History Heartwarming / TheBeatles

* "Free as a Bird", which is also a TearJerker. Ringo, George and Paul got together to record incidental music for the Anthology Project, but realized that they wanted to record some new songs instead. Only problem? No John. At this point they could have either written something without him or abandoned the idea of a new song altogether. Instead, Paul asked Yoko if she could give them any demo tapes of John that they could finish. It should be noted that the remaining Beatles had to fill in a gap where John hadn't finished the lyrics and made all of us weep by going with the following:

* "Free as a Bird", which is also a TearJerker. Ringo, George and Paul got together to record incidental music for the Anthology Project, but realized that they wanted to record some new songs instead. Only problem? No John. At this point they could have either written something without him or abandoned the idea of a new song altogether. Instead, Paul asked Yoko if she could give them any demo tapes of John that they could finish. It should be noted that the remaining Beatles had to fill in a gap where John hadn't finished the lyrics and went with the following:

* "Free as a Bird", which is also a TearJerker. Ringo, George and Paul got together to record incidental music for the Anthology Project, but realized that they wanted to record some new songs instead. Only problem? No John. At this point they could have either written something without him or abandoned the idea of a new song altogether. Instead, Paul asked Yoko if she could give them any demo tapes of John that they could finish. "Free as a Bird" was the result. It should be noted that the remaining Beatles had to fill in a gap where John hadn't finished the lyrics and went with the following:

* "Free as a Bird", which is also a TearJerker. Ringo, George and Paul got together to record incidental music for the Anthology Project, but realized that they wanted to record some new songs instead. Only problem? No John. At this point they could have either written something without him or abandoned the idea of a new song altogether. Instead, Paul asked Yoko if she could give them any demo tapes of John that they could finish. "Free as a Bird" was the result. It should be noted that the remaining Beatles had to fill in some unfinished lyrics and went with the following:

--> ''It always made me feel so . . . free.''

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* This quote from John Lennon's September 1980 interview in ''Playboy'' interview:

* During the recording of ''The White Album'', Ringo got fed up with being dismissed and temporarily quit the band. After two weeks, he was convinced to return. When he came back to the Abbey Road studio, he found his drum kit had been decorated with flowers, along with a note from George reading "Welcome home."

* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' - an installment of the "Chris Farley Show" skit has Chris in his usual mode, squirming anxiously as he asks the most inane questions - here to guest Music/PaulMcCartney - and cursing his own stupidity. Eventually he asks "Remember when you were in the Beatles? And you sang 'And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make'? ...Is that true?" Paul matter-of-factly replies that, in his experience, yes, it is. Farley just ''beams'' with delight - his show ends up as great as he always wanted it to be.

* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' - an installment of the "Chris Farley Show" skit has Chris in his usual mode, squirming anxiously as he asks the most inane questions - here to guest Paul Mc Cartney - and cursing his own stupidity. Eventually he asks "Remember when you were in the Beatles? And you sang 'And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make'? ...Is that true?" Paul matter-of-factly replies that, in his experience, yes, it is. Farley just ''beams'' with delight - his show ends up as great as he always wanted it to be.

* ''SaturdayNightLive'' - an installment of the "Chris Farley Show" skit has Chris in his usual mode, squirming anxiously as he asks the most inane questions - here to guest Paul Mc Cartney - and cursing his own stupidity. Eventually he asks "Remember when you were in the Beatles? And you sang 'And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make'? ...Is that true?" Paul matter-of-factly replies that, in his experience, yes, it is. Farley just ''beams'' with delight - his show ends up as great as he always wanted it to be.

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* While listening to "All You Need is Love" from the "Love" album, this troper was given specific instructions to not listen until she was about to fall asleep, was in a completely dark room, and to have headphones in. One then gets to Listen to the boys goof around in the studio for a few seconds and then hear John say "good night to you's all, and God bless ya!" Warm fuzzy feelings abound.

** George's support of "Octopus's Garden", only the second song Ringo had ever written, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68edB_Q1e4g&NR=1 because Paul and John were so dismissive of the drummer's work.]]
*** "Octopus's Garden" is an example in itself. "Knowing they're happy and they're safe...."
** And "Here Comes The Sun." Quite a few of their songs will give you the warm fuzzies, really.
** John managed at least two with "In My Life" and "Julia".
** You can't forget "Honey Pie," "Something," "Do You Want To Know a Secret," or "All You Need is Love." Really, the list could go on and on...
** Solo example, but definitely related: "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_With_You Walk With You]]" from Ringo's 2010 album ''Y Not''. Ringo and Paul, the last two surviving Beatles, harmonizing on a song about ThePowerOfFriendship? Excuse me, I have [[SandInMyEyes something in my eye]]...
** During the recording of ''The White Album'', Ringo got fed up with being dismissed and temporarily quit the band. After two weeks, he was convinced to return. When he came back to the Abbey Road studio, he found his drum kit had been decorated with flowers, along with a note from George reading "Welcome home."
** A lot of these seem to center on Ringo for some reason. The day after the rooftop concert, Ringo, who was famously self-deprecating about his skills, received a postcard from one of his bandmates. It read: "You are the greatest drummer in the world. Really." This was from ''Paul'', who was notoriously hard to please. Ringo ''published'' that postcard, along with many others from fellow Beatles, in the book ''Postcards from the Boys.''
*** This may have also been an in-joke; some time earlier, when an interviewer asked "Is Ringo the best drummer in the world?", John answered "He's not the best drummer in the Beatles."

* When the Beatles were on tour, they still took time to celebrate Brian Epstein's birthday. Actually, considering how often people hear about cold, corrupt managers, the close relationship between Epstein and the Beatles in general fit this trope. [[spoiler:It made his suicide even more tragic.]]
** [[spoiler: Brian Epstein didn't commit suicide; the death was officially ruled as accidental and none of the Beatles ever disputed it.]]

** If the song itself somehow doesn't qualify, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6cNMGseO-E this home recording]] of a young Sean Lennon singing it to his father and giggling over the "I need somebody to love" lyric certainly does. What makes it especially heartwarming is that in his 1980 interviews, John liked to boast that Sean had no idea that his father was a Beatle and didn't even know who the Beatles were, and that they didn't play Beatles records in the house... and yet here Sean not only has a favorite Beatles song, but he apparently knows who Paul and Ringo are along with his dad. Oh, John...

TheBeatles did their share of {{WAFF}}-worthy work. Here's a list:

* "With A Little Help From My Friends" is arguably this.

* When the Beatles were on tour, they still took time to celebrate Brian Epstein's birthday. Actually, considering how often people hear about cold, corrupt managers, the close relationship between Epstein and the Beatles in general fit this trope. [[spoiler:It made his suicide even more tragic.]]

** George's support of "Octopus' Garden", only the second song Ringo had ever written, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68edB_Q1e4g&NR=1 because Paul and John were so dismissive of the drummer's work.]]

* GeorgeHarrison's cover of "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea", from the last album he recorded before he died, is, while slightly lacking in lyrical depth (though it's by no means shallow), one of the most cheery, heartwarming songs this troper has ever heard.

* "Dear Prudence" was written for a real girl, because John was saddened by how reserved and shy she was. That's right. One of the biggest musicians of all time took the time to write a beautiful ballad just to get a girl he had just met to cheer up. All I'll say is, if the freaking Beatles write a song just for you to get you to cheer up and you don't feel better, there's no hope for you.
* George Harrison's cover of "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea", from the last album he recorded before he died, is, while slightly lacking in lyrical depth (though it's by no means shallow), one of the most cheery, heartwarming songs this troper has ever heard.

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