OT: Feb. 9, 1964, the night that changed everything

[Elefantino]

Sixty years ago tonight, The Beatles changed America.

I was 6. My sister was in high school. We had one of the only color TVs among her group of friends, so everyone came to our house -- even though The Ed Sullivan Show was in black-and-white.

About a dozen girls were in our family room, and I still hear the screaming in my head. (My sister: "PAAAAAAUUUUUUULLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!")

I had been taking guitar lessons since the start of that year, but my mom -- in a nod toward The Lawrence Welk Show and its American wholesomeness -- immediately made me stop and take accordion lessons instead.

[BruceVelo]

Anna one, anna two...

[ERK55]

I was 9 and remember sitting watching with my parents.
They thought it was funny.

[Bob Ross]

Do you still play accordion?

I was too young to remember whether I saw The Beatles on their Ed Sullivan Show debut, but my parents got their Rubber Soul album the following year, and for the next ~5 years that (and some weird clone/tribute album of the earlier Beatles hits by a group called "The Liverpools") were the only records I listened to.

Literally, five years, from age 5 through 10, nothing but Beatles (...well, okay, for the last year of that stretch I added the soundtrack to Disney's The Jungle Book animated film.)

So suffice it to say they definitely changed me. But yeah, America too, for sure.

[witcombusa]

Pure social engineering. MI5 and CIA were steering things in a new direction. Anything so heavily promoted is always suspect. Just actors playing a role...
Would be interesting to know who was writing the music for them.

[buddybikes]

Originally Posted by witcombusa

Pure social engineering. MI5 and CIA were steering things in a new direction. Anything so heavily promoted is always suspect. Just actors playing a role...
Would be interesting to know who was writing the music for them.

And the music was created by a super secret AI machine within the CIA.....

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by witcombusa

Pure social engineering. MI5 and CIA were steering things in a new direction. Anything so heavily promoted is always suspect. Just actors playing a role...
Would be interesting to know who was writing the music for them.

You so funny....

[rallizes]

Originally Posted by witcombusa

Pure social engineering. MI5 and CIA were steering things in a new direction. Anything so heavily promoted is always suspect. Just actors playing a role...
Would be interesting to know who was writing the music for them.

Do go on

[exapkib]

Originally Posted by witcombusa

Pure social engineering. MI5 and CIA were steering things in a new direction. Anything so heavily promoted is always suspect. Just actors playing a role...
Would be interesting to know who was writing the music for them.

You don't think he's a new phenomenon, do you?

You mean an early clue to the new direction?

Where's the calendar?

No. It's all right. He's just a troublemaker.

The change isn't due for three weeks yet.

[guyintense]

I saw them in concert that year at the Convention Center, I was 10.

[bikinchris]

Aww, man. I was hoping this was you on accordion:
https://youtu.be/UWmHGjR3gWc?si=AqJiMVmx2vRPEZ4P

[Elefantino]

[bironi]

I was 12 at that time.
I remember what a short period occurred before young parents adopted the same music.
It definitely had sway.
Thanks for the reminder.

[redir]

Originally Posted by witcombusa

Pure social engineering. MI5 and CIA were steering things in a new direction. Anything so heavily promoted is always suspect. Just actors playing a role...
Would be interesting to know who was writing the music for them.

" your mission, should you choose to accept it,..."

[jamesdak]

I guess they just have never been that important to me. I like their music for the most part but in all my years the only album I have of thier's is the SGT Pepper one. That saying something considering how large my collection of music is.