ALMOST A MASTERPIECE: Watching Rainbows Pt. 2

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  • The chords and tempo of "Watching Rainbows" are identical to "I've Got a Feeling" but what resonates most is John Lennon's improvised lyrics reminding us to seize the day if we want change in our lives. It is an inspired, unfinished idea that for any other artist, would have been the starting point for something special and for the Beatles, could have been a masterpiece.
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  • @almostbeatlessongs
    @almostbeatlessongs  Před 3 měsíci +1

    @almostbeatlessongs
    2 months ago
    ABS Deluxe Vinyl with EXTRA SONGS is out! Available now at: www.almostbeatlessongs.com

  • @patbrennan6572
    @patbrennan6572 Před rokem +89

    The Beatles were something that only happened once. I'm just happy that it happened in my lifetime.

    • @regisgouloudubois5285
      @regisgouloudubois5285 Před rokem +2

      I agree I met them in Paris in 1963 and saw their show in early 64 Paris Olympia now I still listen to their records

    • @Wildvideonyc
      @Wildvideonyc Před rokem +3

      1964 - 1969 was a period of unprecented cultural, sociological, political and artistic change. It was a brief era that packed generations of change into just 6 years. And those 6 years coincided with the arrival and eventual demise of The Beatles. They set off a revolution and proceeded to be the main driver of that revolt for those 6 years. No musical entity in human history was so powerfully influential. All future historians who dive into the elements of that wild period in Western history will start with The Beatles. That's why its pointless to compare them to other bands. Those other bands were music acts. The Beatles were a revolution.

  • @ronfrosig7354
    @ronfrosig7354 Před rokem +37

    Became a Songwriter because, of the Beatles.. Heard a clip of Harrison talking about John, and Paul writing songs. He decided if, they could do it, then anyone could!!! To a brand new musician of 16, I absolutely believed him!! No hits but, I love Songwriting at age 70... Have sold a little less than a thousand copies... For me, that is golden!!

  • @makeahtwitchell5673
    @makeahtwitchell5673 Před rokem +8

    My Mom passed away long time ago. She had cancer. For sure my Mom would love this song. She's probably been hanging out with John Lennon up there, and sang this song. I would try not to cry while listening to this song and I am smoking weed to help me.

  • @Slap_Shot1977
    @Slap_Shot1977 Před rokem +82

    It's like hearing a new Beatles track for the first time in 30 years and it elicits pure joy. Thank you

  • @Acidicju
    @Acidicju Před rokem +162

    John Lennon said it himself that what the Beatles did should turn other people on to be creative themselves. I think there are a lot of dynamics to maintaining one's creative side as you age, but a record contract or book deal is not necessarily one of them...! I think you guys have got it right, we're all just adding to the great works of humanity whether writing a song, designing a dovetail joint or deciphering a dead sea scroll and the Beatles' collected works is a great jumping off point, whether redesigning one of their album covers or striving to attain that heady state in which their creativity was fostered!

    • @classiccom1953
      @classiccom1953 Před rokem

      McCartney must have tuned in to this - only 2 months ago? czcams.com/video/g4UsXksoGNg/video.html

    • @davidlauter1622
      @davidlauter1622 Před rokem +2

      Check out blank pages by Frank James and peacock alley by Damion angel 2 really fine albums

    • @scott7377
      @scott7377 Před rokem +2

      So we'll said man ,deeply thought through.

    • @ewetoo
      @ewetoo Před rokem +2

      Yeah I like Adam Neely's idea of a citation system instead of music copyright. It would make things fairer and share the love around.

    • @frankboyd.
      @frankboyd. Před rokem +7

      John was right.
      Mick asked them how to write songs. Beatles tutored him and gave him a song to record. Turned Mick onto being VERY creative himself.
      Stones turned on others and the beat goes on. John knew he was a link in a long evolving chain.

  • @GabrielRavarini
    @GabrielRavarini Před rokem +25

    Man, you won't believe this... While I was hearing this song a hummingbird appeared at my home. And I've never seen one of them in my whole life around here. Christmas + Beatles magic, I guess. I love your channel.

  • @ErikMCMLXV
    @ErikMCMLXV Před rokem +13

    Sounds like what eventually became, ‘I’ve Got a Feeling’, my all time favorite Beatles song

    • @warren52nz
      @warren52nz Před 8 měsíci +1

      I was about to say the same thing.

    • @edwardmcmanus
      @edwardmcmanus Před 6 měsíci +1

      That's exactly what it is.

