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Beatles '64

My father just said, "You're not gonna watch The Beatleson Ed Sullivan. Full stop

My father just said, "You're not gonna watch The Beatles
on Ed Sullivan. Full stop

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My father just said,
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"You're not gonna watch The Beatles on Ed Sullivan. Full stop.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:32
Uploaded
Mar 31, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
Sikelia Productions,Apple Corps

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Movie Summary

Captures the band's electrifying 1964 US debut amid fan frenzy. With rare behind-the-scenes footage, it chronicles their unprecedented rise to global superstardom after performing on The Ed Sullivan Show to over 73 million viewers.
"I'm commandeering the television. You're not going to watch it." - Beatles '64 00:06
"I'm commandeering the television. You're not...
Now, my father was an abusive alcoholic and he beat us a lot, - Beatles '64 00:08
Now, my father was an abusive alcoholic and he beat us a lot...
You can get over beatings, but not letting us watch The Beatles? - Beatles '64 00:06
You can get over beatings, but not letting us watch The Beat...
So my uncle, who was a Republican, - Beatles '64 00:09
So my uncle, who was a Republican,
So, um, I went over to his house on that Sunday - Beatles '64 00:08
So, um, I went over to his house on that Sunday
But The Beatles were, you know, - Beatles '64 00:08
But The Beatles were, you know,
Many parents do try to escape this music - Beatles '64 00:11
Many parents do try to escape this music
{\an8}I have neither escaped nor forbidden it, - Beatles '64 00:07
{\an8}I have neither escaped nor forbidden it,
I think this music has something terribly important to tell us adults, - Beatles '64 00:10
I think this music has something terribly important to tell ...
{\an8}I watched The Ed Sullivan Show in our dining room - Beatles '64 00:13
{\an8}I watched The Ed Sullivan Show in our dining room
Right in the middle of dinner. - Beatles '64 00:06
Right in the middle of dinner.
And I insisted to my parents, - Beatles '64 00:36
And I insisted to my parents,
♪ Yeah, you got that something ♪ - Beatles '64 00:28
♪ Yeah, you got that something ♪
And now ladies and gentlemen, a very fine novelty act, - Beatles '64 00:07
And now ladies and gentlemen, a very fine novelty act,
Later, they said there was no reported crime. - Beatles '64 00:06
Later, they said there was no reported crime.
Even the criminals had a rest - Beatles '64 00:08
Even the criminals had a rest
When you were in the dressing room after The Ed Sullivan Show, - Beatles '64 00:09
When you were in the dressing room after The Ed Sullivan Sho...
- Yeah. - Didn't you ever wonder, - Beatles '64 00:07
- Yeah. - Didn't you ever wonder,
You've got to think you're good to do what we did, you know? - Beatles '64 00:05
You've got to think you're good to do what we did,...
Uh, it was... it was like being in the eye of a hurricane, - Beatles '64 00:07
Uh, it was... it was like being in the eye of a hurricane,