Beatles - 1st Presentation with Ed Sullivan show

[JatziryBi]

♥♥...

[p0iio0]

48 years ago!

And TODAY is my birthday!

i really wish were there!

someone give me a timemachine!

to be there! right now! :')

[ronthinks26]

I was there at the Deauville Hotel that night visiting from Boston as a 17 year old. My friend's dad knew one of the doormen at the hotel and he got us tickets at the last minute. It was crazy. We were at the back of the room but I cannot pick myself out on the video.

[radiola41]

and you know you should be glad!

[TheBeatles95here]

It was 48 years ago today!!!!

[kraken589]

@TheBeatles95here Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play! Oh wait wrong song...

[juliolazzagonzalez]

9/2/1964 Los Beatles aparecen por primera vez en el “Ed Sullivan Show” durante su primera gira por EE.UU

[BANDIIDO]

UN DIA COMO HOY 07 DE FEBRERO

1964: el grupo musical británico The Beatles visita por primera vez los Estados Unidos, donde no son todavía muy conocidos; la gira y las actuaciones enEl Show de Ed Sullivan son un éxito y suponen su consagración mundial.

[davidrheap]

Love John's ironic Beatle cut.

[LaMeeluFL]

OMFG RINGO IS SO FUCKING CUTE ♥

[LtDrg35]

0:29 ladies and gentlemen, the beatles

such a legendary quote!!!

[Ajaproducciones]

hay 13 wachiturros que no les gusta esto!!!

[averylea]

I still cry and want to scream when I see this ... I remember laying n my parents den floor wacthing this "event" with them ....

[juanpablo6toon]

DEBI HABER NACIDO EN 1952 ¬¬

[ZyriaRouse]

Dios mio, yo deberia haber nacido en el 48!

[B3ATL3MaNO]

Venderia mi alma a quien fuera por estar tan solo un minuto pero enfrente de ellos... o de minimo en el Shea Stadium en aquel mitico concierto.... :S POR QUE NO NACI en los 50's

[friendinpenn]

I always wondered who the girl is at 9:20......Anyone know who whe is? True Beatles Fan!!!

[jamesskb]

A big shout out to Ed Sullivan. Thanks Ed for bringing and introducing the US to the greatest rock band ever!!!

[jamesskb]

Saw this show when I was....well...younger LOL. Epic performance. Greatest rock band ever.

[dairyqueen76]

I remember watching" She Loves You " and " I Want To Hold Your Hand "on the live broadcast when I was a couple weeks short of 6. It's great to be able to see it again !

[MordazApolineo]

Eso es Humildad estaban mas emocionados ellos al bajar que las muchachas.

[MordazApolineo]

D: me vengo, me vengo!!

[Queensporsche]

NO lip-synching here!!!! They look so effortless when they sing. 

[davidr828]

still the greatest band that was in the world !!!

[AndreBallerina]

"Sorry girls, he's married" <3 :D

[jackjackjack123ful]

I bet Paul can get every girl in the world back then

[Appleholic1]

I remember in 1964 I tuned in to the Ed Sullivan show to see Hollywood's exciting Mitzi Gaynor and there was this long haired group of guys who called themselves the Beatles and then ....well you know.... Mitzi and everyone else was just not so exciting anymore.

[buffspringfield]

I remember watching them on t.v. back then, man they changed a generation

[Gold3nStat3KiD]

why the fck is this scaring me?!

[brunatzo]

@Gold3nStat3KiD cause you're on LSD

[gal4farmin]

I watched this brodcast of the Ed Sullivan Show as a young girl. :) Fell in love!

[mikhelandrew]

@gal4farmin I am jealous!!!

[kogieblues07]

number one!!!!

[smiley25725]

TRULY AMAZING!!! THE BEATLES ARE FANTASTIC!!! SIMPLY THE BEST!!!

[ibernalq]

I always liked to watch this video, especially to listen to that nice 2nd voice of Paul at 09:25

[arthurderas]

The Beatles are my musical parents and my biggest influence. Their intricate chord progressions and innovative arrangements aren't really shown until their later years, but this pop stuff really influences my pop stuff, as well. And i'm hoping some of you would be interested in giving some of my songs a shot(:

I only have two uploaded, but i'm looking for some feedback from the fanbase i wish to capture, because i know beatles fans are open-minded. Thank you for your little time (:

[2Boobie4]

they got bitches.

[AlejandroTorresC]

LOS DIOSES DE LA MUSICA!

