Posted on 11/14/2016 7:37:49 PM PST by Mariner
The early 1970s were a tough time in the lives of The Beatles. The band had dissolved among growing tensions between the musicians, and in 1970 they decided to go their separate ways and officially disbanded the most important group in modern music. By 1971, Paul McCartney found himself in one of the worst spots in his life, one that "he would look back on ... and tell everyone that he'd almost had a nervous breakdown."
It was during this time that relations between The Beatles were at the most volatile, and in 1971, John Lennon sent a scathing letter to his former bandmate and then-wife Linda McCartney. "I was reading your letter and wondering what middle aged cranky Beatle fan wrote it," Lennon's typed and hand-annotated message to McCartney reads.
"Do you really think most of today's art came about because of the Beatles?" Lennon wrote. "I don't believe you're that insane—Paul—do you believe that? When you stop believing it you might wake up! Didn't we always say we were part of the movement—not all of it?—Of course, we changed the world—but try and follow it through—GET OFF YOUR GOLD DISC AND FLY!"
(Excerpt) Read more at esquire.com ...
Plus “In My Life”,
Whenever we see the Beatles, or tributes to them; the audience spans all age groups, from eight years to eighty.
These songs are as close to eternity as we will get.
The 60's birthed the 70's and the 70's were a crash from a serious high.
We were supposed to fix things, not invent disco.
bad drug things started in the 70's.
Who wrote the tax man? They always played that song at some of the tea party protests.
Yoko was the earth ground.
Disco became part of the problem....
Millions of 12-15 year old girls would agree with you. Serious people with good taste in music would not.
The Girl That I Love--The Beatles (1965)
Also said Bush was ‘illiterate’ (not a big Bush fan, myself).......but McCartney can’t read music. Huge projection and insecurity on his part.
Amazing to me that there are all sorts of songs written thst were hits by others, but not recorded by the Beatles.
George
And I always use that exampl e when talking witth people about the dangers of Socialism.
‘There’s one for you, nineteen for me’.....in the 60’s, the wealthy in Britain were taxed at a 95% rate.
I am not a big Beatles fan, but respect what they did for music. Paul McCartney's performance was enjoyable and a nostalgic trip back in time. He impressed me as a genuinely nice person, who plays bland, yet popular music.
Lennon gave the Beatles music an edge that McCartney lacks.
Drug abuse explains the letter.
We went to concert with a Beatles cover band last summer. They weren’t great but weren’t bad. Lots of young people there, including my sons and daughter in law. All the kids knew the songs. Daughter in law asked me my favorite songs. I said there is one for each era of the Beatles anthology:
Early: I Saw Her Standing There
Mid: Ticket to Ride
Late: Dear Prudence
McCartney was the music.Lennon was the muse.
Taxman, George Harrison.
Paul and John fought in my opinion, like a married couple.
The were very close for years and it was bound to erupt on occasions.
John got all involved with liberal politics, he was a dupe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iTOQDXosOE
Who? s on first?
I can't stand their music and never listen to it.
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