Lennon liked Pete Best it was the others who did not @troikagirl because he was pretty self centered and got more attention that everybody else almost. Like he was in it for the fame for himself
Possibly the worst stereo mix of a rock instrumental I have ever heard. Is it lead guitar left, everything else center, right channel empty? Is Pete Best doing any of that shouting in the background?
It's amazing how this band had three incredibly talented songwriters, John, Paul and George would later write some of the 20th century's most classic pop songs.
@DecemberGuy77 No, Sutcliffe had already go out with his girl friend ... Moreover, the style of Mc Cartney is definitely remarkable on this piece ! (excuse my few mistakes, I'm french ...)
@TechnoPath99 sorry,i dont speak english very well,and i didnt read the full description,i thought that you was saying that this was the first song that the make
@konked To be honest I think a lot of Beatles songs were part tributes-part parodies, particularly later in their career (Yer Blues, Honey Pie, Back In The USSR), but I believe they genuinely admired the music (if not the image) of Cliff & The Shadows in the early days. Apparently George even sung Cliff's drippy ballad 'Dream' (a semi-obscure EP track) back in The Cavern days. : )
@ChasNDaveVideos And reading about the bands at that time, the then fresh influences spread quickly with the bands doing each other's songs as well. Of course it is known fact that Beatles/Paul got huge inspiration for Sgt Pepper on Beah Boys' Pet Sounds and Pet Sounds was inspired by Rubber Soul in turn partially inspired by Bob Dylan lyrically. Hey, where did all go? LOL
John and George should of written more songs or peices of music like this together because im pretty sure that Georges skills of perfection and Johns lyrical genius skills would go together like a pea in a pod :)
Beatles 50th Anniversary watch: Recorded on June 22 1961. One of the two first professionally recorded songs by the Beatles--in Hamburg. The other song recorded on this date is Ain't She Sweet.
Si,es el unico tema que compusieron juntos John y George.Y por entonces mas que the beatles, eran la banda que tocaba para Tony Sheridan, y ellos no cantaban. De hecho, la canción con la que Brian Epstein les descubrió: My bonnie, la cantaba Sheridan, y ellos solo tocaban y hacian los coros.
@robrobrob73 That's amazing considereing he didnt have much to do with their career. Pete seems like a nice guy though and doesnt bear any bitterness over what happened. Not publically anyways. It's a great lesson in forgiveness and accepting & moving forward. Being on the precipice of such greatness and then getting boned and having to live with the regret and pain many people would not have survived such a blow. In a way his story is as important as the beatles. Him being rewarded is karma.
I don't think Pete Best's drumming is that bad. I know he could only drum well in one style, but for that one style, I think he sounds great. That said, Ringo is still a much better drummer.
@tadams67 your a disgrace to the beatles, and any song they have. because ringo was in all of them and if he wasnt, they wouldnt sound the way they did, soo why dont you not say stuff like that
i searched hell and high waters to finally find the name of the song, you know how hard it is to find a song with no lyrics? I remember this from when i was little, thanks for posting it!
Imagine the life you could have had Pete Best. Your drumming sucked and you missed out. You should have concentrated more on playing and less on the girls. Now you`re just a footnote in history....
@whyyeseyec Now that is very sad, and wrong. Pete tried to do himself in you know? Ok, he wasn't the best, but I am sure glad he got and maybe still gets a cut of the Anthology stuff, and from Polydor. (Not certain on the latter, I just think it might be the case. )
@Joshua12345 : Pete Best doesn`t get a cut of anything. He didn`t play on any Beatle songs. He was fired in 1962. Sorry but the band knew early on he wasn`t very good. If he was good he would certainly have gotten on with another band or started his own....
@whyyeseyec I'm not the slightest bit interested in arguing on here, it's pointless, but you are very wrong on him not getting anything. An Apple rep visited him around the time of the Anthology and offered him a relevant share. As for the rest of your points, they're just based on contention, and I couldn't be bothered.
