I adore Till there Was You. ❤ Paul's vocals are so tonally sweet. And thats no way a bad thing. John had one of the best rock n roll voices EVER. My fav version of Mr Postman
The rest of The Beatles have all agreed that ever since Ringo sat in for Pete Best when they were playing in Hamburg, they knew Ringo was the missing piece that they needed. They knew how important Ringo was to the band, as the whole world does by now. Ringo, up their game to greatness, as each member did. Great reactions.
In addition to being a superior drummer, Ringo fit in with the personality and cameraderie of the other three Beatles. They were a foursome made in heaven.
Their three voices together have a sound that is so satisfying. I like watching these early live videos and bring to mind them on the rooftop 6 years later. Thanks for this journey. I love your take on it. ❤
I used to sing Til There Was You to my kids at bedtime. They are now in their 20's and 30's and remember it. Beautiful song and it resonates well with any age.
It was late 1963 - around Christmastime. JFK had just been assassinated, and we were all reeling from it. I was 10 years old waiting a few more months to turn 11 years old. Sharing a room with my older sister. Nighttime. We listened to KRLA, the pop station in Los Angeles at the time, at bedtime for one hour. And, on to our radio - after Bobby Vinton had crooned 'There I've Said it Again' - out of nowhere came this strange music: 'I Want to Hold Your Hand.' My sister and I both sat up in our beds and stared at each other. What on earth was that? The disc jockey played it a second time right after the first time, saying, 'I'm not sure I heard that right. Let's hear that again.' And then everything changed. The Beatles. What a memory.
@yes2day100 - I can't BELIEVE you both did and said the SAME thing I did on Dec.26, 1963 when I woke up to my clock radio playing "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" I TOO suddenly SAT UP in my bed (and I was NEVER one to wake up like that, usually rolled over to get a few more "winks") and I LOOKED at my radio and I ALSO said "WHAT ON EARTH WAS THAT!" But I had to wait a few hours before they played it again and I heard the name of the group. I was 16 that morning, soon to turn 17 in early March. You are right, everything DID change after that. I remember that moment like it was yesterday! It was like a "bolt out of the blue" that hit me. I was never the same again either, and I am STILL a die hard fan today, and always WiLL be. I NEVER tire of their music, even after listening to it for nearly 60 years!
It's so true that people who hear The Beatles today can't begin to grasp how much they were like something from another planet in 1964 America. Everything about them was completely different from everything else that came before, the music, the sound, the look, the accents, the humor, the HAIR! People today can't believe what a shock their hair was, but believe me, it was!
The difference musically and image wise between Bobby Vinton's "There I've Said It Again" [ an old song Vaugn Monroe did first in 1945 ! ] and The Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is like Dorothy Gale in the Wizard of Oz going from a black and white film, opening the cabin door and everything is in color in the Land of Oz, or the Bealtes in this case. Even though the Beatles were first presented in black and white on TV and their first film...we're talking music and image, not literally. Like the sleeping pill wore off and suddenly we were awakened!
I was also a teen in LA, heard "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand", over the PA at junior high, while we were waiting for the bus! We all said the same thing...Who is that?? Gives me chills to think we were witnessing our first taste of the Beatles' US invasion....a few weeks later we all watched their first performance on Ed Sullivan! I remember KRLA and KFWB giving us updates and coverage on their US visits! Great days..growing up and coming of age to Beatle tunes! They were there with us, through it all!
My sister once bemoaned her increasing age, but I reminded her that she'd been there as a teen for the Beatles in their era. That made her appreciate being older!
The Beatles are by far the greatest cover band in history. Their covers that they recorded between 1963-64 is unmatched and many of their covers often surpassed the originals. The original of this is great and a slower number but then The Beatles put their spin on it and rocked it up. John shreds the lead vocals and Paul and George are outstanding with their harmonies and backing vocals. Amazing stuff! All hail The Beatles, the greatest band ever and by far the GOAT'S of popular music. Peace ❤
I absolutely love all three of these songs. There is one of those breaks in Postman where John Lennon just cracks me up, where he sings, deliver the letter, the sooner the better, but the first time he uses the word the for the letter, he says it like thee, and there is almost a comedic ring to his voice, but it's all just so good.
