Song Of The Week - All My Loving

[Hello Goodbye]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR8guQ8RYqw#
Live on Dutch TV   1964

George and Paul's harmony vocals at 1:12 are magnificent!

Jimmie Nicol is substituting for Ringo Starr hospitalized with tonsillitis.

[Normandie]

George and Paul's harmony vocals at 1:12 are magnificent!

Wow, they are exquisite. 

I see that at ~00:30 George is mouthing the lyrics.

[zipp]

I didn't read your comment but at one point I was wondering if it was Dave Clark bashing away on drums.

And then Jimmie Nicol came into view ...

Nice video though, so thanks for that.

[blmeanie]

wonder how much trouble it was to find a suit for Jimmy, quickly, in his size?

videos like this one, show their joy of being when they were in the early stages of success.  Watch their expressions when they catch each others eyes.  So joyous

[Normandie]

videos like this one, show their joy of being when they were in the early stages of success.  Watch their expressions when they catch each others eyes.  So joyous

Yes indeed. It's too bad that touring ended up being so frustrating for them, especially the fact that they could barely be heard over the screaming fans. In the recent biography of George I just finished, the author (Graeme Thomson) described in interesting detail how grueling their overall schedule was (recording, touring, films, interviews, etc.) during those early years and physically and emotionally worn out they were by the time of their last live performance (not counting the rooftop concert, of course). I got more of a sense of that than I have from any other Beatles-related book I've read so far. I felt tired just reading about it.

I really love this video; their joy is infectious! It makes me smile.

I see that at ~00:30 George is mouthing the lyrics.

Or is he singing? All I hear is Paul.

[Moogmodule]

Or is he singing? All I hear is Paul.

I think for the first verses he's just singing along out of microphone range. Maybe to warm up or something. I certainly can't hear him and there's no reason he'd be singing with Paul at that point in the song.

It's a very nice performance overall.

[Hello Goodbye]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woVXHgscvNE#
Morecambe and Wise Show   2 December 1963

This live performance featured the same Paul and George harmonizing vocals.


Here's the entire show...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw9dJG8GnmY#

This Boy  5:34
All My Loving   7:54
I Want To Hold Your Hand   25:44

[nimrod]

I think for the first verses he's just singing along out of microphone range. Maybe to warm up or something. I certainly can't hear him and there's no reason he'd be singing with Paul at that point in the song.

It's a very nice performance overall.

Wonder what happened to Jimmy Nichol, famous for 2 weeks 

What he said about it..

Nicol himself expressed his disillusionment several years later: "Standing in for Ringo was the worst thing that ever happened to me. Until then I was quite happy earning £30 or £40 a week. After the headlines died, I began dying too." He resisted the temptation to sell his story, stating in a rare 1987 interview: "After the money ran low, I thought of cashing-in in some way or other. But the timing wasn't right. And I didn't want to step on the Beatles' toes. They had been damn good for me and to me."

[Normandie]

He resisted the temptation to sell his story, stating in a rare 1987 interview: "After the money ran low, I thought of cashing-in in some way or other. But the timing wasn't right. And I didn't want to step on the Beatles' toes. They had been damn good for me and to me."

That's nice. He sounds like a classy guy.

[Moogmodule]

Wonder what happened to Jimmy Nichol, famous for 2 weeks 

There's a whole book on it. Called the Beatle who vanished or something like that. Been tempted to read it.

[nimrod]

There's a whole book on it. Called the Beatle who vanished or something like that. Been tempted to read it.

of course there is