Led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over three years from 1960, initially with Stuart Sutcliffe playing bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, eventually settling with Pete Best in 1960, who played with them for two years before being replaced with then Rory Storm & The Hurricanes drummer Ringo Starr in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein molded them into a professional act and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. As their popularity grew into the intense fan frenzy dubbed "Beatlemania", the band acquired the nickname "the Fab Four", with Epstein, Martin and other members of the band's entourage sometimes given the informal title of "fifth Beatle".
By early 1964, the Beatles were international stars, leading the "British Invasion" of the United States pop market and breaking numerous sales records. They soon made their film debut with A Hard Day's Night (1964). From 1965 onwards, they produced increasingly innovative recordings, including the albums Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966) and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), and enjoyed further commercial success with The Beatles (also known as "the White Album", 1968) and Abbey Road (1969). In 1968, they founded Apple Corps, a multi-armed multimedia corporation that continues to oversee projects related to the band's legacy. After the group's break-up in 1970, all four members enjoyed success as solo artists. Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980, and Harrison died of lung cancer in November 2001. McCartney and Starr remain musically active.
The Beatles are the best-selling music act of all time, with estimated sales of 600 million units worldwide. They hold the record for most number-one albums on the UK Albums Chart, most number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and most singles sold in the UK. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, and all four main members were inducted individually between 1994 and 2015. In 2008, the group topped Billboard's list of the all-time most successful artists on the Billboard Hot 100. The band received seven Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award (for Best Original Song Score for the 1970 film Let It Be) and fifteen Ivor Novello Awards. Time magazine named them among the 20th century's 100 most important people.
Former Rolling Stone associate editor Robert Greenfield compared the Beatles to Picasso, as "artists who broke through the constraints of their time period to come up with something that was unique and original "... In the form of popular music, no one will ever be more revolutionary, more creative and more distinctive ..." The British poet Philip Larkin described their work as "an enchanting and intoxicating hybrid of African-American rock-and-roll with their own adolescent romanticism", and "the first advance in popular music since the War".
They not only sparked the British Invasion of the US, they became a globally influential phenomenon as well. From the 1920s, the US had dominated popular entertainment culture throughout much of the world, via Hollywood films, jazz, the music of Broadway and Tin Pan Alley and, later, the rock and roll that first emerged in Memphis, Tennessee. The Beatles are regarded as British cultural icons, with young adults from abroad naming the band among a group of people that they most associated with UK culture.
Their musical innovations and commercial success inspired musicians worldwide. Many artists have acknowledged the Beatles' influence and enjoyed chart success with covers of their songs. On radio, their arrival marked the beginning of a new era; in 1968 the programme director of New York's WABC radio station forbade his DJs from playing any "pre-Beatles" music, marking the defining line of what would be considered oldies on American radio. They helped to redefine the album as something more than just a few hits padded out with "filler", and they were primary innovators of the modern music video. The Shea Stadium show with which they opened their 1965 North American tour attracted an estimated 55,600 people, then the largest audience in concert history; Spitz describes the event as a "major breakthrough ... a giant step toward reshaping the concert business". Emulation of their clothing and especially their hairstyles, which became a mark of rebellion, had a global impact on fashion.
According to Gould, the Beatles changed the way people listened to popular music and experienced its role in their lives. From what began as the Beatlemania fad, the group's popularity grew into what was seen as an embodiment of socio-cultural movements of the decade. As icons of the 1960s counterculture, Gould continues, they became a catalyst for bohemianism and activism in various social and political arenas, fuelling movements such as women's liberation, gay liberation and environmentalism. According to Peter Lavezzoli, after the "more popular than Jesus" controversy in 1966, the Beatles felt considerable pressure to say the right things and "began a concerted effort to spread a message of wisdom and higher consciousness".
Other commentators such as Mikal Gilmore and Todd Leopold have traced the inception of their socio-cultural impact earlier, interpreting even the Beatlemania period, particularly on their first visit to the US, as a key moment in the development of generational awareness. Referring to their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show Leopold states: "In many ways, the Sullivan appearance marked the beginning of a cultural revolution ... The Beatles were like aliens dropped into the United States of 1964.
In 1965, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). The Beatles won the 1971 Academy Award for Best Original Song Score for the film Let It Be (1970). The recipients of seven Grammy Awards and fifteen Ivor Novello Awards, the Beatles have six Diamond albums, as well as 20 Multi-Platinum albums, 16 Platinum albums and six Gold albums in the US. In the UK, the Beatles have four Multi-Platinum albums, four Platinum albums, eight Gold albums and one Silver album. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.
The best-selling band in history, the Beatles have sold more than 800 million physical and digital albums as of 2013. They have had more number-one albums on the UK charts, fifteen, and sold more singles in the UK, 21.9 million, than any other act. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the Beatles as the most significant and influential rock music artists of the last 50 years. They ranked number one on Billboard magazine's list of the all-time most successful Hot 100 artists, released in 2008 to celebrate the US singles chart's 50th anniversary. As of 2017, they hold the record for most number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, with twenty. The Recording Industry Association of America certifies that the Beatles have sold 178 million units in the US, more than any other artist. They were collectively included in Time magazine's compilation of the 20th century's 100 most influential people. In 2014, they received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
There are two holidays celebrated for the Beatles: Global Beatles Day on 25 June each year. On that date in 1967, the band performed "All You Need Is Love" on television. In 2001, UNESCO created World Beatles Day on 16 January each year. This date has direct relation to the opening of The Cavern Club in 1957.