When you hit Revolver.......I think you will love Taxman a lot. Very underrated song. When you get to Abbey Road.....Oh Darling is a hidden gem. Enjoy the journey....you have many songs to do before you run into those two gems
Always LOVED the harmonica solo on "Little Child" I MISS harmonica on music, as the Beatles did so often on their early songs. Harmonica seemed to disappear from music after the '60s. Just LOVE me some harmonica LOL! Listen to the recorded version of "Please Mr.Postman" because it fades out here for the video. They do the clapping 2 more times and during the last line " DELIVER THE LETTER, THE SOONER THE BETTER" LUKE, I thoroughly enjoy watching and listening to your reactions and analysis to the Beatles catalogue. I SMILE through every one of them. I CAN RELATE to WRITING LETTERS and WAITING for their ANSWER, I started as a pen pal with a boy from England, and 6 years later we were married.
Comments by this original Beatlemaniac: Little Child: great backing harmonies (I'm so sad and lonely). John's voice is killer in the verses. And a great scream before the harmonica solo. The best harmonica solo he ever did. Outro vocal by Paul is excellent (oh yeah). Till There Was You: We thought this was schmaltzy at the time, but it helped the parents accept them. "I never sawr them at all...." Lol for the scouse accent. I thought they'd brought in a session player for the guitar solo; this really shows off George's skill and versatility at such an early age. Yes, great bongos by Ringo. Please Mister Postman: (Is this the same version as on the US album?) John's "pushed" vocal again is exceptional; but the other two with the backing harmonies - so good. George's vocal talent is underappreciated. SO great how they incorporated the "girl group" sound and made it a part of rock 'n roll.
I'd heard this before, so I looked it up to be sure. (Till There Was You) Meredith Wilson's widow said his estate made more money in royalties from The Beatles than from the play it was written for. It had also been covered by multiple artists such as Anita Bryant and Peggy Lee, Sue Raney with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Etta Jones ... Still, his estate received more royalties from these four Liverpudlians.
I believe I read somewhere that for their Please please me record company audition, it was TIL THERE WAS YOU and McCartney's voice that whooed the execs into giving them a chance.
McCartney.s nervous singing was largely responsible for the failed Decca audition. It was just as bad at EMI on Love Me Do. The only thing the engineers found out of the ordinary was Lennon's harmonica. It was George Martins call and he signed them for their charisma.
I like all three songs but don't know which one can be identified as my favorite between second and third one, 'Till There Was You' is very romantic and sweet, great vocals and that solo guitar is remarkable, I feel transported to the sky, and the hill and a garden whenever I listen to it. 'Please Mr Postman' is also romantic and sad at the same time, with an awesome raspy lead voice and then those sweet harmonies, also the clapping, all in all the very best version of the song.
3 songs that illustrates the Beatles diversity even in the early years. Please Mister Postman wasn't live though but it's still taken from the album. You're right, though. The Beatles are just amazing.
So glad you appreciated Til There Was You. Always loved it though people tended to dismiss it. IMO they never recorded a bad song. When a Beatles song comes on every molecule in my body puffs up in joy.
The harmonica jumping from side to side, along with vocals panned way to one side are symptoms of the limited recording technology of the time. Generally speaking, the first few Beatles albums were intended to be listened to in mono. When stereo recordings were required for stereo pressings, there wasn’t much they could do except present the songs with the wide divided stereo. The Beatles preferred mono, and when Beatles CDs were first released in 1987 the first four CDs were released in mono, not stereo at George Martin’s insistence. The separation is not so pronounced when listened to on loudspeakers, but headphone listening can be a very strange experience.
