How Did YOU Discover The Beatles?

[Normandie]

Good for you...you listened to your mom! I tried with my two but it didn't work. Welcome to the forums!

I tried it with my kids, too, and have converted 2 out of 3, although I know the third, my older daughter, is a secret fan -- I catch her humming Beatles songs all the time. She's just too stubborn to admit she likes them!

Welcome to the forum, dsg7286!

[KelMar]

I tried it with my kids, too, and have converted 2 out of 3, although I know the third, my older daughter, is a secret fan -- I catch her humming Beatles songs all the time. She's just too stubborn to admit she likes them!

I know my daughter has all my Beatles "basics" on her iPod and has admitted to really liking "Across the Universe". My son will often concede that one song or another is "pretty good" but whenever I try to share the latest thing I've learned their eyes kind of glaze over. The rabid fandom is lacking. 

[dsg7286]

I tried to convert my 5 year old little cousin, but I couldn't get the computer to load fast enough! lol Gotta give her Yellow Submarine or The Cartoon Series to watch.

[KelMar]

I tried to convert my 5 year old little cousin, but I couldn't get the computer to load fast enough! lol Gotta give her Yellow Submarine or The Cartoon Series to watch.

We have a CD at the library where I work that is covers of Beatles songs for kids. Every time I see it I think, "No! Give them the original stuff!" JMHO 

[dsg7286]

We have a CD at the library where I work that is covers of Beatles songs for kids. Every time I see it I think, "No! Give them the original stuff!" JMHO 

Yeah, I can't understand why you'd wanna give 'em a covers disc for the kids. Music can and should be enjoyed by people of all ages, especially the works of the Beatles.

[TheFoolOnTheHill]

I vividly remember (one of) the first time i heard the Beatles. Considering, I've listened to them my entire life, it's hard to remember. But, I remember a car ride to Disneyland hearing the song, "Wait" (one of my favorites now) when I was about three. That's as far back in my life as i can remember. I also loved listening to "Obladi-Oblada" as a child.

The sad part is, 9/11 was three weeks later and I couldn't even remember that.

The Beatles changed my life. Absolutely.

[Ovi]

Hello there, welcome to the forum! Good to have new people around.

[BeatlesForever]

I vividly remember (one of) the first time i heard the Beatles. Considering, I've listened to them my entire life, it's hard to remember. But, I remember a car ride to Disneyland hearing the song, "Wait" (one of my favorites now) when I was about three. That's as far back in my life as i can remember. I also loved listening to "Obladi-Oblada" as a child.

The sad part is, 9/11 was three weeks later and I couldn't even remember that.

The Beatles changed my life. Absolutely.

Welcome to The Beatles forum TheFoolOnTheHill! I hope you enjoy yourself here, A SPLENDID TIME IS GUARANTEED FOR ALL! Take care.

[Hello Goodbye]

Welcome to the Forum TheFoolOnTheHill!  Neat avatar!

And so, in your honor...

The Beatles - The Fool On The Hill - Remastered



I love that song.

[KelMar]

Glad you found us FoolOnTheHill!

[Nada Surf]

Being five years old when they came over to America, I couldn't help but discover them...It's all anyone was talking about.

[Elli]

I don't remember the first time I heard a Beatles song or something about them. The Beatles has always been a part of my life, because I'm so young my parents were teenagers in the 60's.  So when I was a child, I always told everyone it's my favourite. But when I was about 12yrs I became a real fan of the Beatles and wanted to find out more about them and have every album. That's how I learned to read books in English, I wanted to read every book I found about them. 

[Toejam]

 i got a book out the library called the greatest 100 lp's and Sgt.Pepper was #1 and it just so happened the landlord of the flat I was staying in, his flat, he had a copy so I played it and loved it. I thought it was so richly creative in so many ways and from then on I just started buying all the other Beatle and solo Beatles albums. I've never lost my love for them even in the yrs. when I only listened to the albums occaisonly. Before the net I was always reading anything to do with the Beatles. It's only in the last 4 yrs. I've started to listen to all the solo stuff, well Paul's mainly more than I used to and investigated the albums I'd not bothered with when they came out and have become even more of a fan.

[KelMar]

i got a book out the library called the greatest 100 lp's and Sgt.Pepper was #1 and it just so happened the landlord of the flat I was staying in, his flat, he had a copy so I played it and loved it.

That's a good one to start with! Funny you should mention that because I was just thinking that last year at this time was when I got Sgt. Pepper. I listened to it while I was getting ready for Thanksgiving. I knew all the early stuff through Rubber Soul, thanks to my sister leaving her albums behind when she got married in 1968. I also knew The White Album because of my brother but I've spent the last year filling in the gaps and letting my life-long love of the Beatles turn into a hobby(or obsession, depending who you ask!)

[Fab4Fan]

Hello Fab Fans! I'm a new member and thought this would be the most logical thread to begin my posting history on the forum. Although I grew up during the '60s, and was aware of the Beatles and liked their music, it wasn't until 1976 that I really had that "WOW!" moment.

I'd never seen any of their movies prior to '76 and it was during a "dead day" at school (9th grade) that my Social Studies teacher announced to the class that he was a big Beatles fan and "A Hard Day's Night" was being shown on the local TV station that morning so he was going to let us watch it with him. Two of my friends and I enjoyed it so much that when classes changed we convinced our next period teacher to let us continue watching it.

I enjoyed their wit and humor but was absolutely impressed by the quality of their music. That very weekend, I asked my mom to take me to the local record store and I bought the single AHDN/I Should Have Known Better from the "oldies" bin. It was on the Apple label with the cool black sleeve with the Apple script in green. So, not only did I absolutely love that single for the songs (and both sides, too!) but that label and sleeve were like icing on the cake for me. 

At the end of that school year my family moved to another state and my older sister soon had herself a boyfriend - and he just happened to be a Beatles fan. He had 1967-1970 and Rock-N-Roll Music on 8-track and those were the first two Beatles Lps I ever listened to - and I loved them.

Soon after, I bought 1962-1966 on vinyl and the rest, as they say, is history. So it was the "red album" that really sold me on the Beatles. Of course, like all good Beatlemaniacs, I went on to acquire all of their Lps (all of the U.S. Capitol releases and many imports as well), and most of their singles, over a relatively short period time.

Now my 14 year-old daughter is discovering the Beatles and she absolutely loves them. All I can say is that I am one proud and happy father!! She and I have such an enjoyable time when we ride in the car talking about the Beatles and listening to their timeless music. It doesn't get much better than that.

I'm looking forward to visiting here as often as I am able. Thanks for reading and take care!