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There was a post made some time ago with ten reason why the writer thought that One Direction is "better than The Beatles". It's all well and good to have opinions and I'm fine with that, but when you say things about The Beatles that aren't true to support your arguments, it really ticks me off.
That being said, let's go over MY ten reasons that The Beatles are better than One Direction.
1. The Beatles have made five movies, been on countless TV shows, had their own cartoon series, and have had many movies made about them.
On the other hand, as far as I know, One Direction has only one movie and has only been on X-Factor.
2. The Beatles were most likely the most popular band of all time, but if that is not so (yeah, fat chance!), then they were at least the most popular band of their time. Their songs were clever, fun, creative, catchy, and full of irresistible components on just the right pieces, never over using a style.
On Direction's songs all sound the same to me, and their songs really aren't even that creative. They're pretty clich
é, plus, they don't even write their own songs, and they don't even play any instruments in them!
3. The Beatles, despite others' opinions, all of the challenges they faced, and extreme sadness from the losses of their friends, pushed through life and reached for the stars. They were hardly payed much, had to work long and hard, and had very low expectations of themselves, but they still played because they loved it. They had to work very hard to catch the attention of Brian Epstein, yet they still soared to the top.
One Direction only entered a contest and were tossed together by producers. They needed the help of the media to achieve their success.
4. The Beatles had the extreme talent to record almost an entire album in only one day. After singing for hours, their voices got progressively more worn out and on one of the last tracks they recorded that day, Twist and Shout, John's raggedy voice pushing through the energetic lyrics created one of their best sounds of all time. As quoted George Martin, "I don't know how they do it. We've been recording all day but the longer we go on the better they get."
One Direction had to spend a whole year recording their songs, despite the fact that they had to do nothing but sing.
5. The Beatles were practically brothers. They did absolutely everything together, and were happy to involve themselves in each other's outrageous and silly schemes to have fun and to scare and irritate their manager at the time, whoever they may be. They played together for 12 years (8 years as "The Beatles") and only split when their music tastes became too drastically different.
One Direction is overly enthusiastic about the whole "I miss you" texts. In my opinion, it's just plain creepy.
6. The Beatles had met many, many celebrities in their days including Mohammed Ali, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis, Mick Jaggar, Bob Dylan, and many more! These people were all very influential to music (except for Mohammed, of course! XD) and helped shape the styles that were listened to for yers to come!
One Direction's biggest "celebrity meeting achievement" is meeting Simon Cowell, a grumpy man whose past job is to judge people.
7. The Beatles have experimented with many names that they liked and thought had good meaning for years until they reached The Beatles. You see, they tailored their band until it was perfect.
One Direction had their name picked for them by their producers.
8. Members of The Beatles dated actresses such as Pattie Boyd and Jane Asher. Of course, they ended up with normal people like Yoko Ono and Linda McCartney, but everyone that they had relationships with were all very talented and beautiful.
The woman Rebecca Ferguson, which is bragged about as "a much classier lady than Cynthia Lennon", was simply a normal person who happened to be on X-Factor and produce a song or a few.
9. The Beatles' moptops were crazy and outrageous during their time. They were very influential to manufacturing companies and fanatics alike. There hair was an iconic part of the band, but it did not define who was the most popular member. The fans chose who they liked the best by their personalities. Yes, I will admit that many also chose favorites by their looks, but I don't believe that that was the greatest contributing factor to their decisions.
One Direction's Harry Styles is liked simply because of his hair style which, in my opinion, isn't that special. In fact, to me, it seems a little over the top. I never hear or read anything about "talent", only their hair or looks.
10. The Beatles were unselfish and kind. In fact, there are many instances of Paul McCartney having lots of fun with his dog, whom he loved unconditionally. John, in fact, loved children and loved to please them and play with them. The Beatles were friendly and humorous, and were sure to give a laugh wherever they went.
I never read or hear about One Direction being kind or caring. Yes, they may have sang songs that exclaim someone's beauty that they are unaware of, but let's not forget that they don't write their own songs.
That is my ten reasons why The Beatles are better that One Direction. Can we please get some legitimate reasons for an argument of someone's opinion about One Direction vs. The Beatles? At least try next time, people!
Toodles!
-Vienna
P.S. All right. I just had to say it... ambassadors of Pokemon? Seriously? That isn't something to brag about. Nobody cares.
