Beatles
Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison
* 18th June 1942 * 9th October 1940 * 7th July 1940 * 25th February 1943
+ 8th December 1980 (NY) + 29th November 2001
bass guitar, singer rhythm guitar, singer drummer, singer melody guitar, singer
1959 B. founded in Liverpool
1962 final composition with establishing of Ringo Starr
produced George Martin
"Love me do/P.S. I love you" - first single
- simple hard, motoric beatstructures
since 1965
- change of style - classic and Asian element -
ironic, surrealistic texts and other instruments (Sitar, Asian instruments,...)
1970 dissolution - because of internal problems
The Beatles were the proudest representatives of pop music. With their provocant look, style and texts the Beatles created themselves as a symbol sor a New way of thinking and live for the youth of the Western world.
They had 27 #1 hits in their eight year long career.
SHE LOVES YOU LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
SHE LOVES YOU! YEH, YEH, YEH! PICTURE YOURSELF IN A BOAT ON A RIVER WITH TANGERINE TREES
SHE LOVES YOU! YEH, YEH, YEH! AND MARMALADE SKIES
SHE LOVES YOU! YEH, YEH, YEH, YEH! SOMEBODY CALLS YOU, YOU ANSWER RIGHT SLOWLY; A GIRL WITH
KALEIDOSCOP EYES
YOU THINK YOU´VE LOST YOUR LOVE
WELL I SAW HER YESTERDAY-YI-YAY CELOPHANE FLOWERS OF YELLOW AND GREEN;
IT´S YOU SHE´S THINKING OF TOWERING OVER YOUR HEAD.
AND SHE TOLD ME WHAT TO SAY LOOK FOR THE GIRL, WITH THE SUN IN HER EYES AND SHE´S GONE
SHE SAYS SHE LOVES YOU AND YOU KNOW THAT
CAN´T BE BAD LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS AH AH
YES, SHE LOVES YOU AND YOU KNOW SHOULD BE GLAD
FOLLOW HER DOWN TO A BRIDGE BY A FOUNTAIN WHERE ROCKING
SHE SAY YOU HURT HER, SO SHE ALMOST LOST HER MIND HOUSE,
BUT NOW SHE SAYS SHE KNOWS YOU´RE NOT THE HURTING KIND PEOPLE EAT MARSHMALLOW PIES. EV´RY ONE SMIELES AS YOU DRIFT
SHE SAYS SHE LOVES YOU KNOW THAT CAN´T BE BAD PAST THE FLOWERS THAT GROWSO INCREDIBLY HIGH
YES, SHE LOVES YOU AND YOU KNOW SHOULD BE GLAD
NEWSPAPER TAXIS APPEAR ON THE SHORE
SHE LOVES YOU! YEH, YEH, YEH! SHE LOVES YOU! YEH, YEH, YEH! WAITING TO TAKE AWAY
AND WITH A LOVE LIKE THAT YOU KNOW SHOULD BE GLAD CLIMB IN THE BACK WITH THE HEAD IN THE CLOUDS,
AND YOU'RE GONE.
YOU KNOW IT´S UP TO YOU, I THINK IT´S ONLY FAIR,
PRIDE CAN HURT YOU TOO, APOLOGIZE TO HER BECAUSE LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS AH AH
SHE LOVES YOU AND YOU KNOW THAT CAN´T BE BAD
YES, SHE LOVES YOU AND YOU KNOW SHOULD BE GLAD OO PICTURE YOURSELF ON A TRAIN IN A STATION
WITH PLASTICE PORTERS WITH LOOKING GLASS TIES,
SHE LOVES YOU YEH, YEH, YEH! SHE LOVES YOU YEH, YEH, YEH! SUDDENLY SOMEONE IS THERE AT THE TURNSTILE
WITH A LOVE LIKE THAT YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD BE GLAD THE GIRL WITH THE KALEIDOSCOPE EYES
WITH A LOVE LIKE THAT YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD BE GLAD LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS AH AH
WITH A LOVE LIKE THAT YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD BE GLAD
YEH, YEH, YEH YEH, YEH, YEH YEH
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