The Beatles - Because (EMI Take 16)

[ShannonLeeArts]

Can't stop listening to this tonight!

Interesting that it was inspired by Beethoven's "The Moonlight Sonata" and it was the last song Sang together

[AlkaSalsa]

it feels like I'm dead and in heaven surrounded by three angels and I'll be peacefull until the end of time. with goosebumps, of course.

[WhyNeedThis1]

thanks for posting this

[MrFerrango]

A Few weeks later John was off to Toronto for his first major solo gig, then coming home to record Cold Turkey, A song Paul McCartney did not want to do with the Beatles, this is one of the reasons John left the Beatles that Month of Sept.1969, no one seems to point this out but this is from my own research. Also that same month they lost there publishing rights ! that would piss off any one !. Years later the songs ended up in Michael Jackson's hands.

Rock On !

[MrFerrango]

When the 3 Beatles sing together it makes for one amazing voice ! Wow !

[ShannonLeeArts]

@MrFerrango thats what happened in this song!

[MrPRONOUSE]

This was the caliber these guys had,made people listen to their numbers,made them think,and later debate.still after the debate left them wonder who and how!

[22abbysdaddy]

I think Paul does have the best voice but John clearly has the most original voice. No matter who sang lead Paul almost always sang the harmony, theres a reason for that!

[MooseLeader1]

where do you get these "deconstructed" songs from?

[1982pencil]

@MooseLeader1 This is from Anthology 3. You can get it at any music store. Some people have deconstructed the songs on their own, but this one was released officially.

[TheMoitah]

Too bad we still hear the guitar in the back. But those voices… Wow. Just Wow.

I've loved this song since I first heard it.

[carlosaglez1]

@TheMoitah not a guitar, nothing bad either...its common in studio situations...

[TheMoitah]

@carlosaglez1 Well… it definitely is a guitar sound I hear.

[carlosaglez1]

@TheMoitah well maybe its the overdubbed guitar from Harrison, but the prominent sound in this song come from a double-tracked Moog synthesiser

[mallard4998]

Magical!!!

[shermanmaxwell]

Been reading comments about who is actually singing on this. It is George, John, and Paul. Each singing 3 times. So we're hearing 9 voices in total, 3 from each of them. Pretty sure that's how it was done based on the research I've done. Hope that clears things up for folks. What a wonderful piece of music! Thanks for posting it here for us all to enjoy.

[1982pencil]

@shermanmaxwell That's basically my understanding, too, except I don't think they actually recorded the vocal track 3 times. I think they recorded it once and then dubbed it over twice, to get 9 voices in total. Although I could be wrong.

[areyouthewalrus04]

Look why can't we all just enjoy the beauty and wonder of this almost religious experience. That's just it. It's not a song it's an experience. Who needs drugs when there is music? I am forced to close my eyes and just listen to this masterpiece. Same with sun king. You can feel the soul. It may not be "soul music" persay but that doesn't me it doesn't have soul. This is utterly what inside of each of the Beatles bodies sounds like. I might cry.

[iamaheron]

Much better than the album version, beautiful

[will48tex]

beatiful...wunderschön...fanta­sticaaaa! Grandi Beatles!

[caesarcerf]

it took them all day; no Ringo. the chords are literally moonlight sonanta backwards.

[realtyrto2008]

I say to my child "Why do birds fly? And he answers 'because'. I ask him why it rains, and he says 'because'. And then I hear this beautiful song.

[mycoallane]

gerorge wrote this doosher.

[romeokid69]

@mycoallane Um, JOHN wrote this!!!!! Get a clue!!!!

[allenbroadway]

can we hear it without the reverb? (too much catsup!)

[litelaberinto]

Es un coro celestial. esta banda siempre será maravillosa.

[EhlixVanity23]

i'm having an eargasm.

[bluespaceman18]

The beach boys

[krimhi]

QUE VOCES DIOS. AMO A LOS BEATLES

[pickrhead]

It's pretty obvious this is all John. Listen to the last syllable cutoffs which don't occur exactly together - the very last one, for instance - you hear several John voices, never the others. If you still don't believe it's just because you're stubbornly refusing to be dis-illusioned. But listen to the evidence.

Then listen to other Beatle harmonies, you can always pick out their individual voices even though John's usually predominates because of his unique "edge".

