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Surprising and Intriguing

posted 3 years ago by BeaSouth (3283)
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I was surprised at how honest Paul and John were with each other in their intimate conversations especially the one where they didn’t know they were being recorded. They were very candid about their own strengths and weaknesses and it was a lot like the heartfelt conversations spouses have. Really incredible to hear. The documentary was intriguing in the way the group made music. It definitely seemed like Paul was the energy on this album. Watching how he created “Get Back” while awaiting a late John Lennon was absolutely incredible

[–] Otter (24464) 3 years ago

Paul really got up my nose in the first episode, the bossy bitch, the surprise was how goofy and funny Lennon could be when he was in a good mood, and how close John and Paul still were.

The other surprise was that Yoko was as quiet as a mouse and would sit with the band reading newspapers or going through her mail, she was weirdly omnipresent but she really did fade into the background and not disturb anyone. AND the band played while she caterwauled, and they all seemed to be having a perfectly fine time. I've never believed that "Yoko broke up the Beatles" bull, I haven't seen the whole documentary yet but so far her presence is pretty far down their list of obvious problems.

[–] BeaSouth (3283) 3 years ago

I agree completely O. Every assumption I had about the Let it Be recording history was obliterated in this documentary. I’m on episode 3 and have yet to see Paul and John short tempered or bickering. John has been light hearted and completely supportive of Paul’s songs even when Paul is over the top with perfectionism. Yoko did not seem a nuisance at all and I never noticed any friction amongst the Beatles and family members who came to watch. There were some very cool parts too like when Paul and John make a little fun of their experience with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and George gets a bent out of shape and they become contrite with him. Or when they would play their old songs warming up for other stuff. I definitely saw the seeds of the four evolving into their individual paths but I did not see anyone acting like divorce was imminent. I guess things really went south during the subsequent recording of the Abbey Road album.

[–] Otter (24464) 3 years ago

Yeah, there is conflict, but they're talking everything out like intelligent and reasonable people, or at least they are after Episode 1, where Paul learned he had to keep everything polite and reasonable or else. Now I suspect the off-camera negotiations with George were *not* quite so reasonable, especially since they said that Yoko had been "...speaking for John" and that had to have pissed George off big-time, but that wasn't filmed. But really, for the most part they're gletting along very well, and frankly, I've worked in places with much worse atmospheres of simmering resentment.

Now John and Yoko's relationship seems to be as weird as fuck, but very little of the weirdness seems to be coming from Yoko (aside from "speaking for John" when George had left the band). I mean if I knew someone who brought their SO to work and had them sit quietly at their side for hours and hours, I'd assume the person who was working was an abusive psycho, but Lennon is coming across as goofy and charming for the most part. He was as needy as all hell and if he wanted a woman who'd just sit there silently for hours until he felt like paying a little attention to her, well, like they say, "Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it".