Paul McCartney Composing Get Back

A "fly on the wall" moment in music history!

January 7, 1969

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[simpego]

00:53 feeling the pressure of their approaching deadline, Paul composes within minutes a no. 1 hit that lasts for decades

[donaldlusk]

Love how ringo is cool with everyone, sticks up for John and cares deeply about Paul's new tune. He also would always go to George first when he had new songs he needed help composing. Love Ringo!

[BIG_MUNKY]

Just imagine how Peter Jackson reacted when he found this tape. He must've freaked out.

[piutyjp]

what a fucking genius dude he literally just pulled a #1 hit single out of thin air

[calbassas]

John walking in, late, and just sitting down and picking up the tune is freakin legendary. It shows how in sync he and Paul were. Even in those tumultuous later years. They were just always lock step. Finishing each other’s sentences even when they couldn’t stand each other anymore.

[yoya]

It's Ringo's intense listening of Paul composing, that allows him to find the perfect beat and that's what nails the song/single. Ringo was so important because of how he complimented anything they wrote.
It's like a custom made suit vs off the shelf. Most drummers are oblivious to the singer and just play their parts. But Ringo uses the drums in a different way he blends them to the song/singers/music.

[Better_Call_Raul]

He plays his bass almost like he is strumming guitar chords. Never seen anybody do that. This is genius.

[Sebastian-lohn]

You hear the brilliance of Macca giving birth to the track - and then when it's gasping to be born, Harrison just steps in. I can't believe how easy Lennon just walks off from the street - doesn't even take his coat off, and finds the chords and key, he hasn't for them. I want to see this film.

[zappaf]

This is kind of what Cynthia Lennon said about the few times she went during a Beatles recording session. "We were there waiting, and the boys were strumming and it felt like hours that nothing was happening. We left with Pattie and Mo for lunch for a few hours, when we came back, all of a sudden a full song was finished! Where did that song come from?"

[tax]

This is one of the greatest scene ever filmed and shown on YouTube. Here you see - absolutly LIVE - the birth of a No. 1 single hit of The Beatles "Get Back". Unbelieveable.

[joe]

The real question here is why did Michael Lindsay-Hogg choose not to include this clip in the original 1970 Let It Be movie! He was right there as this was happening right in front of his eyes, and as the was cutting and editing the film by that time Get Back had gone to Number One on both the UK and American charts. One of the roughly 30 number one hits the Beatles had, when most pop stars would die for more than one, and be giddy and completely satisfied with 3-4 over their entire lives.

He knew it was a number one hit as he was cutting and editing the film, yet all he focused on was the argument between Paul and George, about 5 minutes of Billy, and half the rooftop gig.

Thank you Peter Jackson!!! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!

[Scotttyist]

Macca's strumming his bass in that galloping style that Ringo would later adopt on his drums. That feel was right there at the start.

[prikov]

Gonna go to work today and write a tune that will still be great 50 years from now...

[Larryboy]

One moment this song that we all know by heart and has been heard millions and millions of times didn’t exist, then one moment it just… did. McCartney just pulled it out of thin air. Things like this I think is the closest humanity has to real actual magic.

[karenwolsey]

I love how Ringo stands up for John being late ("Between 10 and 11 is the time") and then is laser focused on Paul composing this song. Love Ringo.😍⭐🥁

[concernedhuman]

This scene is brilliant. The way he composes this song is pure genius. Reminiscent of a sculptor carving a block of stone.

[newsduke]

I’m sure Paul McCartney had many moments like this, considering all his great songs. It’s just that this one happened to be caught on film for us to see. Amazing stuff. Everyone could tell right away he was onto something really good. Watching his bandmates perk up and then join in is a magical, goosebumps moment. Even when they weren’t getting along, these guys were incredible together anyway.

[Judes]

This song was written 53 years ago. But somehow in this video it still feels completely new and ahead of its time.

[DiegoRodriguez-dwpv]

I will never cease to be amazed at the amount of talent this man has. I mean, how does he do it? You just show up for work one day and out of thin air create a number 1 hit?

[deanbohana]

"You're playing that bass again..". Classic!