Birth Of The Beatles 1979 (2/10)

[stingray4real]

Decca wasn;t the only label to reject the Beatles,They sent the demo tape to producer Joe Meeks of Telstar fame it was rejected,

[pokaboliz16]

They overdo their humor

[bobgrantsbus]

Cracking film with an authentic feel of the times.

[avalanchesuperstar]

@blackspace007 Stuart died in 1962. When the Beatles came back to England he stayed in Germany with his girlfriend. He died around the time the Beatles auditioned for EMI.

[dontwondwatucantkill]

wtf is with the posh british voices at the start is that a joke or something ??

[blackspace007]

Yep, some incorrect stuff is in there. Logantaylor is right about it being 1959 for the tryouts and first trip to Hamburg.They were doing alright in Liverpool around the time they went back in '61.Stuart died in 1961 as well. They came back and played at the Cavern after their second trip to Hamburg. Folks in Liverpool forgot who they were and thought they were from Hamburg! They'd gotten a huge following by mid-late 1961 and met Brian. Pete was put out of the group late 1962 tho

[guyboxerdog]

@blackspace007 and Stuart was Scottish

[Ihy744ppp]

Worth a look, seen it ages ago, I think there a two versions (one is longer), but is terribly dated and the music sounds like 70s remakes..

[Noctisffvs13]

Some of the parts were wrong but this is pretty a decent Beatles biopic

[observer9670]

They do get a lot of historical facts wrong, but they got the overall spirit and story right.

[thebeatles962]

1:16 PERFECT JOHN AND PAUL xxxxxxxx 

[calgaryred]

this movie is too camp and cheesy

[mirniand]

whats tis song? 1:00

[BankStreetMelbourne]

maybe you can upload part 1 but just cut the rude scene

[huka0104]

LOVE this movie, been looking for it FOREVER.

[Professor6871]

Didn't Beatles also try to get this banned because it  inferred that George and Paul were behind the fire that took place at the Hanburg Keiser nightclub they performed in.

[SamWhitemoon1]

Hey mate?? What happened to part 1....????????

[jossujb]

Well, if this isn't the most accurate movie, I rather enjoy this. And the one who plays Ringo in that short bit was a cute one <3

[2011TREADSTONE]

@jossujb It's not exactly accurate. When Sutcliffe dies, they were not in Hamburg, but in Liverpool, it was when they returned to Hamburg for a third time, that they found out Sutcliffe hed died. There are other instances that have been juggled in the movie in this way for story pace, but overall it's a good narrative of their beginnings.

[jossujb]

@2011TREADSTONE And to be fair, if everything was made exatly they were it would prove for of all rather hard, since everone remembers stuff differently, real events don't always work in a movie. But in any case, this movie still felt realistic enough to enjoy.

[2011TREADSTONE]

@jossujb Exactly. Can't include everything, but they've done a good job either way.

[Professor6871]

What the hell going on with You Tube the stupid twats? For God sack put its only one scene of a nude Jesus.

[ianslass]

Why do they always make the Beatles out to be half wits? I would think they didn't say half the stupid stuff portrayed in this movie.

[UltimateVenom]

they keep pronouncing 'ask' like southerners, this is blasphemy to liverpool and the north of england

[robnorman1805]

GEORGE HARRISON IS NICK COTTEN

[BCF125]

where's part 1?

[killdog95]

why would a drummer need to know what key the song is in?

[AlT70]

@killdog95 so he can tune his drum kit to that key, lol....

[joeypropeller]

saw this when it first aired.  i know it's cheesy but i still love it, and it's way better than Backbeat. thanks for posting.

[675114]

Thank you for this video.

[thebeatles962]

great film, im a huge beatles fan and i love the beatles

george:abit too talkative

paul: spot on !!

and john: nearly there ... the voice and the personality are very good :D x

[AbbyReidMcGee]

loov, if you can upload the British version there isn't that scene. But you may have to upload the whole movie

[Professor6871]

@AbbyReidMcGee So what if its just a scene its part of the story there so knuckle heads at You Tube.

