British Invasion Definition

noun
The musical movement of the mid-1960s in which Brit. rock-and-roll groups dominated the U.S. pop music industry: the music is characterized variously by catchy melodies, upbeat tempos, etc.
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pronoun

The gain in British music bands' popularity in the United States in the 1960s.

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  • Until the British invasion of Afghanistan in 1839, the club of Mahmud and the wood gates of Somnath were preserved at the tomb of the great conqueror near Ghazni.

  • Their first single was a song written by fellow British invasion artists Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, but it was a flop.

  • The boys' carefully crafted image of 60s influenced British invasion bands created another selling point.

  • The Echoes played the most popular British invasion hits of the day, which suited Joel fine as he had decided, like so many others, that he wanted to be a rock musician after seeing The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show.

  • They are also alternatively linked in with British Invasion Two bands (the MTV video bands of the 1980s) and New Wave bands.

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