In other news, The Rolling Stones published an article in 2013 on the thirteen worst band names … and The Beatles made the list….

“Before you start writing furious comments, stand back and think about this stupid band name.” wrote Andy Greene. “The Beatles is a dumb pun. That’s all. They took the idea of naming themselves after an insect like the Crickets, but changed the spelling for a pun on musical beats. It’s a simple as that. There’s no deep hidden meaning. There’s no wisdom here. Just a pun that might have provoked a very mild chuckle back in 1962. We accept it because we’ve heard it 50,000 times and they’re the best group in history, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a stupid name.”

You can read more about it here 🙂