Beatles - Free As A Bird (acoustic mix)

[Gooseberry51]

This is a great version.. where does it come from??

[xYouJumpIJumpRight]

pause at 2:20 and see the graphic image on the car's window.

Coincidence?

Who does it look like?

Is the paul is dead rumor really true?

What do you think?

[CarlosJulio20]

@xYouJumpIJumpRight lookslike paul

[Zimnyification]

I like how they show John watching the car wreck.

[benjaminful1]

i love this song



[mandy14full]

ahhh despues de escucharla ahora puedo dormir trankilaaaaaa .... oummmmmmm

[mandy14full]

te hiciste la dificil pero al final te descargue... la version acoustic es la mejor!

[freddiefan1973]

i teared up the first time i heard the song and especially when i saw the video. it's like they were really together again, and to hear the vocals sounding so much like the beatles were in the 60s was incredible. makes me wish i could go back to the 60's when you could actually see them together

[yeepain12]

So much better than the Beatle's version... Lennon actually sounds like Lennon.

[jimm06126]

it sounds good, but the original was a piano version this is a mix up song, I can hear the choir from the other people it is quite good, but I prefer the first one

[metalslut1]

I LOVE this! John's voice is chilling!!!

[thewarninglabel]

I love this song, I just wish that they hadn't put so much effects and echo on John's vocals in the Anthology version. It always sounded eerie to me. I prefer this version because the vocals are more dry and sounds more... well... like John.

THANX FOR THIS, PEACE AND LOVE \/,,

[nickdudman82]

@thewarninglabel the reason johns voice sounds so 'effected' is due to the fact he recorded his vocal / piano demo on a cheap old reel to reel recorder back in the 70's...when the lads took it to the studio in the 90s the tape 'wow' and 'flutter' and general noise on johns vocal could be cleaned up but only so much...

[musicfanBRA]

Great video, great job, thank you!

[nano952]

this is great i like them all i love the 5,1 mix 2 off of the boot leg

[GabbiRockandRoll]

Que buena cancion.

[FunkyGranny9]

John's voice is much clearer on this version.

[bufonoise]

The guitars are made for George and Paul

[LESTOWEN]

felicidades es un bien trabajo, me gusta mucho

[erikesemo223]

Did you mix this yourself?

If you did, do you think you can put in Paul's and George's vocals on the chorus?

[catney11]

@erikesemo223 I'd really like to hear that

[rolindadice]

one of John's most haunting melodies.....

[pjaylett]

Where did this version come from?

[leaningoak]

Evidentally he was wrong.

[Nudlaufguss]

@cracks21229 they did it like FOR him, not behind his back so i don't see it in they way you do..

[Beatles4President]

i can't listen to this song without getting the chills. such a beautiful song. but it always makes me sad knowing that john (and now george) is gone. what an incredible legacy of music they left behind.

[GwintMetryczny]

This mix is so much better than original single version. Sounds like Lennon's ballads from "The White Album", especially 'Sexy Sadie'. I adore it!

[at0miklust]

good mix - how did you get georges guitar bits etc from the Lynne version? and why couldn't you get Macca's bridge part?

[Scarperguy]

It's an OOPS mix of the Free as a Bird. Google 'Out of Phase Mix' and see for yourself.

[JonnyboyBatty]

Much prefer this kind of raw stripped down version, I think the release was over produced by Jeff Lynne, I mean you could hardly even hear John, plus it was a slightly faster tempo. Jeff Lynne is great but I think he didnt do the final cut much justice.

[leaningoak]

Tempo is identical.

[suninthefall]

When I listen to this song I get the feeling that the life is beautiful !

[LennonForever38]

It you listen carefully inthe begining. You can George's lead guitar bit in the begining of the track :D

[ignorante26]

Free? A saber....

[MoYoisDope]

Its lyrics in the beatles watching rainbows

[weirdalfreakmm]

RAW

[ChristForte]

I don't like it better. Ringo didn't get a part in it with no percussion.

[MetalliLaucha]

Jesus, take a second listen. There's a whole drumkit in there. Much more laid back in the mix and roomy, if you like the words. But cymbals and snare drum are clearly audible.

[LennonForever38]

Ringo is also singing backup on the track believe it or not. :)

[internazionalikos]

that's why it's good :)

[BlueDiscProductions]

Ringo is not doing vocals at all. You're both crazy!

[internazionalikos]

yeah i know :D

[thespider1409]

He is,....

[5ch3nk]

love how much bootleg beatles/lennon bootleg there is. i really love the home demo of "i'm stepping out by lennon" (version with drum machine btw) 100x times better than the official release.

[lennon10975]

This version was on the Beatles Anthology that airred on tv back in 1995.

[hilarioph]

Love the version

[Beatles4President]

this is a stunning version. thanks for sharing this

[BlondeWithABrain123]

i love how it just ends on abbey road :D

[wooooffff123]

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[limunan]

thisdemo he dododo sometimes(no lyric)

how the formal one other beatle made that?

