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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Over the course of an hour and fifteen minutes‚ Anthony DeCurtis interviewed Jeffrey Gaines on Thursday‚ March 14th in the Kelly Writers house on Penn’s campus about the Beatles impact on his life and his body of work. DeCurtis‚ an author and music critic‚ interviewed Gaines‚ a life-long musician‚ about the impact that the Beatles had on his musical taste and on his music in general. Around a dozen people sat in the relatively small venue at the Kelly Writers house with a few individuals entering
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12-27-12 B4 Beatles Biography No band has influenced pop culture the way the Beatles have. They were one of the best things to happen in the twentieth century‚ let alone the Sixties. They were youth personified. They were unmatched innovators who were bigger than both Jesus and rock & roll itself: During the week of April 4‚ 1964‚ the Beatles held the first five slots on the Billboard Singles chart; they went on to sell more than a billion records; and 2000’s 1‚ a compilation of the Beatles Number
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The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. They became the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed act in the rock music era. The group’s best-known lineup consisted of John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Ringo Starr. Rooted in skiffle and 1950s rock and roll‚ the Beatles later utilized several genres‚ ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic rock‚ often incorporating classical and other elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s‚ their enormous
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Ramos 1 Brandon Ramos Ms.Thang English 10B 3/22/13 The Beatles The Beatles helped society through John Lennon’s Peace Not War Campaign‚ the way they revolutionized music‚ and they changed many peoples lives forever. The Beatles were one of the best bands ever. They changed music and the lives of many people forever. They did many charity concerts to help a certain charity. They were one of the first to make a music video and helped mold what music videos are today. They were the first
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Effect of the Beatles on America The Beatles managed to cut across entire generations through their music. They hailed from Liverpool England. This is the most revered rock band in the world and is remembered as the most influential act of the rock era. The Beatles band was formed in 1960 and it comprised of four members namely John Lennon‚ George Harrison‚ Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney. This paper will explore the effects the Beatles had on the United States of America. The Beatles first performed
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At the beginning of their music career in the United States‚ The Beatles had no idea at the time that they were going to become widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era. Having formed in 1960‚ the band’s popularity spiraled as they came to America. The attitude and love for the music they created became of great interest to their performance goers‚ and always left them wanting more. The Beatles consisted of four very talented musicians‚ including Ringo Starr‚ George
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The Beatles were and always have been a huge sensation worldwide. They’ve sold millions upon millions of songs and albums. They have been and forever will go down in history for one of the best bands. The Beatles went on a total of 14 tours around the world. The United States had the honor to host The Beatles tour in 1964 which led to millions of people being struck with Beatlemania. That tour was their 8th one. The Beatles are known for the 4 musicians by the names of Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison
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was released as a single along with Hey Jude on August 26‚ 1968 in the United States and August 30‚ 1968 in the United Kingdom. This song was written and recorded on July 13‚ 1968 and can also be found in later albums such as the Hey Jude LP‚ The Beatles 1967-1970 album‚ and also Rock N’ Roll Music album. It was also later recorded by Billy Bragg in 1992‚ Mike and the Mechanics in 1989‚ and the Thompson Twins in 1985.1 There are 3 different versions to the song. The original version‚ Revolution
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other was a cover of Buddy Holly’s "That’ll Be The Day". A number of songs that were later recorded for Beatles records‚ were originally written at this time including "I’ll Follow The Sun" (which McCartney had written independently)‚ "When I’m Sixty-Four" and "One After 909". After a brief split‚ The Quarry Men regrouped in 1960 as The Fabulous Silver Beatles‚ later shortened to The Beatles. The name was a tribute to Buddy Holly’s band‚ The Crickets‚ combined with beat music‚ a common British
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