John Lennon

1969, when a college student claimed that The Beatles had been inserting clues about member Paul McCartney’s death in their last couple albums. One clue the student mentions includes, the cover of Abbey Road which some interpret as a funeral scene. Lennon all in white represents the preacher, Starr’s black clothing represents the mourner McCartney’s bare feet and simple clothing identify him as the corpse, and Harrison, dressed in denim, depicts the grave-digger.…

The future of The Beatles was threatened when in 1966 member John Lennon said, “We’re more popular than Jesus now.” This controversial remark was plastered across all mass media and set off “protests, death threats and the end to the Beatles’ touring career” (Rolling Stone 2016). Datebook, an American teen magazine, reprinted Lennon’s “more popular than Jesus now” remark and it led to a “Beatle boycott.” Families and members of the Christian church burned Beatles records and put on protests to…

Magical mystery tour is an album by The Beatles that released in United Kingdom under Parlophone label, and united States under Capitol Records which distributed worldwide, with two different format, the album was released with a six song double EP in the UK and an 11 song album in the United States and elsewhere, Magical Mystery Tour happened to be the soundtrack to the film with the same title that was originally broadcasted by the BBC on December 1967. The loss of Brian Eipstein (Beatles…

The Beatles have always been a well known band and there has always been so much to say about them ever since I was young. Today, and back in the day they were known to be one of the greatest and the most influential band of all time. They were not just a great band that everyone enjoyed for a short period of time, their music transformed the way music was made dramatically back then and today as well. Their ability to write songs and to make the music were uncomparable to any other band. People…

LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) was little know at this time, but still legal, and was commonly used by John, Paul, George, and Ringo. It had an “[immense] effect on the Beatles songwriting and recording” (“Beatles and Drugs”). The first released song to mention acid was “Day Tripper,” but “over time its influence resulted in less explicit and more abstract…

Beethoven" and "Rock And Roll Music" The great artist’s sway can be heard even on much later recordings heard on later recordings such as "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" and "Come Together." In fact, when John Lennon composed “Come Together,” Lennon was a such a colossal fan, he was quoted as saying, “If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it ’Chuck Berry.” Meanwhile, in 1964, while legislators adamantly pressed the passing of one Jim Crow…

thought I would like none of these songs. In this album there are 14 songs mostly by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Overall I really like this album and would recommend this album to people. The band members in this band are Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. Ringo played the drums, John played rhythm guitar, Paul played bass and George was lead guitar. Paul Mccartney and John Lennon were the main singers in most of the songs. The Beatles are very well known and…

During that time, band members were already drifting apart and the group was having difficulty performing as a cohesive unit, partly due to the missing presence of John Lennon. The verse of “I Me Mine” opens in the key of A minor with the acoustic guitar starting the song with a slow and heavy tune, best capturing the sad mood among the group. The chorus in A major transitions to a more upbeat rhythm which reflects the…

will be the different stages of the Beatles: boy band, psychedelic. Along with what influenced the band itself. To begin this essay is going to start with the beginnings of the Beatles. This would be in Liverpool England. Here Paul McCartney and John Lennon met at a “Quarrymen” performance (Womack). The “Quarrymen” were a skiffle group meaning that they were the poor man’s music and used everyday items in their music. From this it was hard to attract skilled musicians, but only being 15 at the…

In 1960, an English rock band was created in Liverpool and they called themselves The Beatles. The members consisted of Paul McCartney (bass), John Lennon (guitar), George Harrison (lead guitar) and Richard Starky better known as Ringo Starr (drums). Their music in the beginning was influenced by skiffle type rock and roll. Later they would tryout other genres such as pop, Indian, psychedellia, folk and even hard rock. Their name became widely spread from all the performances they played in…