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The Beatles

The Beatles were an English band formed in 1960. The original members included Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Stuart Sutcliffe who was the drummer. Stuart was replaced by Pete Best and finally Ringo Starr who played with the band for 8 years. The Beatles became one of the most popular and influential bands of all time despite only being together for ten years. The band is said to be still be the best selling musical act in the US and they have had more more number one albums and sold more singles than any other act. The Beatles won numerous awards for their music and Time magazine has said they are the best-selling band in history.

Love Me Do by The Beatles media type="youtube" key="ZXDgn4OTnjU" height="480" width="854"

The song Love Me Do starts with a harmonica introduction by John Lennon, the chorus twice then a bridge then the chorus two more times. Although the song is repetitive it makes it catchy and easy to remember. The song is brought to life by the harmony of John and Paul's voices characterised by a blues feel and a skiffle beat.

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The song Twist and shout is structured by beginning with a guitar intro followed by the Chorus then Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, Bridge, Chorus, Verse 3 Verse 4 and then ending with an outro. This pop oriented song is primarily composed of John Lennon’s raucous voice even though he had a cold and ads the use of drums and guitar to further contribute to the catchiness of the song. Another memorable feature of the song is the repetition of the phrase ‘shake it’ to encourage letting go and having a good time.