    • @basedkhajiit
      @basedkhajiit Před 6 měsíci +1

      Watching Rainbows is an early version of "I've Got A Feeling" but IMO the way these guys
      A channel called "John Winston Lennon" used AI to put the Beatles' voices on this and it's perfect. Better than "I've Got A Feeling" even.

  • @adambeaudoin8818
    @adambeaudoin8818 Před rokem +31

    There’s like a pleading kind of quality to Lennon’s delivery, in most of his songs, that I love

    • @emmettmckenna4565
      @emmettmckenna4565 Před rokem +7

      That’s what John’s singing always does. It tears at your heartstrings!

    • @drutgat2
      @drutgat2 Před rokem +3

      That is a very astute comment. Thanks.

    • @julianciahaconsulting8663
      @julianciahaconsulting8663 Před rokem +4

      Lennon's voice just has a way of getting into your soul that one does not see in many singers...

  • @Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick
    @Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick Před rokem +11

    As a 16 year old, i watched John, Paul, George and Pete in the lunchtime sessions in the Cavern.
    Now at the young age of 79, I still get goosebumps hearing them. But to hear stuff like this is fantastic.
    Keep up the great work guys, i love it.

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem +2

      WOW! Thanks for watching.

    • @spottss
      @spottss Před rokem +2

      You’re a legend too

    • @Garry-vd1dg
      @Garry-vd1dg Před 11 měsíci +2

      Why weren't there more songs recorded at the Cavern Club.?

    • @Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick
      @Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick Před 11 měsíci +2

      @Garry-vd1dg because they weren't well known outside Liverpool at time. They were recorded for a Granada TV show in 1962 and I can't remember the name off hand. Only then was there name getting about. Unfortunately the Cavern wasn't big enough for the massively TV cameras back in the day, lol....if there were then I'm sure there would have been a lot more.

    • @bobwoolerOriGinal
      @bobwoolerOriGinal Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick There's also the Cavern rehearsal recordingczcams.com/video/HDPzkPYd8F8/video.html

  • @arieltea2036
    @arieltea2036 Před 11 měsíci +18

    This recreation, interpretation of Watching Rainbow is so joyful to be listened! I am awed and impressed by how you guys could pull the unfinished song by taking it from bits of unfinished lyrics and jams and it's so amazing, you know! Also, You guys even add the additional track which make the number is very Beatlesque. It does make my day, I love it! Thank you so much!

  • @AmericaFirst1963
    @AmericaFirst1963 Před rokem +8

    Beatles are so far and away the greatest musical band of all time. It’s not even close.

  • @itsalltakenup
    @itsalltakenup Před rokem +15

    It’s so beautiful to watch a masterpiece ripple from 1969 to 2022.

  • @stevebiesiadabada6669
    @stevebiesiadabada6669 Před rokem +17

    Watching Rainbows is a masterpiece, fantastic, Beatles are number one, The Best in the World, John is a genius, what could have been, Forever

    • @rameshmaharaj8671
      @rameshmaharaj8671 Před rokem +1

      Please put this song onto a dvd or cd that we can play every day.Its magical just like the rooftop concert.Unbeatable.
      Please speak to Sir Paul and release this song with the one that another band plays.
      There are still millions of Beatle fans there and in a world where good songs are hard to come by this one is really a rainbow and

    • @57kingcrimson
      @57kingcrimson Před rokem +3

      I think they should just leave it as it is it's a masterpiece in it's own way , just being buried in a soundtrack .. sure McCartney did I've got a feeling with the same chord but Lennon used that cord on Let it be I dig a pony... It's definitely universal!

    • @57kingcrimson
      @57kingcrimson Před rokem

      Should

  • @xcalibur1011
    @xcalibur1011 Před rokem +5

    WATCHING RAINBOWS SOUNDS LIKE AN ALTERNATE VOCAL OTHER THAN BY THE BEATLES THEMSELVES.

  • @robpaige2376
    @robpaige2376 Před rokem +21

    Wow. That was incredible. The sheer creativity involved in piecing those snippets of songs into something that shames the majority of modern artistes blows my tiny mind. I love the counterpoint vocals towards the end of the song, it's very much in keeping with the way the Fabs worked in their latter days and works tremendously well. Thank you for (re) creating this. Bravo!

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem +1

      Thanks for your insight! A treat to read.

    • @ChatNoir-8867
      @ChatNoir-8867 Před rokem +2

      I couldn't agree more. It's been a week since I first heard this gem reconstructed. It would perfectly have been one of their finest works.