[HomeSkillet489]

GREATEST TV PERFORMANCE EVER. We would not know rock and roll as it is today without this performance. Peace

[jimidee33]

Live! And damn good. The amps are not much but they were tight due to lots of playing together. A bar band at heart and garage in the good sense. Could still do the ballads too.

[aeropilot]

7 years old at my neighbors house watching The Beatles on television ... oh how innocent those days seem to me now when I try to recall them.

[MrJimmyfinlayson]

Watch for a great "Beatle Moment" at 6:30 between John and George. Just a quick look that says, 'we got 'em!!

[Lubbylove89]

Man reading these comments makes me jealous! I'm only 22, what I would give to have been alive during Beatlemania!

[jimidee33]

@Lubbylove89 It's like (Beatlemania) will not be seen again!

[romans52345]

@Lubbylove89 You being 22 if you are a male would give anything to be one of The Beatles and if you are female you would give anything to sleep with one The Beatles..

[Zimnyification]

@romans52345 I'm 19 and male. I would give anything to be one of the Beatles. I'm also straight, but I would give anything to sleep with one of the Beatles.

[zeppelinjprp]

@Zimnyification I couldn't agree more

[inkey2]

@Zimnyification L O L at what you said....ultra LOL

[Lubbylove89]

@romans52345 I'm female & I would give anything to see them perform live in person!

[krammit69]

I was 8 years old when I seen this performance on TV now I'm 55 but will never forget it.

[2412username]

ringo always looks so happy c:

[bigfolkie5418]

listen to all you arm chair idiots....how many of you were actually there?

[vongolalink]

lol for all my loving, george goes from johns mic to pauls mic to johns mic again. make up your mind george!

[Choppish]

Just from a musical point of view: their playing is amazingly tight. The chemistry is freakin' palpable! Wow

[joedaless]

I was 14 when they came .. They changed my life forever ...

FOREVER THE GREATEST BAND EVER

THE BEATLES FOREVER 

[BradinPhilippines]

I was 15yo.....it was a time of...........in-your-face old people...........the local five & dime was selling Beatles wigs for a dollar.......barbers were worried about their future.....the boring music of the American Top 40 was being turned upside-down....the incredible ride lasted until Lennon went goofy with Yoko and American rockers finally got the message and, except for disco, made the 70s & 80s even better.

[tasracho]

I was 12 Years old when I watched this with my little sister, ( who was freaking out over Ringo) and our parents in Hialeah, Fl..........THESE BOYS WERE A BIG DEAL BACK THEN.....(bigger than Elvis, & the beginning of "the British Invasion").....they came out of no where and brought America out of our grief from the loss of JFK.

[cosmiclight]

. @liddygirlnm- I’m not the consummate music instructor. Yet it has been talked about for years what Harrison showed in those middle bars in guitar chording of this number. Harrison's idol was Carl Perkins- See Blue Suede Shoes (that’s Rockabilly though, not jazz), see Larry Coryell plays “Julia La Belle”, George Benson, Charlie Byrd, Pat Metheny, Jerry Garcia, Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Tal Farlow, I personally like Joni Mitchell but more so Diana Krall on jazz piano

[tasracho]

@cosmiclight .....you've done your homework......His Idol WAS Carl Perkins.....Well Done!

[Jezzikah287]

@tasracho are you talking about george harrison? of course his idol was carl perkins. as a matter of fact one of his many pseudonyms was carl harrison. another ones included: hari georgeson, l'angelo misterioso, george harrysong, and a bunch of other pseudonyms.

[cosmiclight]

@liddygirlnm- I’m not a performing jazz guitar player but listened/learned to play some classical, blues, bossa nova. You’ll notice the most highly admired guitar players in music history books don’t play rock guitar. Rock simply borrows only a few major chords in short repetition. Even Hendrix, Clapton, etc. are classified blues. See Youtube vids for Django Reinhardt, John McLaghlin, Larry Corryell, a progression of jazz, early jazz fusion, even ambient. Also Harrison’s Sitar transcends all.

[kiowa2000]

I was fortunate to attend the "Soundcheck" by Paul McCartney at the MGM in Las Vegas Concert in US Tour in 2005 and heard this same song in the voice of Paul. It was an incredible experience, although we were less than 40 the lucky ones to be there, in addition to its staff and the Arena. At 63 years, (then) sang it as if Paul was 20 years.I was in there at 20 feet away from Paul and still do not believe it!

[Punk93Metal]

And thus, Rock and Roll was back.

