Dear PA and midreaming,
1. They were not a "Boy Band". They were in their mid-20s when they took off in '63, not mid-teens, They'd played in the rock dungeons of Liverpool and Hamburg for several years before becoming popular.
2. The band contained significant musical talent: 2 terrific and one mediocre song writers, 4 vocalists and one of the best rock drummers going. Do recall that McCartney eventually wrote classical pieces performed by the London Symphony. Also note that Ringo still tours w/ Starr's All-Stars, an ad hoc group of superstars who are chosen from the many who desire to play (non-Beatles) music with the man.
3. They were graced with an extraordinary supporting cast, first their early manager Brian Epstein and later George Martin, possibly THE best rock-pop producer ever.
4. If you really think they wrote/sang/performed bubble gum, you've obviously never listened to "Revolver", many critics' pick for best pop album ever cut. It's filled with complexly arranged tunes that often spoke pithily to the cultural realities of the time.
5. Also please recall that, as cliched as they seem to be 40 - 45 years later, along with "Revolver", "Rubber Soul" (their C&W album), "Sgt. Pepper" and "Abbey Road" were monstrously influential, an influence which reverberates in music that you actually like quite a lot. However, you lack the historical referents to perceive that influence (i.e, you are ignorant twits).
6. Finally, note that from the time Hendrix went to London in '65 to the time he died in '70 was only 75% of the longevity of the Beatles; Janis Joplin's popular career was about the same; Kurt Cobain's even shorter. Meanwhile, Barry Manilow has persisted for decades. Obviously, much like penises, it's not the length but the quality of its employment that marks a good musical career. I suspect you know little about either.

One of their weakest.

PA1749 wrote:

PA1749 wrote:

I expect to take A LOT of heat for this but....

Ok, I like the Beatles. I think they made some great music. But, I just don't understand the magnitude of the hype.

1. Boy band from England makes it big doing teeny bopper bubble gum rock.
2. Boy band discovers drugs.
3. Boy band gets experimental and goes off the deep end.
4. Boy band falls apart.
5. The longevity of the entire band was only 7 years. (even New Kids on the Block was together for 10 years)

Bill, we need a "Like" button on here.

Hopefully there'll be an official release of the Let it Be movie on DVD soon, if only for the rooftop concert footage. As I understand it the versions that are floating around are well-packaged bootlegs or VHS to DVD transfers.

Gotta agree with what Bill said when he played this a few weeks ago; It is probably John Lennon's best vocal performance in a Beatles song.

PA1749, I can't even respond to someone who would compare The Beatles to NKOTB.

However, to respond to the other folks here, I don't think you had to grow up with the Beatles to appreciate them. I was a small child when they broke up but I don't think they are over-rated in any way.

I expect to take A LOT of heat for this but....

I must agree with much of what you say Rooney.

A lot of what the Beatles did was deceptively complex. I tried singing along with this and it's really, really hard to sing this song! Maybe that's why no-one else has covered it!

  I must agree with much of what you say Rooney.

A lot of what the Beatles did was deceptively complex.  I tried singing along with this and it's really, really hard to sing this song!   Maybe that's why no-one else has covered it!