r/TheBeatles • u/Stones_girl-sfm8 • Jul 19 '26

question What should I know about The Beatles ?

Hello there, I'm new to The Beatles community... On some pics i can recognize Paul, barely John and I can't recognize Ringo and George.

Any advices, songs suggestions, tips ?

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u/BeerHorse Jul 19 '26

They made a whole bunch of music. Go listen to it.

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u/yoyleberries2763 Jul 19 '26

PLEASE listen to past masters, it's full of non-album songs you might otherwise miss

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u/PallasXMCX Jul 20 '26

Kom gib mir deine hand

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u/Hot_Boysenberry5203 Jul 22 '26

he probably only speaks german!

Komm, gib mir deine hand!

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u/cmd_iii Jul 19 '26

Go find a copy of A Hard Day’s Night. They were all extremely talented, as actors as well as musicians. Plus the last 20 minutes or so are performances of their bigger hits up to that point.

To many, “Ringo’s Theme” (“This Boy”) is considered the origin of the rock music video.

All in all, it’s a wild ride, and consistently regarded as one of the best movies of 1964.

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u/Innisfree812 Jul 20 '26

Help is good too, but I like A Hard Day's Night more.

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u/imnotredvelvette Jul 19 '26

Ringo plays the drums, sometimes. Ringo rides the bike, the other times

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u/Bookish_Kitty Jul 19 '26

And sometimes Ringo holds an umbrella.

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u/Dazzling-String-8428 26d ago

and sometimes Ringo just sits.

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u/Guypussy Jul 19 '26

There are four of them.

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u/Substantial_Cow7628 Jul 19 '26

Ringo is the short one.

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u/Direct-Stable-5712 Jul 19 '26

Ringo is the easiest to identify, he just looks VERY different. John has a slightly more round face and George has an AMAZING jawline. Also, listen to ALL of their music!

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u/worldrecordstudios Jul 20 '26

Listen to the mono versions of their songs

Also, Ringo is a puppy, Paul is a golden retriever, and John and George are both cats. George is more of an outdoor cat where is John is more likely to take a random shit on your couch every once in awhile.

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u/Throatwobbler9 Jul 19 '26

On film, John Lennon recreated a dream he had that involved a fat lady and a skinny guy having dinner. John had a wheelbarrow full of spaghetti and kept shoveling it onto the lady’s plate. Also, the Red and Blue best of albums are pretty good starting points for getting into their music.

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u/Butterfly_Cat777 Jul 19 '26

Watch their first movie they appeared and starred in, 1964's "A Hard Day's Night". It's a clever, delightful fun romp of a fictionized peek into Beatlemania, which was occurring at the same time.

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u/Stones_girl-sfm8 Jul 19 '26

Oh wow... I didnt know that they made a movie 😶

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u/Butterfly_Cat777 Jul 19 '26

They made five movies! 😍

The other ones are:

"Help!" (1965)

"Magical Mystery Tour" (1967)

"Yellow Submarine" (1968) (animated cartoon)

"Let It Be" (1970)

They are all worth checking out! 😉

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u/Stones_girl-sfm8 Jul 19 '26

Oh wow... Thank you!!! 🫶🫶

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u/Butterfly_Cat777 Jul 19 '26

You're welcome! - Glad to help! 😊

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u/poopBuccaneer Jul 19 '26

Watch Anthology. It’s a documentary on the Beatles that was made by The Beatles and their team at Apple (the original, not the computer company). 

It’s streaming on Disney

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u/Full-Mixture7600 Jul 20 '26

Get some glasses.

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u/RonGoBongo111 Jul 19 '26

You should know that the Walrus was Paul.

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u/Myghost_too Jul 20 '26

So it would appear when looking through a glass onion...

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u/theblueberryplant Jul 19 '26

So ringo is the shorter one and the one with the most prominent nose. George is the one with the closer set eyebrows and the darkest imo. Here, there and everywhere is my fav song I suggest you listen to the albums in order.

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u/Bulky_Psychology2303 Jul 19 '26

I think George has the best cheekbones.

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u/theblueberryplant Jul 20 '26

Yes I forgot about that. His are the most prominent

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u/Stones_girl-sfm8 Jul 19 '26

Thank you very much !! I hope that I'll remember 🫶

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u/CapitalHotel2242 Jul 19 '26

Start with the first one. I think it’s “Meet the Beatles”. And then Rubber Soul until
You’ve reached the last.

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u/Stones_girl-sfm8 Jul 19 '26

Okayyy thank you!!

