...| Emerged from Liverpool in the early 1960’s, The Beatles: George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, together changed music, culture, lifestyles, clothing style, and political attitudes. They sadistically emerged into the American pop music scene and changed it forever. Their energetic lyrics and funky beats with their grazing controversial long hair had a the youth entranced and influenced for a lifetime. Yet those weren’t the only things that had influenced many people around the world. The Beatles involvement with the politics of peace, and experimentation with hallucinogenic drugs and Indian mysticism brought a new look into meditation and a different view of society in whole. John Lennon, the lead singer of The Beatles, was 17 when he formed his first band called The Black Jacks. The band was made up entirely of classmates from the Quarry Bank Grammar School in Liverpool, and almost immediately after they started, they changed their name to The Quarry Men, to represent their school. They played Skiffle music, which was a mixture of folk, jazz, and blues which was popular in England at the time. In the summer of 1957, The Quarry Men were setting up for a performance in a church hall when another member of the band introduced Lennon to Paul McCartney, He auditioned for the band, after they had finished their set, he was immediately invited to join in October, 1957. By February 1958 Lennon’s style in music started moving increasingly away from skiffle...
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...Popular Music and History: John Lennon Everyone knows of The Beatles. You may not know a lot or any about them but everyone has heard a song or two at one time or another in their lives. This essay will discuss one of the members from the band, John Lennon and his fame with the band. In addition, this essay will also discuss the comment he made that almost cost the band their fame, as well as his murder. The Beatles were a band from Liverpool, England and became a band somewhere in the 1950’s, but did not become big until 1961. They released a total of 18 albums between the years of 1963 and 1970. The band included Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon. The band became big in the United States when they released the song, “I want to hold your hand” that John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote together. Another song you may know that The Beatles sang was, “I feel fine”. The song became the number one song at Christmas. When the band released this song, the song was a top hit for five weeks. The Beatles also had their own cartoon on television called,” yellow submarine” the band was becoming very popular. (APA(American Psychological Assoc.)References:Beatles, The. (2011). Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 1. "Beatles, The." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (2011): 1. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Mar. 2012.) (APA(American Psychological Assoc.).References.(2009, September 27). TOP 10 BESTSELLING BEATLES SONGS. Mail on Sunday...
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...The “Rolling Stones”, the “Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band in the World”, or the “Stones” are all names of which the influential bad boys of Rock ‘n’ Roll go by. The well deserved and hardly argued title of the “Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band in the World” was first bestowed upon them in the 1960s. Although there were other Rock ‘n’ Roll bands rising to fame at this time, almost simultaneously, the Rolling Stones graciously accepted the title and carried it to the top along with them, taking no breaks from the spotlight. The Rolling Stones left a lasting impression on the music industry as well as on most, if not all, of the people that have had the pleasure of enjoying their music, including myself. I was first captivated by the Stones as a kid riding along in the backseat, listening to whatever tunes my parents happened to select as the days’ radio station. The Rolling Stones had an obvious monopoly on airtime and had clearly earned it. They brought a new groove to music long before my time, however, that same groove they possessed so long ago was able to pull me in and steal my heart. I had become a megafan. I was head over heels in love with everything about this dangerous, rebellious, not so attractive, British Rock ‘n’ Roll band. The Stones release of Beast of Burden in 1978 was the the first song I had ever heard by the band, but in a much later year. The blues and soul fused style of this song is what demanded my attention. I was immediately infatuated with the song and could...
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...Lennon, an ex-member of the famous Rock band Beatles, is also a gifted composer. He had admitted that he was influenced by “The Time Are a Changin”. In the journal “Bob Dylan and John Lennon's Weird, One-Sided Relationship”, Scott Beauchamp and Alex Shephard states that Lennon commanded that “For three weeks in Paris, we didn't stop playing it. We all went potty about Dylan” (Beauchamp and Shephard). After Beatles disbanded, Lennon started to compose his protest songs. By releasing the song “Give Peace a Chance”, he successfully demonstrated his ideas about peace and showed it to the world. As another protest song singer after Dylan, he came out the songs as good as Dylan’s. In the journal “John Lennon 1940-1980: History Professor Jon Wiener...