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem +2

      @@ChatNoir-8867 Thank you. That is so nice of you to say.

  • @MrKeychange
    @MrKeychange Před rokem +2

    That "woo ooh ooh" is freakin: fantastic

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem +1

      Thanks! Inspired by Lennon’s “cupcake baby yeah yeah” bit.

    • @MrKeychange
      @MrKeychange Před rokem

      @@almostbeatlessongs Beautiful! John was SUCH a hook machine. His adlibs seem to always feel like seeds for new songs.

  • @That1LucaGuy
    @That1LucaGuy Před rokem +3

    I ask this in the nicest and most sincere way possible...
    PUT THIS ON SPOTIFY

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem +3

      Thank you so much. Because of publishing issues, this will likely turn up as a mixtape or something other than Spotify. In a way, it makes it kinda cool, right? Like an old b-side.

  • @royarzunf
    @royarzunf Před rokem +52

    Great work.
    It would be interesting to see Paul’s reaction to this video.

    • @Wheelhouseprojects
      @Wheelhouseprojects Před rokem +4

      @PaulMcCartney I’m a big fan of chocolate cupcakes and @beatles

    • @tikvision
      @tikvision Před rokem +2

      He would charge a couple millions for that

    • @terryworth7
      @terryworth7 Před rokem

      Yes what is Paul’s reaction to this?

    • @tikvision
      @tikvision Před rokem +2

      @@terryworth7 don't let him know. He will probably sue for copyright

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem +4

      That would be cool

  • @danielhickmott5800
    @danielhickmott5800 Před rokem +96

    They were working up a song. They came to a Y and it became I’ve Got A Feeling. You guys have backed up to the Y and took us down the other direction. Good job! I’m putting it in the Beatles library along side Free As a Bird and Real Love.

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem +6

      Excellent! Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching.

    • @marcdb9974
      @marcdb9974 Před rokem +6

      It can overlay I've Got a Feeling in terms of tempo and meter, but it is distinctly not I've Got a Feeling. It almost feels like the anti "I've got a feeling."

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem +3

      @@marcdb9974 or possibly a twin sibling.

    • @dianecourtney2724
      @dianecourtney2724 Před rokem

      Sisters from another mother

    • @moistmike4150
      @moistmike4150 Před rokem +1

      And by "Y", he means Yoko.

  • @normandavis5845
    @normandavis5845 Před rokem +4

    I got a "feeling" is the essence of this song .

    • @frankboyd.
      @frankboyd. Před rokem

      Yeah yeah yeah I heard it too.

  • @JonnyH123
    @JonnyH123 Před rokem +5

    Can’t believe what I just heard, brought a tear to my eye, just the same as when we lost Lennon.

  • @jeffreyroedel9804
    @jeffreyroedel9804 Před rokem +82

    You boys are doing the Lord's work. People have been covering and re-interpreting other people's songs forever. Why not cover and reinterpret unreleased songs and fragments, indeed. This is so fascinating. Well done.

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem +1

      Thanks, Jeffrey. Too kind.

    • @doodledangernoodle2517
      @doodledangernoodle2517 Před rokem

      Honestly that’s an awesome idea! I’d love to see more people tackle the lesser known aspects of the Beatles history? I wonder if a similar thing could be done for Lennon’s unfinished solo songs

  • @debbieramsey-hanks3757
    @debbieramsey-hanks3757 Před rokem +2

    Amazing

  • @gordrum
    @gordrum Před rokem +13

    If this had been on Anthology we all would’ve SHIT‼️ A beautiful reimagining 👍

  • @GaryWayneHill64
    @GaryWayneHill64 Před rokem +10

    The Beatles, the gift that keeps on giving. Thanks for the priceless gift of a new Beatles song.

  • @thebmc5969
    @thebmc5969 Před rokem +26

    Great job! Could 100% see the lads passing this off to Badfinger. Would have been a hit!

  • @paulhumberstone4843
    @paulhumberstone4843 Před 9 měsíci +2

    just beautiful words escape me, its so lovely god bless them for giving us so much happiness

  • @ReneJohnMeldrum
    @ReneJohnMeldrum Před rokem +6

    Really sounds like I’ve got a feeling

    • @Wolfgang_Amadeus_X_Machina
      @Wolfgang_Amadeus_X_Machina Před rokem +3

      Yeah its like an alternate universe version.

