Disney+ documentary: Get Back (The Beatles)

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Anyone else catch this yet. I was going to start it the other night and ended up bingeing all 6 hours. My god is it good.

What I learned:

Paul McCartney was/is a genius. The scene where he plucks Get Back out of thin air on a bass guitar in a matter of a few minutes is the stuff of legend.

Paul was like the kid in class that when a group project was assigned had to take control and do most of the work so the group would get a good grade. He was forced into a leadership role because the other three each had their various hang-ups, and history has painted the picture that he was power hungry, overbearing, and demanding…but this shows that wasn’t really the case. They had a hard deadline and he was basically saddled with the burden of leadership. He even said he feared it. I wonder if the narrative on him will change now.

They directly address yoko being there and that she was probably going to catch the blame for their breakup….so they knew even back then. I feel bad for her having the breakup pinned on her and having to shoulder the blame all of these years. Many may still ask, well why did she need to be there and why was she so clingy to John. Most people don’t know that she had suffered a miscarriage just a month or two before filming and was basically still grieving.

For me, one of the hardest parts was seeing George struggle with wanting more say but yet not even believing in himself enough to do so. The scene where he tells them, they need someone better like a Clapton and John says, no we need a George Harrison is crushing to see.

Ringo Starr is a whole mood. You’ll see what I mean when you watch it.

Paul McCartney is a living legend and possibly the greatest musical artist to ever live…just my opinion.