The Cultural Impact of the Beatles - Introduction

No band has stood the test of time quite like the Beatles. Almost everywhere you go someone has heard of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in one way or another. They have become so easily distinguishable because of their longer hairstyles and pristine suits just as they are by their voices and hit songs.

There are so many milestones in the Beatles career, as well as since their disbandment that seem easily attainable. Recording techniques have become more advanced, but without their hard work in the studio and unusual way of thinking would never have existed. They broke America, which is what so many other bands and artists from Britain could not have achieved without them. They shaped a decade with their everlasting music. Where would we be without “Let It Be” or “Hey Jude?” They even wrote their own music, which seems absurd to call “innovative,” but was unheard of for bands before them.

The Beatles became the best friends of a generation and beyond. Despite two members having passed on, the power of their music has reached out to a new generation of fans that had not grown up with them. There is never ending Beatles content to explore, whether it is music, promotional videos, interviews or documentaries – there is something for everyone. They are a band the listeners could never bore of, only excitedly intrigued to hear more about.

I would like to look at how the Beatles constant impact on music and their long-lasting success make them the most influential music group of all time. How the world seen an explosion of a mass group of fans that had not been seen since Elvis, their inspiring fashion, the growth between albums that accumulated a back catalogue like no other and their influence in the 1960s compared to today.

In the span of their recording years between 1962-1970, the Beatles transcended popular music and left a lasting legacy on the world that continues to break boundaries almost 50 years since their breakup.