[KevinDeArman69]

they confused george and paul...lol

[Jezzikah287]

That little blurb about John: "Sorry girls; he's married"

Reminded me of that scene in the movie That Thing You Do when The Wonders were on that live television show and when they got to the lead singer Jimmy the blurb said "Careful girls; he's engaged".

Wonder if that was an inspiration.

[liddygirlnm]

@Jezzikah287 it was absolutely the inspiration. The Beatles were the inspiration for that whole movie, except they were a "won-hit" wonder version.

[Alberth545]

0:24

[MisterPalmdale]

From 3:45 - 3:53 total COCK BLOCK move from CBS!!!!!!!

[santiago123456781]

ed sullivan me ake bn pinxe gordo aver´pork critica alos rolling

[cosmiclight]

Those of us old enought to remember on this night (I was 9 1/2 and remember our parents happily instructing us to watch it- our mother was screaming for John) but watch at precisely at 3:54 ~ 4:09 (although he plays this style throughout the number' Till There Was You) what George does (guitar players with some ability know well) as he plays augmented jazz chords at age 19! This was an early sign that the Beatles were far advanced for their age as young musical artists.

[liddygirlnm]

@cosmiclight .. that is fascinating. Please tell a dummy like me what an augmented jazz chord is. i am trying to learn about all the ways that the Beatles were innovators and musical geniuses for their time.

[Toasty5159]

I was only five at the time but I will always remember this broadcast. :)

[avdreader1]

I was listening to "A day in the life" at home one day. When the line"He blew his mind out in a car" was sung Dad said "he blew his mind?? You play that when I'm not here!! I did. A LOT!!

[avdreader1]

I have seen this opening a number of times. I still get goose bumps watching it. I was 7 then, so I was quite young. My sister, who was 15 at the time, told me she wanted to scream, but Mom(who laughed her head off at the Beatles haircuts) and Dad were in the room so she couldn't. My Dad hated them. Me? I think they are (by far) the best band in History!

[metafis]

Such exqusite guitar playing by George.



[time2act1001]

..... I was 10 in '63 and my older sister was 12 and she got us so hyped up that when we saw this show.... no more 'Mitch Miller or Ray Conniff' we all (even my younger brother 'caught on') when he got older. My parents changed their entire concept of music. They didn't like the Animals, the stones, Led Zep, the Who but grew to love the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Association, Simon & Garfunkle, Peter, Paul and Mary..ect..... They were round 40 yrs old at the time.... Something else...Thanks!

[rabe56]

Agree with all of the Beatles' compliments. Also, it shows what a great showman Ed Sullivan was, he was smart enough to give them loads of airtime. Good for ratings but old Ed recognized talent too.

[jacksonhardenmusic]

Happy Birthday John!!

[efrem1]

the Beatles, the Steve Jobs of the music world.

[TwoUselessLegs]

@efrem1 - Oh please! Steve Jobs was about money. The Beatles made money as a byproduct of their love of music. Likely, they would've continued for years even if they hadn't found fame. Steve Jobs would have gone on to real estate.

[issakita12]

Sorry girls, he's married lol

Looove John Lennon!!!

There will never be anything like The Beatles! EVER!

[Ami483]

04:24 weird girl, her tongue outside ;/

[lizardking2107]

the best part is 00:00 to 10:36

[TheChummey]

Everything is in the haircut !!! why do you think Justin Bieber have so much success, don't you see any resemblance in the haircut....

[derf123hey]

@414rocker But it can be, if more musicians begin to play this genre of stuff

[bjgrant1234]

The energy, charisma and talent was there from the beginning..... Ed lSullivan never even heard of them till 3 months or so before this appearannce and he was over frigging whelmed.... Like the rest of us, things would NEVER be the same...... They knocked the doors DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheAustinShell]

Ringo's eyes are almost straight up and down... ha

[duckkillerclydeclyde]

george is the coolest beatle

[lostinthestars55]

There was love all around

But I never heard it singing

No I never heard it at all

Till there was them

I love them <3

[betofiazko]

wonder why john didn't sing that much in their us debut...

[Pinhalokevin]

Classic george, doing crazy ass chords on till there was you that i probley wnt learn till next year lol

[DELUXX420]

were the heck do you get this footage when it says you uploaded the video aug 21,2010?

[rem9788]

Amazing...they started with "I want to hold your hand. Add a little acid, and they evolved to "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" in just a few years. I miss the 60s, And I wasn't even born till the end of the 70s! Love those guys!

[pinboyjorf]

don't compare the beatles to anybody. thats an insult.

