What Is Beatlesque Music? Meaning & Artists

Beatlesque is a music genre that is inspired by The Beatles. Beatlesque songs can be directly modeled after Beatles songs, just with different lyrics, or just take elements for inspiration.

• XTC

• Badfinger

• The Byrds

• The Rutles

• Cheap Trick

• The Beach Boys

• Electric Light Orchestra

The Beatles were so influential because they revolutionized the use of music recording technology, made youth culture more prominent, popularized Britain and UK’s music industry, pioneered mass media recognition and inspired countless other musicians.

The Beatles were incredibly popular worldwide in their prime in the 1960s, and still remain the most influential band of all time. No other famous artist, including Elvis Presley and Taylor Swift, has yet beat the Beatles’ numbers of sold records and hit songs.

• Crystal Ball by Utopia

• Go All The Way by Raspberries

• Somebody Made For Me by Emitt Rhodes

• Vanishing Girl by The Dukes Of Stratosphere

• She Goes Out with Everybody by The Spongetones

• Klaatu

• Big Star

• Tame Impala

• The Monkees

• Fountains of Wayne

The American equivalent of The Beatles include The Byrds, Cheap Trick and Big Star.

There are many bands that sound like The Beatles including Oasis, The Monkees, The Byrds, Cheap Trick, Tame Impala, Fountains of Wayne, Electric Light Orchestra and more.