Ask anyone “Do you know who Paul McCartney is?” and their response would most likely be “Yes.” Ask anyone “Did you know Paul McCartney died in a car accident on November 9th, 1966 and the “Paul” alive today is actually a replacement?” and their response would be to run in the opposite direction. As ridiculous as it sounds, there is a good number of people out there who would not run in the opposite direction. The rumor of McCartney's “death and replacement” began in 1969, and it is now widely known as a conspiracy theory called “Paul Is Dead”. “Paul Is Dead” theorists claim the other Beatles covered up McCartney's death by replacing him with a man who looks exactly like the deceased Beatle, but once the guilt got to them they began inserting clues of the cover-up into their songs and artwork.
While “Paul is dead” was very popular on college campuses, it reached widespread knowledge in the fall of 1969, when an anonymous person telephoned a radio DJ and announced that McCartney was dead. The accepted story of his alleged death occurred on November 9th, 1966, when McCartney – high on LSD – stormed out of a recording session for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band after arguing with the other Beatles. Subsequently, McCartney decided to drive aimlessly through London. Distracted from a red light due to his anger and drug-induced state, a car going through the intersection collided with McCartney's and set the car aflame. The other Beatles, fearful of the effect his death would have on their careers, secretly replaced him with William Shears Campbell (“Faul”), the winner of a McCartney lookalike contest. Campbell's appearance matched that of the deceased Beatle, but his musical style or personality definitely did not. The Bea...
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... They believe it represents him holding a nail from the coffin that McCartney's coffin, and they kind of see it as him saying “Yeah, I buried Paul McCartney, but who cares because I'm Paul McCartney now.”
If “Paul is dead” theorists are correct about McCartney dying in 1966, then “Faul” is still with us today. He had four children with his deceased wife, Linda Eastman, and produced more than twenty solo albums – not to mention the ones released by the band he formed after the break-up of the Beatles, Wings. Then came his divorce from Heather Mills, one of the most expensive divorces of all-time, which probably made him wish he were dead. So who is the real Paul McCartney? As George Harrison sang in “Something”, “I don't know / I don't know”. Neither does the world, and it may never know, but conspiracy theorists like to believe they have known this entire time.
The Beatles were formed in London and consisted of four prime members: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. When they first came out from Liverpool to America, they gave a clean look toward people by wearing suits and trimmed haircuts. The Rolling Stones, also formed in London later on, also consisted of four prime members in the beginning: Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, and Charlie Watts. Throughout their career, they let they hair grow long and wear whatever they wanted including concerts, giving off the “I don’t care” look. The Beatles gave a clean impression, perceived as perfect school boys while The Rolling Stones gave a dirty image to the public and didn’t care about other’s opinion and rebelled against “the man”. As t...
Cobain (the lead singer, and one of my idols) O.D.’d on a LOT of crack and shot himself. The songs on this CD are really about how much Cobain hates the world, but some of the lyrics tell me that he really wants everything to stop. I think the true meaning of the Song, Heart Shaped Box, is that he just wants to stop performing, and go home and forget about all his fame, his money, his somewhat disturbing lyrics, and all of his touring. Heart Shaped Box is the second most popular Nirvana Song ever released. Although Kurt only really used 3 simple chords in all of his songs, that would make him that much more of a creative guy.
Though Mohr doesn’t expressly say so, I believe it is safe to assume that Mrs. Hamma is a white woman of at least moderate wealth. This immediately alienates her from her students, most of whom are Hispanic, speak poor English, and are doing menial tasks for little pay. In fact, there are only two students in the class of twenty-eight who are from Europe, one Italian and one Polish. Another obvious difference between Mrs. Hamma and most of her students is gender. When she is calling on the students to speak about themselves, the text says, “There were more men than women and Mrs. Hamma called two or three men for each women. It was her way of maintaining a balance.” Much of this story is focused on using education as a means to changing social status. This is a very American idea, the thought that one can change much of their life and lifestyle by educating themselves, getting a higher paying job, and working hard.
When I think about it, the front cover in a sense symbolises Dave’s life. He is the purple bougainvillea hanging on the black and white fence. This could be a way of how they celebrate his life – show how bright he was in a cold world.
