The Beatles

==Info==
The Beatles were a phenomenally popular and legendary sixties band, the Beatles changed everything in rock music. Their albums and concerts sold exceptionally well, and their fame led them into total lack of privacy and other problems. The Ballad of John and Yoko documents an attempt by John Lennon and his girlfriend Yoko Ono attempting to flee the paparazzi. Due to the lines "Christ! You know it ain't easy." and "They're gonna crucify me.", the song received little airplay. Drummer Ringo Starr, although considered to be the joke of the band (his nickname comes from his tendency to wear many rings and his accent is thicker than the others), is considered to be the best of his profession. George Harrison implemented his love of East Indian culture into the Beatles' work. Paul McCartney was the main frontman, and after the Beatles breakup in 1970 went on to have the best of their solo careers. After a controversial statement that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus", an enraged man assassinated John Lennon in 1980. There was also a rumor in the late sixties that McCartney had been killed in a car crash and that clues revealing his death could be found in their album covers and songs. Paul, George, and John have been inducted into the Hall of Fame as Beatles and as soloists. McCartney's real first name is James. The Beatles have been satired, covered, and alluded to countless times. The song Taxman was written about a 200% tax on everything for the Beatles. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was initially inspired by a picture written by Paul's son, without noticing that the title could be written as LSD. They were originally known as The Quarrymen with Billy Preston as their drummer (many people were upset when Preston left) and later as the Silver Beatles. The bizarre Revolution 9 includes a tape loop of a man saying "number nine" which the Beatles liked. You've Got to Hide You're Love Away was done in the style of Bob Dylan, while Lady Madonna was done in the style of Fats Domino (and even covered by him later on). The Beatles began by covering older artists. Their song All Together Now reflects their original "skiffle" style. Much like the work of Pink Floyd, their album Abbey Road was designed to have each song segue into the next. The song Hey Jude features a barely audible expletive in the background, which occurred due to an accident in the recording studio. They were unable to re-record the song to omit the expletive. The film Across the Universe is based around Beatles songs and named after one, with various modern artists performing the songs. The Cirque de Soleil show Love is based around Beatles songs. The song Across the Universe features the line "jai guru deva om", which is Hindu for "victory to the god divine, om" (om is an onomatopoeia for the sound of the universe). The film Yellow Submarine features a character known as "King of the Blue Meanies", whose personality was replicated by "Him" in The Powerpuff Girls and The Gromble in Real Monsters. There was a rumor for awhile that McCartney had died and there were clues hidden in album artwork and the songs. The song Glass Onion plays on this rumor. They are referenced in I Dig Rock and Roll Music by folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary. The song features backing vocals similar to those in Yellow Submarine and All You Need is Love. Jam band Soulive released an album called "Rubber Soulive", after Beatles album Rubber Soul. On the album the group performs instrumental covers of Beatles songs. Paul McCartney released a live album entitled Paul is Live, playing off of the "Paul is dead" rumors. The album cover is a parody of that of Abbey Road. Compilation 1, which features every number one hit the Beatles ever had, was created to prove that a greatest hits could sell well, and it sold very well.
== Genres ==
Psychedelic Rock
Rock and Roll
Hard Rock
Garage Rock
Blues Rock
Heavy Metal
Pop Rock
== Songs ==
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
She Loves You
All You Need is Love
Helter Skelter
Taxman
Twist and Shout
Yesterday
Yellow Submarine
I Want to Hold Your Hand
I Am the Walrus
Glass Onion
Here Comes the Sun
The Ballad of John and Yoko
Ob La Di, Ob La Da
Lady Madonna
Let it Be
Blackbird
Octopus Garden
A Day in the Life (I Read the News Today, Oh Boy)
Help!
P.S. I Love You
Do You Want to Know a Secret
Happiness is a Warm Gun (I Need a Fix 'cause I'm Goin' Down)
I Want You
Norwegian Wood
I've Just Seen A Face
Revolution
Hey Jude
Love Me Do
Eleanor Rigby
Strawberry Fields Forever
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Please Please Me
Get Back
Rain
Tomorrow Never Knows (It Is Not Dying)
Roll Over Beethoven
Please Mr. Postman
Money
Rock and Roll Music
Johnny B. Goode
Got to Get You into My Life
== Influences ==
Fats Domino
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Bob Marley and the Wailers
The Isley Brothers
Chuck Berry
The Marvelettes
Barrett Strong
== Film ==
Yellow Submarine was turned into a film.
== Parody ==
The Monkees were created as a parody of The Beatles.
On the Nickelodeon animated cartoon series Doug, hard rock group The Beets were named as a parody of the Beatles, although they are more a parody of Ramones. Their drummer Chap Lipman is described as "world's greatest drummer", a common description of Ringo Starr.
The Rutles were created as a parody of the Beatles. They have such songs as All You Need is Cash.
Bee Gees would star in the Beatles parody film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
They were parodied in Disney animated film The Jungle Book.Category:British Invasion
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