Golden Slumbers

[MsBenguy]

La voix de Paul McCartney est la plus belle que j'ai jamais entendue (he is the best !).

[4508bluesky]

beautiful....the day is done...now time for sleep...  ;^)

[Shiyuru999]

The lyrics are originally coming from the poem by Thomas Dekker (1575 - 1641) although slightly changed in this song. It's a beautiful piece and the Beatles will forever be by true idols and my inspiration, thank you for uploading this, I loved the pictures, especially the ones at 0:43 and 1:10 :-) Cheers.

[rhiannonbhartwell]

We sing this to my 2 yr old as her sleepy time song. She passes out pretty quick. Lol

[gibbon1998]

I'm not crying, sniff, my eyes are just sweaty, that's it... ;(

[accfandcp]

this is one of my favorite beatles songs :)

[lagoona1219]

I love this song and when I was little I didn't really know what it meant... I thought it was about polar bears traveling through the arctic... But anyways this is a beautiful song <3 u 4ever Beatles! (espescially Paul & Ringo) It always makes me cry now...

[purplemanatee12]

why can't I listen to this without crying??

[loredanagg]

commovente!

[EllerySan]

This is the kind of song that everytime you hear it you want to ball your eyes out.

[voltsfabian]

Abbey Road = MASTERPIECE!!!!

[Lunden4566]

I just cant seem to get it to play loud enough.

[egriffz]

My mom passed away this year, and it reminds me of her.

[egriffz]

I LOVE this song.....when he sings "smiles awake you when you rise", the way he sings it, in that voice, so full of conviction and emotion..It always makes me cry.

[16Pitcairn16]

Happy Birthday dearest John and all the best on your newly wed bride Paul. Hope your allright Ringo and give George my best regards John.

[carlabeat05]

Video really beautiful.

And the music so quiet and absolutely beautiful. I love the voice of Paul.

I love the Beatles <3

[rain4423]

once there was a way to get back homeward once there was a way to get back home 

[loveisfearless0622]

My God, Paul McCartney's voice gives me cold chills.

[sleepygnomeful]

whos singing, john or paul?

[tranurse]

@sleepygnomeful paul

[blackadder345]

@sleepygnomeful  Paul

[beatlesongs]

@sleepygnomeful Paul

[Luxmaxnike]

@sleepygnomeful Paul

[tvmoviesandmusic]

why does it have to be only 1 minute 30 seconds long? this is one of the best beatles songs

[lbnder]

c,est une de mes favorites

[Gumball727]

@yarden4080 what do you mean by saying "sorry for hitting you like button"? Do you not like this song or something? Do you think your too badass to like a song by the BeaTles? Well I'm 14 and I think they are one of the best bands ever! I don't care if they are from the 60s they are the best!

[swravneberg]

@Gumball727 Or maybe he/she meant that he/she liked the song so much, that he/she had to hit the button really hard.. Try to not be so negative.

[goofygoobe92]

@swravneberg You've got to be easy on the lad, he's one of those who shouts to the heavens his age on every video...

[Msgummybear202]

i dont know why i cry whenever i hear this....that shows you how amazing and powerful theyer music was :,)

[katylin900]

so beautiful :)

[ltmpal]

あぁ眠りたくなる

明日が幸せなのを願いたくなる

[sheyna1]

This is the song I want played at my funeral.

[PunchKickLipstick]

@sheyna1 ...Oh my goodness. You just made me realize how perfect that would be.



[sheyna1]

@PunchKickLipstick Perfect isn't it? I'm gonna haunt my husband if he doesn't play it,lol

[lagoona1219]

@sheyna1 I couldn't agree more.

[dmart626]

This is probably one of the shorter/est Beatle songs, yet it was the biggest punch.

In my opinion the one of the greatest songs i've ever heard in my 18 years of life

[krhincleveland]

@dmart626 her majesty.... : ) I think its only 20 seconds long

[RydiCrepsley]

@dmart626 Her Majesty is 23 seconds long ::)

[MrTheBeatlesforever]

Paul can do anything with his voice, is amazing

[ZtellaStar]

Most beautiful, perfect song ever.