@whyyeseyec Just to clarify, some tracks on Anthology 1 were archival material that DID have Pete on drums. And, yeah, he did get a small share of the profits from that one album. Still a pretty significant amount of money. But don't assume I'm a fan. In my opinion Ringo rules. I honestly think the decision was made to include some tracks with Pete on drums to prove the point of why they replaced him.
The Hamburg days...what a great era it might have been. This song, more than any other, describes it the best.
Yet there's still some innocence, but at the same time, their music is taking shape, already announcing marvelous thing to come.
It's just my opinion. From all I read about them, if I could go back in time and select a period to hang out with the Beatles, it would be the Hamburg days. This recording was made in 1961, the second time they were there. I was about two years old.
they are all great but paul and john were supeirior because paul could play the most instruments and john had the smarts but in my opinion paul is best because he was a better guitarist than john better drummer than ringo and as good or if not better than george at guiatar and still went on to make a band that has many singles
@beatlesforever123456 You state all of that as if it's a fact. Paul is not as good a lead guitarist as George. You listen to Georges lead guitar work on The Beatles and his solo career....he had more heart and I think he was technically better than Paul. It's a bit of a stretch to say Paul was a better drummer than Ringo, I prefer Ringo myself. John only said that as a throw away comment. Remember that George played bass on a few Beatles tracks....maybe George was better on bass than Paul?
@beatlesforever123456 George was far and away the best guitarist in the band. No question. George could jam with the best of them but chose to be more understated, and thank God he did otherwise The Beatles wouldn't have been The Beatles. And Ringo was the best drummer. I'm not even sure Paul was a more proficient guitarist than John. Even if he was, for the most part I think John's acoustic work sounds more beautiful to my ears than his (Blackbird is the exception).
@ SezbobHeal. I find it hilarious you come onto a song written by John Lennon and George Harrison only to say Paul McCartney is "the best". What is he the best at may I ask? George Harrison I feel is a better guitarist. And I prefer John Lennon as a singer and songwriter over Paul. I guess we all have our favourites.
how much excitement and amazing energy in just one short instrumental - and a parody, really! whoever missed these guys (cf. decca etc.) know better now hehe
Responder a este vídeo... or pete best write the amazing song like the paul or john or george?? why? or what? is pete beste more bettrer than them? im wondering
@huskernation9 "before Cliff and the Shadows, there had been nothing worth listening to in British music." - John Lennon. The Beatles hating the Shadows thing is a myth. They were on good terms - The Beatles used to stay at the Shadows' villa in Portugal.
the beatle suck ass...... psych! xp no the beatles fucking rule!!! my favorite song they did was on the bbc album(radio show) keep your hands off my baby!! and also to know her is to know her hell i like all the albums and almost all the songs =D
With the title "Cry For A Shadow", I wonder if this song was The Beatles' way of making fun of The Shadows. George said that they thought The Shadows were lame. Thoughts?
@smeh69 It was written by George Harrison with John Lennon as a parody of the Shadows style. (The Shadows, who backed Cliff Richard were the biggest British instrumental rock & roll group at the time of the recording.) It imitates the lead guitar with typical Hank Marvin licks, the melodic bass fills, and even has an imitation during the second middle 8 of the famous Jet Harris yell. It is the only Beatles track to be credited to Lennon and Harrison alone
@smeh69 This is a myth - the Beatles and the Shadows were on good terms. They shared the same studios and used to attend eachothers' parties. George Harrison even advised Hank Marvin in 1965 that the Shadows should record more vocals.
'Cry for a shadow' is/any which way you want it/either a joke or a tribute to the most popular instrumental guitar band in Europe at that time:The Shadows with lead guitarist Hank Marvin who created a high definition style on his Stratocaster backed by other distinctive musicians. Other bands were standing in the shadow at those moments in 1961.The Beatles then broke through in 62/63 - next sonic generation! The Shadows are presently touring (again) various continents with singer Cliff Richard.
wow- John finally figured out George was a great songwriter too.George and Ringo were so often ignored. George was a great guitar player- and this shows it along with George's other songs.
