Monday, November 19, 2012
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"Revolution" by The Beatles
Amidst the early 1960s was much
resistance in reaction of the Vietnam War. This resistance came from people of
all ages but especially occurred from the youth at the time. The sense of
rebellion was exciting to them and from this excitement emerged many art forms.
Music, paintings, and films all emerged to portray a specific perspective on
what was happening at the time.
Many bands formulated strong
opinions about the Vietnam War and produced memorable music because of these
opinions. One of the most famous bands of all time, The Beatles, made
incredible protest music at this time that continues to define them to this
day. The youth of the 60s really connected with them because “the Beatles
exemplified a refreshing distrust of authority, disdain for conventions, and
impatience with hypocrisy. Kids sense a quality of defiant honesty and admire
their freedom and open mindedness. “ Thus, The Beatles music was highly
influential on the youth of that time. One song that clearly states where The
Beatles stand in terms of war is “Revolution” from the White Album. The lyrics
state, “If you want to talk about destruction you can count me out” meaning
they were against any form of violent resistance. The Beatles were essentially
hippies that pushed for peace and love amongst everyone in the world.
Many argue, “The Beatles did more
for the break up of Totalitarianism in the USSR than Alexander Solzhenitsyn and
Andrei Sakharov”. This is saying a lot considering they were political leaders
were simply musicians. The Beatles’ form of protesting through music identified
with influential people more closely than political leaders. Because of this
the new hippie movement swept the world.
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