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Political Songs
Recently I’ve been listening to my “political songs” playlist on my Ipod. The only criterion for inclusion on the list is that the song has to have some kind of overt “political” message, as opposed to...
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American artists, British bands
Chuck Berry There are eight Americans and two Brits in the top ten of Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 100 greatest artists of all time Johnny Cash (not a definitive list, but useful for...
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It Was 40 Years Ago Today . . . .
A London Times reporter who covered the Beatles at the end of their musical partnership has gone through some old tapes and written an interesting article about John Lennon and his views on the end of...
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Should Mark David Chapman Be Paroled?
Yesterday the press reported that Mark David Chapman’s upcoming parole hearing has been rescheduled for a date in September. Chapman, who gunned down John Lennon in cold blood in front of the Dakota...
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Should Mark David Chapman Be Paroled? (Update)
A New York parole board has decided to deny Mark David Chapman’s latest application for parole. The board interviewed Chapman, who is now 55 years old, and decided that his “release remains...
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The Value Of Lennon’s Suit
The white suit that John Lennon wore on the cover of Abbey Road recently sold at auction for $46,000. The two-piece suit, which had been made for Lennon by a French designer, was purchased by an...
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Listening To The Beatles, Fresh After 50 Years
If you are a serious fan of The Beatles — and what lover of rock ‘n roll isn’t? — imagine hearing that there are recorded Beatles songs that you’ve never heard. You bought every album and played them...
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Creative What-Ifs
The Atlantic recently carried a fascinating article on the Lennon-McCartney songwriting team. It’s hard to imagine that anything new could be written about the Beatles, but the writer’s thesis is that...
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An Ancient Perspective On War
Why do human beings make war on each other? It’s a question that has intrigued philosophers and scientists, poets and peasants for centuries. A more interesting question, though, might be not why, but...
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Goodbye To Sir George
Sir George Martin died on Tuesday at age 90. Though he had a long and accomplished career in music, he will forever be remembered as the Beatles’ producer — and therefore as a giant in the history of...
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Paul McCartney, Bassist
Recently I stumbled across this article about Paul McCartney, the bass player. It’s based on an interview of McCartney that occurred in November 1994, conducted as part of the research for a...
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78
Today is John Lennon’s birthday. One half of the greatest songwriting teams in the history of music would have turned 78 today, if he had not been felled by a lunatic’s bullet and had survived the...
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A Beatles Reunion — Of Sorts
Ringo Starr is coming out with his 20th solo album, called What’s My Name, next month. The album will feature an intriguing track for the Beatles fans among us. Sir Ringo will be singing a song...
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Lennon’s 80th
This month marked the 80th birthday of John Lennon. The founder and one of the cornerstones of the Beatles, and the writer of so many great songs as part of the Lennon-McCartney songwriting duo, was...
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