beatles midterm 1 songs

please please me

the beatles, 1963, released as a single, was the beatles’ first number 1 single in the UK, igniting early beatlemania

chains

the beatles, 1963, please please me, originally sung by american girl group the cookies, showing how the beatles drew inspiration from girl groups for their music and were able to reinterperate their songs, it is also the frist beatles track to have george harrison do lead vocals

boys

the beatles, 1963, please please me, cover of boys by the shirelles, shows how they took inspo from american girl groups, first song that ringo had lead vocals on.

love me do

the beatles, 1962, initially released as a single, their debut single, written by paul

twist and shout - the beatles

the beatles, 1963, please please me, cover of a song by the isley brothers, was recorded in one take

all my loving

the beatles, 1963, with the beatles, first song the beatles performed live on the ed sullivan show, igniting beatlemania in america

til there was you

the beatles, 1963, with the beatles, cover of a song on the broadway musical The Music Man, showing their versatility.

please mr postman

the beatles, 1963, with the beatles, cover of song by motown group the marvelletes, showing that the group was inspired by motown artists and girl groups.

roll over beethoven (the beatles)

the beatles, 1963, with the beatles, cover of song by chuck berry, showing that the beatles were inspired by him and rock and roll

from me to you

the beatles, single, 1963, reached number 1 in britain

she loves you

the beatles, single, 1963, became all time best selling single of the 1960s in the Uk, really ignited beatlemania,

i want to hold your hand

the beatles, 1963, single, first number one song on the american billboard hot 100 chart

this boy

the beatles, 1963, single, john was inspired by smokey robinson and the miracles to write this song

i got a woman

the beatles, broadcasted on bbc in 1964, released 1994, cover of ray charles song, their version took a lot from elvis’s rock and roll cover of the song rather than the rnb aspets of the original song, showing how they reinterpret music

some other guy

the beatles, broadcasted on bbc in 1963, released 1994, cover of richie barrets song, they would perform it a lot at cavern club in liverpool during their early years