[redryan20000]

for some reason i cant stop hearing "golden showers"

[sstyblo]

golden showers fill your eyes

[ValenciaMerble08]

@sstyblo you're a tool, dude

[honestcoolness]

What a nice relaxing lullaby.

[srednaslenoloc]

1:26 Thats kind of scary that the Beatles predicted John's death.......

[TheGuitarguy2112]

god damn :47 amazing voice paul can do anything

[bnofreeride]

Paul is my most favorite artist of all. He kept singing he kept bringing joy to us listeners. He had/has such love for Linda, she was/is his soulmate.

[yarden4080]

im sorry like button,for hitting you

[gritnom]

That was a vary good edit at the end.

[sologratia1]

Along with a play I did, we had to sing part of a poem by Thomas Dekker called Cradle Song. I thought the song was dumb because the tune was so weird. I just found out that Paul used the first verse of the poem for this song. (I recognized the lyrics when I heard the song.) He, of course, made it sound amazing! This is now one of my new favorite songs!

[IzRaiiinI]

I started listening to The Beatles..... I never started, I grew up listening to them, the first song i ever heard was Hey Jude... My mom would sing Hey Jude because my parents were going through a divorce and custody battle, and was very painful for them and i.... Im now 14 and have thanked my mother since since then.... I love The Beatles....

[JOEERNICE]

Can someone please explain the word "slumbers" to me? I'm from Denmark and I haven't been able to look it up at the internet.

[MrBeesknees95]

@JOEERNICE it is another word for sleep

[Chainsaw20x7]

@JOEERNICE

It means sleep.

[JOEERNICE]

@Chainsaw20x7

Golden sleep? s;

[krickstein1]

Nice pictures man. I wish the Beatles still went on to live and inspire better music.

[THEbeatels1]

yes :)

[maidomin]

it doesn't matter how old we are, this music is timeless. i grew up listening to them and i know my children will grow up listening to them

[LovePeaceLennon22]

my dad used to sing this to me when i was little and couldnt sleep or was sad over something i wish i new this what a great song it was then because i love it now

[spongebeatles]

I remember hearing this song b4, but I dont remember where. I must've been a lil kid when I first heard this. I wish I remembered where I heard this.

[deutschland08fn]

Such a great song. And only at one minute and forty seconds? Wow.

[12jo0]

wtf only 283,688 views! this is treacherY! this is the beateles! they should have an infinite amount of views no! even more than that even infinity is to small a number !

[Beatles264]

:40-:50 is vocal genius, so much soul in that small bit of singing!

[touretteman]

He uses his voice to a similar fantastic effect in "Oh Darlin'"

[jenniferlennette]

Paul didnt write it, while it's beautiful as hell - it's a redition of an old lullabye :)

[Jezuzlovesu737]

@jenniferlennette He did, although he was heavily inspired by an already existing poem written a long time before.

[k03025331]

This song, you can't describe it to anyone because the effect is always different,

but the fact that it makes your heart just ache. That stays the same.

[luvm1chael]

@k03025331 very well said :)

[fuzzypige222]

hey 15 (forever the beatles) i still get tears too, and I am 56....and i have listened to this song thousand times....whew..there is more to it but you had to be there.....

[zukolover666]

I love this song SO much! I got an iPod for xmas and thank GOD for having The Beatles on iTunes now and thins is the first song i'm putting on it!

[rleary1]

Paul originally wrote the lyrics as 'Golden Showers Fill your Eyes' but the British Board of Decency' would not permit it so he had to change the words.. o.k. I just made that up....

[WhiteWolf1088]

@rleary1 lol good one.

[Hmiller321]

I have goosebumps

[APRILLEAMCCARRON60]

I sang this song in my BF ear since we were 4..She lay dieing of cancer in ICU....I sang her all the songs we use to listen to as kids.....They told me she could not hear me BUT she did ..She reached up and touched her ear...all I could do was cry at that point...She passed the next day....But I am soo lucky to have had her although it hurts even today and it will be a year in Jan...I love her so much and miss not telling her all my secrets even as a married women....

