The Dutch act Stars on 45 rode a medley of Beatles songs with a disco beat to the top of the chart on June 20, 1981.

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That’s essentially how Stars on 45 and the many other outfits who followed their example in the early ’80s operated. The folks behind Stars on 45 actually came up with the idea secondhand.

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“Stars on 45 Medley II” Soon after, in August 1981, the follow-up was released in a very similar style and format. This had nine Beatles songs with that beat and drum loop keeping it all ...

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Parents of a certain age might also think back to an earlier franchise: the “Stars on 45” medleys of the late 1970s.

One movie star is featured on The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper' three times. During one of those appearances, she's depicted as a doll.

Sam Mendes is set to direct four separate feature-length biopics chronicling the story of The Beatles through the eyes of each of its members, and the casting of the four musicians has now been ...

(CNN) — Sam Mendes is set to direct four separate feature-length biopics chronicling the story of The Beatles through the eyes of each of its members, and the casting of the four musicians has ...

(CNN) — Sam Mendes is set to direct four separate feature-length biopics chronicling the story of The Beatles through the eyes of each of its members, and the casting of the four musicians has ...