The Beatles

Intro

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• pioneer
• staying power
• targeted
• bridge

• crush
• mop-top
• boxed set
• digitally remastered

• bucks
• following

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You hardly ever hear anyone say they don’t like The Beatles. If they do, they’re probably just trying to get attention or be difficult.

In the U.S., the Beatles have sold more records than any other artist. According to Rolling Stone magazine, they are the greatest band of all time. Girls still get crushes on them, and guys who want to look cute still try to copy their famous mop-tops. Their music helped define a generation, and it’s still influential today.

OK, so we all love the Beatles. But do we really need to own another Beatles album? Find out if Marni and Devan will be rushing out to buy the new Beatles boxed set.

Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Devan

Marni

Devan:  My friend that works at a record store told me that the day that they released all 12 of the Beatles albums, the digitally remastered ones, she said that people were lined up around the block waiting to get them.

Marni:  Really? Wow!

Devan:  It’s amazing to me that there is still such a huge following and love for the Beatles after all these years.

Marni:  Yeah. I mean they clearly are just pioneers that have staying power.

Devan:  Yeah. And they just had that Rock Band thing come out too.

Marni:  Exactly.

Devan:  I feel like Rock Band is targeted towards a younger generation, so do you feel like even the younger generations will still be listening to the Beatles?

Marni:  Well, I think it’s interesting that they did that, because it seems like a way to reach younger fans, you know, an audience that may not have been exposed to their music. Now they can access it through Rock Band. So I think it’s sort of a way to bridge generations in a way, I think it’s kinda interesting. But you know, I think the box set sounds fabulous, and remastering those old songs…they sure sound great.

Devan:  Yeah, too bad it costs 200 bucks though.

Marni:  It’s expensive.

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