Essay about John Lennon - Imagine

When Lennon wrote “Imagine”, and penned the words, "You may say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one, I hope someday you'll

Credibility Statement: I grew up listening to The Beatles frequently; my father was and still is a huge fan of the group. I own and actively listen to many songs performed by The Beatles and John Lennon’s solo work.

The Beatles were more than their music. They influenced the lives of millions of people unlike any musicians before them. They were the first and most popular band in one of the most important music movements in American history, the British Invasion. The year 1964 was the year both the British Invasion and “Beatlemania” came to America and forever changed the landscape of music in the United States by introducing the genre of pop, as it is today. The Beatles changed the rules of music. Many things that are considered normal now were pioneered by the Beatles such as: creating compilation albums, expressing their views on world happenings through the media, musicians in movies, and even mass media advertising. The beatles

There have been many people, known as artists, who have tried to change the world through their art. “Art” can be paintings, music, dances, sculptures, literature, or photography. There are many ways to communicate and express ones feelings but The Beatles did it through their popular music. Although they didn’t focus on changing the world of politics or try to protest through their music they have songs that focus on those exact two things.

“Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world would be as one.” John Lennon’s song Imagine represents peace and equality throughout the world. He states how imagining there's no heaven, countries, and possessions.

"Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," recorded in 1967, is to date the number one Rock and Roll album ever recorded. Sgt. Pepper's is considered to be the first concept album. There are many things that brought about the creation of The Beatles most influential album. Before The Beatles began the recording process of Sgt. Pepper's they had retired from touring. This gave the group ample time to experiment with different instruments, recording techniques and drugs. The album cover also sparked a revolution in itself. Many bands took notice of the creative elements of Sgt. Pepper's and learned from them.

John Lennon once said,” We’re more popular than Jesus now; I don’t know which will go first, rock ‘n’ roll or Christianity,” whether this claim is true or not, the world will never know. The Beatles were, however, one of the most influential groups of all time and paved the way for many others to follow in their path.

Woodstock Woodstock was a rock music festival that took place near Woodstock, New York in a town called Bethel. The festival took place over three days, August 15, 16, and 17, 1969. The original plan for Woodstock was an outdoor rock festival, "three days of peace and music" in the Catskill village of Woodstock. The festival was expected to attract 50,000 to 100,000 people. It was estimated that an unexpected 400,000 or more people attended. If it weren't for Woodstock, rock and roll wouldn't be where it is today. Woodstock became a symbol of the 1960s American counterculture and a milestone in the history of rock music. The original plan for Woodstock had been to build a recording studio in the town of Woodstock (Sandow,

The Beatles: Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) was born in Liverpool on 7 July 1940. Drums and vocals. John Lennon was born in Liverpool on 9 October 1940. He was shot dead in New York on 8 December 1980. Rhythm guitar, keyboards, harmonica, vocals. Paul McCartney was born in Liverpool on 18 June 1942. Bass guitar, keyboards, lead guitar, drums, vocals. George Harrison was born in Liverpool on 25 February 1943. Lead guitar, sitar, keyboards, vocals.

The Beatles were regarded by the world as the greatest group of the rock era. After success in the United Kingdom, the Beatles were ready to capture the excitement of Americans. In the documentary film, “The Beatles, The First U.S. Visit”, their first arrival to the United States in February of 1964 is chronicled. This began America’s love affair with the group and this film captures the excitement of Beatlemania. This film was created by Albert and David Maysles, who were asked by the British TV company Grenada, to create a documentary on the Beatles first visit to America. This journey to America was not only a turning point for the Beatles but also a defining moment for the United States attitudes towards popular music. At this point in the Beatles career, their “Meet the Beatles!” album became #1 on the charts and stayed #1 for over eleven weeks making it world record. This film “The Beatles, The First U.S. Visit” gave us viewers the full experience of what is was like to be a part of the Beatles back in 1964. It memorialized the good times, adventures and their new experiences during their first visit to United States.

“Let me take you down, because I'm going to Strawberry Fields”, (Lennon,1966). Strawberry Fields is now a section of Central Park named after this song written by John Lennon. In 1985, five years after John Lennon was assassinated in front of his apartment building the Dakota, two acres of Central park now named Strawberry Fields were dedicated as a memorial to him. “Strawberry Fields Forever” was one of John Lennon and his band The Beatles, most popular songs. John Lennon was a singer and songwriter for The Beatles, a British rock band that was popular in the 60s and 70s.

Lennon loved Yoko Ono with a passion, and that came through in this album with a vengeance. The pair of them were famous for protesting things they regarded as unjust – and perhaps the most evocative protest song of all time – Gimme

  His effective use of ethos, logos, and pathos work together to help catch the attention of the listeners and enable them to feel as though there is something they can do to further Lennon’s cause. Using credibility, logic and emotion this song was successful in the way that it definitely caught people’s attention world wide and still causes a great deal of emotions decades after it was written. Music has been and always will be an important part of people’s lives, it makes them feel some sort of emotions. I think this song was successful in the areas of ethos, logos and pathos and will definitely continue to be a memorable song for even more decades to come. After all, John Lennon was never a public speaker or politician, but he still was able to get his message across

John Lennon was born on October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, Merseyside, NW England, UK, during a German air raid in World War II. His father was not present at Lennon’s birth and was not very present during his infant and toddler years. (www.lifetimetv.co.uk) The absence of his father may have had an influence on him based on the idea that “father absence has an impact on the health and well-being of children and may have an impact that reaches much further than adolescence. Father absence appears to contribute significantly to life adversity factors, including maladaptive behavior, poor academic achievement, low self-identity and risk behaviour, including early sexual relations and drug use,” (East & O’Brien, 2006). Later on in this psychobiography,

If humanity takes the time to sit down and internalize, one of the questions coming to mind has to do with why is it often afraid of change? Change is in fact a big theme in the 1987 hit song “The Man in the Mirror ” (Appendix E), where the late artist Michael Jackson sang the famous line, “If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make a change.” Fast forward to a modern-day 2016 filled with political unrest, poverty, and waning human rights, Michael Jackson’s message of self-reflection eventually translating into social change finds its relevancy today, despite the song 's thirty-years-old tenure. It introduces the notion that all individuals in society are essentially human, even in spite of humanity 's tendency to demonize other belief systems. Even Saint Mother Theresa agreed with this point, once saying that “if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” The only way to reconcile the fact that differences don’t corrupt our humanity is in society’s willingness to be flexible to different points of view and recognize the structures of prejudice in a modern context. What then is the harm in paring away our egos to realize that we all have something to bring to the table? Forms of art that even attempt to evoke this message of solidarity include poetry, which in itself is a free medium that poets utilize to express their thoughts and emotions.