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Vladimir Banovcanin is John Lennon, Marko Calic George Harrison, while Vitomir Milicevic is Ringo Starr. \u003cbr/\u003eBackstage, the band don their outfits - each costume is meticulously chosen. \u003cbr/\u003eAs the show marches on, sixties-style black suits and narrow ties give way to 'Sgt. Pepper' multi coloured uniforms. \u003cbr/\u003eAll the instruments the band play are authentic. Epiphone, Rickenbacker, Hofner, Gretsch guitars, Ludwig drum sets and Vox amplifiers from the fifties and sixties are used for their shows. Some are even loaned by diehard Beatles' fans across Belgrade. \u003cbr/\u003eOnce on stage, the guys speak English only, even going so far as to adopting Liverpudlian accents when addressing the crowd. \u003cbr/\u003eDasic says the detail is everything: \"We made sure that we have the proper costumes and the proper instruments, we made sure to play their music in their own style of performance. I have taught myself to play the left handed bass guitar even though I'm right handed. We are at a level of commitment that is applied by serious cover bands all around the world.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMarko Calic adds: \"We do pay great attention to our stage appearance, and we do feel a great deal of responsibility when we perform. We all feel that the Beatles are the greatest band of the 20th century, of all times, and thus the responsibility we feel is appropriate. We never cut any corners and went into great detail, hitting every note correctly, and on top of that, we wanted to convey the Beatles visually to the audiences as well.\"\u003cbr/\u003ePetar Popovic, a prominent music author and critic from Belgrade, is one of the foremost authorities in the Balkans when it comes to the Beatles.\u003cbr/\u003eHe's also an avid collector of Beatles' memorabilia. In his house, he proudly shows off a couple of rare pieces which include: a News of the World advertising poster from 1964 for a series of articles by Pete Best ( the famous fifth Beatle). It's thought to be one of the few surviving pieces of its kind. Plus there's an autographed commemorative plaque from the band's legendary appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. \u003cbr/\u003ePopovic says : \"When somebody debates the importance of the Beatles for the culture of the 20th century and talks about everything that had happened in the fifty years since they formed, I always ask: What would the world, the culture, and the modern civilisation be like if the Beatles did not exist, if they were never formed as a band in October of 1962? The world would probably be a different place. But, thanks to the Beatles we now know that their creative work in the eight years from 1962 to 1970 was so important that it had changed the sound of the 20th century\" .\u003cbr/\u003ePopovic also underscores the educational role of serious cover bands: \"The importance of the Bestbeat as a Beatles cover band is that they teach the children of the older generations about the timeless values of the old days of rock and roll.\".\u003cbr/\u003eCertainly this 21st century audience seems pleased to relive the good old days when ' Hey Jude' topped the charts some 45 years ago.  \u003cbr/\u003eBelgrade, Serbia, October 13, 2013\u003cbr/\u003e1. Bestbeat opening their performance with \"A Hard Day's Night\";\u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide of Banovcanin as Lennon;\u003cbr/\u003e3. Closeup of Banovcanin singing;\u003cbr/\u003e4. Mid of Calic as Harrison and Milicevic as Starr, performing;\u003cbr/\u003e5. Mid of Dasic as McCartney playing the famous Hofner bass guitar and casting a shadow on he wall;\u003cbr/\u003e6. Mid of a child in audience, singing along to a song\u003cbr/\u003e7. Mid of audience enjoying themselves\u003cbr/\u003e8. Mid of Dasic, left, Calic, center, and Banovcanin performing ' Yellow Submarine' \u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide of band members dressed in Sgt. Pepper style uniforms in the dressing room;\u003cbr/\u003e10. Mid of band members in costume in the dressing room;\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE, Serbian, Damjan Dasic, performs as Paul McCartney: \u003cbr/\u003e\"We made sure that we have the proper costumes and the proper instruments, we made sure to play their music in their own style of performance. I have taught myself to play the left handed bass guitar even though I'm right handed. We are at a level of commitment that is applied by serious cover bands all around the world.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. Mid of band members in dressing room;\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE, Serbian, Marko Calic, preforming as George Harrison: \u003cbr/\u003e\"We do pay great attention to our stage appearance, and we do feel a great deal of responsibility when we perform. We all feel that the Beatles are the greatest band of the 20th century, of all times, and thus the responsibility we feel is appropriate. We never cut any corners and went into great detail, hitting every note correctly, and on top of that, we wanted to convey the Beatles visually to the audiences as well.\"\u003cbr/\u003e14. Pan to right of band performing\u003cbr/\u003eBelgrade, Serbia,  October 17, 2013\u003cbr/\u003e15. Closeup of plaque marking the Beatles' famous appearance at the Ed Sullivan show in 1964, in the house of Petar Popovic, a prominent Serbian rock music critic and author\u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide of Popovic showing his rare first edition books on the Beatles\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE, Serbian, Petar Popovic, music critic and author: \u003cbr/\u003e\"When somebody debates the importance of the Beatles for the culture of the 20th century and talks about everything that had happened in the fifty years since they formed, I always ask the question: what would the world, the culture, and the modern civilisation be like if the Beatles did not exist, if they were never formed as a band in October of 1962? The world would probably be a different place. But, thanks to the Beatles, we now know that their creative work in the eight years from 1962 to 1970 was so important that it changed the sound of the 20th century.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Wide of Popovic holding a News of the World advertising poster from 1964 with the Beatles on the cover, a rare item of Beatles memorabilia\u003cbr/\u003e20. 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