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Eh. I'm not a big fan either. I'm guessing it's because they were the first "real" boy band + they were British.
Girls go crazy for boy bands and Brits.

I'm not a fan of theirs, either.

They were brilliant song writers... they could churn out catchy, pop melodies like no one else could -- they probably have the most impressive catalog of music compositions of all time. And their works sometimes symbolized social movements of the day, so that gave them added momentum. I think they've proven to be timeless because they're generally upbeat and happy songs. That and the boy band thing, too, probably.

I am a fan of the melodies, they're happy, catchy tunes!

I'm as lost as you are!

They have some songs I enjoy, but I only learned to appreciate them after seeing Across the Universe.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps still annoys the crap out of me.

They're credited with everything from inventing the style of heavy metal to boy bands so they were pretty diverse with their writing. They were socially aware and wrote songs identifying with the times. They also changed the presentation of music and were the first to hold a large scale concert and their 'music films' ushered in the era of music videos. So they had a pretty big impact on the music industry.

*gasps* Haha. J/k. That's what my DH would be doing. I get schooled by him all the time in music. I'll get his answer when I get home.

My appreciation and total infatuation with The Beatles blossomed when my DH and I listened to Abbey Road on vinyl together. The music is just incredible in every sense of the word. The fact that that they are lyrically as powerful as they are musically is extremely rare. They were the first artists to write and perform their own music themselves that got that big. Elvis, Frank Sinatra etc didnt. They also pushed the recording limits and if you know anything about recording equipment during the 60s it is sheer magic what they did.

Listen to Abbey road, it is very powerful.

Something- Written by George Harrison

Blackbird- about civil rights in the 60s

Yesterday- Written by Paul Mccartney when he was like 21 years old. Incredible for his age.

Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The end

Elenor Rigby

A day in the life- written seperately by John and Paul when they began feuding.

I could go on for ages lol

These arent all on Abbey Road but are some of my favorites.

Blasphemy!! The Beatles revolutionized music for all of the reasons PPs have said. They crossed genre borders as well. Whatever type of music you love, the Beatles wrote and sang a song in it.

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Are you kidding me? The sheer breadth of music they turned out was incredible. Each and every one a catchy tune - not like today's artists who either sing songs other people write or write songs that sound exactly same as the last one they sang. *sigh*

@mrbee: Their songs aren't as "produced" as today's music, which I actually love and the variety of styles they sang was incredible. Their songs always put me in a good mood. In fact, you just reminded me how much I love Beatles and that I need to download some so that I can expose LO to some of the classics. Here are some of my favorites.

All my Loving
Can't buy me love
Day Tripper
Eight Days a Week
Eleanor Rigby
Hello, Goodbye
Help!
Hey Jude
Here Comes the Sun
I Feel Fine
I Want to Hold Your Hand
Let it Be
Love Me Do
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Michelle
Norweigian Wood
Nowhere Man
PS I love you
Paperback writer
Penny Lane
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Strawberry Fields Forever
She's Gotta a Ticket to Ride
We Can work it Out
When I'm 64
While my Guitar Gently Weeps
Yellow Submarine
Yesterday

That's the thing... Identifying specific songs to explain what makes the Beatles awesome is... hard. Blackbird is lyrically and musically beautiful. Come Together is like musical chocolate to me. Penny Lane, She's Leaving Home, Lovely Rita, Lady Madonna, Ob-la-di, etc, are essentially short stories. Here Comes the Sun always makes me feel better musically and lyrically, and I've sung it through tears a fair few times. Honey Pie and Octopus' Garden make me giggle. Julia lowers my pulse every time I listen to it (it's not my favorite of theirs.) Revolution 1 is not only a nice, relaxed classic-ish rock song, but the lyrics are also great (do NOT confuse this with Revolution 9, which is... bizarre. Just don't listen to it.) When I'm 64 is, to me, a very sweet love song, and All Together always makes me cheerful. Many of their songs are perfect for little kids, whether happy silly songs or lullabies. Basically, they have something for every mood - except intractable anger. And considering that that's the only emotion I'm opposed to, there's ALWAYS a Beatles song that appeals.

Mind you, they also liked mocking their fans/producers, etc... Gnik Nus? Only a Northern Song? Cover of Abbey Road? Which only makes me like them more.

I'm with Mr. Bee. I don't get it. My sister loves them and I put a bunch of them on my iPhone. Slowly but surely they are all being deleted. I find that they sound the same with nearly every song and their voices just grate on my nerves. Having said that, I really love Golden Slumbers. It didn't sound like them at all the first time I heard it.

I like them, however I'm not a crazy fan like some. I sing along because it reminds me of growing up and cleaning the house with my mom on Saturday mornings.

@Mrs. Blue: I've definitely sung a lot of Beatles as lullabies. My older daughter's favorite is Blackbird.