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ladies and gentlemen -- >> one, two, three, four! ♪ ♪ well, she was just 17 ♪ ♪ you know what i mean ♪ ♪ and the way she looked ♪ >> the beatles showed up with their great sense of humor, their completely infectious pop songs, their "whoo," you know, their everything. ♪ woo ♪ >> it was just impossible not to fall in love with them. >> as soon as they started playing on the "ed sullivan show," we all knew, they're playing live, because that doesn't sound like the record. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> the idea of driving, swinging r&b mixed with imaginative wordplay and lyrics and harmonies and the perfect three-minute record, they defined it.
here! ♪ >> paul, ringo, george, john. >> the reporters had the same attitude that most adults in america had, which was no one took musicians seriously. they didn't understand anything about youth culture. >> cut that crap out! >> cut that crap out! hey, murray. >> the press had gone into this with the idea that this was a youthful novelty that could be dismissed and maybe even deflated in a press conference. >> are you going to get a haircut at all? >> no, no. >> i had one yesterday. >> you guys are nothing but a bunch of british elvis presleys. >> it's not true, it's not true! >> will you sing something? >> no! sorry!
♪ you know what i mean ♪ and the way she looked >> the beatles showed up with their great sense of humor, their completely infectious pop songs, their "whoo," you know, their everything. ♪ woo >> it was just impossible not to fall in love with them. >> as soon as they started playing on the "ed sullivan show," we all knew, they're playing live, because that doesn't sound like the record. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> the idea of driving, swinging r&b mixed with imaginative wordplay and lyrics and harmonies and the perfect three-minute record, they defined it. ♪ woo, when i saw her standing there ♪ >> the beatles took this dream of what america represented, the freedom that was in american music, and they brought it back to us with an excitement and a
>> the beatles showed up with their great sense of humor, their completely infectious pop songs, their "whoo," you know, their everything. ♪ woo >> it was just impossible not to fall in love with them. >> as soon as they started playing on the "ed sullivan show," we all knew, they're playing live, because that doesn't sound like the record. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> the idea of driving, swinging r&b mixed with imaginative wordplay and lyrics and harmonies and the perfect three-minute record, they defined it. ♪ woo, when i saw her standing there ♪ >> the beatles took this dream of what america represented, the freedom that was in american music, and they brought it back to us with an excitement and a ferocity that we didn't have,
♪ and the way she looked >> the beatles showed up with their great sense of humor, their completely infectious pop songs, their "whoo," you know, their everything. ♪ woo >> it was just impossible not to fall in love with them. >> as soon as they started playing on the "ed sullivan show," we all knew, they're playing live, because that doesn't sound like the record. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> the idea of driving, swinging r&b mixed with imaginative wordplay and lyrics and harmonies and the perfect three-minute record, they defined it. ♪ woo, when i saw her standing there ♪ >> the beatles took this dream of what america represented, the freedom that was in american music, and they brought it back to us with an excitement and a ferocity that we didn't have, and with longer hair. ♪
their completely infectious pop songs, their "whoo," you know, their everything. ♪ woo >> it was just impossible not to fall in love with them. >> as soon as they started playing on the "ed sullivan show," we all knew, they're playing live, because that doesn't sound like the record. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> the idea of driving, swinging r&b mixed with imaginative wordplay and lyrics and harmonies and the perfect three-minute record, they defined it. ♪ woo, when i saw her standing there ♪ >> the beatles took this dream of what america represented, the freedom that was in american music, and they brought it back to us with an excitement and a ferocity that we didn't have, and with longer hair. ♪ ♪ and the way she looked was way beyond compare ♪ >> 73 million people watched that night.
>> the beatles showed up with their great sense of humor, their completely infectious pop songs, their "whoo," you know, their everything. ♪ woo >> it was just impossible not to fall in love with them. >> as soon as they started playing on the "ed sullivan show," we all knew, they're playing live, because that doesn't sound like the record. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> the idea of driving, swinging r&b mixed with imaginative wordplay and lyrics and harmonies and the perfect three-minute record, they defined it. ♪ woo, when i saw her standing there ♪ >> the beatles took this dream of what america represented, the freedom that was in american music, and they brought it back to us with an excitement and a ferocity that we didn't have, and with longer hair. ♪
ladies and gentlemen -- >> one, two, three, four! ♪ ♪ well, she was just 17 ♪ you know what i mean ♪ and the way she looked >> the beatles showed up with their great sense of humor, their completely infectious pop songs, their "whoo," you know, their everything. ♪ woo >> it was just impossible not to fall in love with them. >> as soon as they started playing on the "ed sullivan show," we all knew, they're playing live, because that doesn't sound like the record. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> the idea of driving, swinging r&b mixed with imaginative
ladies and gentlemen -- >> one, two, three, four! ♪ ♪ well she was just 17 ♪ you know what i mean ♪ and the way she looked >> the beatles showed up with their great sense of humor, their completely infectious pop songs, their "whoo," you know, their everything. it was just impossible not to fall in love with them. >> as soon as they started playing on the "ed sullivan show," we all knew, they're playing live, because that doesn't sound like the record. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> the idea of driving, swinging r&b mixed with imaginative wordplay and lyrics and harmonies and the perfect three-minute record, they defined it. ♪ whoo, when i saw her standing there ♪ >> the beatles took this dream of what america represented, the freedom that was in american music, and they brought it back to us with an excitement and a ferocity that we didn't have, and with longer hair. ♪
[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> the idea of driving, swinging r&b mixed with imaginative wordplay and lyrics and harmonies and the perfect three-minute record, they defined it. ♪ woo, when i saw her standing there ♪ >> the beatles took this dream of what america represented, the freedom that was in american music, and they brought it back to us with an excitement and a ferocity that we didn't have, and with longer hair. ♪ ♪ and the way she looked was way beyond compare ♪ >> 73 million people watched that night. ♪ since i saw her standing there ♪ >> yeah! >> when the beatles did "the sullivan show," everything at the radio station changed.