Don't Let Me Down (Beatles cover by The Ladders)

The last of Lennon's great B-sides for the Beatles is a pleading love song. «He was saying to Yoko: “I’m really just letting my vulnerability be seen, so you must not let me down”», Paul recounts. John asks Ringo to hit the cymbals hard: «give me the courage to come screaming in.»… The Beatles recorded Don't Let Me Down during the rehearsal sessions for Get Back, a multimedia project that was initially abandoned but later revived by Phil Spector under the name Let It Be, although Don't Let Me Down did not appear on it. It was released only as the B-side to the single Get Back. It is the last of John Lennon's great B-sides for the Beatles (who else has written B-sides as valuable as Rain, I Am the Walrus e Revolution?!), a pleading love song for Yoko Ono. In some ways, it foreshadows the “Primal Scream” style that he would later adopt in some of his solo songs. The song, although relatively simple in lyrics and chords, features a melodic line that pushes Lennon to the extremes of his vocal range, both high and low. McCartney also responds to the plea by employing his highest register in the vocal harmonies. Paul also records a bass part that, in the contrasting section, becomes a true counterpoint to the melody. However, the performance of Don't Let Me Down during the historic rooftop concert at Apple Corps on January 30, 1969, remains memorable. Billy Preston is also present, and his electric piano becomes the main attraction of an unusually long jam session (by Beatles standards). In this video, we have tried to include scenes from each phase of recording our cover, without any playback. Massimo Gerini: lead vocals, rhythm guitar. Brizio Romagnoli: bass, backing vocals. Paolo Santamarianova: lead guitar, backing vocals. Mauro Cimarra: drums. Gabriele Chiappa: keyboard, backing vocals. Recorded and mixed by Massimo Gerini Video by Brizio Romagnoli https://www.theladders.it/en/music/do... The LADDERS - Beatles tribute band WEB: https://www.theladders.it/en/ FB:   / theladdersit   YT:    / theladdersit   IG:   / theladdersit   ___ LYRICS: Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down Nobody ever loved me like she does Ooh she does, yes she does And if somebody loved me like she do me Ooh she do me, you she does Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down I'm in love for the first time Don't you know it's gonna last It's a love that lasts forever It's a love that has no past Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down And from the first time that she really done me Ooh she done me, she done me good I guess nobody ever really done me Ooh she done me, she done me good Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down…