something, Rain, Come Together. People who dismiss his drumming don't understand music. And anyone who's had a band and tried to cover a Beatles song know that your drummer can never play the part correctly.
@j.woodbury412
Жыл бұрын
@@eximusic Ringo is a sorely underrated drummer in my opinion.
@andymageen5308
Жыл бұрын
You guys are so spot on, this track was truly revolutionary, nothing, and I mean nothing, came before it, everything came after it. ✌️
@Hayley.a
Жыл бұрын
@@andymageen5308 That is the story of this band, everything came after!!!!!
@JohnMacRae23
Жыл бұрын
I think this is one of the most important songs ever recorded... it broke all the rules and was a dam breaker for modern music. That last note being the hammer.
@Chris-kj7de
7 ай бұрын
Nobody comes close the the Beatles for sheer creativity and mind blowing music. Their music changed the world.
@johnfloyd4166
2 ай бұрын
Nice one mate 👍 😊❤
@NancyDavis-Foss-ok7to
Ай бұрын
And I suppose the psychedelics helped a bit !!😅
@zlonxman
Жыл бұрын
"A Day in the Life" is probably the greatest Lennon-McCartney collaboration. John wrote the first section of this (the trippy "I read the news today, oh boyy..."), which is like a dream. Then comes the orchestra crescendo, followed by Paul's part (Woke up! Fell out of bed. Dragged a comb across my head...). This is like the alarm clock waking you up, and now you gotta get your day started. But then when he lights up and "has a smoke," he starts to go into the dream state again, and we return to John singing the final verses, followed by another orchestra crescendo. And finally that huge doom-laden E Major chord struck simultaneously on multiple pianos. The chord seems to go on forever, giving the listeners time to think about what they just heard. Probably the most brilliant piece of music ever created in the 20th Century. Glad you liked it!
@markdettra1794
9 ай бұрын
The blend of separate themes contributed by John & Paul --- made A Day In A Life , SURREAL & so powerful .
@martinl8574
Жыл бұрын
The most incredible band EVER! four men creating music that will last forever. Innovators and genius!
@eviekelpie1
Жыл бұрын
And the 2 eldest Beatles were only 27 here 😱
@sexysadie2901
Жыл бұрын
@@eviekelpie1 Actually 26!
@eviekelpie1
Жыл бұрын
@@sexysadie2901 if this was 1967, both John and Ringo were born in 1940, makes them 27. Anyway, they were damn very young
@JakeyFlakey100
6 ай бұрын
I'm going on 75yo: The point is that The Beatles were THE FIRST one day we were listening to Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, and Frankie Avalon, the next every aspect of music changed FOREVER!
@dp-sr1fd
6 ай бұрын
I think it was Spike Milligan that said that Queen Victoria died in the 1960's. Someone else( I don't remember who) said the old world died somewhere between the end of the "Chatterly" ban and the Beatles first LP. Both early 1960's
@RonF-q3l
4 ай бұрын
Exactly Correct!!
@mattgarfinkle978
Жыл бұрын
Can we talk about “next level” for a second… This song revolutionized popular music, without understatement.
@JimiBurleigh
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely agreed 💯. I'd argue further that this album revolutionized popular music and influenced everything that would follow.
@newpuritan9292
Жыл бұрын
Surely without overstatement?
@paulkane7771
Жыл бұрын
I think you meant without "overstatement".
@kurtissjacobs5618
8 ай бұрын
That's why Sgt. Pepper's is still the "most important" album of all time, even if (arguably) no longer the "best." Sgt. Pepper gave every band the latitude to do whatever they wanted--there were no more "rules."
@HenryWaltonJones
6 ай бұрын
No that was Tomorrow Never Knows
@cdronk
Жыл бұрын
Not only did the Beatles push the boundaries of popular music, they wrote and performed fantastic, timeless music.
@johnandersonii
9 ай бұрын
When I was in high school, in the mid 90's, my modern history teacher did a 3 day seminar on Sgt. Pepper, completely paused the curriculum and taught only this album, for three days straight. That's how cool this whole album is. It was a world of 1sts.
@EightPieceBox
9 ай бұрын
I love when teachers share something they are passionate about like that. To have one student remember that as something important means he accomplished his goal.
@beckygrant2258
6 ай бұрын
I had an English teacher in high school who did the exact same thing when the White album came out. We spent at least a week listening to the songs and reading the lyrics and trying to interpret what they meant to us! Such a cool class. When my parents divorced, my father remarried after a year. She was like 36 yrs old and I was about 13. When he moved her in, she had the Beatles Rubber Soul album! Okay, I determined she was pretty cool at that point! I had a cool stepmom!
@humanbones
Жыл бұрын
I inherited my older siblings Beatles records. I was 5 and 6 years old and listening to this song in 1969 with them so the Beatles have been the soundtrack to my life. To see young, intelligent and creative people such as yourselves become infatuated with their amazing music makes me smile. Thank you.
@Zebred2001
Жыл бұрын
Same for me - born in 1961!
@johngetz8585
Жыл бұрын
Meee toooo...born in 63' ...!!!! Sister born in 1960..!!!
