Hey look at John will ya
what's the matter John lauve Blue
Meanies mute and Blue Meanies have been
size it within the vicinity of this
theater there's only one way to go out
how's that singing one two three ah
they were the Fab Four welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we're taking a
look at the history of the Beatles
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rock band The Beatles formed in 1960 in
Liverpool England the group originally
consisted of guitarist John Lennon Paul
McCartney and George Harrison along with
bassist Stu Sutcliffe and drummer Pete
best much of the group's early time was
spent playing shows in Hamburg Germany
McCartney then took on bass after set
cliffs 1961 departure and they began
recording as a backing band after
meeting their future manager Brian
Epstein the Beatles were signed to EMI
's Parlophone label by producer George
Martin in 1962 that same year Ringo
Starr replaced best during their first
recording session and the classic
Beatles lineup was solidified all four
members contributed vocals but Lennon
and McCartney singing and songwriting
partnership stood out the group released
two successful singles before their
number 1 1963 debut Please Please Me
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and followed that with two more hits as
they tour the UK in 1963 their
popularity generated friends and fan
reactions dubbed Beatlemania that year
the foursome also released the
chart-topping LP with the Beatles next
came their first number-one single on
the Billboard Hot 100 chart
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the song and their 1st 1964 appearance
on The Ed Sullivan Show kick-started the
British Invasion in America screaming
fans continue to pursue the ban on their
international tour dates in 1964 the
group also starred in the successful
comedy a hard day's night and released a
popular soundtrack
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that year also saw the UK release of the
number one album Beatles for sale and
the US release of the chart-topping
record Beatles 65 the next year their
second film helped and a number one
soundtrack that featured the song
yesterday came out
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the Beatles recorded the folk rock LP
Rubber Soul amid growing tensions that
effort showcased the band's musical and
lyrical progression and is often
considered one of the greatest albums
ever made
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in 1966 controversy arose when Lennon
commented on the band's popularity are
you burning your yes sir I burn you burn
the more your self how about already
burned despite this the band continued
to crank out hits they also topped the
charts with the psychedelic rock record
revolver and this was another triumph
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after their final tour came the 1967
record sergeant pepper's Lonely Hearts
Club Band the effort successful mix of
musical genres and its use of varied
instruments and sounds made it one of
history's most important pop albums
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the Beatles song all you need is love
premiered next and was followed by a
meditation retreat in Bangor Wales that
was kind of stunning because we were off
on this sort of finding the meaning of
life and there he was dead following the
shocking death of Epstein the Beatles
released a successful psychedelic rock
sound track to their poorly reviewed
magical mystery tour film in 1968 the
well received animated movie Yellow
Submarine it's all in the mind and
corresponding soundtrack were followed
by the Beatles first single on their
label Apple Records
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after visiting the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
in India that same year it was a bit of
a phase but he's still a nice fella and
everybody's fine
but we don't go out with him anymore the
group released a self-titled LP commonly
known as the White Album
despite tension-filled recording
sessions and Lennon's romantic fixation
with Yoko Ono the record topped the
charts over the course of their 1969
recording sessions for the album Let It
Be The Beatles began to fall apart
during this time they made their final
live performance on the rooftop of their
recording studio
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unable to resolve their issues The
Beatles put leaded beyond hole and began
work on Abbey Road they released that
album later in the year and it became
one of the group's most commercially
successful efforts
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though it was recorded before Abbey Road
let it see was the band's final album
release it was finally released in 1970
along with an accompanying documentary
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by this point both Lennon and McCartney
had started releasing solo material
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despite their subsequent breakup and the
deaths of Lennon and Harrison the band's
popularity did not diminish with time
the members continued releasing solo
albums and many projects were released
with and without input from the band
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some of the most successful of these
included the Beatles Anthology
documentary and sifts a Lay's theatrical
production love the Beatles were
artistic innovators who quickly achieve
massive success with their colossal pop
culture influence it is without a doubt
is their musical legacy will live on
I'm smoked to say thank you on behalf of
the group we passed the audition
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