In many ways the songs of the Beatles are
exemplary for the musical innovations the British
beat explosion wrought onto the domain of popular music in the sixties. With their music the British
groups forged a highly original combination out of the
erstwhile separate elements of other musical styles,
which quickly evolved to become a full-blown style
of its own: the music we nowadays know as pop or
rock music. The Beatles stood at the front-lines of
this artistic movement and their songs offer
worthwhile material for those who want to know more about the musical characteristics of rock music. And, there's help for those who want to
study these songs. Since 1989 everyone can look for assistance on the internet in the
Notes on ... Series, written by the American musicologist Alan W. Pollack on each and
every Beatles' song.