I watched a documentary on George Harrison the other day, that was done really well. Since then, I've had my trusty acoustic out and have been running through their catalogue. I can't believe just how good those guys were. I loved them as a 10 year old, and now at 60 the magic is still there. I think that goes to explaining why they were so successful. There stuff had great chord structures and melodies and the vocal harmonies just glue it all together. None of the music was really topical but focused on human emotions that cross age barriers.
We could use those guys today. Hard to believe that they were just having fun and hoping to still be around after a year.