History Awesome / TheBeatles

* CoolOldGuy: At age 71, and in an era where artists like Music/{{Kesha}}, Music/TaylorSwift, Music/KanyeWest, Music/LadyGaga, Music/BrunoMars, Music/KennyChesney and other young pop-oriented and country artists are top concert attractions, Music/PaulMcCartney remains solidly in that group of top concert attractions, regularly selling out top venues and drawing fans both young and old. Word has it that Music/RingoStarr is also equal to [=McCartney=] coolness-wise.

* The rooftop concert. John's sign-off, "I'd like to thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we passed the audition", is a [[MeaningfulEcho Meaningful Echo of Awesome]].

* "Twist and Shout" was also recorded in a single take. What's more, a second take would have not been possible because John's voice was shot. And it was recorded as the last song of the session for their first album. Which (except the four songs from their previous singles) was recorded ''in a single day''. And this while they still were abiding to the normal studio time schedule. ''[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking While they had a cold]]''.

** Furthermore, even Music/ElvisPresley fans have to concede: when the Beatles' music is rereleased yet again over the decades in a new recording medium, it's consistently ''headline'' entertainment news!

** This troper saw McCartney's Seattle show two years ago. 47,000 people in attendance. He played 2 1/2 hours with NO intermission, then brought out the surviving members of Nirvana for the encore. Artists one-third his age can't beat that.

* The final chord of "A Day In The Life".

[[Music/TheBeatles Four guys from Liverpoo]]l got together a few years back and made some of the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic best pop music in history]]. 'Nuff said.

Four guys from Liverpool got together a few years back and made some of the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic best pop music in history]]. 'Nuff said.

** As do ''Music/AbbeyRoad'', ''Music/{{Revolver}}'', and ''A Hard Day's Night''. ''Revolver'' is the most consistently high-ranking on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lugnuts/List_of_albums_considered_the_best such lists]].
** Even when the band was at their most fractious, they made albums like ''Let It Be'' and ''Music/TheWhiteAlbum''.

* During their touring years, there was multiple instances where the combined Squee of their fans was so loud it ''drowned out the roar of a jet engine''.

** As do ''Music/AbbeyRoad'', ''Music/{{Revolver}}'', and ''A Hard Day's Night''. ''Revolver'' is the most consistently high-ranking on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albums_considered_the_greatest_ever such lists]].

** As do ''Music/AbbeyRoad'', ''Music/{{Revolver}}'', and ''A Hard Day's Night''.
*** ''Revolver'' is the most consistently high-ranking on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albums_considered_the_greatest_ever such lists]].

* T-Mobile managed to get together a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orukqxeWmM0 15,300-person sing along of Hey Jude]] in the Trafalgar Square in London. The awesomeness especially kicks in during the 'Na Na Na Na' coda.
** Easily doubles as a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}. Especially during the coda.

* "Rock and Roll Music," which, thanks to Music/JohnLennon singing as loud and dynamically as he could and the electronic instrumentation, blew Music/ChuckBerry's TwelveBarBlues version completely out of the water, and inverted and reset the standard for the song. All other versions, including a future remake by Music/TheBeachBoys, were dull and paled by comparison.
* Until The Beatles broke through in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in the winter of 1964, only four other songs by British performers had topped the ''Billboard'' pop charts since its inception in 1940. [[note]]Those songs were the ballad "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" by Vera Lynn (nine weeks in 1952), the gospel/Sunday school favorite "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" by Laurie London in 1958, the instrumental "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk in 1962 and the instrumental "Telstar" by the Tornados in early 1963.[[/note]] British popular music had its occasional appeal in the United States through the early 1960s, but the Beatles made British pop music the most dominant style, and began a run of dominance that has yet to be equaled. In 1964 alone, nine songs by British artists reached No. 1 (out of that year's 24 songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100), and by the end of the 1960s, 39 songs from the UK had gone No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with nearly half (18) by the Fab Four (with Music/TheRollingStones the next closest at five).
** For the first week in April of 1964, the band held the top ''five'' spots on the Billboard charts (with "Can't Buy Me Love", "Twist and Shout", "She Loves You", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", and "Please Please Me" in that order). This will probably never happen again.
* Their first performance on ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow'' drew over ''73 million'' viewers. Still one of the highest rated segments in the history of television.
** To make that possible, The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, made one of the canniest promotional deals in music history. When he was told by Sullivan's negotiator that the band would only get one appearance as a novelty act, Epstein counter-offered the band would accept a third of the standard appearance fee of one show for three appearances as the headliner and he himself would cover the travel expenses of the band personally. That proposal was too good for Ed Sullivan to pass up, and The Beatles got the most spectacular American promotion possible that set them up as the music mega-legends they would become.

** Not to be confused with that [[HellIsThatNoise screeching]] [[NightmareFuel/TheBeatles 'Extra Track'...]]

* During their touring years, there was multiple instances where the combined Squee of their fans was so loud it managed to ''completely drown out the sound of a jet engine taking off''.

