Such a great, clear, live video of the Beatles in their Beatlemaia prime. It's been online for five years and only has 93K views. JFC, there are My Little Pony episodes on Youtube that have been up for two months that have more than twice as many views. I mean, I like MLP but this is the Beatles!
The audience screams frequently but they don't drown out the music.
And the camera work is surprisingly well done, alternating between wide and close-up shots.
Highlights:
- John plays the keyboard with his elbow.
- Ringo introduces himself (singing "Act Naturally") in the third person. Paul duets with him for most of the song.
- Great duet with John and Paul on "Ticket to Ride"
- George introduces Paul's "Yesterday" solo: "And so for Paul McCartney of Liverpool, opportunity knocks."
- There's an actual orchestra playing during the song, just like on the record.
- John's introduction to "Help" - "our latest record... or our latest electronic noise, depending on whose side you're on."
- The Beatles dancing with the Lionel Blair Dancers.
I've been on another Beatles tear recently, having discovered the hundreds of Beatles related podcasts. There are dozens that feature Ian Leslie of "John and Paul: A love story in songs" fame, a book which of course I read, and I've also listened to the audio book a couple of times. One of the interesting points Leslie makes is how jealous John was of the song "Yesterday."
60 years ago. Amazing.