1 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:05,840 [crowd cheering] 2 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:07,760 [♪ "Help!" playing] 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,040 ♪ ...not so self-assured ♪ 4 00:00:10,120 --> 00:00:12,440 ♪ Now I find I've changed my mind ♪ 5 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:14,600 ♪ I've opened up the doors ♪ 6 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:18,800 ♪ Help me if you can, I'm feeling down ♪ 7 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:23,840 ♪ And I do appreciate you being 'round... ♪ 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:25,680 [♪ music concludes] 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:34,360 [airplane engine] 10 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,160 -[fans cheering] -[John] We were like 11 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:37,560 in the eye of a hurricane. 12 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:40,640 So we were just in this little goldfish bowl 13 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:42,760 in the middle. And one didn't really have time 14 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,360 to think what was going on. It was just going on so fast. 15 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:48,480 [George] Ed Sullivan had seen us in England, 16 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,200 and all the Time and Life and Newsweek had all put 17 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:52,760 covers of The Beatles 18 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,320 on their magazines prior to us arriving, so... 19 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,800 It was a surprise, though, because we thought 20 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:02,960 we'd have to work a little bit for this notoriety. 21 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,000 [John] When we arrived here, we knew how to handle press. 22 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:07,160 The British press are the toughest in the world. 23 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:09,960 We could handle anything. We were all right. 24 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,760 [crowd clamoring] 25 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,560 [Ringo] The press, they started shouting at us. 26 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,360 They liked being just shouted back at, you know, 27 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:20,080 and we did do it with humor. 28 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:21,840 [fan] Would you please sing something? 29 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:23,440 [all] No! 30 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,120 -Sorry. -[Brian Sommerville] Next question. 31 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:26,440 [reporter 1] Is there something you can sing? 32 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:27,800 No, we need money first. 33 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:29,480 [crowd laughing] 34 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,280 -There's a question here. -[reporter 2] How many are bald 35 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,520 -if you have to wear those wigs? -All of us. 36 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:35,680 -I'm bald. -[reporter 2] You're bald? 37 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:37,320 -Oh, we're all bald, yeah. -Don't tell anyone, please. 38 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:38,600 [reporter 3] I've got a question for you. 39 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:40,400 Do you plan to get a haircut at all whilst you're...? 40 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:41,520 [all] No. No thanks. 41 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:43,640 -I had one yesterday. -[crowd laughing] 42 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,120 -That's no lie. It's the truth. -It's the truth. 43 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:48,600 [Brian Sommerville] Okay, there's one here. 44 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:50,480 [reporter 4] What do you think your music does to these people? 45 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,240 -Uh, I don't know. -Well... 46 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,160 -[reporter 4] Makes them spend-- -It pleases them, I think. 47 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:55,800 Well, it must do 'cause they're buying it. 48 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:57,320 [reporter 5] Why does it excite them so much? 49 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:58,560 We don't know, really. 50 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:00,880 If we did, we'd form another group and be managers. 51 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,480 [George] Everybody in Liverpool thinks they're a comedian, 52 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,240 and, uh, when you just transposed it into New York 53 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:07,520 or somewhere, it was... 54 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:10,320 it was great. I mean, we were just being hard-faced, 55 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,760 really, and, uh, they loved it. 56 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,320 [fans cheering] 57 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,280 I remember, for instance, the great moment 58 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:19,880 of going into the limo 59 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:21,520 and putting on the radio, 60 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:23,720 and there we were on American radio. 61 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:25,200 [♪ "I Saw Her Standing There" playing over radio] 62 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:26,640 I don't know. 63 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,600 ♪ She wouldn't dance with another, ooh... ♪ 64 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:30,800 [DJ over radio] And tomorrow morning, 65 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:32,440 an exciting morning on WINS as Brad Phillips 66 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:33,920 has the "Battles of The Beatles". 67 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,840 The Beatles take on all the groups in the world... 68 00:02:35,920 --> 00:02:38,320 [Paul] Yeah! Yeah! [chuckles] 69 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,520 [overlapping chatter] 70 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,160 [DJ over radio] Tomorrow night at 7:00, 71 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:43,840 the Beatles read their own poetry 72 00:02:43,920 --> 00:02:45,840 on a documentary, Meet The Beatles. 73 00:02:45,920 --> 00:02:47,000 -...all over the world. -Oh? 74 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:48,200 -Oh really? -[George] I don't get that. 75 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:49,960 -I don't understand this. -[DJ over radio] Tomorrow night 76 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,480 from 7:00 to 8:00 here at WINS. Don't miss it. 77 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,240 We... We ain't written no poetry. 78 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:56,720 -On the poster. -[man] It's on a poster. 79 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:57,800 -[Paul] Is it? -[man] Yeah. 80 00:02:57,880 --> 00:02:58,880 [Paul] Oh yeah. Massive. Ooh, hello! 81 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:00,600 [man] They've got a tremendous crowd there. 82 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,240 -There's the kids. -[John] How are we gonna get in? 83 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:03,480 You're missing a fab shot. 84 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,560 [John] Here y'are. You're missing the kids. 85 00:03:05,640 --> 00:03:07,040 [indistinct chatter] 86 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:08,680 [fans screaming, cheering] 87 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:10,440 [John] Hey, how are we gonna get in then? 88 00:03:11,920 --> 00:03:13,560 [Paul] Ooh! They practically had her! 89 00:03:13,640 --> 00:03:15,480 -Lock your door. -[John] Lock the doors. 90 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,600 -[Paul] Hey. Hi. -[Ringo] Well done, John. 91 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,400 [Paul] Hi, girls. [chuckles] 92 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,880 [fans clamoring] 93 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,280 [John] There's this old man here goin' potty! 94 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,640 [John] There's an old fella goin' proper crazy, you know. 95 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:39,200 [screaming continues] 96 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,440 [Paul] Get the horse, come on! 97 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:51,480 Oh well, it's okay. 98 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,320 He's gonna get the horses behind us. 99 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,520 [indistinct chatter] 100 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:56,680 [John] Oh, look at 'em all! 101 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,360 I didn't think anybody knew we would come. 102 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:02,440 [indistinct chatter] 103 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,560 [Paul] There's loads of 'em to keep 'em down. 104 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,480 -[Ringo] Is this it? -[John] Get in, quick! 105 00:04:16,280 --> 00:04:19,400 [Ringo] We had this huge suite of rooms in the Plaza Hotel. 106 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:24,760 And we had radios with the earpieces, 107 00:04:24,840 --> 00:04:27,360 so we could phone in Murray the K 108 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:29,080 and we could listen to him talking on the radio. 109 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,440 This was all so fascinating to me. 110 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,200 It was just too far out. 111 00:04:33,280 --> 00:04:35,400 [John] We were so overawed by American radio. 112 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,440 They had to-- Epstein, our manager, had to stop us. 113 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:38,560 [♪ music concludes] 114 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:40,040 We phoned every radio in town just saying, 115 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,480 "Will you play the Ronettes doing this?" I mean, we want to hear the music. 116 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:43,680 We didn't ask for our own records. 117 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:44,880 We asked for other people's. 118 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:50,360 [John] Okay, this is John Lennon of The Beatles on 1010 W-I-N-S. 119 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:52,200 [Murray] Now, we just want to tell everybody, 120 00:04:52,280 --> 00:04:53,760 this was the Beatles station. They're taking over. 121 00:04:53,840 --> 00:04:54,960 They're telling us what to play. 122 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:56,200 I got one more week of this, 123 00:04:56,280 --> 00:04:58,120 and I'm gonna become the Fifth Beatle, baby. 124 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:00,360 [Ringo] Well, I liked Murray. He was a real good guy. 125 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:01,920 There was him and Cousin Bruce. 126 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,960 And he became, uh, the so-called "Fifth Beatle" 127 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:08,400 because he was really big on our record. 128 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:10,560 You know, he helped make it a hit. 129 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,720 Paul, suppose you tell 'em what we got next, baby. 130 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,040 We were very impressed with him, and, uh-- so we used to ring 131 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,040 his radio show when he was on, and he'd say, 132 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:20,880 "And the Beatles are here, and I've got an exclusive interview. 133 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:22,200 And here we are with Murray the K!" 134 00:05:22,280 --> 00:05:24,360 And we'd be ringing up, "Hello? Excuse me a moment. 135 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,720 Oh, it's George. Hi, George! How're ya doin'?" 136 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:28,840 And we'd, you know, give him all the exclusives. 137 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:30,160 It's 'cause we loved him, you know. 138 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,200 [Paul] Okay, this is Paul McCartney from WINS, 139 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,960 1010 W-I-N-S, and it's Marvin Gaye, 140 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,320 and here he is singing "Pride And Joy". 141 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,720 [♪ "Pride And Joy" playing] 142 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,720 Yeah, baby. You got it. [chuckles] 143 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:52,760 ♪ You are my pride and joy ♪ 144 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:57,160 ♪ And I just love you, love you, darlin' ♪ 145 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,880 ♪ Like a baby boy loves his toy ♪ 146 00:06:01,280 --> 00:06:05,320 ♪ You've got kisses sweeter than honey ♪ 147 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:09,600 ♪ And I work seven days a week to give you all my money ♪ 148 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:14,600 ♪ And that's why you are my pride and joy ♪ 149 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,200 ♪ And I'm tellin' the world you're my ♪ 150 00:06:18,280 --> 00:06:19,440 ♪ Pride and joy... ♪ 151 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,440 It's me. You know me. Yes. 152 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:25,000 -[♪ music concludes] -No. Well, we're waiting 153 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:26,360 for a very important call from London, 154 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,000 which you're blocking the line on. 155 00:06:29,280 --> 00:06:31,760 -[Brian Matthew] Hello, John. -[John] Hello, Brian. 