    • @spencerwilliams1793
      @spencerwilliams1793 Před rokem

      Very true

    • @dggydddy59
      @dggydddy59 Před rokem

      Isn't it I've Got A Feeling? Or rather John looking for words for his part of it? I mean it sure seems exactly like it and they were coming up with that song during these sessions. As far as I can tell, this is them in the middle of writing that song.

  • @frankmcbride7051
    @frankmcbride7051 Před rokem +46

    From the start of John’s clip it was clear this was I’ve Got A Feeling in unfinished form. This re-working was pleasant enough, but to my mind it is already a finished song and has been since 1969.

    • @prod.jakekarno1765
      @prod.jakekarno1765 Před rokem +6

      It's similar but it's a different song, a brother or sister song if you will. You can tell from some of the sections in this recreation..

    • @stamatiskon3049
      @stamatiskon3049 Před rokem +7

      I've Got a Feeling's main part was Paul's and John added the "Everybody had a Hard Year" part so maybe John felt that his song was inferior to Paul's and since they had this fixation to not record similar songs he abandoned it. I'm pretty certain that if someone found their home recordings there would be many abandoned "masterpieces" that sounded a little like Penny Lane or I am the Walrus...

    • @TheEeliciousOne
      @TheEeliciousOne Před rokem

      Check out John Lennon's I Know, I know, he likes those chords. czcams.com/video/B0ADfz30LjY/video.html

    • @paulknight9998
      @paulknight9998 Před rokem

      It was clear it was an improvisation with an original melody that bear no resemblance to "I've Got A Feeling" other than a chord structure that it share with thousands of other songs. You are tone deaf boomer.

    • @JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL
      @JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL Před rokem

      I agree this sounds like a jam permutation of the same song. Lyrically there might be more Lennon in this version.

  • @natefraser017
    @natefraser017 Před rokem +9

    The John Lennon album track I didn't know I needed today. Bless you for this great gift

  • @curvadel9
    @curvadel9 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Thanks God I reach for this second part. It was just sweet.

  • @StratsRUs
    @StratsRUs Před rokem +9

    I am shocked that there are 'naysayers'. This proves that there are ' musicians' and then..there are 'music - loving musicians'.
    To be diving into streams of consciousness is what it is all about.
    Anyone that has played The Beatles already knows that shivery feeling.
    And this is great , puts the focus on music's gift to all of us.
    Loved it.Well done and thank you !

  • @aquamarine99911
    @aquamarine99911 Před rokem +8

    Nothing wrong with this. Classical composers went back to complete Beethoven's last unfinished symphony (the 10th).
    Oddly, parts of this reminds me a bit of Sublime's "What I Got" - especially their line "I can play the guitar like a mofo riot", Which is also a really good song. The best they ever wrote.

  • @mark4262
    @mark4262 Před rokem +32

    Keep it going.. The Legacy is kept alive by your passion.. love watching these videos... this is awesome

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem +3

      We're in this love together, Mark!

    • @mark4262
      @mark4262 Před rokem +1

      @@almostbeatlessongs absolutely..you, me and all that appreciate The Beatles and what you share with us based on Love ❤️

  • @Peakabike
    @Peakabike Před rokem +2

    Sounds great, thanks for sharing, as well as the process !

  • @johnnyfrantz6333
    @johnnyfrantz6333 Před rokem +2

    There’s not a thing about this jam that was going to be a masterpiece.

  • @RafaelAlivtres
    @RafaelAlivtres Před rokem +4

    The quality as a group was super greater than themselves individually.

  • @williampowell6067
    @williampowell6067 Před rokem +7

    When I picked up the Black Album years ago. Watching Rainbows blew me away. I always thought this could of been polished up and released. I have combed thru all the AB Road tapes and tons of Get Back bootlegs and found so many hidden nuggets buried in these tapes. A treasure trove man. Take the time to listen to these.

  • @jasonmardoniomeza1711
    @jasonmardoniomeza1711 Před rokem +2

    " Creativity and fun and asking what if ".......beautiful man. That's what the Beatles are......to me... 😉 🙏

  • @davecostello560
    @davecostello560 Před rokem +40

    This is sheer genius, how you've stiched a number of disparate bits of material into a new garment. You've elevated Watching Rainbows way above being a few off the cuff lyrics sung over I've Got a Feeling, into it's own thing altogether. Love it!