[AlT70]

You noticed that "John" looks way overaged for a 20 year old? And" George" is too talkative. But "Paul", spot on mate....

[JammerZice]

This one is alright... Backbeat just flat out sucked.

[PeaceYoDude]

do u have part 1?

[MrMec1210]

please do something to up load the firs part.... thanks anyway...

[xviciousxrottenx]

where's part one? i can't find it

[joefixit14]

It's fumny how they suck at singing here but they sound just like them live

[romans52345]

these guys are late 20's early to mid 30's playing guys ranging from ages 17-19

[Professor6871]

@romans52345 For godness sack does it matter as long as the acting is good, which is all that matters in the end. Modern film make up can make actors look either younger or older looking.

[MelomaniaTV]

because they cut the nude scene so you can climb the part (1/10) without any problem...

[wallofvideo]

when this film was made in 1979, stephen mackenna (=john) was 34 (=john's age in late '74 & most of '75); rod culbertson (=paul) was 29 (=paul's age in 1971); john altman (=george) was 27 (=george's age in 1970);&ray ashcroft (=ringo) was 27 (ringo's age in 1967). the actors were portraying pre-success beatles, but 3 out of 4 were as old as post-breakup beatles.

[Beatlesfanize]

YOU TUBE SUCKS WHOS RUNS IT OLD LADYS.....

[Beatlesfanize]

Youtubue Sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!

[amritakicksass]

this isn't very accurate, but it's quite funny. and what an accurate comic lennon! what happens in part 1?

[elwin38]

the first time i saw this was in 1981 on the ABC Friday Night Movie. looking back on it now, this is a very CHEESY movie! some of the songs they sang werent out yet. like George singing, "Don't Bother Me" in Hamburg.

[Professor6871]

@elwin38 I suppose that was one of the main reasonsBeatles I read somewhere or other, tried to ban the movie from being released in 1979 because it wasn't an accurate portral of the early days of the band.

[eisenkreuzmusik]

@Professor6871 yeah, for one thing, they didn't get the leather until they got to Hamburg, that was Astrid's contribution

[Professor6871]

@eisenkreuzmusik They probably couldn't aford leather before the Hamburg days.

[wallofvideo]

so this is what 1960-64 looked like in 1979 - - a mere 15 to 19 years after the events depicted. would the same degree of (in)accuracy prevail in a 2011 film looking back at the years 1992-96? or, say, a 2011 film depicting the formative years of oasis (c. 1991-94)?

[LifeResourceStudios]

maybe you have to cut the naked model scene & re-upload again :)

[Beatlesfanize]

Where is part One?

[Ihy744ppp]

I haven't seen this in years, and I can't believe how bad some of the acting is, especially the guy who plays John!

[greetsfrombasel]

bad german accent.

[theemmers15]

I think that the John actually looks ALOT like the real thing but Paul and George suck

[WJCMTA]

I remember the first time I saw "Birth of The Beatles". I still have the VHS Tape I've recorded on the day it was aired.

[8STRINGR]

Can you at least "edit" out that part and let those incharge know that you have ? so you can post Part 1 ? I love the intro of the movie. It's a shame that you'd have to start out the movie with part 2. Thanks !

[mirzamarco]

HAHAHAHAHA, John telling the drummer the song is in the E key, useless info if any !

[mrsheddweller]

Paul McCartney is perfect.

[csvictory12]

johns voice is too high when he sings

[Cozycriter]

Thank you for posting this! I saw this years ago on VH-1 (the UK version) and loved it. I know it's wraught with inaccuracies, but for the sake of entertainment, I don't care. I don't let that fact interfere with my enjoyment of this movie. I consider BOTB to be more of a sketch of the early career of the boys and not to be taken literally. I loved all the performances (especially Stephen MacKenna's) and just allow myself to absorb the essence of what that time may have been like for them.

[shillabarquet]

please put part one again

[KARATESPIRIT1]

4:53 buddy holly!

