On February 7th‚ 1964‚ Great Britain was known for a lot of things: tea‚ spiffy tailoring‚ the Queen. “Exciting musical exports‚” however‚ was not high on the list. Everything changed 50 years ago today when four young British musicians landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and detonated a cultural explosion. I refer‚ of course‚ to the thrilling arrival in America of that one-of-a-kind band that we have all come to know and love‚ this great band that transformed American music
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the culture we would still be living in it today. John Lennon‚ one of the most influential songwriters and musician to ever lived‚ wrote a song called “Give Peace a Chance.” John and Yoko were staying at Queen Elizabeth’s hotel on May 26th‚1969 when John and Yoko decided to stay in bed for six full days to promote peace. Being already famous because he was a band member of The Beatles‚ he got a great deal of attention from news stations. John got the song idea and the song’s rhythm by listening
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1978 Jan. Julian returns to England‚ and J begins fifteen months of being a househusband spending most of his time caring for Sean. Jan 1st. After a year off from song writing G composes “Blow Away” and “If You Believe “ while in Hawaii. 2nd week of Jan. Over 1.5 million copies of “mull of Kintyre” have now sold in the UK‚ making it the biggest single in that nation’s history until 1984. End of Jan. G continues to compose new songs while on vacation with Olivia in Hawaii. Early Feb. Yoko turns
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incident caused people to put themselves on the waiting list to borrow the novel‚ when there were none before.[38] Mark David Chapman’s shooting of John Lennon (Chapman was arrested with his worn copy of the book‚ and inside‚ he had scribbled a note: This is my statement‚ From Holden Caulfield.)‚ Robert John Bardo’s shooting of Rebecca Schaeffer‚ and John Hinckley‚ Jr.’s assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan have also been associated with the novel.[39][40] In 2009 Salinger successfully sued to stop
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Non-Violent They wonder if music and non-violence have something in common. For the first look‚ not so much. However‚ if they think deep enough‚ it is easy to find some similarities in history. The Beatles and Mahatma Gandhi‚ known as Gandhi‚ shared a lot of similarities yet were very different. In spite of differences the men had common opinions. They were using peaceful methods‚ influenced all of the fans‚ and had many enemies. The world famous singers The Beatles and Gandhi are both extremely
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goes: And with a wave of my wand‚ people from all corners of the earth would wake from their long sleep and realize that they already have what it takes inside of them to create a better world. In the blink of an eye‚ they’d understand the words of John Lennon – “We can change the world‚ rearrange the world – it’s dying‚ to get started.” In the blink of an eye‚ people everywhere would recognize the tremendous power they have inside of them to begin to take the first few giant steps toward achieving a
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Whatever you are‚ be a good one.Abraham Lincoln If you dream it‚ you can do it.Walt Disney Never‚ never‚ never give up.Winston Churchill Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.1Napolean Hill If not us‚ who? If not now‚ when?John F. Kennedy Everything you can imagine is real.Pablo Picasso I can‚ therefore I am.Simone Weil Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.Eleanor Roosevelt Turn your wounds into wisdom.Oprah Winfrey Wherever you go‚ go with all your heart
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of World War Two hanging over society: of people beginning to forget about rationing and planning‚ and a generation of young people express themselves politically‚ socially and as consumers. The Beatles came to America after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in hope to lift spirits and inspire people look at the world in a different light. They invented serious rock music‚ which some saw as good and bad‚ but really The Beatles wanted to change the world for the better. Society began to
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by a two-note police siren Lennon heard while at home in Weybridge. This became "Mr. City policeman sitting pretty...". ‘ Lennon. (1967). I Am the Walrus. Available: http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/i-am-the-walrus/. Last accessed 08/12/2015. For the actual song‚ the idea of the Walrus was from the poem ‘The Walrus and The Carpenter’ which has been said to be from the sequel of Alice in Wonderland called Through the Looking Glass. In 1980 in a Playboy interview‚ Lennon said: "It never dawned on
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Annie Leibovitz “A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.” American fashion and glamour photographer Annie Leibovitz once said. Leibovitz was born on October 2‚ 1949 in Waterbury‚ Connecticut. The third of six children‚ she is a third-generation American whose grandparents were once Jewish immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe. Her mother was a modern dance instructor and her father was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force. The family
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