@ncarpenter28
Жыл бұрын
Same here, I grew up listening to them because of my older twin brothers (10 yrs older). I remember listening to all their albums with them, also remember seeing Let It Be in the theater with them, I was 7 years old and was in awe. I will never forget that.
@rbking9296
Жыл бұрын
Born in 57 here was Fortunate enough to watch the Beatles evolve into the worlds greatest rock ‘n’ roll band ever
@rbking9296
Жыл бұрын
Born in 57 here was Fortunate enough to watch the Beatles evolve into the worlds greatest rock ‘n’ roll band ever
@gregmarshall2513
5 ай бұрын
The Beatles …the best band to ever walk the Earth 🌏
@222veronicabean
7 ай бұрын
Im 71. I was 11 when i heard my first beatles tune. It was october 1963. I even remember exactly where i was. I think i held my breath the whole song.., i wanna hold your hand. I was so choked up. I remember thinking finally, my music has arrived!. Imagine growing up through your teens to the soundtrack of the beatles. I was nuts for all the wonderful music that followed the beatles, but they remainded my favorite group. I still believe i was born at the best time to enjoy this misic and was able to attend many concerts. I lived in LA. So access wasnt a problem. As i look back, i wouldnt miss it for the world! Yes, born at the right moment.
@mdc53
6 ай бұрын
I'm 71 also and I second everything you wrote. The Beatles set the standard for every band that followed them.
@augustingarnier4625
6 ай бұрын
Dick Clark said it best when he said, "Your music is the soundtrack of your life".
@jeffreyflint6286
Жыл бұрын
What can I say. They changed my life way back in 1964. Music has never been the same. Long live rock and roll!!!!🤟🤟
@vicprovost2561
Жыл бұрын
Me too, the Ed Sullivan show that they debuted in the USA did it for me, life altering moment.
@jeffreyflint6286
Жыл бұрын
@@vicprovost2561 same show man lol.
@mrnobody3161
Жыл бұрын
Yep. Then 6 months later my 18 year old half Brother moved to Canada from Liverpool. 🎶
@pattyduke3079
Жыл бұрын
It changed my life at 5 years old that Sunday night.
@jeffreyflint6286
Жыл бұрын
@@pattyduke3079 I was only six. Ain't it cool.
@brentcox7772
Жыл бұрын
Love The Beatles!!! “Long and Winding Road” Is my favorite!!🤘
@brianmcmaster5112
Жыл бұрын
They NEED to react to Let It Be.
@theodoreritola7641
Жыл бұрын
Released in 1970 . One of the few songs that came out in the 70s From the Beatles
@MichaelF-cb6tx
6 ай бұрын
And this was recorded on a 4 track recorder. It was beyond anything done before. Back then there were no 164 track mixers, no auto tune, no overdubs or samples. This sing was made without any outside input from session musicians. I’m 66 and I lived thru that era. Believe it or not this album and song changed everything about music and paved the way for other talents to experiment and take it further. Gen Z is truly missing something if you’re not listening to the Beatles. I love both your reactions. Fifty years ago it blew us away. Nice to see it still does
@augustingarnier4625
6 ай бұрын
You got that right, fellow Baby Boomer! Imagine hearing this off the original radio station release, at the stroke of midnight and this was the final song on the album. The Rob Squad reaction was just as it was then: mind blown! BAM!! Also, kudos must go to the producer of this album, Sir George Martin. The orchestra climb whereby every instrument starts at their lowest note and climbs to their highest note, regardless of the range, in the exact number of bars, was what made the song the legend that it is.
@ddv6913
6 ай бұрын
Well...a full symphony orchestra is there.
@deborahhall3860
6 ай бұрын
Amen to that! I remember where I was when I first heard it in elementary school.
@TyrantOfAlbion
3 ай бұрын
I'm 23 and absolutely love the Beatles. I took a college class on the History of Rock Music, and they were a HUGE part of it. Absolutely blew my mind.
@justtere
Ай бұрын
George Martin was the Fifth Beatle, a little according to the band themselves. Not Billy Preston.
@NoName-it5ck
Жыл бұрын
The Beatles showed that the sky is the limit when it came to expressing musical ideas.
@lisaclark1181
Жыл бұрын
This song is on their '67 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. This album put ALL of rock n roll on notice!!! PLEASE take the time to listen to the entire album! 💖
@markmurphy558
8 ай бұрын
Without Magical Mystery Tour and Sgt. Pepper, there would be no Pink Floyd, no Moody Blues, no Yes, no King Crimson, no Steppenwolf, and a thousand others. The Beatles literally wrote the road map for for the explosion of R & R. Their genius will be appreciated in 100 years.
@sllm2406
8 ай бұрын
that is correct. and also the white album, metal came from helter skelter
@bestcongressmoneycanbuy9704
7 ай бұрын
Let's not forget Brian Wilson's influence on The Beatles. George Martin, commonly referred to as "The Fifth Beatle", stated in an interview that without Pet Sounds, there would never have been a Sgt. Peppers. But in turn, without Rubber Soul, there wouldn't be a Pet Sounds either. The Beatles and The Beach Boys were serious competitors and, at the same time, were each others muse.