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Pete's drumming on this one is some of the best he ever did while with the beatles, the reason I wanted to start playing drums, the beatles best original composition and the Only one credited to harrison lennon, really fantastic a great moment for rock n roll, before the beatles wen't too comercial
It was the 'Teddy Boy' style. Prostitutes wore that style soon after they switched to suits. When people saw these pictures, they were all jaw dropped.
I think this the best of the pre-Beatle era.
peopleofthecircle 3 days ago
Lennon liked Pete Best it was the others who did not @troikagirl because he was pretty self centered and got more attention that everybody else almost. Like he was in it for the fame for himself
HappyCamper66642069 2 weeks ago
Pete Best was a WANNA Be the rest of the band well history shows...
MrStu9459 2 weeks ago
Why didn't lennon like Pete Best?
troikagirl 2 weeks ago
no lyrics for this song only acustic :(
Corvet123124 3 weeks ago
Great instrumental and good fidelity for an early Beatles' number.
CHARLES202able 4 weeks ago
Possibly the worst stereo mix of a rock instrumental I have ever heard. Is it lead guitar left, everything else center, right channel empty? Is Pete Best doing any of that shouting in the background?
Upsiditus7 1 month ago
It could be anyone banging around back there !
alanvking 1 month ago
Awesome song... If you listen closely you can hear a splice/cut edit at 1:56
bzmentor 1 month ago
A little bit,it sounds like Nirvana.
98bigbutt 1 month ago
@98bigbutt it does not, this was written as a Shadow's parody
thedoors919 1 month ago
@98bigbutt u mean nirvana sounds a bit like this
oOQoOpOo 1 month ago
@oOQoOpOo,If you make sound more Grunge like I mean.
98bigbutt 3 weeks ago
It's amazing how this band had three incredibly talented songwriters, John, Paul and George would later write some of the 20th century's most classic pop songs.
dumbangel75 1 month ago
love this song
lilkeke612 1 month ago
Love this song and rare black-white photos! I still have that album somewhere. ;)
snjeska7 2 months ago
If Pete's drumming here, does that mean that Stu Sutcliffe is playing bass?
DecemberGuy77 3 months ago
@DecemberGuy77 No, Sutcliffe had already go out with his girl friend ... Moreover, the style of Mc Cartney is definitely remarkable on this piece ! (excuse my few mistakes, I'm french ...)
Tramp890 3 months ago
The best Beatles' song!!!
ClesioScarface00 4 months ago 5
Pete may be the Best, but Ringo is the Starr.
LuvsMyBear44 4 months ago 47
@LuvsMyBear44 Que comentario tan ñoño
574807371 3 days ago
Bloodyhell, the guitar sound's miles better than anything on about the first 3 albums!!
CultureJudge 4 months ago
its not the first song,the first song was "in spite of all the danger",but this is a great song to,great video
hugo1997rules 4 months ago
@hugo1997rules In SPite OF All The Danger was written by Paul and George, not George and John
TechnoPath99 4 months ago
@TechnoPath99 sorry,i dont speak english very well,and i didnt read the full description,i thought that you was saying that this was the first song that the make
hugo1997rules 4 months ago
that was the first movie trailer i let play...i think i might go see straw dogs
afro20man 5 months ago
This song is truly wonderful. Seeing an ad for a Tyler Perry movie right before it is why I go to therapy.
Tai112336 5 months ago
I must be one of the few that has the album!
theLeadk1ng 5 months ago
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i dont support rape. but the replay button was askin for it.
Daniel14Jackson 5 months ago
Replay...replay...replay :)
Ammlott 5 months ago 2
¡¡¡Temazo!!!
marioluis2008 5 months ago
This is NOT a song but a great INSTRUMENTAL recording!
wwrigle2 5 months ago
Not a bad Shadows tribute, though Paul / Pete were no Jet / Tony.
