How Did YOU Discover The Beatles?

[fabmark]

hello an apple, this looks like a friendly place to discuss all things beatles, look forward to getting to know you all

[strawb3rryfi3ldsfor3ver]

XD I was pro'lly meant to be a Beatles fan. I have some notebooks from elementary school where I spell 'beetles' as 'beatles'.

[Mairi]

Awww that's cute!

[Jessi]

I always vaguely knew who the Beatles were, but was never very interested in their music until I was 11 or so and my art teacher showed us Yellow Submarine in our art class.  Then I thought they were okay until 1 came out and I bought it. From then on, I thought they were really cool, and then someone bought me Help! for my birthday. I heard I've Just Seen A Face... fan for life.

[slimjim]

When did you first hear of The Beatles? Was it through their films or maybe a track you heard on the radio? What makes their music so special to you? Can you remember what it was that suddenly made you think "wow"?

I must have seen them performing one of their singles on Top Of The Pops, the BBC's long-running chart single programme, back in the '60s. My older brother was a teenager at the time, and was a fan.

Hi! I'm a newbie to the forum, so hello everyone!

I got into the Beatles at a v young age, my dad was nuts on them and so listened to them all the time when I grew up. When he left I made him leave all his Beatles records, and then started buying cd's when they became available!

Amanda

[slimjim]

Hello Amanda! Nice to see you here, too

I was two when I remember throwing one of my toys down the stairs during a temper tantrum. . .  and that toy was my Sgt Pepper's record.  My parents got me into the Beatles with that record and my life has been Beatlefied since then!
At 5 I got the Beatles 20 greatest hits, at 11 my godfather gave me about 8 of his Beatle records, and since then, I've been a big fan.

[lennonlemon]

hi djapp, and welcome to dm's.

[JimColyer]

I am 59.  I first heard of The Beatles in the summer of 1963 when From Me To You was played on the radio.  Del Shannon had out a version of the song and for awhile, I liked his better.  I soon changed my mind.  Read my Beatles article.  http://jimcolyer.com/papers/entry?id=61

[norwegianwoody]

A little man appeared before me floating on a bowl of Rice Krispies and said, "Beatles young man, Beatles!"  Thereafter my life was changed.

Actually my sister and I would watch the Beatle cartoons in our basement together.  Then I saw "A Hard Day's Night," and when I was in the third grade my parents finally caved in and bought me "SPLHCB" lp and life hasn't been the same since.

[Yamisonic]

When I listened Strawberry Fields Forever, I was hooked at the verse which was all quiet with some loops and trumpets in the background. It's cool. I loved the whole song though.

Then I listened to the blue album with my brother, and he could sing all the songs. It was very enjoyable. Then I got Abbey Road ... "the rest is history".

[Heart]

I listened to a lot of oldies when I was younger and the songs by The Beatles always got me excited. It's only now since they stopped playing a lot of their music on the radios that I'm investing money in their albums. I've always love their music though

[mclen57]

I did it the easy way. Me and my family were sitting in front of a box with moving B&W pictures on it. And a funny looking stiff-jointed guy who kept making me think this was a show about big feet 'cause he kept saying "really big shoe" came out and introduced these 4 guys with girl's hair as the Beatles. I thought they were pretty sissy looking, shaking their heads and everything. All the girls in the audience must not have liked them very much 'cause they were all crying and screaming. The only one I liked was the big-nosed guy pounding the drums. I thought that was a good job! Make girls scream and cry and beat things and I wouldn't have to get a haircut! That's for me! Been hooked since.

[Tamara]

A few years ago I had a boyfriend for a couple of weeks. He was really a beatlesfan. Of course I had heard of the Beatles, but didn't know exactly what music they made. I knew Help, Yesterday and Let It Be of course, heard that on the radio. But one night we sat down together next to the cd-player and he let me hear a lot of different things that I had never heard before. I remember hearing Revolution 9, but turned it down after a minute and asked for another song. I was interested in the music from the Beatles, it really did something to me and I started to buy cd's. One by one I got them all. I listened to many different things before and do now, but the beatles are really great. My friends don't understand it, but that doens't matter. If I could only get a chance to make them listen to it!