"Baby, it's you" was already a great song - but John's vocals just add to it. I always adored "Do you want to know a Secret?" The British accent was to die for - esp to us Americans!!! Plus, I just luv the song itself.
I would say each of their voices are easy to distinguish from the others. Maybe it's because I'm a big fan, but it's always easy (for me) to tell who's singing. Their voices all sound very different to me.
I really enjoy your appreciation and love of the Beatles early recordings. Unless you were there at the time, you cannot fully understand how fresh and radical they were in the early-mid-sixties. When I first saw and heard them on TV during their 1964 Australian tour ... their speaking accents, hairstyle and music ... well ... they might as well have been extra-terrestrials as far as I was concerned. I was gobsmacked.
In "A Taste of Honey" the verse is in 3/4 (waltz) time and the chorus is in 4/4 (common) time. This is the reason for the mood changes within the song. All the songs are great standards - the Shirelles' "Baby It's You" is worth a listen, and The Tijuana Brass gave a tasty Mexicali instrumental version of "Honey".
You can see the versaility of them even back during this first album. Actually, they were always this way, as a jobbing band back during the Cavern and Hamburg days. They needed a large repertoire to keep all the punters happy. Plus, i think they liked all different genres of music (as you'll see going forward) , esp Paul; to them music was music and a good song was a good song.
How is it possible that four such talented musicians all grew up within a tiny radius in a smaller city in England? One could've handpicked four of the top musicians from around the world and not put together such a magical band.
How true. My sister and I have been Beatles fans since 1964, and are always listening to The Beatles Channel, and are are always asking the same question...How did all this come together, all four living in Liverpool, get managed by the only person that could have presented them well in Brian Epstein, and produced by an amazing classically trained musician in George Martin. I thank the Lord every day for this amazing gift known as...The Beatles.
And not only that, they met Ringo in Hamburg and it happens to be that he also grew up in the same city as the other three, certain threads were definitely moving around these boys so their magic could start.
@juanita6479 Yes, thank you, I forgot to add the Ringo part to the story. It is just amazing how everything fell in place just right for The Beatles to exist. I feel truly blessed to have been around to witness this phenomenon, and hear new songs released by them. It was such a magical time. Thank you Lord...and I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
So many other things like the draft being dropped, society allowing working class kids etc , the war ending....Hamburg being a thing...one of the poorest overlooked cities producing these guys...then meeting a producer like George Martin...nuts
I too really enjoy seeing the joy in your face as you listen to each Beatles song. I get a smile on my face watching you enjoying The Beatles. Please continue your journey and enjoy The Beatles' music.
Am loving you doing the whole catalog. You'll be amazed at their evolution across what is really just a few years. I absolutely love all of their voices, but John's is my favorite. He was always trying to overdub his voice as he didn't care for it.
It gives me enormous pleasure to watch you enjoying my favorite music. You are my hero in the face of adversity! And your wonderful British accent is a bonus :-)
@@patticrichton1135 Thank you! Great minds think and feel alike 🙂 He is my hero, because he is soldering on despite the efforts of the grinches of the world to suppress any attempts of reacting to the Beatles. Take care!
More early Beatles -- woot! "Baby It's You" was obviously taken straight from their live shows, and was probably banged out with no fuss (except for George Martin's keyboard solo edited in later). IMO "A Taste of Honey" is Paul's answer to "Baby It's You", although it's a better song overall. The shift into the shuffle for the bridge is just great. "Do You Want to Know a Secret" may be the earliest Beatles song I can remember as a young kid in the 60's. The vocal is so full of earworms, plus that descending chromatic phrase. Throw in George's thick accent bending the words (which was fascinating for American listeners) and it's an iconic early Beatles song.
The Liverpudlian accent of the Beatles in 1960s Australia drew me in. I was only a child growing up with migrant Italian parents, but in suburbian Adelaide, the Beatles became my first love...
I like imperfection in performances, because it DOES show it's human and real, and not totally cleaned up and manufactured! LUKE, I am SO HAPPY that you are APPRECIATING these early recordings of the Beatles that so many OTHER reactors either criticize, blow off or totally ignore their early records as nothing but "fluff" and not worth listening to again. What they fail to understand is that THESE early recordings were WHAT turned on all of us kids and teens back then, and what made us INSTANT Beatles' fans. By the way, "A TASTE OF HONEY" STILL gives me chills, when I play it, since January 1964!