* "Rock and Roll Music," which, thanks to Music/JohnLennon singing as loud and dynamically as he could and the electronic instrumentation, blew Music/ChuckBerry's even-keyed, 1950s-sounding version completely out of the water, and inverted and reset the standard for the song. All other versions, including a future remake by Music/TheBeachBoys, were dull and paled by comparison.

* "Rock and Roll Music," which, thanks to Music/JohnLennon singing as loud and dynamically as he could and the electronic instrumentation, blew Berry's even-keyed, 1950s-sounding version completely out of the water, and inverted and reset the standard for the song. All other versions, including a future remake by Music/TheBeachBoys, were dull and paled by comparison.

* CoolOldGuy: At age 71, and in an era where artists like Music/{{Kesha}}, Music/TaylorSwift, Music/KanyeWest, Music/LadyGaga, Music/BrunoMars, Music/KennyChesney and other young pop-oriented and country artists are top concert attractions, Music/PaulMcCartney remains solidly in that group of top concert attractions, regularly selling out top venues and drawing fans both young and old.

* Until The Beatles broke through in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in the winter of 1964, only four other songs by British performers had topped the ''Billboard'' pop charts since its inception in 1940. Those songs were the ballad "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" by Vera Lynn (nine weeks in 1952), the gospel/Sunday school favorite "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" by Laurie London in 1958, the instrumental "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk in 1962 and the instrumental "Telstar" by the Tornados in early 1963. British popular music had its occasional appeal in the United States through the early 1960s, but the Beatles made British pop music the most dominant style, and began a run of dominance that has yet to be equaled. In 1964 alone, nine songs by British artists reached No. 1 (out of that year's 24 songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100), and by the end of the 1960s, 39 songs from the UK had gone No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with nearly half (18) by the Fab Four (with Music/TheRollingStones the next closest at five).

* Until The Beatles broke through in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in the winter of 1964, only four other songs by British performers had topped the ''Billboard'' pop charts since its inception in 1940. Those songs were the ballad "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" by Vera Lynn (nine weeks in 1952), the gospel/Sunday school favorite "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" by Laurie London in 1958, the instrumental "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk in 1962 and the synth-heavy instrumental "Telstar" by the Tornadoes in early 1963. British popular music had its occasional appeal in the United States through the early 1960s, but the Beatles made British pop music the most dominant style, and began a run of dominance that has yet to be equaled. In 1964 alone, nine songs by British artists reached No. 1 (out of that year's 24 songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100), and by the end of the 1960s, 39 songs from the UK had gone No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with nearly half (18) by the Fab Four (with Music/TheRollingStones the next closest at five).

** To make that possible, The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, made one of the canniest promotional deals in music history. When he was told by Sullivan's negotiator that the band would only get one appearance as a novelty act, Epstein counter-offered the band would would accept a third of the standard appearance fee of one show for three appearances as the headliner and he himself would cover the travel expenses of the band personally. That proposal was too good for Ed Sullivan to pass up, and The Beatles got the most spectacular American promotion possible that set them up as the music mega-legends they would become.

** To make that possible, The Beatle's manager, Brian Epstein, made one of the canniest promotional deals in music history. When he was told by Sullivan's negotiator that the band would only get one appearance as a novelty act, Epstein counter-offered the band would would accept a third of the standard appearance fee of one show for three appearances as the headliner and he himself would cover the travel expenses of the band personally. That proposal was too good for Ed Sullivan to pass up, and The Beatles got the most spectacular American promotion possible that set them up as the music mega-legends they would become.

** To make that possible, TheBeatle's manager, Brian Epstein, made one of the canniest promotional deals in music history. When he was told by Sullivan's negotiator that the band would only get one appearance as a novelty act, Epstein counter-offered the band would would accept a third of the standard appearance fee of one show for three appearances as the headliner and he himself would cover the travel expenses of the band personally. That proposal was too good for Ed Sullivan to pass up, and The Beatles got the American promotion possible that set them up as the music mega-legends they would become.

* CoolOldGuy: At age 71, and in an era where artists like Music/{{Kesha}}, Music/TaylorSwift, Music/KanyeWest, Music/LadyGaga, Music/BrunoMars, Music/KennyChesney and other young pop-oriented and country artists are top concert attractions, Music/PaulMcCartney remains solidly in that group of top concert attractions, regularly selling out top venues and drawing fans both young and old.

* CoolOldGuy: At age 71, and in an era where artists like Ke$ha, TaylorSwift, KanyeWest, LadyGaga, BrunoMars, KennyChesney and other young pop-oriented and country artists are top concert attractions, PaulMcCartney remains solidly in that group of top concert attractions, regularly selling out top venues and drawing fans both young and old.

** As do ''Abbey Road'', ''Revolver'', and ''A Hard Day's Night''.

* Their first performance on Series/TheEdSullivanShow drew over ''73 million'' viewers. Still one of the highest rated segments in the history of television.