Back to the Future - Compare and Contrast - paul McCartney
"Band on the Run":
Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash
As we fell into the sun
And the first one said to the second one there,
"I hope you're having fun."
Jay’s Back to the Future Sample Compare and Contrast Support – Paul McCartney – "Band on the Run"
For this week's discussion board, you are to compare an interesting element of your Sixties topic with an interesting element of your Present-Day topic.
( Here is what I did: Because I’m writing about Paul McCartney, I looked up a song he played this year in Coachella. Then, I looked up the same song from like 40 years ago. That’s my comparison. I had fun trying to find any similarities.)
Here is what you do:
Step One – Create a topic sentence that connects the past with the present.
To follow the Beatles could have been a punishing experience, but for Paul McCartney to start a new band was like an escape.
Step Two – Explain your topic sentence. What? How? Why?
After all, The Beatles were the most famous, popular, beloved band ever to perform. Who could top that? Wherever Paul went, whatever he did, he would always be remembered as a Beatle. EVERYONE knew The Beatles, but not everyone could name all four members. Back then, Paul put his heart and soul into the music, but whenever the song came on the radio, it would forever be known as a Beatles song.
Step Three – Introduce your Sixties Idea – begin with a clear and meaningful sentence
In 1973, Paul released his first album with his new band after the break-up of The Beatles. It was called “Band on the Run.” Understandably, Paul must have thought it a relief to for once be out on his own with a new band. I mean, now for the first time he could just let it rip. "The basic idea about the band on the run is a kind of prison escape,” he once explained in an interview with the magazine Melody Maker. “At the beginning of the album the guy is stuck inside four walls, and eventually breaks out.” Many fans believe the title song is about marijuana use. Paul was known to smoke a lot of pot. In fact on a later tour with Wings, he was busted a Japanese airport with a half-pound of marijuana hidden in his suitcase. He spent nine days in jail. This is what I believe: Paul probably did smoke a lot of marijuana, but that shouldn’t distract people from his musical genius. His band Wings gave him the opportunity to step to the forefront. He must have felt FREE!
Step Four – Introduce our Present-Day Idea – the first sentence should somehow connect with the first sentence of your Sixties idea.
In 2016, Paul played “Band on the Run” at the Desert Trip festival in Indio, Calif. That’s 43 years later, and he’s still going strong. 70,000 of his fans from all over the world came to see him play. Many of them were probably smoking pot! He played a solid combination of Beatles classics and songs from his solo career. At age 78, he’s FREE to sing whatever he wants. One of the biggest hits of the night came from the song “Maybe I’m Amazed.” He wrote this one for his then wife Linda who he started the band Wings with in the first place. By the way, the name of the band probably represents a feeling of freedom, like take-off and fly on your own. His love for Linda was true and long-lasting. They had three children together and remained married until her death from breast cancer in 1998. Paul re-married in 2011. In Indio, his new wife Nancy Schevell was at his side just like Linda had been in 1973. Maybe for Paul, the ‘Band’ in “Band on the Run” means family.
Step Five: Conclude with what you know. What did you learn?
Here is the cool part: Paul first performed in the U.S. in 1964. The people who loved him then still love him now! In between, he’s turned on one generation after another. That’s 50 years. In the Indio concert, people of all ages sang in unison both his Beatles songs and his solo hits while waiting for his arrival. They knew them all by heart. Will there ever be another musician or band that will cross the ages like Paul McCartney? One Direction? Are we still listening to their songs? I mean, it’s been almost five years now! Can anyone name a band member? See what I mean!
Here is how my Back-to-the-Future "Band on the Run" support will look like when I copy and paste the parts together.
To follow the Beatles could have been a punishing experience, but for Paul McCartney to start a new band was like an escape. After all, The Beatles were the most famous, popular, beloved band ever to perform. Who could top that? Wherever Paul went, whatever he did, he would always be remembered as a Beatle. EVERYONE knew The Beatles, but not everyone could name all four members. Back then, Paul put his heart and soul into the music, but whenever the song came on the radio, it would forever be known as a Beatles song. In 1973, Paul released his first album with his new band after the break-up of The Beatles. It was called “Band on the Run.” Understandably, Paul must have thought it a relief to for once be out on his own with a new band. I mean, now for the first time he could just let it rip. "The basic idea about the band on the run is a kind of prison escape,” he once explained in an interview with the magazine Melody Maker. “At the beginning of the album the guy is stuck inside four walls, and eventually breaks out.” Many fans believe the title song is about marijuana use. Paul was known to smoke a lot of pot. In fact on a later tour with Wings, he was busted a Japanese airport with a half-pound of marijuana hidden in his suitcase. He spent nine days in jail. This is what I believe: Paul probably did smoke a lot of marijuana, but that shouldn’t distract people from his musical genius. His band Wings gave him the opportunity to step to the forefront. He must have felt FREE! In 2016, Paul played “Band on the Run” at the Desert Trip festival in Indio, Calif. That’s 43 years later, and he’s still going strong. 70,000 of his fans from all over the world came to see him play. Many of them were probably smoking pot! He played a solid combination of Beatles classics and songs from his solo career. At age 78, he’s FREE to sing whatever he wants. One of the biggest hits of the night came from the song “Maybe I’m Amazed.” He wrote this one for his then wife Linda who he started the band Wings with in the first place. By the way, the name of the band probably represents a feeling of freedom, like take-off and fly on your own. His love for Linda was true and long-lasting. They had three children together and remained married until her death from breast cancer in 1998. Paul re-married in 2011. In Indio, his new wife Nancy Schevell was at his side just like Linda had been in 1973. Maybe for Paul, the ‘Band’ in “Band on the Run” means family.Here is the cool part: Paul first performed in the U.S. in 1964. The people who loved him then still love him now! In between, he’s turned on one generation after another. That’s 50 years. In the Indio concert, people of all ages sang in unison both his Beatles songs and his solo hits while waiting for his arrival. They knew them all by heart. Will there ever be another musician or band that will cross the ages like Paul McCartney? One Direction? Are we still listening to their songs? I mean, it’s been almost five years now! Can anyone name a band member? See what I mean!