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Other music forums => Musician's Corner => Topic started by: Normandie on May 14, 2022, 02:25:10 AM
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I came across this article today and was interested in learning about exactly what the title indicates: the psychological characteristics of Beatlemania. What I found instead was a treatise on the more technical aspects of the Beatles' music. A lot of it went right over my non-musician head. I thought the forum members, in particular the musicians here, would be interested. It's on JSTOR, but JSTOR currently is offering 100 free articles a month. All you need to do is supply an email address and create a password.
Here's the article link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2708439?seq=1 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/2708439?seq=1) Now that I've registered with JSTOR I've been unable to navigate back to the free-subscription page, but it should be easy to find with a quick search of the article title.
I had to laugh at the following sentences: "When the loved one is coming home, her partner insists that he will 'be good like I know I should' (It Won't Be Long). This sort of sentiment is unlikely to appeal to a hot-blooded woman." ha2ha
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Thanks for posting this, Normandie. It's very interesting and very technical. I would like to make further comments about it, but I'll save them for later. I need to gather my thoughts in a cogent manner.
I had the impression the author believed the Beatles were singing to an ideal woman (a Goddess) in their early songs. "An idealized woman is treated as a Goddess who does not requite love." In essence, she was a beautiful but unobtainable woman (my words).
Again, my take: A Goddess (or Queen) is generally unavailable for a common man. He can only dream of coveting her as his own. She may love him back, but it is spiritual/platonic. The love is, therefore, unrequited.
The author seemed to suggest that there was a cultural shift from a patriarchal regime to a maternalistic one. Hence, this was appealing to young women who wished "to be adored and even worshipped."
Well, I wish I could offer more than the above but that's all I've got for now. There are many very interesting observations in the article.
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I had the impression the author believed the Beatles were singing to an ideal woman (a Goddess) in their early songs. "An idealized woman is treated as a Goddess who does not requite love." In essence, she was a beautiful but unobtainable woman (my words).
I assumed they were singing to girls in the hope of getting laid.
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I assumed they were singing to girls in the hope of getting laid.
Of course. And, like all men, they'd never dream of bothering to lay anyone who wasn't a goddess. ;D
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Of course. And, like all men, they'd never dream of bothering to lay anyone who wasn't a goddess. ;D
They’re all goddesses til morning ;D
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They’re all goddesses til morning ;D
Ouch! ;)