In the 1960’s, Beatlemania swept across North America and Europe, causing the Beatles to receive immense popularity. Their work has become immortalized across the decades because of their melodic tunes and the meanings behind them. Without a doubt, the Beatles are the most recognizable music act of all time. They inspired an entire generation of musicians and united people together for the love of music. Throughout the Beatles’ careers, they have become a symbol of love because of the way they utilize it in their lifestyles, beliefs, and music. The Beatles were not stars from day one. Like many artists, they had to work hard to earn their fame. They were not always known as The Beatles and underwent lineup changes before becoming the
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This album was full of experimentation. Instead of the pop sound, this record had a very psychedelic feel to it. The song “In My Life” is sung about someone important in John Lennon’s life. “Of all these friends and lovers / There is no one compares with you,” is a lyric that describes Lennon’s feelings that this person is above everyone else in his life (The Beatles, “In My Life”). This is evident as well when he says, “In my life I love you more” (The Beatles, “In My Life”). This is referring to the fact that although there are other people and things that he has loved in his life previously, he loves this specific person more. “The Word” is a song explicitly about love. Throughout the song, Lennon tells the listener to say the word. Lennon then asks if the listener has “heard the word is love?” (The Beatles, “The Word”). According to this song, love can set one free. The song “Michelle” shows that love can exist even with a language barrier. This song is sung by Paul McCartney and he confesses his love for Michelle, a French girl. McCartney sings the words, “I love you, I love you, I love you / That's all I want to say” (The Beatles, “Michelle”). Although Michelle is not able to understand his words in English, he still wants her to know that he loves
This album was full of experimentation. Instead of the pop sound, this record had a very psychedelic feel to it. The song “In My Life” is sung about someone important in John Lennon’s life. “Of all these friends and lovers / There is no one compares with you,” is a lyric that describes Lennon’s feelings that this person is above everyone else in his life (The Beatles, “In My Life”). This is evident as well when he says, “In my life I love you more” (The Beatles, “In My Life”). This is referring to the fact that although there are other people and things that he has loved in his life previously, he loves this specific person more. “The Word” is a song explicitly about love. Throughout the song, Lennon tells the listener to say the word. Lennon then asks if the listener has “heard the word is love?” (The Beatles, “The Word”). According to this song, love can set one free. The song “Michelle” shows that love can exist even with a language barrier. This song is sung by Paul McCartney and he confesses his love for Michelle, a French girl. McCartney sings the words, “I love you, I love you, I love you / That's all I want to say” (The Beatles, “Michelle”). Although Michelle is not able to understand his words in English, he still wants her to know that he loves