156 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:33,360 [Brian Matthew] Well, what are your first impressions 157 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:34,680 of arrival in America? 158 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:36,880 [John] Well, I don't know. They're sort of-- 159 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,640 They're wild, you know. They're all wild. 160 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:40,760 They just seem to get-- 161 00:06:40,840 --> 00:06:42,360 [Brian Matthew] Wilder than they are here in England? 162 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:43,440 [Paul] Well, it seemed like it. 163 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:44,760 Maybe it's just the first impression, you know. 164 00:06:44,840 --> 00:06:47,240 They just seem all out of their minds. 165 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:49,040 [Brian Matthew chuckles] Did you get home at all, John, 166 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:50,160 between leaving Paris 167 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:51,840 and starting again for the States? 168 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:53,960 [John] Yeah, we were in-- well, we were in London for two days. 169 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:55,080 You know, we got to England. 170 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:56,720 [Brian Matthew] You didn't go up to Liverpool, though? 171 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,000 [John] No, th-- George went up there. 172 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:00,080 -[Brian Matthew] Uh-huh. -[John] Yeah, 173 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:01,560 but he's regretting it. He still hasn't slept. 174 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:03,040 [Brian Matthew chuckles] Is George there now? 175 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:04,520 [John] Yeah, do you wanna speak to him? 176 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:05,600 [Brian Matthew] Yes, in a moment. 177 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:07,000 But, uh, John, is there anything you want 178 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,000 to say to the fans back here at home first? 179 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:10,440 Yeah, well, tell 'em not to forget 180 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:12,360 we're only away for 10 days. 181 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:14,880 And we'll be back, you know, and we're thinkin' of 'em. 182 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:16,760 [Brian Matthew] Now, let's have a word with Ringo, could we? 183 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,000 -Hello, Brian. -[Brian Matthew] Hello, how are you? 184 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:20,080 [Ringo] Fine. 185 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:21,240 [Brian Matthew] What was the first thing 186 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:23,280 you did when you got to your hotel, Ringo? 187 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:25,600 [Ringo] Um, well, we had this big, 188 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:27,440 mass press interview with... 189 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,600 oh, about hundred people there, you know. 190 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:33,640 And then, uh, we got out of that, 191 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:35,840 and then we... we had a Cadillac each. 192 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:37,200 [on radio] Marvelous cars. 193 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:39,000 [Brian Matthew] What sort of things do they want to know 194 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:40,360 at the press reception? 195 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,120 [Ringo] Oh, all things. Are we bald, you know, 196 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:44,440 and what do we do with our money? 197 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:46,160 [on radio] All the usual things. 198 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,040 [Brian Matthew] You proved that you, uh, don't wear wigs, I hope? 199 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:49,480 -[Ringo] Yes. -[Brian Matthew] And what did you do? 200 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:50,840 -[Ringo] We took 'em off! -[Brian Matthew chuckles] 201 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:51,960 [Ringo chuckles] 202 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:53,960 [Brian Matthew] Well, cheerio, Ringo, and the best of luck to you. 203 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,240 [Ringo] Cheerio. Give our regards to everyone. 204 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:00,120 -Here's George now. -[Brian Matthew] Hello, George. 205 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:01,920 [George] Hello. How are you, Brian? 206 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:03,240 [Brian Matthew] Fine, thanks. How are you? 207 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:04,480 [George] Uh, not so bad. 208 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,280 [Brian Matthew] Uh, the first thing you'll be doing over there 209 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:07,760 is The Ed Sullivan Show, isn't it? 210 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:09,840 [George] Yeah, we rehearse that tomorrow, 211 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:13,080 and then, uh, do the show on Sunday. 212 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:15,320 [Brian Matthew] What will you be doing on the show? 213 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,240 Uh, I think we'll be doing, you know, 214 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:18,800 "I Want To Hold Your Hand", "She Loves You", 215 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:20,200 "Please Please Me". 216 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:21,880 -You know, the usual ones. -[Brian Matthew] Uh-huh. 217 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:23,120 How many of your records 218 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:24,840 are in the American Hit Parade at the moment? 219 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:28,200 [George on radio] We've got six in the Hundred. 220 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:31,280 And, uh, we-- It's-- We've got "I Want To Hold Your Hand", 221 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,440 "She Loves You", "Please Please Me", 222 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,760 "From Me To You", "My Bonnie", which is a laugh, 223 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:38,320 and "I Saw Her Standing There". 224 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:39,520 -[♪ music concludes] -You know, in... 225 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:43,640 in New York, the, um, three records, 226 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:45,320 uh, "Please Please Me", 227 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:46,960 "She Loves You", and "I Want To Hold Your Hand", 228 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:48,080 they're all No. 1. 229 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,320 [Brian Matthew] Well, that's marvelous! And we're all very proud of you. 230 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:51,800 The very best of luck to all of you. 231 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:53,120 -[George] Yeah. -[Brian Matthew] And we're looking 232 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:54,960 forward to seeing you back home again soon. 233 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:56,640 Yeah, thanks. Well, we'll see you, you know, 234 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:58,480 in two weeks, I suppose. 235 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:00,320 I had this throat thing, 236 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:02,160 because when you see the photographs 237 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:06,280 that they all went out and did publicity shots 238 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:07,600 in Central Park, 239 00:09:07,680 --> 00:09:09,560 there's pictures of just the three of them 240 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:11,840 with the New York skyline behind them. 241 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,000 -[John, Paul, Ringo] Yeah! -[camera shutter clicking] 242 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,280 [Ed Sullivan] Now, yesterday and today, our theater's been jammed 243 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:17,920 with newspapermen and hundreds of photographers 244 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:19,760 from all over the nation, and these veterans agree with me 245 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:21,400 that the city never has witnessed 246 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,120 the excitement stirred by these youngsters 247 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:25,400 from Liverpool, who call themselves The Beatles. 248 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,760 Now tonight, you're gonna twice be entertained by them... 249 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:30,840 right now, and again in the second half of our show. 250 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,640 Ladies and gentlemen, The Beatles! Bring 'em on out! 251 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:36,320 [audience cheering] 252 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,600 Hey! One, two, three, four, five... 253 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:41,520 -[♪ "All My Loving" playing] -♪ Close your eyes ♪ 254 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:43,080 ♪ And I'll kiss you ♪ 255 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:46,040 ♪ Tomorrow I'll miss you ♪ 256 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:50,680 ♪ Remember I'll always be true ♪ 257 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:52,320 Hey! 258 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:57,800 ♪ And then while I'm away I'll write home every day ♪ 259 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:02,360 ♪ And I'll send all my loving to you ♪ 260 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:10,360 ♪ I'll pretend that I'm kissing the lips I am missing ♪ 261 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:15,240 ♪ And hope that my dreams will come true ♪ 262 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:22,040 ♪ And then while I'm away I'll write home every day ♪ 263 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:27,120 ♪ And I'll send all my loving to you ♪ 264 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:33,560 ♪ All my loving I will send to you ♪ 265 00:10:34,560 --> 00:10:39,320 ♪ All my loving, darling, I'll be true ♪ 266 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,800 Hey! Hey! Whoa, hey! 267 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,200 Hey, hey, hah! 268 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:52,760 Yeah! 269 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:56,120 ♪ Close your eyes and I'll kiss you ♪ 270 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:59,080 ♪ Tomorrow I'll miss you ♪ 271 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:03,600 ♪ Remember I'll always be true ♪ 272 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:11,320 ♪ And then while I'm away I'll write home every day ♪ 273 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:15,840 ♪ And I'll send all my loving to you... ♪ 274 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:17,600 [♪ music continues faintly] 275 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:19,320 [Paul] Well, it's still supposed to be 276 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:23,160 the largest viewing audience ever in the States, you know? 277 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:27,720 And the States being the biggest showbiz town ever, 278 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:29,200 it was very important, you know. 279 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:31,120 I still get people talking to me about it now. 280 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:32,400 You know, it's like "Where were you 281 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:33,640 when Kennedy was shot?" 282 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:35,920 ♪ All my loving, ooh, ooh... ♪ 283 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:39,760 [George] Later, they said there was the least reported 284 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,560 -or there was no reported crime. -[♪ music concludes] 285 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:44,280 -[audience cheering] -[George] Even the criminals 286 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:48,040 had a rest for... for, like, ten minutes 287 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:49,360 while we were on. 288 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:52,280 You know, something very nice happened 289 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:54,040 and the Beatles got a great kick out of it. 290 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,160 We just received a wire, they did, 291 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:58,360 from Elvis Presley and Colonel Tom Parker 292 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:00,600 wishing them a tremendous success in our country. 293 00:12:00,680 --> 00:12:02,160 I think that was very, very nice. 294 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:03,680 [audience cheering] 295 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:06,520 And then we did the train ride to, uh, Washington. 