Music Summary 3
Nory Solares
Music 8
Brodbeck, D
20 April 2015
Mark Sullivan, “‘More Popular Than Jesus’: The Beatles and the Religious Far Right Author(s),” Popular Music 6/3 (October 1987): 313–26.
John Lennon >Jesus The reading begins with an introduction to what brought on the controversy of the Beatles being greater than Jesus. It is done so by introducing the quote that stared the problem that was said by John Lennon. The reading allow the reader to establish an understanding to how big of an issue was created by just words. it is clear, thought the many things that occurred from teen magazine covers, record burnings, revoked memberships, and stock dips, that John Lennon’s word made a huge impact on how The Beatles were seen. Later we are shown how although he did apologize the “religious far-right” have not forgiven. Still many like David Nobel, are not just unforgiving but also anti-Beatles, being that Sullivan states “he conducted a twenty-one day lecture tour of California,warning of the evils of the Beatles” (314) In all showing us that the main things here is that through John Lennon’s words, from then on, The Beatles began to be considered as an evil that young individuals should shy away from due to the likeliness that the communist could use them to manipulate the minds of all these young individuals to begin mass revolution. Further reading allows for now to know that Nobel, did not fancy The Beatles in any way at all. His belief or his approval to the idea that the Beatles are “potential tools of a communist takeover of the United States.” However whether this is a willing action or an unwilling on is something which many seem to disagree on. Nonetheless while the Beatles may be intwined with this belief, it also applies to rock in roll in general. Stating that through a study it was shown that the young individuals int he society are being both tampered and exploited. This is supported in the reading through one quote that states "Rock and roll has a
Music 8
Brodbeck, D
20 April 2015
Mark Sullivan, “‘More Popular Than Jesus’: The Beatles and the Religious Far Right Author(s),” Popular Music 6/3 (October 1987): 313–26.
John Lennon >Jesus The reading begins with an introduction to what brought on the controversy of the Beatles being greater than Jesus. It is done so by introducing the quote that stared the problem that was said by John Lennon. The reading allow the reader to establish an understanding to how big of an issue was created by just words. it is clear, thought the many things that occurred from teen magazine covers, record burnings, revoked memberships, and stock dips, that John Lennon’s word made a huge impact on how The Beatles were seen. Later we are shown how although he did apologize the “religious far-right” have not forgiven. Still many like David Nobel, are not just unforgiving but also anti-Beatles, being that Sullivan states “he conducted a twenty-one day lecture tour of California,warning of the evils of the Beatles” (314) In all showing us that the main things here is that through John Lennon’s words, from then on, The Beatles began to be considered as an evil that young individuals should shy away from due to the likeliness that the communist could use them to manipulate the minds of all these young individuals to begin mass revolution. Further reading allows for now to know that Nobel, did not fancy The Beatles in any way at all. His belief or his approval to the idea that the Beatles are “potential tools of a communist takeover of the United States.” However whether this is a willing action or an unwilling on is something which many seem to disagree on. Nonetheless while the Beatles may be intwined with this belief, it also applies to rock in roll in general. Stating that through a study it was shown that the young individuals int he society are being both tampered and exploited. This is supported in the reading through one quote that states "Rock and roll has a