ne. Their popularity soared still further with the release of their playfully rebellious documentary film, A Hard Day's Night, in August 1964 (Rock). They had more hits still, such as She Loves you, Cant Buy me Love, Love Me Do, A Hard Days Night, I Feel Fine, all of which were among the astonishing twenty songs that made it to number one on the charts; this number was not even topped by The King himself, Elvis Presley, who only sent 17 songs to number one (Markowski). In fact, later in 1965 the group actually spends an afternoon with Presley at his home, talking and playing music. In spite of the chart topping, the legacy of the Beatles is not at all solely about the numbers; the Beatles are famed for their sophisticated and deeply meaningful lyrics, such as those on albums Rubber Soul and Revolver. They were, needless to say, musical geniuses who changed the world of music forever (Haber).Despite all of their fantastic accomplishments, For various reasons, ranging from safety concerns to frustration that no one could hear or was listening, the Beatles retired from touring after a San Francisco concert on August 29, 1966. They became worried about the safety and well being of their fans as well as themselves when they began to realize how wild their concerts really were. This was hardly a setback for the band, however (Beatles Online). Just ten months later, they released one of their most famous and brilliant, not to mention comical albums ever Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. This album has almost universally been cited as the creative peak of rock and roll, a defining moment in which rock became "serious art" without losing its sense of humor (or sense of the absurd). It was a completely self-contained album meant to be played and experienced from start to finish. It is said that anyone who was alive in the summer of 1967 can remember the pleasant shock of hearing it and the reverberations it sent outward into the wor...
