The Beatles: Get Back TV Thread

[Gemma]

This should be a real treat for fans of The Beatles and music in general really.

 

[Dylan]

The early pop stuff is catchy and very musical for what it is but their Sgt Pepper/White Album/Revolver period is basically genius.

 

[Welshy]

This is so good. Every second of it.

 

[Crabtree]

Easy to say now I suppose, and I'm only on the first episode but I love all the Beatles before and after the split but I just felt I wanted to hear Lennon and McCartney just occasionally give a bit of praise to George for the ideas of his early versions of songs. I've always been of the opinion that the best of George's songs easily equal the best of Lennon and McCartney's songs. It's just that they were more plentiful over the years they were together.

And how the hell did they pretty much disregard George doing his early version of All Things Must Pass!

 

[David76]

Just started episode 2.

I'm amazed by some of the footage: McCartney sitting in silent thought contemplating the potential break up of the band, his eyes glassy with tears.

And the captured conversation between Lennon and McCartney is revelatory: "You were always the boss and I was the secondary boss."

I'm glad this exists this way. It's not a film as such, more a historical document.

 

[Boot Cleaner]

I'm amazed by some of the footage: McCartney sitting in silent thought contemplating the potential break up of the band, his eyes glassy with tears.

If you watch it again he's actually physically shaking and chewing his thumb trying to keep a lid on it.