Triple reaction W O W!!! Great reaction as always, and yes, their harmonies are one of a kind especially having in mind they are not related to each other, those are just perfect. I like all three songs, imagine if not, second one I think is so romantic 'I have kept a secret for a week or two and now only we both know I'm in love with you' I think it's brilliant, the high point in the middle of an innocent adolescent love story, I really love it. The third one was Billy Preston's favorite and he always asked them to play that one for him.
Lol. My dad used to like annoying me by saying “What does do dah do mean (in reference to “Do You Want To Know A Secret”)? What kind of lyrics are those? Silly song”. He was a Jazz fan.
@@MsAppassionata Oh gosh, nothing silly at all just the opposite ☺ That's what I appreciate the most about many of their songs, that innocence, simple lyrics but with tons of meaning that certainly say something beautiful, these boys were also young men by that time and used to sing to early love.
John's vocals on "Anna" (Go To Him") and "Baby It's You" from this album are just off the charts incredible. His vocals are so raw and emotional, you can feel them. That's a rare talent. Between 1963-64 they were the "Kings of cover versions" No one has ever done it better. I feel that in just about every cover they did they were better than the originals. They put their own spin on them but in a very respectful manner. Greatest cover band ever! I have always loved "Do You Want To Know A Secret" also that John wrote for George. I think that every song George sang between 63-64 that wasn't a cover John wrote for him. He always looked out for George, Paul, not so much. Nothing pisses me off more than this narrative that started a few years back that The Beatles were the first boy band. They were never a boy band. Where did this BS come from? Just these two Lennon covers aren't boy band stuff. This is professional big boy stuff. Do people realize that ten of the fourteen tracks on this Lp were recorded in one 12 to 13 hour marathon session that's never been done by anyone else to this day. This ended about midnight with John just absolutely shredding the vocals on "Twist And Shout". He had a cold and George Martin knew he only had one take in him and John killed it. In his words he said " I had no voice left so I just screamed it out". One take and George Martin went to his grave believing and always putting it out there as he said "I have always felt that it was the single greatest track ever laid down on a piece of vinyl" Anyone want to argue that statement with me then bring it. That's not boy band BS . That's professional, major league big boy man stuff there. You have to look at the musical landscape when the Beatles hit because overall it was pretty damn lame. They were a new sound that was never heard before. Hell, Sixty years on now this album still sounds fresh today. Lyrics back in 63 and 64 were pretty simple. Listen to what they listened to and were inspired by as teens in the fifties. Just because they're The Beatles what do these people expect? That they were supposed to write "Strawberry Fields Forever" or "A Day In The Life" in early 1963. For Christ's sake, when they recorded this Lp, John and Ringo weren't 23 yet. Paul wasn't 21 yet, he was F**king 20 and George was 19 and would turn 20 fifteen days after they recorded this album. Now if you want to call them a boy band because they were just kids but don't give me this boy band BS because of their music. If you push this agenda I call that envy because your favorite band couldn't have done what they did at that age at that time or maybe because you couldn't have done that at that age. They're The Beatles for a F**king reason, it's because they're The Beatles. The greatest to ever do it so enough of the boy band BS nonsense. Peace ❤
You are so right about the imperfections that is missing in a lot of modern music. Modern production techniques can be so clinical and sometimes almost sterile
Stellar reaction to early Beatles. I like hearing your take as someone who came after that era. I first was aware when I saw the Ed Sullivan Show back in 1964. They seemed so unique and exciting at the time but I was very young. I also like your take; musically, your insights, and how music you've heard after them felt their effect. I like your accent too. Feels like you have a secret Fab connection a Texas guy like me could never. Looking forward to your Beatle Mystery Trip!!
The remastered versions were different than the originals. More depth was added. I listened to these songs ENDLESSLY... over and over and still have my original albums albeit well worn.
If you don't mind a slight correction: When you say "acoustic guitars," you're really hearing hollow-bodied electric guitars, which, when played with a clean sound, resemble the sound of acoustic guitars to an extent. They did use acoustics, though, on "Love Me Do" and "Till There Was You," and then a whole bunch starting in '64.
Love this young man reacting to early Beatles covers! Please check out Anna (go with him) And Till There Was You. And go back to Some Other Guy, still one of my favorites!