ChasNDaveVideos 5 months ago
@ChasNDaveVideos They said that this was a parody on The Shadows but perhaps it was just to be cool :)
konked 5 months ago
@konked To be honest I think a lot of Beatles songs were part tributes-part parodies, particularly later in their career (Yer Blues, Honey Pie, Back In The USSR), but I believe they genuinely admired the music (if not the image) of Cliff & The Shadows in the early days. Apparently George even sung Cliff's drippy ballad 'Dream' (a semi-obscure EP track) back in The Cavern days. : )
ChasNDaveVideos 5 months ago
@ChasNDaveVideos And reading about the bands at that time, the then fresh influences spread quickly with the bands doing each other's songs as well. Of course it is known fact that Beatles/Paul got huge inspiration for Sgt Pepper on Beah Boys' Pet Sounds and Pet Sounds was inspired by Rubber Soul in turn partially inspired by Bob Dylan lyrically. Hey, where did all go? LOL
konked 5 months ago
@konked Doesnt the first lead guitar melody bit sound like the solo in 'If you cant give me love' by Suzy Quatro ?
TheKenfig 5 months ago
This is the song which I was listening when they told me that I would go to Liverpool 4 weeks ago :).... beautiful memories
MsAintshesweet 5 months ago
Also that is Pete Best on the drums.
2010peters 6 months ago
I can listen to this thousand million times and I DONT GET TIRED!
John and George my fav!
Carmiepie83 6 months ago 4
John and George should of written more songs or peices of music like this together because im pretty sure that Georges skills of perfection and Johns lyrical genius skills would go together like a pea in a pod :)
kenco124 6 months ago 11
*****
Bruno47602 6 months ago
For a song called Cry for a Shadow, this is rather upbeat.
stitch99 7 months ago 3
Beatles 50th Anniversary watch: Recorded on June 22 1961. One of the two first professionally recorded songs by the Beatles--in Hamburg. The other song recorded on this date is Ain't She Sweet.
spirtw72 7 months ago 5
@spirtw72 Cool! :D
FunUsernamesAreGone 6 months ago
wish there were words
mrclimaax 7 months ago
If only this had Ringo's drumming...Pete's is quite bland.
Turbohog 7 months ago
5 people have just killed a little bit of me.
CorvusCoraxification 7 months ago
Si,es el unico tema que compusieron juntos John y George.Y por entonces mas que the beatles, eran la banda que tocaba para Tony Sheridan, y ellos no cantaban. De hecho, la canción con la que Brian Epstein les descubrió: My bonnie, la cantaba Sheridan, y ellos solo tocaban y hacian los coros.
karlitos993 8 months ago
@xxTitanicRocksxx I agree, great song! But late 60's, Really? This is more 50s...Inspired by the Shadows :)
princeofthemods69 8 months ago
this sound like beach music before beach music---expect someone to yell 'wipeout!' as usual the beatles music is best in all genres
deserteacher 8 months ago
these bloody teenagers know how to make music
euticoca 8 months ago
This is a Beatles tribute instrumental to The Shadows - nuff said.!
Jet Harris and Tony Meehan RIP.
alexeisvensayle 9 months ago
Listening to this I think it's a pity that John Lennon and George Harrison didn't write more stuff together.
Helmut83 9 months ago 2
the whole band is Fab
Syzygy60 9 months ago
time machine
Syzygy60 9 months ago
Cry for a Shadow+Flying+The End=Awesomeness
BonJoviBeatlesLedZep 9 months ago
This stuff is so... sweet. Man, I'm thinking... wondering... myabe it's even better than the stuff they did when they were famous.
Maka1993 9 months ago
@Maka1993 nah! But this is good
BonJoviBeatlesLedZep 9 months ago
nice, nice, nice, how do i born in liverpool in those years!!
primaveraIII 9 months ago
this song was never released it would have een perfect especially when surf music was starting
maltesemario 9 months ago
@maltesemario it was released in 1964
BonJoviBeatlesLedZep 9 months ago
@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep It was released in 1961.
tauroscorp 8 months ago
@tauroscorp ok.
BonJoviBeatlesLedZep 8 months ago
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There it goes.
TerabyteProductions 9 months ago
Why can't I post a comment?
TerabyteProductions 9 months ago
@TerabyteProductions i'm pretty sure you just did...
