Last night during The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, Dhani Harrison was invited to sit and discuss The Beatles: Rock Band with Conan.

During the interview, Dhani said he was the mastermind behind making The Beatles: Rock Band a reality when he accidentally met with MTV president Van Toffler right after MTV had bought Harmonix.  Through their discussion, Van suggested Dhani meet with Harmonix President Alex Rigopulos, which was only the first step to bring their one in a million shot dream into what is being released today, The Beatles: Rock Band.

Of course, since Conan is a talented guitar player, he couldn’t help but try the game out for himself.  The song selection was one I felt to be questionable.  So many popular Beatles songs in the game, and they went with Birthday?

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In Oct. 2008, Harmonix revealed a bomb-shell of an announcement.  One of the most influential, and most sought after bands of all time was going to be in Rock Band.  Not only will the music of The Beatles be made available to gamers around the world, but they were going to be the main focus of the game.

The Beatles: Rock Band is Harmonix’s first title dedicated to a single band.  Find out if Beatlemania is alive and well in our review.

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Right when you think “Beatles coming to Rock Band” is a great idea for all the hippy soccer moms, news breaks out that harmonizing within the game may be possible.  In May’s issue of Game Informer, a rumor suggesting that multiple microphones will be used to sing along with the Fab Four.  This opens the game to a whole new level.  Especially for those who prefer belting out a tune, when clearly they should be belted.

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