BEATLES HIT NEW YORK

(13 Feb 1964) We show pictures of Ringo, George, Paul and John, (The Beatles) at their press conference in New York before appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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[@kingchrisa4188]

0:53 Paul: “John, John, Jahn” 😂

[@gregoryyoung8819]

The Beatles were pure magic. No one could ever define what it was. They had something that just appealed to people around the world. Some would call it chemistry;' chemistry mixed with talent, charm and charisma. They "had it." What ever that was... They changed the look, they changed style, they changed the music, they changed culture. These four guys from a seaport city called Liverpool revolutionized the world when it came to music.. There will never be another Beatles. So glad to be alive the same time they were..

[@bobma6342]

They looked clean cut.... outside of the hair

[@caitlinanne22]

2:52 I never noticed before that Ringo says “I keep cracking that everyday; I’m sick of that one.” They are press legends

[@Diggy7Diggs]

it's so funny watching interviews where john has his glasses off ; now knowing he can't see a thing lol

[@moniquedouglas2448]

Ringo was quick with interviewers.

[@lisettegarcia7013]

Here were the ingredients for The Beatles to be made and change our world with their music: Smart brains Cuteness Handsome silence Humor Sweetness Talent The element of Generosity And two secret ingredients: S(m)exiness Fab This day is going to stay in the history and music history books for a long, long, long, long time!

[@billentsminger3360]

One of the highest quality videos of this I seen. The only one I've seen the question "what do you think of Beethoven" with Ringo answering "Great, especially his poems". They were already great at handling the press when they got here. They must have been laughing their asses off at the stupid questions about barbers, wigs and the like.

[@Kelly14UK]

Yeah and that stupid journalist at the beginning with the wig

[@MrDaiseymay]

They'd heard most it before, and tried to refresh the answer's

[@vica.cedeno7239]

Good diction.

[@eightinches6094]

They handled themselves perfectly. Beatles 1 Press 0.... lol!

[@annay00]

i love how george being the youngest honest innocent kid at 1:40 and they 3 said ‘trRuUdDhH’

[@susancorgi]

How could we not love them?

[@jasperhalsey8574]

Ringo had the quickest wit in this particular interview. He saved the other Beatles a couple of times here

[@stephenm8725]

I noticed that too. Maybe that's why he was in the center area next to George, with Paul and John being on the ends

[@skarloeyexpress4353]

I love how funny the four of them are, true British humour

[@juerv1]

Coolest press conference of the century.

[@okaypearl]

crazy how they had to tell them their names lmao

[@markcarver1271]

56 years ago today. February 7, 1964

[@Juju-wl6qg]

They are all so handsome, John is so hot and Paul is .. everything 🥰 legends.

[@elismarciamarques24]

Realmente John era muito gostoso ❤

[@oldiesgeek454]

I like how George just casually has a ciggie hanging from his mouth...🚬

[@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212]

He died of lung cancer.

[@daniilmedvedev3647]

@@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 ;'(

[@bravesoul5743]

Now I've realized Ringo has the quickest wit here!! ❤

[@perrysar5954]

To think these mop tops changed the world.

[@MrDaiseymay]

A few minutes of history, that will never fade away.

[@italko]

0:42 John mocking American accent 😅

[@pocopico7409]

Those were the best of times, overall. What a wonderful world it was…especially musically in the 60’s and early 70’s.

[@dianewinnicki8115]

And the 1964 Worlds Fair and a new stadium Shea opened in 1964.

[@lucythecircusgirl9412]

That’s why I desperately want to live there. But I’m stuck in this terrible timeline so- :(

[@lisettegarcia7013]

​@@lucythecircusgirl9412Me too! I want time machines to be invented so I can see The Beatles and experience Beatlemania myself. 💚💙🧡💖 I don't want to be in this era where people say BTS is trying to be like The Beatles.

[@cardona89]

John's "if we knew, we'd form another group and be managers" was genious!

[@RogerPeet]

This is when the Sixties started.

[@soughnymaugh]

I really wish I could've been there when the Beatles burst in the scene.

[@C.O.G.]

​​@@soughnymaugh, I was eight years old when the Beatles debuted on The Ed Sullivan Show. Just a "fringe" fan who had my first crush, on Paul. I wasn't old enough to be a true part of Beatle "mania", but I did enjoy the music and the excitement of it all. So much fun.

