What if the Beatles were American

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  1. BadJack

    BadJack doorman who always high-fives children of divorce

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    "I think it was the pants" would be the very epitome of forum hilarity.
     
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  2. Glenn Christense

    Glenn Christense Foremost Beatles expert... on my block

    They were American .
    Do your homework before you post a thread .



    :p
     
  3. notesfrom

    notesfrom Forum Resident

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    The Beach Boys is the closest we get to knowing, I'd say.
     
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  4. Arnold Grove

    Arnold Grove Senior Member

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    If the Beatles were American, Allen Klein would have gotten his claws into them from the start.
     
  5. Two Sheds

    Two Sheds Sha La La La Lee

    In 1957, Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison considered naming their group 'The Beetles.'

    If that had happened, maybe what we know as the Beatles would have taken the name 'The Crickets.'
     
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  6. dsdu

    dsdu less serious minor pest

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    If the Beatles were American, they would've had to turn right at Greenland.
     
  7. Bluesman Mark

    Bluesman Mark I'm supposed to put something witty here....

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    "I had a dream last night that two of the Beatles were American & I wondered who they would team up & tour with as 'The Beatles' for a '50th Anniversary of The Breakup Tour' since the other two Beatles are no longer with us... Then I woke up with massive heartburn from the 5 plates of jalapeno poppers I ate right before bedtime & realized what had triggered the dream..."

    :rolleyes: :D
     
  8. ralph7109

    ralph7109 Forum Resident

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    This.
     
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  9. Monasmee

    Monasmee Forum Ruminant

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    If the Beatles were American they could’ve easily ordered White Castles by the sack! ;)
     
  10. dsdu

    dsdu less serious minor pest

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  11. Johnny Action

    Johnny Action Forum President

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    American pop music was not as innovative as English pop music in the 60s. American Beatles would have sucked. We Americans are lucky to have gotten The Doors and The Beach Boys.
     
  12. andrewskyDE

    andrewskyDE Island Owner

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    Or maybe yes but the majority of forum members and the host would be from Great Britain instead.
     
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    Ignatius Forum Resident

  14. Chemguy

    Chemguy Forum Resident

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    “One, two, three, FOUR!”

    Nope. Doesn’t sound right.
     
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  15. andrewskyDE

    andrewskyDE Island Owner

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    Just thought about this: maybe the Rolling Stones would've got a contract on Parlophone instead and record a few Beatles covers on their first two LPs.
     
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  16. Bluesman Mark

    Bluesman Mark I'm supposed to put something witty here....

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    Dammit! I was aiming for less, not more!! :D :laugh:
     
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  17. Bobby with a dollar

    Bobby with a dollar Forum Resident

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    Don't forget NRBQ, we had them in the 60's too
     
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  18. EdogawaRampo

    EdogawaRampo Senior Member

    I could be wrong, but I seem to remember their influences, musically anyway, were in the largest part American. I seem to recall Lennon saying something like there wasn't any rock 'n roll in Britain in the '50s, just tepid copies of American tunes.
     
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  19. dsdu

    dsdu less serious minor pest

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    It would've been the pants.
     
  20. lucan_g

    lucan_g Forum Resident

    If the Beatles had been american... there would be no Beatles. Full stop.

    You have listened to their music right?
     
  21. butchcooper

    butchcooper Forum Resident

    I think this proves that there will never be an end to Beatles threads (that are really crazy). Next up: What if they would have been Asian or Polish.
     
  22. lucan_g

    lucan_g Forum Resident

    It's like asking what if the Beach Boys grew up in Manchester, or what if CCR came from Yorkshire.
     
  23. fenderesq

    fenderesq In Brooklyn It's The Blues / Heavy Bass 7-7

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    Brian Epstein would have taken over the family business; sold lawn furniture and dishwashers and shared a nice little cottage with the Maytag repair man and lived happily ever after.
     
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  24. qwerty

    qwerty A resident of the SH_Forums.

    That's just like their early stereo mixes.
     
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  25. lightbulb

    lightbulb Not the Brightest of the Bunch

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    And half of the posts will complain about the thread itself
    ;)
     
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