Liverpool: How can
music have such an
impact in a city
Jerónimo Pacheco
Liverpool
• 6th largest city in Great Britain
• Most important port in Great
Britain
• Big exposure to foreign culture
and trends
• 5th most visited city in the UK
• Britain’s only UNESCO city of
music
• Known Worldwide because of
The Beatles
Who are The
Beatles?
• Active between 1960 and 1970
• Best selling music artist in history
• Changed the music industry
forever
• Made a lot of groundbreaking
music
• Had a large cultural impact all
over the world
• Most influential musical artist
ever since
The Relationship
between the Beatles
and Liverpool
• The band was formed and performed
much of their early concerts there
• All the members were born and raised
in Liverpool
• Their early fame came from
performing in a Liverpool Cavern
• During their early years their music
was categorized as “Merseybeat”
• Liverpool gained international
recognition because of the band
• The Beatles play a big role when it
comes to tourism in the city
• Nowadays Liverpool has 4 Beatle
related museums (2 only dedicated
to them)
• Many other famous sights related to
them such as:
Strawberry Fields
Forever / Penny Lane
• Both songs released together in early 1967
• Recorded during their creative peak as a
band
• Represents the transition between their early
pop phase to their more experimental and
introspective later years
• Both places had a large significance during
their childhood
• Regardless of their fame, Liverpool was still
part of their essence
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Best Songwriting
Partnership in History
Conclusion
• The Beatles and Liverpool
have the same
importance and
significance for each other
• Music can influence a city
as much as a city can
influence music
• Every bit of music
contains a piece of the
place it stems from