that we didn t have, and with longer hair. 73 million people watched that night. when the beatles did the sullivan show, everything at the radio station changed. there were no more requests other than the beatles. looking back, i believe without ed sullivan, there wouldn t have been a british invasion. gerry and the pacemakers. it wasn t just the beatles. the british invasion had legs because there was more great music to back it up.
he was bold enough to leave his comfort zone. i ain t going to work on maggie s farm no more it s not just about dylan going electric. it s about the fusion of music that was really political and rock n roll which had not been overtly political. [ crowd boos ] there s nothing like the feeling of your audience not being with you and walking out on you. people took it personal. you know, it s a part of your establishment and forget it. they felt betrayed. like you re supposed to be our woody guthrie and you sold out.
his comfort zone. i ain t going to work on maggie s farm no more it s not just about dylan going electric. it s about the fusion of music that was really political and rock n roll which had not been overtly political. [ crowd boos ] there s nothing like the feeling of your audience not being with you and walking out on you. people took it personal. you know, it s a part of your establishment and forget it. they felt betrayed. like you re supposed to be our woody guthrie and you sold out.
sergeant peppers became the thing. you drop the needle on it and you would hear a crackle and be taken away on this journey. sergeant pepper was our opera. it sounded unlike anything we were used to. the 60s, lyrics are generally infantile and it s noise, not music. but the sergeant pepper album was brilliant, signifying a break from the old ways of being entertained. it really caught the moment. this music is crucial to today s art, and it s crucial that it should remain art, and it s crucial that it should
drive of silver spring has the honor of introducing something brand new, an exclusive here at wwdc. marsha, the microphone is yours. ladies and gentlemen, for the first time on the air in the united states, here are the beatles singing i want to hold your hand. oh, yeah, i tell you something i think you ll understand that song really started to take off. it was impossible to anticipate how much that momentum would continue. hi, everybody. all over america, this is the wwbc party go, go. i want to hold your hand that song was absolutely contagious. i think the teenager found a voice. here s what s happening, baby. the beatles! there was a moment where you just heard, this is our music now. it was like hearing the future. i want to hold your hand