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[firefox]

This is why your opinion dosen't matter

This list shows all The Beatles' Number One Hit Singles from 1962 until 1976. (Year of number one hit single, title of number one hit single, country or countries in which the single reached number one on the national charts).

1962 "Love Me Do" U.S. (once Beatlemania hit in 1964)
1963 "Please Please Me" Italy and also UK in most recognised charts
1963 "From Me to You" United Kingdom, Ireland
1963 "Twist and Shout" Finland
1963 "She Loves You" UK, Norway, Sweden, Canada, Denmark, U.S.
1963 "I Want to Hold Your Hand" UK, Australia (NS Wales), Sweden, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, U.S., Canada
1964 "I Saw Her Standing There" Australia (NS Wales)
1964 "All My Loving" Sweden, Canada, Australia (NS Wales) (EP), Finland
1964 "Can't Buy Me Love" Sweden, UK, Holland, U.S., Ireland, Australia (NS Wales)
1964 "Ain't She Sweet" Sweden
1964 Long Tall Sally EP Holland
1964 "A Hard Day's Night" U.S., Canada, Australia (NS Wales), UK, Holland, Ireland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Argentina, Czechoslovakia
1964 "I Should Have Known Better" Canada, Holland, Australia (NS Wales), Norway, Sweden, Denmark
1964 "If I Fell" Norway
1964 "I Feel Fine" Canada, Australia (NS Wales), UK, Holland, Sweden, U.S., Rhodesia, Ireland, Norway, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Denmark
1965 "Rock and Roll Music" / "No Reply" Norway, Sweden, Holland, Rhodesia, Finland, Denmark, Australia (NS Wales), Hong Kong, Luxembourg
1965 "Eight Days a Week" Canada, Uruguay, U.S., Hong Kong, Luxembourg
1965 "I'll Follow the Sun" Sweden
1965 "Ticket to Ride" Ireland, Canada, Norway, UK, Sweden, Australia (NS Wales), Holland, U.S., Rhodesia, New Zealand
1965 "Words of Love" Sweden
1965 "Help!" Canada, Australia (NS Wales), UK, Ireland, Holland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, U.S., Rhodesia, Norway, Argentina, Brazil, Italy
1965 "Yesterday" Canada, Holland, U.S., Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Hong Kong, Poland, Denmark, South Korea
1965 "We Can Work It Out" / "Day Tripper" Canada, Norway, UK, Ireland, Australia (NS Wales), Holland, Sweden, Hong Kong, U.S. (A-side only), Rhodesia, Brazil
1966 "Michelle" France, Holland, Sweden, Poland, Belgium, Norway, New Zealand, Denmark, Italy
1966 "Nowhere Man" Canada, Australia (NS Wales)
1966 "Paperback Writer" Canada, France, Germany, Holland, Hong Kong, U.S., UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Denmark
1966 "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby" Canada, UK, Ireland, Norway, France, Holland, Germany, Australia (NS Wales), New Zealand, Belgium, Poland (B-side)
1967 "Penny Lane" / "Strawberry Fields Forever" Canada, Norway, France, Holland, Sweden, U.S. (A-side), New Zealand, Germany, Australia (NS Wales), Denmark, and also UK in most recognised charts
1967 "All You Need Is Love" (b/w "Baby You're a Rich Man") Finland, Poland, Canada, UK, Holland, Australia (NS Wales), Norway, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, U.S., New Zealand, Rhodesia, Denmark
1967 "With a Little Help from My Friends" Poland
1967 "Hello, Goodbye" Canada, UK, France, Holland, Sweden, U.S., Norway, Germany, Australia (NS Sales), New Zealand, Poland, Denmark
1968 "Lady Madonna" (b/w "The Inner Light") Canada, UK, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, New Zealand, Australia (NS Wales)
1968 "Hey Jude" Canada, UK, Sweden, Norway, Austria, France, Ireland, Holland, Spain, U.S., Switzerland, Rhodesia, New Zealand, Belgium, Australia (NS Wales), Germany, Poland, Denmark
1968 "Revolution" New Zealand
1968 "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" Malaysia, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, New Zealand, Australia (NS Wales)
1969 "Get Back" (b/w "Don't Let Me Down") UK, Canada, Holland, Norway, Ireland, Belgium, New Zealand, Germany, Malaysia, Denmark, Spain, U.S., Rhodesia, Australia (NS Wales)
1969 "The Ballad of John and Yoko" UK, Holland, Malaysia, Spain, Switzerland, Norway, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Australia (NS Wales), Austria, Denmark
1969 "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" France
1969 "Something" / "Come Together" Canada, U.S., Australia (NS Wales), New Zealand, Germany
1970 "Let It Be" Germany, Austria, Holland, Australia (NS Wales), Norway, France, Malaysia, U.S., Switzerland, New Zealand, Italy, Poland, Canada
1970 "The Long and Winding Road" Canada, U.S.
1976 "Got to Get You Into My Life" Canada
The Beatles

