43 REASONS TO LOVE THE BEATLES

This is an ever-growing list of reasons why we all love the Beatles.  E-mail me with more!

1.  the popularization of the "yeah, yeah, yeah!" and "ooooo!" chorus
2.  the famous 'train scene' from The Beatles First U.S. Visit video
3.  the word "git"
4.  George's tie-shirt during the hollyhock photo shoot
5.  Paul's pink suit during that same photo shoot
6.  their resurrection of the corduroy industry
7.  the "You know me number one, you know me number two, ..." lines from "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"
8.  Pretending to speak Italian in "Sun King" (and actually pulling it off)
9.  Paul's saying, in a posh accent, "We improve with time...like a fine wine, really" on the CD Anthology 3
10.  the original lyrics of "Yesterday" ("Scrambled eggs, baby how I love your legs")
11.  the cute sorcerer costumes (and Paul's brown nose) in Magical Mystery Tour
12.  the 'evil hand-dryer' scene from Help!
13.  Paul's rainbow sweater-vest in Magical Mystery Tour
14.  their constant use of the word "gear"
15.  the "Yipee!  It's Mr. Whipee!" logo on the ice cream truck in Help!
16.  Ringo's huge DA when he was the drummer for Rory Storm & the Hurricanes
17.  Paul's yelling at a heckler during his Cavern performance
18.  Paul's high-pitched screech as he, George, & John ran out of the pub in Help!
19.  the "Los Paranoias" jam from Anthology 2
20.  the boys running around aimlessly in A Hard Day's Night
21.  George's calling his haircut 'Arthur' in an interview
22.  Ringo's solemn, bored appearance in the Paperback Writer video
23.  'Hey Jude'
24.  George's 'Crackerbox Palace' video
25.  Ringo's 'freaking out' at Aunt Jess in Magical Mystery Tour
26.  John's explanation of the naming of the Beatles (the flaming pie story)
27.  the last words of Anthology: "By hook or by crook, I'll be the last in this book" -John
28.  the air guitars (& Ringo's clapping) during the 'Nowhere Man' sequence of Yellow Submarine
29.  the 'abstracts' Paul 'draws' for Ringo in The Beatles First U.S. Visit ("Look Ringo, I drew an abstract")
30.  Ringo's awesome laugh on the train in A Hard Day's Night (right after he says "I bet you're sorry you won!")
31.  John's deep voice as Thisbe in their performance of Pyramus & Thisbe in A Midsummer Night's Dream
32.  Ringo's quiet roar/meow as the lion in that same performance
33.  the concept of Apple & Zapple
34.  Paul's chubby cheeks
35.  Paul's squirrel teeth (teehee - thanks Heather!)
36.  the bass line in 'Taxman'
37.  the accents.  The wonderful Liverpudlian accents.  Especially George saying the words 'February' and 'colour' in a Christmas record.  And Ringo saying 'a bloody book' in A Hard Day's Night (thanks, Susana!)
38.  George's awkward winking at the belly-dancer in the cafe scene of Help!
39.  John's sort of spastic winking at Ahme during the "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" scene
40.  George & John's bizarre laughs during the scene in Help! in which they "laugh at Ringo's sudden apprehension."
41.  Their skinny little Beatle legs
42.  Ringo's whimper after he gets doused with red paint in Help!
43.  Their unique humor: 
- in A Hard Day's Night: (John) "I now declare this bridge open! *snip*"
- (reporter) "How did you find America?" (John) "Turned left at Greenland." (Thanks, Erin!)