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem +2

      Thanks! Here’s the Beatles’ versions used for our medley of 'Watching Rainbows.'
      czcams.com/video/vgAnvRv0xEc/video.html

    • @gvgv3515
      @gvgv3515 Před rokem +2

      From the beginning, I was hearing the main melody as a variant of I got a Feeling, blended in with pieces of the melody to Something. In-between the verses where there is an obvious interim where you expect Paul or John or both to sing " OH YEAH"....but they don't. Its kind of a tension that never happens. Then there is a submelody that gets interjected that is a piano melody that slowly plays a line that sounds like a part of The Long and Winding Road and morphs into the end part of Let It Be. Meanwhile you still have the main melody of I got a Feeling still ever-present but subtle. Then it sort of abandons all of the above melodies for the NEW melody that is " Watching Rainbows" . This part of the song could've easily stood on its own without the homage to the above mentioned melodies. The voal effects on John's voice are something that was never used on his voice before. It is something of a wide chorus effect and an echo. What is unique with this effect is that the echo is NOTHING like what's used in Come Together, Sttawberry Fields, Ballad of John/ Yoko. I wish they'd discovered this beautiful vocal effect for use on John's voice for other songs. It would have been great if they used it on A Day in the Life for example instead of the echo/ reverb being predominant in the foreground vocals of a Day in the Life. From what the engineers state they pieced together, could've been a great song had the Beatles completed it. Its sort of like Schubert's Unfinished Symphony being completed by another composer using original works interweaved with Schubert's previous works. This song had so much potential for a John Lennon tune reminiscent of Lucy in the Sky psychedelia, BUT COMING DOWN off the LSD ride! This is just my thoughts and opinion on this potential masterpiece that was never realized.

    • @davecostello560
      @davecostello560 Před rokem

      @@gvgv3515 I can't hear any effectsat all on the Lennon vocals - it sounds completely dry to me, just coming through the Twickenham PA.

    • @gvgv3515
      @gvgv3515 Před rokem

      @@davecostello560 I'm watching the you tube video of the song with the two gentlemen who discuss the 150+ hours of recordings they had to go through to get a viable song assembled from various out takes. As the video progresses the verse leading into the chorus has the vocal effects which I can only say is similar to those used for the song Rain. Less flanger effect but more chorus. I will have to rewatch the video and see what the time code is and where you hear the vocal effect. I definitely hear it on my phone as I watch the video, it is not dry at all. I will get back to you.

    • @davecostello560
      @davecostello560 Před rokem

      @@gvgv3515 ah ok I think I get you - you're talking about their own recorded version of the different elements. This wasn't John Lennon singing, this was the two gentlemen recording their own version. Maybe that vocal had some studio effects on.

  • @graniterhythm53
    @graniterhythm53 Před rokem +4

    It did become a masterpiece - I've Got A Feeling is one of their very greatest late era classics!

    • @SVHornets1
      @SVHornets1 Před rokem

      Not really, just a solid rock song.

  • @judsta123kickass
    @judsta123kickass Před rokem +12

    Love it, sounds like flaming lips

  • @rprado1981
    @rprado1981 Před rokem +2

    What a fantastic job!!!!!

  • @mirkorussomanno4981
    @mirkorussomanno4981 Před rokem +1

    And It makese think that Beatles 've been very luky to meet .you are a talented msocian

  • @adesertsojourner8015
    @adesertsojourner8015 Před rokem +7

    As a lifelong Beatlemaniac, this is stella work! Well done guys, keep it up

  • @RobertP_1960
    @RobertP_1960 Před rokem +43

    Jeff Slate of the group The Badge wrote his version of Watching Rainbows on the Digital Retro album. It's very good. I really like what you've put together. I've always thought this was on.of John's best unfinished tracks.

  • @lselson
    @lselson Před rokem +1

    Our house... is a very very very fine house... with two cats in the yard... life used to be so hard... now everything is easy cause of you.

  • @jismism9515
    @jismism9515 Před rokem +2

    2 words: THANK YOU.

  • @papadave6800
    @papadave6800 Před rokem +8

    Awesome job, finishing this song!! It is so easy to dismiss an outtake or early demo, because of it's simplicity or bareness. But, you took this raw demo, which I had heard many times over the years, and really breathed life into it, giving it a whole new dimension. You have an amazing knack for showing your viewers/listeners what could have been.

  • @greggeaton4351
    @greggeaton4351 Před rokem +8

    It is so cool that you share your mental experiment using Beatles musical tapestry to create an alternate universe experience out of this. Thank you from all of this who only can wish we were as able to do the same and for enrichening our dreams!

