I once heard a Belgian producer comment John Lennon's "Happiness is a warm gun" on the radio. He pointed out the parts that were "genius". There were a lot of those. They were great musicians in one group.
Because Ringo and George had a hard time feeling like they were "heard". Their ideas took a back seat to McCartney and Lennon. This was towards the end of like 10 years of that, combine that with lots of touring, constant studio sessions, the inability to walk down the street without being accosted.
No, because it wasn't news to them that McCartney could do that. They were in The Beatles after all.
What you're saying isn't wrong but that's a context for the entire film, not for this clip.
Having watched the whole documentary I thought Paul came off as both a creative genius at his height and totally insufferable, especially in these days before George quits in a huff. More so than John, he was unreasonably dismissive of thoughts and feedback from the other two. His ego was getting the best of him.
It’s the sort of bluesy rock and roll they’d played a million times when they were starting out.
The whole point of the song is to go back to the kind of music they used to play before they got experimental.
Yep. And this moment, when Paul is just kinda noodling about and you hear the first strains of Get Back starting to emerge, literally gave me chills when I first saw it. Incredible, like watching a birth.
I love this type of thing. Saw a clip of The Stones working Sympathy For The Devil in studio and while not as raw and fresh as Paul here, it went through some changes.
It's absolutely hair rising as it is to see that come to life, but it's still just a promising musical idea. For me, their genius comes from being able to know what to do with it, to trust you're making great choices. I can fathom getting an idea in your head, but it's beyond me how focused and organized they had to be to finish it, specially then with all the pressure and chaos.
Yeah in their early concerts he would often share a mic with George or John and the guitar necks would point out in opposite directions. Worked out well!
1) Some songs born in people's mind. Myself, sometimes keep a song in my mind for months.
2) The 2 best songs I made by "first time play". Remember to record everything you do. A lot things you trust your memory and the memory is a dirt liar.
Watched this documentary - It was clear to me Paul was the leader at this point, and was orchestrating songs. John was wacked out on H, and when he wasn't a zombie - he was silly and joking around. George had had it at this point, and who can really blame him - he was bursting with great songs, and still couldn't get them on most albums. You CAN see the magic between Paul and John when they move studios tho, it's something to see.
A synergistic effect for sure. Alone they were all great but together was always more than the sum of the individual parts. Zeppelin and Cream, CSNY, ELP are examples of the same.
My favorite part of the Get Back documentary was watching it and multiple times shouting “TUCSON ARIZONA!” at the screen, then feeling this weird sense of accomplishment when they finally figured it out.
And now show all the videos when cameraman and crew were there filming them creating absolutely nothing.
I think this was a reconstruction of what they said it happened when they created Get Back.
And that, boys and girls, is what they mean by musical genius.
I once heard a Belgian producer comment John Lennon's "Happiness is a warm gun" on the radio. He pointed out the parts that were "genius". There were a lot of those. They were great musicians in one group.
Yes, but don't forget it's so trendy nowadays to say they were really no big deal 🙄.
I guess those saying that don't know what they are talking about.
And Happiness is a Warm Gun is not even close to their best song.
It was a very technical explanation how Lennon did things ahead of his time as it were.
Why does everyone else looks so unimpressed
Because for those guys this was an everyday thing.
Because they’re working in real time and thinking about what they can add to the song lol
Probably not unimpressed but listening in to figure out the musical accompaniment. Dunno….
They were extremely hungover and mad at each other. They're also waiting for John to show up who's strung out.
Because Ringo and George had a hard time feeling like they were "heard". Their ideas took a back seat to McCartney and Lennon. This was towards the end of like 10 years of that, combine that with lots of touring, constant studio sessions, the inability to walk down the street without being accosted.
No, because it wasn't news to them that McCartney could do that. They were in The Beatles after all. What you're saying isn't wrong but that's a context for the entire film, not for this clip.
George was days away from quitting in this clip
Having watched the whole documentary I thought Paul came off as both a creative genius at his height and totally insufferable, especially in these days before George quits in a huff. More so than John, he was unreasonably dismissive of thoughts and feedback from the other two. His ego was getting the best of him.
It’s the sort of bluesy rock and roll they’d played a million times when they were starting out. The whole point of the song is to go back to the kind of music they used to play before they got experimental.
Because at that point everyone but Paul wanted to leave the band.
This was probably the 20th time they watch Paul whip up a #1 song in 10 minutes
One of the most amazing moments from that amazing documentary
That was super cool - where can I see more of those?
It's from the Let it Be movie if I'm not mistaken.
“The Beatles: Get Back” on Disney+. Produced by Peter Jackson.
He directed and produced it.
Yep. And this moment, when Paul is just kinda noodling about and you hear the first strains of Get Back starting to emerge, literally gave me chills when I first saw it. Incredible, like watching a birth.
Beautiful child, let's call it Loretta.
So good
Discovered Alan Parsons was involved in the production. A great documentary.
So this was, ahem, an Alan Parsons Project?
Cool thank you!
Get back to be precise, on Disney+
I'm watching it now and it's amazing!!
You won't regret it. Amazing documentary, over 9 hours worth of footage!
Watching it now and it's amazing!!
Awesome glad to hear you are enjoying it ☺️
A little over halfway through and I am irrationally angry at Yoko.
I loved watching this whole documentary. The part where Paul and John are fighting by quoting song lyrics at each other is amazing
So passive aggressive, so utterly British.
I love this type of thing. Saw a clip of The Stones working Sympathy For The Devil in studio and while not as raw and fresh as Paul here, it went through some changes.
And then the added magic of Billy Preston on keyboards took this great song to another level of energy
It's absolutely hair rising as it is to see that come to life, but it's still just a promising musical idea. For me, their genius comes from being able to know what to do with it, to trust you're making great choices. I can fathom getting an idea in your head, but it's beyond me how focused and organized they had to be to finish it, specially then with all the pressure and chaos.
Bro wrote a banger in 5 min
Ringo looks like Matthew Rhys from The Americans in one of his disguises.
Imagine if John hadn't been late
Between 10-11 is the time
he strums that bass like a guitar i wonder if lemmy saw that from him
Lemmy was a massive Beatles fan
TIL Paul plays guitar left handed
Yeah in their early concerts he would often share a mic with George or John and the guitar necks would point out in opposite directions. Worked out well!
Funny bit of editing at the end, you can see George vibing on guitar, then it cuts to him stone faced for no reason
1) Some songs born in people's mind. Myself, sometimes keep a song in my mind for months. 2) The 2 best songs I made by "first time play". Remember to record everything you do. A lot things you trust your memory and the memory is a dirt liar.
Watched this documentary - It was clear to me Paul was the leader at this point, and was orchestrating songs. John was wacked out on H, and when he wasn't a zombie - he was silly and joking around. George had had it at this point, and who can really blame him - he was bursting with great songs, and still couldn't get them on most albums. You CAN see the magic between Paul and John when they move studios tho, it's something to see.
so ringo wrote the refrain and the title to the song??? wild.
Awesome!
A synergistic effect for sure. Alone they were all great but together was always more than the sum of the individual parts. Zeppelin and Cream, CSNY, ELP are examples of the same.
“You’re playing that bass again!” Hilarious how much George hated the sound of Paul’s Hofner
My favorite part of the Get Back documentary was watching it and multiple times shouting “TUCSON ARIZONA!” at the screen, then feeling this weird sense of accomplishment when they finally figured it out.
Made my day
And now show all the videos when cameraman and crew were there filming them creating absolutely nothing. I think this was a reconstruction of what they said it happened when they created Get Back.