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Quote: Evenbob

The ONLY reason they were
successful is because it was a new
kind of music. But the songs
themselves were pure nonsense,
read the lyrics sometime. If they
were written today, nobody would
sing them, let alone record them.

You don't like them, I get that
If what you are saying is true then the catalogue is worthless
On the other hand
EB is wrong again. Really embarrassing EB lol

Their music is the most valuable catalogue in music history
Their songs continue to generate a huge amount of money today
Their catalogue is valued at 1.5 billion

Quote: terapined

Their music is the most valuable catalogue in music history

So what. There are soap operas that
are pure tripe and have been on the
air since the 50's. Does that mean
they're great because they lasted 50
years? Crap is crap, the Beatles
were in the right place at the right
time with their crap. Irving Berlin
songs will still be sung 100 years
from now, they're being sung today.
Is anybody singing Beatles songs?
Anybody?

Quote: Face

"I Want to Hold Your Hand" vs "Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band".

Great Sgt Peppers story
Paul Mccartney decided to go out to a club to hear a new up and coming guitarist named Jimi Hendrix
At that time Jimi was unknown in the USA but was big in London
Jimi was blown away by the Sgt Peppers album that was released just a few days before
So Paul shows up at the club to hear this new guitarist.
Jimi opens his show with Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club band :-)
That's respect. Jimi knows a good tune when he hears it :-)

Paul actually helped Jimi become famous
Monterrey Pop Festival tried to get the Beatles
Paul told them they were busy but they should book this new hot guitarist Jimi Hendrix
Monterrey Pop never heard of Jimi but they booked him on Paul's recommendation
The rest is history

Quote: terapined

Their music is the most valuable catalogue in music history

Yes, but their lyrics are truly shallow and trite.

What's the opposite of "repellent"? Whatever it is, the Beatles are like a teenage anti-repellent. That's why they stay popular, more or less, gaining fans every new generation, and nostalgia for the past keeps them valuable for a long time.

They have some good, deep songs, though: For No One, She's Leaving Home, probably a few more...

Quote: Evenbob

So what. There are soap operas that
are pure tripe and have been on the
air since the 50's. Does that mean
they're great because they lasted 50
years?Crap is crap, the Beatles
were in the right place at the right
time with their crap. Irving Berlin
songs will still be sung 100 years
from now, they're being sung today.
Is anybody singing Beatles songs?
Anybody?

I get you don't like the Beatles
but
Unbelievable how wrong you are.
Embarrassing
Beatles Love - one of the most popular shows on the Las Vegas strip today
Just about everybody sings along. Everybody knows the songs
Nearby Disney Epcot Center. Beatle songs are performed every day by a Beatles look alike band at Epcot England. The crowds love it. Always a huge crowd when they perform.
Nobody is interested in a soap opera catalog
Who wants to watch an old soap opera
The Beatles catalog continues to earn 30 to 40 million dollars a year
That's why the catalog is so valuable, 1.5 billion is the estimated worth, one of the biggest earners of any music catalog.
Their music continues to entertain today
People are buying and singing and listening today.
At the tune of 30 to 40 million dollars a year

Quote: Nareed

What's the opposite of "repellent"? Whatever it is, the Beatles are like a teenage anti-repellent. .

re- "back" + pellere "to drive" (hence "drive back") from Latin "repellentem". The word originally referred to anti-tumor medication. The original meaning is completely lost in English, and I assume it is in Spanish as well, because googling "repelente" produces only bug spray images.

Usually reviews simply say the singer or the band attracts a whole new generation of fans. Beatles music evolved as they got older keeping the same fan base.

Many new groups don't try to evolve. They simply attract the same age group over and over.

Quote: Evenbob

So what. There are soap operas that
are pure tripe and have been on the
air since the 50's. Does that mean
they're great because they lasted 50
years? Crap is crap, the Beatles
were in the right place at the right
time with their crap. Irving Berlin
songs will still be sung 100 years
from now, they're being sung today.
Is anybody singing Beatles songs?
Anybody?

Well since 3 of the top 4 most covered songs of all time are Beatle songs it appears somebody is.

Oh, there's also Sesame Street's heavy use of Beatles music for the past 40 years. That has to have something to do with keeping them popular.

Quote: kenarman

Well since 3 of the top 4 most covered songs of all time are Beatle songs it appears somebody is.

Even Bob doesn't half come out with some nonsense. Clearly the Beatles are still popular. No doubt they'll still be reprised in fifty years too... Their stuff I'd standard for many musical schools, just like G&S, Sinatra and Irving Berlin. Many of the songs have obtuse lyrics, but like some poetry, it's the feel of the phrase not the facts.

Personally, I'd be happy never to heat the Beatles again, but saying they don't have value and love still is the sort of snobbery bullshit that fake critics like to spout without understanding the point of much art... To make someone feel something. So what if it's mass appeal, or not for you. If people can react, you succeed. If you keep getting a reaction fifty years on, you've really achieved something more than mere popular timing.

Of course I never got a chance to see the Beatles
But have seen a lot of live bands.
Every once in a while I'll hear a band do a Beatles song.
Beatle songs I have heard performed live. Of course a Beatles cover band at Epcot doesn't count
Hey Bulldog
She Said She Said
Rain-What a great song, beautiful melody. Seen 2 bands cover this one. Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers, both outside and in the rain :-)
Tomorrow Never Knows
Its All too Much
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Revolution