296 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,800 [♪ "I Should Have Known Better" playing] 297 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:19,640 ♪ I should've known better with a girl like you... ♪ 298 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:21,400 [Ringo] And that's where we got to know 299 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:22,920 quite a few of the press guys. 300 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,760 And that's where they started to get friendly 301 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:27,240 and let us know that they were out there 302 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:30,480 actually to kill us. Because we shouted at them, 303 00:12:30,560 --> 00:12:33,840 they loved us. [chuckles] God knows what would happen 304 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:35,280 -if we hadn't have shouted. -[♪ music concludes] 305 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:37,480 Two, four, four. 306 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:39,720 Two, four, seven. 307 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:43,160 -Two, five, one. -[man] Roger. 308 00:12:43,560 --> 00:12:44,800 [indistinct chatter] 309 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:46,920 [indistinct chatter] 310 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:51,400 Hi, it's great being here in New York. Okay? 311 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:52,840 -[man] It's Washington. -[chuckles] 312 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,000 Oh, is that the place? I don't know, Washington. 313 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:57,320 I'm just moving so fast. 314 00:12:57,400 --> 00:12:58,840 [DJ over speaker] There may be a controversy 315 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:01,520 over the Beatles' apparel and their hairdos, 316 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:03,200 but there's no debate about one thing, 317 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:04,920 they sure have got talent. 318 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:06,160 [crowd cheering] 319 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,080 [Ringo] The Washington gig, there was like 10, 320 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:09,560 12,000 people. 321 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:11,400 That was a hell of a lot of people 322 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,240 in those days that you were playing to. 323 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:17,480 Good evening, how do you do? [chuckles] How are you? 324 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:22,280 We'd like to thank everybody here in, uh, America, 325 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:25,280 Washington, America, for-- 326 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:29,000 -[fans screaming, cheering] -Oh, for... 327 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,960 We'd like to thank... We'd like to thank everybody for, uh, 328 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:38,320 buying this particular record and starting this thing off 329 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,920 in America, and giving us the chance to come here 330 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:44,160 and see you all in Washington. Thank you! Song! 331 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:46,680 -One, two. -[♪ "She Loves You" playing] 332 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:49,520 ♪ She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 333 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,360 ♪ She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 334 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:55,680 ♪ She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 335 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:57,320 ♪ Yeah ♪ 336 00:13:58,680 --> 00:14:01,000 ♪ You think you've lost your love ♪ 337 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:07,240 ♪ Well, I saw her yesterday It's you she's thinkin' of ♪ 338 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:12,200 ♪ And she told me what to say She says she loves you ♪ 339 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:15,040 ♪ And you know that can't be bad ♪ 340 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:18,560 ♪ Yes, she loves you ♪ 341 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,680 ♪ And you know you should be glad ♪ 342 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:25,520 ♪ She said you hurt her so ♪ 343 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,200 ♪ She almost lost her mind ♪ 344 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,200 ♪ But now she says she knows ♪ 345 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:35,480 ♪ You're not the hurtin' kind ♪ 346 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:37,160 ♪ She says she loves you ♪ 347 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:39,840 ♪ And you know that can't be bad ♪ 348 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:43,280 ♪ Yes, she loves you ♪ 349 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:47,440 ♪ And you know you should be glad, ooh ♪ 350 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,880 ♪ She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 351 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,640 ♪ She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 352 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:58,040 ♪ With a love like that, you know you should be glad ♪ 353 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:05,960 ♪ You know it's up to you, I think it's only fair ♪ 354 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:08,840 ♪ Pride can hurt you, too ♪ 355 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,080 ♪ Apologize to her ♪ 356 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:16,480 ♪ Because she loves you, and you know that can't be bad ♪ 357 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:19,960 ♪ Yes, she loves you ♪ 358 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:24,640 ♪ And you know you should be glad, ooh ♪ 359 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:27,800 ♪ She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 360 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:30,440 ♪ She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 361 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:32,240 ♪ With a love like that ♪ 362 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:34,880 ♪ You know you should be glad ♪ 363 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:38,400 ♪ With a love like that ♪ 364 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:41,160 ♪ You know you should be glad ♪ 365 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:44,720 ♪ With a love like that ♪ 366 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:50,040 ♪ You know you should be glad ♪ 367 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:53,680 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 368 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:59,240 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 369 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,160 -[♪ music concludes] -[fans screaming, cheering] 370 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:04,200 [Neil Aspinall] We did that Washington show. 371 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:05,840 It was like a boxing ring... 372 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:08,800 right, with people all round. 373 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:10,640 Every song, you'd go 374 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:13,080 to a different side of the stage, right? 375 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:15,400 And, uh, so you had to move the mics all the time, 376 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:17,960 you know? And Ringo was sitting on a-- 377 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:20,920 like this round thing in the middle of the stage 378 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:22,120 that his drums were on, 379 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,200 so he had to turn that round to face 380 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:25,960 whichever way the band were playing, 381 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:27,760 and the bloody thing got stuck! 382 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:30,800 He's gotta turn his drums round! 383 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:37,880 [Neil Aspinall] You know, so... [laughs] 384 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:39,640 ...there's all this chaos going on 385 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:42,640 and whatever. But... But it was a good show. 386 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:44,960 -[Paul] All right? -[George] Hello, hello, hello. 387 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:46,640 So, yeah... 388 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:49,080 The song's called, "I Saw Her Standing There". 389 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:50,520 -One, two, three. -[fans cheering] 390 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:52,680 [♪ "I Saw Her Standing There" playing] 391 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:58,640 ♪ Well, she was just seventeen ♪ 392 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,640 ♪ You know what I mean ♪ 393 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:03,480 ♪ And the way she looked ♪ 394 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:07,520 ♪ Was way beyond compare, woo! ♪ 395 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:13,880 -♪ How could I dance with another? Ooh! ♪ -♪ Oh ♪ 396 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:17,760 -♪ When I saw her standing there ♪ -♪ Since I saw her standing there ♪ 397 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:22,640 ♪ Well, she looked at me ♪ 398 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,240 ♪ And I, I could see ♪ 399 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:30,520 ♪ That before too long I'd fall in love with her ♪ 400 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:37,880 -♪ How could I dance with another? Ooh! ♪ -♪ Oh ♪ 401 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:41,880 -♪ When I saw her standing there ♪ -♪ Since I saw her standing there ♪ 402 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:49,640 ♪ Well, my heart went boom when I crossed that room ♪ 403 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:54,920 ♪ And I held her hand in mine ♪ 404 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:02,080 ♪ Oh, we danced through the night ♪ 405 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:04,920 ♪ And we held each other tight ♪ 406 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:10,160 ♪ And before too long I fell in love with her ♪ 407 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:16,520 ♪ Now I'll never dance with another ♪ 408 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:17,800 -♪ Ooh ♪ -♪ Oh ♪ 409 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:21,760 ♪ Since I saw her standing there ♪ 410 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:23,360 ♪ Whoah! ♪ 411 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:50,600 ♪ We danced through the night ♪ 412 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:53,520 ♪ Yeah, and we held each other tight ♪ 413 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:58,680 ♪ And before too long I fell in love with her ♪ 414 00:19:00,120 --> 00:19:04,720 ♪ Now I'll never dance with another ♪ 415 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:05,960 -♪ Ooh ♪ -♪ Oh ♪ 416 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:10,160 ♪ Since I saw her standing there ♪ 417 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:16,120 ♪ Well, since I saw her standing there ♪ 418 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:18,960 ♪ Well, since I saw her... ♪ 419 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:21,360 [Ringo] We were surrounded by the kids, 420 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:23,720 um, and with it being America, 421 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:26,320 the parents sort of went along with the kids more than they did 422 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:28,120 -in England. -[♪ music concludes] 423 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:30,520 I loved it. I absolutely loved it. 424 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:31,880 [fans screaming, cheering] 425 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,120 [John] We didn't think if-- whether we're that good or not. 426 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:35,800 You're gonna think you're good to-- to do 427 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:37,280 what we did, you know? 428 00:19:37,360 --> 00:19:39,280 The last thing I remember was playing music in a club, 429 00:19:39,360 --> 00:19:40,920 and the next minute, this. 430 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:42,520 But we never thought about it too much 431 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:45,800 because it was an ongoing thing... it was happening to us 432 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:47,720 and it was hard to see, you know. 433 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:50,600 We were just in the middle being ushered from room to room. 434 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:53,520 [Paul] Yeah, the British Embassy, it was-- 435 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:55,440 there was a kind of party, you know, so, the-- 436 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:57,440 so this was one of the things that was starting to happen. 437 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:00,840 Because we now were conquering America, 438 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:04,680 obviously the British Ambassador could play a role in this, 439 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,040 and it would be good publicity for him probably, 440 00:20:07,120 --> 00:20:09,280 you know, so the, "I know 'em," you know, 441 00:20:09,360 --> 00:20:12,880 um, but... but there were a lot of Hooray Henrys there, 442 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:14,640 and we'd never really met them yet. 443 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:16,720 We hadn't played many sort of Arts Balls 444 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:20,160 or Cambridge May Balls, or that kind of thing. 