McCartney Times

The world before Beatlemania seems so distant now that it’s hard to fathom what it was like when the group were in their early years of formation, wandering around unrecognisable to the public. Similarly, it’s difficult to imagine what the world would be like today if the Beatles hadn’t become the focal point of not only a musical revolution but a global cultural revolution. Would one of the other British invasion bands of the 1960s have taken the spotlight instead? Would we have had such an iconic cultural shift? These questions are, of course, unanswerable, but what we can be certain of is that the world would be a very different place today had the Beatles not existed.

A rise to fame for any band throughout history can be attributed to a talent of some description, for the Beatles, they had the talents of songwriting, showmanship and their trademark cheeky charm in their locker. However, in a bid to become successful on a global scale, on top of talent and ambition, a great deal of luck is required too. One has to be in the right places at the right times and know the right people in the right places. For the Beatles, fortune was indeed on their side for pivotal moments in their history as an accompaniment to their undeniable talent.

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