In alternate rock-n-roll history, after Elvis was drafted, someone

[raccoon]

marketed Cliff Richard so skillfully to the USA that he became a big star there
as well as in the UK.

Thus it was Cliff Richard who broke the pond barrier, not the Fab Four.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNufA_ZUQOo&feature=related

[Maccagirl]

1. I was getting ready to jump all over this until I re-read the word "alternate"

I get it.
:evilgrin:

[raccoon]

2. At least you went back and re-read it! nt

[Tikki]

3. Alright now...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVPAP62TvRY
Rik...the People's Poet

Tikki

[Joe Fields]

4. My how our rock history would have changed...

And...not for the better.

FYI...The Beatles weren't so much into Elvis, as they were Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Chuck Berry...

[raccoon]

5. No, the Beatles weren't, but the record-buying public were.

Buddy Holly is a favorite of mine too.

I was never familiar with Cliff until "Devil Woman" and "We Don't Talk Any More." An old boyfriend of mine was, though, and I remember him singing "Bachelor Boy," which is a kind of catchy tune.

I like to listen to old Cliff Richard songs on YouTube sometimes.