She Loves You - THE BEATLES (FIRST TIME HEARING)

[@patticrichton1135]

MICHAEL DUFFY, I just turned 76 a month ago, and I was ONE of those teenage girls (16/17 years old) in 1964. I saw them live in concert on Sept. 15, 1964 and Aug. 14, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio. YES we were crying, screaming and sighing over them.....because of their LOOK, their MUSIC, their WIT, their PERSONALITIES, their INTELLIGENCE...they were the complete package. They were GREAT LOOKING guys and were just the kind us older teens wish we could have dated. I have 3 adult kids, and 4 grandchildren. Just last week 7 of my Beatles' friends and I got together to watch their first 2 movies "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" and "HELP!" (AGAIN, we have seen both films possibly over 60 or more times over the years) and we all felt like we were teenagers again.....feel that way ANYTIME we watch any Beatles videos, movies, documentaries, etc. YOU should watch Ron Howard's Beatles' documentary "EIGHT DAY'S A WEEK: THE TOURING YEARS" which will really show you what Beatlemania was all about!

[@elizabethness3629]

Beautiful PRECIOUS Story thanks for sharing . Love n peace xxx Respect

[@IsRa21_03]

Awesome story!!! And I know I am so glad to read it!!

[@joannparker1977]

So cool. I was very little and never understood why teenage girls went so nuts. To cry! And some even threw their panties! But I’m 10 years younger than you. And you know how MUCH music changed during that time. But how cool!

[@gribwitch]

Fab !

[@patticrichton1135]

@@elizabethness3629 Thank you reading my story! Love n peace to you as well AND Respect ❤✌

[@diannaspang51]

I'm 70 years old. You're right, we were absolutely wild. The sixties were awesome and the music of my generation can never be matched. Oh, the memories I have.

[@sharonpate5481]

Same here 👵🏼☮️💜

[@charlesschoeman9488]

Those teenage girls are the kick-ass grandma's today. 💖

[@patticrichton1135]

@@charlesschoeman9488 YES WE ARE!! Most of us who were teenagers and fans of the Beatles THEN are STILL just as passionate about them TODAY despite being in our 70s now.

[@debjorgo]

Early Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There, I Should Had Known Better, Day Tripper, All My Loving....

[@queenrosered]

If you REALLY want to see what their lives were like for real, watch the black and white movie A Hard Day's Night. Basically there's a thin story line but most of it was the director just letting their fans chase after them and them RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES!😂 Seriously! BEATLEMANIA was no joke! It was incredible. It was so loud they literally had to stop live performing because the speakers and technology did not allow them to even hear themselves above the screaming! Thanks and keep on your Beatles journey! I was 13 when they came to the US and have been a huge fan ever since! ❤

[@RossM3838]

The craziness at the train station at the beginning was all real. The fans had heard that the Beatles would be there and mobbed the place and went nuts. The Beatles were terrified The director Richard Lester thought it was the greatest thing he had ever seen and just filmed it all. It works great in the movie

[@buffbuff5016]

This is raw and so fabulous!! How they sang with all that screaming is beyond me. They had great rhythm and harmony. My fave band of all time. I grew up listening to them. (Yes I am old, lol)

[@pttp5509]

I saw them at Shea Stadium and really didn’t hear any music; just one long steady scream

[@mgonzales56]

​@PTTP You were so lucky to see them live. I was only 7 at the time, and on San Antonio, Texas, so I had a snowballs chance in hell to see them. I have seen Paul five times, and Ringo once. Amazing shows.

[@gribwitch]

"...Ugh. KIds nowdays... they don't know they're born. I remember in my day..." ( * apologies to Monty Python )

[@gribwitch]

That drum toll at the beginning and the thumping bass / guitar intro ! The compelling melody that draws you in. "She Loves You" is THE definitive Beatles song. It captures the essence of their excitement during the heady years of Beatlemania ( 1963 and "64. ) The Fab Four....Yeah yeah yeah yeeeeeah......