John Lennon's vocal during this era were untouchable. Having the flu at the time of the recording made his voice scratchy and sort of raw sounding, but it sure added emotion to the Motown/ R&B covers like Anna and Baby It's You. Twist & Shout (last song recorded) became a rock standard with John's all-out flu vocal performance. If you listen to John singing Twist & Shout on TV/Concert performances in 1963-64, you will hear how it SHOULD have sounded on the Please Please Me album (Incredible too - but without the flu effect!).
Just for fun and because you have an incredible ability to analyze a song, if you find time do Hot Legs song Neanderthal Man. Your reaction will be simply sensational!
You're screwing around with the tempo. Slowing the songs down slightly. Do you think this helps you get around the copywriter police? It's funny because George Martin used to speed up the recordings on their early sessions before releasing, so I've heard. Stay safe...be well...
"Baby, it's you" was already a great song - but John's vocals just add to it. I always adored "Do you want to know a Secret?" The British accent was to die for - esp to us Americans!!! Plus, I just luv the song itself.
Happy Birthday, Paul! There will never be another McCartney 💙
You will find as you go through how diverse their voices are, especially Paul.
I would say each of their voices are easy to distinguish from the others. Maybe it's because I'm a big fan, but it's always easy (for me) to tell who's singing. Their voices all sound very different to me.
Oh... It's called FATE.🎉❤
There is so much music in these little songs, they are so much ahead of their contemporaries in this day.
That's very well put!
Do You Want to Know a Secret is one of the underrated/forgotten songs of the Beatles. But beautiful lyrics, vocals, melody...perfect! Very sweet song.
Ringo is so great on these tracks. Such taste and feel.
He's so often taken for granted for all he added to the music and the magic.
The early stuff, so simple, yet so good.
I really enjoy your appreciation and love of the Beatles early recordings. Unless you were there at the time, you cannot fully understand how fresh and radical they were in the early-mid-sixties. When I first saw and heard them on TV during their 1964 Australian tour ... their speaking accents, hairstyle and music ... well ... they might as well have been extra-terrestrials as far as I was concerned. I was gobsmacked.
Love the Beatles journey! Can't wait for the next installment!
In "A Taste of Honey" the verse is in 3/4 (waltz) time and the chorus is in 4/4 (common) time. This is the reason for the mood changes within the song.
All the songs are great standards - the Shirelles' "Baby It's You" is worth a listen, and The Tijuana Brass gave a tasty Mexicali instrumental version of "Honey".
You can hear the scouse accent when George was singing x
You can see the versaility of them even back during this first album. Actually, they were always this way, as a jobbing band back during the Cavern and Hamburg days. They needed a large repertoire to keep all the punters happy. Plus, i think they liked all different genres of music (as you'll see going forward) , esp Paul; to them music was music and a good song was a good song.
George's first song long lead vocal, and it's a dandy- I've always loved this.
Love your Beatles reactions. I particularly appreciate the fact that you do a little background research, so you have context. ❤
How is it possible that four such talented musicians all grew up within a tiny radius in a smaller city in England? One could've handpicked four of the top musicians from around the world and not put together such a magical band.
How true. My sister and I have been Beatles fans since 1964, and are always listening to The Beatles Channel, and are are always asking the same question...How did all this come together, all four living in Liverpool, get managed by the only person that could have presented them well in Brian Epstein, and produced by an amazing classically trained musician in George Martin. I thank the Lord every day for this amazing gift known as...The Beatles.
And not only that, they met Ringo in Hamburg and it happens to be that he also grew up in the same city as the other three, certain threads were definitely moving around these boys so their magic could start.
@juanita6479 Yes, thank you, I forgot to add the Ringo part to the story. It is just amazing how everything fell in place just right for The Beatles to exist. I feel truly blessed to have been around to witness this phenomenon, and hear new songs released by them. It was such a magical time. Thank you Lord...and I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
So many other things like the draft being dropped, society allowing working class kids etc , the war ending....Hamburg being a thing...one of the poorest overlooked cities producing these guys...then meeting a producer like George Martin...nuts
Hand of God!!
I too really enjoy seeing the joy in your face as you listen to each Beatles song. I get a smile on my face watching you enjoying The Beatles. Please continue your journey and enjoy The Beatles' music.
I've always thought each new album was better than the last.
