Three weekends ago, I took a trip to Liverpool! The home of singing sensation, rock legend The Beatles! I tool the Magical Mystery Tour which drives you around to all the best Beatles’ sites. I was able to see all four of their houses, strawberry field (a second hand shop, not an actual field!), Penny Lane, and the venue at which they played. The tour guide told stories about how some of the buildings and shops had inspired several of their songs. I learned so much about the boy band who took hold of Europe and the rest of the world!
The band first started when John invited Paul into his band called The Quarrymen. Several months later, George Harrison, a school friend of Paul’s, was invited to watch the band. He joined on as the lead guitarist. The band had trouble finding a drummer to stay. They went through two drummers before they settled on Pete Best. This group played at several venues around Liverpool, before taking a trip to Germany to play there. The Cavern Club in Liverpool was one of the most frequently used venues by the Beatles when they first started playing. They made their first appearance there in 1961. The Beatles signed a contract with Brian Epstein. Pete Best was asked to leave the band just days before recording their first album. He was replaced by Ringo Star, a drummer from the poorer part of Liverpool. The group recorded their first song “Love me Do”. Their second single “Please Please Me” reached number two on the UK chart, and number one on the NME chart. The rest is history.
The Beatles were known for their recreational drug use, which they openly admitted. Many of their songs describe their feelings while high. However, this didn’t stop the boys from becoming the most popular band in history. Every girl wanted to date them, and every boy cut their hair like them and wanted to be them. They changed the style of music of the time and were leaders of fashion. They had a tremendous effect on culture in Europe as well as the rest of the world. The sixties would not have been the same without the Beatles!
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