The Beatles ~ From Me to You (Royal Command Performance) 1963 (w/lyrics) [HQ]

The Royal Command (Variety) Performance was on the night of 4th November 1963 at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London, in the presence of the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. Although the Beatles were 17th on the 19-act bill on this night, they were by far the most anticipated performers to appear. ’From Me To You’ was the first song of the performance. The Beatles also played ’She Loves You’, ’Till There Was You’ and ’Twist and Shout’. The Beatles began playing their opening song, ‘From Me To You’, before the curtains had opened. After the final chord John Lennon and Paul McCartney moved their microphone stands nearer the edge of the stage to get closer to the audience. The group bowed in unison at the end of the second song, ‘She Loves You’, after which McCartney made a nervous joke about Sophie Tucker being their “favourite American group”. They followed this with a performance of ‘Till There Was You’. When the applause died down, John and Paul mov