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...In the early 70’s, Sixto Rodriguez had the opportunity to record his first albums in the United States. Rodriguez, was a musician and songwriter who worked with two of the best producers in the industry. Two of the released albums, Coming from reality and Cold fact, were a downfall in the music production, and soon enough Sixto was dropped from his label. Sixto went back to his simple life, working in a low income job. After his career ended, rumors of his death started to spread in the United States. While Rodriguez, was considered failure at home in Detroit, Michigan, his albums were very popular in South Africa. It was in South Africa, were the famous “dead “songwriter Rodriguez, was rediscovered. There is no exact explanation how his labels...
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...The Crawdaddy club started it all however, Oldham discovered them when they were singing which led them to be the Rolling stones. They lived in a Grundy apartment, But they practiced constantly and finally got their first gig at a club called Crawdaddy. On July 11th, 1962 The band performed their first song as the Rolling Stones. Only working with R&B, in September the band recorded 3 songs for their first demo. For 8 months the Rolling Stones had a once a week performance at The Crawdaddy club in England. Once Oldham noticed them, it only took a week for them to produce their first cover “Come On” This was Oldham's first record ever produced, therefore it was rushed and poorly made; the fans loved it anyway and it climbed up the British charts. Everyone seemed to really love it and it sold very easily. Though, throughout time, every single started to get a lot better, and they started to get a lot bigger, better, and so many more supporters. When they Published their second single that's when they started getting really big/noticed, they even got the chance to go on tour, they would start in London and end in America. The song “I Wanna be Your Man” Was The Rolling Stones second Single. After a while of just playing little concerts in London, they finally got the chance to go to America. While on the last 2 weeks on tour, they were Insulted and Humiliated. People were saying stuff like “Cut your hair” and “where's your lipstick” because apparently they looked like girls because...
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..."The Easy Way Out" by Emma Schwartz “Day Tripper,” was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Lennon sings the lyrics exquisitely. The vocals was sung by Lennon and McCartney. However, Lennon had the original idea for the melody after using LSD for the first time and work together with McCartney to finish it. I, for the most part, like the jingle because I think it has a catchy tune and an upbeat melody. This song gives me a feeling of buoyancy, like a trip or floating. Acid was beginning to play an active role in their music and they began to sing about the experience. Day Tripper is a jargon term for somebody who failed to entirely embrace the hippy existence, for the Beatles they involved the life but kept it concealed and only showed the well turned-out image side of themselves. This part of the song reminds me of a life filled with stress and drama. Stresses of being isolated because of the Beatle-mania fever with fans. Problems that they needed an outlet for, but yet you know they are tripping on the drugs to escape their stressful mayhem in life, they are justifying their actions. Although they see themselves as round-the-clock trippers, “fully committed drivers, she was just a day tripper.” they was someone who was committed only in part to the idea, the drugs took them on the trip to release themselves. Everyone has their own concerns in life, they want to escape from the real world, so I believe individuals relate to these lyrics. “Got a good reason, for taking...
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...Imagine by John Lennon Joel F. Doan Martin Davis ENG-242 Tuesday, March 27, 2012 I have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the syllabus and the sections in the Student Catalog relating to the IWU Honesty/Cheating Policy. By affixing this statement to the title page of my paper, I certify that I have not cheated or plagiarized in the process of completing this assignment. If it is found that cheating and/or plagiarism did take place in the writing of this paper, I understand the possible consequences of the act/s, which could include expulsion from Indiana Wesleyan University. Imagine by John Lennon It was difficult for me to write about John Lennon's song, Imagine, and not about John himself, the Beatles, Liverpool, Yoko Ono, New York, his assassination, or anything else. This song, as conceived and as first recorded, is deceptively simple. It consists of a short intro on piano, two verses, a chorus, a third verse, and a repeat of the chorus, followed by a brief 'play out' which is more or less a recap of the intro, turned to close on the tonic chord. But the song has inner strength. The simplicity is indeed deceptive. There are subtleties in the structure and execution. Also, the lyric, though superficially platitudinous, never oversteps itself, and is in fact genuinely challenging to the open mind. Imagine is in the key of C Major, the simplest key in western music. The four bar intro is alternate bars of C (the tonic) and F (the subdominant)...
