The Impact of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones Upon Music During the

The Impact of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones Upon Music During the 1960's The Beatles were a new band with a difference and this led to their impact in the sixties. They were different because they were producing real music and stepping away from sounding 'like just another band trying to imitate American stars'. Beatles music was 'totally unique, a mixture of rock and roll, Rhythm and Blues and Tamla Motown'. British music had always been dominated from American produced goods but the Beatles introduced abit of their own lives into their music. They talked about where they grew up 'Penny Lane' and brought back some real music for British teenagers, something they could relate to. The Beatles were very good at relating to teenager issues. They talked about many teenager troubles in their songs- love and other issues (such as new issues of manly heartache). Lyrics such as 'I want to hold your hand' and 'I'll cry instead'. The lyrics in 'I want to hold your hand' tell us about a man pleading to a woman 'let me be your man'. Lyrics in 'I'll cry instead' deal with a man who has 'lost the only girl I've had' and in turn cries about this. John Lennon & Paul McCartney wrote all these lyrics so they were more pure and real. They were real with 'youthful energy, style, individuality and distinct personality'. The Beatles also had a unique appearance. In the early years they dressed smartly (in plain black suits with ties) and had the 'squeaky clean image' which made them respectable to the older generation too. They all had mop top hair cuts which were slightly longer hair cuts but were accepted as they were a clean cut style. Earlier ly... ...takings they were charged for 'possessing four tablets containing ' illegal stimulants. They also were arrested for 'assaulting a photographer at Warwick.' Overall they took advantage of bad publicity and as their manager was 'best at exploiting this bad view' they were nearly always in the public eye. This pushed them to go global and the young fan's hysteria also aided to them making a difference. They promoted a rebellion that the teens wanted, and they got. When I asked my teacher her opinions on the band she commented 'they were different, wild. I think I liked them because of their music- whenever I listen to their music it makes me come alive.' http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Limo/3518/lucy.htm http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/60/60music.htm http://www.lyricsfreak.com/r/rolling-stones/117886.html