[contrafib]

Stephen MacKenna (John) was 34 when this was released!

[TheAmazingstarman]

@contrafib almost as old as the real lennon lol

[katieahuhn]

they all look so damn old!

[marniedrew]

Why does Paul act like Robin Williams?? All the same these are the closest characterizations Ive seen so far.

[TheMikesMaiden]

this was the best version and close to who they were and their looks macca and lennon are perfect and they all sound and act just like them so get I reckon you should get stuffed if you think otherwise, cos BACKBEAT WAS CRAP.

[TheAmazingstarman]

@TheMikesMaiden back beat had a waaaaaay better paul and george

[TheMikesMaiden]

@TheAmazingstarman

You must be joking Macca and Lennon were split on here and not just in looks, mannerisms too and this was exactly how they really were backbeat movie and actors sucked they never picked up johno or macca's personality one bit you must be from america not England. I am a Tribute artist I have been around many these guys rocked.

[magicalhoneypie]

aunt mimi in this movie has the most anoying voice!

[Fab4Sunrises]

This isn't so good lots is wrong, but it's so cute and Ringo sounds just likeRingo

[TheWeisszil]

Fuck youtube !

[TheAmazingstarman]

I hate geroge in this, he's nothing like him, john is okay, paul looks fine but george is so NOT george.

[ReservoirPunk]

Were is part one???????

[WorshipMacca]

kinda looks like John from a side and back view but doesn't look anything like him from the front.

[JohnLennonVideos]

Thanks so much ! I saw this movie many years ago and i couldn't find it until now, but this is the part 2, did you upload part 1

[xlexbabiix]

"He isnt playing" "Yeah but hes doing it very well" xDD

[monkpie101]

There was something wrong with I saw Her Standing There...

[kluvscows]

they dont look even close to them. John Lennon story got a lot closer

[ELVISIN68]

looks like john from the side not the front

[Picture111]

Did I just see Nasty Nick from Eastenders? lol

[Uraniamarple]

Whats happened with the first part (1/10) ?

[BeatleFloydZeppelin]

paul didn't like pete or stu a at all I don't know why he's such good friends in this movie.

[breetgan]

everything isn't... as it went 0.0 But its bloody better than one i watched before...

[jwild611]

The guy playing John captures his mannerisms well in this film.

[TORRENTE6000PESETAS]

Their first travel to Hamburg was in 1960, they had't dressed black leather clothes before that, Bruno Koschmider had more hair... Well, it's a film, not the real story.

[elwin38]

@TORRENTE6000PESETAS to me it's real in the events that occured. the john lennon story was more accurate because new info(particularly john)was discovered. this version was filmed in 78-79. lennon's story came out about 5-10yrs ago. early beatles, as well as early jackson 5 shows how hard you have to work to be the best!!!

[jfab64]

The guy who played Larry Parnes at :45 had him down to a tee. The Beatles were auditioning for a tour with Billy Fury. Too bad they didn't have someone playing Fury in this film. Apparently, he was present at the audition.

[Maximus25N]

the guy playing george harrison sounds like he's from Birmingham, not Liverpool, it's bloody annoying.

[AlT70]

@Maximus25N are you a brumie or scouse?

[logantaylor777]

1961? All these tryouts took place in late '59 and '60. By 1961, they were out of school, had already made it to Hamburg and back, and were being managed by Brian Epstein. Stu Sutcliff died in 1961 and Pete Best was about to be replaced by Ringo. Terrible story line.

[TheSnapperfish]

pete best didnt get replaced til mid to late 62, but yeah this is really corny and not factual, but its interesting

[alittemoresonic]

ahh this is sort of awful but still pretty amusing.

[HALIDAYINN]

George Harrison A.K.A. Nick Cotton

[falloutboylover628]

AHH I hate knowing their history it makes me want to pull my hair out every time they do something wrong. xD

[Redhotice54]

Its bloody annoying isn't it lol

[Professor6871]

@falloutboylover628 Why? That they came from working class roots from a country that the majority still didn't have central heating or inside lows in the late 50s. If you don't beleve me on the central heating side, even by 1970 there were still many households without it. Anyway don't watch it.

