How Did The Beatles Influence Today
“All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.” These words from The Beatles’ song, “All You Need Is Love,” may be some of their most well known lyrics, but they are also some of their most influential and idealized. They seem to have encompassed The Beatles’ lifelong message of peace and love for everyone without any conflicts at all. From a start in humble beginnings to a time of widespread fandom, The Beatles have no doubt been some of the most influential musicians to ever live. The early years of the Beatles may possibly have been the most important era in modern music history, as they formed the group that would influence and change rock music forever. John Lennon and Paul McCartney met in mid-1957 and soon began playing music together.
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Their debut album turned out to be a hit on the record charts in England. By 1964, this fanatic fandom had spread to the United States as well, partially due to the assassination of president Kennedy as well as nationally televised appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show (“A Brief History,” 1). This immense popularity had only become more apparent by looking at the young people of the time. They had begun to copy the band members’ long hair, humor, and abandon of care (“The Beatles Biography,” 2). As they began to become more and more famous in the United States, the record charts reflected it. In April of 1964, the top five spots on the Billboard Hot 100 were taken by The Beatles’ singles. This was such an amazing feat that it has still never been done again to this day. This time also saw the idea of the stadium concert just beginning thanks to The Beatles’ unheard of large audiences. More than fifty-five thousand Beatles fans packed out New York’s Shea Stadium in 1965, a record setting audience. Two months after that, the band’s members were made Members of the Order of the British Empire (White,
Their debut album turned out to be a hit on the record charts in England. By 1964, this fanatic fandom had spread to the United States as well, partially due to the assassination of president Kennedy as well as nationally televised appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show (“A Brief History,” 1). This immense popularity had only become more apparent by looking at the young people of the time. They had begun to copy the band members’ long hair, humor, and abandon of care (“The Beatles Biography,” 2). As they began to become more and more famous in the United States, the record charts reflected it. In April of 1964, the top five spots on the Billboard Hot 100 were taken by The Beatles’ singles. This was such an amazing feat that it has still never been done again to this day. This time also saw the idea of the stadium concert just beginning thanks to The Beatles’ unheard of large audiences. More than fifty-five thousand Beatles fans packed out New York’s Shea Stadium in 1965, a record setting audience. Two months after that, the band’s members were made Members of the Order of the British Empire (White,