[@garybradford8332]

Fans is an abbreviation of fanatics. This was mass hysteria on a global scale. The Beatles were unlike anything that had been seen before. Military style hair cuts were the norm so these four "mop tops" visually were wildly different, they were cute, charming and humorous in interviews and their music exploded the airwaves at a time when Rock and Roll was thought to be a dying fad. They were original, never wrote the same song twice, explored music in unusual ways and delivered beautiful harmonies. They were and will forever remain the GOAT. I love your discovery of their genius. Great reaction.

[@129robertp]

At the time nobody had really seen an act like this. The charm, the hair, the vocals, the catchy songs, the three guitars up front. It caught the world's attention and pop culture was never the same again.

[@debbiepochy6751]

Loved this song! I watched this performance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 at the age of 6! Every kid I knew was glued to the TV. I had this second album of theirs and played it all the time. When my younger sister was about 3 years old, she had heard it so many times, she would say "play ya ya" , LOL!! All the early songs are great, but I would recommend "I Wanna Hold your Hand", "All my Lovin" and "Thank you Girl". 😊

[@angelatheriault8855]

My cousin played this song for me when I was eleven. It was the first time I ever heard of the Beatles and I literally remember yelling, “That’s it!” It turns out I was right because it has been my favorite song ever since.

[@jonnajois]

My (much) older sister (soon 79) saw them 1963, just before they got their great break though, here in Sweden in her school in Karlstad, a small town out in nowhere. She asked her friend if she wanted to come along. "Who are they? Are they any good?" Gladly they went. So cool!

[@DougRayPhillips]

That clip was from '63 or '64. George probably wasn't even 21 yet. John, Paul and George had been playing together since about '57. Years of constant practice and playing in small clubs. They started to make it big in the UK and Germany in '62. Hit the US market in '64 and made about $15 million that year. ($146 million in 2023 dollars.) You're right... once Beatlemania set in, there were a few years when they could never go out openly in public, for fear of being torn apart by fans. That subsided in '66 or so.

[@erniesteele3164]

I looked up ages... This may clarify your statement... Paul McCartney, age 21, Ringo Starr, 23, John Lennon, 23, and George Harrison, 20, made their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, on February 9th, 1964

[@patticrichton1135]

@@erniesteele3164 Yes, but this appearance in this video is from 1963, before they were on Ed Sullivan.

[@johndavids4780]

Listen to this and listen to the record. They are the same. You have no idea how crazy Beatlemania was. I am 74 and most of the girls screaming in the vid are too and all of them love the Beatles to this day. The Beatles sold more than double, yes you heard me right, double any other artist or group in history when the population was less than it is to day. I envy you being able to hear them for their music first time.

[@ArniePorter]

This is one of the first Beatles songs that came out in North America and it was huge. Their music created a hysteria and euphoria that will never be matched. Great video.

[@evanleehome2178]

"Different.....magic in the air." Going back to the beginning and seeing how they evolved is the way to really know the Beatles. You're in for a great ride.

[@edprzydatek8398]

On the week of April 4th, 1964, The Beatles had the top 5 songs on the Billboard top 100 list. (A record that's never been broken). "She Loves You" was number 3 on that list. Great reaction.

[@joannparker1977]

Hey, I’m 63. I got the great privilege to have the 1970’s music as my background growing up as a teenager. And a lot of people these days say they weren’t born at the right time. Even though you weren’t alive then, you are now. And here it is for you to hear now.

[@RevivalPortland]

They were many firsts also. The hair, the songwriting, the mania, all put together was revolutionary

[@elizabethness3629]

They'd NEVER seen or heard anything like it before !!! Xxx

[@patclinker6587]

The early Beatles music is my favorite!!! Absolutely LOVE them! Along with A Hard Days Night, watch Help! It's GREAT!!!

[@janettetippetts7942]

Michael Duffy! The following were the most popular songs from their first album: I Saw Her Standing There, Love Me Do, Please Please Me, P.S. I Love You, Do You Want to Know A Secret?, Twist and Shout Try any or all of them; they are all good.

