Paul McCartney

Identify a Quote or Music Lyrics that Are Somehow Interesting or Meaningful to You One of the most striking songs that impressed me was the song by John Lennon «Imagine". Lennon’s solo work as well as all the work of the Beatles in total is an invaluable cultural heritage of the 20th century. The Beatles’ songs in due time became a symbol of change. Listening to rock and roll, people are no longer afraid of the state. Rock became a symbol of freedom and independence from Big Brother. The Beatles…

Over the years there have been many inspirational people that have passed away. Unfortunately, there have also been some people that have been assassinated. One of those people was John Lennon who was an inspiration but was murdered by a mentally insane person. John Lennon was and still is an inspiration. Him and the Beatles had toured the world to spread the influence of their music. Later on when they split up, John still continued to make influential music and say inspirational quotes such…

“Taxman”, Harrison was having a great deal of trouble with this solo causing tension and frustration in the studio (enter source here). Even when they slowed the tape down, Harrison still could not do it. The band watched him struggle for hours, until McCartney took the solo himself. In “Taxman”, his guitar solo was one of the decade's finest solos. Lastly, the song “Tomorrow Never Knows” is considered to be one of most influential songs in pop history. This song is the last track on the album…

The Beatles: Imprints Left on Struggling America After many tragedies and let downs, America looked towards The Beatles as foreign role models for change and to get through its all-time lows. After Kennedy’s assassination and the Cuban Missile Crisis, Americans needed something that would take their minds off of the hardships in their lives. Surely obsessing over four young, talented, and foreign men would do it. On February 9th, 1964, the Beatles made their first American television debut.…

In 2004, the alternative rock music world was shook by the release of the song, “Alive With the Glory of Love” by Say Anything, with a catchy beat and an interesting backstory it quickly gained popularity and resonated with many listeners especially myself. The story of this song tells about the lead singer Max Bemis’s grandparents who were survivors of the holocaust and how through the challenging times they experienced they both found each other and let love be their escape and lasting hope.…

The Beatles Close your eyes. Now open them, otherwise you won't be able to read this amazing yet somewhat boring essay. Imagine yourself at a Beatles concert. Do you see the screaming fans? That’s what the 1960s were like for a lot of people. The Beatles are remembered greatly today for various reasons. Pretty much everyone in the United States of America from 1960 to about 1975 knew the Beatles and what they were all about. The Beatles were a complex band if the 1960s. They were very popular,…

Ringo Starr is so much more than the heart of one of the greatest bands of all time. He is a lifetime musician, a role model for generations of musicians and a true lover of his profession. Ringo Starr, musician, songwriter, singer, and actor; who gained global fame as the drummer for the Beatles, has changed the music industry in an unfathomable amount of ways. Starr was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to music. He was knighted in an ordination ceremony at…

After the introspective era more drugs came into play that turned into the psychedelic era from 1967 to 1968. This era brought us the Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, the Magical Mystery Tour album, and The White album. These songs were more about giving the world a message about peace and loving one another and also about protesting the Vietnamese war that is expressed in the song “Revolution.” John Lennon met Yoko Ono in 1966 and decided he was going to leave his wife Cynthia and…

John Lennon was one of the greatest influences in the world within the last one hundred years. With his influencing music and peaceful protests, he inspired a countless number of people throughout his lifetime. John Lennon served as a member of The Beatles, a band that has changed the world in multiple ways throughout the years. The music he produced during his career made people actually think about the world and how they view it. Along with his inspiring music he also influenced us with his…

Being covered by a multitude of artists in different genres, the song “Feeling Good” has become a staple cover in the music industry. “Feeling Good” was written by two British writers Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse. The song was written for a musical called The Roar of the Greasepaint-The Smell of the Crowd in 1965. This musical is about a troubled society, and amongst this society, an unusual trio comes together to proved hope to their world's. In the play, the song was sung by Gilbert…