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...Studios, London Genre Rock pop[1] Length 2:59 Label Apple Writer(s) George Harrison Producer(s) George Martin Certification 2x Platinum (RIAA)[2] The Beatles singles chronology "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (1969) "Something" / "Come Together" (1969) "Let It Be" (1970) Music sample "Something" 0:00 Abbey Road track listing 17 tracks Side one "Come Together" "Something" "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" "Oh! Darling" "Octopus's Garden" "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" Side two "Here Comes the Sun" "Because" "You Never Give Me Your Money" "Sun King" "Mean Mr. Mustard" "Polythene Pam" "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" "Golden Slumbers" "Carry That Weight" "The End" "Her Majesty" "Something" is a song by the Beatles, written by George Harrison and released on the band's 1969 album Abbey Road. It was also issued on a double A-sided single with another track from the album, "Come Together". "Something" was the first Harrison composition to appear as a Beatles A-side, and the only song written by him to top the US charts before the band's break-up in April 1970. The single was also one of the first Beatles singles to contain tracks already available on an LP album. The song drew high praise from the band's primary songwriters John Lennon and Paul McCartney, with Lennon stating that "Something" was the best song on Abbey Road, and McCartney considering it the best song Harrison had written.[3] As well as critical acclaim, the...
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...According to USA today, ever since The Beatles had their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9 1964, over 50 years ago, fans still go mad over this group that is no longer together today, but whose music still lives on. The Beatles became an extremely popular and influential group in Rock n’ Roll and their music is still played all over the world. The impact that they made on the music industry has been noted for quite some time now but can’t be overstated enough. The members who made up this group were, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. These four men, all from Liverpool, England, met one by one over time for their love for music. John first met Paul when he impressed him with his guitar skills one night and was then invited to join Johns group at the time, The Quarrymen. Next came George who joined the group in Feb. of 1958. The three of them joined a pair of guys whose mother owned The Casbah club and they became Johnny & the Mood Dogs, and then changed to The Silver Beetles. John Lennon dreamed up the bands final name, The Beatles, mixing ‘beat’ with ‘beetle’ like the last groups name. In 1960, the Beatles toured Hamburg, Germany and were then joined by Ringo Starr, who was previously playing with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. These were the main four men, also known as the “fab four”, who made up the group we still talk and hear about today. Brian Epstein, an English music entrepreneur, was best known in his lifetime for managing...
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...before the conductor,’… and he points to the various sections of the orchestra, as they play the long tone to tune their instruments to the standard pitch of A440. Well these random sounds were really loud, and somewhat confusing, who would’ve thought that they could play so beautifully. The concert began with a melodious 10 minute medley featuring wonderful musicians and the conductor Jack Everly, who is an experienced veteran in the symphony arts, as they concluded their introduction the audience rose as one to give it a long standing ovation. And then, Classical Mystery Tour arrived onto the stage wearing suits reminiscent of those tribute band comprised of Jim Owen as John Lennon, Tony Kishman as Paul McCartney, David John as George Harrison and...
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...Song Black Bird - Beatles How can the text be read and interpreted by two different readers? One text can be developed and interpreted in various ways with different perspectives. Blackbird by the Beatles is a song written by Paul McCartney, credited to Lennon-McCartney. One of the ways this song can be interpreted is with its literal reading a story of a blackbird with broken wings and "Blackbird" is a Beatles song from the double-disc album The Beatles (known as the White Album). The song was written by Paul McCartney, though credited to Lennon–McCartney. McCartney was inspired to write it while in Scotland as a reaction to racial tensions escalating in the United States in the spring of 1968.[2] In May 2002, during a show at the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas as part of the Driving USA Tour supporting the Driving Rain album, McCartney spoke on stage about the meaning of the song. KCRW DJ Chris Douridas interviewed McCartney backstage afterwards for his radio show New Ground, and the meaning of the song was discussed.[3] This interview aired on KCRW on 25 May 2002. I had been doing poetry readings. I had been doing some in the last year or so because I've got a poetry book out called Blackbird Singing, and when I would read "Blackbird", I would always try and think of some explanation to tell the people, 'cause there's not a lot you can do except just read the poem, you know, you read 10 poems that takes about 10 minutes, almost. It's like, you've got to, just...