[@lindaslater7782]

My brother and I had the fun of seeing the Beatles live twice. Our seats were right below one of those huge speakers hanging from the ceiling and we thought.. well, at least we'll be able to hear them. Boy, were we wrong! So much screaming! I was a fan of theirs but not crazy like the girls in the videos. I wanted to hear them singing, but that never happened at either concert. Yes, I'm glad I got to see them, but after two tries to actually hear them, I said I'd never do it again, and I haven't.

[@famat161]

I think "Please, Please Me" is one of my fast-paced early Beatles favorites. So catchy, and the double meaning of the word please, makes this song a standout.

[@dianaskrutskie7314]

I don't think anyone can really explain what it was like when the Beatles hit the world stage. Every song was a hit and they came out so fast - just one right after the other. ! I was only 9 when I first heard "I want to Hold Your Hand", and was already in love when we saw them on Ed Sullivan in Feb 1964. I used my allowance and later, babysitting money, to buy their records and albums. Unfortunately, their record companies wouldn't put hit singles on albums so you had to buy both. Their evolution is magical. Starting with the albums or hit singles, in order, is a great way to see the progression. The hit singles and albums were different in the UK and US. Please Please Me was their first UK hit and I Want to Hold your Hand was the first US hit. People below have mentioned many of the first hits. Twist and Shout is a cover but a fabulous song and still one of their top songs played. With Help, We can Work It Out, and Day Tripper, you start to see a change and it really becomes noticeable with the Rubber Soul Album. I love their early stuff. It was just feel good music. The Beatles had a certain magic to them that's hard to explain. I wasn't a screamer but remember going to see the movie, "A Hard Day's Night" and couldn't hear a thing because they screamed through the entire movie - in a theater!!! It was just absolutely nuts!

[@sarahfullerton6894]

Another two great early songs - both are cover songs - "She's Got the devil in Her Heart ", and "Please, Mister Postman".

[@evelynrossetto3143]

THESE ARE YOUR GRANDMAS!! IM 68 YRS OLD THIS SONG CAME OUT WHEN I WAS10!!

[@jackieperkins3861]

This is an extremely deep rabbit hole, 1000's of songs! Gosh I can't think of one, after 60 years they still get me fluttered...lol

[@Rkw772]

All My Loving live is my favorite early Beatles song. Paul and George do great harmonies and John’s triplets are great and Ringo is amazing as well.

[@lynnerapping7725]

You are so right Michael! I watched them on The Ed Sullivan show in 1964. I was 3 years old! My first album was Meet The Beatles. There was such great music in the 60's and 70's but, The Beatles were and are the GOAT!!

[@queenslanddiva]

Yep - those girls are now mothers and grandmothers. They wore their mini skirts and their Beatle boots. We were the GOAT. And the Beatles - just sigh!

[@gribwitch]

Oh... those mini skirts.....yum ! Time they made a comeback ! Every other fashion does eventually.

[@debramartin1583]

My favorite Beatle songs are from the Help album. "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away", "You're Gonna Lose That Girl", " Another Girl", "Ticket to Ride". Just to name a few. The movie was fun too! Silly, but fun.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

There are so many great early Beatles songs. And for me I liked their energy when I was first encountering the earlier Beatles. And they do have some really beautiful slow ones as well, but let me list a few bangers from their first two albums that were big hits, and the audio is almost the better way to go now that you know what they look like live, because then you get to hear what everybody was hearing on the radio and on the record albums and singles and the fidelity is really really good for that era: "I Saw Her Standing There" - Paul McCartney on lead vocal "Twist And Shout" - John Lennon on lead vocal "Roll Over Beethoven" - George Harrison on lead vocal "Slow Down" - John Lennon on lead vocal "Boys" - Ringo Starr on lead vocal And my absolutely favorite early rocker; when they were the house band at a club in Hamburg Germany, where they got really really solid and picked up Ringo Starr on the drums, this song would cause mayhem at the end of their sets. The he owner of the place tried to write it into their contract that they could not play Long Tall Sally (a Little Richard cover), because people would start brawling and throwing stuff around. But The Beatles always ended up playing it anyway, laugh. And he couldn't afford to do anything about it because they were such a huge draw for him. At some point he even tried nailing the bar stools down onto the wooden floor! "Long Tall Sally" - Paul McCartney on lead vocal

