Friday marks 50 years since the Beatles' unofficial break-up, but the pop band still remains popular and present, in spirit if not in the flesh
Friday marking 50 years since the pop band's unofficial break-up, the so-called"Fab Four" are still popular and present, in spirit if not in the flesh.
"The Beatles were said to have been the 20th century's greatest romance, but no one then could have foreseen that such an already phenomenal accomplishment would extend into the next century," band historian Mark Lewisohn told AFP. But asked if he foresaw a time when his prolific songwriting partnership with fellow Beatle John Lennon would restart, his blunt reply – "no" – spoke for itself.A British High Court case later that year to dissolve the business partnership made it official.The band's acrimonious split left fans inconsolable, recalled Philip Norman, who has written several books on The Beatles, including the official 2016 Paul McCartney biography.
But by the late '60s, with the band "more popular than Jesus" — as the late Lennon once quipped — so-called Beatlemania was taking its toll.
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