George was the only Beatle to grow up with both parents. Paul’s mum died of cancer when he was in his early teens. Ringo’s dad left when he was quite young & so did john’s father.
I met Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman at Billboard Magazine in 1972. My uncle Peter was director of advertising for Billboard Magazine. Paul and Linda were there to sign the advertising agreement for their new album by Wings that had the soundtrack for the 007 movie Live and Let Die. The contract wasn't ready and after Peter introduced me to Paul and Linda he asks if the three of us could keep each other company well he goes down the hall for about 15 minutes. We said sure. I said to Paul "I can't believe it's you and you're actually here" Paul responded "everybody has to be somewhere." We all laughed because it's true. Paul started showing me the album. He said he was really glad to have it. I asked him why. He said he needed the work. I said why? He answered because I need the money. I said you are a a Beatle. He said ""That was in the sixties and living as a Beatle was very expensive. Money has a way of running in one side of your life and out the other. This is the first real work I've had since I was a Beatle." The way Paul said it sounded like it was a part he had in the sitcom a decade ago. It was 1972. I turn to Linda Eastman and I asked her if she was related to Eastman Kodak. She said no everybody always asks that. I said I'm sorry. Linda said " and then they apologize." Feeling kind of awkward I suggested that we just enjoy each other's company and look out the window. From the top of 9000 Sunset you can see a lot of LA. I said it looks like somebody went crazy with concrete and asphalt as far as you can see. Paul said completely crazy. I said it's like an ocean of asphalt and concrete. Linda chimed in " like an ocean of asphalt and concrete as far as you can see with islands of big building sticking up from it." We continue to enjoy each other's company and comment on the spectacle of LA. My uncle came back with the contract and Paul signed the contract. Later that day riding home from billboard magazine my uncle asked me how I liked Paul and Linda. I said they seemed like regular people to me. My uncle said "They are regular people with exceptional jobs." I was thirteen at the time Paul and Linda were very nice to me. They treated me like an adult. Thank you Paul I haven't forgotten.
Paul responded "everybody has to be somewhere." Quoting Spike Milligan in The Goon Show. I bet that one came in handy thousands of times over the years!
@@user-lq9zb7pd4k Still find it to be a dubious event. His “I Me Mine” pissed off all three other Beatles....John was angry and hurt that he hardly mentioned him but did on every “2 bit sax player” he played with and Ringo was angry that George screwed his wife Maureen and misrepresented the facts and Paul was bitter about George taking much more credit for songs than he contributed to.
I'm in my 40's but when I was at primary school a female teacher pushed me up against a pebble-dashed wall and cut my face (for a minor infraction). When my mum collected me from school she saw it and asked how it happened. When I told her, she marched right into the office and told the teacher if she ever laid a hand on me again, she'd be picking up her teeth from the floor. What shocked me most was that mum had never shown a hint of aggression before, but this obviously touched a nerve with her. Never forgot that day.
@@TheOne-er7nk no, there are many parents who don't defend their children in the face of authority or are not in the least interested in their childrens' life
@@yehoshuacirt8645 bad action by Mr Harrison but the worset was the teacher for punishing George the kid...I'm not talking about the legendary guitarist jus talking about the little kid!
@@yehoshuacirt8645 If it is okay to hit a kid violently (caning is violent - I have watched the teachers faces when they do it) then it is okay to get hit.
Exactly what every parent should do is protect their children, regardless of situation. It only further goes to explain why George was such a bright light in this sometimes dark world. Strong, successful adults are made in homes where parents put their children first & do whatever is needed to give them the best lives possible.
I don't know why but to see that you still have George's picture as your profile pic, and that's five years after that comment was made.... is somehow incredibly beautiful. They're beyond loveable, aren't they?
Like grandfather too!! Unfortunately Harry died 2 months before Dhani was born so he never saw his grandson. But it sounds like Harry would have been an awesome grandpa!
I hate how every vid with Paul in it has to have people in the comments who are like "OHHH THAT'S NOT THE REAL PAUL BECAUSE DOOPYDOOPYDOOO" John was right when he said y'all are freaks...
lol yes... I'm like, "Really? Since when did John ever keep his mouth shut? Do you really think he wouldn't have said anything if they replaced his best friend?" people are nuts.
Whaddaya mean 'John said'..didn't you know he's still alive? He just had to get away from Yoko. He's in hiding with Michael Jackson - they write & the fake Paul records their tunes.
Funny, Dhani (George's son) has a similar story of George standing up to the police for similar circumstances (I don't think George punched them but just gave them hell).
I've been listening to the Beatles since 1964 and I've been reading about them almost as long and everything I've reads shows that George had the most well adjusted upbringing of all four of the Beatles and his parents were very supportive.
How cool is that? We often forget that even the biggest artists in the world were children one day and went to school just like we did. But to know that two of the greatest were childhood friends and lived situations like this is beyond cool.
When seeing how children in schools today are capable of basically being tiny terrorists when they realize that the teacher has no real way of imposing truly fearful sanctions on them when they misbehave, I feel torn about whether such harsh methods should be implemented again. I went to school long after disciplining kids using violent and painful methods was outlawed, but looking back at my class, a lot of us could probably have benefitted from something harsher than just a stern talking to, which quickly came to be considered something of a non-threat once we realized that this was the range of teachers' sanctioning options. Bad behavior needs to be caught early on to avoid it becoming an integral part of someone's character. Sadly, close to half my class in their adult lives have done time behind bars, probably because a lot of their actions have had no real consequences in their formative years... or later on, for that matter. Now, I'm not talking about giving teachers the right to smack kids around willy-nilly whenever they feel like it. But I *am* talking about giving teachers some tools to instill both respect, mixed with a smidge dose of fear, to keep kids on the right path and keep them from doing all the things.
@@pHD77 First of all, today's crop of teachers need major correction. Why would you want social cripples like them deciding punishment for anyone's children?
nowadays it would be all about getting the teacher fired, dragging the whole process through court, internet shaming and tribalism the inevitable sides form. Back then it was so simple, a punch in the face and the problem was solved.
