BEATLES FACT AND TRIVIA

Hi, Beatlesmania!

I’d like to share some facts and trivia about the Beatles – a legendary band that’s most commercially successful of all time.

• The Beatles was formed in the late 1950s and disbanded in 1970. 
• They got their name from a line in the movie ‘The Wild Ones’. Lee Marvin’s character said the motorcycle gang wanted Marlon Brando’s character back, even the beetles (he was referring to the women in the gang). They changed the ‘ee’ to ‘ea’ so it was like the musical term ‘beat’. 
• The members were John Lennon (guitar and harmonica), Paul McCartney (guitar and piano), George Harrison (guitar and sitar), Ringo Starr (drums). All were born in Liverpool. 
• The lyrics and music for most of their songs were written by Lennon and McCartney. 
• From 1963 to 1970 the group released 18 record albums. 
• The early recordings, such as Meet The Beatles (1964), are remarkable for their solid rhythms and excitingly rich, tight harmony. 
• Paul McCartney’s song ‘Yesterday’ had music written before the lyrics. Paul used the working words ‘scrambled eggs’ before coming up with ‘yesterday’ while composing this song. 
• McCartney wrote the song Lovely Rita, Meter Maid for the album Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band after getting a parking ticket from a female warden in Abbey road. 
• 'Hey Jude’ was written by Paul in his car. Paul was on his way to visit Julian, John Lennon’s son, who was disturbed by his parents’ divorce. Paul wrote this song to cheer him up. 
• The group acted and sang in four films: A Hard Day’s Night (1964), Help! (1965), Magical Mystery Tour (1968), and Let It Be (1970). 
• In 1980, Lennon was shot to death by a fan, Mark Chapman. 
• McCartney was knighted in 1997.

*adapted from encyclopedia.com*