Oh yeah, I’ll tell you something
Have you ever heard an old song that made you realize so much of the music you listen to today is just a descendant of that track? Every song you’ve ever loved has some kind of link back to another song, even though the connection might be nearly untraceable at first.
Long-lost relatives of music from the past, calling back to their ancestors.
Perhaps, even, praying to the music gods who came before.
Recognizing this can be a lot of fun, especially when nearly all of those origin stories come from The Beatles.
Unbelievably, I didn’t really listen to the Beatles until last year.
Back in college, I had a professor (and College Bowl coach) who challenged me to listen to the Beatles (shoutout to Dr. Kenyon!). But I was in my “musically rebellious” phase, where I would only listen to what I had discovered because I was a pain. Every kid goes through that phase at one point.
(Really though, maybe it’s more than one point…I know I’ve gone through quite a few phases like that.)
So I waited, and I stalled.
Once, oh, a decade had passed, I thought I’d give it a shot. Using the power of the Internet, I was soon on my magical musical mystery tour.
By: Justin Johnson
Source: Morning News
