The Beatles Essays

In this paper, the piece of music I will be analyzing in depth is titled ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ by the Beatles. My parents, who were born prior to the release of this song, are responsible for introducing me to this 60’s rock-pop piece and many other musical compositions produced by the band. They adore the Beatles and would constantly play their music in our home when my mom was cooking. Now when I listen to the song,...

Big changes in technology bring big changes in the music world. With every new discovery in the technological world, we find a way to improve the quality of our music and the techniques behind it. One of those inventions which paved the way for more complex audio recordings was the magnetic tape recorder. The use of it brought big changes in the radio and the music recording industry. The biggest advantages of this technology were the possibilities of re-recording, combining...

In Marvin Martin’s book, ‘The Beatles: The Music Was Never the Same’, the book is about how the Beatles changed popular music forever. They inspired many people to try and make music of their own. Marvin Martin goes into detail about the band and their music. The members are John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. The famous stars grew up in Liverpool, in northwestern England. Starting with the year 1940, Britain was brought into World War II....

The Beatles were one of the most influential and popular rock n’ roll bands of all time and contributed to the history of music. They are forever remembered as one of the best bands ever! In the book ‘A Night Divided,’ the main characters, Gerta and Fritz listen to the Beatles in secret while in their apartment. They were trapped with a dictatorship as their government and they aren’t allowed to listen to any music, wear clothes of their choice,...

The Beatles third record ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ is an eclectic collection of 13 tracks remarkable in the way that it breaks away from the Beatles’ simpler song structure, doo-wop sound and into blues and pop. This album, for the first time featuring entirely original compositions, helps the Beatles grow their roots deeper in the music industry as authentic artists as opposed to a cover band with a few hits. With their move away from covers which typically were Motown...

In our fourth week of Entertainment History since 1945, we have decided to cover a topic which personally a favorite subject of mine called ‘Beatlemania’. The term Beatlemania was described to be showing a segment of idolization by commonly many young female enthusiasts towards the popular English pop group called ‘The Beatles’ on whenever they had their concert performance and band travels back in the 1960s. First of all, the Beatles’ fame began in the United Kingdom first throughout 1963...

“War is over! If you want it.” The dark, dreary streets of London were just crawling out of the hole left by World War II. With a new decade, there was a bright future ahead: the Swinging Sixties. It was a chance for freedom and to make a difference for the rising generation. It was the decade of the ‘British Invasion’. The Beatles is a name that is instantly recognized by the vast majority. It’s hard to find someone that...

One of the greatest notorious groups during the 20th century were the Beatles because they revolutionized rock and rock as to how we know it today. Not only were they known to be talented musicians, but they also wrote and composed their own music. The Beatles proved to many out there that they were well liked and excited large mass of people at each of their public performances. It all began in the city of Liverpool, England, with four lads...

The Beatles have influenced the world in unimaginable ways. “Beatlemania: extreme enthusiasm for the Beatles, as manifested in the frenzied behavior of their fans in the 1960s” (Oxford Languages). The Beatles have sold over 600 million albums worldwide (CBS). 600 million is an unfathomable number but in the case of the Beatles, it makes complete sense. The Beatles were a group of British men composed of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. These men met through the...

What is it that makes people and more specifically musicians get into drugs? This question is to be kept in mind when we talk about the most ionic band in Britain and the United States known as the Beatles. For a band that was seen as the most popular and influential during the 60s and up until the 70s with relevance still talked about today, it’s hard to imagine the band members getting into something as serious as drugs. This...

The title of ‘The Fifth Beatle’ has been given to various people affiliated with the band over time, but nobody is quite deserving of the title than Sir George Martin. He was the composer, arranger and producer for the majority of the Beatle’s career and his inputs are a direct link to some of the band’s greatest influential contributions in music history. His relationship with the band started early, in 1962 he heard one of their demo tapes and arranged...