[@donw804]

The song that started it all in the US was I Want to Hold Your Hand in December, 1963. (I was 10) It opened the door to She Loves You, and a whole host of other songs that followed in the next month or two. IWTHYH is a must-listen to anyone who wants to know how it began.

[@terri2494]

Michael, you’re right about how young they were. I was born in ‘62 so to me they weren’t that young, especially when there were so many successful musicians in the same age range. Now that I’m 61 😱 I look at those baby faces and I’m amazed they survived those years relatively unscathed, unlike many other young celebrities. And I was glad you corrected yourself on wanting that kind of fame. In small doses it was probably fun but it quickly spun out of control. Back to the age thing, what really gets me is that they were all still in their twenties when they broke up. (Same is true of Simon & Garfunkel.)

[@thomastimlin1724]

She Loves You was the Beatles' signature song for about 2 years, 1963 through 1964, often used as an encore. Watch the movie A Hard Days Night, a comedy about them on tour, pretty much explains "Beatlemania" and screaming girls and their humor. BTW there were NO monitors and they couldn't friggin' hear themselves. And parents considered their long hair and music disgusting.

[@johncollier9280]

I Want To Hold Your Hand was The Beatles' first #1 hit single in the U.S. After that achievement they came to perform for the first time in the states. Their live show for Ed Sullivan February 9, 1964 is historic. That's a great place to experience your journey through the hurricane that was Beatlemania.

[@757optim]

It was called "Beatlemania".

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Please Please Me, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Wanna Be Your Man, Ticket to Ride, Love Me Do, Help,You Can’t Do That, All My Lovin,In My Life, Yesterday,Norwegian Wood, You Got to Hide Your Love Away,A Hard Day’s Night,Can’t Buy Me love,I Should have Known Better,basically the entire Hard Day’s Night sound track,Here There Everywhere,Eight Day’s a Week

[@terri2494]

I’m familiar with most of those even though Abbey Road was the only Beatles album I owned - until 1 came out in 2000. (It’s a compilation of their #1 hits. I was stunned later on to realize that “Here Comes the Sun” wasn’t on it.) It’s amazing how many hit songs they could pack into one album.

[@gribwitch]

" I Wanna Be Your Man" wasn't a Beatles song. It was a cover they did. The Rolling Stones did it too. I think they may even have written it.

[@patticrichton1135]

@@gribwitch "I WANNA BE YOUR MAN" IS a Beatles' song, which they ALSO GAVE to the Rolling Stones to cover. It was the Stones first record, but it was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney ( Look it up)

[@gribwitch]

@@patticrichton1135 By jove Patti, thanks, you're right ! I did know that, but for some reason I'd clean forgotten it. Associating it too much with the Stones.

[@kk-om5zm]

Yeeahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sharonpate5481]

My first album was Meet The Beatles. My little sister gave it to me for Christmas in 1965 when I was 13! I never got crazy like those screaming crying girls. I believe they stopped touring because they couldn’t hear themselves sing! What a great time to grow up. Yeah I’m old as hell but I still love this music 👵🏼☮️💜

[@bobtaylor170]

I'm 71. I like your enthusiasm. Listen to The Beatles in order of album and release. It's the only way to get a sense of them. For me, She Loves You is among their half dozen best songs from the early era.

[@DavidRodriguez-fh7lr]

Check out "Please, Please Me", one of their earliest hits. Great harmonies.