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This song lacks logos but considering the context of the song, it would be unnecessary and inappropriate to add in any facts or resources. For the pathos aspect of the song, the artist uses the talk of drugs and the comparison to Peter Pan to affect the emotions of the audience. Both of these allow the audience to make possible connections as well as help them understand the emotions behind the story deeper. Along with these uses of rhetorical appeals, the acoustic sound of the song adds to the emotion of the song because it allows the listener to focus on the words and story with a slow tempo. The ethos for this song is the fact that the singer, Chance, is the one who personally experienced these emotions and this relationship. He is also the producer of this song. Overall this song is not only enjoyable to listen to but once you analyze the meaning it becomes a song you can relate to and enjoy on a more complex level. (Word count:
The Beatles are known, respectively, as the fathers of modern pop music. After their first #1 hit “Please Please Me” was released in 1963 the Beatles were set in motion to become one of the most influential groups of musicians to ever rock our world. With over forty-nine records, 37 #1’s, and thirty- four number one albums (the highest amount of any band in history), there is no denying that they made a monumental ripple in the musical world. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr surprisingly all come from humble beginnings in a town that, until their superstardom, was barely noticed on the map. Liverpool, being kn...
Did you know when Tupac was alive he would always wear a bulletproof vest? But on the day he died he supposedly for some strange reason didn’t wear his bulletproof vest. Also there were rumors that Elvis faked his own death in order to escape his celebrity status and be free to live the rest of his life out of the gaze of the public eye. Couple of these theories were basically saying that Elvis and Tupac faked their deaths and are considered to be alive still.
To understand Lennon’s attempt at displaying his raw emotions through this song, one must also understand the influence behind Lennon’s decision. Bob Dylan influenced all of the Beatles in a significant way in their early Beatlemania years: Dylan introduced the Beatles to marijuana, mistaking “I can’t hide” for “I get high” in “She Loves You”. While the Beatles experimented with several energy drugs, they had not yet used marijuana, and they soon discovered that it bestowed the group with the ability to relax and escape from the stress of dealing with Beatlemania. After ...
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He later referenced Freddie Mercury again in his suicide note when he took his life on April 5th of 1994. “I haven't felt the excitement of listening to as well as creating music along with reading and writing for too many years now. I feel guilty beyond words about these things. For example when we're back stage and the lights go out and the manic roar of the crowds begins., it doesn't affect me the way in which it did for Freddie Mercury, who seemed to love, relish in the love and adoration from the crowd which is something I totally admire and envy,” (Cobain “Letter”). Along with Kurt Cobain, Freddie inspired his own stand in to become a
...t of people around you. The images are really helped clarify what the singer really wants to talk about. Without the images in the video some many things could have been interpreted from the song itself. Before I watched the video I just thought the author was talking about war, and specially the wars America was fighting at the time of the song’s release. The music in combination with the instrumentals and video create a piece of art that enlightens the soul.
The sixties and seventies were a time of war, peace and revolution, with “hippies” leading anti-war movements, and protests happening across the nation due to the administration of Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War. John Lennon originally a member of The Beatles, became a star in the anti-war subculture, and a hero to many, not only for his musicianship and the Beatle-mania that was spread across the country but for being a voice of the people. The Beatles were at the time, the voices of their generation and eventually became a product of their generation, with their songs highlighting the issues of the time. Even with the disbanding of The Beatles in 1969, Lennon continued to be a force in the culture, with his wife Yoko Ono and himself taking a prominent role in the media and movement against the war.
John came up with the name Beatles for the group. They were performing in the cavern. In 1961 the Beatles debuted at the Cavern Club and then they released their first single ?gLove me Do?h. John met a woman in 1966. Her name is Yoko Ono. John fell love with her and he divorced his first wife and re-married Yoko Ono. After the Beatles broke up and John started doing this by releasing solo album Imagine. But on December 8, 1980,Lennon, returning to their apartment on New York City?
The song accomplishes such a thing by taking the approach of a man who knows he is dying, and who takes a nice approach to it. Before the man dies and gets to experience the beauty of heaven, he explains to his loved ones that he doesn't want them to cry for him when he is gone but rather be happy for him. Images of different seasons of the year to explain the process of growing older. Images that depict the fading of light in a persons soul transforming into darkness. Images that the reader can perceive as vivid actions.