[angelsbeatlesfan]

@APRILLEAMCCARRON60 Oh my Gosh! That is like so sad. I feel so sad now. :(

[SuperKeychains]

@APRILLEAMCCARRON60 hard shit u have all my sympothy

[paulette1234561]

@APRILLEAMCCARRON60 i am so sorry i meant to like but i hit dislike but thanx for that i hope your friend rest in peace with love forever

[corncornrocks]

good stuff

[HolyRomanEMperor90]

I was in the library today with the girl I'm in love with. I was listening to Abbey Road on my iPod while she studied for a test. She fell asleep right when this song stared and I watched her sleep while listening to it. It was the most precious thing in the world.

[PsychicFlight]

When Paul McCartney screams in this song, it sends chills. Which is something I love to feel while listening to a song.

[lookoutrainbows]

@PsychicFlight Same here.

[SailboatFilms]

Oh my god Paul is the best! :) <3

[discopeppers344]

best song of all time.the beginning part that is :)

[mrlacky4]

i like when paul yells in his songs

[yuuitiworld]

最高ですねビートルズ　リンゴスターのどこか暗さがあるというかそんな表情がたまりませ­ん。

[kloiq]

great stereo experience!

[Jhensy2012]

This is the part of the album where you think... "You know, they really were the best band ever."

[animepwn3r]

his voice, is just amazing, a-m-a-z-i-n-g

[2306Punky]

Wonderful video for The Beatles.Thank you Debbie.

[idigcows]

this is what I will sing to my children.

[SailorLeo85]

to tommy and tara  ...sleep tight...love me

[SailorLeo85]

good night everyone........love D

[D0ST03VSKY]

A delicate piano arrangement accented by Paul's heartfelt lyrics. One of my all time favourite Beatles song.

[AndrewTheKid96]

I love this song(:

I listen to it for hours in my itouch=)

[beatlesmaniac42]

I love this song, but my iPod cuts it off. =(

[dawgie1234]

@beatlesmaniac42 change the settings.

[evilemperordude]

@beatlesmaniac42 I think it's normal for it to cut off at the end because it's really supposed to flow right into Carry that Weight.

[MasterLucario2000]

BOYYYYY, YOU'RE GONNA CARRY THAT WEIGHT...

...oh, whoops. sorry. :)

[horsezroc123]

OMG ME 2 THATS SO WEIRD

[IHateEdwardCullen385]

eh im trying to attempt an all nighter but this isnt helping

[bjkatt7]

God I love this song

[chocolatemilk36]

Its so simple and sincere and powerful. when he shouts there is such raw emotion and it gets me every time.

[xHenri]

The most beautiful song written by the Beatles. A classic

[osweso]

@xHenri they didnt write the lyrics, paul found them

[xHenri]

@osweso Not talking about the lyrics

[ForeverTheBeatles1]

Dear God..I bursting in tears... My uncle used to sing this every night to me. Ive loved the Beatles since I can remember. My uncle was a huge beatles fan. He truely insprised me to love the beatles. Well,its been seven years since hes passed. But he passed along something to me,the memory of him singing this.. Im 15 years old now. Ive pledged to sing this to my children one day.

[mccartneygirl151]

@ForeverTheBeatles1 So Sweet! I just want to cry to! ;..( But Paul said not to and it's late and he said sleep so! lol Im so sorry.

[ohheythereitshannah]

@ForeverTheBeatles1 I honestly think Paul wrote this, just for the significance of that emotional factor. I'm glad you'll pass it to your children, because I'll be doing the same =)

[touretteman]

@ForeverTheBeatles1

Your post has just covered my whole body in goosepimples

Lovely post and a lovely memory

I like your uncle

[ForeverTheBeatles1]

@touretteman Thank you!

