The Beatles

The 1967 Beatles track A Day In The Life has been hailed the best British song of all time.

The song, which featured on the classic Beatles album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, topped a survey of music experts by Q magazine.

The magazine called the track "the ultimate sonic rendition of what it means to be British".

The Kinks' song Waterloo Sunset came second in the poll, ahead of Oasis' Wonderwall in third place.

Earlier this year, in a survey to find the greatest tune between 1955 and 1964 BBC Radio 2 listeners overlooked two Beatles singles in favour of The Kinks' You Really Got Me. A Day In The Life, the Beatles' most ambitious work to date, featured what Lennon described as "a sound building up from nothing to the end of the world".

In fourth place in the Q poll was the Sex Pistols' controversial hit God Save The Queen, with Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody rounding out the top five.

Robbie Williams' Angels, described by the magazine as "virtually our alternative national anthem" polled at number seven - two places ahead of British rockers the Rolling Stones, with Sympathy For The Devil at number nine.

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D'you know, the term 'expert' really irks me, gets up my nose, is a pain in the butt. What the hell is an 'expert'? Some pillock that can never be wrong? Someone who's 'vast knowledge' supersedes everyone elses opinion? What 'expert' decides who the 'experts' are in these 'polls'.
If you ask me (and as you know, I'm no 'expert'):tear: these polls are a load of, er,...tosh, (for want of a better word). Pick another bunch of 'experts' and I'll lay odds they'll come up with a whole load of different answers!

Tell you what, let's run our own poll...TELL US WHAT YOU CONSIDER THE BEST FIVE SONGS ARE EVER

I'm going to lie down now to think...
I expect a long list from our 'expert' contributors, so get yer thinkin' caps on...

Sorry for the outburst — I think I'm pished. :D

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D'you know, the term 'expert' really irks me, gets up my nose, is a pain in the butt. What the hell is an 'expert'? Some pillock that can never be wrong? Someone who's 'vast knowledge' supersedes everyone elses opinion? What 'expert' decides who the 'experts' are in these 'polls'.
If you ask me (and as you know, I'm no 'expert'):tear: these polls are a load of, er,...tosh, (for want of a better word). Pick another bunch of 'experts' and I'll lay odds they'll come up with a whole load of different answers!

Tell you what, let's run our own poll...TELL US WHAT YOU CONSIDER THE BEST FIVE SONGS ARE EVER

I'm going to lie down now to think...
I expect a long list from our 'expert' contributors, so get yer thinkin' caps on...

Sorry for the outburst — I think I'm pished. :D

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Go on then - start a new thread :)

The Beatles

The Beatles were a pop and rock music group from Liverpool, England, who continue to be held in the very highest regard for their artistic achievements, their huge commercial success, and their ground-breaking role in the history of popular music. Consisting of John Lennon (1940-1980), Paul McCartney (1942- ), George Harrison (1943-2001) and Ringo Starr (1940- ), the group's innovative music, films, and style helped define the 1960s.

The Beatles were, by most definitions, the biggest musical act of the twentieth century, charting more than fifty top 40 hit singles in the ten years they were together and twenty-seven #1 hits in the USA & UK alone.

EMI estimated that by 1985, the band had sold over one billion records worldwide.[1] Their ballad Yesterday (written by McCartney) may be the most-covered song in the history of recorded music (about 3,000 versions of it exist).[2]

They composed songs and arranged them in a wide array of musical styles – occasionally fusing genres. The constant factor in the vast majority of their songs was their focus on melody. They were also pioneers of new musical directions such as psychedelia (Strawberry Fields Forever) and heavy metal (Helter Skelter, Revolution). Their use of chamber and baroque orchestrations (scored by producer George Martin) on recordings such as A Day In The Life, Eleanor Rigby, In My Life and For No One was another first in contemporary popular music. They pioneered many production techniques, and their (1967) LP Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is often cited as one of the first concept albums.

Their clothes, hairstyles, and choice of instruments made them trend-setters throughout the decade, while their growing social awareness, reflected in the development of their music, saw their influence extend far beyond the music scene into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s.