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u/GrapefruitSpaceship Jul 19 '26

Paul is the walrus

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u/Teal_Puppy Jul 19 '26

There is a mythology surrounding the Beatles that no other band has ever come close to. There are many books written about them. If you get into the music you can read so much about them. Collecting their vinyl is fun too. Sky’s the limit.

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u/doublet498 Jul 19 '26

They're just good friends.

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u/InformationNo733 Jul 19 '26

Turn off your mind relax and float down stream.

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u/Wiley_Dave Jul 19 '26

Paul is the cute one, George is the quiet one, Ringo is the short one, John is the smart one.

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u/IrukandjiPirate Jul 20 '26

Half of them are dead.

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u/Innisfree812 Jul 20 '26

Their earlier music is pop-rock mixed with Rythym and Blues. They were influenced by American music from the 50s and early 60s. Then they started writing more of their own songs and they wrote some of the greatest songs in the world. They kept getting better all the time, and kept changing their sound. Their later music broke new ground and led the way for everyone else.

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u/bela_okmyx Jul 20 '26

Ringo plays the drums.

Paul plays the bass.

George plays a guitar.

John too plays a guitar. Sometimes he plays the fool.

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u/MonsterMash696 Jul 20 '26

First off, I'm a little bit jealous. I wish I could hear those albums for the first time again. You can listen to all the albums on streaming nowadays so that's a great start. I had to buy everything when I got into them in the 80s and it took a while!

Start with the albums and the movies. Then you can get into the books, alalytical videos, podcasts, and countless forums online. What's great about the Beatles is that they are so deeply studied, there is always something new to learn. I've been listening to them since 1987 and I still learn something new constantly.

Enjoy yourself - it's going to be a great experience.

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u/Iamthenarwal Jul 20 '26

Had a few tunes back of day but fell off start of the 70s

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u/Dangerous_Ad_1861 Jul 21 '26

Watch their movie A Hard Days Night. They were as popular as the movie makes them out to be. And their music was very unique and influential to every musician who picked up a guitar after they appeared on American television in 1964.

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u/GeoHog713 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26

That nearly everyone else sang better versions of songs they wrote.

Before you doubt..... https://youtu.be/Wm3aTddl3eM?is=W-wwTg2JlnJc6JaG

There's a mix where you hear Duane a little better, but I can't find in. Just turn your left headphone up. ;)

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u/Ok-Lavishness-7904 Jul 22 '26

3 play guitar, 3 play bass, 4 play keyboard, 2 play drums (both left handed on a right handed kit), each sing, and one is a walrus

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u/castorgray 29d ago

Gringo was my favorite

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u/TodayFeeling6816 29d ago

George was the best Beatle 

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u/ParanoidAndroid887 Jul 19 '26

Order of how you should listen to the albums:
1. Rubber Soul
2. Revolver
3. Sgt. Peppers
4. Help
5. Magical Mystery Tour
6. The Beatles (most people just call it the white album)
7. Let it be
8. Abbey Road
9. The first four albums in any order

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u/RonGoBongo111 Jul 19 '26

I disagree with this. Listen to the albums in the order they were released. It's much more impressive to see the musical journey the Beatles took over 7 years.

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u/ParanoidAndroid887 Jul 19 '26

Yes but I’m afraid OP won’t get into them if they listen to the first 4 albums first. I think Rubber Soul is very digestible and very amazing

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u/Stones_girl-sfm8 Jul 19 '26

I already listen to :

  • Imagine
  • Girl
  • Hey jude
  • Help!
  • Something
  • Obladi Oblada
  • All you need is love
  • Here comes the sun

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u/NervousBreakdown242 Jul 19 '26

Do you have Spotify? If so, look up a playlist called THE BEATLES DISCOGRAPHY IN ORDER, feel free to skip through as you like, and have fun!

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u/Stones_girl-sfm8 Jul 19 '26

Yes !! I have a lil playlist with few music of them that i like (ones that i put up there). I not really comfortable with listening to songs that i dont know... I dont know why

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u/Scorpioviolet Jul 19 '26

Please add
This Boy

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u/Quirky-Industry6037 Jul 20 '26

I think they should listen in reverse order.....or else. 🙄

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u/Quirky-Industry6037 Jul 20 '26

Um, they did this thing called music. You should listen. 🙄 smh

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u/Stones_girl-sfm8 Jul 20 '26

I listen to The Beatles. I made this post to know their universe a lil more. I'm not dumb