Those first two tracks must be from the 2009 box set releases with the updated stereo mixes because they're not what I remember from the original Capitol LP (panning just wasn't done in those days!) "Little Child" is just a great slice of early Beatles rock music. As the story goes, George Martin and Brian Epstein pushed for the Beatles to record "Til There Was You" because they wanted a ballad to balance out the rockers they had already released. It helped move them up the ladder and gain credibility with an older audience, which opened doors to things like the Royal Variety performance, etc. That TV appearance for "Please Mr. Postman" is from the program Big Night Out, taped in February 1964 just after they'd returned from their first U.S. visit. Yeah, love the hand claps, part of the "mach schau" mentality that went back to the Hamburg days.
Those early “music videos” were pretty cringeworthy. But it’s still great to look back at them. I love this journey you’re taking Luke. I had the US version of “With the Beatles”. It was the same cover pic but was called “Meet the Beatles” Fantastic stuff! This music brings very warm memories. 🌺✌️
I think the Beatles early music videos (called "promo films" at that tine) were anything BUT "cringe worthy" they were and ARE FUN to watch, LOVED them back then and love watching those promo films now. NEVER tire of them.
@@patticrichton1135 Oh, I absolutely agree that they are fun to watch. I’m just referring to the poor lip synching, often bored or amused expressions on their faces, the absence of amplifiers and the silly interactions. It’s wonderful to watch. 🌺✌️
Just about nobody had a stereo record player. My uncle did but he’d never allow pop music on it. Probably thought it would destroy the “Hi fidelity”. 😅
Till There Was You is from the musical The Music Man, By Meridith Willson, it was part of their nightclub act orignally. Willson complemented their performance on Ed Sullivan of his song, was flattered they did it, and said so publically, as opposed to so many adults dissing the Beatles over their long hair and loud "commie plot " music. George Harrison's guitar work on this is steller, and I doubt most other guitarists at the time like the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards could create such a musical accoustic solo like that because he was so cemented in rhythm and blues.
IF John had never found The Dekoda Building ( which resembled the roofing of Strawberry Field ), perhaps he would have never left Britain and stayed with the Fab 4. Just think of the glorious music they would written and composed for the 70s.
"Little Child" is just fun & makes you wanna dance! "Til there was You" is from "The Music Man" with Shirley Jones singing it. I ❤️ her version. It's my favorite. We used to see that movie of the musical evert year on TV. Paul got a couple of the lines wrong but it's a good version. I esp love the guitars in it. "Mr. Postman" was a Mowtown song & it was "nice." But the Beatles version ROCKS & is actually way better than the original!! John's vocals are incredible! Just my humble opinion.
Paul's vocal on "Till There Was You" is timeless, and the simple guitar arrangement is a perfect complement.
Even the version with electric guitar with drums that they played in their live shows is beautiful. czcams.com/video/qB_YH4F_S8c/video.html
Yesssss! Paul ‘s vocals is pure magic for me!!!!
I adore Till there Was You. ❤ Paul's vocals are so tonally sweet. And thats no way a bad thing. John had one of the best rock n roll voices EVER. My fav version of Mr Postman
The Beatles were so incredibly diverse and always willing to push their limits
The rest of The Beatles have all agreed that ever since Ringo sat in for Pete Best when they were playing in Hamburg, they knew Ringo was the missing piece that they needed. They knew how important Ringo was to the band, as the whole world does by now. Ringo, up their game to greatness, as each member did. Great reactions.
In addition to being a superior drummer, Ringo fit in with the personality and cameraderie of the other three Beatles. They were a foursome made in heaven.
Their three voices together have a sound that is so satisfying. I like watching these early live videos and bring to mind them on the rooftop 6 years later. Thanks for this journey. I love your take on it. ❤
you look a touch too young to be a 1960s fan? am I right?
How beautiful is TIll there was you. A song to fall in love to.
I used to sing Til There Was You to my kids at bedtime. They are now in their 20's and 30's and remember it. Beautiful song and it resonates well with any age.
This is one of John's best ever vocals!!!