[AndywinXp]

Well this Mix is only the original song without the central channel with the demo on it, very good job :)

[rocksinger45]

Quit second guessing the FAB's thats one Mr. Richard Starkey on those drums. Lets face it the original tape was in such poor shape that they did the best with what they had. We all know why John wasn't at those sessions.... Gun Control !!!!

[shiftywayner]

Great version. Jeff Lynne's drum sound really cluttered up the song. That gated reverb on the snare and overly compressed bass drum were too big for this song. Too Wilbury's/Tom Petty with the drums

[JohnLennon100]

How did you get this? really great ...

[unclealbert72]

Wow...much better than the commericial release.

It just has this great dreamy flow that the latter didn't contain.

Beautiful.

[majortony]

Great, but you should've used mccartneys vocals for the parts that john hummed.

[fgelosh]

Great! Does anyone have piano sheet for Free As a Bird? I have The Complete Scores by The Beatles, but this song is too new and it is not there:(

[BlueDiscProductions]

Look up the chords for it online, it's pretty simple to work out from there

[catholichornet]

is this an official beatles take? where'd you find this?

[faydajova]

I believe this track version was part of the limited edition release cd of material they played at the time and of various takes of free as a bird and real love. From my understanding, that's what I've read online, but can't believe everything you read. Hope that helps.

[catholichornet]

thanks. yea it does sound pretty official, with the same exact guitar riffs in there

[BlueDiscProductions]

It's not official, it's the OOPs mix of the Anthology track with the demo stuck on top. I know this because I replicated it in the same way

[eyeballm]

What a song, and great video to match

[HaleksMTL]

Where's that version from??

Lennon's voice is clearer

[catholichornet]

my thoughts exactly

[TheMozey]

johnny aint dead :)

[XDPeruMan]

This shows, how much influenze did the voice of paul made to the beatles songs...lennon, we miss you man...Beatles, they didnt ruin it, they made it better...it would be awesome if there was a video of this demo...

[lennon890]

There is a video that shows all the meanings/references, type in: The Beatles - Free as a bird (with references)

[BlueDiscProductions]

I just took a try at making this for myself, it sounds pretty much the same, except my demo is lower quality.

[fuckoffucunt]

That was absolutely superb! Stangely enough, that's the way I envisaged it in my head before it was released (i have both take1 & 4 of the original). I would have liked you to keep Paul's and George's vocal parts to John's missing verse. Still, never mind. How about sorting this out for downloading?

[CosmoPlavix]

John's alive in the breeze.

[acidska]

So very sad...

[Thetophat2]

this song is so addicting, i heard it for the first time yesterday, and i can't get it out of my head! john lennon! i love that man.

[bostonredsox1992]

This is an awesome song but the video can make you really dizzy and sick feeling.

[TheMozey]

great song

wat puzzles me is...

if this is the version which he recorded at home with his tape recorder, how r guitar, very fain eletric guitar, and backing vocals done

wish somebody could answer

thanks

[lennon890]

This version is a 'Mash up' of the origanal & modified version. then someone has simply put acoustic guitar tune over the top of the track.

Hope that helps.

[beatleboybob]

John was just on piano but his piano take has been mixed with an "oops" [Out Of Phase Stereo] mix of the official release [although there must be out takes from the Beatles session]

[Chatham50]

This was the first time I heard what I think was John's original version (guitar or piano?), and was very moved to hear it.

It comes across again that John was a great song writer-thanks John and thanks Yoko for letting the other guys flesh it our for him!

[BlueDiscProductions]

John's original version was on piano

[AugustoB77]

I think that this is a demo record tape from Lennon, the lyrics was not finish yet, but still sound nice.

[harryisthewalrus]

Oh, I love this. =[.

[sfxpunk]

this version is nice :)

[piggies1]

You get this audio when you put your Anthology CD in your stereo as a KARAOKE. So this is not a demo version!

[BlueDiscProductions]

Oh, so John's vocals that were replaced by Paul's mysteriously reappear?

[piggies1]

Just try it in your stereo, what can you lose?

[lennon890]

there is a video that shows all the meanings, type in " The Beatles - Free as a bird (with references)"

[yourmiv82]

first time i was this was in 1996, i was glued to the TV, when itv was showing the anthology series, we all love it, i still do

[thebeatles4ever]

Ah, sadly, I was still a young lad when this came out and wasn't old enough to appreciate The Beatles. I envy everyone who was alive to experience Beatle milestones, and moreso for people who actually saw them when they were all alive and together, haha.

[yourmiv82]

the world will never see or hear a group like the Beatles again, thank god for records.

[thebeatles4ever]

Much quieter version, and truly more relaxing, but I prefer the other version. A wee bit more emotion :P

[yourmiv82]

yeah i know, i think McCartney didn't put his vocals down yet

[muledong]

Interesting but I prefer the official release with the extra vocals and instrumentation.

[lennon890]

what software did you use please?

[ramblnrose]

John and the other "Beatles are all through this.

Pauls dog Martha and Brian Eptein too. And a wonderful time was had by all.

