Classic Reactions Ep. 31: The Beatles Helter Skelter (Reaction Feat. Rooney) 😁
Sir Paul has strong vocals on this one!!
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Just in case you wanted to check The Who out at some point - I'm including this iconic performance of the song 'Won't get fooled again' at Shepperton studios in 1978 as part of a documentary film - they had filmed the live music in 1977 but the director wasn't happy with it - so they arranged for the band to get together to do this short show in front of 300 people or so. They hadn't been touring, hadn't rehearsed much but the music ended up being electric. Sadly it was the last gig the original band did because their drummer, Keith Moon, died 3 months after this concert aged only 32 from an accidental overdose from his drugs to combat alcoholism. Although very sad, he enjoyed his very colourful short life - the engineers were so worried about him, they taped his headphones to his head 😆 🤣 A Seriously iconic performance - they're a bit before my time but I really do appreciate their impact and style on musicians that succeeded them. I always remember Liam Gallagher of Oasis replying on being asked about the Who and he said he admired them because they all played 'lead' - which is very true. https://youtu.be/UDfAdHBtK_Q?si=iBNgw2X3lZCTMlzl NB. I know this is a Beatles track, but this is kind've Beatles related as Zak Starr has been the Who's longest serving drummer - 1996 to present day , I'm sure Ringo is very proud of him 😀
Excellent context, really appreciate the info and yeah we'll keep that in mind once we do the Who, a band I'm actually very keen to listen to (along with The Doors)!
#THG and plus one for Rooney! I have always loved this song. I think a good Beatles related song is Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney and Wings written for the James Bond movie of the same name. Guns N' Roses did a cover of it which was quite good as well. Take care, y'all!
Oh I didn't know that GnR's was a cover! I'm personally not a big fan of them but that song is pretty cool! Even I remember when I learned that Come Together (Michael Jackson) was also a Beatles cover was very surprising!! Man these guys had a HUGE influence on music as a whole, really impressive stuff!
Definitely a heavy song, especially for The Beatles... And I like it a lot!!! Fun Fact: The term 'Helter Skelter' is the name of a type of slide that you would find in a kids playground at the park. We had one in our Town when I was a kid. You would go inside this cone like structure and clime the ladder to get to the top, where you would turn and go down the circular slide that wraps around the outside of the cone, hence the lyrics... 'When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide, Where I stop and I turn and I go for a ride, Till I get to the bottom, and I see you again, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!' #THG
Great context about the lyrics, we did not know that! 🫡
Would he like The Warning? I would vote for more Rooney reactions periodically.
There's only one way to find out! Mmmmaybe we'd do The Warning with him soon 😊
Gotta put the kiddo listening to muse and Paramore 😆🤣
He likes Muse actually! Was teaching him Hysteria on the bass recently and... There is hope 😁
I actually got to see Paul McCartney perform this song live last November, so Sir Paul is still active and touring, even at 83 years old (it was a very good performance and show too). I think Rooney did really well for a first time reacting to a song, and if he is listening to the Beatles he is obviously having a very good upbringing. I would recommend if he is interested in learning more about how the Beatles shaped music in the 1960s to go and listen to the Help, Rubber Soul, Revolver and Sgt. Pepper albums in order to see how far they pushed the boundaries of music in just a 3 year period (1965-1967). It is even more amazing when you think all those albums were recorded using analog 4-track recording technology...
You're absolutely correct, that is indeed an incredible achievement! I never thought of it that way, such a short period of time but with a huge everlasting effect! That made me think of Nirvana (in terms of their active years vs impact)
Firstly, what a delightful young man - he's a credit to you both and I definitely want to see him again - he'd loveNightwish 😉! Paul McCartney was trying to emulate something Pete Townshend of the Who said in a magazine at the time about wanting to write the loudest and "dirtiest" song so McCartney thought I'll try and write something like that - so he was definitely influenced by the Who with this obvious departure from their well honed style. Also IMHO, definitely influenced by Jimi Hendrix "Purple Haze " because he was the spirit at the time and so similar in style! Hope he loved the Dorothy from Kansas does Slipknot vid ? 😆 🤣 Much love.
He's the one who cracked up at that Dorothy dance and asked to replay it few times 😂 And you know what, both Hendrix and The Who are overdue on the Classics series because we don't really know any by them, I must've heard parts of Purple Haze.. Didn't Prince cover it or something like that? Anyways we might drag young Rooney for some Nightwish soon,but if he doesn't like them we'll have to find him a different home 😂
I see you guys gaining knowledge on how heavy metal originated. While this song goes hard, it is most noteworthy for John Lennon inventing basically the first heavy metal bass line. Oh it was wonderful to be alive when the Beatles were at their peak. P.s., I dont really consider the 2005 performance to be true to the song, the vocals are too different. #THG. ☕️☕️☕️☕️
BTW, your son is nice, he obviously takes after Nonna, lol.