Anniversaries

[poliphilo]

The 70th anniversary of the outbreak of WW2 went by without a great deal of fuss. There were news stories featuring the memories of child evacuees and the BBC is headlining a lightweight drama series about Land Army girls. I guess it's hard to get the tone right when you're commemorating the outbreak of the most terrible war in human history. 

Meanwhile the Beatles are everywhere. This is mainly because of the issue of the remastered versions of their albums, but also I suppose because we're in the season of the 40th anniversary of their break-up. I've no complaints. I love the Beatles.

WW2 and The Beatles- the two most important "events" in 20th century British history: Discuss.

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Wars and Pop Music

[(Anonymous)]

To date myself, I was born eleven months before Pearl Harbor, and grew up three or four years before the Beatles "invaded" the USA. My earliest memories are of kitchen table breakfast talk about The War, letters from my uncles who were in the service, rationing of foods, especially meats and sweets. My earliest "grown up" years, ages 23-29, are filled with memories of the Beatles, their songs, their antics, what they were up to NOW, and ultimately their split up. Like you, I love the Beatles and their very singable music. I also appreciated John Lennon's writings, and his (non)politics.
So here I stand: born too soon to be a war baby, too soon to be a screaming Beatles fan, yet both the war and the Beatles influenced my life in some important ways.

Re: Wars and Pop Music

[daisytells.livejournal.com]

Sorry, Tony, that was me. I forgot to log in.

Re: Wars and Pop Music

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

We're children of the fifties, you and me- a quiet time in both our nations' histories (comparatively speaking).