[@ittamandarano8262]

They came onto the scene like a tornado...a new sound that was youthful, fresh and so energetic...you're right they did have a magic....one reason of many, I think, is because the way John and Pauls voice sounded together ...React to another early one: THIS BOY (live)..absolutely gorgeous 3 point harmony !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(George had a good voice and Ringo could sing) to get an further idea of Beatlemania react to their Shea stadium concert ( just shows a song or 2) and you will see girls fainting and trying run to the stage - a must watch

[@AnthonyMinsky]

There are a ton of best early Beatle songs. You’re not gonna believe what their still is. Fast and slow. How about ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ & ‘Yesterday’. Those are 2 outstanding examples of the variety they had even this early.

[@pttp5509]

The impact of the Beatles on music and our culture cannot be overstated My favorites from their 1st album are I saw Her Standing There and All I Gotta Do - totally different Nearly all their songs were hits - you almost have to start at the beginning and evolve with them Absolute best IMO is the last song/trilogy on their last album. Golden Slumber/Carry That Weight/The End Check it out!

[@gettinhungrig8806]

Or check-out the closing trilogy on the White Album: Cry Baby Cry/Revolution 9/Good Night. That'll really freak you/him out!

[@sarahfullerton6894]

The whole Abbey Road album is top-notch. The 2nd side medley is excellent!

[@betsyab121]

Early Beatles songs: Please Please Me, All My Lovin', I Want to Hold Your Hand (this one started Beatlemania in the US), Baby's In Black ( great John and Paul harmonies) and Twist & Shout ( a cover song but John knocks it out of the park on vocals). Personally, my favorite period of Beatles music is 1965-1967, where you get Help, Drive My Car, We Can Work It Out, Michelle, In My Life, Taxman ( a George song that will blow your mind), I'm Only Sleeping, And Your Bird Can Sing, Strawberry Fields Forever, Penny Lane, I Am the Walrus and Tomorrow Never Knows. And those are just some of their amazing songs! Just listen to their three groundbreaking albums: Rubber Soul, Revolver, and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and you will start to understand the genius of Lennon and McCartney as songwriters. No other band has changed the way music was recorded and innovated chord progression the way they did. And the lyrics...Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds has the most imaginative lyrics that paint a Psychedelic portrait for the listener. I could go on for hours, but it's late and I am tired.

[@Pebs_dandysworld_781]

My late Dad saw them in Melbourne when they came to Australia in 1964. He would have been 14 years old at the time. He said he had to leave because he couldn't even hear them over the screaming. My sister and I just saw Paul in October and for 81 he put on a great 3 hours show without even a break ♥

[@stuartfreedman6854]

I am 70. I was in grade school the first time I heard "All My Lovin". The opening "Close your eyes..." still gives me chills. Check it out.

[@peterzimmer9549]

I believe “she loves you” is the Beatles biggest selling all time single.

[@adrinathegreat3095]

This was their monster hit in the UK and became the biggest selling UK record of all time, a record it held for over a decade, it was their 4th UK release and created Beatle mania in the summer of 1963. The same kind of hysteria that Elvis reached in the USA in 1956 after hound dog hit no. 1. A land mark in history

[@dougsusie2319]

The Beatles were and always will be the real deal Shit ! Greatest Band Ever and no, they couldn't even think about walking the streets. They would have been mobbed and quickly turned into a dangerous situation for both the band and the fans. Peace ❤

[@mikefetterman6782]

There is a little bit of footage from the 1957 St. Peters Church fete where Lennon and McCartney met. That was 6 years before this. The Beatles put in their 10,000 hours touring before they hit it big in 1963. (This is 1963, before America had even heard about them. )

[@mikefetterman6782]

The Beatles split up before they were 30 years old. They got their start when John and Paul met in 1957 and they were 16 and 15 years old. A year later little 14 year old George Harrison impressed them with guitar and he was in. They struggled with a bunch of drummers, and John's art school friend Stu Sutcliff joined on bass in 1961 (he came up with The Beatles instead of John's The Silver Beetles, and the Beatals ---beat alls)) Brian Epstein owned Nems music store and took over management of the Beatles in 1962, made them stop smoking and cursing on stage and wear suits, and gave them their image which gave them their appeal for the record company that finally signed them. They were told in 1962 that they had no future in music by a music executive.

