Living in a global village

Globalization has had an impact on different cultures around the world. The popularity of western music has spread all over the world. Rock’n’roll was spreading throughout the continents when a small group “The Quarrymen” in the north-west of England appeared. Music professionals and fans agree that the Beatles is the most valuable phenomena to have entered the pop music world of the 20th century. They started a new era that then created a new global industry.

THE BEATLES

Liverpool is the hometown of the Beatles. They were born in Liverpool.

John Lennon is considered to be the organizer and the leader of the ensemble. He was born on the 9th of October 1940 in Liverpool.

James Paul McCartney was born on June 18.1942. The McCartney family loved music. Paul McCartney joined Lennon’s group The Quarry Men. The two began to compose songs together, and it was those songs that drew the people’s attention to them.

George Harrison was born on February 12, 1943. When he studied at the Institute he became interested in skiffle. George played the guitar and he was invited to the group, becoming the leading guitarist.

Ringo Starr was born on July 7, 1940. He was invited to join the group in summer 1962.

The Beatles changed pop music forever. Their songs seemed more musical than others. The song “Yesterday” is the best song in the album “Help”. They had their first hit “Love me do” in 1962.

Let’s try to say what the group “The Beatles” has to do with globalisation.

Let’s sing!
Yesterday
Yesterday,
All my troubles seemed so far away,
Now it looks as though they’re here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Suddenly
I’m not half the man I used to be,
There’s a shadow hanging over me,
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Why she had to go
I don’t know she wouldn’t say
I said something wrong
Now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday,
Love was such an easy game to play,
now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Why she had to go
I don’t know she wouldn’t say
I said something wrong.
Now I long for yesterday.

The Beatles
Choose the correct answer.
1. Which city in England did the Beatles come from?
London/Manchester/Liverpool
2. In which year did the have their first hit?
1970/1962/1948
3. What was the first name of the group?
The Beatles/the Silver Beatles/The Quarry Men
4. Can you put these first names and surnames together to name the names of the four Beatles?
John Starr
Ringo Harrison
George McCartney
Paul Lennon