Back in the 50s and 60s, depending on why you were punished in school, you get punished at home too. Taught to respect your elders and what was right and wrong in a civil society. Children did not influence adults, but the other way around. Immature parents produce unhappy confused children.
George: Dad, I got caned. George's dad: I'M GONNA PUNCH THAT TEACHER IN THE FACE. Paul: Dad, I got caned. Paul's dad: Well, you probably did something.
Good job. There were feared teachers at our secondary school. Years later, when I saw one of them, I realised I could have confronted him and put him down right there. The teachers hid behind the institution that allowed them to hit the (much smaller) kids, and all that did was scare the kids away from learning.
One thing special about the Beatles is they know each other since they were very young so there is this bond beyond just as musicians. They were brothers. I don't have a band and I don't have a close sibling so it impacted me big time
George, Paul and Ringo had a very secure family network, which when the fame came kept them grounded. All the more amazing that John despite not having the same still came through it all. That’s one of the many great things about The Beatles, they were all very real besides being immensely talented😎👌
@@squaretriangle9208 Obviously Mimi did her best in the circumstances but John’s family was fractured with his father ostracised, Julia leading her bohemian life (for the times) and letting Mimi take over. In the circumstances though good job that she did.
I love hearing the different expressions between England and America...."caned" vs. "whacked"..."chips vs. french fries"...."fizzie drink" vs. "soda"...."crisps" vs. "chips"...."mate" vs. "friend"...etc...I love this story Paul tells....no wonder George was so easy going and kind-hearted. Course I could tell even without hearing this. George has always been deep, shy, lovely smile, thoughtful, funny, loving, cute amazing musician/songwriter.
Corporal punishment, was a formal reprimand for English secondary/grammar school children (aged 11 to 16) until 1987 (when it was banned). Teachers would cane (which was a piece of cane that struck the hand or backside) or slipper (which was usually a gym plimsoll which struck the backside) the child. It was all documented in the child's record (or supposed to be). If you were struck by the cane you were canned and if struck by the slipper, slippered.
I wouldn't have waited for my dad to dot his eye. There were teachers who were known bullies who only picked on good kids for dumb reasons. They were too scared to mess with the really bad kids.
One in a million he (George's dad) was. Most parents then and in the 60's wouldn't believe their kids...that's why it took years for it to come out of all the sexual and physical abuse in Christian and state schools...kids would not have been believed back then.
This was great I got beat by lot teacher's strapped etc I did nothing ...most time wrong it was brutal..George had cool dad unfortunately my dad did nothing and encouraged teacher's
That's a cool story. George's parents must've been awesome. I remember reading that John's Aunt was upset with George's mom and called her a "thing" because she let the boys practice their band at her home
Reminds me of story from what must have been about 40 years later (as told in 'Living in the Material World' documentary) when some police came round looking for George's son Dhani after some minor drunken antics, and George just said "F*** off" and closed the door. Apparently the first time Dhani realised his dad was quite cool. You can understand where he got it from now.
George Harrison's greatest story: His dad was an electrician. "Get a real job like mine, George," he would tell his son. "None of this frittering away your time n a band. Get a real job." After the Beatles released several successful recordings, while at the dinner table one evening, George flashed a million pound check at his father. "You know, Dad," he said. "I think I've got a real job now " Touche! ( Loved ya, George.)
@@ColtraneTaylor Its a bullshit story that sounds clever. Why George would have a 1,000,000 dollar cheque in his wallet at the supper table is complete an anethema to the reality of a rock star (including Beatles or Rolling Stones) whose money was handed to them with tweezers by their management teams. George even as late as 1968 said they weren’t millionaires by any stretch of the imagination, including that of William Overly here.
My dad is just likes Pauls. Like just yesterday my science teacher gave me a 5 minute scholl clean up for no reason and ten my dad was like "Well you must have been Naughty" and then started laughing.
Louise Harrison, George's mum, was also a big supporter of his music & the group, and shocked John's Aunt Mimi by demonstrating that fact during a lunchtime concert at the Cavern Club! Support from family makes a huge difference!
Georrge was the only Beatle with a "normal" family background. Lennon lived with his Aunt Mimi, Paul's mother died when he was still at school, and RIngo was raised by his mum, who really struggled at times. Back then it was probably very unusual for parents to be so supportive of their child's desire to pursue a career in music.George's mum and dad were way ahead of the curve.
This happened in the mid 1950s! A bit different then. Especially in England. Liverpool was nothing if not a blue collar, working class town. If you lifted your hand to somebody, especially someone elses kid, you better be prepared for the same.
DrTomoculus Fair enough and I used to be cynical about Paul as well. But you know it's a nice story and it doesn't hurt anyone and in fact makes George's dad look good in Paul's eyes and in everyone's eyes. I can understand the way you feel; Paul can be fairly criticized for his dealings with the other Beatles and George particularly, but they really had all come to terms with each other and were in a good place with each other, maybe apart from George's relationship with John, funnily enough. It's best to let the story sit and enjoy it for what it is, I fell, but I hear and understand your point. A little postscript, my favourite was always George - underrated as a guitarist and songwriter - a beautiful who was loved by everyone and for good reason.
Robert Glab The plain fact of the matter is: He is taking a dead man's story and inserting himself in it as if he experienced it. That's some messed up s...
Robert Glab Correction to make, the interview is from 1983 or 1984, Harrison was still around. But it just makes me think why Harrison may have had so many problems with McCartney over the years. Especially if he was watching tv one night and caught McCartney on Russell Harty telling HIS story like he was actually there. He says right from the start "I remember this time ...." That's not telling someone else's story. That's placing yourself there.
DrTomoculus I think he was only doing it for the sake of telling the story, because it is an awesome story. Also Paul didn't explicitly say that he was there when all that happened. He just said that he and George would get caned for similar things.