[@markzappasodi]

Thus the invasion began.

[@neilwinchester9187]

America fell in love with them at this press conference. I don't think, despite the passage of time, America has ever fallen out of love with them.

[@vxenon67]

Did I mention I miss Pan Am?

[@LanceHall]

OK this needs to be slowed down like 4% because of the fiendish PAL-NTSC thingy. They sound like the Chipmunks.

[@spockboy]

But it was shot with American 35mm cameras.

[@C.O.G.]

​@@spockboy, yes. Lousy American recording equipment, back in the day. Imagine, if we had only had the type of digital recording equipment, that we have now, only back then. What a difference it would have made. 🤷🏻

[@sambradley2975]

55 years this Thursday.

[@joannaedwards4504]

🐞 🐞 🐞 🐞 The Beatles was a legendary musician group of 4 guys that came from Liverpool England and they came to America as the Fab 4 but we know Them as The Famous Beatles

[@Embracing01]

But what people don't realise is that they were a manufactured group. There is no way they got there through luck good and doing a few gigs in Liverpool and met Brian Epstein etc, they were groomed from the very beginning and chosen. The music and entertainment industry doesn't work like that. And there is some debate as to weather they even wrote most of their songs. For a group of lads in their early 20s writing songs like Yesterday is questionable IMO, because that isn't the kind of thing someone with little life experience could write at that age I would've thought, not only that but the amount of songs they wrote and performed in such a short space time is also questionable, and I believe they had some help by someone.

[@Marcos5pb]

​@@Embracing01There is a thing called "talent" that those who don't have it, don't understand those who have it, so they invent idiotic theories. Just remember that they continued writing beautiful songs throughout their career, simple!

[@C.O.G.]

​@@Embracing01, no. Those young men had raw talent and spent 3 years in Germany, honing their playing skills and perfecting their harmonies, because they were intelligent and knew something about the music business. George Harrison's father was a professional musician and George inherited his father's musical talent. John and Paul were just musical and lyrical geniuses. Why do people assume that, just because someone is very young, that that person can't accomplish great things? Gerry Beckley, of the group America, was not only playing guitar like a pro, at the age of 10, but was also teaching other kids how to play. By the age of 12, he had mastered piano and was also giving lessons on that instrument. SMH... #Justice4JPM

[@spockboy]

Wow, witty, intelligent, charming pop stars. What happened?

[@RogerPeet]

They grew up. It happens.

[@spockboy]

@@RogerPeet No, that's not what I meant. The Beatles were ALWAYS witty and charming. I meant why aren't modern pop stars as charming and witty? I wasn't even born when this happened so I am not bias, but I find modern pop stars to be mostly dull and self involved.

[@LaMYsteriosa87]

Satan happened.

[@numberonefilmfan]

George not even 21 years old yet! 🤗

[@importedevi6122]

george looks like a kid lmao

[@C.O.G.]

George was a kid. He was the youngest of them all.

[@annamazzucchelli7652]

Che meraviglia bellissimi ragazzi.....così semplici....veri....che ricordi.....che bei tempi....

[@nightowlperson]

Wasn't their 1st press conference on Feb. 7? It was before they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9th for the 1st of 3 shows.

[@biggestpoop1089]

nightowlperson feb 7 is my birthday

[@ced95570]

yes it's true

[@RodrigoSilvaDiaz]

What a nice guys.

[@BeatlemaccaAR]

"Jahhn" 😂

[@internet_user1131]

someone should put captions on this

[@tatteryt]

learning to decipher the words of guys with scouse accents speedily shouting through a crappy 60s microphone is a lifelong skill

[@marjanp4784]

George: The baby Beatle 🥰😍😘🤗

[@jamesdrynan]

God bless 'em! They were poised and perfect handling the ludicrous questions of the press. Their humour and personalities were as attractive to the fans as their music.

[@jourwalis-8875]

A rather meaningless press conference......

[@bender1958]

60 years, and they still make an impact on our culture.

[@mullhollandmace7271]

Tavistock emissaries for the "Aquarian Project".

[@DJRob-vm9xh]

Fantastic

[@marisoltrujilloperez3166]

Los amo a todos

[@robertinoacuna5906]

60 years