The Beatles first came to America in February of 1964, with a crowd of fans that were waiting for them. They never really even became a name in England/Europe until 1962. Yeah, they did do little shows around England and Hamburg, Germany. But the amount of fans they quickly gained will blow any current band out of the way!
Yes, any teenage girl will fall in love with good looking boys/men in a band. The Beatles tried their best to make their songs relatable as they could for their listeners. Putting love and feeling into each song made it for teenage girls to fall in love with them. With their long hair and cheeky Liverpuldian accents, how couldn't you like them? The Beatles were the first band that was coined a "boyband".
In the 60s, the British Invasion hit the United States, that brought bands of men that girls clung to. The fame came soon to them, yes, but none of them received the fame that The Beatles did.
Years after The Beatles ended, saw an explosion of bands coined as "boybands", such at NSYNC, The Backstreet Boys and 2014's standards, One Direction. Their fame was very large but still it doesn't reach the amount The Beatles did. To many fans, this could be debatable. Being a 100% Beatles fan, no band could ever reach the standards The Beatles did in such a short amount of time.
The generation today barely knows anything about The Beatles. They have an idea about them maybe, but it's such a shame that they don't know. At least a few of the bands today have been influenced by The Beatles, or even the bands that influenced them had something associated with The Beatles.
It scares me to think about the future. Both Paul and Ringo are both in their 70s now and someday they will be gone. What will happen to The Beatles memory when their gone? I know that Beatles fans will last a little while longer but how long in the future will The Beatles last? I just hope that generations long past my years will get the chance to enjoy the music that brings me happiness every single day of my life.
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