He still has it. (It's not as thick as it used to be due to Paul having moved out of liverpool.) But then again paul's accent was never that thick. Like I said it has gotten lighter with the years, but it's still there. :)
YES they are seriously evil. And they're supposed to be catholic and all that, but they're terrible. My cousin went to a catholic school and said that she would get her hair pulled and stuff.
In the 60s in London, England ( quite a few yrs after the Beatles went to school ) I remember kids getting thrashed with a cane at assembly simply for playing conkers near the Headmaster's car. (Conkers is hitting chestnuts on a string against each other till the victor's one remains intact. A common school game in England back then at least.) Different era. Teachers took no crap at all from students - or pupils as they were known as then. Remember Savile was prowling the London hospitals by 69. Not a good time for kids in some ways. Repression was the corollary of freedom. Things you wouldn't get detention for today, you would be thrashed for back then. Most fathers gave their sons the strap or belt. A decade or two before it was sometimes a stick (or even a cricket stump as my late elderly neighbor once recalled.)
i think it is quite common that the way people behave as kids almost seem to reverse as they become adults. but that is mostly a misapprehension, i think. just a learning curve to wisdom. ethical adults often were doing unethical things as kids, but not cus they were bad and now good. they were always exploring as they are now, and had not yet found the understanding of the boundaries. whereas "good" kids seem to be good cus they can shut up and obey have little to no self-regulation as adults and can easily find themselves doing regretful things.
Any posters saying McCartney only knows this story because of Harrison's book (inferring that he is lying), I doubt that is the case. Paul McCartney and George Harrison first met on a bus while the two were schoolboys. They rode the bus together going to and from the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys and found they shared an interest in music and playing guitars. Harrison recalled, “It was on that bus journey that I met Paul McCartney, because he, being at the same school, had the same uniform and was going the same way as I was so I started hanging out with him.” In this interview, McCartney never says he was in class with George or even that he knew George when it happened, etc. He just told a story that he remembers George got caned once in the school (they had both probably been students at this school or at two different schools, but in the same school district. They were around high school age and going to school together, so they could have talked together about this happening to George when he was younger, or maybe McCartney had heard about it (heard about when he was a student in another school -if some kid's dad punched a teacher -if some student's dad floored a teacher with a punch because his son got caned in my school district where I lived -very likely every kid would hear about it. The dad would be a hero, especially if the teacher was not well liked by students.
They met on a bus when they were TEENAGERS. Harrison's story in his autobiography states he was 8 or 9 years old when this teacher hit him. That's a difference of at least 5 to 6 years. It also seems you haven't listened to what McCartney states in the above interview, which definitely gives the implication he was witness to it. But if you can't go off of this video, it's been printed OTHER times he's told this story and he definitely places himself there. He even places himself at the dining room table when George's father discovers the injury. He also places himself AT the school when George's father shows up to administer retribution. And it's all incredible that he can because Harrison stated IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY that he was no more than 8 or 9 years old when this happened, and he even named the teacher. Why is this so hard for most to comprehend that the man in the above interview is lying. Why? He's lied before, he'll lie again. Unless you want to believe that Paul McCartney, on a JFK runway, with other planes circling around saw from 22 miles away the Twin Towers burning, and could identify them as the Trade Center. Even though he's taxiing on a busy runway, at ground level, 22 miles away from the scene. He has some amazing vision to be able to see past the urban jungle that is New York City. From a passenger window no less.
DrTomoculus You are the same person who posts hate about McCarttney on videos all over youtube. I said that Harrison and McCartney were on the bus going back and forth from high school. Kids talk about things (like everyone else) that happen in the past, at times). They became close friends. I think it is very likely (and it almost certainly happened) that Harrison mentioned this story to McCartney while they were school mates. You must like to argue. A person who goes on youtube continually criticizing the subject in a video to argue with others has got problems. Get a life. Do yourself a favor and stop clicking on McCartney videos, and just click on George Harrison videos without any references to McCartney. Do something productive with your time instead of continually going on youtube to criticize McCartney and then argue with others on youtube. It is actually pretty comical to see your name all over youtube criticizing McCartney.
You're still having trouble with the concept of time. And how it relates to The Beatles chronologically speaking. You seem to think it's about hate. I'm pointing out to you merely that this man blatantly lies about portions of his life. But all you have to do is go back to the 60's and see that a lot of The Beatles story is ... mythology. I'm not going to bring you through those countless inconsistencies IN that story, but McCartney telling a Harrison tale and including himself in it when all evidence states he couldn't have been has nothing to do with hate. It has to do with how easily led the populace is, and how angry they get when you tell them "you're being duped." No one likes the messenger. Tell me something new. Whether Harrison mentioned the story to McCartney or not later on is irrelevant. It's almost like a fantasy you're having resolving conflicting data. Which makes it almost delusional. Harrison's story was in print as long ago as 1980. Whether he told McCartney or his Auntie is irrelevant. His story states he was 8 or 9 years old. This makes McCartney's appearance in the event ... void. If it's not this interview, just go and find the other times he's told this story where he does place himself in the circumstances. And he can't, because they'r enot attending the same school nor knew eachother when this incident took place. Here's another little quest. The Moped Accident of December 1965. Try and find me where the picture was first printed of McCartney's "injuries." I've been asking people for 6 years where that image comes from, who took it, where it first appeared, but that's how society it is. Someone shows them a picture, or tells a story, and they blindly accept it and carry on. Never questioning a goddamn thing, then get all antsy when the world looks wrong and people get mistreated in it. THAT'S comical. My postings illustrating to you that Paul McCartney and The Beatles are very suspect, as is the "60's revolution" are just telling you. What's wrong in the world is that you just accept everything as you see it, rather than using your common sense to tell you, something's amiss. No wonder I get such vitriol hurled back. Not my fault you're scared by this information cuz it challenges every single thing you've thought this world was about. Have a good look at A Hard Day's Night sometime. Take a good look at McCartney in his scenes. You're going to see there's two of him. How you spot the difference between the two is a small thing, but one that makes it impossible for one to be the other. And if the public could be fooled that easily into believing that Paul McCartney was just one person, imagine what you could do if it worked. And people sang the songs too! You'd practically be able to sell them anything.
nycinstyle I'm also glad to see you're tracking my movements around CZcams. I can't recall ever seeing you before, but it's good to know you've got your eye on me. ;)
DrTomoculus At 00:50 McCartney says "someone pokes their around the door and says to whoever the teacher was" -exactly like he is telling a story told to him by Harrison. He is not implying he was there. Rather, the opposite. He would have said, "George's dad shows up and pokes his head around the door and says to our teacher." I like both George Harrison and McCartney, by the way.