445 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,840 We'd heard about these guys who got a little bit stroppy 446 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:24,880 after a few drinks. [in RP accent] "Oh, I say, you know, 447 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:28,960 play Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto. Ha-ha-ha!" 448 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:31,920 We were standing around saying, "Hi, it's very nice," you know, 449 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:36,040 and having a drink, and, uh, one of them came up behind me 450 00:20:36,120 --> 00:20:38,320 and snipped a piece of my hair off. 451 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:39,640 -[indistinct chatter] -[Ringo] You know, 452 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:41,160 which got me angry. So I just swung round, 453 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:42,480 "What the hell do you think you're doing?" 454 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:43,800 [in RP accent] "Oh, it's okay, old chap. 455 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:45,640 We're just, you know..." Bullshit, bullshit. 456 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:48,800 [John] Some bloody animal cut Ringo's hair, 457 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:51,560 you know, in the middle of-- I walked out of that, you know, 458 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:52,800 swearing at all of 'em, 459 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:54,560 you know. I just left in the middle of it. 460 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:56,080 [interviewer] What do you have to say about that? 461 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:58,120 -[John] Really? [laughs] -[crowd laughing] 462 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:00,040 [♪ "I'll Follow The Sun" playing] 463 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:06,000 ♪ One day you'll look to see... ♪ 464 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:08,080 [Paul] And then we eventually, as you say, got down to Miami, 465 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,920 which was, well, I mean, that was just like paradise. 466 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,120 Because, I mean, we'd never been to anywhere 467 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:14,600 where there was palm trees. 468 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:16,840 And, uh, we took a lot of photos. 469 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:17,920 You know, we were like tourists, 470 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,480 and we had our Pentax cameras. 471 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:22,200 ♪ I was the one ♪ 472 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:27,840 ♪ But tomorrow may rain so I'll follow the sun ♪ 473 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:34,760 ♪ And now the time has come and so, my love, I must go ♪ 474 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:42,240 ♪ And though I lose a friend, in the end you will know ♪ 475 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:44,800 ♪ Oh ♪ 476 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:48,240 ♪ One day you'll find ♪ 477 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:51,000 ♪ That I have gone ♪ 478 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:56,480 ♪ But tomorrow may rain so I'll follow the sun ♪ 479 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:00,800 [♪ music concludes] 480 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:03,440 [Ringo] This was just the most brilliant place 481 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:04,600 I'd ever been to, 482 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:07,680 and people were lending us yachts or anything we wanted. 483 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:10,120 I mean, this family lent us their boat, 484 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:13,760 and they let me drive a 60-foot yacht. 485 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:15,880 [chuckles] You know, a speedboat, 486 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:20,520 which I proceeded to bring in to port head-on... [laughing] 487 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:21,880 [crashing sound] 488 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:26,160 ...not really knowing much about driving speedboats. 489 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:27,800 [imitates speedboat] And so, you know, 490 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:30,360 they have those pretty rails on the front hanging over, 491 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:32,200 well, this was kkkrrrgg... 492 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:34,960 and just bent the... the bugger all over the place. 493 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:37,440 But they didn't seem to mind, you know. They were just happy. 494 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:38,680 [Paul] We had a great time there. 495 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:40,040 We... We stayed in a hotel 496 00:22:40,120 --> 00:22:41,840 most of the time and sort of looked down 497 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:44,840 on the sand, where the kids, the fans, would write, 498 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,560 "I LOVE JOHN" on the sand, you know, 499 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:50,080 so you could read it from your hotel room. 500 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,200 I remember playing at one of the hotels, 501 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:55,400 and they always have cabarets. 502 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:57,640 [George] What's your name? 503 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:00,800 -[Paul] Which one are you? -[fans screaming] 504 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:03,040 [Ralph Renick] And now, from the stage of the Deauville Hotel, 505 00:23:03,120 --> 00:23:05,280 here he is... Ed Sullivan! 506 00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:08,040 [♪ "There's No Business Like Show Business" playing] 507 00:23:08,120 --> 00:23:10,600 [audience cheering] 508 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:12,720 [♪ music concludes] 509 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:15,240 Thank you very, very much. Thank you. 510 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:20,240 Well, you know, it's so very nice to be here. 511 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:23,040 Thank you, Ralph Renick, for that very nice intro. 512 00:23:23,360 --> 00:23:24,920 And now this has happened again. 513 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,080 Last Sunday, on our show in New York, 514 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:29,880 the Beatles played to the greatest TV audience 515 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:33,280 that's ever been assembled in the history of American TV. 516 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:36,600 Now, tonight, here in Miami Beach, 517 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:41,280 again, the Beatles face a record-busting audience. 518 00:23:41,360 --> 00:23:43,720 [audience cheering] 519 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:45,680 Ladies and gentlemen... 520 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:48,760 here are four of the nicest youngsters 521 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:51,960 we've ever had on our stage... The Beatles! Bring them on out. 522 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:53,640 [fans screaming, cheering] 523 00:23:56,280 --> 00:24:01,160 [♪ "This Boy" playing] 524 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:04,680 -♪ That boy ♪ -♪ This boy ♪ 525 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:10,120 ♪ Took my love away ♪ 526 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:18,040 ♪ He'll regret it someday ♪ 527 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:24,560 ♪ But this boy wants you back again ♪ 528 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:31,920 ♪ That boy ♪ 529 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:37,360 ♪ Isn't good for you ♪ 530 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:44,760 ♪ Though he may want you too ♪ 531 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:51,600 ♪ This boy wants you back again ♪ 532 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:58,440 -♪ Oh, and this boy ♪ -[both vocalizing] 533 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:01,240 ♪ Could be happy ♪ 534 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,480 ♪ Just to love you ♪ 535 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:09,520 ♪ But, oh my ♪ 536 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:14,160 ♪ That boy won't be happy ♪ 537 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:23,400 -♪ Till he's seen you cry ♪ -[crowd cheering] 538 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,960 Excuse the mess, won't you? Packing. 539 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,880 -Well, come on, then. -[George] Hang on. 540 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:32,160 -[Paul] Come on. -[George] Hang-- 541 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:33,280 [Paul] Ouch! 542 00:25:33,360 --> 00:25:35,400 [George] You've got to stick everything in. 543 00:25:35,640 --> 00:25:37,920 It's all sort of hanging out the edges. 544 00:25:38,360 --> 00:25:39,680 [♪ music continues faintly] 545 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:41,640 [chuckling] 546 00:25:43,360 --> 00:25:45,280 Huh, where's the zip? 547 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,040 [Ed Sullivan] These youngsters from Liverpool, England, 548 00:25:48,360 --> 00:25:49,680 and their conduct over here 549 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:51,840 not only as fine professional singers, 550 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:55,000 but as a group of fine youngsters, 551 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:56,760 will leave an imprint 552 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:58,760 with everyone over here who's met 'em! 553 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:02,040 -Okay, let's go. -[crowd cheering] 554 00:26:02,120 --> 00:26:04,640 [John] But nobody ever sort of made it in America, 555 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:06,240 and we were dying to be the first. 556 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:09,160 [George] A lot of people had tried and failed in America. 557 00:26:09,360 --> 00:26:11,400 [Paul] We were just very confident. 558 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:13,680 Confidence was at an all-time high. 559 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:16,360 [Ringo] I felt we'd conquered America. 560 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:18,680 It was sort of an attitude we had, 561 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:21,560 "Okay, we've conquered Sweden, we've conquered France. 562 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:23,360 Yeah, so America was ours now." 563 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:24,960 [♪ "I Want To Hold Your Hand" playing] 564 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:27,520 [crowd cheering] 565 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:29,800 [fans screaming] 566 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:33,840 ♪ Oh yeah, I'll tell you something ♪ 567 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:37,440 ♪ I think you'll understand ♪ 568 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:41,000 ♪ When I say that something ♪ 569 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:45,600 ♪ I wanna hold your hand ♪ 570 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,880 ♪ I wanna hold your hand ♪ 571 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,680 ♪ I wanna hold your hand ♪ 572 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:53,280 ♪ Oh, please... ♪ 573 00:26:53,360 --> 00:26:55,040 [interviewer] What did you most like about the trip, Ringo? 574 00:26:55,120 --> 00:26:57,680 Oh, I just loved all of it, you know, especially Miami. 575 00:26:57,760 --> 00:26:59,360 -[interviewer] Yeah. -The sun, you know. 576 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,200 I didn't know what it meant until I went over there. 577 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:02,840 [interviewer] Don't you get it up in Liverpool? 578 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:04,400 No, they... they're finished up there, you know. 579 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:06,040 -[laughs] -Cut it out. 580 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:08,480 [interviewer] Did you ever have a chance, John, 581 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:10,680 -to just get away on your own... -Yeah. 582 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:11,920 ...without anybody recognizing you? 583 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:14,360 We borrowed a couple of millionaires' houses, you know. 584 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:16,680 -Well... -Well, we did! 585 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:18,000 You could afford to buy a couple 586 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:19,200 of millionaires' houses, couldn't you? 587 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:20,280 No. Not yet. Not yet. 588 00:27:20,360 --> 00:27:21,760 We'd sooner borrow them. It's cheaper. 589 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,800 And we did a bit of water skiing. Well, sort of. And-- 590 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:26,200 Yeah, we had a great time. 591 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:27,680 [interviewer] Did your wife enjoy it over there? 592 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:29,880 Uh, she loved it. Who? Who? Who? 593 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:32,360 [shushes] Don't tell them he's married. It's a secret. 594 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:33,800 [interviewer] Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry about that. 595 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:35,600 I didn't mean to-- What about the, uh, 596 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:38,320 taste of the fans over there? Did you find, same stuff? 