RollOverBeethoven63 5 months ago
like this if u like this
Ght450 9 months ago
sounds like summertime :D
RollOverBeethoven63 9 months ago
Petes share of the Anthology was 12 million, and i think they did it as a favor
his drumming on Love Me Do was pretty bad, tho..and it was George Martin that said that they couldnt use his drumming
robrobrob73 9 months ago
@robrobrob73 That's amazing considereing he didnt have much to do with their career. Pete seems like a nice guy though and doesnt bear any bitterness over what happened. Not publically anyways. It's a great lesson in forgiveness and accepting & moving forward. Being on the precipice of such greatness and then getting boned and having to live with the regret and pain many people would not have survived such a blow. In a way his story is as important as the beatles. Him being rewarded is karma.
genericgeorge 3 months ago
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robrobrob73 9 months ago
A hidden jem from the beatles
maltesemario 9 months ago
I don't think Pete Best's drumming is that bad. I know he could only drum well in one style, but for that one style, I think he sounds great. That said, Ringo is still a much better drummer.
PanaceaSJBR 10 months ago
George Harrison and John Lennon were easily one of the greatest lead and rhythm guitar combinations ever. RIP John and George.
PanaceaSJBR 10 months ago
I was born in the wrong century :(
TheJeswin1997 10 months ago
@TheJeswin1997 same here. D:
AmandiMasen 10 months ago
the pic of the boys standing on the roof in their cowboy boots , sexiest pic ever
frog33ww 10 months ago 28
@frog33ww lol i live in texas. we like boys like that ;)
doglover52 10 months ago
a tribute to the most underrated band of all time, The Shadows.
RIP Jet.
tyzos 10 months ago
I think this is my favorite Beatles song. Ha. XD
ttlyawesome444 10 months ago
Pete Best got a settlement from Apple Corps of roughly 3 million pounds(5million american)...He deserved it in my humble opinion.
huskernation9 10 months ago
@tadams67 your a disgrace to the beatles, and any song they have. because ringo was in all of them and if he wasnt, they wouldnt sound the way they did, soo why dont you not say stuff like that
kaitlinn151 11 months ago
I LOVE THE SOUND OF THE GUITAR! ♥
bethandmarella 11 months ago
Who's playing lead, John or George?
leighto27 11 months ago
@leighto27 George
KevinMartinez09 11 months ago
@leighto27 most likely George.
miss9starr7 11 months ago
@leighto27 tony sheridan
reg5381 9 months ago
Aw, I love the early records. This song was included in the first Beatles' cassette that I bought.
It's hard to believe that I bought the tape at 13 and that I've spent almost 20 years listening to The Beatles. Gosh, I'm quite old!! lol
100irissa 1 year ago
this piece of music sums up the spirit of early 60s beat music for me
beatleboy123 1 year ago
@melapelasinparar maybe he say he was the coolest, in personality and looking xd
sorry my poor english
Flamos013 1 year ago
wow cry for a shadow what a great song i love beatles the early years thanks!
TheLuckyman1999 1 year ago
Wow, cool! You can really hear the obvious Buddy Holly influence here. Nice.
Vegas01973 1 year ago
i searched hell and high waters to finally find the name of the song, you know how hard it is to find a song with no lyrics? I remember this from when i was little, thanks for posting it!
NYYTeixecute09 1 year ago
Rare Beatles instrumental.
utubemusiccritic 1 year ago
Imagine the life you could have had Pete Best. Your drumming sucked and you missed out. You should have concentrated more on playing and less on the girls. Now you`re just a footnote in history....
whyyeseyec 1 year ago
@whyyeseyec Now that is very sad, and wrong. Pete tried to do himself in you know? Ok, he wasn't the best, but I am sure glad he got and maybe still gets a cut of the Anthology stuff, and from Polydor. (Not certain on the latter, I just think it might be the case. )
Joshua12345 11 months ago
@Joshua12345 : Pete Best doesn`t get a cut of anything. He didn`t play on any Beatle songs. He was fired in 1962. Sorry but the band knew early on he wasn`t very good. If he was good he would certainly have gotten on with another band or started his own....
whyyeseyec 11 months ago
@whyyeseyec I'm not the slightest bit interested in arguing on here, it's pointless, but you are very wrong on him not getting anything. An Apple rep visited him around the time of the Anthology and offered him a relevant share. As for the rest of your points, they're just based on contention, and I couldn't be bothered.
