post five.

In class, we're listening to The Beatles at the moment. The Beatles are my absolute favourite band. I have so many of their DVDs, movies, I have pretty much every song of theirs, their music has basically inspired me to play the five instruments I do today. They are above and beyond ANY band, in my opinion. Some people may not like them, and that's okay, but just every little thing they do can make me smile or make me feel happy. There are many reasons each Beatle was important to me, and the band as a whole.
Paul McCartney is the most talented bassist in the world, in my opinion. (A close tie with John Entwistle, actually.) He used to play guitar, he wasn't even supposed to play the bass. But he played it in an emergency situation (when Stu died) and continued to play it. The leftie was "the cute one" of the group, but along with his babyface, he also brought many other things to the band. Without Paul, there'd be no Blackbird, there'd be no Hey Jude or Let It Be, he wrote some of the greatest songs that The Beatles ever performed.
John Lennon is just as important. He was the other leading man of the group, playing rhythm guitar. His dark sense of humour also brought that sense of "scandal", almost, to the group. Lennon grew up with a terrible past, losing his mother and his best friend, and having to choose between his mother and father, AND eventually forced to live with his aunt. But he took the emotions from that terrible past and put it into song, most of which are on his solo career ("Mother", "My Mummy's Dead", etc.) Without him, we'd have no Help!, no Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, everything he did was very significant to the group.
George Harrison wasn't as noticed in the group, but he was just as important. Observe the solo in Till There Was You, or Can't Buy Me Love, or observe his ability to play the sitar, which he introduced to the group, and used on more than half of the songs in The Beatles' later years. Coming out with hits like Something, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and Think For Yourself, his contributions to the group were legendary and definitely life-changing.
Ringo Starr. The drummer. He wasn't the best drummer in the world, in my opinion, and didn't write many songs. But hey, no Ringo, no Beatles. He came up with the song title A Hard Days Night unknowingly, and he sang some songs as well, even if they weren't written by him. One of the best known Beatles songs (which happens to be one of the few songs I can't stand) was sung by him, Yellow Submarine. He brought just as much to the group as the other three, and I don't think he's given enough credit like Harrison, who are overshadowed by Lennon and McCartney.
The Beatles mean so much to me, and they each individually had an impact on me, and hopefully this will help people understand why.