Posts Tagged ‘beatles’
Film | The Music Video That Changed History?
Film | Talkin’ ‘Bout Their Generation
I dropped into the cinema today to see The Boat That Rocked. And, yes, it was the nostalgic sexagenarian trip down memory lane to the good ‘ole Swinging Sixties I was expecting. But, it was also a thoroughly enjoyable, vibrant and fun movie, aided a lot by a booming British pop soundtrack.
Directed by Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Notting Hill) and with an ensemble cast. The Boat That Rocked is a comedic tribute to the UK pirate radio stations of the 1960s that were pretty much the only radio stations playing pop music.
Brit pop revivalism? Coldplay’s “Voilet Hill” music video
One of the singles from Coldplay’s latest album “Viva La Vida”.
Quite simply, it is Sargeant Peppers Lonely Hearts’ Club meets “Fools Gold” from those Mancurians, The Stone Roses.
How very Brit Pop. 
And what is Violet Hill? A street near the Abbey Road recording studio of The Beatles fame.
So, go on … take your love down to Violet Hill.
