| − | '''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. The Beatles also played a bit of Tin Pan Alley, psychedelic, heavy metal and pop-rock. 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. 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, and promoted narcissistic drug use to the delight of [[liberal]]s and 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. The Beatles also played a bit of Tin Pan Alley, psychedelic, heavy metal and pop-rock. 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. 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, and promoted narcissistic drug use to the delight of [[liberal]]s and 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. |