I got caned at school a few times. I never told my Dad because he'd whack the teacher too. Looking back now it seemed pretty barbaric practice. All it did was make me angry.
I lived a few streets away from the street George lived for a few years. The people are still the same. Don't, give shit, you won't get any. But mess with folk and that's it. All these years later, not much has changed.
I was paddled in 7th grade I raise up before the swat and got hit on the back of my legs,they turned black and blue. My grandpa went to the school and had to be restrained for going after the vice-principle. The next day the guy apologized to me.My grandpa died that year 1978. I lived with my grand parents.
Same story told in modern interview with Jarvis Cocker at LIPA. About 30 years apart the interviews - wow. Interesting to compare the same story as told my younger and older Paul.
That's Russell Harty interviewing Paul. I grew up watching him and the other chat show and game show hosts. We all did cause there were only 3 channels. They're all gone now. Bob monkhouse, bruce forsythe, Terry Wogan, the lot. RIP and thanks for all the hours of entertainment 😊
and that was how George grew up to be so awesome
George was the only Beatle to grow up with both parents. Paul’s mum died of cancer when he was in his early teens. Ringo’s dad left when he was quite young & so did john’s father.
@@maryannlockwood3961 John’s mother also died when he was aged 17 in a car accident.
@@DDavy2014 she got ran over.
@@KnowledgeGod By a drunk driver who was also an off-duty cop.
I met Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman at Billboard Magazine in 1972. My uncle Peter was director of advertising for Billboard Magazine.
Paul and Linda were there to sign the advertising agreement for their new album by Wings that had the soundtrack for the 007 movie Live and Let Die. The contract wasn't ready and after Peter introduced me to Paul and Linda he asks if the three of us could keep each other company well he goes down the hall for about 15 minutes. We said sure.
I said to Paul "I can't believe it's you and you're actually here" Paul responded "everybody has to be somewhere." We all laughed because it's true. Paul started showing me the album. He said he was really glad to have it. I asked him why. He said he needed the work. I said why? He answered because I need the money.
I said you are a a Beatle. He said ""That was in the sixties and living as a Beatle was very expensive. Money has a way of running in one side of your life and out the other. This is the first real work I've had since I was a Beatle." The way Paul said it sounded like it was a part he had in the sitcom a decade ago. It was 1972. I turn to Linda Eastman and I asked her if she was related to Eastman Kodak. She said no everybody always asks that. I said I'm sorry. Linda said " and then they apologize." Feeling kind of awkward I suggested that we just enjoy each other's company and look out the window. From the top of 9000 Sunset you can see a lot of LA.
I said it looks like somebody went crazy with concrete and asphalt as far as you can see. Paul said completely crazy. I said it's like an ocean of asphalt and concrete.
Linda chimed in " like an ocean of asphalt and concrete as far as you can see with islands of big building sticking up from it." We continue to enjoy each other's company and comment on the spectacle of LA.
My uncle came back with the contract and Paul signed the contract. Later that day riding home from billboard magazine my uncle asked me how I liked Paul and Linda. I said they seemed like regular people to me. My uncle said "They are regular people with exceptional jobs." I was thirteen at the time Paul and Linda were very nice to me. They treated me like an adult. Thank you Paul I haven't forgotten.
Paul responded "everybody has to be somewhere."
Quoting Spike Milligan in The Goon Show. I bet that one came in handy thousands of times over the years!
Great story. :)
I love that story thanks for sharing.
that's a great phrase everybody has to be somewhere- I guess that's where John got his idea for nowhere man! lol
It sound like a dialog from a movie. You know, where the thirteen years old are so smart.
"I did occasionally, yes, I must admit your honor" Hahahaha! 😂
+Biscuit0100 lol
* honour
Honour
He so funny who else loves his sense of humir
McCartney ... not only a brilliant musician, but a great storyteller too!
He´s a paperback writer thou
It's the Irish / Scouse storytelling culture.
Great storyteller....but probably not the truth. He is known for spinning yarns.
@@user-lq9zb7pd4k Still find it to be a dubious event. His “I Me Mine” pissed off all three other Beatles....John was angry and hurt that he hardly mentioned him but did on every “2 bit sax player” he played with and Ringo was angry that George screwed his wife Maureen and misrepresented the facts and Paul was bitter about George taking much more credit for songs than he contributed to.
He died!
Every time Paul McCartney says “you know” an angel gets his wings 😂
There’s LOTS of angels out there!..🤣
That is a beautiful image, I hope you all the best in life.
It's funny how Paul tells stories and I love his sound effects WACK!!!! And u can tell when something big happens because he talks faster!
I'm in my 40's but when I was at primary school a female teacher pushed me up against a pebble-dashed wall and cut my face (for a minor infraction). When my mum collected me from school she saw it and asked how it happened. When I told her, she marched right into the office and told the teacher if she ever laid a hand on me again, she'd be picking up her teeth from the floor. What shocked me most was that mum had never shown a hint of aggression before, but this obviously touched a nerve with her. Never forgot that day.
There's nothing special about it. Rats, dogs etc... all protect their young. She was just acting off emotion and instincts, like an animal.
@@TheOne-er7nk no, there are many parents who don't defend their children in the face of authority or are not in the least interested in their childrens' life
@@TheOne-er7nk How do you know?