Five asteroids, 4147 Lennon, 4148 McCartney, 4149 Harrison, 4150 Starr and 8749 Beatles are named after the Beatles.
Beatles Movie Medley
The Beatles Lyrics
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Step right this way!
Roll up
Roll up for the mystery tour
Roll up
Roll up for the mystery tour
Waiting to take you away, take you today
There's nothing you can do that can't be done
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
It's easy
All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
Everywhere people stare
Each and ev'ry day
I can see them laugh at me
And I hear them say
Hey, you've got to hide your love away!
Hey, you've got to hide your love away!
Oho, I never realised what a kiss could be
This could only happen to me
Can't you see?
Can't you see?
That when I tell you that I love you, oh
You're gonna say you love me to, ohohoho, oho
And when I ask you to be mine, ahaha
You're gonna say you love me too
It's been a hard days night
And I've been working like a dog
It's been a hard days night
I should be sleeping like a log
But when I get home to you
I find the things that you do
Will make me feel alright
Oh!
I think I'm gonna be sad
I think it's today, yeah!
The girl that's driving me mad
Is going away
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
And she don't care
Jo-Jo was a man who thought he was a loner
But he knew it couldn't last
Jo-Jo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grass
Get back!
Get back!
The Beatles Movie Medley is a tribute to the greats of rock and roll, featuring a medley of songs from various films that The Beatles starred in. The opening lines of the song, “Roll up, roll up for the magical mystery tour” are a reference to their 1967 album and movie The Magical Mystery Tour. This evokes the sense of excitement and wonder that was often associated with The Beatles and their music. The repeated line "Waiting to take you away" emphasizes their desire to transport their audience to a different world - one where anything is possible.
The second verse of the song emphasizes the importance of love, a recurring theme throughout most Beatles songs. It states that there is “nothing you can do that can’t be done, nothing you can sing that can’t be sung, nothing you can say, but you can learn how to play the game”. This suggests that with love, anything is possible, and that love is the one thing that can overcome any obstacle. The chorus, which repeats the refrain “All you need is love”, reinforces this message.
Line by Line Meaning
Roll up, roll up for the magical mystery tour! Step right this way!
Welcome to the magical mystery tour! Please join the tour!
The magical mystery tour is waiting to take you away. Waiting to take you away, take you today.
The tour will take you to magical places, it is waiting for you now.
There's nothing you can do that can't be done. Nothing you can sing that can't be sung. Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game. It's easy
You can accomplish anything you desire, it may be hard, but you can do it.
All you need is love. All you need is love. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.
The only thing that matters is love, all you need is love.
Everywhere people stare, Each and ev'ry day, I can see them laugh at me, And I hear them say, Hey, you've got to hide your love away! Hey, you've got to hide your love away!
People may judge others for their love, which is why they must keep it a secret.
Oho, I never realised what a kiss could be, This could only happen to me, Can't you see? Can't you see? That when I tell you that I love you, oh, You're gonna say you love me to, ohohoho, oho, And when I ask you to be mine, ahaha, You're gonna say you love me too
This love is special, and so is the kiss. When I declare my love, I know you will reciprocate.
It's been a hard days night, And I've been working like a dog, It's been a hard days night, I should be sleeping like a log, But when I get home to you, I find the things that you do, Will make me feel alright, Oh!
I had a tough day at work, but when I come home to you, seeing you makes everything better.
I think I'm gonna be sad, I think it's today, yeah! The girl that's driving me mad, Is going away, She's got a ticket to ride, She's got a ticket to ride, She's got a ticket to ride, And she don't care
I am sad because the girl I love is leaving, and even though she has a ticket, she does not care.
Jo-Jo was a man who thought he was a loner, But he knew it couldn't last, Jo-Jo left his home in Tucson, Arizona, For some California grass, Get back! Get back!
Jo-Jo felt alone, but not for long. He left his home to search for something better.
Contributed by Jake L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Barry Smith
I was very surprised when this medley actually made it into the charts in the early 80s. At first it seemed like a desperate attempt to squeeze “new” Beatles material back into the marketplace. It’s ok but it’s probably better just listening to all these songs in their original unedited state.
John P
Make that definitely better
Johan Vel
Simplemente los amo ❤️😭😍
Mick DeLeon
Que bueno este video esta aqui, porque es muy raro. La compania Apple no quieres este medley y video. Gracias!
Nigel Dreiner
Hi - I don't mind you re-uploading this video from my original, but if you could please give me credit as the editor, that would be appreciated. Thanks
shyman99
Can you upload your video with sound now that you know it won't be taken down? But only if you remove the audio you added to the single, like the crowd sounds. Otherwise, I will have to redo the sound myself because I have to hear the original 45 as I heard on the radio.
Xureath
I thought it looked like your video.
Joey Juarez
I have it on vinyl 7 inch