What Is Beatlemania?
Beatlemania is a very strong feeling for the group, The Beatles. The Beatles were four young musicians from Liverpool, England. Their names were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. These four men never took music lessons. They taught themselves to play music.
In 1957, John started a group called the Quarrymen. He was sixteen years old. Then he met Paul. They began to write songs and sing together. Soon, George joined them. The group started to play in England and make money. They went to Germany and played concerts there, too. The group had different names. They also had some different musicians. In 1962, Ringo joined them. Then John, Paul, George, and Ringo were the Beatles.
The Beatles made their first hit song in 1962. The song was "Love Me Do." In 1963, their song "Please Please Me" was a bigger hit. In all, they had twenty-nine hit songs. By 1963, the Beatles were very popular in England, and Beatlemania started. They had many fans. Their fans screamed and cried. At concerts, their fan screamed very, very loudly. The Beatles could not hear themselves sing!
The next year, the Beatles went to the United States. The Americans loved them, and Beatlemania started in America, too. People everywhere copied their clothes and their hair. The Beatles were the most popular rock-and roll group in the world. [230 words]
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The Beatles broke up in 1970. They wanted to play new music. All of the Beatles did interesting, new things. John wrote music with his wife, Yoko Ono. Paul started a new group called Wings with his wife, Linda. George and Ringo made their own records and gave concerts. Sadly, John was shot dead in New York in 1980. He was forty years old. George became sick and died in 2001.
We still hear Beatles songs on the radio today. Their music and songs will never die.
Vocabulary
MEANING
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group/ hit/ fans/ screamed/ concerts/ copied/ together/ joined
1. John and Paul wrote songs with each other. They wrote songs _______.
2. People wanted to look like the Beatles. They _______ their clothes and hair.
3. The song "Love Me Do" was very popular It was a _______ song.
4. The Beatles went to different places and played music for a lot of people. They gave _______.
5. Many people loved the Beatles and their music. These people were _______.
6. At Beatles concerts, people made a lot of noise. They _______.
7. The Beatles were a famous singing _______. The four Beatles sang together.
8. Ringo wanted to be part of the Beatles. He _______ the Beatles.
WORDS THAT GO TOGETHER
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broke up/ in all/ in the world/ taught themselves
1. People everywhere loved the Beatles They were the most popular group _______.
2. Nobody helped the Beatles learn music. They _______ to play music.
3. In 1970, the Beatles _______. They stopped playing music together.
4. The total number of Beatles songs was twenty-nine. They had twenty-nine hit songs _______.