George Strait co-wrote “I Believe” with his son and songwriter Dean Dillon during the aftermath of the tragic shooting in Newtown‚ Connecticut in 2012. On December 14th‚ 2012‚ shooter Adam Lanza walked into the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ Connecticut and fatally shot 20 children and six adult staff before taking his own life. Strait was among those asking why‚ so he turned to songwriting to help him sort out his grief and anger. “Like everybody‚ I was watching it on TV. I’m just shaking
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John around‚ Ringo disinterested and John dancing with Yoko. After manager Brian Epstein’s death in 1967 the group lost its rudder. The one person each member could go to complain about the others was gone. Paul tried to lead‚ John was with Yoko and George wanted recognition. Abbey Road was their last great effort and their January 1969 Apple rooftop performances their final live goodbye. John: “I want a divorce” but Paul said stay together until Let It Be released. Then Paul released quickly released
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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 to Lennon-McCartney in the White Album. The song
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all of the above 5 This ’64 John early ballad was autobiographical‚ featuring effective close vocal harmony and guitar harmonics by George. It is... "I Feel Fine" "If I Fell" "A Hard Day’s Night" "And I Love Her" "Michelle" 6 John borrowed the opening line of ____________ from the ’55 Presley recording‚ "Baby‚ Let’s Play House‚" now featuring George Martin on tambourine and threatening lyrics. "You’re Going to Lose that Girl" "Run For Your Life" "Drive My Car" "I’m Looking Through
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The Beatles came together in Liverpool‚ United Kingdom in 1960. This wonderful band consisted of John Lennon who played the rhythm guitarist‚ Paul McCartney who played the bass‚ George Harrison who played a variety of instruments including a multitude of Indian instruments‚ and Ringo Star who played the drums. The Beatles revolutionized rock and roll music by their impeccable song writing abilities‚ their spectacular‚ unique societal views‚ and their extreme perseverance. The Beatles took America
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right‚ he is one man who has changed society as we knew it. “I was born in Walton hospital on 18th June 1942‚” (McCartney 2000) in Liverpool‚ England. In 1953‚ at the age of 11‚ Paul started attending the Liverpool Institute. Later on he met George Harrison on a bus ride home. They both attended grammar school rather than attending secondary-modern school. His mother‚ Mary McCartney‚ died of an embolism after a mastectomy operation. The tragedy soon made him meet John Lennon‚ who he too had lost
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The polar opposite however‚ a dystopian society‚ is a society where everything from freedom and justice has completely become irrelevant‚ where everything is undesirable and frightening. One source that will be used is Kurt Vonnegut’s short story; Harrison Bergeron which has very contrasting themes depending on individual perspective. The thing with these societies is that more often than not‚they are based around individual perspective. Much like journalism and overall modern media‚ perspectives will
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When I was growing up in a foreign country‚ I remembered my dad actually playing this piece by The Beatles on repeat. The song‚ “Let It Be” was one of his favorite songs to listen to and I also had quickly gotten accustomed to it. “Let It Be” is one of the songs of multiple albums that The Beatles have notoriously won nominations to awards being that they were highly regarded and arguably debated as the most influential idols of the rock era. This specific song actually had come from Paul McCartney’s
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Death of Brian Epstein: the Beginning of the Beatles’ End It was a shocking day in April‚ 1970. A member of the Beatles‚ Paul McCartney announced his departure from the band with the announcement of his solo album. The dream that was built by the band was breaking up. Fans were shocked‚ sad‚ and even outraged‚ wondering how this happened. Why this happened in the first place‚ what caused Paul to leave? There were many complex factors to the breakup of the Beatles making it hard to answer it simply
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The legacy of the sixties has been definitely very important for the development of society and culture in what is commonly called ‘civilized countries‚’ The sixties were in many respects revolutionary. The changes affected not only the civilized countries (especially Europe and the USA) but also less developed states (in Africa and South America). Let us‚ however‚ concentrate on the former. As has been said‚ the late fifties and the sixties brought about changes in society that were very widespread
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