Being old enough to reply - my sister was into Elvis, which was cool, but being younger, I tolerated his wiggling existence in the music world(now I think he's cool). My older brother was into The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, and Motown, which I didn't mind, but not too earth shattering(I love Motown now too). Then the Beatles hit the American shores, and at first my older sister hated them, my older brother said they were sissy's with their moptops, but I was totally into them because they were "happening", had a completely different sound which had rhythm and soul, plus they pissed off the very people I was always pissin' off, my older brother and sister. The Beatles just kept getting better. Long hair, wear what you want, and just kept pissin' my siblings off, with their greatness. They made music that everyone might not of liked, but most listened, because it was fresh and innovating. Yup, I'm glad I was able to experience the change. Now it's 2004, and we've seen a lot of changes in music. Most people know a Beatle tune when they hear it.
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