{"id":22705,"date":"2023-02-07T09:57:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T14:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/?p=22705"},"modified":"2023-02-07T09:59:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T14:59:47","slug":"this-day-in-music-beatlemania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/blogs\/afternoons\/2023\/02\/this-day-in-music-beatlemania\/","title":{"rendered":"This Day In Music &#8211; Beatlemania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oh how I wish I was there for Beatlemania.\u00a0 Can you imagine what it would have been like? I grew up listening to the Beatles -thanks to mom who loved to play their records.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t imagine what it would have been like to be in the room to hear them perform.\u00a0 The energy of the crowds.\u00a0 The deafening screams.<\/p>\n<p>It was this day in 1964, thanks to media coverage and a publicity campaign by Capitol Records, thousands of screaming fans were there to greet The Beatles when their plane lands in New York at 1:20 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s those scenes that have lived on in history.\u00a0 Beatlemania.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the Beatles have the #1 song in the country with &#8220;I Want to Hold Your Hand&#8221; and it&#8217;s their first trip to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as they land the\u00a0The Beatles were driven straight to the Warwick Hotel where they hold a press conference for around 250 reporters.<\/p>\n<p><em>Some of the exchanges:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>Reporter: Are you a little embarrassed by the lunacy you cause?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Lennon: No, it&#8217;s great&#8230;. We like lunatics.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Reporter: In Detroit Michigan, they&#8217;re handing out car stickers saying, &#8216;Stamp Out The Beatles.&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Paul: Well, we&#8217;re bringing out a Stamp Out Detroit campaign.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sclfhlScwkk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Niu0nYbB7MQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jenWdylTtzs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oh how I wish I was there for Beatlemania.\u00a0 Can you imagine what it would have been like? 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