597 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,480 -He never bit any. -[both chuckle] 598 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:42,760 Yeah. Uh-- 599 00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:45,080 We expected them to be very different, 600 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:47,280 -but they weren't at all. -[interviewer] Yeah. 601 00:27:47,360 --> 00:27:49,920 [laughs] The... The accent was the only thing, you know. 602 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:51,800 It was the only difference. Lovely. Yeah. 603 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:54,440 Did they reckon you sang in an English accent or American one? 604 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:57,200 No, some fella said, "How come, 'cause you're from Britain, 605 00:27:57,280 --> 00:27:58,880 and you still sing in an American accent?" 606 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:00,240 or something. 607 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:01,720 Funny. We'd been trying to explain it to him 608 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:03,520 -that it's a Liverpool accent. -That we are American, you know, 609 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:04,600 but he wouldn't believe us. 610 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:05,720 He kept-- Oh, it was funny. 611 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:07,280 [interviewer] I hear anyway that the four of you 612 00:28:07,360 --> 00:28:09,120 are going to be millionaires by the end of the year. 613 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:10,440 -Really? Oh. -Oh, that's nice. 614 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:11,600 -Thanks. -[interviewer] Have you got time-- 615 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:13,240 -I hope so! -Congratulations. 616 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:15,040 Have you... Have you got time to actually spend this money? 617 00:28:15,120 --> 00:28:16,440 What money? 618 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:18,240 [♪ "A Hard Day's Night" playing] 619 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:21,000 ♪ It's been a hard day's night ♪ 620 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:24,880 ♪ And I've been working like a dog ♪ 621 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:28,000 ♪ It's been a hard day's night ♪ 622 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:31,880 ♪ I should be sleeping like a log ♪ 623 00:28:32,120 --> 00:28:35,520 ♪ But when I get home to you, I find the things that you do ♪ 624 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:38,360 ♪ Will make me feel all right... ♪ 625 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:39,680 [Paul] We'd always-- You know, 626 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:41,000 I'm talking about this progression 627 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:42,880 with the Beatles from, you know, 628 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:45,000 little Stevedores and Dockers Union, 629 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:48,720 Cavern, better clubs, you know, so-and-so... 630 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:52,200 So, uh, films was one that we'd always thought-- 631 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:54,000 we'd loved The Girl Can't Help It, 632 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:56,560 and we knew that in rock and roll, you could get in a film. 633 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:57,920 How do you reckon that one out? 634 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:01,800 I loved the... the pictures as a kid, you know. 635 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:04,760 I used to go a hell of a lot to the Beresford 636 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:06,920 and the Gaumont, you know, up in Liverpool. 637 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:08,560 [♪ music continues faintly] 638 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:12,000 Uh, great memories from the Saturday Morning Pictures, 639 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:13,520 uh, you know, whatever it was. 640 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:17,000 If it was a pirate movie, I would be a pirate. 641 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:19,120 You know, if it was a Western, 642 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:22,840 Saturday morning after the movie I would come home as a cowboy. 643 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:25,880 I mean, it was... was great fantasy land for me, 644 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:27,400 movies, as a kid. 645 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:29,200 Well, we were interested in films, 646 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:30,960 and what happened was, um, 647 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:34,600 Brian started talking to people, knowing of our interest... 648 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:35,800 [♪ music concludes] 649 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:38,840 ...and, um, he came up with Dick Lester's name. 650 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:39,960 And, well, he did 651 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:41,840 The Running Jumping and Standing Still Film. 652 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:43,840 It's a short with Spike Milligan, 653 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:45,520 classic, little sort of comedy short, 654 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:46,960 it's about five minutes or something. 655 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:48,560 But I don't know if it's that funny now, 656 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:50,000 but it was very funny then. 657 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:53,360 -[♪ jazzy incidental music playing] -[birds chirping] 658 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:10,440 -[♪ music concludes] -So they got hold of Dick Lester, 659 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:12,600 and we... we were really pleased. 660 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:14,880 And Dick came round. He was a bit of a musician. 661 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:16,280 He could play a bit of jazz piano. 662 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:19,280 So, uh, he was even more interesting. 663 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:21,760 Um... he was American, 664 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:23,320 but he'd been working in Britain, 665 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:24,760 and he'd worked with the Goons, 666 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:26,240 so that was kind of enough for us. 667 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:30,080 And he got hold of Alun Owen, who was a Welsh, uh, playwright. 668 00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:31,880 And so he was a very likable Welsh bloke, 669 00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:34,360 and he came and he hung out with us for a few days, 670 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:35,880 which was great, 'cause he picked up 671 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:37,920 all the little sort of things... "He's very clean, isn't he?" 672 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:40,360 Picked up all the little sort of jokes and the sarcasm, 673 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:41,640 you know, the sort of... 674 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:45,320 the "Beatle way", the humor, you know... John's wit, 675 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:49,040 and each one of us... Ringo's laconic humor, you know. 676 00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:51,000 So he picked up our characters, which was good. 677 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:53,200 [John] Normally, in pictures you do things back to front. 678 00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:57,080 Like, the end, you... you make a film of that on one day, 679 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:58,720 and then the next day, you do the beginning, 680 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:01,480 but in this one, we almost did it in sequence. 681 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:02,800 So it was very exciting. 682 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:05,400 We got on a train at Marylebone Station one day, 683 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:07,800 and so the train took off, and we were in a film. 684 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:10,440 [Paul] Excuse me, have you seen 685 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:11,840 that little old man we were with? 686 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:13,200 [Paul] And there were these little girls, 687 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:16,160 schoolgirls in gymslips, who were actually models. 688 00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:19,280 And we, of course, were quite fascinated with them, 689 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:21,240 -and George married one. -Sorry for disturbing you girls. 690 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:24,520 [Paul] Pattie. Pattie Boyd was one of the girls on the train. 691 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:26,040 [♪ "I Should Have Known Better" playing] 692 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:31,520 ♪ So I should have realized a lot of things before ♪ 693 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:35,480 ♪ If this is love, you've got to give me more ♪ 694 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:37,600 ♪ Give me more ♪ 695 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:39,360 ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ 696 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:41,440 ♪ Give me more ♪ 697 00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:44,360 [John] For the whole of the train bit, 698 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:45,680 we're just in-- going to pieces, you know, 699 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:47,680 we were so embarrassed about it all. 700 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:50,400 It was all so romantic, with these lights 701 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,280 and, you know, coming to work in the limo. 702 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:55,760 I mean, the getting up early in the morning 703 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:57,720 wasn't the best thing we could do. 704 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:00,360 And, uh, especially, I mean, 705 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,440 the scene in Hard Day's Night where... 706 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:05,400 the one I actually got really good credit for, 707 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:08,520 was the walking on the beach. Uh, "on the beach!" [laughs] 708 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:10,120 -...by the canal... -[♪ "This Boy" instrumental playing] 709 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:13,160 ...uh, with the camera and that, like, the lonely guy scene. 710 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:21,680 [Ringo] That came about because, you know, 711 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:23,480 I came directly to work, 712 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:26,280 very unprofessional, straight from a nightclub, 713 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:28,600 and, uh, I was a little hungover, 714 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:31,720 to say the least. You know, I was just so out of it. So... 715 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:34,000 we said, "Well, let's do anything!" 716 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:35,200 And, uh... 717 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:38,320 My version of it, I said, "Well, just let me walk around, 718 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:39,840 and film me." 719 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:43,840 And why I look so cold and dejected 720 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:45,680 is because I felt like shit... 721 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:49,640 [laughs] ...you know, so there's no... no acting going on there. 722 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:51,240 I just felt so bad! 723 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:53,560 I was less embarrassed than the others, 724 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:57,320 you know that? But I think John also got into the movie too. 725 00:32:57,400 --> 00:32:58,520 [♪ music concludes] 726 00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:03,840 -Hello. -Hello. 727 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:05,800 -Oh, wait a minute, don't say you are-- -No, I'm not. 728 00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:07,000 -Oh, you are. -I'm not. 729 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:09,240 -Oh, you are. I know you are. -I'm not, no. 730 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:12,320 -Excuse me. -You look just like him. 731 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:15,640 Do I? You're the first one that's said that, ever. 732 00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:17,000 Yes, you do. Look. 733 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:20,400 -No, me eyes are lighter. -Excuse me. 734 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:21,480 All right, Noddy. 735 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:24,160 -Me nose. -Oh, yes, your nose is very... 736 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:26,080 -Is it? -Well, I would have said so. 737 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:27,680 Oh, you know him better, though. 738 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:29,680 I do not. He's only a casual acquaintance. 739 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:32,120 -That's what you say. -What have you heard? 