@melchiorvonsternberg844
7 ай бұрын
@@bestcongressmoneycanbuy9704 Well... At first, there was a fifth beatle and his name was Stuart Sutcliffe. But he left the band for a girl from Hamburg and died with 22 years in Hamburg. And 2nd... The name of the Beatles manager was Brian Epstein and not Brian Wilson. If I remember well, Brian Wilson was, one of the Beach Boys...
@alanparsonsfan
7 ай бұрын
The Beatles coMpletely reinvented popular music. I was lthinking exactly what mark said here.
@bongodroid
7 ай бұрын
You went a little too far with the namedropping there. Pink Floyd is older than you think and were already around when the Beatles made those records. Pink Floyd was recording at the same place (Abbey Road) and at the same time The Beatles were recording Sgt Peppers. February to May 1967.
@DanMcManus
Жыл бұрын
As someone who was born in 1954 and was 10 years old when The Beatles appeared on American television for the first time, I can confidently say that this band changed my life, changed music and fashion, changed the world. The musical and spiritual journey they went on during those 6 or 7 years from start to finish is unmatched. It is a journey that the world went on with them. After them, nothing was the same. The reason their music still resonates almost 60 years down the road is the pure and actual genius of their art.
@davidpost428
Жыл бұрын
well said.
@deborahdoesscrap
Жыл бұрын
100% agree and since I was also born in 1954 and first saw them on Ed Sullivan show, nothing was the same in music again. I feel so blessed to have lived through that era of music and to have been old enough to recognize what had happened. It happens that we were visiting my aunt for dinner that night. She was a single mother raising four children and my parents had us three children. After dinner my oldest girl cousin said she was going to her room to watch the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. I can remember asking her who the Beatles were. She was appalled that we didn't know who they were. So us 7 kids gathered around the television set and watched the world of music change in the length of two songs. We were always the cousins who were a little out of the mainstream and my four cousins were part of the popular groups. I doubt we would even have known each other if it weren't for the fact that we were related and they sort of had to be nice to us, LOL! All four of them went on to somewhat tortured lives, succumbing to drug and alcohol addictions. Us three kids navigated our teens and went on to have productive lives. I recently saw my girl cousin after not seeing each other in over 35 years. We had a good laugh about it and she is quite open about her struggles with addiction and has been sober for about 15 years. She didn't remember if she had graduated from high school and I told her that she had. She asked me if I was sure and I showed her her graduation picture in my yearbook. Funny thing, life. The Beatles will always be amongst my favorites. So many memories.
@sarahzentexas
Жыл бұрын
Beautifully put. In my baby book, there was a space to list “Fads” in 1959. My mother put 1. Foreign cars and 2. Rock and roll 🤣🤣🤣 She took me to see A Hard Day’s Night when I was 5…she fell for them just like the rest of America did.
@deborahpaley21
Жыл бұрын
Born in '54 here as well and yes to all you said. I think of them as MY Beatles.
@MichaelJones-sh7nu
Жыл бұрын
Well said, Mr. McManus. I was a Beatles fan, but "Sgt. Pepper's" absolutely blew my mind and lifted the whole Beatles experience into the stratosphere.
@gregwatson3300
Жыл бұрын
Ringo has always been underrated. Great drum fills in this one, as usual.
@honolulublues5548
10 ай бұрын
What makes him amazing is he's left handed playing a right handed drum kit. Some of the songs they did is difficult for someone playing the same handed drum kit they are because his hands are opposite.
@terrygarcia897
10 ай бұрын
Saw Ringo 4 weeks ago in Oklahoma. Sir Paul Dallas 2002.
@terrygarcia897
10 ай бұрын
Ringo ran off the stage about 4 times. I guess when you got to go you got to go.
@ChuckDrennen
10 ай бұрын
Ringo was definitely the best drummer for The Beatles.
@gonzalofuster6491
9 ай бұрын
Ringo's creative drumming in this song is a masterpiece
@WadeAustin-s2h
19 күн бұрын
No band can ever come close to the Beatles 11 albums in 7 years.Amazing!
@talkingdonkey1817
Жыл бұрын
This song is a masterpiece among masterpieces.
@michaelgarza9140
Жыл бұрын
This is considered their MASTERPIECE
@fergalhughes165
8 ай бұрын
Revolution in the Head?
@johnbarone8240
8 ай бұрын
John wrote the first part … and with Paul’s help they finished the song !! They are playing the tape backwards at the end . The greatest band loved by almost everyone ❤️
@andyhinds542
9 ай бұрын
The absolute genius of the Beatles and the Lennon/McCartney dynamic in one song, right here.
@jeremydahan2709
8 ай бұрын
"Love me do" was only 5 years away from this song. The evolution of this band is insane.
@runntum
8 ай бұрын
You got that right.
@djd2819
8 ай бұрын
Yeah. Years ago, I made a folder with every Beatles song in chronological order and it just confirmed to me how these guys led the evolution of rock music. They certainly didn't do it on their own but their success gave record labels the confidence to support others go outside the box.
@fullgooseloot
8 ай бұрын
Evolution? It's called drugs
@norcatch
7 ай бұрын
@@djd2819Madly enough, I made a folder of all their lyrics. Spent a fortune (of my dad's money) on printer ink doing it.
