OK, I admit the title of this post was used to grab your attention, but it is also indicative of the mental gymnastics that many Beatles fans have participated in when they wonder what might have been if certain events in the Beatles lives and history had turned out differently.
Would John Lennon still be alive if he had not moved to New York? Would the Beatles have the same cross-generational following if they had continued as a group into the 70s and 80s? Would the Beatles have expanded to more than 4 members as time progressed? That is just a small sampling of some questions that fans have speculated about over the years.
Recently I acquired a musical trade magazine from 2022 that speculates about another Beatles “What If” scenario. What if the Beatles had used the excitement of their 1969 rooftop performance at 3 Savile Row to motivate them to go on tour that year?
The Music Industry Magazine – POLLSTAR from January 24, 2022 – article by Andy Gensler
Fair use sampling of the opening page of the article by Andy Gensler-the photo is by AP
The Beatles: What If?
My interest in acquiring a copy of the above magazine was inspired by my obtaining the great book written by the blog administrator of this site, David Bedford and his good friend, Andrew Phillips. They have written an excellent book that deals with many of these Beatles “What If ” scenarios!
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Would love to hear your own Beatles “What If” scenarios that you have speculated about over the years. Are there significant differences between younger and older fans?
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Buzz
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I’m very happy they did split up. I know that sounds crazy. But that’s how I got to experience the real genius of John Lennon. It freed him especially to pursue his true personal journey and his solo work has become my beacon of light. I also think it freed the others as well but none as much as it freed John. George was a close second. They were both very much constrained by the band.
I share that observation. They all needed their space and what better epitaph than to leave their career as a group at the top of their game, keeping the fans always yearning for more preserving their legacy for the ages! Even if they had reformed as they once said, “You can’t reheat a souffle'”