How the hell can you say my opinion dosen't count. Mabey your opinion about my opinion dosen't count. Also if others didnt have a similar opinion this thread wouldnt have been started.
Anyway that's me done. I think this topic should be locked as its just becoming one big argument.

If i ever meet you in the street bud i will buy you a pint ha ha ha then i will * you
go and listen to your electronic enhanced crap

Edited by firefox, 19 July 2012 - 10:43 PM.

[kingbenvolio]

Please remember it wasn't just the music that you could hear, a lot of the Beatles stuff stood for much more at the time. The whole case of the Beatles giving hope to the USSR for instance..
I understand if people don't enjoy their music, but please don't dismiss it as 'over rated' or rubbish. (i've never been in to Zepplin, but opinions are just opinions)
And +1 for the locking of this thread..

Edited by kingbenvolio, 19 July 2012 - 10:44 PM.

[firefox]

Please remember it wasn't just the music that you could hear, a lot of the Beatles stuff stood for much more at the time. The whole case of the Beatles giving hope to the USSR for instance..
I understand if people don't enjoy their music, but please don't dismiss it as 'over rated' or rubbish. (i've never been in to Zepplin, but opinions are just opinions)
And +1 for the locking of this thread..

here here lennon would turn in his grave

[CMXCVIII]

The Beatles? Hugely overrated pop group! Great money spinners for the industry though!

Brian Epstein hyped them brilliantly back in the 1960s so they enjoyed the same sort of popularity with grandparents and the same sort of teeny bopper adoration that Take That have enjoyed more recently ... with much the same depth of musical legacy!

I have the advantage ... I've hated The Beatles since 1965 when I was eight! I was watching Ready Steady Go when my mum walked into the room and saw Sonny and Cher performing 'I Got You Babe' "That's ridiculous", she said about Salvatore Bono's shoulder length hair, "The Beatles have long hair but they look nice and tidy!" ... and even at that age I realised The Beatles had nothing to do with Rock 'n Roll and everything to do with showbusiness!

[minimarco]

I liked the beatles, and loved them after tripping. They make a whole lot of sense.

Music means different things to different people.

Music is like religion. You don't believe until you do. And even if you do, it's all just a scam to make money. But like religion, it also makes you feel good.

Why do people believe in a certain religion(music)? Because they grew up with it, because it fits into their style of living, their belief in what is good.

Why don't people believe in a certain religion(music)? It doesn't make sense because they grew up with something else. Maybe a rebellious teen would not conform to their parents brand of belief. Maybe it's message is outdated. Maybe it's gotten too big and it's message is diluted.

Some people like to make up their own mind and not seek a reason to believe.

I don't believe in beatles, I just believe in me.

I dont get the beatles.... more into my heavier stuffs,

Have a listen to helter skelter, it was a major and key influence to the development of heavy metal.

I guess it's because they where the first to develop the rock/pop industry. They also inspired my favorite band, Nirvana.

