Sgt Pepper Harpist Recalls Playing On 'She's Leaving Home' and Meets Ringo Starr For The First Time.
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Published 2021-08-01
Sheila Bromberg recalls the recording session for the orchestral part of ' She's Leaving Home'
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All Comments (21)
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So sorry to learn Sheila has passed on. Her moment and contribution to the greatest rock album ever created will live on, forever.
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Sheila is 83 here (she was born in 1928, and the clip is from 2011). She looks magnificent.
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When I say She's Leaving Home is the best track on Sgt Pepper I often get met with howls of derision, but I stand by my words!
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0:54 Sheila had a BEAUTIFUL smile đ! Rest in Peace
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Never tire of these behind-the-scenes vignettes about how Beatles tracks were created
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Sheila Bromberg, who died at 92 on Aug. 17, 2021, at a hospice in Aylesbury, England, was the first woman musician to perform on a Beatles song.
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I grew up behind the Iron Curtain. These sounds were like a breath of freedom. They were like an unattainable fairy tale. Thank you with all my heart.
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She was a perfect studio musician - she could play music as written, and she could also improvise on request. That's why she got this gig. Also she does an amazing Paul McCartney impression!
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"It was a bit good actually." That's really wonderful to hear her say that.
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What a lovely woman. The world could do with a few more genuinely nice people like her. Your music lives on forever dear lady. đŒđ”đŻïž
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This is why I love YouTube. She was absolutely wonderful on that classic Beatles song.
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We now know just how proud Paul was of this song. Also brilliant to get to see one of the "ordinary" musicians who also played their part, along with the orchestra. Only Shiela wasn't ordinary. Her harp made this song and don't we know it? Thank you Sheila, as lovely now as you were then, x.
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What strikes me in this clip is how Ringo, even at this age, shows that same youthful, feisty sense of humor they all had in those early session recordings between takes. But my favorite part is how Sheila gives it right back to him! He's not letting his greater fame go to his head, and neither is she! Just two professional musicians, cutting up together, getting on famously. So wholesome!
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She's Leaving Home is one of my favourite Beatles songs. It's a masterpiece. The lyrics perfectly capture the mood of the times, and the feelings of personal experiences.
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She didnât just play on it, that melody is iconic. It sets up the mood for the entire song. Legendary
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Rest in peace Sheila, sounds like you had a great life đ
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A real feel good story. Paul's genius brought the harp in, and Sheila's interpretation of the intro gave us one of the most recognizable song beginnings in music â€â€
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RIP Sheila Bromberg. We will continue to enjoy your harp.
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RIP, Sheila. You were so classy playing âYellow Submarineâ for Ringo. Youâll never be forgotten, especially because you helped make Sgt. Pepper what it was.
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She is absolutely adorable.