  • @baberoot1998
    @baberoot1998 Před rokem +1

    It's fantastic. Thank you for the effort. I for one...appreciate it. 👍☀️👍(I bet even...Paul and Ringo like it).

  • @PJmusic1981
    @PJmusic1981 Před rokem +2

    I never met my grandad but he grew up in Liverpool around the time the Beatles were around I wish I met him to ask if he had any Beatles stories

  • @vito9674
    @vito9674 Před rokem +9

    Awesome job ! This gave me chills and brought me back to the days of waiting with baited breath for their next masterpiece ! This abdolutley does that for me ! A BIG THANKYOU !

  • @T.E.P..
    @T.E.P.. Před rokem +6

    I love this channel .... made my year when discovering this channel. Thank you sooo much for making it

  • @SearchfortheMeaning
    @SearchfortheMeaning Před rokem +1

    Wowzers 🙏👌💙

  • @potteryplayground9875
    @potteryplayground9875 Před rokem +1

    Y’all are just like a yummy sweet tart glass of lemonade on a hot summer’s day!
    This hit the spot!
    In every way imaginable!
    Thank U!
    Instead of watchin’ rainbows, I’m gonna make me some… 🌈🎶🎵🎤🎧🎸🥁🎹🎺🎻 🌈

  • @lukecornthwaite47
    @lukecornthwaite47 Před rokem +4

    FINALLY! Just what I was waiting for, I fell in love with the little song snippet from the ending of part one so hearing the whole things is awesome!!

  • @pgray5223
    @pgray5223 Před rokem +3

    Awesome. As someone with grandsons that are the same age as the Beatles were when fame hit them; I feel sad for them. They were so young to have so many expectations put upon them. And to have access to every negative thing in life. They had such incredible talent and such fun characters that it was easy for us as fans to essentially suck them dry.

  • @IXOYE5350
    @IXOYE5350 Před rokem +2

    VERY GOOD RECREATION AS A POSSSIBLE BEATLE SOUND FOR THIS SONG....CONGRATS

  • @miguelaldana5273
    @miguelaldana5273 Před rokem +1

    You've got a feeling John.

  • @almostbeatlessongs
    @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem +3

    Check out our website for more exclusive Beatles content: www.almostbeatlessongs.com

    • @Garry-vd1dg
      @Garry-vd1dg Před 11 měsíci +1

      Was this song Watching Rainbows in The Beatles new Get Back movie?

  • @akirahikari6548
    @akirahikari6548 Před rokem +4

    Fantastic job putting this song together. So great to hear this beautiful, joyful music.😊🎶

  • @user-uo7mz6es9x
    @user-uo7mz6es9x Před 2 dny

    Brilliant, another beautiful mix masterpiece for history!

  • @charly19
    @charly19 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Oh very good song, I like

  • @kareemettouney265
    @kareemettouney265 Před rokem +4

    Love it!
    You guys have got it , the Beatles inspired and continue to inspire us all…
    This song is a great testament to all the love the Beatles , their music and their creative approach is all about.
    It sounds beautiful, and very Beatles and also very you
    Well done

  • @strutmut
    @strutmut Před rokem +14

    Very nice. I always thought it would be more a rough song in stead of a polished one. But I do like this version very much. Good job.

  • @bobd6958
    @bobd6958 Před 10 měsíci +1

    It’s like finding a present 2 days after Christmas. Nice job.

  • @alabamabandofbrotherscampb8777

    Great! Thanks!

  • @marz7139
    @marz7139 Před rokem +3

    Your track is beautiful and definitely captures the Beatles’ vibe. Thanks for that.

  • @simonhodgetts6530
    @simonhodgetts6530 Před rokem +8

    Great job! Feels like a Beatles song!

  • @marcelomartins4753
    @marcelomartins4753 Před rokem +1

    That's absolutly beautiful. I'm sure John would've loved this one. Thank you so much.

  • @stevekaspar1396
    @stevekaspar1396 Před rokem +1

    That was incredible

  • @AnyoneCanSee
    @AnyoneCanSee Před rokem +3

    I LOVE THIS PROJECT!
    You are very open and honest and show all your sources, what is from The Beatles and what is from yourselves in these videos. You are not trying to pull the wool over anyone's eyes and different interpretations and bootlegs are one search away on CZcams.
    There are so many people pumping hate into the world and it bothers me that people are being negative about something done with such positivity and love.
    Those naysayers are probably offering nothing positive or creative and the fact that they might put you off is such an indictment of the world right now.
    Please keep going.

