John Was Right: Beatles Top Jesus

Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:14 am » by **-Marduk-**

The Beatles really became bigger than Jesus

Graph showing the relative popularity of the search terms Beatles and Jesus on Google over the past 30 days. More than forty years after John Lennon invoked the ire of Christians by claiming his band were bigger than Jesus, he has been proved right by an analysis of search terms on the Google search engine. In the last four weeks more computer users have typed in the search word “Beatles” on the Google website than “Jesus”. The popularity of The Beatles has increased substantially during September thanks to the re-release of all of their albums digitally-remastered.

Graph showing the relative popularity of the search terms Beatles and Jesus on Google over the past 30 daysThe last month also saw the release of the video game The Beatles Rock Band, which allows players to pretend to be Paul, John, George or Ringo by playing along to their songs on plastic instruments, while watching cartoon versions of the band on a screen. In March 1966 Lennon caused uproar when he told the Evening Standard: “I do not know what will go first, rock’n'roll or Christianity … we’re more popular than Jesus now”. Across America, angry Beatlemaniacs burned their Fab Four vinyl in protest and Lennon was forced to issue a rambling apology: “I wasn’t saying whatever they’re saying I was saying. I’m sorry I said it really. I never meant it to be a lousy anti-religious thing. I apologise if that will make you happy. I still don’t know quite what I’ve done. I’ve tried to tell you what I did do but if you want me to apologise, if that will make you happy, then OK, I’m sorry.”

Computer users can find out which topics people are searching for on Google by using the Google trends website, which allows you to analyse in detail the words people are typing in from different countries and different time periods. Though the graph clearly shows that The Beatles caught the imagination of more people during September than Jesus did, video games experts point out that The Beatles Rock Band has not fared as well in the shops as expected with rival music game Guitar Hero 5 outselling the Fab Four’s version.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/musi ... oogle.html

Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:39 am » by **Blacky**

AC/DC have sold more albums than the beatles so does this also mean they are bigger than jesus to? :flop:

Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:46 am » by **-Marduk-**

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ur drunk? already? that fast after the nightshift?

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Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:51 am » by **Flecktarn**

blacky wrote:AC/DC have sold more albums than the beatles so does this also mean they are bigger than jesus to?

thats true but there on a highway to hell :lol:

Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:54 am » by **Blacky**

flecktarn wrote:
blacky wrote:AC/DC have sold more albums than the beatles so does this also mean they are bigger than jesus to?

thats true but there on a highway to hell

true and then the do keep hearing those hells bells!!!!! :flop:

Tue Sep 29, 2009 1:50 am » by **Dmtshaman**

So does that mean Jesus needs his own Guitar Hero game to regain his fame? Lets see Jesus has been around about 2000 years, The Beatles about 40 years...sounds like a no brainer who has the legs to stand the test of time...Maybe if John would have hung around a bit longer he would have enlightened more people...George reached his enlightenment...Paul and Ringo seem like lost souls... :think:

Tue Sep 29, 2009 1:53 am » by **Trinity11**

blacky wrote:AC/DC have sold more albums than the beatles so does this also mean they are bigger than jesus to?

thats a dumb question.. we all know that google statistic are right and always will be and anyone who has anything to say about it.... :shooting:

BAM

....just kidding im bored :peep:

Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:15 am » by **Saturnv**

marduke u bored like some of your posts but find u just doin it for the hell of it uu iluminatti bastard pmsl !!

Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:18 am » by **Saturnv**

slushpup u got it correct ....again so can a shag minnie mouse !! pmsl

Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:20 am » by **-Marduk-**

saturnv wrote:marduke u bored like some of your posts but find u just doin it for the hell of it uu iluminatti bastard pmsl !!

Hope yur doing well, saturn and pissing in yur pants wasn´t caused by yur illness