RE: Beatles Who and Scooby Doo

["L. Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>]

I don't have anything to check the dates with right off, either, but it does 
seem like there was a gap between the two events.  As I recall, parents 
weren't so impressed with the band, but teens, especially girls, were.  
There was much screaming and much hype about which was cutest, etc. and I 
gather that boys studied the phenomenon and went out to buy electric 
guitars, jump starting the rock movement.  Later there was a fuss about hair 
length, and the beginnings of a visible social change.

VH1 has a Behind the Music show about the Sixties which covers the American 
bands and political events that pretty much amounted to a revolution.  I'd 
recommend it to anyone interested in the period.


keets


>Do none of you remember a frequent hypothosis that one of the principle 
>reasons the Beatles broke in America in such a massive way (and I don't 
>have reference book at for to double check dates b4 anyone leaps down my 
>thnroat) is that as a nation being exposed to them nationally vie the Ed 
>Sullivan show came about after the (tragic) assisination of a certain US 
>President JFK.  It is meant in as far as a nation were mourning 
>collectively and along came these four bouncy chappies with weird hair, 
>weird accents, more than a handfull of wit and humour etc, etc as well as 
>pretty tasty new sounding songs.  The social changes taking place around 
>then in the US were part and
parcel of the "English" invasion and the Beatles just happened to be right 
there first.
>
>I won't go into the debate of who is better between The 'Oo and The Beatles 
>but it is worth noting that BOTH of them were considered as being "of no 
>artistic merit" by the INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) when 
>work permits were applied for them to perform in the US.  This bizarre 
>distinction is, I believe, held also by The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistol, 
>Billy Bragg and New Model Army.
>
>Personally, I think the Beatles were great in many, many, many ways and 
>they opened lots of doors, ears and minds BUT I LOVE THE WHO 
>MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!


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