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

This was their 3rd chart single and so different from the previous two. Every record was different and you could see the progress they were making in writing and musically, not to mention recording techniques. It was such an exciting time. How have you managed not to hear more of their music? Try listening to Norwegian Wood. So so different.

[@michaelwduffy]

You got it Jane will add to list now!😃

[@johnniekight1879]

The song was written as an answer song to Bobby Rydell's "Forget Him". Please Please Me is my favorite early hit.

[@nuimaleko7]

When I was 12 in 19 64, my older brother played I Want to Hold Your Hand for me. I did not care for it and said I did not understand what all the fuss was about. Two years later, my uncle gave me a Beatles single record and I considered, it be the greatest gift anyone had ever given me.

[@silassays]

There first #1 hit was called Please Please Me. Try Twist And Shout.

[@cspaikido]

This was a performance for the Queen.

[@patticrichton1135]

Not this one, this was at the ABC Cinema in Manchester, England. You are thinking of the London Palladium, which was in front of the Queen Mother.

[@Barb5001]

There is a reason why The Beatles are wildly considered to be the best Pop/Rock band in history. They were masters at creating great pop /rock songs. BTW,, the way females reacted to them was no different than how females reacted to Frank Sinatra and Rudy Valley before him.

[@marxlover100]

And Elvis, of course.

[@hungfao]

I like to reflect back on that time as I am walking through a department store and there's a bin of Beatle wigs for sale just to my right. Somewhere in the background there's an unusual sounding music playing. It's a Beatle song. I'm not sure I liked it. It was very melodic but sad, haunting. This band permeated everything. They invited fascination and the world gave it. At first, they did quick little pop ditties. The kids loved them, the adults scoffed. 'Just another fad', they said. Then an unusual thing happened. The band evolved. It felt like over night, but it was not quite a year. They went from 'She Loves You' to 'A Hard Day's Night'. Their sound changed but was somehow still the same. The adults still scoffed, but not quite as much as before. Fascination grew. And the funny thing...it never stopped. They stayed on top for their entire run. Fascination. Myth. They continued to evolve. Other acts tried to follow. Some succeeded. Soon they left everyone in the dust. They'd frequently been asked when the bubble was going to burst. 60 years later......

[@beatlejim64]

November 20, 1963....ABC Cinema....Manchester England.

[@olimpiaribeiro7808]

Fantasti............ l love the Beatles...............

[@bwractive]

The age thing you mention of them being almost grandma's age, makes me think of Iliza Schlesinger : confirmed kills, the bit about her dear old cuddly granpa, who actually had 82 confirmed kills in a war.

[@stanleynykaza9042]

YES you need to watch the black and white movie A Hard Day's Night!!!

[@doreybain]

This was one of the few songs that Lennon/McCartney actually wrote together. The lyrics are quite good. It can be played at different tempos to convey different moods. George brought copies of this song to Southern Illinois in 1963 when he visited his sister. He took it to the local radio stations and they played it to lukewarm responses. Almost no one in America had heard of the Beatles. Everything changed just a few months later.

[@Bassman2353]

This song is the Rosetta Stone of the whole of Beatlemania. The composition is as good a piece of writing as can be found from the era, lyrics and music - and the performance, as can be seen from the audience, was absolutely electrifying. Nothing else from the era comes close. Check a live performance of "I Feel Fine" next - especially the one from the Ed Sullivan Show.

[@spreet65]

It's just like this raw in the beginning 3 channel recordings but every year it just gets better & better, each album, the song writing, musicianship, recording is a level up from the last one. You really need to trat it as a journey. If you think about this early song in 1963 to their last recorded album Abbey Road in 1969 the progression is masterful, amazing & yet to be rivalled. It probably never will.

[@richardfordham931]

They often had to run for their lives, and they rolled up to their shows in the backs of delivery trucks. They quit playing live in 1966, and worked only in the studio from then on.