[moosehose]

I remember watching this on tv when I was six. I still get goosebumps.

[TwoUselessLegs]

Ugh! George Harrison's weak guitar playing and clunky vocals. The weak link in an otherwise perfect musical ensemble.

[bashfulbrother]

@TwoUselessLegs WHAT?!?!?!?!?

[trense13]

@TwoUselessLegs i hope you die you bitch......go see if your husband justin beiber is done cooking dinner...

[1987Dantheman]

@TwoUselessLegs George weak guitar solos?? ok ?? i dnt think so some how ,his amazin guitar solos :)

[1987Dantheman]

@TwoUselessLegs George weak guitar solos?? ok ?? i dnt think so some how ,his amazin guitar solos :)

[TwoUselessLegs]

@1987Dantheman - George's pedestrian guitar playing goes largely unnoticed because of John and Paul's strong vocals, lyrics and melodies. In the end, George could not hurt the Beatles...although he tried very hard to. The Beatles were forced to openly REJECT many of George's early pieces. Later, with their help, George improved. Frankly, I think (unlike John or Paul), George Harrison was largely replaceable. Heck, the Beatles were so good even YOU would have been a good replacement for George.

[NeverDoubt1]

@TwoUselessLegs Um, why are you a fan of a band you think has pedestrian guitar playing?

[NeverDoubt1]

@TwoUselessLegs John and Paul were forced to openly reject a lot of their own songs. What's your point?

[TwoUselessLegs]

@NeverDoubt1 - John and Paul seldom rejected any

of their pieces outright. The "bridge" or the opening

phrase "needs work"...and then they'd fix things. With

George's music, often it was hard to know where to

begin. His music was DEAD ON ARRIVAL including

rejections from producer George Martin himself.

During the Rolling Stone interviews, John was asked

what he thought of George's music. With hesitation

and pausing...John diplomatically said "um, well...it's

not my kind of music".

[NeverDoubt1]

@TwoUselessLegs John and Paul had years of practice away from the spotlight. George had to start out of nowhere with the entire world to critique him. You can't compare them that way. And if his guitar playing was so "pedestrian" why would the more talented Lennon and McCartney keep him around? They could have done another Pete Best, easily.

[NeverDoubt1]

@TwoUselessLegs Interesting how not two minutes ago I was talking with another user who was also using the oddly specific word "pedestrian" to describe George. Interesting...

[david8837]

@1987Dantheman ITS JUST THAT HE wasent trying to show evryone he was the best guitarist ever they just wanted to make melody

[1987Dantheman]

@david8837 george was very talented ,alot of the beatles guitar solos he did :) , u look in a dictionary and find underated ul find george there , ,

[david8837]

@david8837 true

[derf123hey]

@TwoUselessLegs I think he's better than you and you're weak clunky comments.

[TwoUselessLegs]

@derf123hey - Yeah, but I never PLAGIARIZED other people's music!

[derf123hey]

@TwoUselessLegs It's music, calm down. He wasn't a warlord, a murderer or a sadist. Just a guitarist.

[imahappyvirus5]

@TwoUselessLegs it was the 60s. everything was weak until about '69 and onto the 70s, mc5, black sabbath, new york dolls, and so on...music just hadn't developed yet with guitar and crap. oh yeah and jimi hendrix :3 he was in '67.

[TwoUselessLegs]

@imahappyvirus5 - I am grateful to George for his

contributions. He harmonized well and was passive

enough to let the others be creative and difficult. He

offered a sort of neutral energy to the overpowering

egos of John and Paul. Most bands would have

dissolved into chaos right at the beginning. The

Beatles only got better because they stayed together

long enough to experiment. However, George had

stood so close to the gods that, after awhile, he

started to confuse himself for one!

[imahappyvirus5]

@TwoUselessLegs lol, at the end! I agree with your opinion, too. :)

[Lovemyselfidoes81]

@TwoUselessLegs John and Paul never had Big Egos...They were (and Paul still is) very down to earth guys

[TwoUselessLegs]

@Lovemyselfidoes81- LOL Paul's enormous ego only got WORSE as the years went by. Take a look at "Let It Be". Listen to what John and George had to say about Paul's self-appointed rise in leadership. Paul told reporters that he felt SOMEONE had to take over when manager Brian Epstein died. Of course, Paul forgot to mention it to the band HE had appointed HIMSELF!

