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.
Lovesick Blues
The Beatles Lyrics
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I'm in love,
I'm in love with a girl,
That's what's the matter with me
I'm in love,
I'm in love, with a beautiful girl,
But she don't give a darn about me
to make her love me I tried,
But she just refused
And ever since she's gone away,
I've got those lovesick blues
Got the feeling called the "blue hoo's,"
since my sweetie said "Good Bye"
Seems I don't know what to "Do Hoo"
All day long I sit and cry
That last long day we spent alone
I'm yearning for it yet
She thrilled me, filled me,
with a kind of lovin',
I never will forget, the way she called me sweet daddy"
Twas just a beautiful dream
I hate to think that it's all over I lost my heart it seems
I got so used to her somehow
But I'm no body's baby
Now, gee it's awful when you're lonesome
and get those lovesick blue-oo-oo-oo-oo's
Got the feeling called the "blue hoo's,"
since my sweetie said "Good Bye"
Seems I don't know what to "Do Hoo"
All day long I sit and cry
That last long day we spent alone
I'm yearning for it yet
She thrilled me, filled me,
with a kind of lovin',
I never will forget, the way she called me sweet daddy
Twas just a beautiful dream
I hate to think that it's all over I lost my heart it seems
i got so used to her somehow
But I'm no body's baby
Now, gee it's awful when you're lonesome
and get those lovesick blue-oo-oo-oo-oo's
The lyrics of The Beatles' song Lovesick Blues convey the pain and turmoil of unrequited love. The singer is hopelessly in love with a girl who doesn't feel the same way. He has tried everything to win her over but to no avail. He is left pining for her and suffering from lovesick blues. The singer reminisces about the beautiful moments he shared with her and yearns for them. The song highlights the devastating effects of rejection and unrequited love and how it can leave a person feeling alone, miserable, and lovesick.
The song was originally written by Cliff Friend and Irving Mills and recorded by Hank Williams in 1949. The Beatles covered it in 1962 during their early days in Hamburg, Germany. It was a popular song at the time and the Beatles used it to fill up their setlist. Interestingly, the song was never released on any of their albums or as a single. It remained unreleased until 1995 when it was included in the Anthology 1 album.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm in love,
I have strong feelings of love for someone.
I'm in love,
I am overwhelmed by my love for this person.
I'm in love with a girl,
It is a girl who has captured my heart.
That's what's the matter with me
She is the cause of all of my distress and happiness.
I'm in love,
I can't stop thinking about her.
I'm in love, with a beautiful girl,
I find her extremely attractive.
But she don't give a darn about me
She is indifferent to me and my feelings.
to make her love me I tried,
I put in effort to try and win her heart.
How I sighed and I cried
I became emotional and upset.
But she just refused
She rejected my advances.
And ever since she's gone away,
Since she left, my emotions have only worsened.
I've got those lovesick blues
My heartache is causing me emotional pain.
Got the feeling called the "blue hoo's,"
I'm experiencing deep sadness and heartbreak.
since my sweetie said "Good Bye"
My lover left me, causing me great distress.
Seems I don't know what to "Do Hoo"
I feel lost and unsure of what to do now that she's gone.
All day long I sit and cry
I spend my days in sorrow.
That last long day we spent alone
The final day we spent together is still in my thoughts.
I'm yearning for it yet
I long for the day we were together again.
She thrilled me, filled me,
Her love and affection left a deep impact on me.
with a kind of lovin',
Her love was gentle and calming.
I never will forget, the way she called me sweet daddy"
I cherish and hold on to the memories of her endearment towards me.
Twas just a beautiful dream
It feels like it never really happened and was just a dream.
I hate to think that it's all over I lost my heart it seems
I can't bear the thought that it's over, my heartache is strong.
I got so used to her somehow
I became comfortable having her around.
But I'm no body's baby
I am not someone's significant other anymore.
Now, gee it's awful when you're lonesome
The experience of loneliness is hard to bear.
and get those lovesick blue-oo-oo-oo-oo's
The heartbreak and yearning for love cause me great distress.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CLIFF FRIEND, IRVING MILLS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@carlosmorales4349
Sí son los Beatles, fue una de las tantas canciones que tocaban en clubs, es notable la voz de Paul
@toreveyo1105
Nunca fue grabada por BEATLRS aparecio en el album Anthology Outtake y no se a quoen se le ocurrio incluirla
@rec3de
RIP ted kingsize taylor :(
@Martin-vj4ki
Ahh the beatles first song before they are famous
@BassicVIC
The Beatles?
King Size Taylor?
(Voice does sound like Paul McCartney, but not quite)
@DJPidorassov
No, it's not The Beatles. It's John Frankland's vocal.
@RingoRevolucionario1
Yes, i think so creo q si, la grabacion es muy mala y no se distinguen bien las voces, pero en algunas partes se puede apreciar mejor la voz y se escucha como Paul. Disculpa que te conteste en español, pero no se mucho ingles. Traducilo con el google si queres
@jimmykeefe2503
is this paul singing?
@jesussixtos601
Yes
@beckysanchez8793
@@charlee4613 How come? I hear his voice like him