[@richardfordham931]

they did a wide variety of styles throughout their career. Please Please Me is another one in this vein. Thank You also fits in this category.

[@MisterWondrous]

"I Want to Hold Your Hand" was, I think, their first 45 record. First I had anyway. And the one that changed everything. They were on fire, and everybody wanted them to put out.

[@marxlover100]

"Hand" was the Beatles' first release in the U.S. They had already hit it big in England with songs like "Love Me Do", "P.S. I Love You" and "Please Please Me". With the success of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You", the earlier songs were soon released in the U.S. and were also big hits.

[@MisterWondrous]

@@marxlover100 Love all those songs too. Thanks!

[@beckygrant2258]

Michael….everyone from that era who grew up with the Beatles (lucky us!), understands ONE THING FOR SURE….THERE IS NO FAVORITE OR BEST BEATLES SONG! They had 21 Number #1 hits on the Billboard charts. The week they came to the U. S. For the first time…they held the top 5 places on the charts AT THE SAME TIME! Unheard of then…and now! They had 34 more songs reach the top 10 on the charts. And they had 71 (yes, 71) that reached the top 40 in the charts in radio rotation. Every album made it to Number #1 and they are still outselling everyone else 60 years later! Pretty amazing!

[@nigeltown6999]

Beatlemania - freaking wild - but that all happened a few years into their 'development' - they formed as teenagers - trying to play American songs in gigs around Liverpool. Then they got a longerterm gig, playing massive sets in very dodgy "red Light" clubs in Europe having to play hours long sets, that included songs that they had written themselves - so this is where they cemented their talent. When the final lineup was fixed (Ringo relpaced the previous drummer) they came to London, to try to get signed for a recording deal. This is aboslutely the MOST important part - they were rejected by all the big names... The only person who showed any interest in them was a guy called George Martin, at Parlophone. Parlophone was a classical music lable, who also did some very quirky, comedy songs - check out 'Goodness Gracious Me' - anyway, George M thought they had 'something' and signed them up - but they entered a very sterile and none 'rock and roll' world, where the engineers were scared that their microphones would be damaged by the drum kit... Yet, somehow, this combination became the most productive and mindblowingly creative combination the world has ever seen.

[@aasja7739]

And your Bird can Sing. Hey Bull Dog. Penny Lane. Tons of great songs by them.

[@stewartbeckman7909]

They were definitely wild times. I remember it well.

[@rickbertoldo-gz9cc]

My Brother…….SHEA STADIUM 1965……Just them running out onto the field sounds like a jet engine.

[@mitchellbatchelor1594]

The amount of bar live concerts & practice that allows them to keep time & play well even though they can’t hear each other. PS, no master board in the audience.

[@brijfitnesszone1090]

You are super bro 👍

[@carolynwilliams4877]

Good Times! We're grandmas now but the memories live on!

[@270yis7]

Here are some suggestions for upbeat, early, rocking Beatles: "I Saw Her Standing There," "Twist and Shout," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "It Won't Be Long," "Long Tall Sally," "I Wanna Be Your Man," "Can't Buy Me Love," "A Hard Day's Night," "She's a Woman," "I'm Down." There are more, but start with these.

[@pamelarathbone4657]

I just love your reaction videos especially to songs from the 60's and 70's. I remember being in love with Paul and was sure he find me and marry me..what a dork? I have a couple of suggestions to see your reaction to. John Denver's "Calypso " and Joni Mitchell's "Circle Game" these are two of my favorite songs 🎵 and I would share them with you. Thanks for your content. Pamela

[@brandonflorida1092]

Just go through their first album. "Please Please Me."

