By David Peek
The Long Tall Sally Test
Last week, I promised I’d share the moment my faith in the Beatles’ official story began to crack. It didn’t come from some obscure bootleg or a half-baked conspiracy theory. It came from a song I’d known and loved since I was nine years old.
And it came from watching one specific live performance.
Not long after watching Mike Williams’ presentation Did The Beatles Write All Their Own Music? (Apr 2020), I stumbled across a YouTube drummer I respect — Vintage Drummer — covering the Beatles version of Long Tall Sally. His channel is about authenticity, about getting the parts right. For me, his content is superb. So I paid close attention. Vintage Drummer’s playing is immaculate, and his demonstration gave me the perfect laboratory to compare the studio parts with live footage.
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