In March 1963, an unknown pop group from the British city of Liverpool made it to number one in the charts( 排行榜 ) with a song Please Please Me . These four young men were just doing what they wanted to do -- play music and, not work. They changed pop music by singing about the least understood emotion -- love. Originally, The Beatles started with John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. It was only when they were already performing as The Beatles in 1962 that Ringo Starr joined. Ringo took the place of Pete Best as drummer when the group were performing at The Cavern -- a famous Liverpool club in a 19th-century building. The reaction of the crowd was not positive. “We want Pete,” the fans cried out when Ringo started to play. He was soon to feel welcome, though, when less than three months later, in December 1962, the group’s first hit record, Love Me Do , got into the charts. Just three months after that, Please Please Me reached number one. It was followed by many other hits and suddenly The Beatles were superstars. They had a great effect on age girls. They shouted about love, their songs were strong and youthful and it was exciting when they sang. The Beatles were also relaxed about their lives. When asked how long they would be popular, McCartney said: “We never used to think much about the future. But then everyone said 'How long will it last?'. So you start thinking about it. But there’s no answer. It remains to be seen.” The impression of living for the present, of being happy and carefree and going through life without great effort was a large part of the attraction of the early Beatles.