Back In The U.S.S.R.
by Peter Moschis
Of all the words written of the significance and impact of the Beatles, none I believe, is more profound than those words spoken by Mikhail Gorbachev, who said, "more than any ideology, more than any religion, more than Vietnam or any war or nuclear bomb, the single most important reason for the diffusion of the Cold War was...the Beatles."
> Read the full essayReader Comments: This is the absolute truth. Much more than Ronald Reagan, CPUSSR's banning of Beatle music (available only through samizdat recordings) only increased the public demand for their music, and Russian youth's demands for access to the ideas and trappings of the West. Rock and Roll is Freedom Incarnate- ideas have a sneaky way of creeping through the cracks in the thickest of walls is that no so, Herr Gorby? A small kudo for your having the sense to see it & admit it! Hail, hail Rock and Roll- Deliver me from the Days of Old! Posted by Day Tripper from San Francisco CA, USA on December 1, 2008 11:15 AM
It could not have been by chance that John Lennon and Paul McCartney "happened" to meet up way back when. If you beleive that we are all here for a purpose, than you also must beleive that God put these people together in his own way. Just look what they started, and "whatgoeson" today. Just simply mind boggling, and a real true gift to make us happy when we're sad, such as after the killing of John Kennedy. They hepled our hearts mend. No matter how many rock bands come and go, there will never again be another Beatles. Thanks Dave! Neil Posted by Neil Burg from Moorpark on December 2, 2008 8:23 PM
I feel so blessed to have been born and lived on this planet at the time when the Beatles arrived with their something genius and beautiful (beyond words) music while all the time their message was peace and love. Nations would do far better to remember this message daily. Thank you for everything Guys, just cant express enough how You always so deeply enrich my life.
Peace, Love You always xxxx Posted by Anne Gaffney from Glasgow, Scotland, UK on February 26, 2009 04:38 AM
Wow, I thought I'd heard it all - but I never heard the Gorbachev quote. I'll incorporate that in my book-in-the-making (on business lessons from rock & roll bands). Beautifully written, Peter. Posted by John OLeary from Chestnut Hill, MA on March 11, 2009 10:31 AM
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