It was 50 years ago this week that the Beatles first land in the U.S. and prepare off a wave of Beatlemania from coast to coast with their historic appearance onThe Ed Sullivan Show . By the end of the 1960s , their euphony had spread worldwide , not only in their own recordings , but in versions translate into other linguistic process and sung by local dad genius . Here are 4 of the … best? … strangest? … most dumbfounding ? Whatever they are , you do n’t need to miss them .
1. Russian: “Let It Be”
Be careful with this one ; you wo n’t be able to unsee it . It ’s from a 1974 Russian film calledMagic Lantern , and at the time this was one of the only state - sanctioned way Soviet youth could get access to westerly music . Here ’s what the lyrics are saying :
Ah , refreshing Russian pessimism . The best part is at 1:04 , where the cleaning woman vocalist reacts to the baby ’s chorus join in . You know that ’s the face every pop diva secretly stool in her head whenever a children ’s chorus pop up in her song .
2. French: “When I Saw Her Standing There”
Johnny Hallyday , the first Gallic tilt star , has been Brobdingnagian in the French - speak world for decade . His most late record album , a unrecorded recording of hisBorn Rocker Tour , just came out last twelvemonth . Here he is 50 years ago , applying his theme song rocker growling to " When I hear Her tolerate There ( Quand Je l’ai Vue Devant Moi ) " . It will charm you , if you’re able to just brush aside the off - cadence hand clapping of the audience .
3. Cantonese: “Eight Days a Week”
Chan Po Chu , otherwise known as Connie Chan , was the biggest teenager star of 1960s Hong Kong . Here ’s a clip from one of her many films , where she and her Friend utilize some of that newfangled euphony to distract a guard while they break out of prison . They sound so sweet and passably . He ’ll never surmise a thing .
4. Hindi: “It’s Been A Hard Day’s Night”
I found this by chance on YouTube . There ’s not much selective information about it , but it ’s by Mahendra Kapoor , whose phonation was feature on Bollywood movies for decade , and it ’s amazing . The syncopated beat handclapping , the sax solo , the manful backup singer , the joyful desktop whoop and yelps — you never try Beatles like this before .
