高中英语 Module 4《Music》The Beatles-文字素材3 外研版选修6

1 TheThe BeatlesBeatles The impact of the Beatles upon popular music cannot be overstated they revolutionized the music industry and touched the lives of all who heard them in deep and fundamental ways Landing on these shores on February 7 1964 they literally stood the world of pop culture on its head setting the musical agenda for the remainder of the decade The Beatles buoyant melodies playful personalities and mop topped charisma were just the tonic needed by a nation left reeling by the senseless assassination of its young president John F Kennedy barely two months earlier Even adults typically given to scorning rock and roll as worthless kid s stuff were forced to concede that there was substance in their music and quick witted cleverness in their repartee Without exaggeration they transfixed and transformed the world as we knew it ushering in a demographic shift in which youth culture assertively took over from its stodgy Eisenhower era forbears The long journey resulting in the mob scene that greeted the Beatles arrival at Kennedy Airport began in Liverpool back in 1958 A series of groups including the Quarrymen and the Johnny and the Moondogs variously included Liverpool natives JohnJohn LennonLennon PaulPaul McCartneyMcCartney and GeorgeGeorge HarrisonHarrison With a rhythm section consisting of bassist Stu Sutcliffe an art student with great looks and scant musical ability and drummer Pete Best the group assumed the name the Beatles The group became a fixture on the rough and tumble bar scene in Hamburg Germany where their five set a night marathons helped mold them into a tight performing unit Their early repertoire consisted of well chosen rock and roll and rhythm the release of the TV film Magical Mystery Tour which earned the Beatles some of their first negative reviews a trip to India to meditate with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi about whom Lennon wrote the scabrous putdown Sexy Sadie and the launching in January 1968 of Apple Corps Ltd a disastrously mismanaged 4 entertainment empire that helped bring down the Beatles amid a tangled maze of money matters Through all the chaotic events of the late Sixties the Beatles managed to retain their integrity and focus as recording artists Released in August 1968 the single Hey Jude Revolution became their most popular single The Beatles 1968 a double LP popularly referred to as the White Album was like a prism that found the group refracting into four individual and highly estimable talents The album and film Let It Be recorded in 1969 but shelved until 1970 essentially documented the Beatles dissolution and breakup amid internal squabbles and the presence of JohnJohn LennonLennon s new mate Yoko Ono Yet the Beatles came together and exited on a high note uniting in the summer of 1969 to record their swan song Abbey Road On April 10 1970 PaulPaul McCartneyMcCartney announced his departure from the Beatles and the group quietly came to an end Throughout the Seventies fans hoped for an eventual reunion while the group members pursued solo careers with varying degrees of artistic and commercial success Those hopes were forever dashed by the murder of JohnJohn LennonLennon in New York City on December 8 1980 JulyJuly 7 7 19401940 Ringo Starr was born OctoberOctober 9 9 19401940 JohnJohn LennonLennon is born at Oxford Street Maternity Hospital in Liverpool England to Julia Stanley and Alfred Lennon JuneJune 18 18 19421942 James PaulPaul McCartneyMcCartney is born in Liverpool England FebruaryFebruary 25 25 19431943 GeorgeGeorge HarrisonHarrison was born 19561956 Julia JohnJohn LennonLennon s mother bought him his first guitar through a mail order 5 ad His incessant playing prompts John s Aunt Mimi to say The guitar s all very well as a hobby John but you ll never make a living out of it John forms his first group the Quarrymen JulyJuly 6 6 19571957 JohnJohn LennonLennon meets PaulPaul McCartneyMcCartney at the Woolton Parish Church in Liverpool during a performance by John s group the Quarrymen Impressed by Paul s ability to tune a guitar and by his knowledge of song lyrics John asks him to join the group FebruaryFebruary 1 1 19581958 PaulPaul McCartneyMcCartney introduces GeorgeGeorge HarrisonHarrison to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue George joins the group AugustAugust 1 1 19601960 The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg West Germany with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums JanuaryJanuary 1 1 19611961 The Beatles make their debut at the Cavern Club in Liverpool NovemberNovember 1 1 19611961 Local record store manager Brian Epstein is introduced to the Beatles He soon signs a contract to manage them MarchMarch 7 7 19621962 The Beatles make their radio debut performing three songs including RoyRoy OrbisonOrbison s Dream Baby on the BBC AprilApril 10 10 19621962 Stu Sutcliffe dies of a brain hemorrhage JuneJune 1 1 19621962 The Beatles audition for GeorgeGeorge MartinMartin at Parlophone EMI Records He agrees to sign the group but insists that Pete Best be replaced Within months Richard Ringo Starkey joins the group 6 SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER 4 11 4 11 19621962 The Beatles record their first sessions at EMI Studios in London with GeorgeGeorge MartinMartin