More on my "Beatles revival'' thing

[darkstar]

Last week or so I posted about a sense I had that there was a Beatles resurgence afoot. I say "sense" b/c it was hard to determine how much of it was me and how much of it was real, i.e. out in the culture. It seemed like I was hearing more Beatles tunes--and lesser knowns--on various stations, but was it just me noticing b/c my interest was picking up?

I'm 51 and own precisely one Beatles CD: Let It Be (Naked). Owned two on vinyl: Rubber Soul and Abbey Road. The point is I'm not that big a fan and never have been, not because I don't like them, but b/c if you are a certain age you've heard pretty much their whole catalog and there's nothing left to "discover."

But I figured it out this weekend, I think. Shopping w/ Ms. D, I saw peace sign Ts for little girls, op-art handbags, and even some seeming protest-chic in-store displays. In short, kind of a 60s thing. OK, things cycle. But then it hit me. The cycle has been pushed by Obama.

The Obama moment and spirit and family has reminded the county--and boomers--of Kennedy, I think. There is an uplifting focus of concentration that some will call inspiring, detractors "mania." I'm thinking it creates a subconscious connection with the Beatles moment as well. Program managers, DJs, advertising execs, etc. (At least this must have been subconscious *w/ me* b/c I couldn't articulate it until this weekend.)

So there you have it. People are nostalgic for a promising future.

Sorry if this is pop culture conventional wisdom....

:hi:

[darkstar]

1. Hey!!!

I put off a nap this afternoon to type this bullshit....

[Lindsey]

2. I hear ya darkstar...

and what I'm thinking is that the generation (I'm 51 also) behind us are now of the age that they realize the Beatles put out some of the greatest music ever(I'm a huge fan who at one point or another has owned every Beatles album, eight track, cassette tapes, and now CD's). Their combination of classical, rock, innovative style ("A Day in the Life" for example), etc. is resonating, and I believe will continue to resonate generation after generation. My son and nephew (both 33 and big time music lovers) are totally into The Beatles.