What You're Doing

[GoucheGizmo]

this is better than the actual version imo

[BabyFace1946]

the picture is SO cute! awwww, George is so cute :)

[thch86]

its too bad that YT took down all the stereo remastered versions of this. You could clearly distinguish the perfect vocal and harmony and each instrument, especially Paul's thumping bassline.

[ImAnnaChristine]

I love Paul. I have since I was a little girl!

[JUBBILLY2010]

Ｐｌｅａｓｅ　ｇｉｖｅ　ｍｅ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ!!!

ｖｅｒｙ　ＣＵＴＥ！！！

[ZZJoCa]

Interesting to hear the song evolution when compared to the end product. John's quirky vocal harmonizing is easy to hear on this. BTW, John from last year, I don't really think the Beatles ever went downhill; more like the road just branched for them. As for John's singing being off. Listen closer; it's his unique style. Also low harmony is more difficult than the high harmony. My opinion only

[MrUnderdog1970]

@ZZJoCa At least for me low harmony is harder and John definitely had a unique spuedo-Everly Bro.s style harmony. Especially,(understandably so) their earlier works. BTW I think you could have found a better adjvective than "quirky" LoL!

[ZZJoCa]

@MrUnderdog1970 Hahaha, you may be right. I'm not much of a wordsmith. Here's Wiki's comment on his vocal style......"Lennon's singing voice was recognized as distinctive, versatile, and variable. " Variable - maybe that's where I got quirky from. I do agree with your Everly Bros comparison and I expect they were a major influence.

[MrUnderdog1970]

@ZZJoCa Yes, they were influenced by the Everly's by their own admission. I definitely understood where you were coming from in your comment.

[ZZJoCa]

@MrUnderdog1970 Last one before we clutter this one up too much :)

"Every man had his own quirks and twists" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).

Urban dictionary: quirky weird funny unique strange cool awesome odd quirk cute different dork random fun silly witty amazing smart intelligent gorgeous sarcastic individual

BTW, I subscribed. You got some pretty decent stuff there.

[wojiaokatya]

@ZZJoCa Someone on YouTube said - John's voice is completely honest. I liked that.

[ZZJoCa]

@wojiaokatya Agreed and I might add uninhibited and candid to the list. I don't think he sang in front of the bathroom mirror very much, :)

[yvetteclaire]

Firstly, I LOVE this song like crazy.

Secondly, the picture is incredible. They are so gorgeous.

[peterslip61]

great version,,love the out takes, in my mind,,better than the realeased ones, with no George martin / over produced mixing.

[MerryMary07]

This is amazing....

[stan30068]

Thank you for sharing this. So interesting to hear part of the evolution of this track, which has a chorus in this version (discarded on the final take).

[livingwhites]

Sorry - I meant Paul solos at :44. Don't know where I got 2:01 from. Sorry.

[livingwhites]

For the younger, new Beatles listeners out there, although he sings throughout the song, Paul's voice is the one that solos at 2:01. This way you will be able to distinguish between John and Paul. Obviously, this comment is not meant for most Beatles fans who already know the difference.

[livingwhites]

Yeah - but John's voice (and I love John) is a bit off. Just a bit, now. Still very good. McCartney, on the other hand, is dead on - every single note, right throughout the song. I've heard that McCartney had perfect pitch - not sure about John. Doesn't matter really - they were great together - and I'm sure John had his perfect pitch days too.

[babystinky]

I heard they both had perfect pitch. Which is odd, considering the odds of such.

[mcschoep56]

Oh certainly. And don't forget they were basically practicing and experimenting on here. Thats how they got so good.

[schapoff]

John's voice is full of energy. Love it.

[auldhorse]

Wow. Silent admiration. I do so enjoy their harmonies. Puts a smile on your face, this 'un.

[superrps]

Another reason they're called the Fab Four!

[Edhallick]

There`s a book out that tells you how many takes they recorded for each of the songs they recorded and you just wouldn`t believe it. It was taken from the Abbey road notes on the tapes and it`s insane. Sometimes hundreds of takes and the reason was that`s how they wrote. They always wrote off of what they recorded before, like a painter stepping back to look at what he just painted and slowly add improvements.

[Edhallick]

Incredible how they would take a simple idea and just work the hell out of it until they had a final song. Pretty much explains why they would have 9 gazillion takes for something. They would use the tape as a reference and build it from there, and that doesn`t even count the demo tapes. I heard Lennon almost went nuts working on "I`m only sleeping" and I can`t even imagine the hell they went through with the McCartney crap like Maxwells Silver Hammer. No wonder they broke up.

[JohnMalloy05]

I know what you mean, the fab, especially Paul, started to go downhill starting with Sgt. Peppers, it may be the best album of all time to some people but, i dont really like it. post 67 they made a lot of crap in my opin.