Joshua12345 11 months ago
@Joshua12345 : Please explain what `benefits` you think Best is owed. Once again, he played on n-o-t-h-i-n-g. He was fired before the tidal wave hit.
whyyeseyec 11 months ago
@whyyeseyec Just to clarify, some tracks on Anthology 1 were archival material that DID have Pete on drums. And, yeah, he did get a small share of the profits from that one album. Still a pretty significant amount of money. But don't assume I'm a fan. In my opinion Ringo rules. I honestly think the decision was made to include some tracks with Pete on drums to prove the point of why they replaced him.
WisMiss101 10 months ago
@whyyeseyec I'm pretty sure he did form his own band after he left the Beatles
*moments later*
Yup... It's even on Wikipedia.
GuyWithNoName67 9 months ago
The Hamburg days...what a great era it might have been. This song, more than any other, describes it the best.
Yet there's still some innocence, but at the same time, their music is taking shape, already announcing marvelous thing to come.
It's just my opinion. From all I read about them, if I could go back in time and select a period to hang out with the Beatles, it would be the Hamburg days. This recording was made in 1961, the second time they were there. I was about two years old.
Iamthewalrusgoogoo 1 year ago
On this track is John Lennon on rhythm guitar, Paul McCartney on bass, George Harrison on lead guitar and Pete Best on drums.
FaithIsAnnoyed 1 year ago
This must have been McCartney, Paul, John, Stuart, and Best.
Swordfyre 1 year ago
0:54 - 1:15 They sure know how to rock those boots ;)
Ecclipze 1 year ago
they are all great but paul and john were supeirior because paul could play the most instruments and john had the smarts but in my opinion paul is best because he was a better guitarist than john better drummer than ringo and as good or if not better than george at guiatar and still went on to make a band that has many singles
beatlesforever123456 1 year ago
@beatlesforever123456 You state all of that as if it's a fact. Paul is not as good a lead guitarist as George. You listen to Georges lead guitar work on The Beatles and his solo career....he had more heart and I think he was technically better than Paul. It's a bit of a stretch to say Paul was a better drummer than Ringo, I prefer Ringo myself. John only said that as a throw away comment. Remember that George played bass on a few Beatles tracks....maybe George was better on bass than Paul?
FaithIsAnnoyed 1 year ago
@beatlesforever123456 George was far and away the best guitarist in the band. No question. George could jam with the best of them but chose to be more understated, and thank God he did otherwise The Beatles wouldn't have been The Beatles. And Ringo was the best drummer. I'm not even sure Paul was a more proficient guitarist than John. Even if he was, for the most part I think John's acoustic work sounds more beautiful to my ears than his (Blackbird is the exception).
superman11978 1 year ago
@superman11978 you got everything wrong. This isn't Ringo on drums, it's Pete Best. And Blackbird was all Paul.
marazm1 1 year ago
was stuart on bass in this track?
sutcliffe21 1 year ago
@ SezbobHeal. I find it hilarious you come onto a song written by John Lennon and George Harrison only to say Paul McCartney is "the best". What is he the best at may I ask? George Harrison I feel is a better guitarist. And I prefer John Lennon as a singer and songwriter over Paul. I guess we all have our favourites.
FaithIsAnnoyed 1 year ago
@FaithIsAnnoyed I like your answer and really get annoyed with people like Sezbobheal who put forth their personal opinion as "fact."
dougalmac54 1 year ago
Four lads the like we wont see again
jenks1937 1 year ago
@jenks1937 Ain't that a shame?
dougalmac54 1 year ago
this is not the first composition from the beatles...it is however the only published song by just john and george.
SuedeMusic 1 year ago
Greatest Beatles instrumental ever. The song doesn't even sound dated.
ClashCitySurfer 1 year ago
i'm not one to single one of them out... but Paul is the best. just saying.