[MrCuberootofpi]

wish you coldve make the pitures stay a while longer

[HeathenLoveGod]

@ForeverTheBeatles1: your comment made me cry (in a good way!) :-)

[suffragettecity1]

@ForeverTheBeatles1 beautiful

[AmonCOCO]

@ForeverTheBeatles1 ur story made me cry :)

[JJrox12]

@ForeverTheBeatles1 im about in tears

[mushd89]

I didn't even know them, but i really miss them. Is that weird?

[ForeverTheBeatles1]

@mushd89 Not at all.

[gingeroni8]

@mushd89 well its interesting cause you only know this song but if you mean you didnt know them personally but you are a BIG beatles fan than no i miss them very much its sad to see a great group go away

[britishkamikaze]

It makes me cry...R.I.P John and George.

[britishkamikaze]

Once there was a way to get back homeward Once there was a way to get back home Sleep pretty darling do not cry And I will sing a lullabye Golden slumbers fill your eyes Smiles awake you when you rise Sleep pretty darling do not cry And I will sing a lullabye Once there was a way to get back homeward Once there was a way to get back home Sleep pretty darling do not cry And I will sing a lullabye

[zukolover666]

LOVE THIS SONG!!! The Beatles were and are the BEST band EVER!!!!!

[FourFingersUp]

It has been more than a few years, I got out of the Marines in January of "04. But in all three of my combined combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq - I used to hum and try to sleep to this song imagining I was singing it to my wife. It just kind of fit I guess. Not saying I regreted anything there, just saying how I much I missed her and how I still remember it so well. She's great.

Smiles awake you when you rise, sleep pretty darling do not cry,

I still sing her lullabies.

[chibichibi9981]

Oh wow. I'm a big Beatles fan and for some reason hadn't heard this song yet, but that was incredible. I got a tear in my it was that good! I love you Sir James Paul McCartney! <3

[a1nanka]

Lovely song...

[creamtangerines]

This song fixes all the problems in the world. At least for 1:40!

I read somewhere that Paul got the idea for this buy seeing a sheet of music that had Golden Slumbers as the title that was written in the 1600s. He liked the title and wrote a song to go with it on a whim. That there is talent!

[Jezuzlovesu737]

@creamtangerines

I most definitely agree with you in that first part. (and the talent part, of course.) Oh, and I love the name, BTW. However, you are slightly mistaken. (Sorry! Live and learn, am I right?)

The song is inspired by Thomas Dekker, a poet in the 1600s. But I see what you are refering to, as the poem contained the lyrics "Golden slumbers kiss your eyes/Smiles awake you when you rise/Sleep pretty wantons do not cry/And I will sing a lullaby/" Yeah, not so imaginative now, is it

[creamtangerines]

@Jezuzlovesu737 wow... that's embarrassing! thanks for correcting my error, hopefully I didn't confuse anyone! and the "sleep pretty wantons" part is pretty funny!

[faroutlindsey]

my wife sings out nephew to sleep with this song.

[inmylife15]

I've been obsessed with this song ever since I heard it for the first time. . . :P

[thewalrus1121]

@inmylife15 i feel the same way you do

[goneatlast]

Thanks so much! Excellent video.

[littleemokid6]

I love you Paul<3

[kirchfam]

Paul is just so beautiful in these pictures.

[spongebeatles]

*starts to cry* t-t-t-this i-i-is th-th-the m-m-most bea-beautiful song e-e-e-ever!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[xXrokrgrlXx]

my dad was always a HUGE Beatles fan, and when my older brother was little he would sing Here Comes the Sun, and he would sing Penny Lane to my big sister, but this was always MY song that he sang to me. And when ever I hear it I just want to start balling! The Beatles are the most genius songwriters EVER, and I doubt that it will ever change.

[CerebralBeing]

I just discovered this beautiful song!

[253jon]

sleep sweet ass, love me forever anal beads now!

[shakethedisease1]

esta canción es muy corta pero muy linda!

[Bazza598]

Beatle-mania isn't dead, EVERYONE loves The Beatles

[musicxcraze]

The Beatles were gifts from God, their personalities were so different from eachother but yet they fit together amazingly, & when you hear a song from them its like their all sharing the same soul, its beautiful!

