1. By Mandy Edmondson By Mandy Edmondson

2. Famous song by the iconic rock band from Liverpool; The Beatles- Help is one of myfavourite music videos. Their music is innovative, and had a huge cultural impact on society that helped define the 1960s, as well as having a great influence on contemporary music.The Beatles are remembered to be the most successful band both critically and commercially in modern history. My parents influenced me to like the Beatles, but I adoretheir music and now own several cds of theirs myself, therefore I did some research on the Beatles and into the genre of rock. The Beatles in their early days. 3. The Beatles formed in 1960 inLiverpool, and consisted of fourmembers, John Lennon (vocals, leadguitar), Paul McCartney (bass guitarand vocals), George Harrison (Vocalsand Lead guitar) and Ringo Starr(vocals and drums). At first the bandmade music in the genres of Skiffleand Rock and Roll but then went onto work in various genres fromclassical, pop, and even psychedelicrock. The band began to becomeincreasingly popular by playing inclubs in Hamburg and Liverpool. Theybecame known as the Fab Four andthe Beatle mania increased inBritain, they had become very wellknown internationally; and this thenled to the British Invasion of theUnited States pop market. 4. By the late 1960s they were perceived as cultural observers of the beliefsshared in the counterculture of the 60s which included womens rights,authority, race relations, sexualmores and experimentation of psychoactive drugs, as well as the adaptationsof the American Dream. At this time, there was a rise in new cultural formssuch as pop music and hippie culture which then led to a rise in the youthsubculture. Both nations were big fans to the band due to the fact, bothcountries were going through a period of unrest, both were at war in Vietnam,President Kennedy was assassinated. Young people were unsettled, and theywanted something new, that would attract them, to unite them and forsomething to believe in. Their music was infectious and called counterculture to the Americans, as it wasnt music that was considered as normal, itwas unlike the music from the 40s or 50s, they were successful due to thefact they were themselves and were not worried about the opposingtraditionalists, they were different a new generation of music.The Beatles are still one of two music acts to ever sell more than 1 billionrecords, along with Elvis Presley. 5. The English look