as producer DecemberDecember 1 1 19631963 I Want to Hold Your Hand the Beatles first American single is released by Capitol Records JanuaryJanuary 26 26 19641964 I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles was a hit FebruaryFebruary 7 7 19641964 The Beatles arrive in America FebruaryFebruary 9 9 19641964 The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show FebruaryFebruary 11 11 19641964 The Beatles begin their first U S tour at the Coliseum in Washington D C MarchMarch 15 15 19641964 She Loves You The Beatles was a hit MarchMarch 29 29 19641964 Can t Buy Me Love The Beatles was a hit AprilApril 4 4 19641964 The top five slots on the Billboard chart are held by the Beatles a feat never before or since matched MayMay 24 24 19641964 Love Me Do The Beatles was a hit JulyJuly 6 6 19641964 The world premiere of The Beatles A Hard Day s Night takes place in London JulyJuly 26 26 19641964 A Hard Day s Night The Beatles was a hit AugustAugust 14 14 19641964 The Beatles cut Little Willie John s Leave My Kitten Alone at EMI Studios in 7 London Intended for album Beatles For Sale Beatles 65 in the US it was left off and remained unreleased until Anthology 1 in 1995 19641964 The Beatles release This Boy from their first American album Meet the Beatles DecemberDecember 20 20 19641964 I Feel Fine The Beatles was a hit MarchMarch 7 7 19651965 Eight Days a Week The Beatles was a hit 19651965 The Beatles release Yes It Is AprilApril 1 1 19651965 JohnJohn LennonLennon composes Help the title song for the Beatles second film He later confides that the lyrics are a cry for help and a clue to the confusion and despondency he feels MayMay 16 16 19651965 Ticket to Ride The Beatles was a hit JulyJuly 29 29 19651965 The Beatles release their second film Help AugustAugust 15 15 19651965 The Beatles play in front of almost 60 000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City AugustAugust 27 27 19651965 The Beatles spend the evening talking and playing music with Elvis Presley at his Bel air home AugustAugust 29 29 19651965 Help The Beatles was a hit OctoberOctober 3 3 19651965 Yesterday The Beatles was a hit 8 OctoberOctober 9 9 19651965 The Beatles reach 1 with Yesterday OctoberOctober 26 26 19651965 The Beatles are awarded England s prestigious MBE Members of the Order of the British Empire John comments I thought you had to drive tanks and win wars to get the MBE JanuaryJanuary 2 2 19661966 We Can Work It Out The Beatles was a hit MarchMarch 1 1 19661966 London s Evening Standard publishes an interview with JohnJohn LennonLennon in which he states that the Beatles are more popular than Jesus now The comment provokes several protests including the burning of Beatles records JuneJune 19 19 19661966 Paperback Writer The Beatles was a hit JulyJuly 31 31 19661966 John Lennon s comments on the state of Christianity made in March but only lately picked up in the U S spark protests and record burnings on the eve of the Beatles 1966 American tour AugustAugust 29 29 19661966 After their concert at San Francisco s Candlestick Park the Beatles declare this to be their final concert tour SEPTEMBER OCTOBERSEPTEMBER OCTOBER 19661966 JohnJohn LennonLennon makes his first appearance away from the Beatles in the role of Private Gripweed in Richard Lester s film How I Won the War He writes Strawberry Fields Forever during the filming MarchMarch 12 12 19671967 Penny Lane The Beatles was a hit MarchMarch 18 18 19671967 The Beatles reach 1 with Penny Lane JuneJune 1 1 19671967 9 Sgt Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band is released in Britain AugustAugust 1 1 19671967 Beatle GeorgeGeorge HarrisonHarrison and his wife Patti stroll through the streets of Haight Ashbury bringing more international attention to the scene AugustAugust 13 13 19671967 All You Need Is Love The Beatles was a hit AugustAugust 19 19 19671967 The Beatles reach 1 with All You Need Is Love SeptemberSeptember 1 1 19671967 JohnJohn LennonLennon writes I Am the Walrus while under the influence of LSD He also anonymously sponsors Yoko Ono s Half a Wind Show subtitled Yoko Plus Me at London s Lisson Gallery DecemberDecember 24 24 19671967 Hello Goodbye The Beatles was a hit DecemberDecember 30 30 19671967 The Beatles reach 1 with Hello Goodbye FebruaryFebruary 15 15 19681968 The Beatles depart for Rishikesh India for an advanced course in transcendental meditation MayMay 1 1 19681968 Apple Corps Ltd begins operating in London It is the Beatles attempt to take control of their own creative and economic destiny Later that month John invites Yoko to his house in Weybridge They make experimental tapes all night SeptemberSeptember 22 22 19681968 Hey Jude The Beatles was a hit SeptemberSeptember 28 28 19681968 The Beatles reach 1 with Hey Jude JanuaryJanuary 30 30 19691969 The Beatles make their last performance as a group on the roof of the Apple building during the filming of Let It Be 10 MayMay 18 18 19691969 Get Back The Beatles was a hit MayMay 24 24 19691969 The Beatles reach 1 with Get Back NovemberNovember 23 23 19691969 Come Together The Beatles was a hit NovemberNovember 29 29 19691969 The Beatles reach 1 with Come Together AprilApril 5 5 19701970 Let It Be The Beatles was a hit AprilApril 10 10 19701970 PaulPaul McCartneyMcCartney announces that he is leaving the Beatles due to pers