@traceydaizy
7 ай бұрын
Yep
@foofghtr
8 ай бұрын
It was a wonderful time to be alive on this planet. The 60’s were awesome most of my family were all alive with plenty of time to go on… Everyone had work, everything was cheap and we all got along. The main thing is everyone loved the Beatles and people all had respect for each other.
@subobing3551
8 ай бұрын
I agree. The music was so phenomenal
@gregorykrug8034
6 ай бұрын
That last chord is the greatest chord in music history.
@Luming-di9rf
3 ай бұрын
As is the first chord of A Hard Day's Night.
@jimmyjam6764
2 ай бұрын
... never could be any other way ...
@blackwolf6082
Жыл бұрын
This song gives me chills every time I hear it, just pure genius
@garyporter1702
Жыл бұрын
I lived in England when this album was released, and I was a teenager. The Beatles took us all to a place we had never seen musically. You need to realize the whole album of Sgt. Pepper was recorded on a four track recorder, and is without question, remarkable! They set the musical future for my generation! I have played their music for my children, and now play them for my grandchildren! Their music is timeless!
@BGNOLA
Жыл бұрын
I was yelling at a friend of mine back in the early 90s because his band was complaining about a studio having "only 16 tracks" the Beatles only had 4!
@rollomaughfling380
Жыл бұрын
@@BGNOLA Well, that sounds like a stupid, dick move. The Beatles were recording in mono, and by the '90s stereo recordings were were the norm, so, what were you thinking?!
@BGNOLA
Жыл бұрын
@@rollomaughfling380 they turned down a record deal because of it; what were THEY thinking?
@davidpost428
Жыл бұрын
I was also living in England when this was released and it stunned us.
@kihntagious
Жыл бұрын
Ooh I was 11 and watched them on Ed Sullivan. To say they changed everything is an understatement. A part of young girls transformed overnight. They were simply wonderful. Still are. I like lots of the older stuff too. Any Time at All is a great one and if you want to hear why Ringo is the master, listen to Rain.
@scottbrower9052
9 ай бұрын
The two most famous chords in history: the one at the end of this song and the one at the beginning of "Hard Day's Night."
@davidalexander2607
8 ай бұрын
You missed one out . Feedback on I Feel Fine
@aranmolloy6808
7 ай бұрын
That’s a note but ye @@davidalexander2607
@Jamesaw85
5 ай бұрын
The chords at the end of this song were used by Apple as the startup sound for the Macintosh computers.
@drc1989
Жыл бұрын
There is so much to this masterpiece. I'm sure many comments will cover a lot of the facts regarding the song, soooooo, I'll cover... Yes, that was Mick Jagger and Kieth Richard's of the Rolling Stones. Marianne Faithful (Mick's girlfriend at the time & a recording artist), Donavan, George Martin, Mike Nesmith of the Monkees, the art trio known as The Fool, Patti Boyd Harrison and more personalities from the 60's are in this video (film). By the way the song was banned in Britain because the line ..."I'd love to turn you on" and the middle part of the song's ..."I had a smoke, somebody spoke and I went into a dream" because the authorities saw them as drug references. I'm glad you enjoy and value The Beatles.
@axltyler
Жыл бұрын
A Day in the Life is a patchwork of John and Paul's distinctly separate styles of musicianship edited together by George Martin, their producer. They had pieces of snippets of songs that weren't completed and weaved them into a single song. The transitions are brilliant too, and there's a music composition term for it, but at the moment the name of that term escapes me! I hope someone in the comment section knows and remembers what I'm trying to identify. This song also directly inspired Billy Joel to write Scenes from An Italian Restaurant (as well as the movie Scenes from a Marriage by Ingmar Bergman)
@richarddefortuna2252
Жыл бұрын
Are you thinking of a crescendo?
@axltyler
Жыл бұрын
@@richarddefortuna2252 No. It's a very specific composition theory term involving a number of chords. This same composition technique happens in Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze.
@richarddefortuna2252
Жыл бұрын
@axltyler okay. Interesting. I'll have to ask around, then - I'm a drummer, so never dealt much with advanced compositional theories. Thanks for the info!
@donnakubiski5572
Жыл бұрын
@@richarddefortuna2252 A crechendo is a quivering note that ends a song. Yes, this song does end on a crechendo.
@dianefeinstein8951
Жыл бұрын
Axltyler: The technical term when two songs are combined together is "mashup." Here is an example. It's Elise Trouw (pronounced "troll" from Dutch) doing a "mashup" of a Foo Fighters-Caldwell song... kzitem.info/news/bejne/mmmZr6uKk4aFnH4 ♥️Diane, Vancouver,Canada. TuNO15/22 07:19 pm
@ronmang2005
18 күн бұрын
The "Transition" was Paul's contribution to the song---" woke up, fell out of bed... with Paul singing until "I went into a dream", then John takes over and completes the song with his spacial reverie.... John wanted something more and he didn't have enough so Paul gave him the "middle" something he was working on but couldn't finish, ergo the change in beat....The sound genius is the prolonged E at the end that took invention to accomplish.... That's George Martin.....