[StanDellone]

Gee... I wonder if Pete Best had anything to do with the scene at 3:30.

Subtle... You can hardly see the bitterness at all.

[TonyTyler]

And they didn't have a drummer sit in on the audition..."The rhythem is in the guitars"

[aaronb01]

the worst scouse accents!

[stigmajosh]

They never had Strats until George bought one well after 1964.

[msradx]

"George" isn't like George at all.

The dialouge is so contrived as well, it's a really cringy film. Mind, I'll watch anything about the Beatles, no matter how forced.

[Ebeneeza]

he has a few moments of looking the spitting image though

[AlT70]

@msradx He's a better George than the one on "John Lennon: In His Own Life", or on the one on "BackBeat". In fact, all the actors portraying the Beatles on Backbeat suck....

[yhs1981]

Lennons voice sounds like and 80 year old lady 1:18 .lol

[yhs1981]

John Lennons aunt knew the kind of jerk he was.She was glad his ass was leaving to hamburg.

[joefixit14]

well but stil she dident want him to leave she loved him as much as his mum did

[joefixit14]

um he could play but not that good

[yhs1981]

You were probably brainwashed

[TheMetallithrasher]

Nope. Are you also a conspiracy theorist? Which conspiracy are you referring to with this brainwashing stuff, now? What would be the purpose of it? Are you trying to say there is something even more dark and sinister behind the Beatles phenomenon than anyone could have ever imagined?

[yhs1981]

John Lennon once said without Elvis we'd be nothing. Well alright mate you got that right.

[yhs1981]

In 1966 John Lennon quoted "We're more popular than Jesus" they wanted to kick his ass out of the states. When you're a celebrity you dont say junk like that. Think before you speak man.

[TheMetallithrasher]

The Vatican forgave John's accidental comment in 2008 in order to pave the way for a Beatles shrine at the church where Paul and John first met. The detailed explanation of why is on the Vatican's website.

[simps500]

Well you know what he meant, right? That kids these days care more about irrelevant crap like The Beatles than religion. He was stating a fact and was 100% correct; people took it out of context to make him sound incredibly pompous. John was always the first to talk about the "myth of the Beatles" as being something entirely different from the actual people in the group.

[dpitd]

Great Film Happy Memories

[PizZaLaVida]

Pete Best just wasn't for the Beatles.I mean not a good drummer and he didn't believe the same things with others. I don't think John & George kicked him out cause he got all the attection from all the girls yhs1981 says;s

[packardboyaugie]

psychodamned... tell me more!

[psychodamned]

They were both shite drummers. Me Dad replaced Ringo for while when he left Rory Storm. Paul McCartney was a snidey twat, who always acted the nice guy. Pete best was a nice bloke but didn't fit in as he was very very quiet when I met him.

[yhs1981]

The Beatles were all jealous of Pete Best because he got the attention from all the girls. Thats why thet kicked him out. It was all envy. Jonh Paul and George were assholes for doing that.

[krider22]

they kicked him out because he wasn't that good of a drummer.

Ringo was supposedly called the best drummer in Liverpool (or something like that)

[HendrixDoors]

they were never jealous of Pete George martin at EMI said u guys r good but u need a better drummer. i herd this on the Beatles anthology

[danielearwicker]

Have you heard the Pete Best version of Love Me Do on Anthology? He couldn't even keep time, it's all over the place.

[yhs1981]

I disagree because everyone in England wanted Pete Best instead of Ringo. Even Ringo knew that Best was a better drummer. What it boils down to is that John and Paul were really jealous of Best getting all the attention from the ladies. Even Brian Epstein wanted to keep Best because he said he gave the band a good image. In addition John Lennon had Stu in the band and he couldn't even play. Why all of a sudden they're kicking out Best because he cant play. Doesn't make sense.

