Watch four videos of The Beatles: Rock Band [update 3]

by Ben Gilbert { Aug 2nd 2009 at 11:30PM }

Update: Alas, the videos featured last night have been removed from YouTube due to a "copyright claim by Viacom." Sorry to everyone who missed them!

Update 2: As some of our commenters have smartly pointed out, all four of the removed videos are available legally through the official website for The Beatles: Rock Band.

Update 3: It seems as though even three of the four tracks have been removed from the official website for the game, and now only "Birthday" is available. Sorry again, folks!

There's nothing we like more than sitting back on a Sunday evening and listening to some good music. Tonight we're offering you the chance to listen along with us, with four tracks from The Beatles: Rock Band. Better yet, we've got the videos from the game as well for your viewing pleasure, just after the break.

While we're partial to the video for "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band," who are we to go all willy nilly suggesting what you choose to enjoy? Kick off your slippers and get ready for sheep counting with a handful of Beatles music from us to you. Oh, and if it's your birthday, happy birthday to you. (Sorry, we couldn't resist.)

Gallery: The Beatles: Rock Band (07/20/09)

[Thanks, Jon Q!]

Tags: ea, harmonix, leak, mtv-games, rock-band, sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band, the-beatles, the-beatles-rock-band, videos

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

Psych Out @ Aug 2nd 2009 11:41PM

YES

Or Is It Alton Brown? (Wiizer Sweatshop VP of Absolutely Nothing) @ Aug 2nd 2009 11:41PM

You know what would be cool? Wings/Plastic Ono Band/Solo George Harrison DLC.

Or Is It Alton Brown? (Wiizer Sweatshop VP of Absolutely Nothing) @ Aug 2nd 2009 11:43PM

Also, this looks so good, I can't put it into words.

jeepgun @ Aug 3rd 2009 12:05AM

What about Ringo Starr and his All Starr band?

pete @ Aug 2nd 2009 11:41PM

are those storm troopers in the background?

Young_Nastyman (a.k.a. Thor von Clemson) @ Aug 2nd 2009 11:44PM

Someone finally got good versions of these on you tube

BleachMan! @ Aug 2nd 2009 11:46PM

My god, I would suck so hard at Beatles Rock Band, since I'm probably not going to pay attention to the notes I'm suppose to hit

Ranko @ Aug 2nd 2009 11:48PM

I can't put into words how much I want this game.

Michael T @ Aug 3rd 2009 1:36AM

I....

Er....

D---....

Yes. +1

eNrique @ Aug 2nd 2009 11:49PM

I love The Beatles

ELUNO @ Aug 2nd 2009 11:53PM

It is my birthday!

Alvin_Rod @ Aug 3rd 2009 12:21AM

You say it's your birthday
It's my birthday too, yeah
They say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you.

Glen Quagmire @ Aug 3rd 2009 10:43AM

Nobody give a Fuck about your birthday - 50 Cent

jam @ Aug 2nd 2009 11:54PM

groovy overall. some of the eye movement bugs me though. and why cant the turn there heads? make 'em more lively.

VaultICEE @ Aug 3rd 2009 12:14AM

It was probably because they were on drugs

evalouielou @ Aug 3rd 2009 12:40AM

druuuuuuuuuuuuugs.

D-Whizzle @ Aug 3rd 2009 1:27AM

we are all on drugs...

Levi (God Hand Defense Force) @ Aug 3rd 2009 5:15AM

Koo koo ka choo!

karmaghost @ Aug 3rd 2009 9:59AM

@levi

Goo goo g'joob

Flo @ Aug 3rd 2009 12:01AM

I really hope that they go the AC DC route and let you download them onto your main rockband2 game.

Number_Zero @ Aug 3rd 2009 12:12AM

Already been announced that this is a stand alone game and won't transfer into RBII.

Don't really care, I was expecting as much.

VaultICEE @ Aug 3rd 2009 12:14AM

Its a bummer, but the Beatles are the only exception I'll give 'em.

Now, if LEGO Rock Band isn't exportable... someone's going to get a plastic instrument in their eyehole.

cuteSAVAGE @ Aug 3rd 2009 12:26AM

"...the Beatles are the only exception I'll give 'em"

They are truly one of maybe three (off the top of my head) bands that even deserve their own game, let alone their own stand alone / non exportable music in a game such as this. The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, or maybe The Who (who have already been featured heavily in RB anyways) . Not that they are the only good bands out there, but they are the only bands that have an extensive catalogue of recorded music and always managed to do something different than they had done before (there's Dream On, then there's every other Aerosmith song), and aren't relegated to only being popular with a specific crowd (how many people can make it through a Metallica solo on plastic buttons without their fingers writhing in pain?).

Or Is It Alton Brown? (Wiizer Sweatshop VP of Absolutely Nothing) @ Aug 3rd 2009 12:33AM

It's unfortunate that Jimmy Page is so set against having Zep music in a rhythm game. Maybe when he sees this one he'll change his mind. I doubt it, though,

MarkHawk @ Aug 3rd 2009 1:00AM

I think any band can deserve their own game, but I do agree that the Beatles are one of maybe a handful that should get away from not have transferable songs.

VaultICEE @ Aug 3rd 2009 1:02AM

Yeah, I'd even go as far as saying Pink Floyd or Led Zep are deserving of their own games. I think my mind would blow up just to play Dark Side of the Moon with no gaps between songs...

And then in the background as you're playing, The Wizard of Oz runs.

