The Mystery That Kicks Off The Beatles' Greatest Album | Taxman

1...2...3...4: It's time for a new episode! Have you had a chance to check out the 2022 Revolver remix yet? Let me know what you think in the comments! And about that lingering count-in mystery...🎧😎🎙

One surprising reveal from the "Get Back" documentary is that George counted in nearly every song, even those the others wrote.

They both sound like George to my ears.

George in the loud count, Paul the cough, and George in the fast count. This was a ground-breaking album in so many ways.

A band so beloved even their count-ins are analyzed

The half-speed countdown is almost definitely George. It's not just the sound of his voice, it's his accent. None of the other Beatles have it, and you can hear it clearly in the half-speed count-in. Paul may be able to "ham" the low voice, but you can still differentiate the accent when he does it.

I was a rabid Beatles fan since 1963. I got to see them play live 4 times- twice in one day. I ran to the record stores to buy their albums the first day they came out. In 1966 to my 14 year old ears my mind was blown. The Beatles were everything and they were inventing sounds no one had ever heard before! You can imagine from here what it was like to hear these innovative songs for the first time.

Clearly both George. It’s the unique way he says “two” that gives it away. Taxman has always been a top 10 Beatles track for me. Strongest album opener ever.

Yes, I was around to hear all the Beatles albums as they came out, and especially starting with Revolver, each was a revelation. They were far ahead in terms of innovations and songwriting. They changed my musical life and were the main reason I became a musician.

It's amazing how the Beatles have been so influential and popular that we spend so much time trying to figure out the smallest things like which member is doing a countdown or which is coughing in the background of a song

'Revolver' was the first album I bought at the ripe old age of 16. It's timeless, and still my favourite Beatles LP. Just saying- it's a Masterpiece!!

I can't help it, I hear George in both of them. I'd just like to say that these videos make me love Beatles music even more, which I wouldn't believe is possible.

I was fifteen when Revolver was released. The film A Hard Day's Night was in August, 1964. Revolver was issued in August of 1966. I remember clearly what an impact it made. Taxman followed by Eleanor Rigby? Holy cow!! It's also difficult to describe how incredible it was to hear Tomorrow Never Knows for the first time. Cur-azy!

The most remarkable aspect of Revolver is that 12 of the 14 songs are less than three minutes long! I'm Only Sleeping is 3:02 and Love You To is 3:03. The shortest are For No One at 2:02 with And Your Bird Can Sing clocking in at 2:02. Every track is memorable,telling a complete story in a short time. Amazing!!

George is consistently the most underrated member of this band, even by his fellow band members -- this is just one of many of my favorite Beatles songs that George wrote

Taxman is a monster of a song! That bass, the guitar solo - just superb. Another lovely little touch was the Indian inspired descending notes that Paul played in his guitar solo - purposely to please George, who was so interested in Indian music. I always thought it was George doing the slow, more prominent count and that it was Paul doing the fast ('real') count in the background. After seeing this video, it may have been John doing the slow count, but I'm still convinced it's Paul doing the fast one. But who knows for sure? Paul and Ringo are the only ones left to answer that question and even they may misremember things from almost 60 years ago God! This group...

George is doing both. That's my first impression. You can imagine any Beatle doing it. But its George's song and he was very proud of it.

Since hearing Taxman for the first time in 1966, I have always believed that John did the first count in. After your comparison of Paul's voice in You Know My Name (Now Look Up The Number), I'm now convinced it is Paul. There's no doubt in my mind that George does the second count in. Thanks for another great video.

When I got the album (probably in 1966), I was ABSOLUTELY blown away by it...perhaps most especially by "Taxman" and "Tomorrow Never Knows!!!" ; )

Taxman was never on my list of top George songs but listening to the new, old, mono mixes I.can’t get enough. It’s fantastic. And Paul’s bass is phenomenal. Count in voices, I hear each one of them at different times.