SezbobHeal 1 year ago
1:26 john in skinnys
danny3flip 1 year ago
Hey / Interesting picture at 1:46. Paul on bass with Stuart on bass too !!
polo339 1 year ago
nunca entendi por que este tema ( por ejemplo) nunca estuvo en un disco, nunca salio a la luz años despues de su grabacion :(
temazo de harrison :)
alwayswithmyfaith 1 year ago
i love the ringo drums on this one
zeroleminski 1 year ago
@zeroleminski Ringo did not join The Beatles until the year of 1962. Pete Best was the drummer at this time.
AJaintedMan 1 year ago
Thou shall not compare Beatles (with each other(
Hipdudester 1 year ago 2
One of the Greats!
Hipdudester 1 year ago
Que bien tocaba George harrison la guitarra ,sin ninguna duda es uno de los grandes guitarristas de rock,n,roll del siglo xx.
sucisimo33 1 year ago
great song
shanehenning26 1 year ago
how much excitement and amazing energy in just one short instrumental - and a parody, really! whoever missed these guys (cf. decca etc.) know better now hehe
wojiaokatya 1 year ago
I love this song, it's awesome!!
112Leondeoro 1 year ago
Love this......amazing early Beatles......great pictures.....thanks so much for sharing!!!
MsJune54 1 year ago
I think the best beatle was, John, Ringo, George, and paul. I really do in no particular order
residentevlidead 1 year ago
wahhhhhhhhhhhh 1:30
mcmartighan 1 year ago
Pete Mediocre
AKDiamond157 1 year ago
This was Beatle tribute to Hank Marvin
Tubbyduff 1 year ago
this is the only song credited to lennon/ harrison
beatlesvickz 1 year ago 2
Actually Pete was the "Best" Beatle.
neverfrisco 1 year ago
@neverfrisco ah hahahah. Nice.
tjnuge 1 year ago
@neverfrisco are you what???
RubberSoul1968 1 year ago
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Actually Pete was the "Best" Beatle, and was sacked on account of this; John and Paul couldn't stand to be upstaged, especially by the drummer! =^P
neverfrisco 1 year ago
@neverfrisco hahah.. are you a Pet Best family guy?...
RubberSoul1968 1 year ago
Responder a este vídeo... or pete best write the amazing song like the paul or john or george?? why? or what? is pete beste more bettrer than them? im wondering
RubberSoul1968 1 year ago
What was funny was that john loathed the shadows so ive always felt this more of a parody.
huskernation9 1 year ago
@huskernation9 "before Cliff and the Shadows, there had been nothing worth listening to in British music." - John Lennon. The Beatles hating the Shadows thing is a myth. They were on good terms - The Beatles used to stay at the Shadows' villa in Portugal.
billroffey78 1 week ago
the guitar in this is so... Fab!
spidahMONKEY 1 year ago 33
Actually, this one is written by Paul and George and is the only song credited to those two.
rmaxinmass 1 year ago
@rmaxinmass man you are soo wrongs this is a Harrison-Lennon song and its the only one ^^
Flamos013 1 year ago
rawboned Beatles. Love the off-mike screaming by John.
beatlesatshea 1 year ago
they were all so amazing in their own ways. George is the most underrated songwriter though
QueenBeatlesWings 1 year ago
the beatle suck ass...... psych! xp no the beatles fucking rule!!! my favorite song they did was on the bbc album(radio show) keep your hands off my baby!! and also to know her is to know her hell i like all the albums and almost all the songs =D
oldstylelife 1 year ago
layan lagu nie beb
an9949 1 year ago
With the title "Cry For A Shadow", I wonder if this song was The Beatles' way of making fun of The Shadows. George said that they thought The Shadows were lame. Thoughts?
smeh69 1 year ago
@smeh69 It was written by George Harrison with John Lennon as a parody of the Shadows style. (The Shadows, who backed Cliff Richard were the biggest British instrumental rock & roll group at the time of the recording.) It imitates the lead guitar with typical Hank Marvin licks, the melodic bass fills, and even has an imitation during the second middle 8 of the famous Jet Harris yell. It is the only Beatles track to be credited to Lennon and Harrison alone
QueenBeatlesWings 1 year ago
@smeh69 This is a myth - the Beatles and the Shadows were on good terms. They shared the same studios and used to attend eachothers' parties. George Harrison even advised Hank Marvin in 1965 that the Shadows should record more vocals.
billroffey78 1 week ago
I think many people divide the Beatles into early and later Beatles.