Am loving you doing the whole catalog. You'll be amazed at their evolution across what is really just a few years. I absolutely love all of their voices, but John's is my favorite. He was always trying to overdub his voice as he didn't care for it.
Love the 2nd song in particular. Great review as always.
It gives me enormous pleasure to watch you enjoying my favorite music. You are my hero in the face of adversity! And your wonderful British accent is a bonus :-)
I will echo your feeling as well about Luke, his reactions and his accent!
@@patticrichton1135 Thank you! Great minds think and feel alike 🙂 He is my hero, because he is soldering on despite the efforts of the grinches of the world to suppress any attempts of reacting to the Beatles. Take care!
Great...great job
There’s nothing quite as delicious as early Beatles ❤️
More early Beatles -- woot! "Baby It's You" was obviously taken straight from their live shows, and was probably banged out with no fuss (except for George Martin's keyboard solo edited in later). IMO "A Taste of Honey" is Paul's answer to "Baby It's You", although it's a better song overall. The shift into the shuffle for the bridge is just great.
"Do You Want to Know a Secret" may be the earliest Beatles song I can remember as a young kid in the 60's. The vocal is so full of earworms, plus that descending chromatic phrase. Throw in George's thick accent bending the words (which was fascinating for American listeners) and it's an iconic early Beatles song.
As I recall they gave ‘Secret’ to Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas who had a number one hit single with it in the UK.
Like that these 3 songs feature 3 different Beatles as lead singer - John then George then Paul. Your reactions are always fun to watch.
The Liverpudlian accent of the Beatles in 1960s Australia drew me in. I was only a child growing up with migrant Italian parents, but in suburbian Adelaide, the Beatles became my first love...
Love George and McCartney
Your reviews are always thought-provoking. So great to watch you respond to the Beatles -- best of all time, IMO.
I like imperfection in performances, because it DOES show it's human and real, and not totally cleaned up and manufactured! LUKE, I am SO HAPPY that you are APPRECIATING these early recordings of the Beatles that so many OTHER reactors either criticize, blow off or totally ignore their early records as nothing but "fluff" and not worth listening to again. What they fail to understand is that THESE early recordings were WHAT turned on all of us kids and teens back then, and what made us INSTANT Beatles' fans. By the way, "A TASTE OF HONEY" STILL gives me chills, when I play it, since January 1964!
Triple reaction W O W!!! Great reaction as always, and yes, their harmonies are one of a kind especially having in mind they are not related to each other, those are just perfect. I like all three songs, imagine if not, second one I think is so romantic 'I have kept a secret for a week or two and now only we both know I'm in love with you' I think it's brilliant, the high point in the middle of an innocent adolescent love story, I really love it. The third one was Billy Preston's favorite and he always asked them to play that one for him.
Lol. My dad used to like annoying me by saying “What does do dah do mean (in reference to “Do You Want To Know A Secret”)? What kind of lyrics are those? Silly song”. He was a Jazz fan.
@@MsAppassionata Oh gosh, nothing silly at all just the opposite ☺ That's what I appreciate the most about many of their songs, that innocence, simple lyrics but with tons of meaning that certainly say something beautiful, these boys were also young men by that time and used to sing to early love.
@@juanita6479 Unfortunately my dad didn’t feel that way concerning that song. Lol.
John's vocals on "Anna" (Go To Him") and "Baby It's You" from this album are just off the charts incredible. His vocals are so raw and emotional, you can feel them. That's a rare talent.
Between 1963-64 they were the "Kings of cover versions"
No one has ever done it better. I feel that in just about every cover they did they were better than the originals. They put their own spin on them but in a very respectful manner.
Greatest cover band ever! I have always loved "Do You Want To Know A Secret" also that John wrote for George. I think that every song George sang between 63-64 that wasn't a cover John wrote for him. He always looked out for George, Paul, not so much. Nothing pisses me off more than this narrative that started a few years back that The Beatles were the first boy band. They were never a boy band. Where did this BS come from? Just these two Lennon covers aren't boy band stuff. This is professional big boy stuff. Do people realize that ten of the fourteen tracks on this Lp were recorded in one 12 to 13 hour marathon session that's never been done by anyone else to this day. This ended about midnight with John just absolutely shredding the vocals on "Twist And Shout". He had a cold and George Martin knew he only had one take in him and John killed it. In his words he said " I had no voice left so I just screamed it out".
