Religious views of the Beatles the Beatles had become "more popular than Jesus". Lennon had, in fact, originally made the remark to the British newspaper "London Evening Standard" and when it was first published in the United Kingdom, in March 1966, his words had provoked no public reaction. After "Datebook" quoted his comments five months later, however, vociferous protests broke out in the United States. The Beatles' records were publicly burned, threats were made and some radio stations refused to play their music. The protest also spread to other countries including Mexico, South Africa and Spain. Two press conferences were held in the US, where
An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona and "The Impossible Dream" from the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha. It contains songs interpreted mainly in English and Spanish, and the DVD includes behind the scenes and an interview with the group. It was directed by Guillermo Baker. Giorgio Armani designed the wardrobe of Carlos Marín, David Miller, Sebastien Izambard and Urs Buhler for this concert.<br> It debuted at No.1 in nine countries, including Spain,<br> Portugal and the Netherlands and was certified Gold in Mexico. It sold over three million copies in just two months, 500,000 of them in UK alone. An Evening with Il Divo: Live in