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A Beatle boot or Cuban boot [1] is a style of boot that has been worn since the late 1950s but made popular by the English rock group the Beatles in the 1960s. The boots are a variant of the Chelsea boot: they are tight-fitting, Cuban-heeled, ankle-high boots with a sharp pointed toe. The style can feature either elastic or zipped sides. [2 ...
A Chelsea boot style (elastic-sided with a two-inch—later as much as two-and-one-half-inch—Cuban heels) was notably worn by the Beatles but although it had a pointed toe, was not considered to be a winklepicker. Winklepicker shoes were also worn by Teddy Girls as well as being a fleeting fashion for young women generally. [citation needed]
When The Beatles first saw Chelsea boots with Cuban heels worn by a London band playing in Hamburg they were told where they were purchased from. They visited and purchased their own and they later commissioned their own variation. [3] This modified version of a Chelsea boot is now known as a Beatles boot.
Shoes, boots, and handbags were often made of patent leather or vinyl. [35] The Beatles wore elastic-sided boots similar to Winkle-pickers with pointed toes and Cuban heels . These were known as "Beatle boots" and were widely copied by young men in Britain.
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George Harrison wrote "Old Brown Shoe" in January 1969 [2] [3] on a piano rather than guitar, his main instrument. [4] The song's rhythm suggests the influence of ska. [5] In his 1980 autobiography, I, Me, Mine, Harrison says that the lyrical content started as a study in opposites and addresses "the duality of things". [1]
2. "Come and Get It" by Badfinger. 1969 Written and produced by Paul McCartney, this song became a top 10 hit for Badfinger, a band signed to the Beatles’ Apple label.