re: Beatles Get Back trailer. Airs on Disney+ November 25 in 3 parts

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Yoko honestly didn't seem that bad in the documentary.

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Yeah I’m not a Beatles historian like a lot of you in here (TYFYS btw), but I think I mentioned earlier that whatever impact she had on the breakup was likely magnified by the timing of her arrival at the a time when the guys were already diverging in their lives and careers.


That said, they do mention in the beginning of Part 2 that at the meeting at George’s house she was kind of speaking for John and that they didn’t believe that John really felt the way that she was talking. We don’t get to see that, but it sounded pretty bad.

That’s actually what Linda said, and I was curious if some of the historians could fill me in on how Linda was viewed compared to Yoko and whether the two of them specifically were at odds. She had only met Paul about a year before Yoko and John, so it might actually make sense that their diverging paths started closer to that point.

Also found it funny that while Paul is going on this rant about how John shouldn’t be bringing his GF around all the time Linda is sitting right there

Of course that was a different day, as they weren’t there to rehearse really but to see who showed up and try to figure out if this was going forward or not. Linda is also FAF as well, kind of reminds me of young Katherine Ross.


So while she did get a bit of a bad rap imo, Yoko makes herself an easy target just pulling up a chair into their circle while they’re actually working every single day. Like WTF take a walk or something

Linda at least sits in the back with the other producers on the days she’s there, which isn’t every day like Yoko. I’m sure part of it is that John wants her there I guess. They seem pretty inseparable at that point. So maybe it’s Yoko taking heat for something John wanted, when he’s the one that maybe should have been more aware and considerate of that time in the circle when they are all trying to create together.


But honestly I love them all so it’s hard to paint anyone as the bad guy or “the reason” they broke up. Their personalities are all just so damn likable, even when they are “fighting” it’s always pretty respectful and you can tell the love they have for each other and the bonds they share.

They went through so much together in honestly a pretty short amount of time. Less than seven years from when Ringo joined and Beatlemania really blew up.

The intensity of that experience is kind of hard to fathom. World tours, incredible fame and fortune, movie stars, biggest band in history, evolving from clean rock to much more experimental music, it really isn’t that much time to go through all of that. Can’t blame them for feeling like they need some space to step away and process in their own way.



Streaming consciousness here, but just enjoying this so much. Thanks for all the links to other things to watch btw. Definitely wanting more content on this

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Linda at least sits in the back with the other producers on the days she’s there, which isn’t every day like Yoko.

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Yoko was there because John insisted. She hardly does anything the entire 8 hrs (except a few freakouts, which Paul and band seemed to like doing with her)

Paul even jokingly says "In 50 years people are going to be saying The Beatles broke up because Yoko sat on an amp". He knew what the perception was, but he goes on to say how great she is, etc.

Linda's daughter comes in, and as cute as it is, and a highlight, it's no different than what people said Yoko was, a distraction. Then you have literally monks that George brings in, praying OUT loud sitting in the back rocking back and forth, Maureen Starkey drops by when she wants, albeit not a lot.

Point is, they all had their personal lives bleeding into those sessions, Yoko has gotten shite for 50 years that was un-warranted.

I think that's one of the biggest revisionsist outcomes of this amazing documentary.

Watching that show McCartney made the Beatles
Maybe Lennon was different earlier in the group but McCartney seemed like the one that did the heavy lifting

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Watching that show McCartney made the Beatles
Maybe Lennon was different earlier in the group but McCartney seemed like the one that did the heavy lifting

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Paul’s “heavy lifting” was remaining focused on the chart-topping pop songs, which enabled John and George to write more experimental songs.

I’m actually a bigger fan of George as a songwriter. If you put “Taxman,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” “Something,” “Here Comes The Sun,” and “I Me Mine” all on one album, it would have easily have been the biggest album of all time.

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World tours, incredible fame and fortune, movie stars, biggest band in history, evolving from clean rock to much more experimental music, it really isn’t that much time to go through all of that.

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so true

in the doc we are seeing the Beatles in January 1969.
here’s what happened in the 12 months since January 1968:

Feb/mar 1968 the Beatles go to India
May 1968 they begin demos for the white album
June-Oct 1968 recording sessions for the white album including the hey Jude/revolution single
Paul breaks up with Jane Asher, john divorces Cynthia
John begins dating yoko ono, Paul begins dating Linda Eastman
November 1968 the white album is released
January 1969 yellow submarine is released
January 1969 the get back sessions begin

that’s one year

we are coming up on two years of COVID-19

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Feb/mar 1968 the Beatles go to India
May 1968 they begin demos for the white album
June-Oct 1968 recording sessions for the white album including the hey Jude/revolution single
Paul breaks up with Jane Asher, john divorces Cynthia
John begins dating yoko ono, Paul begins dating Linda Eastman
November 1968 the white album is released
January 1969 yellow submarine is released
January 1969 the get back sessions begin

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That's a very full year. If only hey could have managed their time better they might have lasted longer?

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Also found it funny that while Paul is going on this rant about how John shouldn’t be bringing his GF around all the time Linda is sitting right there

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I am sure they were all getting after it a good bit at night after sessions during this period but Lennon was starting his heroin kick around here

Speaking from experience, it’s sucks to be around a friend as they slip off into opioid addiction.

finally finished all 3 parts.

damn! that was great stuff. Had to keep reminding myself that I was watching the actual Beatles and not a scripted show with actors portraying the Beatles.

just watching paul and john work through songs was a lot of fun.

always thought john was the unhappy one. But, he seemed to having the most fun of any of them.

George just looked miserable most of the time. he seemed to cheer up when they started working on his songs.

Ringo was like, frick it i'm just along for the ride cashing checks.

Adding Billy Preston added a whole new dimension. Too bad we didn't get another decade of that.

even back then you had the dickbags complaining. "i don't like it" it's rather loud. it's disturbing the peace. these fricks were witnessing history and all they could do was complain

meanwhile the actual fans were like "this is great"


imagine being the cop who ended the very last public performance of The Beatles.....Ever!

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Something

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Have you heard the isolated vocals?

Youtube

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Right, but wasn't that basically once John broke the mold and brought Yoko in? 

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No, Linda was the photographer from the beginning