The Beatles is a band that is known for their messages of peace‚ love‚ and happiness. The band includes John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Ringo Starr. The bands album Let it Be puts a twist on the usual rock style of music. The album was written and sung by Paul McCartney in 1970. It sends its listeners on a roller coaster of emotions because of the range of tempo and beat in its songs. Some songs are sad or calming while others are more upbeat and happy. The album is pretty mediocre
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The Beatles Rock Russia “You say you want a revolution. Well you know‚ we all want to change the world”. Those lyrics from the Beatles song Revolution were considered subversive to Soviet youth by the Communist leaders. In fact until the late 1980’s‚ Beatle music was banned or very difficult to obtain in Russia.(Woodhead) Their music was smuggled into the country. If a person was caught‚ he would be punished by the KGB. Yet‚ despite the efforts of the authorities‚ the youth of Russia
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Hamilton Professor Weierman History and Journalism Paper 3/11/12 The Beatles “Oh Yeah‚ I’ll Tell You Something I Think You’ll Understand When I Say That Something I Want To Hold Your Hand…” “I Want to Hold Your Hand” was the first song released in America by the popular band from Liverpool‚ The Beatles. From that moment forward‚ The Beatles became popular all over the world and forever changed the music industry. The Beatles started the British Music Invasion in the United States. On December
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The Beatles The Beatles were a legend during the 1960’s. They were a British rock band that even today influences music. The Beatles swept the world off its feet and are considered by many to be the most beloved band in the history of popular music. It all started in March of 1957; the band’s founder John Lennon started a skiffle (mix of Jazz and Blues) group with some of his friends. They called themselves “The Quarry Men”. Later that year‚ the group played at a gig in Liverpool when Lennon
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The song Let it be by the Beatles is an amazing song with a generous amount of catchiness and a great sense of rhythm. The Beatles were all from Liverpool‚ United Kingdom and moved to the United States to make amazing songs. The members of the band include John Lennon (guitar)‚ Paul Mccartney (bass)‚ George Harrison (guitar)‚ and Ringo Starr (drums). George Harrison‚ John Lennon‚ and Paul Mccartney were the songwriters of the Beatles. The song Let it be is produced in the album Let it be‚ it fits
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generally view things very simply so it was difficult to look back and reflect on things I had been exposed to that had a deeper meaning. Suddenly‚ I got in my car and began to ride around for a little bit and my music had shuffled to “Blackbird” by the Beatles. I was singing my lungs out when I stopped singing and started to wonder if there was actually a deeper meaning behind the lyrics I was singing. Knowing that media has a major effect on how we live‚ I got even more curious because I was basically
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music artists have covered Beatles’ songs. So‚ the song I chose for this assignment is “Blackbird” performed originally by The Beatles. For the cover version‚ I chose Kenny Rankin’s “Blackbird” cover version. The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The band consisted of four members: John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Ringo Starr. The original version of the song “Blackbird” was written by Paul McCartney when he was with The Beatles‚ though the song was credited
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and ideas. “The Revolution” by The Beatles is a perfect example of a song that speaks about a global issue‚ which reflected opinions of many people around the world‚ and still continues to do so today. In the decade of the 1960’s there were hundreds of memorable occurrences that that are still remembered today.
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scope of study‚ clarification of terms‚ and organization of the paper. 1.1. Background The Beatles have become a phenomenon and a legend among musicians who started their career in the 1960’s. The style of their music and lyrics has given a vast influence on the development of music and culture throughout the world. This statement is supported by Hecl (2006:13) in his research entitled “The Beatles and Their Influence on Culture”: What makes them so special is their impact on music in general
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The Beatles In June of 1956‚ John Lennon met Paul McCartney for the first time. Nobody ever dreamed that John and Paul would have the success that they had. John Lennon and Paul McCartney along with George Harrison and Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr) became known as the greatest and the most influential rock musicians in the world. The Beatles‚ whose music has been played by prestigious symphonies around the world and has been sung by renowned singers such as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett‚ were a
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