Certainly inspired and influenced having "yesterday" as the most covered song in history. many of their other songs top that list too.
Don't forget to mention they invented the stadium concert format
invented music videos with their films,
also invented MTV when they were too busy to go on shows, so sent edited videos instead. "Rain" was the first i believe.

They not only developed the industry but redefined it with Revolver and again with sgt pepper, and again with the white album

Edited by minimarco, 20 July 2012 - 06:51 AM.

[sonikk4]

Gents everybody is entitled to their own opinions over whatever music genre they like.


Please keep this thread civil.

[project mini chris]

It all goes back to the saying "Swinging Sixties"? It was a time of liberation and rebellion, and The Beatles did exactly that and made themselves heard!
Fair enough some song's such as "Lucy in the sky with diamonds" sound a bit drone'y and dont give a complete meaning... but at the time it was about making a statement.
People could say the same about the Mini? Why is that so "Overrated"... it's because it was ahead of it's time... If it wasn't for Issigonis, many cars today wouldnt incorporate front wheel drive... If it wasn't for the Beatles... many famous Atrist's wouldnt have had influence and inspiration!
It's exactly the same with Nirvana (whom I am a huge fan of) in the 1990's... They were a dull, dreary band who played not more than 10 chord's in a whole album.. and who's Lead Singer (ironically) also died! and they sparked the whole "Grunge" movement, because they made a statement!.
As said, Music is a religion.. a following. People need to get to grips with the backround of it and stop the petty arguing over each other's opinions. Fair enough if you dislike The Beatles and don't respect their Legacy, but put into perspective if they didn't exist? Many Band's and Musicians wouldn't be as successful!

[Jet Black Jamie]

I feel exactly the same. None of them could sing or play an instrument very well. And the songs are just boring and meaning less.

I will tell you what dude try playing some of the songs on a guitar,see if you can manage the cords

As I previously said its my opinion. Oh and I can actually play the guitar.

Well, would you mind looking up 'opinion' in the dictionary because if it was an opinion it would say 'I think', wouldn't it. Now, don't state things as facts when they quite obviously aren't true. Just because you don't like The Beatles doesn't mean they are talent less or rubbish. They are one of the most influential bands in history and I would guarantee that the music you listen to would not be the way it is without The Beatles. Now please, if you wish to give your opinion, firstly make it an opinion not a statement and secondly, think about whether it can really be justified or whether you are just looking for a reaction.

[MiniElliott]

I feel exactly the same. None of them could sing or play an instrument very well. And the songs are just boring and meaning less.

I will tell you what dude try playing some of the songs on a guitar,see if you can manage the cords

As I previously said its my opinion. Oh and I can actually play the guitar.

Well, would you mind looking up 'opinion' in the dictionary because if it was an opinion it would say 'I think', wouldn't it. Now, don't state things as facts when they quite obviously aren't true. Just because you don't like The Beatles doesn't mean they are talent less or rubbish. They are one of the most influential bands in history and I would guarantee that the music you listen to would not be the way it is without The Beatles. Now please, if you wish to give your opinion, firstly make it an opinion not a statement and secondly, think about whether it can really be justified or whether you are just looking for a reaction.

OK,
Opinion- "A judgment or estimation of the merit of a person or thing"
And I never stated anything as fact

[Cooperman]

It's as much about the era as about the music. I am the same age as the Beatles and I can remember the freshness and excitement of those days so well.
It was a time of great hope, full employment and the empowerment of young people and the Beatles epitomised all that. Their music was simply great to all of us back then. Remember that they wrote almost all of it themselves and it was all so new. I can remember driving along in my then-new 998 Cooper and hearing their stuff on my Radiomobile radio.
I like to think I'm very broad-minded in music terms and my tastes go from Mozart and Beethoven right up to the late 80's. I don't think I'm alone in finding the current electronically generated 'music' particularly non-entertaining, but I do listen to some of it. It never seems particularly creative, but that's probably just me.
The Beatles music has been recorded by so many other top stars. If you want to hear a good example, listen to Shirley Bassey singing 'Something'.
One can't expect the younger generation to understand and to really appreciate it you possibly had to have been there at the time as I was.
I'm a great fan of late 30's and 40's big-band swing, especially Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman, but that was not to the taste of many of my generation. I always say that to listen to the arrangements of that music is to hear musical genius ay its best (go to You Tube and listen to Tommy Dorsey playing 'Song of India' for an example of the best in big-band arranging).
The Beatles were truly a music phenomenen and the fact that their music is still widely played and loved almost 50 years later makes them a bit like the Mini - Timeless. Arguably the most creative group of musicians in the 2nd half of the 20th century.

