John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

I am going to begin this essay with a heartfelt apology. I wanted to get this out of the way because this is going to be a very opinionated essay, comparable to that found within the last two pages of the online reading Art Without Boundaries. Unlike the aforementioned reading, I do not believe art has cultural boundaries. Neither in the past and especially not in today’s multi-culturally embracing society. There used to be an understanding that (good) art transcends all boundaries. Up…

After the breakup of The Beatles, Lennon expected to feel free and liberated but felt the opposite. Lennon, with the encouragement of Yoko Ono, turned to “primal scream therapy,” where he relived traumatic moments of his childhood and relieved the tension that built up through screaming and crying. Lennon later said, “I’m not bitter anymore . . . I meditate and I cry” (Corbin 99). Lennon and Yoko Ono had a falling out in 1973, when she forced Lennon to move out. Lennon called this his “Lost…

cultural before the Beatles choice to follow them. The band only created higher popularity for these faiths amongst the population. Also their views on Christianity and Catholicism weren’t widely accepted; 1966 John Lennon made the statement the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus” which created uproar in America, especially in the south that are strong Catholics. Younger generations burned all their merchandise and refused to accept the band as role models again. There was no change here…

dreams of being a cop. Unfortunately, his lack of ambition tends to interfere with bringing that dream into fruition. However, anything that he may lack in ambition he more than makes up for with the ability to always be a great friend, co-worker, and band mate. The television show Parks and Recreation is composed of a very unique cast of government workers, politicians and unique citizens that are active in their community. The main objective…

Mondiale Publishing’s various magazine titles, including TPi. Mondiale Chairman Damian Walsh granted access to a large section of the ground floor of the Waterloo Road building, throughout the week and weekends of September for open days. A small band of volunteers arrived at Strawberry Studios on 2 September 2017, faced with a large open-plan floor area, featuring the iconic original window situated between the control room and studio area. The team constructed a wooden frame to house the…

career. Rather, in focusing on the years when the band became the first ever to mount several world-spanning tours, it offers two things at once: a history of the Beatles during the years of their initial success; and a tribute to the group’s powers as a live act (Cheshire, Godfrey).He also notes that the documentary includes the entirety of songs, rather than just snippets and cutsto different scenes. In addition to this, included are some old John Lennon and George Harrison interviews, along…

Man Tunes Essay The Beatles were a Liverpool based rock band formed in the 1950s. Now over 60 years after their start, The Beatles are nearly unanimously known as the greatest musical group in at least the past 100 years. I selected their song “In My Life” as the subject of my Man Tunes assignment. The song “In My Life” was written by Lennon and McCartney for the 1965 album Rubber Soul. The song has a runtime of 2 minutes and 26 seconds and was placed 5th on Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the…

Loyalty: The Symbolically Toxic Trait Songs about love have been a large part of our music industry for several decades now. As a result, it is no surprise that several artists write have had several different perspectives on the topic. There are several songs such as “All You Need is Love” by The Beatles, where they frame it as one of the most magical feelings a person can possibly feel. On the other side of the perspective, there are artists that decide to get analytical about it. “Loyalty” by…

Liverpool, England. John Lennon was in a band called the Quarry Men before The Beatles formed. When John met Paul McCartney, who was introduced through a friend, he was impressed by his talent with a guitar and asked Paul to join the band. Paul agreed to the offer. At age 14 George Harrison became the newest member. This took awhile to happen since George was so young. . Paul try to persuade John to let him join, but John didn’t give. After awhile of persistence from Paul, John finally agreed to…

On July 13, 1985, two simultaneous concerts that featured many legends was broadcasted globally. Bob Geldof went to Ethiopia after hearing about the most recent famines and witnessed all the unfortunate things that were happening to these people. This caused him to be inspired, and this inspiration led to something amazing. Bob Geldof was the idea guy in this situation, he wrote alongside Midge Ure Do They Know It’s Christmas? to spread awareness to people that not everyone is lucky enough to…