Final Unit Assignment

Assignment: Pick one song by the Beatles and take a good look at the lyrics. Then, answer the following questions in paragraph form. Turn in your one page response. a. What do you think the lyrics/song mean? b. How does the song fit into the transitional phases of the Beatles musicality? Was it an early/late song? Was it more pop or rock? Could had it been influenced by drug use? c. What is it about this song that made you pick it? How does it relate to you own life? Why do you like it? FCA’s 1. Answer all three questions completely (30 pts) 2. Good spelling, format and grammar (10 pts) 3. 1 page long – typed, no larger than 12 pt font, double spaced (5 pts) 4. Turned in on time (5 points) DUE: TUESDAY, MAY 1st

Beatles Discography/Timeline 1963- Please, Please Me 1963 – With the Beatles 1964- Hard Days Night 1964 – Beatles for Sale 1965- Help! 1965- Rubber Soul 1966- Revolver 1967 – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967- Magical Mystery Tour 1968 – the Beatles (White Album) 1969- Yellow Submarine 1969 – Abbey Road 1970 – Let it Be Height of success, working their behinds off, non-stop touring, Beatlemania at its best This is when the band started to loose their steam Transitional Phase – Drugs use/new ideas Considered a musical masterpiece Least successful album The band stops touring, uses lots of new instruments, strain in relationships leading to break up