I prefer the early stuff. Once flower power and drugs took over alot of it was not my taste.
CanadaguyRudey 1 year ago
this is baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad
CKBeats09 1 year ago
@CKBeats09 Screw you, man. This is history.
smeh69 1 year ago
Sutcliffe will always be the coolest of the group
philphie 1 year ago
@philphie Sutcliffe was a hack musician. Everyone knew it.
smeh69 1 year ago
is this pete on drums, i guess it would be, ringo didnt come till' late 1962- early 1963.
PAULisDEADMANnumber9 1 year ago
@PAULisDEADMANnumber9
it's pete, but i've heard about some overdubbing sessions for the drums because also sheridans producer thought that best really wasn't the best.
OropherThranduil 1 year ago 3
@PAULisDEADMANnumber9 paul's alive.
imagine5454 1 year ago
@imagine5454 i know, i just thought it would be a cool name, but the rumor is pretty interesting.
PAULisDEADMANnumber9 1 year ago
@PAULisDEADMANnumber9 yes, Pete drums since this was recorded on 22 June 1961
QueenBeatlesWings 1 year ago
excellent shadowesque track...BETTER THINGS TO COME EH
john111257 1 year ago
It's things like this that show why The Beatles became what they did. The polish and musicianship is apparent here.
jdukulele 1 year ago
i love Georgies boots
roadrunner29788 1 year ago
'Cry for a shadow' is/any which way you want it/either a joke or a tribute to the most popular instrumental guitar band in Europe at that time:The Shadows with lead guitarist Hank Marvin who created a high definition style on his Stratocaster backed by other distinctive musicians. Other bands were standing in the shadow at those moments in 1961.The Beatles then broke through in 62/63 - next sonic generation! The Shadows are presently touring (again) various continents with singer Cliff Richard.
PyePye7 1 year ago
wow- John finally figured out George was a great songwriter too.George and Ringo were so often ignored. George was a great guitar player- and this shows it along with George's other songs.
4FabBEATLES 1 year ago
I must say i entirely share the comments of jenzeppelin. Btw you're not a Led Zep fan as well are you
Parmsingh1234 1 year ago
Yes Johnny and George are grooving on this one. not to mention Paul and Petes stellar rythym!
SWAC424 1 year ago
Wow. I knew nothing about the formative stages of the Beatles until watching this. This is a cool song but I'm still glad they switched.
scabbarae 1 year ago
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Pete's drumming on this one is some of the best he ever did while with the beatles, the reason I wanted to start playing drums, the beatles best original composition and the Only one credited to harrison lennon, really fantastic a great moment for rock n roll, before the beatles wen't too comercial
janfreidun 1 year ago
@janfreidun Before they were COMMERICIAL? Fuck you, man. They're the greatest fucking band to ever play.
And Ringo kicked Pete's ass.
smeh69 1 year ago
the Beatles went though 3 stages. 1. Greaser ...2. sexy...3. hairy..
beachbeatleboys 1 year ago 2
I think I like the 2nd better, but I love the music made in all of them.
monkpie101 1 year ago
I read where Lennon didn't even want to play on songs Harrison wrote...Kinda sad.
Baxx321 1 year ago
woah these r awesome pics. they look like greasers!!!! i didn't know they went through a phase like that!!! sick!! :)
CMONjustDANCEwithME 1 year ago
It was the 'Teddy Boy' style. Prostitutes wore that style soon after they switched to suits. When people saw these pictures, they were all jaw dropped.
united4life7 1 year ago
This is the Beatles BEFORE Brian Epstein. He formed the phase with the mop tops and suits
monkpie101 1 year ago
@monkpie101 Yes You are right this is at the timne when they were still a fly rock n roll group that had to fire pete and record bland pop!!!!
janfreidun 1 year ago