@lozahe
Жыл бұрын
I haven’t even finished watching the video and I’m commenting. You see, this is my all time favorite song. 🙌🏼 such a massively creative song.
@wpl8275
Жыл бұрын
This song was placed at the end of Sgt. Pepper album for a good reason. It's no small wonder why that album is considered one of the best of all time. Each song on it is iconic and completely different. With a little help from my friends is a sing song. Lucy in the sky is pschedelic. Within you without you is meditative. She's leaving home is sweeping orchestral. Taken as a whole it is a distinct thought provoking boundary pushing work of art. It's one of the first concept albums. Listening to it you discover what was lost from today's music which is overproduced, under written and without much thought at all. It's also the last Beatles album made while Brian Epstein was alive.
@peterblack3665
7 ай бұрын
John’s voice is absolutely astonishing . It’s the icing on the Sgt. Pepper Cake right here.....Paul’s middle section of the song sets the tone for Lennon’s return summing up the rest of this masterpiece.......
@gheller2261
7 ай бұрын
His voice was not epic. Nobody's voice is epic. That's not what the word epic means.
@johncurtis7186
Жыл бұрын
John sings the front and end part of this song….often voted as best Beatle song ever. Paul covers the middle part, introduced by the ringing alarm clock ⏰
@gregorymoore2877
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: The alarm clock was added temporarily to the recording to signal where the "middle eight" should start as they didn't yet know what the middle eight would be. When Paul came up with "Woke up, fell out of bed..." they decided to leave it in.
@RichAdams21
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for holding that final note. That was an E-major chord played simultaneously on 4 grand pianos by Lennon, McCartney, Starr and Mal Evans. The sustain is magic. As someone who grew up in the sixties, I can remember how The Beatles seemed to get better with every subsequent release. Music then was The Beatles and everyone else trying to keep up. You guys should be applauded for recognizing their impact within their time period 60 years later.
@Hana-p6j5h
7 ай бұрын
A friend of my wife went to record at Abbey Road. He took a few pictures of the instruments that are still there from the sixties. Among those pictures, there's a picture of one of tge pianos The Beatles used to record on many of their songs.... including that final note on A Day In The Life. It was just surreal to see that it's still there! If that piano could talk!!!
@dgetzin
Жыл бұрын
That final piano chord was achieved by all Beatles at three pianos with George Martin conducting the signal. Total genius recoding engineer Geoff Emmerick pushed the faders UP as the chord faded out - to extend the fade and reveal the incredible texture of the harmonics. This is an astounding piece of work. And this was recorded on a tube-based 4 track with a single bounce down. (No hiss!) - this 4 track bounce down is why ringo’s drums are all on one side. Still - they are close-mic’d - (again Emmerick’s genius - no one had put a mic INDSIDE drums before) - amazing spatial sound on those drums. Near-peak Ringo
@patticrichton1135
Жыл бұрын
ACTUALLY, it was John, Paul, Ringo and Mal Evans (their long time roadie) playing on 3 different pianos, with George Martin (their producer) on a harmonium. The 5 of them playing an E-major chord simultaneously.
@dgetzin
Жыл бұрын
@@patticrichton1135 George Martin on a harmonium? I had never heard of that. Amazing.
@bazzer124
Жыл бұрын
Sgt Pepper was a monumental masterpiece that many consider the definition of 60s music. A Day in the Life was a conglomeration of two songs, the sad lamenting of John about an acquaintance who died in a car wreck and the middle bit from Paul, a portion of a tune he was working on. At the end you can hear Mal Evans counting out the 24 bars to the end piano chord(s). Cheers....
@stephenbarber8265
8 ай бұрын
i love you guys and seeing your reaction to songs like these. i am 70 and in Cornwall, England. i was 14 when i first heard this album. thanks to you it's like listening to them for the first time all over again. keep going!! Steve
@jean-marcevans1439
Жыл бұрын
In the midst of this greatest of songs is Ringo’s drumming which is key. No other drummer would have done what he did and he holds the song together.
@jp3813
Жыл бұрын
10:13 The Beatles became a studio band at that point b/c they've had enough of the touring, and made music that couldn't be replicated in a live performance back then.
@TerriKnight-x3s
6 ай бұрын
One of my favorites. So many to love
@yankeeboyno7
Жыл бұрын
They were no longer doing concerts when Sgt Peppers came along. I remember waiting anxiously for this album to drop and once it did we listened to it around 4-5 times to pick up all the new sounds and techniques. It did not disappoint!!
@davidholiday4494
Жыл бұрын
I always find it so fascinating to know younger lister's reactions to these older songs. I was coming up to 16 years old when this album came out. It was a total revalation in terms of the direction they took to contemporary pop/rock music. Personally. I find "A Day in the Life" as one of the greatest pinnacles of their group creativity This feeling is only reinforced by how many times I happen to hear it over the years. It is a magnificent piece of music in this genre. You seem to be lovely people and I am so pleased by your reception of the music. David from London.
@steveullrich7737
Жыл бұрын
Indeed I was same age as you when this came out but living in the US and this song was so different and innovative, nothing before sounded like it. A great time to be alive and experience the Beatle's phenomena first hand as well as the other music of that time!
