The Beatles remain a major cultural presence 50 years after breaking up. An example is the cast of the show “Schitt’s Creek” copying the album cover of Meet the Beatles for Variety magazine. The cover of Abbey Road is repeatedly mimicked. The 2018 movie Avengers: Infinity War features a character named Rocket Raccoon, named after a song by The Beatles. It has been estimated that Beatles’ songs have been streamed more than 1.5 billion times on Spotify, mostly by younger listeners. Pop culture critic Stacy Lee Kong says their songs provide the foundation of their relevance. In addition, the band ended when they were at the top.
Key Takeaways:
- John Lennon was a member of the Beatles and that is why we talk about his death every year on it’s anniversary.
- The cover of Variety magazine is playful and intelligent, but just decades later the Beatles would break up.
- The Beatles are still featured in films today as they were mentioned in Avengers: Infinity War.
“And the Beatles, despite breaking up 50 years ago — after barely a decade of making music — remain to this day, remarkably, a constant and all-encompassing cultural presence.”
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