Rumors that the Beatles would reform tantalized music fans for years after the Fab Four's breakup in 1970. Now get ready for a new round of will-they-or-won't-they whispers -- but this time about the Beatles' sons forming a band.
James McCartney, son of Paul, told the BBC's website that he had discussed the idea with Sean Lennon, Dhani Harrison and Zak Starkey, fellow scions of the Beatle lineage. "Sean seemed to be into it, Dhani seemed to be into it," McCartney said.
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While Zak, son of Ringo, didn't seem to be keen, McCartney added: "I'd be happy to do it ... you'll have to wait and see."
The BBC reporter suggested the name "Beatles: The Next Generation", which sounds a little too Star Trek for our tastes. (Beatles 2.0, perhaps?)
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If the prospective junior Beatles do decide to come together on stage, they may need to consider the competition. No, not professional Beatlesque bands with big production values, but the thousands of eager amateurs on YouTube.
Engaging, energetic, and surprisingly tuneful, these keepers of the Beatle flame are bringing the band's music back down to a more human scale. Call it the digital Cavern.
We've collected 15 of our favorites. Did we miss any of yours? Let us know in the comments.
From Me To You (Walk off the Earth)
Best known for their single-guitar cover video of "Somebody I Used to Know", Walk off the Earth has a plethora of Beatles tunes in their cover song catalog. Here's one of the Fab Four's early hits.
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This story originally published on Mashable here.
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