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iWilhelm t1_ja9uahj wrote

There’s a movie about something like this. You should watch it. It’s called Yesterday.

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Splyce123 t1_ja9v5zj wrote

Someone should make a movie about this. Sounds like a brilliant plot.

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emptyhellebore t1_ja9vde0 wrote

Some of the songs definitely stand on their own, in my opinion. But their fame early on definitely made people more likely to hear their work. So, I don't think it is very easy to separate the phenomena of fame from their longevity as songwriters. I do have a,lot of respect for Paul McCartney, when I was younger everyone seemed to attribute the best songs to John Lennon, im.not so sure about that any more.

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Mentalfloss1 t1_ja9wldl wrote

See the 2019 movie, “Yesterday”. It’s entertaining.

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-A_A_A_A_A_A- t1_jaa6af5 wrote

To a certain extent, the social factors surrounding the post-war era had an effect. After all, they got their name trying to be like Buddy Holly and The Crickets. As British bands adopted the “American Rock/Blues” sound, the Beatles were in the right place at the right time to capitalize on the trend.

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MoochoMaas t1_jaa8as5 wrote

The Beatles had a certain charisma that’s hard to match. They were together for a few years prior to fame which created a brother like closeness and charm. I doubt anyone could get close.

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TheVinylBird t1_jaacov1 wrote

Yes and no...The Beatles wrote most of the songs that made them big in the first place. They then used their position and influence to move the needle which ever way they felt like going. So regardless of whether the songs would have been as popular with someone else...the fact that The Beatles did it meant everyone else was going to do it too.

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ztmwvo t1_jaaj3bi wrote

Replying to TheVinylBird (#2,081,167)

Fun fact, the Beatles recorded one of Buck Owens’s song on one of their earlier albums. Buck Owens co-starred with Roy Clark on the country-themed variety show called Hee-Haw!

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sliminycrinkle t1_jaau8bw wrote

I think their personalities and image are a big part of the enduring. If each of those songs was released by different bands their fame might have faded.

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SameBodyDifferentDay t1_jabimve wrote

And that’s the exact beauty that the Beatles tried to personify! We have no need to know about these senseless questions as it could take us down loops we’d never understand. It’s be a mad man talking to the mirror thinking it to be another person.

Anybody’s guess is just a guess. Doesn’t matter, just appreciate it happened.

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ESeanBaum t1_jac6inv wrote

I believe that if this was the case, an Indian gentleman would put the songs out and the world would love them.

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