Just discovered your thing here. Some of the most intelligent and thought provoking writing I have encountered about the Beatles-- and I've read a LOT of it! As the man said, I'll be back.
One more element: they were an antidote for the horrors and destruction that came to us daily on the news from Vietnam; we needed something joyous… something good to listen to, see.... and to believe in.
Wonderfully put Joel. Another reminder of how the passage of time inevitably erodes important context from what we think we know of our cultural history...
Awesome articule, Perry! Kinda almost addictive! Congratulations! And please keep on writing! 🙌
Just discovered your thing here. Some of the most intelligent and thought provoking writing I have encountered about the Beatles-- and I've read a LOT of it! As the man said, I'll be back.
Thanks for the kind words Gerald! Means a lot coming from a discerning Beatle Reader. Stay tuned - more on the way... :-)
One more element: they were an antidote for the horrors and destruction that came to us daily on the news from Vietnam; we needed something joyous… something good to listen to, see.... and to believe in.
Wonderfully put Joel. Another reminder of how the passage of time inevitably erodes important context from what we think we know of our cultural history...
The Beatles were as much a gift at the time of war as Cole Porter and Fats Waller were a gift during the depression… Anything goes.
Well played :)