The Beatles

written and performed by The Beatles, and “Return to Sender” sung by Elvis Presley, are two examples of expression of feelings and thoughts. Although they both take place within the same decade, these two pieces of music show how different artists create…

Imagine all the world in peace, John Lennon did. John Lennon will always be remembered for being a member of one of the most influential bands of our time, the Beatles, but he should also be remembered for his messages of peace, love, unity, and hope; and his political activism. John Lennon's legacy is still relevant today 38 years after his violent death. John Lennon was born and raised in Liverpool, England, his father walked out when John was very young and his mother was killed by a drunk…

The relationship between McCartney, Lennon, and Dylan is something that changed the way of music for good. Besides the fact they were all good songwriters apart, when Lennon met McCartney, they were the start of a song writing movement in the industry that changed how people saw artists and song writers – because for once they were one and the same. I think what made their songs so innovated for the time, was how they mixed opinions and sounds through their separate lives, and came together to…

Lennon met Yoko Ono in 1966 and decided he was going to leave his wife Cynthia and son Julian for Yoko. The first album of the psychedelic era was Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band was a step in a different direction for The Beatles. As Hunter Davies states in The Beatles Lyrics “They seemed to be getting better, or at least different, moving on, or at least moving sideways, and of course sometimes deliberately backwards, but Sgt. Pepper turned out to be a multi-media, multi-level giant…

and are one of the bands that were part of the British Invasion. The Rolling Stones became known for their style of music and the way they played it on the stage. A lot of people saw the Rolling Stones as the anti-Beatles because their music was very controversial, while the Beatles refrained from creating controversial music. The Rolling Stones is a rock and roll band that originated from London. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were both friends since they were young children back in 1951.…

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 became an apologist of this idea and the movement for equality and peace in the 1960s. After the collapse of the Beatles, John Lennon began solo career until his…

oppression and asked they shake hands as he was always using his music and hoping to inspire and forge bonds of love and peace between any in conflict. Bob was at one time awarded with a United Nations Medal of Peace for his efforts. Musicians like The Beatles and Bob Marley are just a couple of fine examples of what important roles music can play around the world. Without them and many like them the world would be without many important concepts and values we hold high as a society today.…

the communist party in Russia. Bands like The Beatles, Rolling Stones, __ and ___ inspired Soviets to take part in the rock scene which led to talking about social issues in the country. The Beatles were the first band to spark the love of rock and Western music in the population of the Soviet Union. The act of listening to the Beatles in the Soviet Union was very dangerous because, it was believed to be spreading propaganda. In addition, The Beatles’ music as well as other Western items was…

After the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. As one views statistics about participation in organized religion that I have brought to light, so as to show that religion had become an important part of early twentieth century American culture, one might believe that this participation is the only way to gauge America’s feelings towards religion. If this were the case, then post-Pepper’s America had not changed at all. In American Religion, Chavez references a study done through the…

book, he emphasized the importance of cultural heritage, parents’ attitudes, and behaviors towards success. He says that greatness requires enormous time, using the source of The Beatles’ musical talents and Gates’ computer savvy as the example. This illustrates the 10,000-Hour Rule. He says that all the time The Beatles spent performing musical concert shaped their talent. Performing music live in different places can target the audience and allows the…