The voice of a generation
It was a time when irreverence was cool and growing up seemed less important.
Beatles haircuts, boots and music influenced the masses. The intense fan frenzy of Beatlemania gave way to pop culture providing a voice for the next generation.
The Beatles popularity allowed teenagers to question things openly that they had never been given the opportunity to in the past. Drugs, the sexual revolution, and the sad and disconnected condition of the generation before them, were themes featured in their songs.
Lyrically, the stingy Mean Mr. Mustard, the lonely Eleanor Rigby and the misunderstood girl in She’s Leaving Home, all gave youth the fodder to consider topics on a deeper level, and develop their own way of thinking and behaving.
Youth culture had come to the world.
When the Beatles released Abbey Road in 1969, they reflected upon the experiences that they had all shared. The restlessness of the Beatles to move on seemed indicative of the generation they had served so well.
Join Jeans ‘n Classics and the Jeans ‘n Classics Rock Symphony on September 19 and hear the Abbey Road album performed in its entirety with two-time Grammy winner and vocalist David Blamires.
Get tickets now. If you do, you’ll also be supporting Habitat for Humanity Heartland Ontario.
