The Beatles’ influence on popular culture Presented by Dóra Vörös

John Paul George Ringo The Beatles

Several sections of popular culture, where The Beatles p l ay ed an important part : Music Fashion TV Film Beatlesque

Music

Fashion

TV

Film

Beatlesque

Music Recording -The Beatles used stereo panning -> other artists and producers use The Beatles' technique of panning instruments and vocals. - They also used tapes played backwards, distortion , filters and unfamiliar musical instruments Instrumentation George Harrison was the first musician in a six ties pop group to make use of the sitar

Recording -The Beatles used stereo panning -> other artists and producers use The Beatles' technique of panning instruments and vocals. - They also used tapes played backwards, distortion , filters and unfamiliar musical instruments

Instrumentation George Harrison was the first musician in a six ties pop group to make use of the sitar

Fashion The bob (or the moptop hair)

The bob (or the moptop hair)

Fashion Suits T he Beatles would occasionally wear black, and then later grey, Edwardian collarless suits . Drugs Paul McCartney admitted to a reporter that he had used LSD. H e was filmed talking about the responsibility of reporters to not print anything negative that could influence popular opinion .

Suits T he Beatles would occasionally wear black, and then later grey, Edwardian collarless suits .

Drugs

Paul McCartney admitted to a reporter that he had used LSD.

H e was filmed talking about the responsibility of reporters to not print anything negative that could influence popular opinion .

Television The hit UK TV show Absolutely Fabulous , is better known as "Ab-Fab", and they filmed a whole episode which was based on finding the "lost tapes" of The Beatles .

The hit UK TV show Absolutely Fabulous , is better known as "Ab-Fab",

Television The Beatles - animated series The Beatles was an American animated television series inspired by the band's success. ABC aired this show on Saturday mornings during the late 1960s. The band members distanced themselves from the programme's production except for the use of their songs.

The Beatles - animated series

The Beatles was an American animated television series inspired by the band's success. ABC aired this show on Saturday mornings during the late 1960s. The band members distanced themselves from the programme's production except for the use of their songs.

Television The Rutles The Rut les was a parody of The Beatl es , created by Eric Id le and Neil Innes. George Harrison would later produce Monty Python films .

The Rutles

The Rut les was a parody of The Beatl es , created by Eric Id le and Neil Innes.

George Harrison would later produce Monty Python films .

Television The Simpsons

The Simpsons

Film

The Beatlesque

Summary The Beatles focused on ‘the melody’ which was their key to make these achievment s in the popular culture. Music, culture, lifestyles, hairstyles, clothing styles and attitudes all changed because of The Beatles. They were the biggest sensation since Elvis. Their supremacy as rock icons remains unchallenged to this day, decades after their breakup in 1970.

The Beatles focused on ‘the melody’ which was their key to make these achievment s in the popular culture.

Music, culture, lifestyles, hairstyles, clothing styles and attitudes all changed because of The Beatles.

They were the biggest sensation since Elvis.

Their supremacy as rock icons remains unchallenged to this day, decades after their breakup in 1970.

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