[NutcakeProductions]

the beatles are beautiful, aren't they? you just feel this flood of affection/respect/awe, etc., when you hear their songs or see their pictures.

[Napoleon3535]

does anyone know what album this is on?

[HolyRomanEMperor90]

@Napoleon3535 Abbey Road.

[Napoleon3535]

@HolyRomanEMperor90 ahhh yes thank you very much :)

[littleemokid6]

@Isis905 i'm soo sorry i put the wrong numbers in your name!

[littleemokid6]

@Isis909 AMEN! you know it really breaks my heart to hear the crappy music that's played these days.

seriously our generation has ruined a LOT of things that were once great

but at least we have the things from long ago to remind us of the nice world that used to exsist

[Ragtime44Films]

@littleemokid6

Yeah, we have ruined so much.

The 1700's-1900's were pretty much the best eras for music. They actually appreciated and enjoyed the BEAUTY of music. Now they've made it this fast-paced heavy metal screamo junk. Don't get me wrong, my brother has a screamo band and I like their music, but music sure isn't what it used to be.

But there ARE still people that appreciate music like this. You, me, and almost everyone else who commented on this. And millions of others.

[katucheegee]

i heard this today at dollar tree and i knew i just had to look for it...

[sallyg270]

i love this song sounds like a lullaby...sweet song :)

[phazoneatermetroid77]

the beatles are the GODS of music!!!

[littleemokid6]

@CazK88 how does this music only cater to rednecks?

i'm black and very far from being a redneck and the beatles are my favorite band

the beatles appeal to all kinds of people from all different generations

they were a diverse band and their music is still extremely popular

[Isis905]

@littleemokid6

You are soooo right. I'm also black and LOVE the Beatles. They're my favorite band as well. They just don't make music like this anymore.

[aaxal]

the only bad fact about this song is that it's fucking short...

[LUDOVIKO99]

beatiful song!

[curleekat1234]

i love this song soo much:)

[lillimeg0825]

@curleekat1234　I am japanese.This song is very populer in japan.

[Robert1236008]

(Lennon/McCartney) Lead Vocal Paul McCartney Once there was a way to get back homeward Once there was a way to get back home Sleep pretty darling do not cry And I will sing a lullabye Golden slumbers fill your eyes Smiles awake you when you rise Sleep pretty darling do not cry And I will sing a lullabye Once there was a way to get back homeward Once there was a way to get back home Sleep pretty darling do not cry And I will sing a lullabye

[Robert1236008]

(Lennon/McCartney) Lead Vocal Paul McCartney Once there was a way to get back homeward Once there was a way to get back home Sleep pretty darling do not cry And I will sing a lullabye Golden slumbers fill your eyes Smiles awake you when you rise Sleep pretty darling do not cry And I will sing a lullabye Once there was a way to get back homeward Once there was a way to get back home Sleep pretty darling do not cry And I will sing a lullabye

[siho0708]

ポール・マッカートニーの声は野太い！！！

ジョン・レノンの声は激しい！！！

[luckybolt]

Get a person through some rough times, this

[xHenri]

My favorite song by the beatles. The raw emotion in this song is truly touching. When Paul screams it's so beautiful

[anita8896]

This song carries an unprecedented amount of emotion.

[CazK88]

@anita8896

Aww, MAN UP!!

[Anonymoushuman1]

@CazK88 douchebag, this is a song amazingly full of emotion. just listen to the lyrics, the strings, trumpet, piano, and drums. it is beautiful

[CazK88]

Ok, douchebag.

[Anonymoushuman1]

is there a problem with you? did your daddy beat you up while listening to this song? or do you think that it is stupid to appreciate great music in a time where it is not seen as much?

[CazK88]

Oh no....nothing that extreme...I moreso had a date with your mom when this song played at the old El Pollo Loco restaurant! I never said this was bad music...but it only caters to rednecks.

[Meske21]

@anita8896 i meant to hit the thumbs up button but stupid me i was not paying attention and i was listening to this amazing song and i accidentally hit the stupid thumbs down!!!!!!!!!!! so just for the record i love this song its one of my favorites :]