PN04 @ Aug 3rd 2009 1:10AM

There are differences in the way RB2 and Beatles RB play which would make it kinda hard to export without a considerable patch to RB2. Assuming they DID provide that patch then people could just rent the game pay five bucks and no one ever sees the money that they expect to see from selling a Beatles branded product. As a standalone title you either buy it or you dont and they're counting on more people buying it than not buying it.

As for Lego Rockband It's just a less mature version of the regular game, the DLC that people would expect to buy for it is already in the store for both RB1 /AND/ RB2 (you cant tell me Spongebob and the various Nick and Disney kid artists arnt going to feature heavily in LegoRB) so unless they add some fancy play control to Lego it should be exportable assuming they put out an export key... which I dont see them NOT doing but I do imagine they wouldnt do it immediately.

Sly [Wiizer Sweatshop Raccoon] @ Aug 3rd 2009 2:38AM

@alton

jimmy page isn't the one against licensing their music. robert plant is. john paul jones and jimmy page are pretty much fine with it. jimmy page's comment from before about music games isn't that he doesn't like them, he just doesn't think that it truly emulates actual instrument playing, not even drums.

Young_Nastyman (a.k.a. Thor von Clemson) @ Aug 3rd 2009 5:37AM

@Sly

read the title again

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/05/zeppelin-frontman-uncomfortable-lending-master-recordings-to-rhy/

Archon (PSN: Archonik, XBL: DarkARHN) @ Aug 3rd 2009 9:12AM

@Young_Nastyman Read the interview. The title is misleading.

Young_Nastyman (a.k.a. Thor von Clemson) @ Aug 3rd 2009 9:45AM

@Archon

"Zeppelin front man Jimmy Page recently hung a definitive "No Stairway" sign on the genre, citing his hesitance to lend game developers the band's valuable master tracks"

I see nothing misleading in the title

The Baron @ Aug 3rd 2009 10:53AM

@PN04

They could easily just include a single use code to add the songs (usually via download), like with the AC/DC pack and like the extra tunes for RB2.

Sly [Wiizer Sweatshop Raccoon] @ Aug 3rd 2009 4:12PM

alton said he was dead set against them. the article said he was hesitant. hesitant could be for a reason, like "easily misplaceable master tracks". if the master tracks to all the led zeppelin songs were lost, that's like demolishing the eiffel tower or statue of liberty. HORRIBLE. so he has reason.

Solace (Only on PSN) @ Aug 3rd 2009 12:25AM

EPIC!

KindredWarr @ Aug 3rd 2009 12:54AM

I can't wait for this damn game. Actually my girlfriends want for this game got me into the Beatles, I always liked them, but I actually stopped and started listening to their stuff, even bought the Beatles Anthology DVD. Now this game can't here soon enough.

Anyone know if there will be a mode to just watch the beatles perform kinda like in these videos? I know some one's clearly playing, but it would be nice to have the music video mode that was announced but scrapped for RB2 for this game.

Mr. Bungo @ Aug 3rd 2009 12:56AM

Holy crap, this looks fantastic! So much more than just "Rock Band with Beatles Songs." The care and skill that went into those visuals is impressive. I tip my hat with gusto to the Harmonix team.

cafecito @ Aug 3rd 2009 1:07AM

Character models could've been better IMO, but overall it still looks freakin' great.

Jim @ Aug 3rd 2009 1:08AM

I hate the Beatles, but Activision could learn a thing or two from HMX from this release.
characters look like the real people not lousy claymation
animations match the music
and though I havent played it, game play is probably perfect too.

I would buy this if I liked the songs.

squeehunter @ Aug 3rd 2009 9:17AM

Don't worry. I hate them too.

bongoes (Wiizer sweatshop new employee) @ Aug 3rd 2009 11:27AM

You had some good points but never start a comment by saying you hate the Beatles. Almost no one can read past that.

Savage @ Aug 3rd 2009 1:09AM

Harmonix is definitely setting a new standard in Band Specific games. The art direction and presentation is just straight out of the Beatles career. This is a very impressive looking game.

garnsr @ Aug 3rd 2009 1:31AM

I don't think people would really want to play Pink Floyd in Rock Band outside of Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, or the Wall, which have the songs people know. The rest of their albums aren't really very well suited to RB. But I am getting pretty excited about Beatles. One more month!

Sly [Wiizer Sweatshop Raccoon] @ Aug 3rd 2009 2:39AM

zeppelin would be fantastic in rock band though.

stinger503 @ Aug 3rd 2009 3:24AM

But those three alone add up to 41 songs. Throw in Animals and a bunch of their earlier and newer stuff and you have more then enough for a game easily.

OrganicJerk @ Aug 3rd 2009 1:32AM

I never really got into the "Hero/Band" games and although I will dabble at parties, it's not really my thing.

I must say that the sheer quality of this title may change that for me. This is really something

Michael T @ Aug 3rd 2009 1:34AM

Is anyone else surprised that the "get high with a little help from my friends" lyric was left in? Or have they left drug references in other songs, and clearly I don't have the right DLC?

Josh @ Aug 3rd 2009 2:40AM

You know it doesn't have to be drugs, right?

aristokrat @ Aug 3rd 2009 11:03AM

Smoke some mari, if you've got some. Gouge away...

They have strange guidelines for what they censor, leaving "God damn do I declare" in Uncle John's Band, and in the above example, only cutting out "juana," which is poor obfuscation.

Michael T @ Aug 3rd 2009 12:44PM

@Josh: Yeah, I know it doesn't HAVE to be drugs, but... I mean, this was Lennon/McCartney circa 1967, so I'm pretty sure it might have been drugs.

"I can't tell you, but I know it's mine" doesn't HAVE to be a coy reference to Ringo's penis, either, but...