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.
Doctor Robert
The Beatles Lyrics
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Doctor Robert
Day or night, he'll be there any time at all
Doctor Robert
Doctor Robert
You're a new and better man
He helps you to understand
Doctor Robert
If you're down, he'll pick you up
Doctor Robert
Take a drink from his special cup
Doctor Robert
Doctor Robert
He's a man you must believe
Helping anyone in need
No one can succeed like
Doctor Robert
Well, well, well, you're feeling fine
Well, well, well, he'll make you
Doctor Robert
My friend works for the National Health
Doctor Robert
You'll pay money just to see yourself
With Doctor Robert
Doctor Robert
You're a new and better man
He helps you to understand
He does everything he can
Doc Robert
Well, well, well, you're feeling fine
Well, well, well, he'll make you
Doctor Robert
Ring, my friend, I said you'd call
Doctor Robert
Ring, my friend, I said you'd call
Doc Robert
Doctor Robert
The song "Doctor Robert" by The Beatles is believed to be about a real-life physician they knew in London who prescribed "miracle" pills to keep them going during their hectic touring schedule. The song talks about a doctor who is always available, day or night, and is able to help anyone in need. The lyrics describe the doctor as someone who can pick you up when you're feeling down and help you understand things better. He is also described as a man you must believe in, and no one can succeed like Doctor Robert.
The repetitive chorus of "Well, well, well, you're feeling fine, well, well, well, he'll make you, Doctor Robert" is a testament to the doctor's abilities to take anyone who is feeling down and turn them into a new and better person. The song is also believed to be a sly reference to drugs and their effects on the band, but this theory is disputed among Beatles scholars.
Line by Line Meaning
Ring, my friend, I said you'd call
Doctor Robert
I told my friend to contact Doctor Robert if they needed help, and he is always available to assist, day or night.
Day or night, he'll be there any time at all
Doctor Robert
Doctor Robert is always available, regardless of the time of day or night, to help whoever needs it.
Doctor Robert
You're a new and better man
He helps you to understand
He does everything he can
Doctor Robert
Doctor Robert is a transformative figure who helps people to become better versions of themselves by doing everything in his power to assist and enlighten them.
If you're down, he'll pick you up
Doctor Robert
Take a drink from his special cup
Doctor Robert
When you're feeling down, Doctor Robert will boost you up and help you recover with his unique and effective methods.
He's a man you must believe
Helping anyone in need
No one can succeed like
Doctor Robert
Doctor Robert is a highly respected and effective figure who is willing and able to help anyone in need to achieve great things.
Well, well, well, you're feeling fine
Well, well, well, he'll make you
Doctor Robert
When you're feeling good, it's because Doctor Robert helped you get there and did everything in his power to make you feel better.
My friend works for the National Health
Doctor Robert
You'll pay money just to see yourself
With Doctor Robert
Even though Doctor Robert's services may cost money, it is worth it to receive his assistance and work with him to gain greater insight and self-awareness.
Ring, my friend, I said you'd call
Doctor Robert
Ring, my friend, I said you'd call
Doc Robert
Again, I strongly suggest that you get in touch with Doctor Robert for assistance and guidance, no matter what your situation may be.
Doctor Robert
The repeated use of Doctor Robert's name throughout the song underscores his central role as a transformative impact and goes to show how highly regarded and respected he truly is.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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@mariaalejandra2913
Paul, John and George harmonizing is the most beautiful sound I´ve ever heard.
@OropherThranduil
My favorite for that is This Boy. <3
@chadgradsphere7648
Not dogging them at all, but I just need to mention the Everlys.
@roughcutguitars
@@chadgradsphere7648 Good catch! In an interview back 2014, Macca said when they started playing and writing together as the Quarrymen he would take Phil's part and John would take Don's. Clear lineage there!
@alegriavida1252
totalmente de acuerdo
@Y-two-K
@@chadgradsphere7648 I'm more a Beach Boys guy myself. The Beatles are my favorite, but I think BB had the loveliest harmonies in pop music.
@um773
Anyone else notice the heartbeat being in time with the song? Nice touch there.
@The_Races_Are_On...3...2...1
John Cash said there could be no more natural music beat than your own heart beat.
@shblair
heartbeat? song? what are you talking about?
At this point i feel i should tell you this is sarcasm....based on your post you seem to miss the completely obvious.
@_pqwa_
well it depends hahahahah