  • @roxorange6022
    @roxorange6022 Před rokem +3

    I love hearing you play in the sandbox, making your own creative rainbows - it's beautiful. But by God this channel makes me miss the Beatles! *sob* Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this incredible exploration of musical genius as it happened. It's like unraveling the Big Bang!

  • @magnusthestruperlingsen9288

    This is absolutely brilliant. Thank you.

  • @IsaiahStewartJazz
    @IsaiahStewartJazz Před rokem +2

    Bravo! Well done!!!!!! Long live the Beatles

  • @TheEeliciousOne
    @TheEeliciousOne Před rokem +3

    Thank you. Really nice exploration of unfinished bits and elements from the Nagra reels. I really like how you've got a whole lot of talented musicians working on this. The love comes through.

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem

      Thanks! Here’s the Beatles’ versions used for our medley of 'Watching Rainbows.'
      czcams.com/video/vgAnvRv0xEc/video.html

  • @corinasucre
    @corinasucre Před rokem +3

    What a wonderful work! Thank you for uploading this video. I loved how you put it all to work together and it is really sweet sounding and clearly done with so much love and respect. Love it❤

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem +1

      Thank you so much! Glad u enjoyed it.

    • @corinasucre
      @corinasucre Před rokem +1

      @@almostbeatlessongs its beautiful. I just keep listening to it since the moment I found it❤

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem +1

      @@corinasucre aw, thank you. We'll be posting exclusive content this week for subscribers (hint hint).🌈

  • @rsdemarco
    @rsdemarco Před rokem +1

    I am very impressed by this effort to create a new Beatles song. And I'm not easily impressed.

  • @best-movieclips
    @best-movieclips Před rokem +1

    Fantastic

  • @brayantobanchemireles
    @brayantobanchemireles Před rokem +83

    Watching rainbows = 80% Lennon + 20% Mccartney
    I've got a feeling = 20% Lennon + 80% Mccartney

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem +4

      Love the math! Spot on.

    • @8176morgan
      @8176morgan Před rokem +6

      I've Got A Feeling is a really good song, too bad there was never a finished studio version of it. I'm not impressed with Watching Rainbows. A throw-a-way song that ended up getting thrown away.

    • @RileyRampant
      @RileyRampant Před rokem +4

      @@8176morgan Exactly. The concept was fully realized w/ I got a feeling.

    • @danielbanic3738
      @danielbanic3738 Před rokem +2

      Watching rainbows IS - I got a feeling , thats why they did'nt complete it , it was completed in the 2nd song , ha ha

    • @merlinidlehands3302
      @merlinidlehands3302 Před rokem +1

      you nailed it man

  • @raymondanselmo141
    @raymondanselmo141 Před rokem +3

    Sounds like i got a feeling

  • @mikem3779
    @mikem3779 Před 4 měsíci +1

    If I heard this on the radio not knowing a thing about it, I would absolutely love it. This is fantastic. I might think it was an Oasis spin off band, maybe featuring members of Spiritualized.

  • @christianstough6337
    @christianstough6337 Před rokem +1

    That was lovely

  • @doktoruzo
    @doktoruzo Před rokem +3

    Wow, this is superb. What beautiful musicianship. Well crafted. It really does sound like The Beatles. Thanks.

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem

      Thanks for listening

    • @lex1633
      @lex1633 Před rokem +1

      So who's doing the vocals and playing on this? Is it taken from Beatles recordings or other artist performing a concept of what the song would sound like?

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem

      @@lex1633 these folks are the culprits: open.spotify.com/album/4R7K9jwCmH60M4WpdzjMCk?si=8d7359902d5f4187

  • @jlovebirch
    @jlovebirch Před rokem +5

    Always thought this was an early stage of what became "I Got a Feeling".

  • @mikaelwester
    @mikaelwester Před rokem +2

    This is amazing. Stands on it own.

  • @itriedmany
    @itriedmany Před rokem +1

    I say YES! ... as long as people know where the seed, the words, the melodies originated. Beautiful!

  • @mentalpictures-officialban8707

    You guys have truly done an amazing recreation of the song! Excellent orchestration and vibes throughout the entire song. I love it and I do a few Beatles covers myself. Personally, I think John would love this version you have made. Great job! :)

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem +2

      Thank you very much. We’d love to hear your cover of an ‘almost beatles song!’