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...Editing and Proofreading/Checking your use of numbers 20 pointsDue on Thur. Oct. 27th (TTH classes); Due on Friday, Oct. 28 (MWF classes) | Instructions: Choose the sentence that uses numbers correctly. | 1. | A. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr were 4 young men from Liverpool, England, who became the most popular rock band of all time. B. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr were four young men from Liverpool, England, who became the most popular rock band of all time. | 2. | A. On January twenty-five, 1964, the Beatles' first hit debuted on the U.S. charts. B. On January 25, 1964, the Beatles' first hit debuted on the U.S. charts. | 3. | A. The song, "I Want to Hold Your Hand," spent seven weeks at number one and fourteen weeks in the top forty. B. The song, "I Want to Hold Your Hand," spent seven weeks at number one and 14 weeks in the top 40. | 4. | A. Almost immediately, the Beatles began to attract 1000s of screaming fans everywhere they went. B. Almost immediately, the Beatles began to attract thousands of screaming fans everywhere they went. | 5. | A. Throughout the 1960s, the Beatles were the world's most popular group. B. Throughout the nineteen-sixties, the Beatles were the world's most popular group. | 6. | A. During the eight years of the Beatles' reign on the charts, they had more than forty three-minute pop hits. B. During the eight years of the Beatles' reign on...
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...A Future to Imagine I grew up listening to the song “Imagine,” by John Lennon, and it wasn’t until I started writing this essay that it made me really wonder how the world would be and if we could actually live as just one. The first verse in the song “Imagine there’s no heaven It’s easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today,” (Lennon, “Imagine”). In my opinion without religion I don’t think we could be happy. Religion plays a huge part in our lives especially when we are trying to cope during hard times. We use it as a comfort zone during times of suffering but we also thank God in times of happiness. It makes you feel that you are always loved not only by God but by those who believe in the same religion as you do. If there was no religion where would we turn in order to cope with life’s tragedies? Religion in some ways gives us the answers to the ‘why ‘questions for instance, like death. First of all I do understand what message he was trying to spread. I feel that message he was trying to send to us, was for us to imagine a place where things like religion and countries for instance did not exist. He felt this would make a better place for all of us to live in peace.”Imagine all the people Living life in people” (Lennon, “Imagine”) I can relate with this statement. I remember when this song came out in the early 70’s. Times were tough during those years; the Vietnam War was still going on so there probably was a bit of a...
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...“Rain, oh rain my solace and peace. Grant me a night of quite solid sleep.” This was the mantra of a particular insomniac named Zephyr. Now Zephyr was a young lad about the age of 20 who simply wanted a good nights rest and to perform his music for the entire world to see and hear. As it turns out its hard to focus without any sleep so night after night he hoped and prayed for a good nights rest but nothing work. He tried counting sheep, dogs, horses, parrots [that got tricky with each one saying there number repeatedly], cows, ducks, moose, cats, ninjas, samurai, that green ghost from the Ghostbusters film, and so much more. Nothing worked and as time passed by he was growing less and less focused so things were starting to slip through his hands like his musicianship. Learning all the instruments he had up to that point was a challenge and feeling it slip away as he was engulfed in a sea of confusion night after night was more nerve racking than anything else. One night he just couldn’t take the silence of his room so he went for a run. Angry confused and fatigued he thought this run wouldn’t last too long but as he took each step and listened to his favorite Steely Dan song he felt it all slip away. The anger confusion and fatigue faded into the background. So he ran and that night he reached about 4 miles and decided to stop not knowing where he was, so he turned around and went right back the way he came again faded into his music concerned with nothing else but the next...
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