Edited by Cooperman, 20 July 2012 - 10:05 AM.

[MiniElliott]

Iv never had a connection with the beatles. I love music and its a passion of mine and my music taste is broad and spans different eras but i just really dont like the beatles...dont see what all the fuss is about.

Anyone else? Or should i go and lock myself in a cupboard somewhere?

Anyone else have this kind of feeling about other bands/books/films?

Nope, I feel the same...

I think someone will be along to tell us otherwise soon thoug h

I'll join you in the cupboard mate.


Over rated crap if you ask me ;)

Very over rated band IMHO, and I'm really into my old music....after searching into a lot of bands that "didn't make it big" I've come to the conclusion that their some of the best out there....

2066 & Then
Highway Robbery
Hard Stuff
Brainticket
Yesterday's Children

the list goes on....

I've been buying records, tapes and CDs for over 40 years now, and guess what, I have never bought a Beatles recording. However I have plenty of stuff by the Stones, The Kinks, The Animals, The Yardbirds, Cream, Hendrix, Floyd, The Doors etc etc. I think the Beatles are pretty dull and are very very over rated. Also if the Beatles were so good why were Wings such crap?

The Beatles? Hugely overrated pop group! Great money spinners for the industry though!

Brian Epstein hyped them brilliantly back in the 1960s so they enjoyed the same sort of popularity with grandparents and the same sort of teeny bopper adoration that Take That have enjoyed more recently ... with much the same depth of musical legacy!

I have the advantage ... I've hated The Beatles since 1965 when I was eight! I was watching Ready Steady Go when my mum walked into the room and saw Sonny and Cher performing 'I Got You Babe' "That's ridiculous", she said about Salvatore Bono's shoulder length hair, "The Beatles have long hair but they look nice and tidy!" ... and even at that age I realised The Beatles had nothing to do with Rock 'n Roll and everything to do with showbusiness!

I think this proves its not just me who doesnt like the Beatles. And everyone is entitled to an opinion.

[Jet Black Jamie]

I feel exactly the same. None of them could sing or play an instrument very well. And the songs are just boring and meaning less.

I will tell you what dude try playing some of the songs on a guitar,see if you can manage the cords

As I previously said its my opinion. Oh and I can actually play the guitar.

Well, would you mind looking up 'opinion' in the dictionary because if it was an opinion it would say 'I think', wouldn't it. Now, don't state things as facts when they quite obviously aren't true. Just because you don't like The Beatles doesn't mean they are talent less or rubbish. They are one of the most influential bands in history and I would guarantee that the music you listen to would not be the way it is without The Beatles. Now please, if you wish to give your opinion, firstly make it an opinion not a statement and secondly, think about whether it can really be justified or whether you are just looking for a reaction.

OK,
Opinion- "A judgment or estimation of the merit of a person or thing"
And I never stated anything as fact

Well, I'm pretty sure that saying "None of them could sing or play an instrument very well." is stating something as a fact.

[MiniElliott]

I also added that it was my opinion in a latter post. I have also changed my original post to clarify that it is what I believe.

[Jet Black Jamie]

That isn't something that can be an opinion. They either are talented or they are not talented. I am happy to say that Jessie J and Adele and various other artists are talented, however, it is not something I like or enjoy listening to. Just because you don't like The Beatles doesn't mean "None of them could sing or play an instrument very well."

[MiniElliott]

How can that not be an opinion. If an opinion is a judgment made about something then that is my opinion. And that's the reason I do not like the Beatles