The Beatles Countdown: Episode 11

Send us Fan MailIntro song: What Goes On50. There's a Place49. And I Love Her48. Paperback Writer47. In My Life46. If I Needed SomeoneOutro song: Honey Don't“20 Ways The Beatles Changed the World” Yardbarker, Sept 2023: 1. They created the first-ever rock music videos. 2. They led the charge of the British Invasion, giving rise to a new type of British pop culture. 3. They broke rules on what an album covers could look like. 4. They were masters at marketing. 5. They used their platform to advance political causes. 6. They changed how records were produced. 7. They starred in and soundtracked movies that rewrote the rules of rock cinema. 8. They stuck their necks out for racial injustice. 9. They rewrote the rules of pop music success. 10. They created their own record label, upending the established record industry. 11. They helped push the avant-garde into the mainstream with their experiments and wild collaborators. 12. They became somewhat unintentional fashion icons. 13. Their world-curious ways helped bring new instruments into the cultural conversation. 14. They redefined what a “solo career” could mean after departing a band. 15. They created one of the first true rock and roll concept albums. 16. They changed the way rock music was critically assessed. 17. They helped usher in the counterculture movement. 18. They were unafraid to court controversy and showed the world how to overcome it. 19. Their ‘Ed Sullivan’ taping caused a cultural shift. 20. They upended the established notion that B-sides were “lesser songs”.