One take and George Martin went to his grave believing and always putting it out there as he said
"I have always felt that it was the single greatest track ever laid down on a piece of vinyl" Anyone want to argue that statement with me then bring it. That's not boy band BS . That's professional, major league big boy man stuff there.
You have to look at the musical landscape when the Beatles hit because overall it was pretty damn lame. They were a new sound that was never heard before. Hell, Sixty years on now this album still sounds fresh today. Lyrics back in 63 and 64 were pretty simple.
Listen to what they listened to and were inspired by as teens in the fifties. Just because they're The Beatles what do these people expect?
That they were supposed to write "Strawberry Fields Forever" or "A Day In The Life" in early 1963. For Christ's sake, when they recorded this Lp, John and Ringo weren't 23 yet. Paul wasn't 21 yet, he was F**king 20 and George was 19 and would turn 20 fifteen days after they recorded this album.
Now if you want to call them a boy band because they were just kids but don't give me this boy band BS because of their music. If you push this agenda I call that envy because your favorite band couldn't have done what they did at that age at that time or maybe because you couldn't have done that at that age. They're The Beatles for a F**king reason, it's because they're The Beatles. The greatest to ever do it so enough of the boy band BS nonsense.
Peace ❤
Please have a look at The Bee Gees doing a Beatles medley on The Midnight Special. Amazing. Beat of both worlds!!!!!
You are so right about the imperfections that is missing in a lot of modern music.
Modern production techniques can be so clinical and sometimes almost sterile
Thank you ever so much for the treat!!!
Billy J Kramer, out of the same stable, had a hit with Do You Want to Know a Secret
This is a very great album.
Thanks Luke....my FAB childhood! Aren't they awesome.
Stellar reaction to early Beatles. I like hearing your take as someone who came after that era. I first was aware when I saw the Ed Sullivan Show back in 1964. They seemed so unique and exciting at the time but I was very young. I also like your take; musically, your insights, and how music you've heard after them felt their effect. I like your accent too. Feels like you have a secret Fab connection a Texas guy like me could never. Looking forward to your Beatle Mystery Trip!!
Love your Beatle and Paul reactions!
This is a great one that new fans do not appreciate.
The remastered versions were different than the originals. More depth was added. I listened to these songs ENDLESSLY... over and over and still have my original albums albeit well worn.
If you don't mind a slight correction: When you say "acoustic guitars," you're really hearing hollow-bodied electric guitars, which, when played with a clean sound, resemble the sound of acoustic guitars to an extent. They did use acoustics, though, on "Love Me Do" and "Till There Was You," and then a whole bunch starting in '64.
Luke. Love you. Love you so. Where did you aquire such analytical skills...?
Love this young man reacting to early Beatles covers! Please check out Anna (go with him) And Till There Was You. And go back to Some Other Guy, still one of my favorites!
Go in hard on The Beatles and your subs and views will grow fast. Cheers.
John Lennon's vocal during this era were untouchable. Having the flu at the time of the recording made his voice scratchy and sort of raw sounding, but it sure added emotion to the Motown/ R&B covers like Anna and Baby It's You. Twist & Shout (last song recorded) became a rock standard with John's all-out flu vocal performance. If you listen to John singing Twist & Shout on TV/Concert performances in 1963-64, you will hear how it SHOULD have sounded on the Please Please Me album (Incredible too - but without the flu effect!).
Paul M sings this really well doesn't he?
Just for fun and because you have an incredible ability to analyze a song, if you find time do Hot Legs song Neanderthal Man. Your reaction will be simply sensational!
Baby It's You is John Lennon at his best.
Please react to “ Because “, Beatles
I also love the Beatles. Please play my other favorite Billy Joel . He's a friend of Paul McCartney and has great songs
I always thought George Harrison wrote the song Do You Want to Know a Secret. Hmmm.....
He sang on it but it was a Lennon/McCartney tune.
Beatles hm.... not bad
Big mistake, serious omission!😠 The name Burt Bacharach should never be left out when any song composed by him is presented!👌🤔✌️
You're screwing around with the tempo. Slowing the songs down slightly. Do you think this helps you get around the copywriter police? It's funny because George Martin used to speed up the recordings on their early sessions before releasing, so I've heard. Stay safe...be well...
Pure talent. Basically a live performance captured on 2 track tape.