@davidholiday4494
Жыл бұрын
@@steveullrich7737 you are so right. thanks for responding. d
@cliffdoggchc4244
Жыл бұрын
they did so much - amazingly none of the Beatles was even 30 years old when the band broke up, that just blows my mind
@JohnLancaster-b5x
6 ай бұрын
One of the biggest differences between the Beatles and other bands was the way they explored different sounds and chords.
@thistimeImhomie
Жыл бұрын
This is in my opinion, the greatest song ever recorded....This is them at the peak of their game. A complete cohesive unit
@jeanstrickland2445
Жыл бұрын
Doesn’t get any better than this song 🙋🏻♀️
@vincentschmitt7597
Жыл бұрын
The greatest song ever recorded to me is The Great Gig in the Sky. It caught lightning in a bottle.
@brianmcmaster5112
Жыл бұрын
@@vincentschmitt7597 Yeah, this song is widely considered the greatest song of all time. No offense to Floyd,Gig is a Masterpiece in it's own right
@dawnpatrol700
Жыл бұрын
From the greatest album ever, and they left off Strawberry and Penny Lane from the sessions LOL. I can't even imagine where those would have placed in this opera of songs
@ThePittsburghToddy
Жыл бұрын
It’s fantastic. Zero argument from me.🖖🏼
@kpmac1
Жыл бұрын
many people think this song is the Beatles' masterpiece and it's hard to argue. I love the fact that this song was the final track on Sgt. Pepper's and that final piano decay chord gives you space to process all the amazing things you just heard.
@markdettra1794
10 ай бұрын
and . . . the nonsense john lennon decided to put on the vinyl end groove -- destroyed the out-of-body experience of the massive piano chord fade.
@jamescoate862
5 ай бұрын
I know it was over a year ago that you did this reaction but your reaction never dies. You got it right. And imagine somebody my age listening to this for the first time and relating to it like you did.
@richardhargrave6082
Жыл бұрын
Ringo's drumming is sublime They still pave the path, they're all influenced by The Beatles
@RomanPhilosopher
8 ай бұрын
They stopped touring about months before this album dropped. This never went on tour, but without the limitation of having to be able to play it live, this happened.love it
@bernardsalvatore1929
Жыл бұрын
ROB SQUAD, FIRST OF ALL EXCELLENT CHOICE!!! SO GLAD THAT YOU GUYS GOT TO EXPERIENCE THIS SONG!!! IT SEEMS LIKE ALMOST EVERY DAY I AM AMAZED AT HOW YOUR EVOLUTION HAS BEEN AND YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC AND THESE BANDS FROM THE '60S AND '70S AND '80S AND 90S!!! I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THERE IS NOT ANOTHER COUPLE OR EVEN SINGLE REACTOR ON KZitem THAT REACTS AS GENUINELY AND HONESTLY AND SINCERELY AS YOU GUYS!!! YOU'RE JUST SO DARN LIKABLE!!AND YOUR ONGOING KNOWLEDGE AND SELF EDUCATION ON THIS MUSIC IS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL AND HEARTWARMING TO AN OLD GEEZER LIKE ME THAT GREW UP WITH THIS MUSIC FROM THE TIME I WAS A TEENAGER!!! APPRECIATE THE CHANNEL AND THE REACTIONS AND THE TIME THAT YOU GUYS TAKE TO DO THIS!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🏠🏠🏠🏠
@sashipman51
Жыл бұрын
The kids have evolved haven't they?
@northernlight696
8 ай бұрын
I was a teenager in Beatlemania and happy that the younger generation can relive it through footage. They really were in Fab Four. Great video folks - thanks!
@PedroGuerra-eu8qu
26 күн бұрын
A day in the life is the universe of sound magic forever real life lyrics masterpiece epic of all history
@completecharleston7142
Жыл бұрын
Grew up with the Beatles (the reason I started playing guitar), and this is my favorite song of theirs. The three verses apparently related to newspaper articles that John saw/read. Coincidentally, I just saw The Fab Four, a Beatles tribute band, two nights ago - look for their tour dates and see them if you can, amazing concert, including this song (totally amazed that 4 guys could reproduce the sounds of this incredible masterpiece).
@Lionize728
Жыл бұрын
Yes the Fab Four are a very good Beatles tribute band. Maybe as close as any of us will ever get to seeing the Beatles live.
@brianmcmaster5112
Жыл бұрын
This is widely considered one of the greatest songs of All Time! Enjoy. Its EPIC.
@caryt59
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for not cutting off the ending! That is just as important as the rest of the music on this piece! Just let it play out!
@stewartcohen-jones2949
Жыл бұрын
With everything going on in this song it’s still John’s vocal that , for me, stands as the most extraordinary thing in the song.
@BongEyedBastard
Жыл бұрын
His tone is pure honey.
@Interneta
Жыл бұрын
Simply one of my favourite Beatles songs to just sit and listen to or think about. It's not simply about playing a song but about designing a recording, creating an experience, and the more you know about tbis onw, the better it gets. I love the melding of the John and Paul parts (an actual rarity at this point in Beatles history!) I have my own feelings about the lyrics, which are both very concrete (stories taken out of a newspaper) but also very abstract (what does it all mean? What is he trying to turn us on to? And what about somebody spoke and I went into a dream?) Pure, pure joy of creation. Glad you liked.
