Comments on: Till There Was You

By: oldFartBassPlayer Walt

oldFartBassPlayer Walt — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:09:46 +0000

oh I forgot to mention that I decided to play guitar after this performance? This post is only two year late, to the day!

OOPS and it was in key of F, so I should have said “Am-G#m-Gm” chords. I rely on a capo!

By: Mike Rembrandt

Mike Rembrandt — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 09:17:08 +0000

One of the best parts of my life has been hearing each Beatles album as it came out. I love this song. All four of the Beatles were (are) very interesting and talented people. They provided comfort and background music to the Viet Nam war period, one of the most tumultuous periods in American history.

By: ChildOfThe60s

ChildOfThe60s — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:23:11 +0000

My dad had a band in the 50s-70s and covered many Beatles’ songs. This is one that he sang to us girls at night; it will always have a special place in my heart.

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 00:19:53 +0000

I have always loved it

By: oldFartBassPlayer Walt

oldFartBassPlayer Walt — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 18:11:00 +0000

watching them on Ed Sullivan, I remember when in the solo, George plays that descending F#m-Fm-Em chord riff, my heart skipped a beat, the floor dropped out from under me, and I gasped- that A-HA Moment marked the beginning of a 53 year love affair with Beatles music.

Heavy stuff for a high school freshman !!!

By: manteau

manteau — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 06:59:21 +0000

The two acoustic guitars here blend perfectly, and George’s solo , the highlight of this song as far as I’m concerned, has vastly improved since the amateurish one he did on 1st january 1962. Still, it’s really not a “Beatles” highlight, but however much better than “hold me tight” from the same LP, originally rejected from the first one, painfully sung out of tune half the time by Paul. But, that was, and still is, the appeal of the Beatles, the variety of their act, they knew it worked in their favor. As far as cover versions go on “With the Beatles”, I’d much rather have “Please Mr Postman” or “Roll over Bethoven.

By: Mario A. Gallardo

Mario A. Gallardo — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 23:20:03 +0000

As a pianist, I genuinely love this song. Paul’s vocals are superb and George’s acoustic guitar is incredible. I love the chord changes that George employs throughout the song, and then delivers a beautiful solo that is so perfect culminating in the best delivery possible back to Paul’s vocals.

By: Gooberhead

Gooberhead — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:13:24 +0000

It is a great solo. Innovative, original and incredibly tasty! George was barely 20 years old at the time.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 03:01:18 +0000

Paul isn’t mocking this — it’s exactly the type of material he liked to cover back then. George’s solo is beautiful. What’s not to like?

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 10:42:52 +0000

According to ‘The Beatles Chronicles’ by Mark Lewisohn, during Brian Epstein 1st meeting with George Martin, while listening to the Decca audition tapes (transferred into disc), George Martin was impressed with George Harrison’s guitar playing on ‘Till There Was You.

Earlier & later live recordings & performance of Till There Was You, George used his Gretsch Country Gentleman electric guitar.
I assume, maybe George Martin was the one who suggested to George to use nylon classical guitar on the studio version included on ‘With The Beatles’ album.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 00:46:07 +0000

I don’t know if its worth noting but Ringo is not only playing bongos on this but he’s got the hi hat going with his foot on the backbeat

By: johnlennonsrhythmguitar

johnlennonsrhythmguitar — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 05:19:02 +0000

Why, George Martin? WHY? Why, when you had not one (She Loves You), not two (I’ll Get You), not three (I Want To Hold Your Hand), but FOUR (This Boy)
smash or potential smash no. 1’s available was THIS placed on the album.
Even agreeable McCartney is mocking it with his exaggerated “sar”. How do you justify this? Unbelievable.

By: jabbertx

jabbertx — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 21:50:40 +0000

Per the “sar”–I believe that’s a deliberate regionalism that Wilson put in the song. Listen to Shirley Jones sing it in the movie version. Plus, I seem to remember seeing it written that way in some sheet music from way back when.

By: cold turkey 1987

cold turkey 1987 — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 13:03:32 +0000

Til there was you I consider a standard cover of the time. But it is far from being as good a cover (or song , for that matter) than youve really got a hold on me, twist and shoug, or even money

By: Allan Todd

Allan Todd — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 19:16:40 +0000

Personally I’d rather have this than “A Taste of Honey” – Paul’s “sawr” is just one of those individual touches I think. But what makes it work for me is the guitars, no doubt about it: not just the solo, but right from the intro and all the little interjections between the vocal lines – all beautifully done. And Lennon’s rhythm guitar is not to be overlooked either.

By: Randy

Randy — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 06:21:29 +0000

George was well at ease with a classical on this, and “And I Love Her.” Robert, you’re right -George doesn’t even look, hardly on the Sullivan show -and that’s with a high fever! They all bought classical guitars while on holiday in Spain. George bought Mary Hopkin a Ramirez classical after she made a favorable comment about George’s.

By: Oudis

Oudis — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 06:51:19 +0000

I guess you’re right eliirodz, there are a lot of Latin influences in George’s guitar, from its deep acoustic and gentle sound to its general style. A lot of “bolero” style.

By: eliirodz

eliirodz — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 17:01:43 +0000

The “style” of this song is very reminiscent of what was happening in Latin music at the time. Listen to “Eydie Gorme and El Trio Los Panchos” and it is chock-full-o ballads that this wonderful song reminds me of.

By: Richard Hancock

Richard Hancock — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 02:42:50 +0000

Great lead vocal, great lead guitar and let’s give credit to the great songwriter Meredith Wilson who wrote the song for his Broadway musical The Music Man.

By: metzgermeister77

metzgermeister77 — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 01:32:13 +0000

It sounds exactly like the kind of solo George would write around this time, so I suspect it’s original.