You may have noticed that I've included a number of Beatle tunes as background music for various ares of the Class of 1971 web site.

Originally I thought it was because the music just "seemed to fit" the theme of the pages. It was only later that it hit me how closely tied the Class of 1971 was with the Fab Four.

As mentioned before, many of us in the Class of 1971 were together from first grade to graduation. When we were in first grade The Beatles were a "skittle" group known as The Silver Beatles, playing nightclubs in Hamburg.

By the time we reached the third grade, The Beatles were beginning their invasion of America. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" reached number one on the charts in January, 1964.

By the time we entered our senior year, The Beatles were gone - ending their career with "The Long and Winding Road". But in the interim, the group from Liverpool managed to place a record number of memorable songs on the Billboard "Hot 100" record charts.

A final irony: The Beatles disbanded just as the Class of 1971 were finishing high school and yet they "reunited" for the Anthology special just in time for our 25th reunion!

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Be sure to check out the following Beatle sites on the Internet!

• Joe Brennan's Beatles Page
  Links to Brennan's superb library of Beatle research, plus articles by saki and others.
  
• Across the Universe (Frank's Meagre Beatles Page)
  More excellent Beatle research by Frank Daniels (EgwEimi@aol.com), concentrating on the history of releases by Capitol and Apple.
  
• Beatles Information Page
  Just what it says. A wealth of information and links.
  
• Dave Haber's Beatles Page
  Picture and sound files...a fun place to explore.
  
• Mike Markowski's Beatles Page
  Lots of links and interesting information in one nicely designed place.
  
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Page
  A very nice informative page about the album.
  
• Rockmine Archives/Beatles
  This site, with a wealth of historic and interesting material, has a great section on the Beatles.
  
• Beatles Released and Unreleased Songs List
  This huge (over a meg!) list is now on the web. It lists released and unreleased material from a variety of sources.
  
• MPI Video's Beatle Page
  Quicktime movies and goodies from all of MPI's video releases.
  
• Pepperland
  Tons of pictures!
  
• Sgt. Pepper Theme For Windows 95
  A full Sgt. Pepper environment for Windows 95, including My Computer icon, wallpaper, icons, cursor and sounds. Very cool and nicely done.
  
• The Obvious Moose Page
  Some great, unique stuff, with a bit of humor, including a great comparison of the cover and original photos used on "Live At the BBC."
  
• The Beatles Behind the Scenes
  A collection of Andy Roman's analyses of Beatle recording sessions, maintained by Paul Maclauchlan.
• Abbey Road

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The first Beatle song to hit the Billboard charts occurred in 1963 when the Class of 1971 was still in the third grade. From that point on, The Beatles were a musical factor right up until our senior year.

1963
Please Please Me
b/w Ask Me Why

From Me To You 
b/w Thank You Girl

She Loves You 
b/w I'll Get You

Roll Over Beethoven 
b/w Please Mister Postman

1964
I Want To Hold Your Hand
b/w I Saw Her Standing There

Please Please Me 
b/w From Me To You

Twist And Shout 
b/w There's A Place

All My Loving 
b/w This Boy  (Canadian Single)

Can't Buy Me Love 
b/w You Can't Do That

Do You Want To Know A Secret 
b/w Thank You Girl

Love Me Do 
b/w P.S. I Love You

Sie Liebt Dich 
b/w I'll Get You

A Hard Day's Night 
b/w I Should Have Known Better

I'll Cry Instead 
b/w I'm Happy Just To Dance
    With You

And I Love Her 
b/w If I Fell

Slow Down 
b/w Matchbox

I Feel Fine 
b/w She's A Woman

1965
Eight Days A Week 
b/w I Don't Want To Spoil
    The Party

Ticket To Ride 
b/w Yes It Is

Help! 
b/w I'm Down

Act Naturally 
b/w Yesterday

We Can Work It Out 
b/w Day Tripper

1966
Nowhere Man 
b/w What Goes On

Paperback Writer 
b/w Rain

Yellow Submarine 
b/w Eleanor Rigby

1967
Strawberry Fields Forever 
b/w Penny Lane

Baby, You're A Rich Man 
b/w All You Need Is Love

Hello Goodbye 
b/w I Am The Walrus

1968
Lady Madonna 
b/w The Inner Light

Hey Jude  
b/w Revolution

1969
Get Back 
b/w Don't Let Me Down

The Ballad Of John And Yoko 
b/w Old Brown Shoe

Something 
b/w Come Together

1970
Let It Be 
b/w You Know My Name
    Look Up The Number)

The Long And Winding Road 
b/w For You Blue