@@TheOne-er7nk Worms don't. Get it? 😉
what did your teacher say after that??
Lovely tale about George's dad. No wonder he was such a beautiful man. Love breeds love.
TRUE
Franka Sensale What's so admirable about challenging the authority of a teacher in front of all the kids?
@@yehoshuacirt8645 lol not allowing the bullshit of corporal punishment and them literally giving your child welts
@@yehoshuacirt8645 bad action by Mr Harrison but the worset was the teacher for punishing George the kid...I'm not talking about the legendary guitarist jus talking about the little kid!
@@yehoshuacirt8645 If it is okay to hit a kid violently (caning is violent - I have watched the teachers faces when they do it) then it is okay to get hit.
Well done, Harry Harrison!
@@vinny4411 Are you a time traveler? Was simp an actual word back in 2017? Am I an idiot..?
@@justlucky_0 no fr i never heard that in 2017
@@justlucky_0 he's probably a time traveler
@@justlucky_0 of course it’s been used since the 1770s with a definition of “foolish or stupid”
yeah a great man indeed!
georges dad was a bus driver
they all took the buses everywhere
so they all knew him well
Exactly what every parent should do is protect their children, regardless of situation. It only further goes to explain why George was such a bright light in this sometimes dark world. Strong, successful adults are made in homes where parents put their children first & do whatever is needed to give them the best lives possible.
Yes and other times those homes produce the most entitled assholes ever 🤷🏻♀️
This is such an amazing story. Much love for Mr Harrison
George is the cool Beatle you want to hangout with
Ringo probably. George was moody.
I don't know why but to see that you still have George's picture as your profile pic, and that's five years after that comment was made.... is somehow incredibly beautiful. They're beyond loveable, aren't they?
I wouldn't be suprised if George did something like this for HIS son!
+Sam Akhtar Not impressed either.
I love George..Forever.
+cubomania3 Friar Park is the Harrison home in England. It was there that George was later stabbed.
He even asked Dhani if he wanted to take a break from school and run away
Like grandfather too!! Unfortunately Harry died 2 months before Dhani was born so he never saw his grandson. But it sounds like Harry would have been an awesome grandpa!
I hate how every vid with Paul in it has to have people in the comments who are like "OHHH THAT'S NOT THE REAL PAUL BECAUSE DOOPYDOOPYDOOO" John was right when he said y'all are freaks...
lol yes... I'm like, "Really? Since when did John ever keep his mouth shut? Do you really think he wouldn't have said anything if they replaced his best friend?" people are nuts.
*google truth contest* and read "The Present" to see the truth about life and death in 3 pages. Wow!
Whaddaya mean 'John said'..didn't you know he's still alive? He just had to get away from Yoko. He's in hiding with Michael Jackson - they write & the fake Paul records their tunes.
Oh, You've got it all wrong! Elvis records the tunes , but as a K-Pop Girl group. Get your facts straight!
lol no
Good old Harold Harrison " Whack" ! ha ha
"What they need's a damn good whacking." - George Harrison
Myrlenn Bailey
"What they need is a DARN good wacking!" - George Harrison
Victor Robledo " What they need's a damn good whacking"
Louise Harrison (George's mom)
jsilence418 DARN! Not damn!
jsilence418 hahaha
Funny, Dhani (George's son) has a similar story of George standing up to the police for similar circumstances (I don't think George punched them but just gave them hell).
Yes Dhani was 15 and got into trouble with the law. Apparently George told the policeman to #&%! off....
@@LLucky1944 a Karen would unreasonably call the Police, not tell an overzealous cop to f*** off.
@@Iggy87 It's a blurred line.
@@LLucky1944 He did show a pampered attitude from time to time. So did Paul.
My man did the same for my dad when he got caught speeding on a motorcycle. Gave the old bill hell!
Yes, Paul is naughty! But George's dad is goals😂😂 no wonder where George gets it, he rarely shows that side of him tho.
Well, when some cops were harassing his teen son Dhani, he told the police to fuck off.
@@moonlily1 living in the material world
Mr Harrison, you sir are a legend. A hero to every child that got caned. Wonder if the teacher heard "My sweet lord" spinning around in his head.
:)
yeah, my dad protected me as well...RIP Dad. Love u see u soon XO
I've been listening to the Beatles since 1964 and I've been reading about them almost as long and everything I've reads shows that George had the most well adjusted upbringing of all four of the Beatles and his parents were very supportive.
Neither took crap from anyone.
Paul had a wonderful father it seems.
...We need a bunch of Dad's like George's to go to Washington DC and give them a Good Tune Up!!!
How cool is that? We often forget that even the biggest artists in the world were children one day and went to school just like we did. But to know that two of the greatest were childhood friends and lived situations like this is beyond cool.
When seeing how children in schools today are capable of basically being tiny terrorists when they realize that the teacher has no real way of imposing truly fearful sanctions on them when they misbehave, I feel torn about whether such harsh methods should be implemented again.
I went to school long after disciplining kids using violent and painful methods was outlawed, but looking back at my class, a lot of us could probably have benefitted from something harsher than just a stern talking to, which quickly came to be considered something of a non-threat once we realized that this was the range of teachers' sanctioning options. Bad behavior needs to be caught early on to avoid it becoming an integral part of someone's character.
Sadly, close to half my class in their adult lives have done time behind bars, probably because a lot of their actions have had no real consequences in their formative years... or later on, for that matter.
Now, I'm not talking about giving teachers the right to smack kids around willy-nilly whenever they feel like it. But I *am* talking about giving teachers some tools to instill both respect, mixed with a smidge dose of fear, to keep kids on the right path and keep them from doing all the things.
Whats it like to grovel? Honestly, have some self-respect.
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First of all, today's crop of teachers need major correction. Why would you want social cripples like them deciding punishment for anyone's children?
nowadays it would be all about getting the teacher fired, dragging the whole process through court, internet shaming and tribalism the inevitable sides form. Back then it was so simple, a punch in the face and the problem was solved.
