How Did YOU Discover The Beatles?

[Music54]

I watched Yellow Submarine when I was 6. But I didn't really get into The Beatles until I was 10. When I was 10, I discovered Dick Dale. Then I expanded my knowledge of music from Dick Dale until I found The Beatles.

[lentil]

Heard my dad play old LPs when I was just a kid, been listening ever since

[Bobber]

Heard my dad play old LPs when I was just a kid, been listening ever since

  Nice. And welcome aboard!

[lentil]

Thanks Bobber! 

[Hello Goodbye]

Welcome to the Forum, lentil!

[Tor_Hershman]

Heard "I Want To Hold Your Hand" on the radio, in '63, and went Beatlemanic.

[The girl in the TARDIS]

I actually was 7 when my father made me listen: Obla-di Obla-da (: in my opinion, what made them special and their songs was the way the composed every single one of them, to be totally & completely different as their first one, of course I think that every song, has it's message.

[Hello Goodbye]

I actually was 7 when my father made me listen: Obla-di Obla-da (: in my opinion, what made them special and their songs was the way the composed every single one of them, to be totally & completely different as their first one, of course I think that every song, has it's message.

Welcome to the Forum!  So what do you think Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da's message is? 

[nimrod]

saw this in August 63 (I was 10) that was it

[smithee]

I saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan when I was a little kid.  Then my older sister, a teenager at that point, started listening to Meet the Beatles non-stop.  I still have her original, very beat-up copy of the album.  It meant that much to me.  My best friend in school was also a big Beatles fan, and we made our parents buy us every album as it came out.

[InstantKarma]

Octopus's Garden came on the radio when I was 7 or 8, that was when I first heard them but I only truly discovered them and when I say discovered I mean having my mind blown away listening to every thing they've ever written 24/7 straight for 2 years discovered.

[Ovi]

Octopus's Garden came on the radio when I was 7 or 8, that was when I first heard them but I only truly discovered them and when I say discovered I mean having my mind blown away listening to every thing they've ever written 24/7 straight for 2 years discovered.

Welcome! Hope you stick around and post often. 

[Moogmodule]

I'm new to this forum so thought this thread was probably the best one to do a first post.

I've had the Beatles around me since I can remember. Born in the early to mid 60s I have snippets of early memories such as the famous shadow picture on a single my older brothers had; one of my brothers good naturedly laughing when, as a four year old or some age like that, he found me pretending to play guitar and tap my foot like George did in the Beatles cartoons; trying to puzzle out what they'd done to John's face on the Hard Days Night cover (I was clearly very young then)  one brother, taking advantage of the short absence of another brother on a bike ride, playing the Hey Jude single he'd bought him for Xmas.

[Hello Goodbye]

Great story, Moogmodule!  There's nothing like learning about the The Beatles, when they were fab, at an early age.

Welcome to the Forum!  Enjoy your stay.

[KelMar]

Welcome Moogmodule! Sounds like we have something in common. I also have my older siblings to thank for my love of the Beatles. I have a lot of those little memories too, like peeking into my brother's bedroom while he and his buddy were listening to "Ticket to Ride". Glad you've joined us!