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[[File:S5E11 The Fab Four.png|thumb|270px|Fab Four]]
{{Q|He is an egg-colt! They are the egg-colts! He is a STALLION! Choo-choo ska-doo!|Gameloft description for "[[Guitarist Pony]]", a reference to the song, "{{W|I Am the Walrus}}"|My Little Pony (Gameloft)}}
'''The Beatles''' were a famous rock band that flourished throughout the [[1960s]]. Their most iconic line-ups, and indeed, perhaps one of the most iconic line-ups in music history, was {{W|John Lennon}}, {{W|Paul McCartney}}, {{W|Ringo Starr}} and {{W|George Harrison}}, with each individual musician being an influential and famous musician in their own right. Though traditionally labeled as a rock and roll band, they dabbled in several genres and styles, such as Indian music and perhaps most famous, psychedelic and hard rock.

They have been referenced on several occasions throughout ''[[My Little Pony]]'' and ''[[Equestria Girls]]'' with the unnamed [[Traveling Band]] being a direct parody of them and the place of [[Pepperland]] being a reference to their album, ''{{W|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band}}'' and film ''{{W|The Yellow Submarine (film)|The Yellow Submarine}}''.

==Homages==
===''Friendship is Magic''===
[[File:S5E11 Road.png|thumb|270px|Come together!]]
The episode title "[[Magical Mystery Cure]]" is a reference to the album, ''{{W|Magical Mystery Tour}}''

Season 5's "[[Party Pooped]]" featured {{FIM|Pinkie Pie}} joining a band only referred to as the "[[Traveling Band]]" which served as a parody of The Beatles, with a few photographs showing their greatest hits and eventual breakup.

The title of Season 6's "[[Every Little Thing She Does]]" references "{{W|Every Little Thing}}"

===''Rainbow Rocks''===
[[File:RR4 Pepperland.png|thumb|270px|So let me introduce to you the one and only Sunset Shimmer and Sgt. Rarity's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]
Rarity's entire section of "[[Friendship Through the Ages]]" is a parody of the psychedelic look of some later ''The Beatles'' albums.

===IDW comics===
[[File:FF22_Lennon.png|270px|thumb|In the town where I was born, lived a man who sailed the sea...]]
{{C|FIM|9}} features {{FIM|Vinyl Scratch}} singing lyrics to the song {{W|Drive My Car}} on page 16. The same issue has a variant cover that references Abbey Road.

{{C|FF|22}} features Pinkie Pie making a series of rejected cakes, one of which is [[John Lennon]] and the Yellow Submarine. In addition, the pose Lennon was in is a reference to this [https://i.redd.it/xhk10mw3zg921.jpg image] of John.

{{C|PVM|1}} features a cover that's a parody of ''{{W|Abbey Road}}''. On the cover, Scootaloo rhetorically asks the reader if they're fab, this a reference to another name for the Beatles, the ''Fab Four''.

==See also==
* [[George Horrsen]]
* [[Liam T. Walrus]]
* [[Paul McCartneigh]]
* [[Pepperland]]

==Other notes==
* One of the more infamous photo-shoots about The Beatles was entitled "The Somnambulant Adventure". The character of [[Somnambula (disambiguation)|Somnabula]] shares her name etymology with the word Somnambulant, which means sleep walking.
* The Beatles have actually actually had more members than the Fab Four, namely {{W|Pete Best}}, {{W|Stuart Sutcliffe}}, {{W|Chas Newby}}, {{W|Jimmie Nicol}} and {{W|Tommy Moore}}.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:S5E11 Early years.png|Their early years
File:S5E11 The Fab Four.png|Big break
File:S5E11 Road.png|Abbey Road
File:S5E11 Sgt. Pinkie's Lonely Heart Club Band.png|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band
File:S5E11 Break up.png|The big break up
File:PVM1_Cover_Tidewater.jpg|Yes {{FIM|Scootaloo}}, yes you are.
File:FIM9_Cover_SDCC_4000.jpg|[[San Diego]] Road
File:FIM9_Vinyl_speaks.png|[https://youtu.be/kfSQkZuIx84 And baby I love you!]
</gallery>

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Latest revision as of 15:52, 4 October 2023

Fab Four

"He is an egg-colt! They are the egg-colts! He is a STALLION! Choo-choo ska-doo!"
— Gameloft description for "Guitarist Pony", a reference to the song, "I Am the Walrus"[source]

The Beatles were a famous rock band that flourished throughout the 1960s. Their most iconic line-ups, and indeed, perhaps one of the most iconic line-ups in music history, was John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, with each individual musician being an influential and famous musician in their own right. Though traditionally labeled as a rock and roll band, they dabbled in several genres and styles, such as Indian music and perhaps most famous, psychedelic and hard rock.

They have been referenced on several occasions throughout My Little Pony and Equestria Girls with the unnamed Traveling Band being a direct parody of them and the place of Pepperland being a reference to their album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band and film The Yellow Submarine.

Homages

Friendship is Magic

Come together!

The episode title "Magical Mystery Cure" is a reference to the album, Magical Mystery Tour

Season 5's "Party Pooped" featured Pinkie Pie joining a band only referred to as the "Traveling Band" which served as a parody of The Beatles, with a few photographs showing their greatest hits and eventual breakup.

The title of Season 6's "Every Little Thing She Does" references "Every Little Thing"

Rainbow Rocks

So let me introduce to you the one and only Sunset Shimmer and Sgt. Rarity's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Rarity's entire section of "Friendship Through the Ages" is a parody of the psychedelic look of some later The Beatles albums.

IDW comics

In the town where I was born, lived a man who sailed the sea...

Friendship is Magic #9 features Vinyl Scratch singing lyrics to the song Drive My Car on page 16. The same issue has a variant cover that references Abbey Road.

Friends Forever #22 features Pinkie Pie making a series of rejected cakes, one of which is John Lennon and the Yellow Submarine. In addition, the pose Lennon was in is a reference to this image of John.

Ponyville Mysteries #1 features a cover that's a parody of Abbey Road. On the cover, Scootaloo rhetorically asks the reader if they're fab, this a reference to another name for the Beatles, the Fab Four.

See also

Other notes

  • One of the more infamous photo-shoots about The Beatles was entitled "The Somnambulant Adventure". The character of Somnabula shares her name etymology with the word Somnambulant, which means sleep walking.
  • The Beatles have actually actually had more members than the Fab Four, namely Pete Best, Stuart Sutcliffe, Chas Newby, Jimmie Nicol and Tommy Moore.

Gallery

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