Nowadays the pupil would simply pull a knife and stab the teacher.
Back in the 50s and 60s, depending on why you were punished in school, you get punished at home too. Taught to respect your elders and what was right and wrong in a civil society. Children did not influence adults, but the other way around. Immature parents produce unhappy confused children.
I love the way Paul tells stories.
George: Dad, I got caned.
George's dad: I'M GONNA PUNCH THAT TEACHER IN THE FACE.
Paul: Dad, I got caned.
Paul's dad: Well, you probably did something.
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We will never know if Jim McCartney ever said that to his son, since Billy is just telling a lie here.
@@NaaHva enough of this nonsense
@@flywings111 Billy is Vivian Stanshall, remember that.
Harold Harrison (George's Dad) A Hero!!! :)
Good man Mr Harrison teach that teacher a valuable lesson.
Good job. There were feared teachers at our secondary school. Years later, when I saw one of them, I realised I could have confronted him and put him down right there. The teachers hid behind the institution that allowed them to hit the (much smaller) kids, and all that did was scare the kids away from learning.
George had must've had a very loving father, quite lucky
George Harrison is the King!
ventnor King of marijuana.
+ventnor not really, anyone idiot can be.
+ventnor ----- Your mother´s
+Judas Iscariot Mr. Harrison senior IS THE MAN!
Right on!! My dad did the same to my shop teacher, who literally threw me over a bench. I was in 6th grade, Mr. Gilman never did that again!!
One thing special about the Beatles is they know each other since they were very young so there is this bond beyond just as musicians. They were brothers. I don't have a band and I don't have a close sibling so it impacted me big time
George, Paul and Ringo had a very secure family network, which when the fame came kept them grounded.
All the more amazing that John despite not having the same still came through it all.
That’s one of the many great things about The Beatles, they were all very real besides being immensely talented😎👌
John had a very solid upbringing with his aunt Mimi
@@squaretriangle9208 Obviously Mimi did her best in the circumstances but John’s family was fractured with his father ostracised, Julia leading her bohemian life (for the times) and letting Mimi take over. In the circumstances though good job that she did.
Awesome story! George Harrison 's Dad was phenomenal!
I love hearing the different expressions between England and America...."caned" vs. "whacked"..."chips vs. french fries"...."fizzie drink" vs. "soda"...."crisps" vs. "chips"...."mate" vs. "friend"...etc...I love this story Paul tells....no wonder George was so easy going and kind-hearted. Course I could tell even without hearing this. George has always been deep, shy, lovely smile, thoughtful, funny, loving, cute amazing musician/songwriter.
Corporal punishment, was a formal reprimand for English secondary/grammar school children (aged 11 to 16) until 1987 (when it was banned). Teachers would cane (which was a piece of cane that struck the hand or backside) or slipper (which was usually a gym plimsoll which struck the backside) the child. It was all documented in the child's record (or supposed to be). If you were struck by the cane you were canned and if struck by the slipper, slippered.
I could listen to Paul tell these stories for days!
I wouldn't have waited for my dad to dot his eye. There were teachers who were known bullies who only picked on good kids for dumb reasons. They were too scared to mess with the really bad kids.
George's dad is indeed a hero, fuck school and this retrograde system.
One in a million he (George's dad) was. Most parents then and in the 60's wouldn't believe their kids...that's why it took years for it to come out of all the sexual and physical abuse in Christian and state schools...kids would not have been believed back then.
Harold Harrison rocked!!! Look up pics for him in the 1970s -- his hair was longer than George's!!
That's the best story I've ever heard from Sir Paul.
A super talented dude that, along with his buddies, gave millions around the world a lot of joy to their lives, including my own.
This was great I got beat by lot teacher's strapped etc I did nothing ...most time wrong it was brutal..George had cool dad unfortunately my dad did nothing and encouraged teacher's
Paul does everything well, even storytelling!
It was a great audience at this show, very responsive to Paul and his stories and jokes, brought the best out of him
Haha yes George's Dad proper scouser top man
That's a cool story. George's parents must've been awesome. I remember reading that John's Aunt was upset with George's mom and called her a "thing" because she let the boys practice their band at her home
This made my day
Pity more dad's didn't do that! Lucky George, he knew real love 💕 and shared his!
Reminds me of story from what must have been about 40 years later (as told in 'Living in the Material World' documentary) when some police came round looking for George's son Dhani after some minor drunken antics, and George just said "F*** off" and closed the door. Apparently the first time Dhani realised his dad was quite cool. You can understand where he got it from now.
Wow, I wish I'd have a Dad like that
George Harrison's greatest story:
His dad was an electrician. "Get a real job like mine, George," he would tell his son. "None of this frittering away your time n a band. Get a real job."
After the Beatles released several successful recordings, while at the dinner table one evening, George flashed a million pound check at his father.
"You know, Dad," he said. "I think I've got a real job now "
Touche! ( Loved ya, George.)
Making that story up did ya?
@@inger132 Everyone's an influencer or a schmuck who believes an influencer.
@@ColtraneTaylor Its a bullshit story that sounds clever. Why George would have a 1,000,000 dollar cheque in his wallet at the supper table is complete an anethema to the reality of a rock star (including Beatles or Rolling Stones) whose money was handed to them with tweezers by their management teams. George even as late as 1968 said they weren’t millionaires by any stretch of the imagination, including that of William Overly here.
@@inger132 Yes, I know the history and I'm sure all these Beatles fans do. But they're mindless so any feelgood story is good for them.
@@inger132 George bought a freaking castle in 1969... I don't think this story is true but to say they weren't rich around that time is questionable
Good on ya Mr. Harrison!
My dad is just likes Pauls. Like just yesterday my science teacher gave me a 5 minute scholl clean up for no reason and ten my dad was like "Well you must have been Naughty" and then started laughing.
Was it your spelling teacher!?
