The Beatles - She Loves You (ESS - Feb 9, 1964)

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The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, and are often recognized as the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed act in popular music. From 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals). Rooted in skiffle and 1950s rock and roll, the group later worked in many genres ranging from folk rock to psychedelic rock, often incorporating classical and other elements in innovative ways. The nature of their enormous popularity, which first emerged as the "Beatlemania" fad, transformed as their songwriting grew in sophistication. The group came to be perceived as the embodiment of progressive ideals, seeing their influence extend into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s.

Initially with a five-piece line-up of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe (bass) and Pete Best (drums), The Beatles built their reputation in Liverpool and Hamburg clubs over a three-year period from 1960. Sutcliffe left the group in 1961, and Best was replaced by Starr the following year. Moulded into a professional outfit by music store owner Brian Epstein after he offered to act as the group's manager, and with their musical potential enhanced by creativity of producer George Martin, The Beatles achieved mainstream success in the United Kingdom in late 1962 with their first single, "Love Me Do". Gaining international popularity over the course of the next year, they toured extensively until 1966, then retreated to the recording studio until their break-up in 1970. Each then found success in an independent musical career. Lennon was murdered outside his home in New York City in 1980, and Harrison died of cancer in 2001. McCartney and Starr remain active.

During their studio years, The Beatles produced what critics consider some of their finest material including the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), widely regarded as a masterpiece. Four decades after their break-up, The Beatles' music continues to be popular. The Beatles have had more number one albums on the UK charts, and held down the top spot longer, than any other musical act. According to RIAA certifications, they have sold more albums in the United States than any other artist. In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the all-time top-selling Hot 100 artists to celebrate the US singles chart's fiftieth anniversary, with The Beatles at number one. They have been honoured with 7 Grammy Awards, and they have received 15 Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. The Beatles were collectively included in Time magazine's compilation of the 20th century's 100 most influential people.

In late 1963, Sullivan and his entourage happened also to be passing through Heathrow and witnessed how The Beatles' fans greeted the group on their return from Stockholm, where they had performed a television show as warmup band to local star Lill Babs. Sullivan was intrigued, telling his entourage it was the same thing as Elvis all over again. He initially offered Beatles manager Brian Epstein top dollar for a single show but the Beatles manager had a better idea—he wanted exposure for his clients: the Beatles would instead appear three times on the show, at bottom dollar, but receive top billing and two spots (opening and closing) on each show.

The Beatles appeared on three consecutive Sundays in February 1964 to great anticipation and fanfare as "I Want to Hold Your Hand" had swiftly risen to #1 in the charts. Their first appearance on February 9 is considered a milestone in American pop culture and the beginning of the British Invasion in music. The broadcast drew an estimated 73 million viewers, at the time a record for US television, and was characterized by an audience composed largely of screaming hysterical teenage girls in tears. The Beatles followed Ed's show opening intro, performing "All My Loving", "Till There Was You" which featured the names of the group members superimposed on closeup shots, including the famous "Sorry girls, he's married:" caption on John Lennon, and "She Loves You". They returned later in the program to perform "I Saw Her Standing There" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand".

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[PC3900]

After years of seeing brooding, mediocre manufactured pop stars on TV, American teenagers were literally dumbstruck by these four obviously mega-talented brits, singing and playing with true joy like their lives depended on it. This one moment literally inspired thousands of musically-inclined kids in every corner of the country to form pop and rock bands. Such a moment will never happen again.

[John1948OneC3]

@PC3900 Oh please. The greatest period of american music was 1955 through 1965. Give the Beatles some credit that they were a big hit due to their own talent rather than a lack of competition.

[bolex62]

@PC3900 Ah, are you forgetting Elvis? But it's true. After the deaths of Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, american music had become rather stale. Add the Kennedy assasination to the mix and 3 months later, bam! the Beatles.

[John1948OneC3]

@bolex62 Buddy Holly died in 1959. Here are some hits from 1960: Save The Last Dance For me - The Drifters; Teen Angel - Mark Dinning; Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis; Stay - Maurice Williams & Zodiacs; Chain Gang -Sam Cooke; Handy Man - Jimmy Jones; Where Or When - Dion & Belmonts; Good Timin' - Jimmy Jones; You Talk Too Much - Joe Jones; Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton; Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard. Not so stale.

[Llarmas]

@John1948OneC3 You obviously didn't see the Mega-Talented part of PC's original post

[John1948OneC3]

@Llarmas Of course I saw it. That isn't what I was responding to though. I was responding to "After years of seeing brooding, mediocre manufactured pop stars on TV" which was just not true. The Beatles had great talent but no omre than The Beach Boys, Elvis, Roy Oribison or Dion.

[NCISgirl97]

Wish I would have been around then so I could've watched this on my birthday. That would've been the best birthday present ever! =)

[MissAmitamotion]

the best band ever

<3

[MsBurnout2]

It's been 49 years since this was released. Unbelievable.

[deviljaredx]

1 Tipo no sabe de musica, estas son canciones y no las mierdas de hoy en dia ;D

[1luiszepol]

At 1:25 Paul gives the cue: "We go"

[guitar4084]

1:34 john and george ...

[Llarmas]

@John1948OneC3 Sorry if i was rude

[Llarmas]

@John1948OneC3 I guess so XD.

[bolex62]

@John1948OneC3 ....Lipstick On Your Collar - Connie Francis 1959, Teenager In Love Dion & The Belmonts 1959, Come Softly To Me 1959 Fleetwoods. all GREAT songs. And I love Perry Como lol. Wasn't too specific in last post. I meant in terms of record sales and the fact they changed the course of music, much as Mowtown did, etc.