Narrator
But what if there had been no Cavern Club?
No Brian Epstein? No George Martin? No Capitol Records?
No Lady Luck, to smile down on those four lads from Liverpool?
George Harrison very simply puts it this way
"I dunno. I know if we weren't, uh, making a lot of money and
Uh, popular, then we'd just be poor, unpopular Beatles."
Narrator
After many successful months of playing at The Cavern
The Beatles landed a booking tour with a Larry Parnes' Pop Show
The job wasn't a very good one, just backing a young singer
But it was the first time that The Beatles had played outside
Of thеir native Liverpool. After that camе their booking
At the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany, and a short time later
Their discovery by Brian Epstein. While in Germany
The other Beatles at that time including the late Stuart Sutcliffe
Paul McCartney, who had been with John since the days
Of the not-too-successful "Nerk Twins," and George
Who had just become a Beatle, all found the young
German fräuleins much to their liking. But it was clear that John
Although greatly elated over the group's newfound fame
Longed for his home in Liverpool, and, in his words
"My love was in Liverpool
She and I met one day and suddenly fell in love
Later, we were married, and I love her."
And like every good husband, John wanted his family
To have financial security
However, at this point, it seems to be the least of his worries
When asked about the rumor if he, or any of the group
Was a millionaire he casually scoffed
"No! That's another lousy rumor..."
(laughter)
"Is Brian Epstein not a millionaire?"
"No, even he's not one, unfortunately..."
"Where does all the money go?"
"Well, a lot of it goes to Her Majesty..."
(laughter)
"She's a millionaire!"
(laughter)
Narrator
And, she too, is a Beatle fan. And, as long as we have Beatle fans
I guess we'll always have Beatlemania
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