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@@aryanscience is that your idea of fun? Picking on other people's grammar? Nice
@@mirkoamicizia4258 In this case I can't even comprehend what "homebaked" is talking about.
That’s a great story. Thank you for sharing it.
All the Beatles are so down to Earth.
Not just great musicians but wonderful human beings.
They're so down to earth because they came from Liverpool
Louise Harrison, George's mum, was also a big supporter of his music & the group, and shocked John's Aunt Mimi by demonstrating that fact during a lunchtime concert at the Cavern Club! Support from family makes a huge difference!
Georrge was the only Beatle with a "normal" family background. Lennon lived with his Aunt Mimi, Paul's mother died when he was still at school, and RIngo was raised by his mum, who really struggled at times. Back then it was probably very unusual for parents to be so supportive of their child's desire to pursue a career in music.George's mum and dad were way ahead of the curve.
They caned up through the 60s and 70 too, in grade school. These teachers would all be in prison now. Sadists.
This happened in the mid 1950s! A bit different then. Especially in England. Liverpool was nothing if not a blue collar, working class town. If you lifted your hand to somebody, especially someone elses kid, you better be prepared for the same.
Great!!! That must have meant a lot to George.
And George himself was such a renowned peacemaker!! 😂
Paul is the best story teller lol
Wonderful story. My dad was like Paul's, only my dad would add a few more in case the teacher hadn't got in enough.
Same me Dad. It was 80s and I got spanked for nothing,
@@MegaPlexy It wasn't for nothing!...... That just made up for all the times you did shit and didn't get caught!🙊🙉🙈😀
Goes to show George has always been loved!
A nice little recollection by Paul of George's Dad.
Cuz he read it in George's autobiography!
DrTomoculus Fair enough and I used to be cynical about Paul as well. But you know it's a nice story and it doesn't hurt anyone and in fact makes George's dad look good in Paul's eyes and in everyone's eyes. I can understand the way you feel; Paul can be fairly criticized for his dealings with the other Beatles and George particularly, but they really had all come to terms with each other and were in a good place with each other, maybe apart from George's relationship with John, funnily enough. It's best to let the story sit and enjoy it for what it is, I fell, but I hear and understand your point. A little postscript, my favourite was always George - underrated as a guitarist and songwriter - a beautiful who was loved by everyone and for good reason.
Robert Glab
The plain fact of the matter is:
He is taking a dead man's story and inserting himself in it as if he experienced it.
That's some messed up s...
Robert Glab
Correction to make, the interview is from 1983 or 1984, Harrison was still around.
But it just makes me think why Harrison may have had so many problems with McCartney over the years. Especially if he was watching tv one night and caught McCartney on Russell Harty telling HIS story like he was actually there. He says right from the start "I remember this time ...." That's not telling someone else's story. That's placing yourself there.
DrTomoculus I think he was only doing it for the sake of telling the story, because it is an awesome story. Also Paul didn't explicitly say that he was there when all that happened. He just said that he and George would get caned for similar things.
how times have changed. unfortunately now days he'd get rolled up for that
That's great! MY dad would've said "Why'd you let him off so easy!"
I really hope George saw this interview
miss paul's liverpudian accent :)
He still has it. (It's not as thick as it used to be due to Paul having moved out of liverpool.) But then again paul's accent was never that thick. Like I said it has gotten lighter with the years, but it's still there. :)
wow, that's some awesome dad
"Well you probably did something wrong" haha that's what my parents would say to me
Fantastic story!!
We got hit at
Catholic School
The Nuns were Brutal‼️
YES they are seriously evil. And they're supposed to be catholic and all that, but they're terrible. My cousin went to a catholic school and said that she would get her hair pulled and stuff.
A REAL FATHER RIGHT THERE, REST IN PIECE, FATHER & SON
great story!
That sounds like something my mom would've done
MR.HARRISON GOT IT GOING ON
..ha ha, love George's Dad.
It’s hard to believe that George would do anything bad enough to be canned. He comes off as such a sweet man.
In the 60s in London, England ( quite a few yrs after the Beatles went to school ) I remember kids getting thrashed with a cane at assembly simply for playing conkers near the Headmaster's car. (Conkers is hitting chestnuts on a string against each other till the victor's one remains intact. A common school game in England back then at least.) Different era. Teachers took no crap at all from students - or pupils as they were known as then. Remember Savile was prowling the London hospitals by 69. Not a good time for kids in some ways. Repression was the corollary of freedom. Things you wouldn't get detention for today, you would be thrashed for back then. Most fathers gave their sons the strap or belt. A decade or two before it was sometimes a stick (or even a cricket stump as my late elderly neighbor once recalled.)
i think it is quite common that the way people behave as kids almost seem to reverse as they become adults. but that is mostly a misapprehension, i think. just a learning curve to wisdom. ethical adults often were doing unethical things as kids, but not cus they were bad and now good. they were always exploring as they are now, and had not yet found the understanding of the boundaries. whereas "good" kids seem to be good cus they can shut up and obey have little to no self-regulation as adults and can easily find themselves doing regretful things.
@@linusyootasteisking interesting theory
Did you see the video? 0:21 _"We really didn't do anything wrong, but we..."_
Any posters saying McCartney only knows this story because of Harrison's book (inferring that he is lying), I doubt that is the case. Paul McCartney and George Harrison first met on a bus while the two were schoolboys. They rode the bus together going to and from the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys and found they shared an interest in music and playing guitars. Harrison recalled, “It was on that bus journey that I met Paul McCartney, because he, being at the same school, had the same uniform and was going the same way as I was so I started hanging out with him.”
In this interview, McCartney never says he was in class with George or even that he knew George when it happened, etc. He just told a story that he remembers George got caned once in the school (they had both probably been students at this school or at two different schools, but in the same school district. They were around high school age and going to school together, so they could have talked together about this happening to George when he was younger, or maybe McCartney had heard about it (heard about when he was a student in another school -if some kid's dad punched a teacher -if some student's dad floored a teacher with a punch because his son got caned in my school district where I lived -very likely every kid would hear about it. The dad would be a hero, especially if the teacher was not well liked by students.