Wonderful reaction as always to three VERY different tracks that show the band's diversity of interests and skills.
My favourite reactor I think. Good job!
'Little Child' a very underrated song. Brilliant!
so much energy in mr postman
On this album......Roll over Beethoven is a great early rocker......and the last song on this album.....Money......is a John rock and roll classic
It was late 1963 - around Christmastime. JFK had just been assassinated, and we were all reeling from it. I was 10 years old waiting a few more months to turn 11 years old. Sharing a room with my older sister. Nighttime. We listened to KRLA, the pop station in Los Angeles at the time, at bedtime for one hour. And, on to our radio - after Bobby Vinton had crooned 'There I've Said it Again' - out of nowhere came this strange music: 'I Want to Hold Your Hand.' My sister and I both sat up in our beds and stared at each other. What on earth was that? The disc jockey played it a second time right after the first time, saying, 'I'm not sure I heard that right. Let's hear that again.' And then everything changed. The Beatles. What a memory.
@yes2day100 - I can't BELIEVE you both did and said the SAME thing I did on Dec.26, 1963 when I woke up to my clock radio playing "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" I TOO suddenly SAT UP in my bed (and I was NEVER one to wake up like that, usually rolled over to get a few more "winks") and I LOOKED at my radio and I ALSO said "WHAT ON EARTH WAS THAT!" But I had to wait a few hours before they played it again and I heard the name of the group. I was 16 that morning, soon to turn 17 in early March. You are right, everything DID change after that. I remember that moment like it was yesterday! It was like a "bolt out of the blue" that hit me. I was never the same again either, and I am STILL a die hard fan today, and always WiLL be. I NEVER tire of their music, even after listening to it for nearly 60 years!
@@patticrichton1135 That's amazing!
It's so true that people who hear The Beatles today can't begin to grasp how much they were like something from another planet in 1964 America. Everything about them was completely different from everything else that came before, the music, the sound, the look, the accents, the humor, the HAIR! People today can't believe what a shock their hair was, but believe me, it was!
The difference musically and image wise between Bobby Vinton's "There I've Said It Again" [ an old song Vaugn Monroe did first in 1945 ! ] and The Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is like Dorothy Gale in the Wizard of Oz going from a black and white film, opening the cabin door and everything is in color in the Land of Oz, or the Bealtes in this case. Even though the Beatles were first presented in black and white on TV and their first film...we're talking music and image, not literally. Like the sleeping pill wore off and suddenly we were awakened!
I was also a teen in LA, heard "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand", over the PA at junior high, while we were waiting for the bus! We all said the same thing...Who is that?? Gives me chills to think we were witnessing our first taste of the Beatles' US invasion....a few weeks later we all watched their first performance on Ed Sullivan! I remember KRLA and KFWB giving us updates and coverage on their US visits! Great days..growing up and coming of age to Beatle tunes! They were there with us, through it all!
My sister once bemoaned her increasing age, but I reminded her that she'd been there as a teen for the Beatles in their era. That made her appreciate being older!
The Beatles are by far the greatest cover band in history.
Their covers that they recorded between 1963-64 is unmatched and many of their covers often surpassed the originals. The original of this is great and a slower number but then The Beatles put their spin on it and rocked it up. John shreds the lead vocals and Paul and George are outstanding with their harmonies and backing vocals. Amazing stuff!
All hail The Beatles, the greatest band ever and by far the GOAT'S of popular music.
Peace ❤
I absolutely love all three of these songs. There is one of those breaks in Postman where John Lennon just cracks me up, where he sings, deliver the letter, the sooner the better, but the first time he uses the word the for the letter, he says it like thee, and there is almost a comedic ring to his voice, but it's all just so good.
They were so cool and groovy with beautiful voices.
You are outstanding. I enjoy your reactions as much as I enjoy the songs.
When you hit Revolver.......I think you will love Taxman a lot. Very underrated song. When you get to Abbey Road.....Oh Darling is a hidden gem. Enjoy the journey....you have many songs to do before you run into those two gems
Original fan here. Listening to the Fab Four is like watching Secretariat run the Belmont.
