Kungani amaBeatles ayethandwa kangaka?
Context:Iqembu lomculo we - rock laseNgilandi i - Beatles livame ukubhekwa njengeqembu elivelele nelinethonya elikhulu emlandweni womculo odumile. Ngokusebenza noJohn Lennon, uPaul McCartney, uGeorge Harrison noRingo Starr, baqala inkulumo ethi "Beatlemania" ngo-1963, bathola udumo lomhlaba wonke ngo-1964, futhi bahlala bekhuthele kwaze kwaba yilapho behlukana ngo-1970. Engxenyeni yokugcina yalelo shumi leminyaka, babevame ukubhekwa njengabaqondisi bokuthuthuka komphakathi. Ukuqashelwa kwabo kuphathelene nomthelela wabo entsheni kanye nasemasikweni aphikisayo angaleso sikhathi, ubunikazi baseBrithani, ukuvela komculo odumile waba uhlobo lobuciko, kanye nokulandela kwabo okungakaze kube khona.  Izinhlangano eziningi zamasiko ngawo-1960 zasiza noma zaphefumulelwa amaBeatles. EBrithani, ukuvelela kwabo ezweni lonke kwabonisa izinguquko ezaqhutshwa yintsha emphakathini wangemva kwempi, ngokuqondene nokunyakaza komphakathi, ithonya lezentengiselwano lentsha, nokungahlelekile. Bahamba phambili ekushintsheni kusuka ekubuseni komhlaba wonke kwabaculi baseMelika be-rock and roll kuya ku-British (eyaziwa e-US njenge-British Invasion) futhi yaphefumulela abantu abaningi abasha ukuba baphishekele imisebenzi yomculo. Kusukela ngo-1964 kuya ku-1970, leli qembu lalinengoma eyodwa ethengiswa kakhulu e-US njalo emavikini ayisithupha, kanye ne-albhamu ethengiswa kakhulu e-US njalo emavikini amathathu. Ngo-1965, banikezwa i-MBE, okuyisikhathi sokuqala ukuthi udumo olunjalo lunikezwe iqembu le-pop laseBrithani. Ngemva konyaka, uLennon waphawula ngokuphikisanayo ukuthi leli qembu "lidumile kunoJesu manje".  I-Beatles ivame ukuhlanganisa izinto zakudala, amafomu e-pop wendabuko kanye namasu okuqopha angavamile ngezindlela ezintsha, ikakhulukazi ngama-albhamu iRubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966) kanye neSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967). Intuthuko yabo eminingi ekukhiqizeni, ekubhaleni, nasekuvezeni izinto ngobuciko ngokushesha yasakazeka kabanzi. Ezinye izinguquko zamasiko ezaqalwa yileli qembu zihlanganisa ukuphakama kwe-albhamu ukuze ibe yindlela evelele yokusetshenziswa kwamarekhodi ngaphezu kwama-singles, intshisekelo ebanzi kwezidakamizwa ze-psychedelic kanye nokomoya waseMpumalanga, kanye nemikhuba eminingana yemfashini. Leli qembu laphinde laphayona ngezembozo zalo zamarekhodi namavidiyo omculo, kanye nezitayela zomculo ezinjenge-jangle, i-folk rock, i-power pop, i-psychedelia, i-rock eqhubekayo kanye nensimbi esindayo. Ekupheleni kweminyaka eyishumi, leli qembu lalibhekwa njengengxenye yezinhlangano zezenhlalo zesikhathi, ezifanekiselwa umuzwa wengoma yabo yango-1967 ethi "All You Need Is Love".  Phakathi nawo-1960, i-Beatles yayiyiqembu le-pop elaligxile entsheni elalilawula amashadi okuthengisa. Baphula amarekhodi amaningi okuthengisa nokuhambela, amaningi awo asewagciniwe amashumi eminyaka, futhi bayaqhubeka nokujabulela isimo esingenakuqhathaniswa somculi odumile. Izingoma zabo ziphakathi kwezingoma eziqoshiwe kakhulu emlandweni, nezinguqulo ze- "Yesterday" ezingaphezu kwezinkulungwane. Kusukela ngo-2009, babeyiqembu elithengisa kakhulu emlandweni, ngokuthengiswa okulinganiselwa kuma-record angaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-600 emhlabeni jikelele. I - Time yababeka ohlwini lwabantu abayikhulu ababaluleke kakhulu bekhulu lama - 20.
I - Beatles yayiyiqembu lomculo we - rock elivelele emlandweni womculo othandwayo. Baqhekeza ukuthengiswa okuningi futhi abaningi balaba baye balondolozwa amashumi eminyaka.