[danielearwicker]

@yhs1981 - Hardly a word of that is true

'Anthology 1' is available to buy, so why not find out the truth? The way Best keeps speeding up and slowing down, switching to a totally different rhythm pattern, probably without even realising it himself, the other three having to constantly adjust their playing just to keep the song going... "Everyone in England"? They hadn't heard of the Beatles. And Ringo was by far the most popular Beatle in the USA in the early days, so was a big asset all round.

[yhs1981]

I dont need to see that low rated film to get convinced. Nevertheless Ringo was playing with Hurricanes during that time and he started kissing up to John and Paul and you know what they say, "Its not what you know its who you know" The fact of the matter is that the Beatles got noticed with Best on board not Ringo,why the hell didn't John and Paul get rid of Best while they were still strruggling. no they had to fire Best when they made it big. I think that John and Paul were real jerks.

[danielearwicker]

@yhs1981 - No, not the award-winning documentary series (rated an incredible 9.5 on IMDb, by the way), Anthology 1 is an album of studio out-takes, and features a version of Love Me Do that is undeniably ruined by Pete Best. George Martin categorically demanded that they use another drummer or he wouldn't work with them. For your next trick, why not complain that Eric Griffiths was kicked out of the Quarrymen by George Harrison, and thus denied his rightful position as Ravi Shankar's best mate?

[yhs1981]

This conversation could go on endlessly guy. All I can say is that The Beatles were a rock and roll band that was way oveerrated. I could probably go on the rest of my life at not hear a Beatle tune, to me they were just a band putting out bubble gum music. Let me add that other bands impress me more than that. Thats my opinion, and I am entitled to it right? I guess I was lucky that I wasn't brainwashed into Beatlemania.

[TheMetallithrasher]

The Beatles are an underrated rock and roll band. They are the the most obvious easily hearable link between rock and roll and rock music. It's so obvious, you're a goof if you can't see it - oh well, hopefully you are not a musician.

If you want to hear REAL bubble gum music, there is an actual genre of bubble gum bands. Beatles have nothing to do with the genre of bubblegum music that came later in the 60s, this is pretty clear.

Your fascination with "bubblegum" is plain stupid.

[TheMetallithrasher]

You're entitled to your opinion in most parts of the world these days for sure. Though it does not meant you are right. It just means you prefer an alternate version of history and would like others to join with you in being technically wrong.

[shandydrinker]

the dates are all wrong, they went to hamburg with stu sutcliffe in 60 not 61

[packardboyaugie]

Girls in Hamburg? No, you're thinking of Munich.

[elwin38]

i first saw this movie in 1981 on ABC in it's entirety. it's pretty accurate although some parts are very cheesy! this movie is strictly early beatles and ends when they head to the London airport to go to NYC to play on Sullivan. i was only 13 when i saw it. this picture is very in depth about their hamburg years.. any die hard Beatle fan(like me) should see this version and you'll see how hard they had to work to become famous!

[BargainBinCinema]

@elwin38 ...and then Applecorpse sued ABC.

[Uraniamarple]

"sick mum" jajajajajaja

[butterp7]

Hey the Paul guy is playing a strat copy upside down ala...well you know who!!

[dizzymisslizzylane]

If gary bakewell and ian hart were in this it'd be quite okay. thankyou for uploading I appreciate your uploads greatly! great stuff!

[gajk041008]

awesome post. i haven't seen this in many years. i saw it when it first came out in '79, then again sometime in the late '80's.

[bickie22]

the 'yay!' at 4:46 was VERY Beatleish..loved it!

and i also loved when they were explaining the band names at the very beginning

[kva1978]

I havent seen this one either,just heard of it and read about it in wikipedia.I just noticed here that the actors looked nowhere near John Paul George and Ringo unlike in the more recent film Backbeat.

[BeatleLover4243]

i havent seen this either!!!

thanx for uploading it!!!

[woozy11285]

i havent seen this movie, i need to