The group disbanded in 1970, amid much internal strife. Thirty-five years later, in 2005, the American entertainment industry magazine Variety named them the most iconic entertainers of the 20th century.[3]

Much more info on The Fab Four: Here

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The Beatles' debut US TV appearances on the Ed Sullivan show 40 years ago are still among the most-watched programmes in US history, according to a study.

The band's first two appearances on the show in February 1964 have the second and third highest viewing figures ever.

About 40% of the US population - about 70 million - saw the historic shows that sparked Beatlemania in America.

They were beaten only by the 1983 finale episode of war comedy M*A*S*H which drew nearly 106 million viewers.

In fourth place was the 1982 Super Bowl - seen by more than 85m viewers - and fifth was the famous 1980 episode of the Ewing family soap Dallas in which villain JR was shot (83m).

The 1993 finale of comedy Cheers and various Super Bowls made up the remainder of top 10.

Next week sees the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show on 9 February.

They performed the songs All My Loving, Till There Was You, She Loves You, I Saw Her Standing There and I Want To Hold Your Hand.

According to reports at the time, the crime rate in US cities dropped dramatically during the broadcast as criminals stopped their activities to tune in.

The top 10 study, calculated using the percentage of population viewing, was compiled in part by data from the US Census Bureau.

The first group to have 5 top records in the American Billboard Charts.

The first British pop group to receive MBE's

First pop group to be seen simultaneously on tv by 4 million people.

Seargant Pepper was the first concept album with no breaks between the tracks...

The first pop group to be given the freedom of Liverpool.

Paul McCartney was the first western artist to record an album exclusively for the Soviet Union.

The Beatles were singled out on Friday as the most influential entertainers of the past 100 years, beating out the likes of Elvis Presley, Charlie Chaplin and Mickey Mouse, according to a survey conducted by show business newspaper Variety.

Variety said the Beatles were named "Icons of the Century" because they were the entertainment personalities who made the biggest impact on the industry and the world in the past 100 years.

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Here, here !

Reading a few threads in this forum I decided to start my own...

My fave tune by the Beatles is I am the Walrus...

Don't ask me why, the words are gibberish but the song as a whole gives me goosebumps! :)

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Ethan Russell is the only rock photographer to have shot album covers for The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who.

But of all the pictures of rock icons he has taken over the years, just one adorns his house in California. It is of John Lennon, crouching deep in concentration listening to a recording of the Beatles' White Album.

More: Here....

John Lennon was born on 9 October 1940 in Liverpool, England. On December 8th 1980 former Beatle John Lennon was shot dead outside his New York apartment. The news of Lennon’s assassination reached the UK in the early hours of the morning of December 9th. 40 year old Lennon was shot several times by Mark Chapman, as he entered the Dakota building in Manhattan, he was rushed to in a police car to St Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center where he died.

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Any comments to make? Do you have any memories of this?

Two pictures for this fine forum.

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Bloody Brill Dave :p

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Aren't they!! :D

Can I... Pleeeeeaaasssseeee? :D

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Feel free to have that picture as a desk top image, Victoria.

Fantastic - :) Looks beautiful - your desktop

Makes a cracking screensaver. Thanks Dave

The most famous interview Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner ever did was an extensive interrogation, on tape, of Lennon shortly after the Beatles had broken up.

If you missed this interview you can hear it HERE

What do you think of the man after listening to this.

:cool: I see you have an Ipod too Victoria.

MSN Messenger as well.:p

John lives on, like the moon and the stars and the sun

god bless you John

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I see you have an Ipod too Victoria.

MSN Messenger as well.

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Yep, I have a pink ipod mini, I love it :D

And yes, I have messenger too, are you dropping the hint to swap some music :unibrow:

Thanks for that picture Dave, my desktop is literally fab now!! :)

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John lives on, like the moon and the stars and the sun

god bless you John

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Did anyone watch the documentary on Channel 4 last night about the shooting of John Lennon. I found it interesting, especially as there were quite a few recordings from Mark Chapman, what a strange character he was :shock:

I was reading the metro this morning and it mentioned that 1000 messages attached to white balloons where released into the sky at Albert Dock, one of them read "Looking around at all thats happening in the word today, we need his voice more than ever!" :sad:

How touching I thought!

