Nineteen Sixties Research Paper
The Nineteen Sixties
The 1960s was the decade of change, revolution and freedom for both
Britain and America. To many the 60's are remembered as the 'swinging sixties' a golden age, which was enjoyed immensely, but others blame the 1960's for some of the failings in society.
In the mid 1950's Britain was recovering from a long period of economic hardship after a long and draining war. Shortages and austerity were still very much part of everyday life there was little mobility in Britain as most could not afford a car, the choice of radio stations could be counted on one hand all of which catered for adults not children. The concept of consumer choice was simply 'Can I afford it?' or 'do they have it in stock' the answer …show more content…
In 1960 four men emerged. The played in 'The Cavern' an underground brick stage built in Liverpool's center. They called themselves the
Beatles. Little did they know that they would become possibly the most phenomenal band of all time and become known world wide. By 1962 they had a top thirty record 'Love me do' their second single 'Please
Please me' reached number 2 and every subsequent single and album released there after until 1967 reached Number 1 in the U.K charts.
Thy had made there mark and Beatle mania would soon infect the whole nation after that for longer than they could have ever dreamt.
So why were the Beatles so popular?
The Beatles had a totally unique sound, they did not sound like just another band trying to imitate American stars, and they were individual! They were demanded by the teenage era. The wrote their own music and lyrics, they sung live and demanded to be listened to. They dominated rock music and pop culture throughout the 60's. They had thousands of fans who loved the Beatles wherever they went and were mobbed everywhere, mainly by screaming girls. They were seen as …show more content…
Members of the band were arrested for drugs possession; The Stones received lenient rather than custodial sentences due to public pressure and released the insipid We Love You as a thank you to the fans. They did not portray a very good image. This however is I believe why they became so popular. They had teenagers who were rebelling against their parents and against the previous way of life following them, because they were bad, they were seen as exciting and rebellious. I believe whilst the Beatles had thousands of fans (mainly screaming girls) the Rolling Stones had a manlier image and had a more laddish following. This following has continued as they still tour today and in 1999 they performed in the UK. There were many bands in the 1960's. Another was 'The Kinks' They were an English band, who stormed onto the music scene with 'You really got me' and 'All day and all night' They had a raw, rock sound but the key strength to this band was 'Ray Davies' who wrote some of the true classics of the 60's and despite the lyrics often being full of British lyrics, the songs became popular world wide. The British were no longer making clones
The 1960s was the decade of change, revolution and freedom for both
Britain and America. To many the 60's are remembered as the 'swinging sixties' a golden age, which was enjoyed immensely, but others blame the 1960's for some of the failings in society.
In the mid 1950's Britain was recovering from a long period of economic hardship after a long and draining war. Shortages and austerity were still very much part of everyday life there was little mobility in Britain as most could not afford a car, the choice of radio stations could be counted on one hand all of which catered for adults not children. The concept of consumer choice was simply 'Can I afford it?' or 'do they have it in stock' the answer …show more content…
In 1960 four men emerged. The played in 'The Cavern' an underground brick stage built in Liverpool's center. They called themselves the
Beatles. Little did they know that they would become possibly the most phenomenal band of all time and become known world wide. By 1962 they had a top thirty record 'Love me do' their second single 'Please
Please me' reached number 2 and every subsequent single and album released there after until 1967 reached Number 1 in the U.K charts.
Thy had made there mark and Beatle mania would soon infect the whole nation after that for longer than they could have ever dreamt.
So why were the Beatles so popular?
The Beatles had a totally unique sound, they did not sound like just another band trying to imitate American stars, and they were individual! They were demanded by the teenage era. The wrote their own music and lyrics, they sung live and demanded to be listened to. They dominated rock music and pop culture throughout the 60's. They had thousands of fans who loved the Beatles wherever they went and were mobbed everywhere, mainly by screaming girls. They were seen as …show more content…
Members of the band were arrested for drugs possession; The Stones received lenient rather than custodial sentences due to public pressure and released the insipid We Love You as a thank you to the fans. They did not portray a very good image. This however is I believe why they became so popular. They had teenagers who were rebelling against their parents and against the previous way of life following them, because they were bad, they were seen as exciting and rebellious. I believe whilst the Beatles had thousands of fans (mainly screaming girls) the Rolling Stones had a manlier image and had a more laddish following. This following has continued as they still tour today and in 1999 they performed in the UK. There were many bands in the 1960's. Another was 'The Kinks' They were an English band, who stormed onto the music scene with 'You really got me' and 'All day and all night' They had a raw, rock sound but the key strength to this band was 'Ray Davies' who wrote some of the true classics of the 60's and despite the lyrics often being full of British lyrics, the songs became popular world wide. The British were no longer making clones