written by John Lennon in October 11 1971‚ it was written for many reasons. It was to show others how poor people live like and how much they suffer living in the streets wishing to have everything we have now. Imagine is John Lennon’s second post-Beatles album. Recorded and released in 1971‚ the album tended toward songs that were gentler‚ more commercial and less avant-garde than those on his critically acclaimed previous album‚ John Lennon Plastic Ono Band. The album is considered the most popular
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Adele Laurie Blue Adkins Better known simply as Adele‚ is an English singer‚ songwriter and musician. Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born in Tottenham‚ north London‚ England‚ to Penny Adkins‚ an English teenager‚ and Mark Evans‚ a Welshman‚ on 5 May 1988. Evans walked out on Adele when she was two‚ leaving her 20-year-old mother to raise her single-handedly‚ for which Adele has still not forgiven him. She began singing at age four and asserts that she became obsessed with voices. Adele has cited
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The Beatles made it sound effortless when they came out with their hit song “Let it Be‚” but how simple was it truly to let it be? There was so much going on regarding disobedience‚ drugs‚ and combat. During the 1960s‚ President Johnson had declared war with Vietnam. Young adults in this time period insisted on resorting to different tactics of coping and began to follow the trend that bands and movies supported: drugs. With drugs came strange ways of life including their fashion choices‚ beliefs
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Imagine a world without violence; a world without suffering; a world without hate. These words streamed through John Lennon’s mind as he sat at his plain‚ brown‚ Steinway upright piano composing his most influential song‚ “Imagine”. This same piano was bought by George Micheal years after Lennon’s assassination. Since the purchase‚ Micheal’s has decided to spread the dreams of Lennon through a tour he calls the Piano Peace Project. The tour will stop at many sites of American tragedy‚ one being
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broken. Her follow up album became the first album by a female artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200‚ and she has had a record of seven consecutive #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart‚ overtaking the previous record of six achieved by the Beatles‚ and the Bee Gees. Houston continued her success in Hollywood in the 1990s‚ starting with the box office hit The Bodyguard. The soundtrack became the best selling soundtrack of all time‚ and the single "I Will Always Love You" became the best selling
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This is because they think that soft rock music is too soft and they don’t like the feeling of weaknesses. Artists: Phil Collins- His early influence was Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey Jr.) from The Beatles. Collins started his career at age of 14 as an actor‚ but he also continues his passion in music as a drummer and later made his first album. Two of his songs influences by his personal relationship are “Please Don’t Ask” and “ Misunderstanding.”
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occurring‚ war was being fought in Korea and soon in Vietnam. During this period‚ they did not know how to play electric instruments for a short time‚ but they were producing their folk-rock sound in their music. They were a band known along with the Beatles‚ the Rolling Stones‚ and the Beach Boys. They were not always called the Byrds and started with only two members‚ but they soon grew to become a great band from the ‘60s. The 1960’s consisted of the the folk music revival and the Byrds developed
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here is why; In the 1960’s‚ showtunes were very upbeat. Many shows of the 60’s very “belty” singers and in their voice there is still a very sixties rock sound. Music around the world was changing‚ with the formation of many bands‚ such as; The Beatles‚ The Beach Boy‚ and The Rolling Stones. In most showtunes of this decade that soft rock sound is recognizable in actor’s voices. Even Broadway was at the "The Age of Aquarius." Icons on the other side of sixties showtunes‚ like Barbra Streisand and
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It is widely accepted that the group Queen are one of the best rock bands of all time. In 2001 they were voted second best to The Beatles in a poll in Britain. In their time‚ as a signed band‚ they released numerous albums and singles‚ which benefited from experimentation with their sound. Some tracks received critical acclaim and some concepts went totally over people’s heads. However‚ they were never afraid to take risks. A good example of where they trod this line was the album "Innuendo". This
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In my paper I will write about CCR’s Original band and their new band Creedence Clearwater Revisited created in 1995. I will also inform you about CCR’s top three hit Singles. John Fogerty and his brother Tom were raised in Berkely‚ California. When John was a pre-teen he was going to school studying piano. It was at the age of 12 when he received his first guitar. The following band mates Cook and Clifford met at ‘El Cerrito Junior High. CCR’s first album Creedence Clearwater Revival was produced
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