740 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:36,160 -It's all over the place. -Is it? Is it really? 741 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:38,560 Mm, but I wouldn't have it. I stuck up for you. 742 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:41,280 -I knew I could rely on you. -Thanks. 743 00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:48,400 You don't look like him at all. 744 00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:56,760 [John] She looks more like him than I do. 745 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:04,240 [camera shutter clicking] 746 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:06,800 [George] Alun Owen tried to write a scene 747 00:34:07,520 --> 00:34:09,800 of us being harassed by the press, 748 00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:12,400 which was part of our daily duty, really. 749 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:13,680 And they were saying things, 750 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:15,320 you must have seen A Hard Day's Night, 751 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:18,400 saying things like, "How did you find America?" 752 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:19,800 Turn left at Greenland. 753 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:21,840 "What do you call that hairstyle?" 754 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:23,280 Arthur. 755 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:25,000 Has success changed your life? 756 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:27,920 Yeah, I think it did, 'cause, as I say, Alun hung around with us 757 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:31,480 and, uh, was careful to... to try and put words 758 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:33,440 into our mouths that he might have heard us 759 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:34,920 speak or that he thought... 760 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:37,000 So I think he did a very good script. 761 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:39,440 [cymbal crashes] 762 00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:41,320 Leave them drums alone. 763 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:43,320 [floor manager] Oh, surely I could just have a little touch. 764 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:46,120 You so much as breathe heavy on 'em, and I'm out on strike. 765 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:47,840 [floor manager] Aren't you being rather arbitrary? 766 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:51,800 There you go, hiding behind a smoke screen of bourgeois clichés. 767 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:54,720 I don't go messing about with your earphones, do I? 768 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:56,480 -Spoilsport. -[Ringo] Well? 769 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:01,080 He's very fussy about his drums, you know. 770 00:35:01,160 --> 00:35:02,920 They loom large in his legend. 771 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:07,120 -What's up? -Oh, he's sulking again. 772 00:35:07,320 --> 00:35:08,720 I'll show him. 773 00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:09,880 [♪ "If I Fell" playing] 774 00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:13,560 ♪ If I fell in love with you, would you promise to be true ♪ 775 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:18,440 ♪ And help me understand? ♪ 776 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:20,840 ♪ 'Cause I've been in love before ♪ 777 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:23,160 ♪ And I found that love was more... ♪ 778 00:35:23,240 --> 00:35:25,120 [George Martin] They didn't really get totally immersed 779 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:27,200 in record production until later on, 780 00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:29,840 when they stopped touring. There wasn't time. 781 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:32,360 They would dash into the studio, put down their tracks, 782 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:33,880 and they'd leave all the work really to us. 783 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:34,960 [♪ music concludes] 784 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:36,920 I mean, they were... they were incredibly busy 785 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:38,160 during those first years. 786 00:35:38,240 --> 00:35:39,680 [♪ "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You" playing] 787 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:42,040 ♪ Before this dance is through I think I'll love you too ♪ 788 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:45,360 ♪ I'm so happy when you dance with me ♪ 789 00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:47,080 ♪ I don't wanna kiss... ♪ 790 00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:48,760 [George] If you look at our itinerary, 791 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:50,400 some of those years, where we-- 792 00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:53,560 we did, uh, maybe a tour of England, a tour of Europe, 793 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:57,120 a tour of America, two albums and about four EPs 794 00:35:57,280 --> 00:35:58,640 and three singles, 795 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:01,840 and we made a movie all in the same year, 796 00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:04,000 you think, "Jesus! How did we do that?" 797 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:06,360 -[♪ music concludes] -[John] Okay, ready? 798 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:08,880 Paul? They're runnin'. 799 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:12,520 A-one, two, three, four... 800 00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:14,000 -[♪ "I'll Be Back" playing] -♪ You ♪ 801 00:36:14,080 --> 00:36:17,120 ♪ If you break my heart, I'll go ♪ 802 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:20,880 ♪ But I'll be back again ♪ 803 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:27,000 [♪ music continues faintly] 804 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:29,800 [Brian Matthew] The next few minutes are in the lap of the gods 805 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:31,560 and the hands of the Beatles, which means anything can happen. 806 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:32,640 [♪ music concludes] 807 00:36:32,720 --> 00:36:34,000 We're gonna hear shorter versions of, uh... 808 00:36:34,080 --> 00:36:35,400 -[John] Yes. -...songs from their film. 809 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:36,880 -[John] It's a film, yes. -[Brian Matthew] Gather round, 810 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:37,960 famous film stars. 811 00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:39,360 -[John] Gather round. -[Brian Matthew] That's them. 812 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:40,640 -[Paul] Right, Brian. -[Brian Matthew] Now, look, 813 00:36:40,720 --> 00:36:42,200 in my young days, when I was a lad, 814 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:43,520 they used to have actors in films 815 00:36:43,600 --> 00:36:44,880 -and that. Now they... -[John] Hey, listen ... 816 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:46,720 -[Paul] It's all changed now, Brian. -[John] It's all changed now. 817 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:48,000 [Paul] They're not doing that. No actors. 818 00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:49,840 [Brian Matthew] In those days, the actors used to say 819 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:51,680 their best bits were left on the cutting room floor. 820 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:53,440 -Did you find that? -[John] No. 821 00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:55,560 No, no, those were the good bits in the film. 822 00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:57,000 -You should have seen the rest! -[Brian Matthew] Yes? 823 00:36:57,080 --> 00:36:58,280 -[John] Rubbish. -[Brian Matthew] Was it really? 824 00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:00,080 -[John] Even worse, yes. -[Brian Matthew] Who was worst? 825 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:01,520 -[John] Oh, Paul. -[Brian] I see. 826 00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:03,240 [Paul] I think John was about the worst. 827 00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:05,440 -[John] No, it was you. -[Paul] Oh, Ringo was very good. 828 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:07,120 -[Brian Matthew] He was. -[Paul] He's a good lad, yes. 829 00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:08,640 [Brian Matthew] They're saying he's a new Charlie Chaplin. 830 00:37:08,720 --> 00:37:10,160 -Do you think that's right? -[Paul] New Charlie Chaplin? 831 00:37:10,240 --> 00:37:11,440 [John] Oh aye, yeah. He's an old one! 832 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:12,560 We're out! 833 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:14,000 [♪ "Can't Buy Me Love" playing] 834 00:37:14,080 --> 00:37:15,720 ♪ Can't buy me love... ♪ 835 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:18,200 I found it exciting. I... I loved it! 836 00:37:18,280 --> 00:37:19,840 Because there was a lot of comedy in it, 837 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:21,200 people were saying, "Oh, you know, 838 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:22,720 they're young Marx Brothers. 839 00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:23,920 I think there was nothing else to... 840 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:25,960 There'd never been a group of four people, I suppose, 841 00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:27,520 doing comedy besides them. 842 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:29,440 But I think that was part of the thing, 843 00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:32,120 that the Beatles were very funny. 844 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:33,920 I mean, they actually were funny. 845 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:35,560 ♪ I don't care too much for money ♪ 846 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:37,720 ♪ For money can't buy me love... ♪ 847 00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:40,360 [John] Well, all of us liked the bit in the field 848 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:42,560 where we all jump about like lunatics, 849 00:37:42,640 --> 00:37:45,280 because that's pure film, as the director told us. 850 00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:46,880 You know, it's just pure filming, 851 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:49,320 and we could have been anybody. But we enjoy that. 852 00:37:49,720 --> 00:37:52,600 ♪ I don't care too much for money ♪ 853 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:54,400 ♪ For money can't buy me love ♪ 854 00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:57,840 ♪ Can't buy me love ♪ 855 00:37:58,160 --> 00:38:00,120 ♪ Everybody tells me so ♪ 856 00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:03,600 ♪ Can't buy me love ♪ 857 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:06,760 ♪ No, no, no, no ♪ 858 00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:09,520 ♪ Say you don't need no diamond rings ♪ 859 00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:12,080 ♪ And I'll be satisfied ♪ 860 00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:15,240 ♪ Tell me that you want the kind of things ♪ 861 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:17,720 ♪ That money just can't buy ♪ 862 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:21,040 ♪ I don't care too much for money ♪ 863 00:38:21,120 --> 00:38:23,440 ♪ Money can't buy me love ♪ 864 00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:25,160 ♪ Whaow! ♪ 865 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:42,760 ♪ Can't buy me love ♪ 866 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:44,520 ♪ Everybody tells me so ♪ 867 00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:47,600 ♪ Can't buy me love ♪ 868 00:38:48,120 --> 00:38:50,680 ♪ No, no, no, no ♪ 869 00:38:50,760 --> 00:38:53,040 ♪ Say you don't need no diamond ring ♪ 870 00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:55,360 ♪ And I'll be satisfied ♪ 871 00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:58,320 ♪ Tell me that you want the kind of things ♪ 872 00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:00,680 ♪ That money just can't buy ♪ 873 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:03,160 ♪ 'Cause I don't care too much for money ♪ 874 00:39:03,240 --> 00:39:05,360 ♪ Money can't buy me love ♪ 875 00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:10,480 ♪ Can't buy me love, love ♪ 876 00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:15,200 ♪ Can't buy me love ♪ 877 00:39:15,880 --> 00:39:20,640 -[♪ music concludes] -[audience cheering] 878 00:39:25,080 --> 00:39:27,720 [George] Well, John, I believe you've written a book, 879 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:31,320 and this book's called John Lennon In His Own Write, folks. 880 00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:34,160 John Lennon In His Own Write, W-R-I-T-E, you see, 881 00:39:34,240 --> 00:39:36,800 it's a larf. It's a larf a minute with John Lennon. 882 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:39,280 Some of you might, uh, 883 00:39:39,360 --> 00:39:41,160 find it a bit difficult to understand 884 00:39:41,240 --> 00:39:44,840 because, you see, it's in a sort of funny lingo. 885 00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:48,360 Well, we get it, you see. It's-- It's full of larfs. 886 00:39:48,440 --> 00:39:50,200 And, uh, I... I don't really know 887 00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:52,200 how you could describe it, but... 888 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:53,960 [Ringo] I've never read anything like it. 889 00:39:54,040 --> 00:39:57,240 You know, the stories are so funny... ha-ha! 890 00:39:57,320 --> 00:39:59,720 Many little drawings which will make you laugh. 