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'''The Beatles''' were a heavily promoted [[England|English]] rock band from [[Liverpool]], UK. They sold about a billion records worldwide of their soft style of [[rock and roll|rock]] music, consisting mostly of a depressed, [[atheist]]ic and druggie content. They were part of the 1960s [[counterculture]] as some of their songs popularized harmful drugs, while others are nonsensical images like "the fool on the hill" and "yellow submarine" that dumbed culture down; virtually none of their songs are uplifting.  Multiple Beatles songs were based on plagiarism of prior works by others,<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.music.beatles/5F7JWZTLwz4</ref> while other songs are knock-offs of popular hits (compare "Ukraine girls" to "California girls" by the [[Beach Boys]]). Like England itself, the Beatles' work tended to be cynical about religion rather than [[faith]]-based as most great music is. Beatles' songs promoted narcissistic drug use to the delight of the [[liberal media]].  [[Elvis Presley]] opposed the negative hippie-like influence on [[American]]s by the [[Beatles]].<ref name="Guardian">https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/oct/14/popandrock2</ref>

'''The Beatles''' were a heavily promoted [[England|English]] rock band from [[Liverpool]], UK. They sold about a billion records worldwide of their soft style of [[rock and roll|rock]] music, consisting mostly of a depressed, [[atheist]]ic and druggie content. They were part of the 1960s [[counterculture]] as some of their songs popularized harmful drugs, while others conjure nonsensical images like "the fool on the hill" and "yellow submarine" that dumbed culture down; virtually none of their songs are uplifting and very few of their lyrics are memorable.  Multiple Beatles songs were based on plagiarism of prior works by others,<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.music.beatles/5F7JWZTLwz4</ref> while other songs are knock-offs of popular hits (compare "Ukraine girls" to "California girls" by the [[Beach Boys]]). Like England itself, the Beatles' work was cynical about religion rather than [[faith]]-based as great music often is. Beatles' songs promoted narcissistic drug use to the delight of the [[liberal media]].  [[Elvis Presley]] opposed the negative hippie-like influence on [[American]]s by the [[Beatles]].<ref name="Guardian">https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/oct/14/popandrock2</ref>

The four Beatles were [[John Lennon]] (1940-1980), [[George Harrison]] (1943-2001), [[Paul McCartney]] (1942- ), and [[Ringo Starr]] (1940- ). Most of the Beatles' songs were co-written by Lennon and McCartney, though George Harrison penned one of their most critically acclaimed lyrics, "[[Something]]", which is one of the few quality love songs by the group but even it has a cynical tone.  In the latter half of the 1960s the majority of their songs were written individually, but retained the "Lennon/McCartney" (orig. "McCartney/Lennon") writing credit. Lennon's songwriting was harder in nature and often had a political bent, while McCartney primarily wrote lighter love songs. Harrison, who later converted to [[Hinduism]],<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-21938027</ref> frequently utilized the sitar in his songs. Starr rarely wrote music, but would usually sing one song per album except ''A Hard Day`s Night'' and ''Let It Be''. His most famous song is ''Yellow Submarine'' and is usually sung in schools.

The four Beatles were [[John Lennon]] (1940-1980), [[George Harrison]] (1943-2001), [[Paul McCartney]] (1942- ), and [[Ringo Starr]] (1940- ). Most of the Beatles' songs were co-written by Lennon and McCartney, though George Harrison penned one of their most critically acclaimed lyrics, "[[Something]]", which is one of the few quality love songs by the group but even it has a cynical tone.  In the latter half of the 1960s the majority of their songs were written individually, but retained the "Lennon/McCartney" (orig. "McCartney/Lennon") writing credit. Lennon's songwriting was harder in nature and often had a political bent, while McCartney primarily wrote lighter love songs. Harrison, who later converted to [[Hinduism]],<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-21938027</ref> frequently utilized the sitar in his songs. Starr rarely wrote music, but would usually sing one song per album except ''A Hard Day`s Night'' and ''Let It Be''. His most famous song is ''Yellow Submarine'' and is usually sung in schools.