[@braudabo]

This is from November 20th, 1963, "The Beatles come to town", a report by a TV station about the new phenomenon "Beatles". By then, Beatlemania had already broken out in the UK, after spectacular performances in October at the "London Palladium" and in November, also in London, at the live in TV shown "Royal Variety Performance". Conservative people were mostly horrified, but ultimately the young people of that time created new freedoms in all areas, not least sexual, but also in drug use. In light of this, some people see women's reactions to the Beatles as something of an early "girl power" movement, while many boys, motivated by the enthusiasm of the female fans, got themselves instruments and founded music groups themselves - of course, mostly for lack of talent, with considerably less success...

[@RossM3838]

The Beatles were raw and in your face and that made them great. Todays boy bands are all manufactured and all the same, every song every band

[@beckygrant2258]

Try to find a video of The Beatles LIVE at Shea Stadium in New York City back in 2965, their second time in the U.S.! Beatlemania in full force!

[@npc3po301]

Mayo on the back of the couch when listening to the Beatles, this guy's done his homework

[@shawnhall2412]

Great reaction. Early live footage from The Fab Four. You really need to hear the record, though. Nothing else sounds like it, then or now.

[@shawnhall2412]

You also got to check out I Want To Hold Your Hand. That and She Loves You started Beatlemania.

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

Beatlemania was the most fun thing that ever happened... not exaggerating!

[@Roberta-my7qr]

Studio version of "All my Loving"

[@donlawson3330]

Be aware that the best songs were picked to be singles. Albums weren't a thing back then (until the Beatles changed that!) and the Beatles fought against including the singles on their albums. They thought it was unfair for their fans to pay twice for the same song if they chose to buy an album. Therefore may of their iconic songs do not appear on any album..

[@archistuart]

They often in the early days started with the chorus and in a way showed preparedness with their harmonies. They broke all the rules perfectly. Musicians today or the lack of should take a lesson.

[@davidrauh8118]

Check out And I Love Her and If I Fell from the film A Hard Day's Night. Or better yet, This Boy with their 3 part harmony. Originally the flipside of I Want To Hold Your Hand.

[@RAAF1017]

Great reaction videos... you've got a pretty good handle on what makes these songs so strong. You could probably pick just about any of their 200 plus songs and be amazed at how tight and well constructed they were, and adding the harmonies and instrumentation, it's magic. For a few more, check out Please Please Me, I Want To Hold Your Hand for early ones, middle would be things like Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields Forever, A Day In The Life, Hello Goodbye . . . for the late songs, Come Together, Something, Blackbird, Revolution . . . check out all of their albums... enjoy!

[@erniesteele3164]

It was a different time... Check "I Want To Hold Your Hand"... Back then, doing that was a big deal if you were in your early teens.

[@worldsgreatestride]

Try "I Want To Hold Your Hand". That was the first one that got America's attention. It was just recorded a couple of months after She Loves You. Also look at the February 9th, 1964 Ed Sullivan show. 70 million tuned in that night. Over the top ratings for CBS! They were on the Ed Sullivan show 3 weeks in a row in '64!

[@donnamcintyre2304]

You should react to can’t buy me love.

[@mikkomfi8643]

There is so many songs and they are different kind. Of the truly early songs "All My Loving" is classic, I guess. "From Me To You" is lovely. They are fast. A step younger songs: "A Hard Day's Night, "Can't Buy Me Love", which are fast, and "In My Life", which is slow. Again, a step younger: The absolute classic "Help", marvelous "A Ticket To Ride", which are fast, "Norwegian Wood", which is slower although not slow. Funny story: When Paul's father heard boys practicing this song ("...yeah, yeah, yeah..."), he said: "What's this with these americanisms?!? Why can't you sing with proper English 'She loves you, yes, yes, yes'?"

[@bearmanz]

Hi Michael D. Check out , "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (1964), that's the one that marked the beginning of "Beatlemania" in the United States.

[@michaelwduffy]

You got it my friend!!

[@129robertp]

Magic is a good description.

[@charleskofflermusic9051]

Amazing band, mate. You're on a roll 👍☀️🔥🎉

[@1cajun59]

Any of their performances on The Ed Sullivan Show (but especially Twist and Shout)

[@pelaronson4086]

Great show, Your karma is also magic🎉