891 00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:01,240 We also have the Wrestling Dog. 892 00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:03,880 Once upon a tom in a far off distant land 893 00:40:04,040 --> 00:40:06,280 far across the sea miles away from anyway 894 00:40:06,360 --> 00:40:07,920 over the hills as the crow bark... 895 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:09,360 Ow! 896 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:11,840 ...39 peoble lived miles away from anywhere 897 00:40:11,920 --> 00:40:13,880 on a little island on a distant land. 898 00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:16,040 When harvest time came along 899 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:18,080 all the people celebrated with a mighty feast 900 00:40:18,160 --> 00:40:20,280 and dancing and that. It was Perry's... 901 00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:23,000 -...for Perry was the Loud Mayor... -...job to provide... 902 00:40:23,080 --> 00:40:24,840 ...and Perry's great pleasure I might add... 903 00:40:24,920 --> 00:40:27,160 -...a new and exciting... -...and usually it was... 904 00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:29,080 ...thrill and spectacular performer... 905 00:40:29,160 --> 00:40:31,760 ...sometimes a dwarf was used... 906 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:33,640 ...this year Perry had surpassed himselve 907 00:40:33,720 --> 00:40:35,080 by getting a Wrestling Dog! 908 00:40:37,760 --> 00:40:39,880 But who would fight this wondrous beast? 909 00:40:39,960 --> 00:40:41,160 I wouldn't for a kick-off. 910 00:40:41,240 --> 00:40:42,480 Wouldn't get me fighting it, Dudley! 911 00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:45,080 -[crowd laughing, cheering] -Mr. John Lennon... 912 00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:46,560 But when we said you'd just written it, 913 00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:49,160 have you, in fact, just done it, or did you do it a long time ago? 914 00:40:49,240 --> 00:40:50,720 It's been a long time. 915 00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:52,080 -Long time. -[Keith Fordyce] How long? 916 00:40:52,160 --> 00:40:53,280 About 40 years or so, I think. 917 00:40:53,360 --> 00:40:55,160 [Keith Fordyce] Come off it. How long ago did you write it? 918 00:40:55,240 --> 00:40:57,680 No, it's a couple of years, you know. Some of it's old, some of it's new, 919 00:40:57,760 --> 00:40:59,160 something borrowed, something brown. 920 00:40:59,600 --> 00:41:01,000 -[laughs] -[laughs] 921 00:41:01,080 --> 00:41:02,360 [Keith Fordyce] Is this, uh, the start 922 00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:04,040 of a big literary career for Lennon? 923 00:41:04,360 --> 00:41:05,560 I'm hoping to go straight, yes, aye. 924 00:41:05,640 --> 00:41:07,840 [Keith] I mean, you've heard of "literary lions", 925 00:41:07,920 --> 00:41:09,720 maybe we should have a "literary Lennon" in future. 926 00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:11,720 [crowd laughing] 927 00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:13,600 -[laughs] I get it! -[Keith Fordyce] You with me? 928 00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:15,400 A bit slow... been away. 929 00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:17,600 -[secretary] Yes, 27, 28. -Yes. 930 00:41:17,680 --> 00:41:20,920 -[telephone continues ringing] -Uh, provisionally subject... 931 00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:23,280 [secretary] Hello? 932 00:41:23,360 --> 00:41:24,520 [woman over telephone] Yes, long distance calling 933 00:41:24,600 --> 00:41:25,840 for the manager of the Beatles. 934 00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:27,120 [man over telephone] What is his name? 935 00:41:27,200 --> 00:41:28,720 [woman over telephone] May we have his name, please? 936 00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:31,440 Their manager's name is Mr. Brian Epstein. 937 00:41:31,520 --> 00:41:32,840 [woman over telephone] Brian Epsteen? 938 00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:34,360 [man over telephone] Epsteen? What was the first name? 939 00:41:34,440 --> 00:41:36,080 B-R-Y-A-N? B-R-I-A-N? 940 00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:39,400 The manager's name is Brian Epstein. 941 00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:41,080 Well, he needed someone to write a book. 942 00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:44,320 He needed someone to write what was called his autobiography. 943 00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:45,880 But I mean, he was only 29. 944 00:41:45,960 --> 00:41:48,000 Well, then I went to Torquay with Brian... 945 00:41:48,080 --> 00:41:49,440 -[♪ "No Reply" playing] -...for four days 946 00:41:49,520 --> 00:41:51,720 to write this potboiler with him, A Cellarful of Noise. 947 00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:53,360 And he said, on the third day, 948 00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:54,640 "I've had a lovely, lovely idea, Derek. 949 00:41:54,720 --> 00:41:56,760 I want you to join us." "Well," I thought, 950 00:41:56,840 --> 00:41:59,600 "this is incredible. This is the idea, after all." 951 00:42:01,040 --> 00:42:03,400 And I'd given up on the idea of joining them for the time being, 952 00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:05,040 thinking, "If it happens, it happens." 953 00:42:06,280 --> 00:42:10,320 So, uh, after about 15 years on newspapers, 954 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:12,560 I just dropped out and joined the Beatles 955 00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:15,720 as his, uh, Brian's personal assistant, 956 00:42:16,080 --> 00:42:17,720 and then, eventually, as their press officer. 957 00:42:18,440 --> 00:42:20,120 I remember we played in Amsterdam 958 00:42:20,200 --> 00:42:22,640 was when Derek first became, 959 00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:25,400 -like, on tour with us. -[♪ music concludes] 960 00:42:25,640 --> 00:42:28,120 It was all very exciting and wonderful, 961 00:42:28,760 --> 00:42:33,200 but, uh, I think only a madman would have volunteered 962 00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:35,120 -to join such a thing. -[♪ "Long Tall Sally" playing] 963 00:42:35,200 --> 00:42:37,880 ♪ I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John ♪ 964 00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:40,520 ♪ He said he had been busy but he got a lot of fun ♪ 965 00:42:40,600 --> 00:42:44,080 ♪ Oh baby, yeah, now, baby ♪ 966 00:42:44,840 --> 00:42:49,720 ♪ Woo-ooh-ooh, baby Some fun tonight ♪ 967 00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:51,840 [♪ music concludes] 968 00:42:51,920 --> 00:42:53,240 We nearly didn't do that tour. 969 00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:57,200 Yes, I was desperately ill. I, uh, was having my tonsils out. 970 00:42:57,280 --> 00:42:58,880 [chuckles] Yeah. 971 00:42:59,400 --> 00:43:01,840 George is a very loyal person, and he said, 972 00:43:01,920 --> 00:43:03,800 "If Ringo's not part of the group, 973 00:43:03,880 --> 00:43:05,160 well, it's not Beatles." 974 00:43:05,240 --> 00:43:07,320 He said, "I don't see we should do it. I'm not gonna go." 975 00:43:07,400 --> 00:43:09,240 What a guy. I never knew that. 976 00:43:09,560 --> 00:43:13,000 How many Beatles does it take to change a light bulb, see? 977 00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:18,520 Four. And, uh... Anyway, I-- Yeah, I really despise 978 00:43:18,600 --> 00:43:22,960 the way we couldn't ever make a decision for ourselves. 979 00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:26,200 It was always, like, "No. Sorry," you know. 980 00:43:26,400 --> 00:43:28,120 "But Ringo must go with us." 981 00:43:28,200 --> 00:43:30,480 "Sorry! We'll get a new drummer." 982 00:43:30,760 --> 00:43:33,480 [♪ upbeat drum music playing] 983 00:43:33,560 --> 00:43:36,320 Oh, welcome. [whistles] 984 00:43:38,360 --> 00:43:40,800 -Got it! All right, Jimmy? -All right. 985 00:43:41,560 --> 00:43:43,360 -Got it. -Got it, Jimmy. 986 00:43:43,600 --> 00:43:44,800 -We got it. -Got it. 987 00:43:44,880 --> 00:43:46,920 And it was very strange, and, uh, 988 00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:51,560 you know, because I wasn't well and they'd taken Jimmy Nicols 989 00:43:51,640 --> 00:43:53,360 and I thought they didn't love me anymore, you know, 990 00:43:53,440 --> 00:43:54,960 and all that stuff went through my head. 991 00:43:55,040 --> 00:43:56,200 [♪ "Long Tall Sally" playing] 992 00:43:56,280 --> 00:43:57,920 ♪ I saw Uncle John with Long Tall Sally ♪ 993 00:43:58,000 --> 00:43:59,440 ♪ He saw Aunt Mary coming ♪ 994 00:43:59,520 --> 00:44:01,080 ♪ And he ducked back in the alley ♪ 995 00:44:01,160 --> 00:44:04,560 ♪ Oh baby, yeah, now, baby ♪ 996 00:44:04,640 --> 00:44:08,000 ♪ Woo-ooh-ooh, baby ♪ 997 00:44:08,080 --> 00:44:11,600 ♪ Some fun tonight Ow! ♪ 998 00:44:27,880 --> 00:44:30,840 ♪ Well, Long Tall Sally's built pretty sweet ♪ 999 00:44:30,920 --> 00:44:33,880 ♪ She's got everything that Uncle John needs ♪ 1000 00:44:33,960 --> 00:44:40,800 ♪ Oh baby, yeah, now, baby Woo-ooh-ooh, baby ♪ 1001 00:44:41,560 --> 00:44:44,720 ♪ Some fun tonight, ah! ♪ 1002 00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:47,960 [fans cheering] 1003 00:44:50,440 --> 00:44:55,280 [fans cheering] 1004 00:45:00,320 --> 00:45:03,720 ♪ Well, we're gonna have some fun tonight ♪ 1005 00:45:04,560 --> 00:45:07,920 ♪ Have some fun tonight, wooh! ♪ 1006 00:45:08,000 --> 00:45:09,640 ♪ Everything's all right ♪ 1007 00:45:09,880 --> 00:45:12,080 ♪ Have some fun tonight ♪ 1008 00:45:12,840 --> 00:45:14,800 ♪ Have some fun ♪ 1009 00:45:15,080 --> 00:45:18,200 ♪ Yeah yeah, yeah, wah! ♪ 1010 00:45:18,280 --> 00:45:20,640 ♪ We're gonna have some fun tonight ♪ 1011 00:45:21,000 --> 00:45:23,320 ♪ Have some fun tonight ♪ 1012 00:45:23,880 --> 00:45:26,240 ♪ Everything's all right ♪ 1013 00:45:26,680 --> 00:45:28,880 ♪ Have some fun tonight ♪ 1014 00:45:28,960 --> 00:45:33,720 ♪ Yeah, we'll have some fun, some fun tonight ♪ 1015 00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:37,120 -[♪ music concludes] -[interviewer] You're on, Jimmy, 1016 00:45:37,200 --> 00:45:40,000 whether you'll find it difficult to take over the role of Ringo? 1017 00:45:40,840 --> 00:45:43,880 -Uh, no, not really. No. -[laughs] 1018 00:45:44,680 --> 00:45:48,000 As far as Ringo, I can never, um, I can never make up for what 1019 00:45:48,080 --> 00:45:49,400 Ringo is, you know. I just try my... 1020 00:45:49,480 --> 00:45:51,040 [interviewer] How long will you be doing this? 1021 00:45:51,120 --> 00:45:53,480 -Um, until next Thursday. -[interviewer] Next Thursday? 1022 00:45:53,560 --> 00:45:55,800 -You're sort of understudy? -Yes. Yes, I am. 1023 00:45:55,880 --> 00:45:57,240 [interviewer] Do you think it a great break? 1024 00:45:57,320 --> 00:45:58,400 -Oh, yes. Excellent. -[laughs] 1025 00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:00,320 [interviewer] Are the others treating you good? 1026 00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:02,040 -[laughs] -Marvelous. 1027 00:46:02,120 --> 00:46:03,400 [interviewer] How is Ringo, by the way? 1028 00:46:03,760 --> 00:46:07,120 Your throat is so sore. You're trying to live on jelly 1029 00:46:07,200 --> 00:46:09,480 and ice cream. And I was a smoker in those days, 1030 00:46:09,560 --> 00:46:11,320 and I was smoking the next day. 1031 00:46:12,520 --> 00:46:14,400 And that was pretty rough, you know. [inhales] 1032 00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:15,880 [♪ "I'll Be Back" playing] 1033 00:46:15,960 --> 00:46:18,400 ♪ 'Cause I told you once before ♪ 1034 00:46:18,480 --> 00:46:19,760 ♪ Goodbye ♪ 1035 00:46:20,600 --> 00:46:23,240 ♪ But I came back again ♪ 1036 00:46:25,600 --> 00:46:27,520 ♪ I love you so ♪ 1037 00:46:29,200 --> 00:46:31,800 ♪ I'm the one who wants you ♪ 1038 00:46:33,000 --> 00:46:35,080 ♪ Yes, I'm the one who wants you ♪ 1039 00:46:35,160 --> 00:46:38,440 ♪ Oh-ho, oh-ho ♪ 1040 00:46:38,520 --> 00:46:43,560 ♪ Oh you could find better things to do ♪ 1041 00:46:43,840 --> 00:46:47,160 ♪ Than to break my heart again... ♪ 1042 00:46:49,520 --> 00:46:51,760 Always good for a gag is John, you know. 1043 00:46:51,840 --> 00:46:54,320 What do you expect to do in Hong Kong? [laughs] 1044 00:46:54,880 --> 00:47:00,280 Well, Bob... [chuckles] Well, Bob, in Hong Kong, um, 1045 00:47:00,840 --> 00:47:03,680 I don't know, just sort of see what's happening. 1046 00:47:03,760 --> 00:47:05,560 You know, it's very different, isn't it, 1047 00:47:05,640 --> 00:47:08,400 from what I've ever seen before, I should imagine. 1048 00:47:08,480 --> 00:47:09,760 Do you think you'll get an opportunity 1049 00:47:09,840 --> 00:47:12,440 -to do any sightseeing? -Hope so. 1050 00:47:12,520 --> 00:47:16,800 ♪ You could find better things to do ♪ 1051 00:47:17,640 --> 00:47:20,960 ♪ Than to break my heart again... ♪ 1052 00:47:23,280 --> 00:47:27,040 [Paul] Hong Kong was different. It was all army personnel. 1053 00:47:27,600 --> 00:47:30,240 It was very funny. We'd expected all Asian people. 1054 00:47:30,320 --> 00:47:32,040 It was all British army personnel. 1055 00:47:34,840 --> 00:47:36,920 ♪ I wanna go... ♪ 1056 00:47:37,080 --> 00:47:39,120 [George] But it was all these British people. 1057 00:47:39,200 --> 00:47:41,240 There weren't any Chinese there at that time. 1058 00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:44,640 ♪ You know I hate to leave you ♪ 1059 00:47:44,720 --> 00:47:48,960 ♪ Oh-ho, oh-ho, oh you... ♪ 1060 00:47:49,840 --> 00:47:51,480 [Paul] It was a slightly sort of flat show. 1061 00:47:51,560 --> 00:47:53,400 As I say, it was in a smallish place. 1062 00:47:53,680 --> 00:47:54,840 They all sort of behaved themselves, 1063 00:47:54,920 --> 00:47:56,920 and they all looked like... 1064 00:47:57,000 --> 00:47:59,160 they looked like a "khaki" audience, you know, 1065 00:47:59,240 --> 00:48:01,120 it was slightly strange. But we just played. 1066 00:48:01,200 --> 00:48:02,960 I don't think we enjoyed the show too much. 1067 00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:07,080 [♪ "Any Time At All" playing] 1068 00:48:07,160 --> 00:48:08,840 ♪ Any time at all ♪ 1069 00:48:09,720 --> 00:48:11,440 ♪ Any time at all ♪ 1070 00:48:13,160 --> 00:48:14,520 ♪ Any time at all ♪ 1071 00:48:14,600 --> 00:48:18,280 ♪ All you gotta do is call and I'll be there... ♪ 1072 00:48:19,600 --> 00:48:22,160 [Paul] We had these capes that were disasters 1073 00:48:22,240 --> 00:48:24,720 when we hit Australia, and the rain hit them, 1074 00:48:24,800 --> 00:48:27,040 and the dye started coming out. 1075 00:48:27,680 --> 00:48:30,000 [Neil Aspinall] And they put the Beatles on the back of this, 1076 00:48:30,080 --> 00:48:31,480 you know, uh... 1077 00:48:31,720 --> 00:48:34,400 flatback truck, right, with umbrellas, 1078 00:48:34,480 --> 00:48:36,760 right, in these-- and they were wearing these... 