Episode 520: Insert Beatles Song HereThis week host Dave Bledsoe woke up, got out of bed and dragged a comb across his head. (At roughly 3 PM because he slept off his hangover.  Again.)  On the show this week we examine the very loud phenomena of young women screaming over four British dudes, we talk about Beatlemania!Along the way Dave waxes rhapsodic over Phil Collins. (Again) Then we dive into the first singer mania to sweep America, we talk about Frankie. (Sinatra, not goes to Hollywood) Then we met up with lads from Liverpool who like American music. (The Merseybeats.  That joke never gets old.) We follow their rise from Liverpudlian obscurity, to German prominence to the biggest fucking band in the entire Universe.  (Take THAT Jesus.)  Finally we try to explain the almost inexplicable reaction that young people, primarily young women, had to The Beatles all the while not playing any actual Beatles songs. (The rights holders are QUICK with a copyright strike!) Our Sponsor this week is A Day In the Death, the premier Black Metal Beatles cover band in Northern New Jersey.  We open the show with the Fab Four arriving in America and close with Werna Wolf saying aloha!Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common SenseThe Show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatthehellpodcast.bsky.socialThe Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/The Show on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxP5ywpZ-O7qu_MFkLXQUQThe Show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehellwereyouthinkingpod/Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/kHmmrjptrqOur Website: https://www.whatthehellpodcast.comPatreon:  https://www.patreon.com/WhatthehellpodcastThe Show Line: 347 687 9601Closing Music: https://youtu.be/I-Y6rUM1DgM?si=tIxn7wBMPLY-XTJhBuy Our Stuff: https://www.seltzerkings.com/shopCitations Needed:Sinatramania takes hold at the National Museum of American Historyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2015/11/25/sinatramania-takes-hold-at-the-national-museum-of-american-history/Frank Sinatra and the 'bobby-soxers'https://www.theguardian.com/century/1940-1949/Story/0,,127764,00.htmlThe Beatles Were Louder Than a Jumbo Jet At Shea Stadium, Data Revealshttps://www.newsweek.com/louder-beatles-fab-four-made-more-noise-jumbo-jet-data-reveals-49828510 Facts About The Beatles's 'The Ed Sullivan Show' Debuthttps://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/music/the-beatles-ed-sullivan-debut-factsWhy did the Beatles Stop Touring?https://www.aaronkrerowicz.com/beatles-blog/why-did-the-beatles-stop-touringLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices