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1 The Beatles were famous for their talent

The Beatles amazed everyone with their talent. They also had so much variety and contributed to lots of modern music. In truth, I don't mind One Direction and can respect them for expressing themselves through music. However, it is foolhardy to think that they have surpassed the Beatles.

The Beatles were known for their musical talent. One Direction, whole different story. - kaitlynrad11

Each Beatles were talented on their own way.

2 The Beatles can actually sing

They can't sing

yes

3 One Direction is famous for their looks

George Harrison alone is hotter than all of one direction combined, times the hotness by TEN with a little bit left over

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison were sexier and more talented than any of the One Direction guys. Ringo Starr was maybe not as good looking as the three other Beatles members, but he was more talented than any of the One Direction guys.

George Harrison is hotter than ALL of one direction timed by TWENTY with a bit left over!

One direction is hot, but the Beatles were something beyond the importante of sexiness and boy makeup, I'd punch the next person who says ", 1D is way better than the Beatles, 'cause they're like ssoo hooott"

5 The Beatles have meaningful lyrics

Like, 1D has lyrics about girls and crappy stuff, The Beatles had much different lyrics. Here comes the sun, Hey Jude, When I'm sixty-four, and Yellow Submarine have some pretty cool lyrics! - kaitlynrad11

I agree. The Beatles are the greatest and have some amazing songs. - LaughySapphySapphire

True that, just listen to In My Life and Hey Jude, these two songs have great lyrics.

The Beatles actually have lyrics that mean something, while one direction is just a bunch of cheesy autotune music. Even though one direction (1D) has music that might mean something, there is a lot more to one of the Beatles songs than all of 1D's songs!

Re Beatles have lyric that mean something, while one D makes up crap like they always do... I mean listen to the Beatles and remember that one direction thinks they are better... lmao.

6 One Direction just repeats words over and over

Twist and Shout isn't written by the beatles

That's what makes you beautiful!
Please, not that song - kaitlynrad11

The Beatles actually think about their lyrics when 1D just keeps repeating because they can't create the rest- LMAO!

I think that one direction might have stole the rhythm from twist and shout for what makes you beautiful because the beginning sounds a little similar to the instrumentals in twist and shout. creepy...

7 The Beatles are the greatest band of all time

Arguably the most famous, and basically started what we call rock music! - kaitlynrad11

Yes

8 One Direction claims to be better than The Beatles

You can't just be better than a legend - kaitlynrad11

They have been compared to the beatels. We all know which is better. - nintendofan126

9 One Direction uses lots of auto tune

They use it to make garbage. Not for making songs. The Beatles did not need it to produce songs.

What was the person thinking when he invented auto-tune?

Literally, the worst singer in the world could sing, and fix it up with autotune, and sound like one direction. The Beatles could acually sing, and didn't fake it with autotune.

I s2g, Harry Styles obviously uses auto tune! - kaitlynrad11

10 The Beatles didn't need Internet to get famous

We became famous...
BEFORE THE INTERNET WAS MADE!

12 The Beatles have better hair than One Direction

The mop top :pure art in a hairstyle; shame it was wrecked by Dustbin Beaver!

That is wrong

Harry styles looks like he put dynamite in his hair and didn't ever shower. - doodie

14 The Beatles will be remembered forever while One Direction will fade into obscurity

They would fade. Zayn left. They continued only being four members. Their latest album is entitled "Four" because of this. Next would be "Three", then "Two", then "One" then they'd fade to black. (Metallica joke intended.)

I agree

16 They started the whole naming your fans thing

Directioners? Quite silly, indeed. - Music_Lover123

19 The Beatles grew up knowing each other

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Top 10 Reasons the Beatles Are Better Than One Direction

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kaitlynrad11 1 The Beatles were famous for their talent The Beatles amazed everyone with their talent. They also had so much variety and contributed to lots of modern music. In truth, I don't mind One Direction and can respect them for expressing themselves through music.

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The 1960s timeline. Key US History events and dates

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What sort of phone did our grandparents use?

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What sort of phone did our grandparents use?

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What was Grandma and Grandad's day like at school? 

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What was Grandma and Grandad's day like at school? 

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This is the common type of classroom of most schools. The most obvious things that you may not be able to see in nowadays classrooms were probably the “blackboard” and the type of “tables and chairs”. The photo above taken in 1962, shows a typical classroom in a rural area then.
here were different colors for chalk too. To erase, we used the duster.

The other use of the duster is for the teacher to throw it at those naughty or sleeping students. Remember those chalk and duster marks left on the face once the duster hit your face. Back then, no parents seem to bother to complain and students also don’t bother to tell their parents too.

Of course this was also the age of the 11-plus, a series of tests and exams that the children in the top (oldest) class at junior school would take before moving on to secondary school. Pupils would practice previous papers in school in order to prepare for these tests, which included writing an essay, a maths paper and both verbal and non-verbal reasoning papers. The verbal reasoning would test a child’s command and use of English, whereas the non-verbal reasoning paper was designed to test a child’s IQ with a puzzles and problem-solving questions.

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Would my grandparents have gone to McDonalds for their birthday parties? 

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Would my grandparents have gone to McDonalds for their birthday parties? 

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Go back to the 60s for a great party. Give your party a hippy, flower power theme or perhaps go for something more sophisticated. How about a 007 style fantasy? Our guide shows you how to create an authentic 60s party, choosing music, food and drink as it would have been in the sixties.