1079 00:48:37,360 --> 00:48:40,720 capes, right? I was okay. I was in the cab. 1080 00:48:40,960 --> 00:48:42,640 The driver wouldn't go any faster. 1081 00:48:42,720 --> 00:48:45,400 I kept saying, "Go faster. It's pouring down." 1082 00:48:45,480 --> 00:48:47,880 And he'd say, "These kids have been waiting here, you know, 1083 00:48:47,960 --> 00:48:51,680 for 24 hours to see these guys." 1084 00:48:52,040 --> 00:48:54,240 Got to the hotel, and everybody was blue, 1085 00:48:55,040 --> 00:48:57,520 'cause the dye had soaked off these coats 1086 00:48:57,600 --> 00:48:59,400 that were made in Hong Kong! [chuckles] 1087 00:48:59,480 --> 00:49:01,520 ♪ ...has faded away ♪ 1088 00:49:01,600 --> 00:49:03,440 ♪ I'll try to make it shine ♪ 1089 00:49:04,960 --> 00:49:08,520 ♪ There is nothing I won't do ♪ 1090 00:49:08,600 --> 00:49:11,280 ♪ When you need a shoulder to cry on ♪ 1091 00:49:11,360 --> 00:49:13,360 ♪ I hope it will be mine ♪ 1092 00:49:14,640 --> 00:49:18,760 ♪ Call me tonight and I'll come to you ♪ 1093 00:49:19,240 --> 00:49:20,560 [♪ music concludes] 1094 00:49:20,760 --> 00:49:23,640 They played Amsterdam, Hong Kong, 1095 00:49:24,080 --> 00:49:26,640 and I met them in Australia. 1096 00:49:27,080 --> 00:49:28,440 And Australia was great, of course, 1097 00:49:28,520 --> 00:49:31,760 because, you know, the flight is just horrendous to Australia. 1098 00:49:32,080 --> 00:49:34,200 It still is. It's, you know, they may have shaved 1099 00:49:34,280 --> 00:49:35,720 a couple of hours off the flight, 1100 00:49:35,800 --> 00:49:37,400 but it's still a hell of a long way. 1101 00:49:38,240 --> 00:49:40,200 And I remember getting off the plane 1102 00:49:40,280 --> 00:49:42,680 and just feeling like a disaster area. 1103 00:49:44,520 --> 00:49:47,200 But Australia was fabulous. I mean, it was great being back 1104 00:49:47,280 --> 00:49:48,800 with the boys and back in the band. 1105 00:49:48,880 --> 00:49:52,560 And they'd bought me presents in Hong Kong, and, you know, 1106 00:49:52,640 --> 00:49:55,760 that... that was a really nice moment in the whole deal. 1107 00:49:55,840 --> 00:49:57,560 [fans screaming] 1108 00:49:57,640 --> 00:50:00,680 I'd like to say one more thing. It's very nice for all of us 1109 00:50:00,760 --> 00:50:02,960 to have back with us now... Ringo! 1110 00:50:03,040 --> 00:50:08,480 [crowd cheering] 1111 00:50:12,800 --> 00:50:14,120 [Paul] Two, three, four... 1112 00:50:14,560 --> 00:50:17,640 -[♪ "All My Loving" playing] -♪ Close your eyes and I'll kiss you ♪ 1113 00:50:17,880 --> 00:50:20,320 ♪ Tomorrow I'll miss you ♪ 1114 00:50:20,400 --> 00:50:24,920 ♪ Remember I'll always be true ♪ 1115 00:50:26,280 --> 00:50:31,960 ♪ And then while I'm away I'll write home every day ♪ 1116 00:50:32,520 --> 00:50:36,600 ♪ And I'll send all my loving to you ♪ 1117 00:50:38,240 --> 00:50:44,560 ♪ I'll pretend that I'm kissing the lips I am missing ♪ 1118 00:50:44,640 --> 00:50:48,760 ♪ And hope that my dreams will come true ♪ 1119 00:50:50,200 --> 00:50:53,200 ♪ And then while I'm away ♪ 1120 00:50:53,280 --> 00:50:56,040 ♪ I'll write home every day ♪ 1121 00:50:56,600 --> 00:51:00,520 ♪ And I'll send all my loving to you ♪ 1122 00:51:02,320 --> 00:51:06,920 ♪ All my loving I will send to you ♪ 1123 00:51:08,120 --> 00:51:13,040 ♪ All my loving, darling, I'll be true ♪ 1124 00:51:13,840 --> 00:51:15,160 ♪ Yeah! ♪ 1125 00:51:16,080 --> 00:51:17,280 [Brian Matthew] The news from Down Under 1126 00:51:17,360 --> 00:51:19,440 is that when the Beatles arrived in Adelaide, 1127 00:51:19,520 --> 00:51:22,120 they were greeted by 300,000 fans, 1128 00:51:22,200 --> 00:51:23,920 which isn't surprising when you consider 1129 00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:26,640 that the Beatles occupy the top six placings 1130 00:51:26,720 --> 00:51:28,240 on the Australian chart. 1131 00:51:28,320 --> 00:51:30,600 It looks as though Australia is truly in the grip 1132 00:51:30,680 --> 00:51:33,080 of Beatlemania. Hurry home, boys! 1133 00:51:33,160 --> 00:51:36,080 -[crowd cheering] -[♪ music concludes] 1134 00:51:36,160 --> 00:51:39,120 [Paul] That was like heroes' welcome, that was. 1135 00:51:39,200 --> 00:51:41,200 That was the kind of thing where you'd go to the town hall 1136 00:51:41,280 --> 00:51:43,160 and they'd all be in the center. 1137 00:51:43,960 --> 00:51:45,680 We quite enjoyed all that stuff. 1138 00:51:46,240 --> 00:51:48,520 Could get a bit wearing, but that, that certainly wasn't. 1139 00:51:48,720 --> 00:51:50,240 When there was that many people, you know, 1140 00:51:50,320 --> 00:51:52,320 you were just flabbergasted! 1141 00:51:52,400 --> 00:51:54,120 [George] Yeah, shocked and stunned. 1142 00:51:54,560 --> 00:51:56,640 Just happy that it was-- that, you know, 1143 00:51:56,720 --> 00:51:59,080 "Oh, we're still popular down here, too." 1144 00:51:59,160 --> 00:52:00,520 Nice feeling. And everybody was saying, 1145 00:52:00,600 --> 00:52:02,800 "Oh, there's more people here than came to see the Queen!" 1146 00:52:03,600 --> 00:52:05,880 Well, I should think so. She didn't have any hit records! 1147 00:52:06,120 --> 00:52:08,760 [John] You know, it's funny, but there was more people 1148 00:52:08,840 --> 00:52:10,440 came to see us there than anywhere. 1149 00:52:10,520 --> 00:52:11,520 I mean, it looked like that. 1150 00:52:11,600 --> 00:52:12,880 I think the whole of Australia was there! 1151 00:52:13,080 --> 00:52:15,200 [Ringo] Well, we were on the roof of, uh... 1152 00:52:16,840 --> 00:52:19,440 some hotel. I don't know if it was Sydney or Adelaide, 1153 00:52:19,520 --> 00:52:21,480 or where it was, but it was Australia, 1154 00:52:22,040 --> 00:52:24,400 and there was thousands, thousands and thousands of kids. 1155 00:52:24,480 --> 00:52:26,440 And one of the things that stuck out 1156 00:52:26,520 --> 00:52:28,200 in my mind was that, uh, 1157 00:52:29,080 --> 00:52:31,720 or in my memory, was... there was a... 1158 00:52:31,960 --> 00:52:33,720 there was some guy on crutches. 1159 00:52:33,800 --> 00:52:35,600 I don't know why I just was focused in 1160 00:52:35,680 --> 00:52:37,080 on this guy at the time. 1161 00:52:37,640 --> 00:52:40,600 And, uh, he was shouting and getting all excited, 1162 00:52:40,680 --> 00:52:44,120 and I actually saw him, like, throw his crutches away, 1163 00:52:44,200 --> 00:52:46,400 you know, sort of like he was healed. [chuckles] 1164 00:52:46,960 --> 00:52:48,800 And he-- he fell right on his face. 1165 00:52:49,040 --> 00:52:50,480 I mean, he just fell over. 1166 00:52:50,560 --> 00:52:54,040 So, before we go, we'd like to say, 1167 00:52:54,440 --> 00:52:58,760 uh, to all of you here tonight, and to everybody 1168 00:52:59,280 --> 00:53:01,760 who's sort of come along to see us on this tour, 1169 00:53:01,840 --> 00:53:03,920 we'd like to say thank you all very much 1170 00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:05,880 for coming along, because it was lovely. 1171 00:53:05,960 --> 00:53:09,640 Thank you. Thank you very much. 1172 00:53:09,720 --> 00:53:13,440 -[crowd cheering] -[♪ "You Can't Do That" playing] 1173 00:53:16,120 --> 00:53:20,120 ♪ I've got something to say that might cause you pain ♪ 1174 00:53:20,200 --> 00:53:23,840 ♪ If I catch you talking to that boy again ♪ 1175 00:53:23,920 --> 00:53:28,760 ♪ I'm gonna let you down and leave you flat ♪ 1176 00:53:31,160 --> 00:53:36,200 ♪ Because I told you before, oh, you can't do that ♪ 1177 00:53:37,080 --> 00:53:38,880 ♪ Aaah! ♪ 1178 00:53:38,960 --> 00:53:41,000 [crowd cheering] 1179 00:53:41,080 --> 00:53:43,200 ♪ You can't do that ♪ 1180 00:53:45,080 --> 00:53:47,120 ♪ You can't do that ♪ 1181 00:53:48,400 --> 00:53:50,400 ♪ You can't do that ♪ 1182 00:53:52,400 --> 00:53:54,520 ♪ You can't do that ♪ 1183 00:53:56,120 --> 00:53:58,000 ♪ You can't do that ♪ 1184 00:54:00,600 --> 00:54:04,560 ♪ Everybody's green ♪ 1185 00:54:05,360 --> 00:54:08,240 ♪ 'Cause I'm the one who won your love ♪ 1186 00:54:08,720 --> 00:54:12,080 ♪ But if they'd seen ♪ 1187 00:54:13,040 --> 00:54:16,800 ♪ You talking that way, they'd laugh in my face ♪ 1188 00:54:16,880 --> 00:54:20,560 ♪ So please listen to me if you wanna stay mine ♪ 1189 00:54:20,960 --> 00:54:24,280 ♪ I can't help my feelings, I go out of my mind ♪ 1190 00:54:24,360 --> 00:54:26,800 ♪ I'm gonna let you down ♪ 1191 00:54:26,880 --> 00:54:29,280 -♪ Let you down ♪ -♪ And leave you flat ♪ 1192 00:54:29,360 --> 00:54:31,920 ♪ Gonna let you down and leave you flat ♪ 1193 00:54:32,000 --> 00:54:37,040 ♪ Because I told you before, oh, you can't do that ♪ 1194 00:54:39,160 --> 00:54:42,880 -[crowd cheering] -[♪ music concludes] 1195 00:54:42,960 --> 00:54:45,040 Even though we felt, yes, we're established, 1196 00:54:45,120 --> 00:54:46,920 and we've conquered all these countries, 1197 00:54:47,000 --> 00:54:48,880 and, uh, we're selling a lot of records, 1198 00:54:49,200 --> 00:54:50,520 and they all love us, 1199 00:54:51,880 --> 00:54:53,320 you know, I don't think we-- 1200 00:54:53,400 --> 00:54:56,880 or I didn't feel like it's still gonna go on forever. 1201 00:54:56,960 --> 00:54:59,200 [♪ "A Hard Day's Night" playing] 1202 00:54:59,400 --> 00:55:02,640 ♪ It's been a hard day's night... ♪ 1203 00:55:03,040 --> 00:55:05,400 [John] And when you first see yourself on the big screen, 1204 00:55:05,640 --> 00:55:07,200 you just watch yourself, you're thinking, 1205 00:55:07,280 --> 00:55:08,880 "Oh, look at my... Look at that ear! 1206 00:55:08,960 --> 00:55:10,160 Oh, look at me nose," you know. 1207 00:55:10,240 --> 00:55:12,400 "Look at me hair stick--" And each one of us did that. 1208 00:55:12,720 --> 00:55:14,640 ♪ But when I get home to you ♪ 1209 00:55:14,800 --> 00:55:19,320 ♪ I find the things that you do will make me feel all right ♪ 1210 00:55:20,240 --> 00:55:23,360 ♪ You know I work all day ♪ 1211 00:55:23,520 --> 00:55:26,760 ♪ To get you money to buy you things ♪ 1212 00:55:27,160 --> 00:55:29,600 ♪ And it's worth it just to hear you say ♪ 1213 00:55:30,400 --> 00:55:33,560 ♪ You're going to give me everything ♪ 1214 00:55:33,640 --> 00:55:35,600 ♪ So why on earth should I moan? ♪ 1215 00:55:35,680 --> 00:55:37,480 ♪ 'Cause when I get you alone ♪ 1216 00:55:37,560 --> 00:55:40,120 ♪ You know I feel okay ♪ 1217 00:55:40,600 --> 00:55:45,840 ♪ When I'm home, everything seems to be right ♪ 1218 00:55:47,520 --> 00:55:52,920 ♪ When I'm home, feeling you holding me tight ♪ 1219 00:55:53,280 --> 00:55:54,840 ♪ Tight, yeah! ♪ 1220 00:55:54,920 --> 00:55:58,040 ♪ It's been a hard day's night ♪ 1221 00:55:58,560 --> 00:56:01,520 ♪ And I've been working like a dog ♪ 1222 00:56:01,600 --> 00:56:04,600 ♪ It's been a hard day's night ♪ 1223 00:56:05,080 --> 00:56:08,520 ♪ I should be sleeping like a log ♪ 1224 00:56:08,600 --> 00:56:12,200 ♪ But when I get home to you, I find the things that you do ♪ 1225 00:56:12,280 --> 00:56:16,880 ♪ Will make me feel all right, aaah! ♪ 1226 00:56:16,960 --> 00:56:19,080 [Ringo] They're very supportive, the Liverpool people. 1227 00:56:19,960 --> 00:56:21,600 and they loved us getting on, you know. 1228 00:56:21,680 --> 00:56:23,800 I think, though, they felt we were traitors when we left. 1229 00:56:23,880 --> 00:56:27,000 But the, you know, the whole town was behind us. 1230 00:56:27,480 --> 00:56:29,040 [John] We heard that we're finished in Liverpool, 1231 00:56:29,120 --> 00:56:31,560 you see. And after a bit, we began to believe it. 1232 00:56:31,640 --> 00:56:33,120 We thought, "We don't wanna go home," you know. 1233 00:56:33,200 --> 00:56:34,960 "If they're gonna do that, we'll just sneak home 1234 00:56:35,040 --> 00:56:36,280 to our houses." 1235 00:56:37,400 --> 00:56:38,960 And, you know, they kept going on. 1236 00:56:39,040 --> 00:56:40,840 People saying, “Oh, I've been down the Cavern. 1237 00:56:40,920 --> 00:56:42,080 They don't like you anymore." 1238 00:56:42,160 --> 00:56:43,440 Of course, they're talking to people 1239 00:56:43,520 --> 00:56:45,320 that didn't even know us then anyway. 1240 00:56:45,400 --> 00:56:48,040 We went back and it was-- it was one of the best ever! 1241 00:56:48,120 --> 00:56:51,760 [crowd cheering] 1242 00:56:53,600 --> 00:56:56,360 [♪ "Things We Said Today" playing] 1243 00:56:57,080 --> 00:57:03,280 ♪ You say you will love me if I have to go ♪ 1244 00:57:04,200 --> 00:57:10,520 ♪ You'll be thinking of me, somehow I will know ♪ 1245 00:57:11,040 --> 00:57:14,280 ♪ Someday when I'm lonely ♪ 1246 00:57:14,560 --> 00:57:17,920 ♪ Wishing you weren't so far away ♪ 1247 00:57:18,000 --> 00:57:24,520 ♪ Then I will remember things we said today ♪ 1248 00:57:26,600 --> 00:57:30,160 ♪ You say you'll be mine, girl ♪ 1249 00:57:30,240 --> 00:57:32,800 ♪ Till the end of time ♪ 1250 00:57:33,640 --> 00:57:37,120 ♪ These days such a kind girl ♪ 1251 00:57:37,200 --> 00:57:40,280 ♪ Seems so hard to find ♪ 1252 00:57:40,600 --> 00:57:43,880 ♪ Someday when we're dreaming ♪ 1253 00:57:44,360 --> 00:57:47,440 ♪ Deep in love, not a lot to say ♪ 1254 00:57:47,600 --> 00:57:50,840 ♪ Then we will remember ♪ 1255 00:57:51,160 --> 00:57:53,680 ♪ Things we said today ♪ 1256 00:57:54,360 --> 00:57:57,840 ♪ Me, I'm just the lucky kind ♪ 1257 00:57:57,920 --> 00:58:02,000 ♪ Love to hear you say that love is love ♪ 1258 00:58:02,080 --> 00:58:04,680 ♪ And though we may be blind ♪ 1259 00:58:04,760 --> 00:58:07,160 ♪ Love is here to stay ♪ 1260 00:58:07,240 --> 00:58:08,920 ♪ And that's enough ♪ 1261 00:58:09,000 --> 00:58:12,080 ♪ To make you mine, girl ♪ 1262 00:58:12,160 --> 00:58:15,040 ♪ Be the only one ♪ 1263 00:58:15,560 --> 00:58:18,840 ♪ Love me all the time, girl ♪ 1264 00:58:19,120 --> 00:58:21,680 ♪ We'll go on and on ♪ 1265 00:58:22,560 --> 00:58:25,960 ♪ Someday when we're dreaming ♪ 1266 00:58:26,040 --> 00:58:29,360 ♪ Deep in love, not a lot to say ♪ 1267 00:58:29,440 --> 00:58:32,960 ♪ Then we will remember ♪ 1268 00:58:33,160 --> 00:58:35,320 ♪ Things we said today ♪ 1269 00:58:36,440 --> 00:58:39,800 ♪ Me, I'm just the lucky kind ♪ 1270 00:58:39,880 --> 00:58:42,240 ♪ Love to hear you say ♪ 1271 00:58:42,320 --> 00:58:43,880 ♪ That love is love ♪ 1272 00:58:43,960 --> 00:58:46,720 ♪ And though we may be blind ♪ 1273 00:58:46,800 --> 00:58:49,160 ♪ Love is here to stay ♪ 1274 00:58:49,240 --> 00:58:50,840 ♪ And that's enough ♪ 1275 00:58:50,920 --> 00:58:53,920 ♪ To make you mine, girl ♪ 1276 00:58:54,120 --> 00:58:56,520 ♪ Be the only one ♪ 1277 00:58:57,560 --> 00:59:00,880 ♪ Love me all the time, girl ♪ 1278 00:59:01,120 --> 00:59:03,840 ♪ We'll go on and on ♪ 1279 00:59:04,360 --> 00:59:07,880 ♪ Someday when we're dreaming ♪ 1280 00:59:08,160 --> 00:59:11,360 ♪ Deep in love, not a lot to say ♪ 1281 00:59:11,640 --> 00:59:14,880 ♪ Then we will remember ♪ 1282 00:59:15,160 --> 00:59:18,360 ♪ Things we said today ♪ 1283 00:59:31,040 --> 00:59:32,920 [♪ music concludes]