This group of younger players sometimes were considered to be hippies because they wore longer hair than the previous generation. The name "Yé-yé" came from the "Yeah, yeah, yeah" chorus in The Beatles' song "She Loves You" after four members of the team posed for Marca impersonating the Beatles. "Yé-yé" was also how youngsters were called in Spain in the sixties when Beatlemania was catching on around the world, as well as a musical style popular in Spain in that decade.
This cluster of younger players sometimes were regarded as hippies because they sported longer locks than their preceding generation. The name "Yé-yé" originated from the "Yeah, yeah, yeah" refrain in The Beatles' song "She Loves You" after four members of the team posed for Marca impersonating the Fab Four. "Yé-yé" was also a colloquialism used to refer to youngsters in Spain during the sixties when Beatlemania swept the globe, as well as a musical style prevalent in Spain that decade.