@mcross320
7 ай бұрын
Genius song. One of my all time favorites since the day it came out.
@danhurley2274
10 ай бұрын
Thanx for your reaction to one of my favourite Beatles tracks ever. There is just so much going on in this track.
@CookieCaspari
6 ай бұрын
I feel so fortunate I was a teen when the Beatles were happening. I love ❤️ the Beatles!
@BadlndsBob
7 ай бұрын
I love this song, it was groundbreaking. I also love that younger people can appreciate music like this.
@knudsandbknielsen1612
2 ай бұрын
Once Upon A Time, A Day In The Life To Rob Squad Reactions: I LOVE the respect that you showed this song, listening until the very end, while I believe some would not. I am happy to see, that this music lives on, through your interest in it. Because to me, it is full of all things good. And it is nice to know that The Beatles are not yet drowning i the ocean of mass produced teen stars with four chords and a pattern... I was eleven years old when this song was released. And I loved it. I think it blew my mind, but I did know some wild classical music already. I know for sure I was very pleased and grateful about what The Beatles were doing in so many songs, to my ears and to the general sense of what was going on in music and the world! As you said, expanding, exploring and paving new ways in pop/rock music. I knew almost nothing about bands or superstars, except what I got from listening to their music on the radio. But I felt that they were opening so many doors and cutting so many trails through the jungle of noises. They kept their humor and playfulness until the last recording. They were informal and free of any snobbery and even racism, as you know they were inspired by Chuck Berry, Little Richard and many other colored musicians from the US. They did also play some country songs, folk songs and 1930ies songs (When I'm Sixty four) and virtually all genres and styles available, along with their own home grown styles. No music is perfect. Because it really is what we make of it, to a large extent. But some music allows for so much more than just tapping the table, or doing aerobics or otherwise dancing. Which is all great in its own right. But some music is more full of fun stuff, and some music is pure and in style. There's room for both. I like surprises, when delivered in a way that makes sense, as in, not so surprising that the surprise becomes a familiar pattern... If you go through The Beatles' catalogue, you'll find lots of songs with rhythmic changes, just like in A Day In The Life. What I mean by this, is that in modern pop music, you can count to four, four times. And do that four times. Etc. Everything is in sections of four of something. But in Beatles songs and in fact many other songs from the era, there are varying measures. Cat Stevens did this. Jethro Tull, Genesis and many others did it. It is a way to surprise the audience, other than by notes and harmonies alone. And it is really what is missing these days, where everything is fit into software that is not exactly inviting those rhythmic changes. Humans have such wonderful software. Slow, but flexible and adaptive. Analogue and amazing. And sometimes really fast, as in, not following the clock!
@hackapump
Жыл бұрын
The orchestral part(s) is every musician playing every note they can play, from the lowest to the highest. Producer George Martin really was the fifth Beatle. It will never cease to amaze me that they went from essentially bubblegum pop this in like 3 years.
@DaveGava
Ай бұрын
The greatest abstract piece of music the 20th century and beyond has produced
@karenjordan9607
Ай бұрын
When my son was in high school his teacher played this for the class and wanted their feedback on it. I think this is his favorite Beatles song. I think that the song was about newspaper clippings at the time. ❤
@1991foolsgold
7 ай бұрын
The last note of Day and a life is the longest recorded note in the history of recordings
@epicgroove
5 ай бұрын
I saw the Beatles live in London at Royal Albert Hall in 1964. I was 12 in 1962 and ‘we’ grew up with them. They were friends coming through the radio. I know this from Sergeant Pepper and nobody had heard anything like it. One of the best signature creations…..that changed the world
@leonardocartes1253
Жыл бұрын
Thank you guys, and yes, everything all the other followers said about the Beatles is true. So influential. To think that just about every modern jazz artist has covered at least a few Beatles songs! I hear it in Kurt Cobain's music. Just listen to About A Girl, or Lithium. Heavily influenced by the Beatles! In their short time together, they created so much great and diverse music. From I Want To Hold Your Hand to A Day in the Life, and everything in between.
@RobertEskew
3 ай бұрын
The interlude in the song, "Got up, got out of bed ...", was composed and sung by Paul McCartney. John Lennon wrote the initial and final verses (before and after the McCartney bit). I agree that "A Day in the Life" is a Beatles masterpiece.
@surlechapeau
Жыл бұрын
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "I Want To Hold Your Hand", Let It Be", "She Loves You" and more!!!!
@danielschartzer1396
Жыл бұрын
and OH DARLING , please! Blues Song , Paul singing , awesome awesome awesome 👍🏼 react please
@sarahfullerton6894
Жыл бұрын
@@danielschartzer1396 , exactly!
@gregorymoore2877
Жыл бұрын
@@danielschartzer1396 Yes, "Oh Darling" where Paul would attempt one vocal take each day. He would come in early in the morning and record before getting his voice warmed up. This was done to achieve the rough vocal sound he was aiming for.
