1964
’The Beatles sweep through the great US cities, drawing tens of thousands to airports for the merest glimpse.
They play for no more than half an hour per concert. A Hard Days Night has guaranteed them star status in the cinema and they laughed their way through Help! in Technicolour. Paul dreams that he has written Yesterday – and has. They are the first band to play a baseball stadium, Shea in New York, breaking records for crowd fever, numbers and good cheer. Oh, and they go to Buckingham Palace to receive medals from the Queen and, by now, more or less accept it as their due. They are, however, as happy and polite as can be.
’Wherever they went, they brought Beatlemania with them. They couldn’t help it; it was a form of real love. George would say many years later that the world used them as an excuse to go mad and then blamed it on the Beatles, but there is a parallel theory that it was time for the world to go that sort of mad – get down a bit, loosen up, and like Uncle John in Long Tall Sally, have some fun tonight. The crowd scenes are awesome and, in retrospect awful. How did no-one get killed?...
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Hair peace 1969 on 19th Jan 12:
“The year they "conquered" America. The Beatles were truly something we've never seen before of heard before. The Beatles became a "comfort" for Americans after the death of John F. Kennedy.”
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paulmccartney09 on 18th Jan 12:
“@georgeisthebest same here”
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divbeatles_fans on 16th Dec 11:
“1964's the best for them.. :)”
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Apj26 on 2nd Nov 11:
“a great year i wish i was there”
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ringo14 on 21st Jul 11:
“reporter:r u boys getting haircuts while ur here?
gourge:i got mine yesterday
john paul gourge and ringo:its true its true”
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lovethebeatlesalot on 10th Jul 11:
“They have sure been through a lot in 1964.A movie,2 albums,and had the most popularity.”
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beatles#1fan on 10th Jun 11:
“My fave year. I am so obsessed with them! <3”
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BeatlesBaby<3 on 31st Mar 11:
“Paul's gorgeous. John's gorgeous. George is gorgeous. Ringo's gorgeous. Guess what..? Beatles = GORGEOUS ! !”
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thebeatlelady on 10th Mar 11:
“are the biggest rockban of the world”
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iarlovesTB4evr on 4th Mar 11:
“I think they were sent by God. Hehehehe. Yeah, get to think of it, why did no one got killed? Well, FOREVER I WILL LOVE THE BEATLES!”
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