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.
One and One Is Two
The Beatles Lyrics
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What am I to do
Now that I'm in love with you?
[Chorus]
I'm hoping everyday
I'm gonna hear you say
"You really make my wish come true"
Can you feel when I'm holding you near
All the things that I do?
So, my love, am I making it clear?
One and one is two
One and one is two
What am I to do
Now that I'm in love with you?
[Chorus]
Can't you see I've loved you from the start?
Don't you love me too?
I love you, but you're breaking my heart
From wanting you.
One and one is two
What am I to do
Now that I'm in love with you?
[Chorus]
If you say that you're gonna be mine
Everything is alright
All the world would look so fine
If you'll be mine tonight
One and one is two
What am I to do
Now that I'm in love with you?
[Chorus]
The lyrics of "One and one is two" by The Beatles is about a person who is in love with someone and is hoping that the other person feels the same way. The lyrics start with "one and one is two," which is a straight-forward mathematical formula, but it can also convey the idea that the two people are meant to be together. The lyrics express the singer's feelings and how they want to hear the other person say that they feel the same way.
The chorus emphasizes the singer's desire to hear the other person's feelings. They hope every day to hear the other person say, "you really make my wish come true." The lyrics then shift to the physical aspect of the relationship, asking if the other person can feel the love when they're near. The singer wants to make sure that they're making it clear that they want to be with the other person.
The final verse expresses the singer's frustration that they love the other person, but the other person is breaking their heart. They ask if the other person can see that they've loved them from the start and wonder if the other person loves them too. The lyric "If you say that you're gonna be mine, everything is alright" is the ultimate expression of the singer's desire for the other person's love.
Overall, "One and one is two" is a sweet and straightforward love song about someone who is hopelessly in love.
Line by Line Meaning
One and one is two
The basic math that one plus one equals two.
What am I to do
The confusion that comes with being in love and unsure of what to do next.
Now that I'm in love with you?
The realization and admission that one is in love with someone.
I'm hoping everyday
The constant anticipation and hope that the person they love will feel the same way.
I'm gonna hear you say
The desire to hear the words 'You really make my wish come true' from the person they love.
Can you feel when I'm holding you near
The question of whether the person they love can sense the love and care they have for them.
All the things that I do?
The actions and efforts taken to express one's love for someone.
So, my love, am I making it clear?
The need for clarification on whether the person they love knows about and reciprocates their feelings.
Can't you see I've loved you from the start?
The frustration that comes when the person they love doesn't recognize the depth of their feelings.
Don't you love me too?
The appeal to the person they love to feel the same way and return their love.
I love you, but you're breaking my heart
The pain that comes with loving someone who doesn't return the same amount of love.
If you say that you're gonna be mine
The hope that the person they love will commit to a relationship and return their affection.
Everything is alright
The belief that everything in life will be better if they are in a relationship with the person they love.
All the world would look so fine
The idea that being with the person they love will make everything in life seem better and brighter.
If you'll be mine tonight
The hope that the person they love will agree to be with them and take the relationship to the next level.
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@tgas111
One and one is two
What am I to do
Now that I'm in love with you?
I'm hopin' every day
I'm gonna hear you say
"You really make my wish come true"
Can't you see when I'm holding you near
All the things I do
Show my love, and I'm making it clear
One and one is two
One and one is two
What am I to do
Now that I'm in love with you?
I'm hopin' every day
I'm gonna hear you say
"You really make my wish come true"
Can't you see I've loved you from the start?
Don't you love me too?
I love you, but you're breaking my heart
If you only knew
One and one is two
What am I to do
Now that I'm in love with you?
I'm hopin' every day
I'm gonna hear you say
"You really make my wish come true"
If you say that you're gonna be mine
Everything's alright
All the world would look so fine
If you'll be mine tonight
One and one is two
What am I to do
Now that I'm in love with you?
I'm hoping every day
I'm gonna hear you say
"You really make my wish come true"
@subg8858
Can't believe I'm listening to a Beatles song I haven't heard before
@martinacosta2514
Search " The Beatles - I'm In Love", demo by John Lennon :)
@martabeatriz6896
@@martinacosta2514 I have heard it!!! I loved it!!!
@martabeatriz6896
I know, I feel the same!
@experience5988
Way better than Free as a Bird
@the_singingavgeek3433
@@martinacosta2514 It is such a beautiful song. Known it on piano for like a year
@dain7
People like to act like The early Beatles stuff wasnt as great, but truthfully I enjoy it more. The unreserved raw boost of energy from every song us just so evident. There was no restraint, just pure rock n roll. So catchy! The older stuff is great too, but I feel their chemistry showed more early on. Even John stated they stopped being a band when they stopped learning covers
@LaMYsteriosa87
💯 💖
@sergevanhalen465
every real Beatles fan knows they were great from the start
@jk4675
The early stuff is better