58 years ago tonight

[Sugarcoated]

[Cha]

1. Happy Birthday, Sugarcoated!

[Sugarcoated]

4. Wish I was old enough have seen this

Lightening in a bottle

[Ocelot II]

14. I was, and I did.

Gawd, I'm old...

[viva la]

2. Eeeeeek! EEEEEEK! EEEEK!

That's my 5-year-old self.

[demtenjeep]

3. I wish I had been born earlier

I would have loved to see it

[Sugarcoated]

5. I just said that to Cha

I have memories from 67 on so I do remember a good part of the Beatles and the 60s

[Srkdqltr]

6. I watched on a tv at the bowling alley.

Everyone bowling that night squeezed into the bar to watch. Was fun.

[LogicFirst]

7. I was a junior in high school, and my mother would not let me watch it.

Missed a musical moment in history.

[Rhiannon12866]

24. I was in elementary school and had no knowledge or interest, but my mother called me out to watch

She told me that I needed to see it because it was "history." Score 1 for my mother!

[multigraincracker]

8. I remember watching.

Friend took photos of the tv and then developed them, brought them to school and the girls went nuts.

[Sugarcoated]

9. Thank you sweet peeps for the hearts!

[Kablooie]

10. We were on a day trip to the mountains but rushed home to see this.

We had heard how innovative the Beatles music was so while driving we kept listening to the radio to see if we could recognize the Beatles even though we had never heard them before. Several Beatles songs were played but we never guessed before they announced the band after each song.

(A couple of months or so before this I found a 45 record in the local drug store bargain bin. It had pictures of 4 guys with a weird hairstyle that called themselves The Beatles. I had never heard of them and thought they were pretty cheezy. I didn't buy it. )

[BlueIdaho]

11. My sister and I had our noses glued to the TV.

Also in the room were mom and dad and one set of visiting grandparents. They were all tisking and clucking their general disapproval. It was the first time my sis and I realized we were vastly different from the older generations.

It changed our lives.

[electric_blue68]

36. great little story!

[BlueIdaho]

42. Aw - hey thanks!

[TomSlick]

12. The parents of my six year-old self never missed Ed Sullivan.

I was enthralled. My parents were appalled.

[TomSlick]

13. The parents of my six year-old self never missed Ed Sullivan.

I was enthralled. My parents were appalled.

[Yanicosco]

16. 4th grade. My dad would not turn the TV over so we could watch it

My good neighbors invited my sister and I over and we watched it there. I owe them for that

[badhair77]

17. I was in 6th grade. My elderly neighbor walked my friend and I

several houses down the road to his daughter’s house so we could watch it in color. All three times. His daughter was probably around 50 and all the adults were very cool about it. Nobody criticized anything or anyone. She even had snacks and welcomed us there. Great memory.

[Emile]

18. Damn I'm old. I remember my older brother laughing at our sister who was in tears.

[doc03]

19. Yep I was 15 nt

[bahboo]

20. what a night....

10 years old. changed my life....

[keithbvadu2]

21. Those rebellious rocknroll bands in a coat and tie.

[SergeStorms]

29. It was that outrageously long hair....

that was the problem. You could have dressed them in Morning Suits and Top Hats and it wouldn't have made a difference to the "old people". The hair, THE HAIR! 🤯

[SunSeeker]

22. So much talent! I don't think we'll ever see anyone like the Beatles again. nt

[txwhitedove]

23. My 13 year old self in pj's plopped in front of TV with friends who spent the night. ❤️

[Mickju]

25. I saw it.

I was about to turn 20. I was a fan of their music even though I was a classical musician.

[Boomerproud]

26. A beautiful memory.

Those 4 guys were/are important to me. So glad we shared this time and space.

[SergeStorms]

27. I was curled up in front of the TV....

with my sister, eagerly awaiting my first look at them live. We'd heard the songs on the radio, we'd seen pictures in the magazines, but this was our first live look at the group that would change the world.

As soon as my parents heard all the screaming they left the room, and my sister and I reveled in our "private" viewing of The Beatles. 😁

What a great night that was.

[electric_blue68]

37. A fun story!

[Warpy]

28. High school kid, bored and cynical

I knew how that blond kid with the glasses felt.

I had no interest in them until they stopped mass producing shite for teenyboppers.

[fierywoman]

30. I was twelve. They were so-o-o young !!!

[argyl]

31. Coming so soon after the assassination of JFK, this was such a lift to our country.

I was 12 at the time. The Beatles still influence me.
I've often wondered if any US music scouts had any idea that a bunch of British kids, many others besides The Beatles of course, were intently listening to old American blues, R&B, and rock, and were to completely change music for decades. Or if they had any idea, that it would be anything but something to snicker at.
In these times of instant social networking this could never happen. But those scruffy British kids and their "British Invasion " sure changed music, and our society as a whole.

[electric_blue68]

38. Yes, and ...

I think esp so for the teens, and young '20s who (for those particularly following politics) as they thought of themselves as (or potential) Democrats, and Independents...

I was 10 when JFK was assassinated. Of course I got it was a utterly horrific thing to do - but I wasn't informed enough yet to know what we had lost (now Bobby, otoh).

But a lot in that age range knew, and yeah, it raised their spirits!

[turbinetree]

32. I can still remember watching this and my sister was just smitten with Paul

and then we went to Germany and the movie Hard Days Night came out....thanks for helping me show my age....

[LuckyLib]

33. Their energy was amazing. I remember thinking "This is really something!"

My folks were not impressed.

[Greybnk48]

34. I will never forget this night!

And I know I'm not alone! They were awesome!

[Sugarcoated]

35. I found a complete video, not clips

and excellent quality

https://vimeo.com/378507386

[electric_blue68]

40. I was 10 and...

was into Classical Music, and some movie scores. Didn't have an older sibling who could have been into Rock & Roll.

My mom thought I should come take a look, and I did. Most of my then 10 & 11 girlfriends were going bonkers.
I played along.
But some ?weeks later... "BOOM" Beatlemania did get to me.

Became a life long fan (at first a teenybopper* 😄 ) then later a fan, and serious follower of Rock Music; The British Invasion, the American Counterpoint etc, and onwards! 💖🎶 🎸🎤🎵


(* The only 2 bands I was in teenybopper mode for were The Beatles, and The Monkees.
My girlfriend and I akong with a very few others got to see John & Paul up close (very quick look) in their limo after leaving The NBC Studios in ?66, or ?67. 😄 What Fun! )

[shanti]

41. I was eight

and Dad was an eclectic music lover. He bought their first album after that performance.

[peggysue2]

43. I watched this!

My parents watched the Sullivan show every week. I watched this one with them bc I was wild about the Beatles.

My father wanted to know who cut their hair?? My mother chimed in and said their voices were tinny and awful.

Me?

I danced, screamed and clapped. What a night!

Repeated, I'm sure, in millions of living rooms across the country. The great generational divide.

LOL!