Joravar+A+popular+music

media type="youtube" key="eKXfqpg-Q-k" width="420" height="315"media type="youtube" key="ajCYQL8ouqw" width="420" height="315" __ **Biography** __

The Beatles were a rock band that formed in Liverpool, England in 1960. The legendary band consisted of numerous people but the main ones are Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. Arguably the greatest and most popular artists/band of all time, selling approximately 1.6 billion albums. In 1970, the Beatles came to an end as John Lennon announced that he was leaving. 8 December 1980, a tragedy occurred that shook the world, John Lennon had been murdered. Lennon was murdered at 40 years of age in New York City by the infamous Mark Chapman. In November 29 2001, cancer took George Harrison’s life in Beverly Hills, at the age of 58. Now only Paul McCartney and Ring Starr remain from the band. Not only did the Beatles influence music to be what it is now, they influenced the whole world. They are now known as one of the greatest bands of all time.

__**Analysis**__

Structure: Intro, Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, Chorus, Instrumental Solo, Chorus, Verse 3, Outro. Instruments: Guitar, Drums, Vocals, Backup Vocals, Piano, Maracas, Keyboard. Throughout the song //Let it Be,// the tempo changes but is mainly slow. I would describe the dynamics as being soft but near the chorus, the dynamics gradually change to being loud. Different instruments play at different times throughout the song. John Lennon is the lead vocals with a distinctive voice. Backup vocals are mainly used in the chorus. A guitar is used to play the instrumental solo. I would say there are four beats per bar. The song is minor sounding. There are a few layers throughout most of the song. A repeated pattern is played by a piano throughout the song. The high point of this song is the chorus. There are different chord patterns between the chorus and the verses.
 * Let it Be **

Structure: Intro, Verse 1, Bridge, Chorus, Verse 2, Bridge, Chorus, Verse 3, Chorus, Outro. Instruments: Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Drums, Maracas, Vocals, Backup Vocals. The song //Lucy in the Sky with Diamond's// tempo is primarily slow but changes just a bit during the chorus. Same goes for the dynamics, the song is mostly soft but suddenly changes to being loud during the chorus. Instruments are played at different times throughout the song. The verses have the least instruments involved. The singer/s does have a distinctive voice. Backup vocals are used mainly in the chorus. There are no instrumental solo's in this song. I would say there are 4 beats per bar in this song. This song is major sounding. Although the layers of sound change throughout the song, there aren't many layers playing for the majority of it. Again with this song, the high point is the chorus. Different chord patterns are played between the chorus and the verses.
 * Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds **

__ **Style** __

The Beatles predominately played rock & roll music, but they have a scarce number of songs from other genres. Characteristics include the music being catchy. Rock & roll music typically has an infectious beat or rhythm that really stays in people’s heads.