Tag: John Lennon
Justin Timberlake’s “Selfish” Reinforces “Romantic” Ideas of Toxic Masculinity When It Comes to Jealousy
Sometimes when a man does such a number on you, you still can’t help but want to be in his good graces even after all [Read More…]
Technology Proves to Be the Hero Rather Than the Villain in Music When It Comes to The Beatles’ “Now and Then”
As talk of AI being the biggest threat to humanity (apart from climate change) since the invention of the atom bomb (also still a threat [Read More…]
Acrostic Poems Never Die: Shakira Revives the Elementary School-Favored Poetry Method on “Acróstico,” Takes a Risk on the “Song For My Children” Genre
For those who thought Shakira was all embitterment and revenge with her song subjects of late (hear: “Te Felicito” and “Shakira: BZRP Music Sessions #53”), [Read More…]
John Lennon’s “Mother”: A Song “About 99% of the Parents”
Despite “Mother” being one of John Lennon’s most deeply personal songs, there was a point when he told a concert audience in 1972, “A lot [Read More…]
Miley Cyrus Singing “Help!” On Top of a Giant Help! Sign in an Empty Stadium is a Whole Mood
Global Citizen, the organization currently best known for putting on the One World: Together At Home event in support of the World Health Organization and [Read More…]
Kesha Goes the “Bed Peace” Route in “Resentment” Video (Featuring Brian Wilson & Sturgill Simpson & Wrabel, Just Not in the Video)
After the release of faster-paced singles, “Raising Hell” and “My Own Dance,” Kesha has offered the requisite slow jam in her arsenal from the forthcoming [Read More…]
John Lennon: Fighting to Stay in New York Will Result in Premature Death
Every year, on December 8th, fans and pop culture enthusiasts alike gather in Central Park’s Strawberry Fields (what amounts to a not very impressive patch [Read More…]
Even John Lennon In His Boy Band Days Couldn’t Buy In to the Lyrics of “Do You Want to Know A Secret?”
In 1963, The Beatles had finally succeeded in doing what no other “foreign” band had: cracking the U.S.A. (though Beatlemania wouldn’t reach its crescendo in [Read More…]
Alex Turner Enters His John Lennon Phase on Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
We know that there are other band members in Arctic Monkeys, sure. But, as is always the case, the lead singer takes the spotlight in [Read More…]
Lennon & Columbus: How Venial Sins Vs. Mortal Sins Affect One’s Place in History
Every so often the birthday of John Lennon will fall on the same day as Columbus Day–or what many insist should unanimously be called Indigenous [Read More…]
