The Beatles, I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party - A Classical Musician’s First Listen / Excerpts

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Lennon is really coming into his own now! Even though it gives a great “country” vibe on the surface, upon closer examination, I still place it solidly on the “Beatles” side of the isle.

Here’s the link to the original song by The Beatles:

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Amy Shafer, LRSM, FRSM, RYC, is a classical harpist, pianist, and music teacher, Director of Piano Studies and Assistant Director of Harp Studies for The Harp School, Inc., holds multiple degrees in harp and piano performance and teaching, and is active as a solo and collaborative performer. With nearly two decades of teaching experience, she teaches privately, presents masterclasses and coaching sessions, and has performed and taught in Europe and USA.

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Credits: Music written and performed by The Beatles

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[ApoloDannie]

I love The Byrds, they're my second fav 60's band.

[ErikMCMLXV]

You know what happens when you play country music backwards, don’t you? You get your house back, you get your girl back, you get your truck back and you get your dog back. I don’t think that’s ever happened with this song, so it’s technically not country. 😊

[davidsweet]

You are now noticing George's contribution to so many of the songs.
That is why they are a Group.

[timfeeley-]

Most octopuses favorite Beatles song is I want to hold your hand hand hand hand hand hand hand hand.

[LeeKennison]

I enjoyed your reaction and analysis. Particularly your highlighting those elements that make it countryish and those elements that make it Beatley. I had to chuckle when you pointed out the lyric "I don't care", when the song is clearly showing he cares. Although it can also be interpreted as he doesn't care about the party if she is not there. Such a profound distinction, I will have to ponder this for a while.😉 Here is another vote for reacting to the Byrds at some point.

[somethingelse]

I used to play this with one on bass with my old acoustic guitar playing friends, very fun song to play.

[EddieReischl]

I'm glad you decided to do this one. Even though I'm not the biggest fan of country music, I think this is my favorite song on this album. The singing does it for me. Imo, John Lennon is to rock n' roll what Hank Williams was to country music. He just has this great cry in his voice.

The "I still love her" parts where McCartney sings like an octave higher than the guitar chord and maybe John is singing the third, or double tracked on the root and the third, or sometimes the fifth. But anyway, you start to wonder which one is singing the melody, and which one the harmony. So, as I commented on one of the previous songs from this album, imo this is a very well sung album even when some of the songs aren't too complicated, compositionally.

[Hartlor_Tayley]

Drawing from Buck Owens and the Everly brothers, this song is more country that rock and roll but mostly it’s Beatles. Even through their most experimental songs they had that Beatley vibe. Great analysis. I love country rock btw. Thanks

[letsgomets]

You can play more than you do without getting in trouble.

[richardfehlmann]

Thank you for this reaction, I enjoyed it again very much. I would also consider this more Beatlish than Country. I also love the way you put the lyrics here in the Beatles category and not the Country one. It leaves much to the imagination, well said 👌 Content clashes here, so well explained 👌 You mean Eight Days a Week when you compared it in regards of the framing. Interesting observation, great idea to just use intro melody and see what new song one could develop!
Fantastic video, I'm looking very much to your next Beatles song reaction 👍🏻😊

[davidsweet]

I think when you hear Patsy Cline you will start to have a appreciation of Country.

[zzzaphod]

For me, this song is SO much better than "It's My Party" (and I'll cry if I want to)! Thanks for reviewing this. Looking forward to "You Won't See Me"...

[Uetti]

I think No Reply should be part of this series

[bobtaylor]

You're the only other person I know of who has wondered whether The Byrds might have been in part inspired to take their name from William Byrd.

[PartTimeBuddhist]

See, this is why you've got to admire John Lennon. At the height of Beatlemania, with millions of beautiful women throwing themselves at him left and right, what does he do? He writes songs like these dripping with angst, doubt, rejection, and self-loathing. On the one hand, I feel like I shouldn't relate to the guy at all, but somehow, the way he camouflages his depressive tendencies under the veneer of Beatle bounciness can brighten my worst evening.

[jnagarya]

"Cute"!? -- "I've had a drink or two and I don't care". That's more mature than "cute".

[menopausalmusician]

My Favorite Group & my Favorite Channel. Peace

[richardfehlmann]

I'm happy you have chosen this song. I always loved this one very much and I think it is often overlooked.

[leonelrodriguez]

Excellent musical proposal-game you share at the end.

[kovie]

I've been a Beatles fan for much of my life and it was only in the past few years that I really began to pay attention to the country influences and qualities of their earlier works that was way more than passing. They were really into country and influenced by it, in artists like Elvis, Buddy Holly, Chet Atkins, Carl Perkins, etc.

I have to admit to having had a prejudice against country music for much of my life for the very reasons you cited, how it tends to be sad, self-pitying and fatalistic, embodying a culture of dysfunction and emptiness. Plus the arrangements, melodies and harmonies then to be so repetitive and simplistic, like it consciously tries to not change and progress, and it can be so commercial (but so can all the other genres).

But, there's obviously really good country music if you know where to look, and the early stuff can be really good, before it got so commercial, and its influence on early rock up through the mid-70's is undeniable, along with R&B, Blues, Jump Blues and Jazz, and later on folk, classical and world (the latter of which the Beatles had a lot to do with of course). But, I don't want to spoil this reaction video so I'll go...