Paul McCartney
Sir Paul McCartney
When I grew up during the 1960’s and 1970’s I was led
to believe that the Beatles were the blood brothers of the devil himself; nevertheless,
I listened to some of their stuff and even liked it, in spite of the dire and
stern warnings!
They had long hair and made a lot of very loud music
and were extremely popular. I remember that it was a hair-raising experience for
the older people. My parents were horrified! There was even a very well-known
Afrikaans preacher [“dominee”] who alleged that if you play some of these very
popular band’s lyrics [not the Beatles’ by the way] backward, you get satanist
verses! Oh, my word!
Now that I am much older I realize that those ideas
were expressed within a specific political environment and from a specific political
spectrum. Even in light of those sentiments the popularity of the Beatles rose
and nothing could keep them down. Listen to Paul McCartney at this link; even
he is startled by their lyrics being evergreen and still popular many, many
years later. It is such an experience to see and listen to him, being a much older
man now, and to see his vivaciousness. If you want to read the story, click on this link.
It is clear to me that every generation will and do
test the previous generations viewpoints and lifestyles – it does however not
mean that there is something inherently wrong with that. It only means that we
test life all the time and move forward. Sometime it is excruciatingly painful
and it can be life threatening at that. Yet, life finds a way and life goes on –
and there are new “threats.”
The young of today are the oldies of tomorrow and even
they and theirs will be tested and found lacking or adequate or only to be
tolerated!
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