Food

Party food in the sixties was fairly basic by today's standards. This spread, left, shows some firm party favourites from the 60s: gammon joint, pork pies, tomatoes, radishes, liver sausage, frankfurters,ox tongue, various luncheon meats and piccalilli.

Nibbles

Crisps were popular in the sixties. Alongside ready salted and salt and vinegar, Golden Wonder launched cheese and onion in 1962, smoky bacon in 1964, roast chicken in 1967 and beef and onion in 1969.

Nuts were also a favourite, brazils particularly, as they were a challenge to crack.

Another party favourite from the 60s was cheese and pineapple on cocktail sticks. Create a 60s' centre piece by halving a grapefruit, covering one half with silver foil and sticking the cheese and pineapples sticks into it. Alternatively try cheese and olives on cocktail sticks.

Other favourites:

Angels and Devils on horseback (bacon wrapped around seasoned oysters and prunes)

Cheese straws

Sausage rolls

Cocktail sausages

Scotch eggs

Quiche and pizza were both known in the sixties, but would have been adventurous. Go for very basic Quiche Lorraine (cheese and bacon) or cheese and tomato pizza.

Dinner party menus

Asking friends around for dinner was gaining popularity in the sixties. Before the War it would have been an activity limited to the better off, but with the end of rationing in the fifties and a DIY boom, people were keen to show off their smart homes. A dinner party was a good way to do it.

Home cooking was popularised by Fanny and Johnny Craddock in the sixties

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Have all the changes been for the better?

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Have all the changes been for the better?

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what style of clothes would your Grandparents have word when they were your age? 

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what style of clothes would your Grandparents have word when they were your age? 

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The late 1960s were the exact opposite. Bright, swirling colors. Psychedelic, tie-dye shirts and long hair and beards were commonplace. Woman wore unbelievably short skirts and men wore tunics and capes. The foray into fantasy would not have been believed by people just a decade earlier.

It’s almost like the 1950s bottled everyone up so much that the late 1960s exploded like an old pressure cooker. Women were showing more skin than ever before.

For the first time in the 19th Century, London, not Paris, was the center of the fashion world. The British Invasion didn’t stop with The Beatles. It swept into all parts of life, especially clothing.

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What would have been on my grandparent's Christmas list?

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What would have been on my grandparent's Christmas list?

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10 most wanted Christmas presents-
Chatty Cathy
Ken Doll
Barbie's dream house
Easy bake oven
D.I Joe Doll
Wham- O super Ball
Suzy Homemaker
Lite- Brite
Hot Wheels
Flatsy dolls

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What sort of television programmes did would grandparents have watched?

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What sort of television programmes did would grandparents have watched?

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Television in the 60s was unique compared to what it is today.  We only had 3 channels ABC, CBS, and NBC.  We received our TV reception either through a pair of rabbit ears antenna located on top of the TV or an aerial antenna attached to our homes or on the roof. We had no idea what cable TV was or what its impact would be later.

Television of yester year was entertainment for the whole family.  A typical Friday night may consist of watching our favorite show on the sofa with a large bowl of popcorn with our favorite beverage.

The groovy 1960's ushered in a new era of television programming as broadcasts began to transition from black and white to color during this time. Lighthearted sitcoms and comedies ruled the day as some of the most-watched shows were series like The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Beverly Hillbillies and The Andy Griffith Show. There were countless shows of '60s that had a touch of the supernatural, science fiction or fantasy with Bewitched, Star Trek and The Addams Family being among the highest rated.

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Were the Beatles really better than 'One Direction?'

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Were the Beatles really better than 'One Direction?'

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1 THE Beatles have never been on X Factor.

2 THE Beatles might have produced a few alright songs, but they also foisted some right howlers on us, like that walrus rubbish. One Direction's entire back catalogue is, unarguably, a totally perfect body of work. (OK, they've only released one single so far but it is REALLY GOOD.)

3 ONE Direction only became a band after Nicole Scherzinger suggested it on the show. The Beatles became a band without input from any of the Pussycat Dolls. Tedious.

4 THE Beatles rushed to deliver their first album, bashing out ten of the fourteen tracks in just one day. One Direction have spent nearly a whole year on their debut, so it's obvious which will be the superior recording.

5 WHEN One Direction are apart they always text and tweet "I miss you" to each other. The Beatles didn't even like each other enough to stay together.

6 ONE Direction call Simon Cowell "Uncle Simon." John Lennon never even met Simon Cowell!

7 THE Beatles tried other names like Johnny and the Moondogs, Long John and The Beetles and The Silver Beatles before becoming The Beatles. One Direction have always had one direction about being called One Direction.

8 ONE Direction's Zayn went out with Rebecca Ferguson, who is much classier than Cynthia Lennon. During X Factor, Harry, Liam and Zayn were all linked to the same girl, and this could potentially have ripped the band apart. In other words, Cher Lloyd is their Yoko. Amazing.

9 THE Beatles were famous for their hair. Yet, no Beatle had better hair than Harry Styles, right.

10 ONE Direction are the ambassadors for Pokemon. The selfish old Beatles were only ever ambassadors for themselves.
Update: Polly Hudson responds to the criticisim she received for this column - read it here.

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Why One Direction are better than The Beatles

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1 THE Beatles have never been on X Factor. 2 THE Beatles might have produced a few alright songs, but they also foisted some right howlers on us, like that walrus rubbish. One Direction's entire back catalogue is, unarguably, a totally perfect body of work.