Beatles fans young and old have the chance to enjoy the “Fab Four's” Yellow Submarine animated movie this weekend. Rolling Stone reported that the full movie would air on the Beatles' official YouTube channel at 12 Noon ET on Saturday (April 25th) as a “one-time-only special event. The lyrics will appear on the bottom of the screen so the whole world can sing together as one during the coronavirus lockdown.”
Ringo Starr explained that upon the film's initial release in 1968, younger Beatles fans couldn't differentiate between the animated Ringo character and the flesh and bone drummer: “The thing with that film that still blows me away is that, like, the first year it was out, I had all these kids coming up to me saying, (Imitates a child): 'Why did you press the button?!' (Laughs) 'Cause, y'know I press that button and get shot out. And kids from all over the bloody world were shouting at me: (Imitates a child): 'Why did you press the button?!'”
George Harrison recalled how the Beatles were hardly the creative force behind the acclaimed Yellow Submarine film project: “Actually, the thing I liked most about the movie was we really didn't have to do anything to (laughs) do it. They just took the music, we met with them, (and) they basically talked about basically what they're going to do.”
Paul McCartney recalled one of John Lennon's lesser-known, yet beloved tracks, “Hey Bulldog” — which was actually recorded on the fly during the video shoot for “Lady Madonna” in February 1968 and a highlight of the Yellow Submarine soundtrack: “One of the things that I like about John's songwriting style is it's quirkiness. And I think 'Hey Bulldog' is very surreal. And obviously I like the moment when we're in there and I'm harmonizing with him, and I start being a dog, and he says 'You got any more? (howls).' The spirit of that session is brought back by the recording, y'know?”