[krimhi]

@pickrhead NO ESTAS EQUIVOCADO

[krimhi]

@pickrhead CANTAN JOHN PAUL Y GEORGE TU ESTAS EQUIVOCADO

[revitupification]

@pickrhead so you're infatuated with john, don't overdo it, have an ear replacement or better yet, quit using illegal drugs and wake up from you're own disillusion, it's so easy to distinguish paul's voice (which is the best among the beatles) from john which is almost always "screechy shouting" which i think is the only "edge" you are talking about.

[charpentierjp1]

@revitupification Paul is easily my favorite Beatle, but I think we're getting a little ridiculous claiming he has the best voice. He may have more versatility in that his range and ability to change his sound is far superior, but it doesn't mean his voice is greater than John or George's. All in all, I would never dare to trade a Beatles' harmony for anything else (maybe Everly Bros, C+N, or Simon and Garfunkel, but no other band or singing group can match this genius)

[XXXHELLZxDEMONXXX]

THIS BLEW MY MIND!

[zagoracbg]

Govorilo se da nisu neki pevači.Možda,ali čujte ovo!

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

here the beatles out do the beach boys on harmony.....now thats saying something, because the beach boys kings of harmony!

[SuperFirewire1]

@TheBabyboomkidof53 The beatles? This is only john on vocals, paul and george was not allowed to sing on this one, yoko wrote the chords then told john to play them backwards and john did 3 or 4 vocals over each other.If you want great backing vocals listin to frank zappa songs!

[SuperFirewire1]

@SuperFirewire1 God bless lou armstrong and buddy rich.

[rkodavey]

@SuperFirewire1 You are wrong, actually. This is John, Paul, and George doing a three part harmony.

[krimhi]

@SuperFirewire1 EQUIVOCADO

[Sincopare]

I believe some of the magic of the Beatles come from their similar accents. Much like the Beach Boys who had 2 brothers who were the vital voices, or the Bee Gees, or the Everly brothers, etc.

[pickrhead]

@Sincopare - 3 brothers - Dennis had a good voice when he was young and also sang some harmonies on the records. Then he got older and....not so much.

[writingstoner]

you are a haver

[tailendcharlie]

bloody hell so amazing

[AK4TsEv3N]

I like this version a lot more than the one with the background guitar.

[bblacknz]

You can just hear the guitar in the background.

[TheWalrus835]

great vocal performance but remember this is a george martin arangement you have him to thank 

[tubegucker1]

this is epic

[CauchiGuitar]

How The Beatles took such a simple word and turned it into a music master piece with harmony's from the heavens above.

[ThePregnancySlaves]

Incident @ L.M. shop. The man at the lawn mower shop said I had lovely balls & I thanked him. Later I demarded {yes, demarded!} to know what he meant by that. He said, “nothing.”

[Daitch48]

how beautifullllllll is.... thanks !!!!!!

[Seej1982]

You forgot the first "ahhh" before the 1st verse. Still damn good. Always wanted to hear it without that bloody echo on the Anthology mix.

[wilburys9]

This is how the heaven must sounds.

[panhead58ful]

that was amazing

[lucas2718]

There are a great many extremely talented musicians that have written and performed splendid melodies sung in three-part harmony. And I love to hear them. But this one will always take the cake for me. It's simply flawless.

[Dionysos37]

thanks for posting---makes it easier to follow the separate voices and learn them better...at 1:20 etc. you can hear the guitar in their headphones too!

[Watchman5169]

So this is where the Beause version of the album Love came

[BeatlesMonkees]

:D :D :D AWESOME

[SrNoiteDia]

cara impressionante o silencio assim celeste que eles consseguiram pra gravar isso.Perfeita.

[unklewink]

You can hear a little bit of the blowthrough from their headphones.

[ricarleite]

@unklewink Yes, some of the back track is leaking from the phones.

[nicklincoln1]

i like george's beard :D>

[tscan95]

This is pure gold!!! The Beatles, and only The Beatles can sing this song and make it sound like Heaven has just landed on the Earth. -3

[imaginese99]

@tscan95 posiblemente The Beach Boys también

Posibly the Beach Boys too...sorry for my horrible english.

[LanaH1224]

The harmonizing is just so beautiful...thanks for sharing.

[FabioQueenFan]

@LanaH1224 Thanks to you for the comment! :D

[jaimy375]

@LanaH1224 ciao lana in italiano diciamo:e'llamadona!!!