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John Lennon: Live Forever - College Term Paper

John Lennon: Live Forever

We have all heard of John Lennon. He was Founder of the Beatles, also famous for his subsequent solo career and for his political activism and pacifism. On Monday, 8th of December 1980 he was shot dead outside his home, the Dakota building in New York City. Some might argue that John Lennon is indeed still alive, his spirit thriving in much of pop culture and musical influence. Imagine though that the life we know of Lennon today was not just his energy, but the man himself? What would John Lennon be in his 70’s? Would he still influence music, culture, politics and peace? If Paul is any indication, and for that matter what George and Ringo became, Lennon would still be very much a part of ...

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a visionary songwriter and style icon. The Gallagher brothers idolize John Lennon’s music and the culture he created, the mop top hair styles, the fashion and even the sound of their songs reflects the music of The Beatles and John Lennon. Oasis’s single ‘Live Forever’ was dedicated to John Lennon, the single cover for the anthem is an image of Lennon’s childhood home and when Oasis play ‘Live Forever’ live they showed an image of Lennon on their screens and during one gig Liam Gallagher bowed down and prayed to the image of Lennon as if he was a God.

When you look at Lennon, especially in the later years of his life, he was as famous for his campaigning as he was for his music. Many other musical artists have also been inspired by Lennon’s campaigns for peace, in the last few years we've seen it with things like the protest over the Iraq War by Damon Albarn and Massive Attack, and the Live8 anti-poverty campaigns. We can only guess about what the future would have brought if ...

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Added: 6/20/2011 02:12:55 PM
Submitted By: arekid_culley
Category: Music & Musicians
Type: Premium Paper
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