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What The Beatles Prove About Teen-agers

Interview with a leading educator and sociologist

Posted May 16, 2008

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no influence

so true,,the idea that endorsing the use of drugs by innocent looking guys is nothing to worry about..so much for this expert..the bedbugs sorry I mean beatles,did more harm to americas youth then the no win war at Nam......

What the Beatles prove about teen-agers

I think basically he was right...he was talking about a teen craze, not about the Beatles impact on music.

no influence?

Nino, you're an idiot and probably not a musician.

Are you people insane

The Beatles are and will remain the longest "popular' group of all time-

they sold over a Billion- no exageration there- records- who else even came close?

and they are still popular with the younger generations- 40 years after they broke up-

my 11 year old LOVES them- the best thing i ever did was play him my Beatles CD's ...

This just proves that the author was a hack-

The Beatles

That guy who thought the Beatles were a fad is totally psycho. The Beatles were (and still are) a talented and inspiring band. I have always failed to understand why some people don't like their music.

Hmmm

Well I think that because it was only 1964, the guy answering the questions had no IDEA on what scale the Beatle's would impact the world. I can see where he's coming from at most points, but he was just proved wrong.

I don't like how he's being really American and arrogant though. It's like he thinks you can only make it great if you're American, like Elvis. Sure, we know who Elvis was, but I don't like his music - it's too 50's. Whereas the Beatle's music is timeless.

Maybe the Beatle's started out as a fad, but it's grown into something way bigger and way more impacting to so many more people. It's not a teenagers thing anymore. My dad was a teen in the 60's and he still listens to their music 40 years on...

This dude is dumb

Are this dude dumb, the Beatles are the best. I'm 18 and most of my time listening to music is listening to the Beatles.They are the best they wrote their own song and sang it well.The meaning are good too.And about the pro-Elvis, i dont really like Elvis he's not timeless as Beatles.

Taste, mods & rockers

this guy of 1964 was a prophet and absolutely rite. i am 60 years old now and there was only one band which really made my parents shiver: the rolling stones......and they are still rolling (while my parents stopped to shiver long ago)

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