I got the silver mini ipod can blast the tunes lowd on it.:cool:

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Did anyone watch the documentary on Channel 4 last night about the shooting of John Lennon. I found it interesting, especially as there were quite a few recordings from Mark Chapman, what a strange character he was :shock:

I was reading the metro this morning and it mentioned that 1000 messages attached to white balloons where released into the sky at Albert Dock, one of them read "Looking around at all thats happening in the word today, we need his voice more than ever!" :sad:

How touching I thought!

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I saw it :doubt: what a weirdo - the fella is still enjoying his 'fame' from inside a prison cell. He acheived what he had set out too :sad:

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I got the silver mini ipod can blast the tunes lowd on it.:cool:

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I bet you have Eye of the Tiger on loop don't you?! :D

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I saw it :doubt: what a weirdo - the fella is still enjoying his 'fame' from inside a prison cell. He acheived what he had set out too :sad:

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Complete narcissism, I still find that hard to get my head around. :angry:

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Maybe this is a better one? It's one of my favourites.

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Thanks Dave, I have to agree with you there ;)


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why is it showing the old pic :(

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Looks like the newer pic to me.

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Looks like the newer pic to me.

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It is now, the post before was showing the old pic and I couldn't edit it out :)

Just seen these pictures, fabulous photos Dave - thanks for sharing :)

THEY are worth £20m a year to Liverpool and are vital to the city's tourist industry. But Beatles fans were seemingly forgotten when a new map was drawn up to help visitors navigate their way round major attractions.

The 2006 Liverpool Visitors' Guide fails to include the legendary Cavern Club, regarded as the band's birthplace, or Mathew Street in its fold-out chart.

Even the new Kings Dock conference centre and arena, not due to be completed until the start of 2007, makes it on to the city centre plan.
The only Beatles attraction included in the map for visitors is the Beatles Story museum. more :retard:

What a load of incompetent wing nuts

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Here's a picture of Fidel Castro unveiling a statue of John Lennon in John Lennon park in Havana Cuba and I know Hamburg are about to unveil a statue to The Beatles soon,and of course there's Strawberry Fields in New York,and I was wondering how many other places around the world have similar Beatles tributes does anyone know of any more.:question:

I don't, maybe someone can help :PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Beatles and Apple Computer await court decision

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Judgement is due on Monday in a High Court battle between the Beatles' record company Apple Corps and Apple Computer Inc..

The music firm says the computer company has violated a 1991 trademark agreement by moving into the music business through its market-leading iTunes online store.

Apple Computer argued in court hearings in London earlier this year that iTunes was primarily a data transmission service, permitted by the agreement.

Apple Corps counsel Geoffrey Vos argued that Apple Computer could go "into the recorded music business in any way they want".

"What they cannot do is use the Apple (trade)mark to do it," he said.

Apple Corps, owned by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and the estate of George Harrison, has sued Apple Computer twice before.

The 1991 out-of-court settlement, which included a $26 million (14 million pounds) payment by Apple Computer, set out areas in which each party would have exclusive use of their respective fruit-shaped logos.

Apple Corps is seeking a judgement of liability and an injunction against Apple Computer. If it succeeds, a subsequent trial will assess damages.

Apple Computer has become a major force in the music industry, selling some 14 million iPod portable music players and more than one billion songs from the iTunes Music Store.

The Beatles have consistently refused to licence their songs to any online music services.

But it emerged during the High Court proceedings that Apple Corps was digitally remastering the entire Beatles catalogue, paving the way for selling the songs online.

John, Paul, George and Ringo have been reunited once more - and as you can see they've been doing some travelling. The Fab Four's waxwork doubles have made the trip from London to their spiritual home in Liverpool. After going on display in the capital, they're packing their bags - and guitar cases - and making their way to the city's Beatles Museum.

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John, Paul, George and Ringo have been reunited once more - and as you can see they've been doing some travelling. The Fab Four's waxwork doubles have made the trip from London to their spiritual home in Liverpool. After going on display in the capital, they're packing their bags - and guitar cases - and making their way to the city's Beatles Museum.

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Those dummies are spooky looking.

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You use these heads to fake a murder scene by covering them with fake blood and leaving them in a seedy hotel bathub full of ice!:celb (23):

Max you twisted young individual :Colorz_Grey_PDT_16: