[this one's for you, Ronmac]
It's no news here on this forum that I am not a huge fan of The Beatles. I didn't grow up in the era they were active, but I sure heard the music and formed my own opinion of their music through the years. I appreciate a portion of their body of work, but I don't fawn over them as the ultimate music experience. I agree they are essential listening for history purposes, but your mileage may vary depending on taste.
For my kid (now 8yrs old) I let her choose her own path for music. Of course she favors the music that she has grown up with so far due to my listening habits and that of friends/family. She loves music. In October 2017, at barely 5.5yrs old she attended her first concert (Tears For Fears) and last year was her second (the band Live.) She loved both concerts, while wearing ear protection, of course! Both times she was fortunate to meet the bands backstage and have photos/autographs to cherish.
Fast forward to this last weekend. I was in my home office and she often wanders in to look through my memorabilia. She was looking through the boxed sets and asked about The Beatles. She said she saw the boxes and also remembers seeing the books I have on another shelf.
I immediately stopped everything and let her enjoy going through the stereo box set and thumb through a hardcover book I have. She enjoyed some of the music she heard. Some she laughed and said it sounded funny or weird. After lunch she was randomly singing, "Baby you can drive my car!"
Don't worry: in the afternoon she was listening to Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, The Weeknd, Taylor Swift, and all her other favorites.
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