Ringo Starr

Over the years, the struggle of becoming a popular artist in the music industry has gotten more and more competitive. Artists would struggle to find something that made them stand out from the rest, and eventually give up on trying to be illustrious, conforming to the basic chord structures and rhythms of every other popular tune. However, for twenty seven years, the expressionistic band Radiohead has constantly risen above the musical standards, ignoring everything about classical music theory…

Over There I have always been a fan of musicals and the great songs sung on the musical stage or in the Hollywood movies. My one all time favorite musical was about the life of songwriter and composer George M. Cohen who wrote a lot of patriotic song in his time. One of most inspiring and wonderful songs which he wrote during WWI was “Over There”. It was equally inspirational to the young men marching off to war and fighting overseas as it was to everyone who remained on the home-front. On April…

Do you think you own friends and family, who love you, would replace you if you went missing or died as a public figure? According to the “Paul Is Dead” conspiracy theory this is exactly what they did. Close to the year 1969 rumors started to spread about popular lead singer of the beloved band The Beatles. People who heard these rumors because very serious. Could it be true? Could Paul McCartney have died in 1966, November 9th in a car crash coming home from the EMI recording studio? Or maybe…

“The King of Pop” The 1980’s was a time of inspiration. Music had a big impact on the young people in the eighties, from the way they dressed, to the way they acted. “The King of Pop” Michael Jackson; was one of the most popular artists during this time, climbing his way to the top. Staring out in a family band to becoming the most popular pop artist of the time. During the sixties before Michael became the “King of Pop” he started out in his family band, “The Jackson Five”. The group was made…

Kayla Shaffer Dr. Partyka Paper 2 part 1 Inter 200 October 7, 2015 The Beatles The Beatles are an iconic group that has lasted the course of time for a multitude of different reasons. One being the huge contribution that the Beatles were able to impart on the rock n roll genre that we have come to know and love today. Another reason for their success was the content of their lyrics and the fact they resounded with the people listening to their music because they spoke to the real life…

Paul McCartney’s Aston Martin was involved in a car wreck in the early hours of November 6 1966, many Beatles’ fans claim that Paul McCartney died in that accident and was replaced by the winner of a recent look-alike contest. The “Paul is Dead” conspiracy theory was developed in 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…

The song “Yesterday written by Paul McCartney and released by the iconic band The Beatles in 1965 is one of my favorites. It is a slow melodic song, McCartney provides the main vocals. He talks about losing his love not fully understanding why and the aftermath of losing her and how hard love is.. While it’s a fairly short and simple song it has such powerful emotion and beauty. There are some music elements or principles that i noticed in this song. First there is sound the beautiful dynamics…

MUS120 Live Performance Review: Brian Wilson Performs Pet Sounds It was impossible to turn down the opportunity to see genius song writer and co-founder of the Beach Boys perform. The venue was equally perfect; the Radio City Music Hall in New York City is on its own a treat to see. Between the high energy music, along with original Beach Boys members the entire performance was brilliant from start to finish, earning a well-deserved standing ovation. Although all in all the show was excellent,…

The 1971 performance of “Wouldn’t it Be Nice:” was a well-rounded demonstration of the vocal harmonies used in the music produced by the Beach Boys. Throughout the video, the men go off of one another to produce an astounding harmony. The footage shows a plethora of foot tapping, guitar and ukulele playing, and not to mention the luscious, long, surfer hair look. Unlike common love songs of this time period, Brian Wilson wanted to portray the central idea of teens getting married too young.…

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…