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(Photos: 1965 Shea Stadium Concert, New York City)
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The Beatles are the most commercially successful musical group of all time,
and were one of the most critically acclaimed.
They continue to be held in the highest esteem for their artistic achievements,
commercial success, and influence on early rock and roll and pop music.
Although their initial musical style was rooted in the sounds of 1950s Rock & Roll,
the group explored a great variety of musical styles, such as rockabilly, folk, psychedelic, and Indian music.

The Beatles' impact extended well beyond their music.
Their clothes, hairstyles, statements, and even their choice of instruments
made them trend-setters throughout the 1960s.
Their growing social awareness –– reflected in the development of their music ––
saw their influence extend into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s.

To date, The Beatles have sold more albums than any other band in history.

In the United Kingdom, they released more than 40 different singles,
albums and EPs that reached number one.
This commercial success was repeated in many other countries:
EMI estimated that by 1985, the band had sold over one billion discs or tapes worldwide.
The RIAA has certified The Beatles as the top selling artists of all time in America based on U.S. sales of singles and albums.

In 1965, having recently become interested in Indian music, George Harrison purchased a sitar,
which he played on the song "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)",
the first incident of such an instrument being used on a rock n'roll record.
He later took sitar lessons from maestro Ravi Shankar,
and implemented further elements of Eastern music and spirituality into his songs,
notably "Love You To" and "Within You Without You".
These musical decisions greatly increased the influence of Indian music on popular culture in the late 1960s.

Beginning with the use of a string quartet (arranged by George Martin) on "Yesterday" in 1965,
The Beatles pioneered a modern form of art song,
exemplified by the double-quartet string arrangement on "Eleanor Rigby" (1966),
"Here, There and Everywhere" (1966) and "She's Leaving Home" (1967).
Lennon and McCartney´s interest in the music of Bach led them to use a piccolo trumpet
on the arrangement of "Penny Lane", and the use of a Mellotron at the start of "Strawberry Fields Forever".

The decision to stop touring, in 1966, caused an abrupt change in their musical direction.
They had already shown a clear trend towards progressively greater complexity in technique
and style but this accelerated noticeably on their Revolver album.
The subject matter of their post-touring songs branched out as well,
as all manner of subjects were written about.

The extreme complexity of Sgt. Pepper reached its height on the
Yellow Submarine soundtrack album, parts of which
(for example "It's All Too Much" and "Only a Northern Song") were left over from 1967,
and were used because The Beatles themselves were not interested
in the animated film as a project and did not want to record new material for it.

Lennon and McCartney renewed their interest in rootsy forms towards the close of The Beatles' career,
e.g. "Yer Blues" and "Birthday" from 1968 to "Don't Let Me Down" the following year.

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Love You To
1966-Revolver Album
By George Harrison

Each day just goes so fast
I turn around, it's past
You don't get time to hang a sign on me

Love me while you can
Before I'm a dead old man

A life time is so short
A new one can't be bought
But what you've got means such a lot to me

Make love all day long
Make love singing songs

Make love all day long
Make love singing songs

There's people standing round
Who'll screw you in the ground
They'll fill you in with all their sins, you'll see

I'll make love to you
If you want me to..