Some of you may be wondering (or maybe not) why I love the Beatles. In fact, i'm sure many of you didn't even realize i actually like the Beatles. WELL NOW YOU KNOW!! And we were talking about them extensively in my History of Rock and Roll class tonight. So I went over the major reasons why they are important to me.
The thing that impresses me most was their incredible growth throughout their career. What sort of band can start with a song like "Love Me Do" and end with "The Long and Winding Road"? I mean, the progression is unbelieveable. Compare "Meet the Beatles" with "Sgt. Pepper's" IS THIS EVEN THE SAME BAND!?
I don't even care that they had to drop some acid in order for many of their songs to even happen. I'm glad they dropped acid! They needed to do acid! Drugs did outstanding things for them! Props to Bob Dylan for opening their eyes to weed.
I also cannot believe what a dramatically changing fanbase they had throughout their career and now. When they first arrived on the scene, it was screaming teeneyboppers, and when they ended, they were more of a man's group. One spectrum to the other. just SWOOSH ok we're done singing love me do, on to I am the Walrus bitches!!
In 1964, Hit Parade's top 5 songs were all beatles songs. 1 through 5. Can you believe that? it had never happened before and will almost certainly never happen again. That in itself is freakin ridiculous.
Seriously, even if you don't like the beatles, you've gotta acknowledge what they did for music. Ozzy Osbourne wouldn't be around without the Beatles, and without Ozzy, HIM wouldn't be around, which would be a travesty! I mean, i'm not exactly personally thanking the Beatles for HIM, but come on man, chain of events. The Beatles should be thanked for everything.
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