They met on a bus when they were TEENAGERS. Harrison's story in his autobiography states he was 8 or 9 years old when this teacher hit him. That's a difference of at least 5 to 6 years.
It also seems you haven't listened to what McCartney states in the above interview, which definitely gives the implication he was witness to it. But if you can't go off of this video, it's been printed OTHER times he's told this story and he definitely places himself there. He even places himself at the dining room table when George's father discovers the injury. He also places himself AT the school when George's father shows up to administer retribution.
And it's all incredible that he can because Harrison stated IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY that he was no more than 8 or 9 years old when this happened, and he even named the teacher.
Why is this so hard for most to comprehend that the man in the above interview is lying. Why? He's lied before, he'll lie again. Unless you want to believe that Paul McCartney, on a JFK runway, with other planes circling around saw from 22 miles away the Twin Towers burning, and could identify them as the Trade Center. Even though he's taxiing on a busy runway, at ground level, 22 miles away from the scene. He has some amazing vision to be able to see past the urban jungle that is New York City. From a passenger window no less.
DrTomoculus You are the same person who posts hate about McCarttney on videos all over youtube. I said that Harrison and McCartney were on the bus going back and forth from high school. Kids talk about things (like everyone else) that happen in the past, at times). They became close friends. I think it is very likely (and it almost certainly happened) that Harrison mentioned this story to McCartney while they were school mates. You must like to argue. A person who goes on youtube continually criticizing the subject in a video to argue with others has got problems. Get a life. Do yourself a favor and stop clicking on McCartney videos, and just click on George Harrison videos without any references to McCartney. Do something productive with your time instead of continually going on youtube to criticize McCartney and then argue with others on youtube. It is actually pretty comical to see your name all over youtube criticizing McCartney.
You're still having trouble with the concept of time. And how it relates to The Beatles chronologically speaking. You seem to think it's about hate. I'm pointing out to you merely that this man blatantly lies about portions of his life. But all you have to do is go back to the 60's and see that a lot of The Beatles story is ... mythology. I'm not going to bring you through those countless inconsistencies IN that story, but McCartney telling a Harrison tale and including himself in it when all evidence states he couldn't have been has nothing to do with hate. It has to do with how easily led the populace is, and how angry they get when you tell them "you're being duped." No one likes the messenger. Tell me something new.
Whether Harrison mentioned the story to McCartney or not later on is irrelevant. It's almost like a fantasy you're having resolving conflicting data. Which makes it almost delusional. Harrison's story was in print as long ago as 1980. Whether he told McCartney or his Auntie is irrelevant. His story states he was 8 or 9 years old. This makes McCartney's appearance in the event ... void. If it's not this interview, just go and find the other times he's told this story where he does place himself in the circumstances. And he can't, because they'r enot attending the same school nor knew eachother when this incident took place.
Here's another little quest. The Moped Accident of December 1965. Try and find me where the picture was first printed of McCartney's "injuries." I've been asking people for 6 years where that image comes from, who took it, where it first appeared, but that's how society it is. Someone shows them a picture, or tells a story, and they blindly accept it and carry on. Never questioning a goddamn thing, then get all antsy when the world looks wrong and people get mistreated in it. THAT'S comical. My postings illustrating to you that Paul McCartney and The Beatles are very suspect, as is the "60's revolution" are just telling you. What's wrong in the world is that you just accept everything as you see it, rather than using your common sense to tell you, something's amiss. No wonder I get such vitriol hurled back. Not my fault you're scared by this information cuz it challenges every single thing you've thought this world was about.
Have a good look at A Hard Day's Night sometime. Take a good look at McCartney in his scenes. You're going to see there's two of him. How you spot the difference between the two is a small thing, but one that makes it impossible for one to be the other. And if the public could be fooled that easily into believing that Paul McCartney was just one person, imagine what you could do if it worked. And people sang the songs too! You'd practically be able to sell them anything.
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I'm also glad to see you're tracking my movements around CZcams. I can't recall ever seeing you before, but it's good to know you've got your eye on me. ;)
DrTomoculus At 00:50 McCartney says "someone pokes their around the door and says to whoever the teacher was" -exactly like he is telling a story told to him by Harrison. He is not implying he was there. Rather, the opposite. He would have said, "George's dad shows up and pokes his head around the door and says to our teacher." I like both George Harrison and McCartney, by the way.
I got caned at school a few times. I never told my Dad because he'd whack the teacher too. Looking back now it seemed pretty barbaric practice. All it did was make me angry.
God bless dads
I lived a few streets away from the street George lived for a few years. The people are still the same. Don't, give shit, you won't get any. But mess with folk and that's it. All these years later, not much has changed.
I laughed so hard! Great story.
What a great story!
I love this story!
That. is. awesome.
thanks George's Dad!
God, he’s so cute! My fave, since I was 8 years old! 💚💚💚💚
Harry Harrison the legend
I was paddled in 7th grade I raise up before the swat and got hit on the back of my legs,they turned black and blue. My grandpa went to the school and had to be restrained for going after the vice-principle. The next day the guy apologized to me.My grandpa died that year 1978. I lived with my grand parents.
Love the way Paul tells this story.
Same story told in modern interview with Jarvis Cocker at LIPA.
About 30 years apart the interviews - wow.
Interesting to compare the same story as told my younger and older Paul.
That's Russell Harty interviewing Paul. I grew up watching him and the other chat show and game show hosts. We all did cause there were only 3 channels. They're all gone now. Bob monkhouse, bruce forsythe, Terry Wogan, the lot. RIP and thanks for all the hours of entertainment 😊
wonderful story, lurve it!
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I half expected him to say George's dad shook the teacher's hand. I'm glad that wasn't the case.
You never forget when your parents back you up, great story!
good on ya George's dad!
my dad did the same thing, he too was from Liverpool.
George's dad is a real one for that. 😄