Always LOVED the harmonica solo on "Little Child" I MISS harmonica on music, as the Beatles did so often on their early songs. Harmonica seemed to disappear from music after the '60s. Just LOVE me some harmonica LOL! Listen to the recorded version of "Please Mr.Postman" because it fades out here for the video. They do the clapping 2 more times and during the last line " DELIVER THE LETTER, THE SOONER THE BETTER" LUKE, I thoroughly enjoy watching and listening to your reactions and analysis to the Beatles catalogue. I SMILE through every one of them. I CAN RELATE to WRITING LETTERS and WAITING for their ANSWER, I started as a pen pal with a boy from England, and 6 years later we were married.
I'm loving taking this journey with you. I was lucky enough to be there the first time around 😊. Musical magic, thanks HBK Luke! ❤
I was there the first time around as well!
Weren't we lucky! 😊
Rock and roll pure, energy, pasion
Another awesome Beatles reaction video❤. Even in their early years, their genius showed through.
Luke, baby….this is the greatest of all Beatles albums. Pure Beatles
Comments by this original Beatlemaniac:
Little Child: great backing harmonies (I'm so sad and lonely). John's voice is killer in the verses. And a great scream before the harmonica solo. The best harmonica solo he ever did. Outro vocal by Paul is excellent (oh yeah).
Till There Was You: We thought this was schmaltzy at the time, but it helped the parents accept them. "I never sawr them at all...." Lol for the scouse accent. I thought they'd brought in a session player for the guitar solo; this really shows off George's skill and versatility at such an early age. Yes, great bongos by Ringo.
Please Mister Postman:
(Is this the same version as on the US album?) John's "pushed" vocal again is exceptional; but the other two with the backing harmonies - so good. George's vocal talent is underappreciated. SO great how they incorporated the "girl group" sound and made it a part of rock 'n roll.
On 'Little Child' Paul does one 'oh yeah' in the outro and that's it! Everything else in the song is John. He's double-tracked in places.
I'd heard this before, so I looked it up to be sure. (Till There Was You) Meredith Wilson's widow said his estate made more money in royalties from The Beatles than from the play it was written for. It had also been covered by multiple artists such as Anita Bryant and Peggy Lee, Sue Raney with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Etta Jones ...
Still, his estate received more royalties from these four Liverpudlians.
I believe I read somewhere that for their Please please me record company audition, it was TIL THERE WAS YOU and McCartney's voice that whooed the execs into giving them a chance.
McCartney.s nervous singing was largely responsible for the failed Decca audition. It was just as bad at EMI on Love Me Do. The only thing the engineers found out of the ordinary was Lennon's harmonica. It was George Martins call and he signed them for their charisma.
Great video. Beatles the best
I like all three songs but don't know which one can be identified as my favorite between second and third one, 'Till There Was You' is very romantic and sweet, great vocals and that solo guitar is remarkable, I feel transported to the sky, and the hill and a garden whenever I listen to it. 'Please Mr Postman' is also romantic and sad at the same time, with an awesome raspy lead voice and then those sweet harmonies, also the clapping, all in all the very best version of the song.
3 songs that illustrates the Beatles diversity even in the early years. Please Mister Postman wasn't live though but it's still taken from the album. You're right, though. The Beatles are just amazing.
Agreed ... these guys were/are amazing
❤🎶💯
They play "Til There Was You" for the Queen! Great performance, it's on youtube!
Cuando la música existía.
So glad you appreciated Til There Was You. Always loved it though people tended to dismiss it. IMO they never recorded a bad song. When a Beatles song comes on every molecule in my body puffs up in joy.
