Some of you may remember that a good few blogs ago we had a look (and listen) to some of Oxford's homegrown musical talent. While Oxford has indeed produced some truly excellent music, the true kings of British pop music arrived to the scene in 1960. Four Liverpudlian men with floppy hair took the world by storm and began to pelt out some of the greatest songs ever made. Girls adored them and would cry and faint with excitement when they strutted onto the stage. Of course we are talking about no other than the Beatles!
What was particularly astonishing about this band wasn't just the sheer number of quality songs that they produced, but the range of musical ability that they had. It would be impossible to group their music into one type of genre as there are many different elements (and instruments) involved. For example, George Harrison's passion for Indian culture brought in instruments such as the sitar (see photo below). They were a breath of fresh air to the music industry.
Their popularity has far from faded. When the remaining live Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Star, finally gave their permission in 2010 for their music to be downloaded on Apple's Itunes, in the first week alone 2,000,000 individual tracks were sold.
To conclude this post I would like to play you one of my personal favourites, 'Sexy Sadie' - enjoy!
What was particularly astonishing about this band wasn't just the sheer number of quality songs that they produced, but the range of musical ability that they had. It would be impossible to group their music into one type of genre as there are many different elements (and instruments) involved. For example, George Harrison's passion for Indian culture brought in instruments such as the sitar (see photo below). They were a breath of fresh air to the music industry.
Their popularity has far from faded. When the remaining live Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Star, finally gave their permission in 2010 for their music to be downloaded on Apple's Itunes, in the first week alone 2,000,000 individual tracks were sold.
To conclude this post I would like to play you one of my personal favourites, 'Sexy Sadie' - enjoy!
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