Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney There were a lot of changes in music during the 20th century. From the apparition of Blues and Jazz, to the origins of Rock n’ Roll, this century experimented a lot of innovations in music. Rock musicians such as Elvis and Chuck Berry inspired young people all over the world. This inspiration resulted in the creation of many new rock bands; some of them would change the history of music forever. Among all the different artists of that time, I decided to write about Paul McCartney.…

their first single, a Chuck Berry cover, "Come On." The single reached #21 on the UK singles chart. They also change there name to “The Rolling Stones”. They released their second single in Autumn of 1963 another cover this one by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, "I Wanna Be Your Man." The single reaches #12 on the UK singles chart. On April 16th 1964 the Rolling stones released their first album in the United Kingdom called “The Rolling Stones” The band later released there album in the United…

years. When I was only 5 went to live with his mother's sister, "Aunt Mimi". I attended Liverpool's Dovedale Primary school and Quarry Bank High School. Event #1 I got my first guitar through a mail order ad when I was 16. Then just a year later Paul McCartney noticed one of my performances at them Woolton Parish Church and invited me to his group, "The Quarrymen." Event #2 In 1958 George Harrison is introduced to our group and the Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu…

The Rolling Stones have become one of the most influential bands of all time. Many bands from the sixties are long gone, but the Rolling Stones continue to perform rock music fifty years later to this day. They have far exceeded the normal career span of any other rock band ever and continue to be very successful. The Rolling Stones are a rock band from London that formed in 1962 and are one of the bands that were part of the British Invasion. The Rolling Stones became known for their style…

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 references…

Beatles and especially one man in particular, Paul McCartney. Every day I would listen to the great songs produced by these four English man and my fathers love for the Beatles soon rubbed off on me. So when someone asks me “if you could be any one person in Rock whom would you choose to be,” I have to choose Paul McCartney and the Beatles. There is no person who has more respect or has achieved more than him in the History or Rock ‘N’ Roll in my eyes. McCartney is the type of guy that seems…

Andy Dwyer Andy Dwyer is a talented musician, aspiring detective, and one of the most honest and genuine friends on television. On the television show Parks and Recreation, the character Andy Dwyer is played by actor Chris Pratt. Andy Dwyer is a happy-go-lucky 20 something year old musician, that 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…

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 top 100 Beatles songs of all time. Although the true meaning behind the song was never fully…

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…

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…