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.
The Beatles Movie Medley
The Beatles Lyrics
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Roll up for the magical mystery tour!
Step right this way!
Roll up roll up for the mystery tour
Roll up roll up for the mystery tour
The magical mystery tour is waiting
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 compilation of songs from various Beatles movies, including Magical Mystery Tour, A Hard Day's Night, Help!, and Yellow Submarine. The lyrics in this medley are a collection of snippets from those songs, arranged in a fresh and seamless way.
The song starts with references to the Magical Mystery Tour, inviting the listeners to join in on the tour. It then transitions into "All You Need Is Love," emphasizing the power and importance of love in life. The lyrics then touch on the theme of hiding one's love away, possibly reflecting the challenges and societal pressures faced by individuals in expressing their true feelings. The medley then takes a playful turn with lines about a kiss and the excitement of mutual love. The mention of "A Hard Day's Night" showcases the exhaustion of the singer but finds solace and comfort in their loved one. Finally, the song concludes with a reference to "Ticket to Ride," where the girl is leaving and the singer feels powerless in her decision.
Overall, The Beatles' Movie Medley combines various themes and emotions from different Beatles songs into a cohesive narrative, celebrating the joy of love while also acknowledging its complexities and challenges.
Line by Line Meaning
Roll up
Come and join us
Roll up for the magical mystery tour!
Join us on an exciting and unpredictable journey
Step right this way!
Come along with us and don't hesitate
Roll up roll up for the mystery tour
Come join the tour, come one, come all
The magical mystery tour is waiting
The adventure is ready to begin
To take you away
To transport you to a different world
Waiting to take you away, take you today
Ready to whisk you off on an incredible journey right now
There's nothing you can do that can't be done
You have the power to achieve anything
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung
You have the ability to express yourself through music
Nothing you can say but you can
Your words have the power to make a difference
Learn how to play the game it's easy
Discover the rules of life and navigate them effortlessly
All you need is love all you need is love
Love is the most important thing in life
All you need is love, love
Love is the ultimate answer
Love is all you need
Love should be the guiding force in everything you do
Everywhere people stare each and ev'ry day
People observe and judge you every day
I can see them laugh at me
They mock and ridicule me
And I hear them say
I overhear their words
Hey, you've got to hide your love away!
You should keep your love hidden and not reveal it openly
Oho, I never realised what a kiss could be
I have discovered the true significance of a kiss
This could only happen to me can't you see?
This magical experience is unique to me
That when I tell you that I love you, oh
When I express my love for you
You're gonna say you love me to, ohohoho, oho
You will reciprocate your love for me
And when I ask you to be mine, ahaha
And when I propose a relationship with you
You're gonna say you love me too
You will also profess your love for me
It's been a hard days night
The day has been tiring and demanding
And I've been working like a dog
I have been working tirelessly
I should be sleeping like a log
I should be sleeping soundly
But when I get home to you
However, when I come back to you
I find the things that you do
Your actions and presence
Will make me feel alright
Bring me comfort and happiness
I think I'm gonna be sad
I believe I will feel sorrow
I think it's today, yeah!
I believe it will happen today
The girl that's driving me mad is going away
The girl who is causing me distress is leaving
She's got a ticket to ride
She has obtained a method of escape
And she don't care
And she is indifferent
Jo-Jo was a man who thought he was a loner
Jo-Jo considered himself isolated from others
But he knew it couldn't last
But he knew this state of solitude wouldn't continue
Jo-Jo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
Jo-Jo departed from his residence in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grass
In search of relaxation and freedom in California
Get back! Get back!
Go away! Go away!
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@nigeldreiner
YES! THE VIDEO HAS BEEN MUTED TO AVOID GETTING REMOVED. If you'd like to see the full version with sound, check the description for a link to watch and download.
@shyman99
why go to a different site when it 's on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8X8MR4dNkM
@dj_grim
no I only want the audio as it isn't on Spotify. If they put it on Spotify I wouldn't come to download it off youtube.
@nigeldreiner
@@dj_grim thanks for watching!
@nigeldreiner
@@dj_grim thanks for watching!
@davewollenberg1518
Thanks for the link, Nigel. That was fab and gear!
@jondixit
Thank you so much! I've been looking for this childhood mem'ry for a long time!
Great job!
@vielgveld2047
Double thumps up
Ive been looking and waiting for years for this;.once i had the 45rpm single but it became lost so really glad its now digital!
@desistindo1
Great work, thanks!
@scottroberts7103
Wonderful !!!