The Beat Goes On; The British Invasion Continued

Following the advent of The Beatles to the pop music throne, there came a lengthy succession of Brit bands whose talents and influence ranged from the enduring and sublime to the lame and silly. All of them helped insure that the beat would go on. Here's the lineup.

It was 50 Years Ago Today Some Bad Little Kids Came Our Way

Ladies and Gentleman, Boys and Girls; The Beatles!

(Thank you, Uncle Eddie.)

Update: Uncle Eddie's peeps pulled the vids thereby attempting to deprive we boys and girls of our mop top fun. Undeterred, we turn to the self-proclaimed Fifth Beatle, Murray the K, who has no apparent impulse to reach out from the great beyond to lessen his own crucial role in the creation of a rock legend. 

Waist Deep In the Big Muddy with Pete Seeger

We were neck deep in the Big Muddy 

And the big fool said to push on.

The Beatles Are Coming! The Beatles Are Coming!

I have nothing clever or illuminating to say about The Beatles that hasn't been said before. For those who were around at the time, it was something magical that had never happened before and has never happened since. For those who came after; The Beatles changed the world. It's that simple.

These performance clips are from 1963 and predate the 1964 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.