Millions and Millions of views

[Lynn T. Newcomb]

Now that MLT has reached 20 songs with over one million YouTube Views I thought it was time to start a new thread to mark milestones. With David Herrick doing a lot of the counting on Youtube I’m going to count on him to make sure I don’t miss any.

First up, and I’m sorry for the late notice, is “Wish You Were Here” rapidly approaching 2,000,000 views. It will hit that mark in just a few hours.

Discussion

[David Herrick]

Here are the milestone predictions for the next month or so:

I’ll Be Back: 1,000,000 views on May 14th

Johnny B. Goode: 1,000,000 views on May 16th

One More Time: 300,000 views on May 18th

Maxwell’s Silver Hammer: 600,000 views on May 22nd

Yesterday: 600,000 views on May 25th

Sound of Silence: 700,000 views on May 26th

Still a Friend of Mine: 500,000 views on May 28th

June: 300,000 views on June 1st (appropriately)

If You Raise Your Head: 100,000 views on June 4th

Nowhere Man: 1,000,000 views on June 8th

Also, one omission from last month: Drive My Car reached 6,500,000 views, probably around April 11th.

[Lynn T. Newcomb]

When I joined the Club nearly 3 years ago, MLT had 14 songs with one million views. I watched the count go to 20 which is when I started this thread. Their now at 21 with 3 in the cue in the next 30 days or so. “Nowhere Man” will be the second song released AFTER I joined the Club that hits 1,000,000 views. “Please Mr. Postman”, released shortly after I joined is their third most viewed song.

[David Herrick]

Here are the milestone predictions for the next month or so:

Still a Friend of Mine: 500,000 views on June 2nd

June: 300,000 views on June 6th

If You Raise Your Head: 100,000 views on June 16th

The Last Time: 700,000 views on June 20th

Nowhere Man: 1,000,000 views on June 20th

Junk: 100,000 views on July 6th

Looking ahead, sometime in July, I Saw Her Standing There should reach 3,000,000 views and While My Guitar Gently Weeps should reach 6,000,000 views.

[David Herrick]

Here are the milestone predictions for the next month or so:

Junk: 100,000 views on July 9th

I Saw Her Standing There: 3,000,000 views on July 12th

When I’m Sixty-Four: 3,500,000 views on July 14th

While My Guitar Gently Weeps: 6,000,000 views on July 22nd

Here Comes the Sun: 600,000 views on July 28th

All My Lovin’: 700,000 views on July 31st

Questionable: 400,000 views on August 3rd

I’m Looking Through You: 700,000 views on August 4th

[Tim Arnold]

All My Lovin’ at 700,000 views, that’s awesome. I like all the videos from their first show.

[Jung Roe]

MLT’s Please Mr Postman has amazing pull! Just watched the video again tonight, and it’s absolute magic. Mona and Lisa’s harmonies are perfection. 3.8 Million views, on it’s way to 4.0 Million in short order.

John, Paul, George, Ringo and Karen, your versions were awesome, but I’m sorry Mona and Lisa leave yours in the dust! 😜

[David Herrick]

Here are the milestone predictions for the next month or so:

All My Lovin’: 700,000 views on August 6th

Questionable: 400,000 views on August 6th

And that’s pretty much it, although we’re probably about a month and a half from Here, There and Everywhere reaching 1,000,000 views, and two months from If I Fell reaching 3,000,000.

[Lynn T. Newcomb]

David, after watching “She’s a Woman” on the first day of release I didn’t notice until a week later that it was well passed 100,000 (currently at 170,000 on day 16). Now I see that “She Loves You” is at 122,000 on day 3. What do you think made these two get so many more hits after their initial release than most MLT new releases? Do most of their subscribers have a strong preference for early Beatles tunes?

[David Herrick]

Hi, Lynn.

It’s fun to speculate, especially with the recent glut of releases, as to what causes some new MLT videos on YouTube to catch fire relative to others. Certainly Beatles covers as a whole get the most views. Beyond that, the hottest ones seem to me to be either mega-hit singles such as She Loves You, or well-loved album tracks that aren’t covered much such as She’s a Woman. Of course, as a whole the Beatles’ early stuff is more amenable to being performed live. And I’m sure most subscribers aren’t club members and therefore haven’t seen these videos before at all.

But yeah, She Loves You is on a record pace so far!

[David Herrick]

Here are the milestone predictions for the next month or so:

Any Other Day: 100,000 views on September 6th

San Francisco: 2,500,000 views on September 12th

She’s a Woman: 200,000 views on September 17th

Tonight You Belong to Me: 200,000 views on September 17th

Here, There and Everywhere: 1,000,000 views on September 28th

If I Fell: 3,000,000 views on October 5th

Looking ahead a little, Please Mr. Postman / Wipe Out should reach 4,000,000 views in mid-October.

[David Herrick]

Here are the milestone predictions for the next month or so:

She Loves You: 300,000 views on October 1st

If I Fell: 3,000,000 views on October 1st

Here Comes the Sun: 700,000 views on October 4th

Please Mr. Postman / Wipe Out: 4,000,000 views on October 9th

Bus Stop: 1,500,000 views on October 21st

Can’t Buy Me Love: 1,000,000 views on November 2nd

[David Herrick]

Here are the milestone predictions for the next month or so:

I’m a Believer: 800,000 views on November 2nd

Can’t Buy Me Love: 1,000,000 views on November 3rd

Revolution: 1,000,000 views on December 9th

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