    • @mentalpictures-officialban8707
      @mentalpictures-officialban8707 Před rokem +4

      @@almostbeatlessongs I gotta feel the vibes to pull that off and to be honest I don't think anyones gonna do a better Job than you guys have done with yours. It really is beautiful and I think John would have loved it. Each time I listen to it I get goosebumps as you have really captured that warm Beatles feeling. All the best. :)

  • @olivarionline1
    @olivarionline1 Před rokem +5

    Well done! It's a mini-side-2 of Abbey Road - it's incredible how many ideas these guys had, and this was just in the span of a month where they filmed it all and managed to get an album, a concert, a movie and a TV series 50 years later while having enough material for another later album (Abbey Road) and MANY songs for their respective solo albums... still blows my mind.

  • @armoringregret9833
    @armoringregret9833 Před rokem +1

    Brilliant!

  • @faunoram
    @faunoram Před rokem +4

    This is really interesting !! Its like the Beatles are infinite and the people that love their music always find new ways to get something new ! The song at the end with the new arrangements sounds like Big Star I think...🤔

  • @howardowens721
    @howardowens721 Před rokem +6

    I enjoy what you guys are doing. Keep at it.

  • @denniswood7503
    @denniswood7503 Před rokem +1

    Love the song.

  • @joegarrity6284
    @joegarrity6284 Před rokem +26

    I'm a bit of a Beatles student. I've always felt that Watching Rainbows was an alternate counter melody to I've Got a Feeling. Each part that you highlight can fit in the "Everybody had a hard year" lyric.
    A strong sign that I'm right would be if Paul introduced the song to the band, but the 'hard year-good time' lyric of John's was either brand new, or not submitted yet.
    The audio documentation is there - the historians can bear this out.

    • @theboulevardierofbroadway4659
      @theboulevardierofbroadway4659 Před rokem +4

      I thought the same thing.

    • @dggydddy59
      @dggydddy59 Před rokem +8

      It feels quite apparent that this is just John throwing out words for his bit on I've Got A Feeling until he hits on something he likes so he can run with that. I mean, it's pretty much one of the tried and true techniques to writing songs, go back and forth
      I - IV - I - IV, start coming up with melodies and stuff. It seems a little weird to pretend that this is anything other than that. To me.

    • @sandervdbrink84
      @sandervdbrink84 Před rokem +3

      @@dggydddy59 I agree 100%.

    • @johnnymorell4974
      @johnnymorell4974 Před rokem +1

      @@dggydddy59 Exactly.

    • @kathyhollenbach7413
      @kathyhollenbach7413 Před rokem +1

      I was a 13 yr old when they came to USA and have loved them ever since. At the time Paul was my favorite. Both of their names being on the songs as the writers, begged the question, how do John and Paul decide who should be the singer. The answer was whoever did the majority of the writing would be the singer. That makes a lot of sense to me. So I would say since Paul sang lead in I've Got a Feeling, he wrote most of it. In "Watching Rainbons" I think John would have sang that.

  • @erikpeeters778
    @erikpeeters778 Před rokem +4

    I have been a Beatles fan for 45 years. I completely accept all these new recordings from the Nagra Reels as new Beatles songs. I feel very receptive to all of them. No complaints whatsoever! In the future they can do the same with unfinished McCartney songs. They should digitalize all McCartney vocals between 1964 and 1990 so we can keep enjoying new songs performed by the man himself...

  • @jchow5966
    @jchow5966 Před rokem +1

    They were amazing!!!!!!!!

  • @michaelmcdonald8877
    @michaelmcdonald8877 Před rokem +1

    What a Christmas present. Thank you and best wishes.

  • @hansvandermeulen5515
    @hansvandermeulen5515 Před rokem +3

    "Standing in an English garden
    Waiting for the sun"
    Straight out of I Am The Walrus,

    • @carlweaver3243
      @carlweaver3243 Před rokem +1

      Standing In An English Garden
      Waiting For The Rain
      If The Rain Don't Come
      You Get A Soaking
      Standing In The English Sun
      And If The Sun Don't Shine
      You Slip Into The Rain
      And Sip Your Iced Champagne
      All The Little Grade School Penguins
      Singing Harry Nilsson
      And The Expert Taxpert
      Charging Everyone Is
      Standing On The Corner
      Waiting For The Van To Shine
      But If The Van Don't Come
      You Slip Into The Sun
      Like Pigs From A Gun

    • @almostbeatlessongs
      @almostbeatlessongs  Před rokem

      Definitely. Rainbows is an amalgamation of Walrus, IGAF, Come Together, Hey Bulldog. Interesting to hear how the mind of a genius works.