[romans52345]

@TwoUselessLegs John said "We were tired of being side men to Paul"

[iamthatguy99]

Hahaha- 2:40 & 7:16 - that guy's looking at his girlfriend next to him and saying "There's no way in hell I'm getting laid tonite"

[IanRene1]

It is refreshing to watch these old videos, as they actually know how to sing, harmonize and play their instruments!

[maccarnold]

Because they don't have a clue what music is.

The Beatles are so important in the music business that even bands people who dislike the Beatles have been influenced by them.

Sorry guys but even if you say you don't like the beatles, you liked the beatles!!!!

[GarretSlarrity]

And history was made.

[robertk6ha]

@GarretSlarrity that or tough luck pete best

[regiauniversitaria]

Los beatles no se andaban con fregaderas. comenzaron la primera cancion con energia. nada de que empezar despacio. Asi se hace.

[TheGuitarfender96]

SORRY GIRLS HE'S MARRIED haha

[joshketchum1]

hahaha sorry girls he's married

[geeksgaloremarmora]

Justin Berber???

[televisca]

@geeksgaloremarmora crap xD

[geeksgaloremarmora]

Loked so inocent...

[96marzie]

i'm not entirely sure, but i reckon that there is only one boy in that crowd... -.-

[ChapSchoon]

I had just turned 7 years-old. I remember the names in front of them. Little did I know that was the beginning a love for music that I still have today at 54. I think I want to watch Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color on Channel 5, but my older sister's finger nails in the back of my neck won out. The best wound I would ever receive.

[franktremonti]

hey you 10 girls who likes Justin Bieber,, get out of here!!!...

[daleahill]

George is so cool! And love the way they're all tapping their feet.

[marlist1]

I still get chills seeing this! I was in kindergarten then & asked mom "what is a Beatle?". She kept talking about watching the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. Their cute haircuts were considered long, & Beatle boots became popular.

[mangosox92653]

I think the women @9:16 stole her daughters ticket for the show ....

[pagliaccinodlemantra]

Why is Richard Milhouse Nixon introducing The Beatles?

[tubiebrother]

@pagliaccinodlemantra probably because not being president yet gave him some extra time

[regiauniversitaria]

The girl at 8:58 sure knows how to show her excitement. She just can't believe she is watching the beatles LIVE.  Neat.

[siggeemma]

Vilken livsglädje!

[13loomisst]

Sorry, but there's something wrong with the sound here. You can't hear Lennon's mike.

[yajairaslave]

@13loomisst might on purpose because his live voice is pretty harsh.. ringo looks so nervous in the beginning.. lol!

[wigyuri1]

Paul kissé indiszponált volt énekhang szempontjából (talán még hamis is)

[mellevan]

paul es el hombre mas lindo que ha existido y si hay otro ........... espero conocerte ....

[puddypuss]

I always thought ed sullivan looked a bit like richard nixon

[MrPoolove]

No moment in the history of this planet, including the end, will ever top this. And i'm NOT even into the beatles.

[DiddyTheDuck2]

Ringo at 00:54 is thinking "This is the best day in my life!"

[agneumeyer]

@DiddyTheDuck2 Seconds before you can see him recollecting his entire life and deciding, "Yep, this is it."

[drguffey]

I remember when the 'hit the scene' so to speak. Their haircuts were considered quite radical. How clean cut they look now !

[wildestsauce]

Sorry Girls, He's Married! haha

[mordechaifrog]

WONDERFULL!WONDERFULL!WONDERFU­LL!WONDERFULL!WONDERFULL!WONDE­RFULL!WONDERFULL!WONDERFULL!WO­NDERFULL!WONDERFULL!WONDERFULL­!WONDERFULL!WONDERFULL!WONDERF­ULL!WONDERFULL! THX!

[tnc07232008]

8 people who watched this video were on crack!

[SecsSells]

I think I know the girl at 6:30. Not the one centered in the jumper, but the one behind her with the heavy necklace and shoulder length hair. Contact me if you see this. :)

[TheJuicyfruitx]

2:13 lol

[kikio43]

no tienen una ide al enividia que siento por no haber vivido la epoca contemporanea ... siento rabia THE BEATLES simplemente la mejor banda de todos los tiempos!"

[alexdanielfincher]

george singing harmony with paul *faints*

[Guicherock]

Lo mas!!!!!!

[fossgoddess]

I watched this live on TV and fell instantly in love with Paul. I was 5 years old. :)

[elGabyCanalla]

la mejor banda del mundo de todos los tiempos....!

[hotclick11]

very true

[Broadway789]

I sat right smack up to the television in 1964 and screamed my head off! I still have a SHEA stub and BEATLE cake toppers.