@LizJasonHEA
Жыл бұрын
So many favorites. I recommend they listen to rubber soul which was my second favorite Beatles album. Norwegian Wood is just the most beautiful song i m o
@markkraft6719
6 ай бұрын
I am fascinated by your fascination with the Beatles. 😊
@markoliver630
4 ай бұрын
I was in grade school then and watched them change everything. Beatles Forever
@marcoramirez580
10 ай бұрын
One of my ALL time favorite songs
@terryallen345
Жыл бұрын
This was the final song on the Sgt Peppers album. That piano chord left most of the world stunned. It's like you can't possibly do that but you did and it's amazing
@tristramcoffin926
Жыл бұрын
They cut out that tape loop at the end and the dog whistle after that big 4 piano chord. It isn't the end of the world but I rather like it.
@nixonradio
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for letting the final chord play in full ❤
@whatsgoingon4815
6 ай бұрын
They talk of 4000 holes in Blackburn Lancashire, this refers to a newspaper article talking of the potholes on the roads in the county.They never did this live on stage because they had stopped touring by then but the “ Bootleg Beatles “ did it at the Albert hall and I went along. A massive cheer went up when they did the line “Now they Know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert hall”. They are the greatest band ever and I am honoured to have been around from the start.
@resurrectionwaiting9294
Жыл бұрын
Those of us, of a certain age, know the totally unique experience of anticipating the release of a NEW Beatles album. It is no surprise that so many myths and legends rose up around this band.
@normsaunders4980
5 ай бұрын
In a big way, I'm really jealous, in that you're hearing their stuff for the first time. Opening up a Beatles album, or hearing it on the radio for the first time, was just unbelievable. The station I listened to played all of Sgt. Pepper's when it first came out (I'll bet many others out there did also) and i still remember that experience now.
@soulandfire9252
8 ай бұрын
One of The Beatles best songs for me.
@9Ballr
Жыл бұрын
Perhaps the greatest Beatles song ever. What an amazing voice John had.
@del5606
8 ай бұрын
So nice to see younger people discussinng such monumental music. Makes me super proud to have lived through it the first time. Mindboggling group of uber talented musicians. I mean how the F#### did this manage to happen? Four guys from different parts of a city somehow meet and this is the result. Staggering
@bruce-e-bonus
9 ай бұрын
They added calming space for you at the end - just leave it a couple of seconds and be prepared to be jolted right out of it
@romin5035
8 ай бұрын
I remember hearing an interview with Paul about how he and John had their two separate songs and they were inspired by The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” to put the two dissimilar songs together with some bizarre musical bridge. That became “A Day in the Life.” A masterpiece in my book!
@330manstrings5
7 ай бұрын
That's the F Major chord at the end. 47 seconds sustained. The longest known recorded single chord, and unaccompanied. (At the time)
@shemanic1
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely Superb Beatles. I was growing up in those times & their later music had a huge impact on a young hippy. "I read the news today, Oh boy!" what an opener to a story. Glad you enjoyed it.
@virginiaalexander3817
8 ай бұрын
Their music evolved in an amazing way!!
@rexgoodheart3471
5 ай бұрын
One of the top ten songs of all time. I've always felt that this was the inspiration for Bohemian Rhapsody. Same type of vibe.
@TarotMage
2 ай бұрын
57 years later and the movement from 5:13 - 5:42 still gives me chills. Absolute perfection.
@pleasetellmewhere2go
7 ай бұрын
I can tell you what it was like to listen to this song for the first time. A Day In The Life was the last track of Sgt Pepper's album, which was groundbreaking. When I heard it for the first time, upon its release, it was like nothing that I had ever heard before. Up until then, music had been black and white, Sgt Pepper's turned it into technicolour. I believe it to be the best album of all time, because it was so totally original, and the song selection was brilliant. I mean, they went from the chirpy When I'm 64 to that. The Beatles took music to places it had never been before, and they did it naturally, using real instruments recorded on a 4-track recording machine. Full credit should also go to producer George Martin and his recording engineers who achieved the sound The Beatles were looking for.
@edwardrutledge2765
Жыл бұрын
Their musical maturity was evident by the time this was released. They’d moved so much beyond “wanna hold your hand” cuteness.
@markkraft6719
6 ай бұрын
I don't know why I have always been captivated by this song.
@86crud
6 ай бұрын
Wow you knew instantly who was singing. I’m 53 and still can’t tell John and Paul apart.
@pompelmostique
6 ай бұрын
Great react! 60-70 years later it's easy to gush about them, but just remember The Beatles didn't do all of their boundary pushing in a vacuum... They were in direct competition with The Rolling Stones, several other British invasion bands, and even the Beach Boys to make new sounds and use new approaches.
@pcatful
8 ай бұрын
Ringo's drums give structure to the opening stanza. Yes at that time, this was a game change and so inspiring.
@salamanca1954
4 ай бұрын
I grew up with the Beatles, through grade school and high school. And, to your point about them being revolutionary in their music, I'll tell you this: I would love one of their albums, and then, the next one woulc be COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from the last one. And at first I had a bit of a problem with liking the absolutely new music coming from the speakers. I would find one track that I really liked, and soon I would love the new album, and await the next one, and who knew what we would hear? It was a wonderful time in that regard.
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