The harmonica jumping from side to side, along with vocals panned way to one side are symptoms of the limited recording technology of the time. Generally speaking, the first few Beatles albums were intended to be listened to in mono. When stereo recordings were required for stereo pressings, there wasn’t much they could do except present the songs with the wide divided stereo. The Beatles preferred mono, and when Beatles CDs were first released in 1987 the first four CDs were released in mono, not stereo at George Martin’s insistence. The separation is not so pronounced when listened to on loudspeakers, but headphone listening can be a very strange experience.
Paul sang Till There was You live to the Queen! You can find it on CZcams.💖✨
You should listen the the original "Til there was You" with Shirley Jones singing. It's a classic.
The Music Man was great
Those first two tracks must be from the 2009 box set releases with the updated stereo mixes because they're not what I remember from the original Capitol LP (panning just wasn't done in those days!) "Little Child" is just a great slice of early Beatles rock music. As the story goes, George Martin and Brian Epstein pushed for the Beatles to record "Til There Was You" because they wanted a ballad to balance out the rockers they had already released. It helped move them up the ladder and gain credibility with an older audience, which opened doors to things like the Royal Variety performance, etc. That TV appearance for "Please Mr. Postman" is from the program Big Night Out, taped in February 1964 just after they'd returned from their first U.S. visit. Yeah, love the hand claps, part of the "mach schau" mentality that went back to the Hamburg days.
Well, I fell for Paul at age 9, so it has to be 'Til There Was You.❤
Those early “music videos” were pretty cringeworthy. But it’s still great to look back at them. I love this journey you’re taking Luke. I had the US version of “With the Beatles”. It was the same cover pic but was called “Meet the Beatles” Fantastic stuff! This music brings very warm memories. 🌺✌️
I think the Beatles early music videos (called "promo films" at that tine) were anything BUT "cringe worthy" they were and ARE FUN to watch, LOVED them back then and love watching those promo films now. NEVER tire of them.
@@patticrichton1135
Oh, I absolutely agree that they are fun to watch. I’m just referring to the poor lip synching, often bored or amused expressions on their faces, the absence of amplifiers and the silly interactions. It’s wonderful to watch. 🌺✌️
A Taste of Honey was from a Bway musical.
You should only listen in mono. They recorded songs for mono.
Just about nobody had a stereo record player. My uncle did but he’d never allow pop music on it. Probably thought it would destroy the “Hi fidelity”. 😅
Till There Was You is from the musical The Music Man, By Meridith Willson, it was part of their nightclub act orignally. Willson complemented their performance on Ed Sullivan of his song, was flattered they did it, and said so publically, as opposed to so many adults dissing the Beatles over their long hair and loud "commie plot " music. George Harrison's guitar work on this is steller, and I doubt most other guitarists at the time like the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards could create such a musical accoustic solo like that because he was so cemented in rhythm and blues.
The only time I ever managed to draw a portrait. It was George Harrison from this sleeve cover.
I usually just listen to the song, I never studied it in detail. I suppose the Beatles would have, being the writers.
IF John had never found The Dekoda Building ( which resembled the roofing of Strawberry Field ), perhaps he would have never left Britain and stayed with the Fab 4.
Just think of the glorious music they would written and composed for the 70s.
"Little Child" is just fun & makes you wanna dance! "Til there was You" is from "The Music Man" with Shirley Jones singing it. I ❤️ her version. It's my favorite. We used to see that movie of the musical evert year on TV. Paul got a couple of the lines wrong but it's a good version. I esp love the guitars in it. "Mr. Postman" was a Mowtown song & it was "nice." But the Beatles version ROCKS & is actually way better than the original!! John's vocals are incredible! Just my humble opinion.
Til There Was You came from The Music Man
Very often The Beatles end their songs with unusual chords such as C7+ or E 6/9 or Dm 7/4 and so on...
C6+ what is that?!😳
@@ristovirtanen6396 mistake in typing...
@@gidion4004 so what was it supposed to be?🙄
I don't think Little Child was on an American album! I never heard it before. I doubt that it was originally released as stereo.
Mr Postman video lipsynch. No mics. Instruments not plugged in.
Always preferred John's vocals.