Chuck HinsonTHE BEATLES: What if ...?
September 10th 2008 18:44
Well, let's see ... here's one scenario:
We were already hit with President Kennedy's assassination, so our folks, saddened and alarmed even three months later, would beclamping down on kids' freedoms even harder (after all, it could be a Commie plot!).
The sounds coming out of California from a tightly-harmonizing band called The Beach Boys would take our minds off the parental squeeze and put them under the hoods of GTOs, Deuce Coupes and Woodys.
Down South, there'd be a lot of friction between white kids and their parents as the new sounds of Soul started streamin' outta Detroit. From Miracles to Supremes, we'd be hearing a different music that had more body to it than what we were used to ... and we'd be rebelling. Our parents would be up-in-arms about the blacks, and there'd possibly be a surge in racism.
To counter that, there'd be a country-pop fusion coming outta Texas (largely due to the impact of Buddy Holly. Already, his style had been copied by Atlantan Tommy Roe with a song called Sheila), but many (if not most) kids would push farther into the new "Motown" sounds.
Okay, we're gonna take a break here and continue this in tomorrow's ish. Remember: This is only ONE possible scenario. What do you think? Lemme know by comment or email (check the link up there), and I'll be gladta share it on-post!
So, until then, remember to
Keep your eyes on the skies, your feet on the ground, your heart with the music ...
and I'll see ya on the flip side!
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