[turntapzap]

Where did you get this?

[bwworld]

I'd like to know, too! It's somewhere between the original demo and the final mix...

[jaredgetsacookie]

It was on some bootleg.

It can be made by inverting the beatles version (OOOPSing) and combining it with the Lennon demo.

[bwworld]

Thanks! Very well done.

[Scarperguy]

You need to rip the Surround Sound version from the Anthology DVD first. It's worth doing.

[shrandi2001]

watch johns version.. type shrandi2001 at search

[Clennon33]

Both the original and this superbly edited version are great. This is because when you actually hear this cut and compare it with the professionalism of the original, it does'nt literally miss a beat! Great job on this.

[miss9starr7]

I like the original one better.

[50francs]

i think this IS the original one :)

[BlueDiscProductions]

No...

[Zeldreaisme]

He sounds like my dad.

[mcspeel]

pish!!!

[Scarperguy]

Is it me, or can you hear John's vocals a lot clearer on here?

[walrus909]

About the origin of the audio. It's the OOPS* track of the regular stereo mix and Lennon's original demo synchronised. It's a fake, of course, but a well done one at that.

*OOPS - Out of phase stereo - a technique used to remove the vocals from stereo recordings.

[drizzit06]

I believe it's the orginal demo Lennon did from the John Lennon Anthology. A great 4 disc set if you can find it.

[uknomemta]

wow, where did this come from??

[greatoneneo]

lmao...free as a turd

[miss9starr7]

wth?

[greatoneneo]

awesome song!!!

[itaigalgal]

awesome mix!

BTW did u notice that john is one of the crowd in the car accident scene?

[jimmyni]

It'S for the song A day in the life in the song he said: ''He blew his mind out in a car''

[FigmentsFan]

This one sounds slightly better than the official release. A lot cleaner and not as heavy.

[BlueDiscProductions]

It sounds a bit Revolveresque if you ask me - some bits anyway.

[TheHomingByrd]

This is where I get my name from.

[ds001c6007]

prefare the single version released,it is a great tune,like this one though,

[shan45]

Better than the released one. It has more of a powerful haunting feel to it than the released one. It's a little bit creepy.

[malpakoza]

o hell yes! now this sounds more like the beatles than the version that was released but what would ringo do?

[johnstanger]

ONLY IF JOHN, YOU KNOW

[socratesf777]

this is a special single?? this is the base?

[SgtDazz]

Real or not, this is a very cool version of the song, and will be promptly saved to favourites. Its good be able to hear Johns voice. My only criticism is that on Johns mumbly "whatever happened to" vocals are still there, seems to me if your going to do a mix of the Beatles version with Lennons demo you'd use the Paul or even the George version of those lyrics.

[1987joker]

home and dry at last 3 yrs of hell is at last over

can't stop me st davids. Joker

[Abby1983]

better than the single released in 1994

[Scarperguy]

This is very interesting

[Clennon33]

This is a great version of the song. You can hear the harmonies and the light sound, delicate and so powerful.

[uppieman]

quien puede ser mejor que los beatles? nadie

[makidtrej]

I love thsi song. I enjoy every version of it.

[mannix1967]

THE BEST GROUP, THE BEST SONG!!!

[YannD]

This is a fake (quite nicely done).

It's a mix of John Lennon's original demo (available on bootleg), edited to fit with a kind of "karaoke mix" (erasing the centre channel) of the Beatles' re-recorded version, leaving just the backing vocals and a bit of acoustic guitar.

[Glidescube]

Sounds like a Beatles Demo.

[musicalglenn]

thanks for saying that....it's not just me then!

[Crial7]

This song makes me cry every time.....

[musicalglenn]

thanks for saying that..not just me then!

[mclainrose]

Is this real?

[Harrisong]

love is real

[GharedGhared]

never heard this one - Thanks!

[thewanderer4]

wow nice

[MrBobPipe]

Thanks for this, great to hear this version. Where does it come from? Is there more bootleg threatles material out there??

[dunskie]

Cool. The only semi-negative thing that I might say about Jeff Lynne's mix is a little too much effect on Johns vocal. Im sure that there were reasons for that though. I'm quite sure that "the lads" had total creative control. Not Jeff. It bothers me to hear people bad mouth Jeff Lynne. The guy is amazing. Just imagine for a minute having THAT task to perform.

[McCartnee]

I'm glad the boys completed something new to offer fans with the Anthology. The video is outstanding - its director is a genius.

[impy4ever]

Really nice of you to offer us this variant. As one can see, very little was added to the original tape of John playing piano and singing. It still sounds much too rough on the interlude and it is obviously unfinished, as chord moves show no variation and John rather mumbles where he hadn't precise lyrics. It was pretty harmful to hear this one, as the impression the official release gave, that John carries on, has been removed.

[martin0927]

actually this version is much better than the official release...

[corespir]

WOW!!! This acually sounds like the Beatles now, instead of a Jeff Lynne production. Makes me appreciate the song even more.

[djthalie]

fantastic!