POP MUSICThe Beatles

What is pop music?The word “pop” is originated from the expression “popular music” and means “easy listening”.

The Beatles

The Beatles

John LennonGeorge HarrisonRingo StarrPaul McCartney

The Beatles John Lennon was

born in Liverpool in 1940. He was not a good student and his report book was full of angry comments by his teachers.

The Beatles In 1956 John met

Paul McCartney, who joined his group “The Quarry Men”. The two began to compose song together and gave their first professional concerts in Hamburg.

The Beatles When the Beatles

went back to Liverpool they met a manager, Brian Epstein, who gave them a new “clean” image.

The Beatles It was a small

record company “Parlophone”, which released “Love Me Do”, a Lennon-McCartney composition.

The Beatles When the media

focused on the new group, it soon became obvious that the Beatles are not like the other pop stars. Their answers were intelligent and witty.

The Beatles The Beatles had

changed pop music forever.

Their songs seemed to be more musical.

The Beatles also looked nicer than anyone else.

Beatlemania

A hysteria that the newspapers called “Beatlemania” swept Britain and soon America.

The Beatles The Beatles

grew beards and long hair. Their music became more “psychedelic”.

The Beatles In 1966 John met

Japanese artist Yoko Ono. He found he loved her views on art and admired her independence. They married in 1969.

The Beatles

In 1971 the Beatles was split

up.

After split up John Lennon was shot

and killed by one of the fans on December 8th 1980.

The most successful in career was Paul McCartney who is still having concerts. He is one of the richest musicians in the world.

Starr and Harrison were not lucky in their solo career.

Their hits1962-1965 1966-1971 Please, Please Me

(1962) Love Me Do (1963) And I Love Her (1964) Help! (1965) Yesterday (1965) Michelle (1965) Girl (1965)

Yellow Submarine (1966)

Back in USSR (1968)

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (1968)

Let It Be (1970)

Please, Please Me (1962)

Love Me Do (1963)

And I Love Her (1964)

Help! (1965)

Yesterday (1965)

Michelle (1965)

Girl (1965)

Yellow Submarine (1966)

Back in USSR (1968)

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (1968)

Let It Be (1970)

Quiz

Do you know who they are?

№ 1? №2? №3? №4?

Quiz Who is this woman?

What is she famous for?

What is your favourite song? Why?

Please, Please Me (1962)

Love Me Do (1963) And I Love Her

(1964) Help! (1965) Yesterday (1965) Michelle (1965) Girl (1965)

Yellow Submarine (1966)

Back in USSR (1968)

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (1968)

Let It Be (1970)

Yesterday

Yesterday, All my troubles seemed so

far away. Now it looks as though

they’re here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday. Suddenly, I’m not half the man I used

to be. There’s a shadow hanging

over me. Oh, yesterday came

suddenly.

Why she had to go I don’t know She wouldn’t say. I said something wrong Now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday, Love was such an easy

game to play. Now I need a place to

hide away, Oh, I believe in yesterday