One hundred years from now Beatles songs may be so well known that every child will learn them as nursery rhymes, and most people will have forgotten who wrote them. They will have become sufficiently entrenched in popular culture that it will seem as if they've always existed, like Oh Susannah, This Land Is Your Land, and Frère Jacques.


The Guardian (June 1, 2007)

The Guardian Daniel Levitin: Beatles on the brain


One hundred years from now Beatles songs may be so well known that every child will learn them as nursery rhymes, and most people will have forgotten ...

One hundred years from now Beatles songs may be so well known that every child will learn them as nursery rhymes, and most people will have forgotten ...

One hundred years from now Beatles songs may be so well known that every child will learn them as nursery rhymes, and most people will have forgotten ...

One hundred years from now Beatles songs may be so well known that every child will learn them as nursery rhymes, and most people will have forgotten ...