The Beatles - Ticket to Ride

14 August 1965: The Beatles' fourth Ed Sullivan Show

The Beatles had wowed US television audiences during their first three appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, recorded in February 1964 during their first American visit. On this day they made a fourth and final appearance.

They were driven to CBS-TV's Studio 50 in the morning of 14 August 1965, in a convoy of limousines. Rehearsals took place from 11am-2pm, as The Beatles were unhappy with the initial sound balance and continued work until they were satisfied. A dress rehearsal took place from 2.30pm in front of a studio audience of 700, and the show itself was recorded from 8.30pm.

The Beatles performed six songs: I Feel Fine, I'm Down, Act Naturally, Ticket To Ride, Yesterday and Help!.

There was a short break after Act Naturally, after which The Beatles returned to perform the remaining three songs with a different stage set. Ticket To Ride included a lengthy introduction during which the cameras panned to each of the group. Paul McCartney sang Yesterday with a pre-recorded string trio backing, after which John Lennon remarked "Thank you Paul, that was just like him". Lennon, meanwhile, forgot some of the lyrics to Help!. The edition of the The Ed Sullivan Show was screened on 12 September 1965 at 8pm EST. Other acts making an appearance were Cilla Black, Soupy Sales, Allen and Rossi, and Fantasio the Magician. The broadcast received a 60% share of the night time audience.

Despite being their final live appearance, in future years The Beatles gave a number of promotional clips to be debuted on The Ed Sullivan Show.


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[myrtlebox]

1:50 Most empathy ever felt by a human being in the history of the world.

She is not crying for herself. She cries for us.

She realizes that she is experiencing something that future generations will not.

God bless you woman.

[sasyalastchild94]

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[whocares7300]

The best group ever from 1963 through to 2012 and beyond

[aaaredskin]

This is possibly the single coolest moment Lennon and McCartney ever had on American television. They way they chose to share the microphone and rock right next to each other was EPIC and LEGENDARY......

[johnlennon1970]

@somany5 nobody cares about your opinion here! Go back and watch your girlfreinds on Red tube again!!

[KStealed]

@somany5 poor troll no score you fail

[DLLawrence]

@myrtlebox Indeed- this is a profound moment in musical and cultural history, and she realizes it. Well put.

[johnlennon1970]

EPIC MOMENT 1:50

[somany5]

poor music no voice it sucks

[LTEimages]

in response to suepoat: Not a good live band, you say? Hmmmm...here are some facts to consider, my dear: First of all, this was 1965. This is 4 guys with 2 guitars, a bass, a drum kit, with 3 amps and some microphones. No fakes, no sound guy in the middle of audience to make things 'perfect'. The perfection is in the performance...straight ahead, no pretense, just the songs they wrote and played quite nicely. This was, in fact, quite an excellent performance. You may want to rethink that.

[angiebaby19692012]

Hey Paul, I'd like to ride