Today John Lennon would have turned 80 years old, which is a jolting reminder of the passage of time. The first generation of rock & rollers are over 80, or rapidly approaching that age. The first people to buy a Beatles record are in their mid-60s or older. The Beatlemania screaming girls we see in those pictures are pensioners now. Even the original punks are now over 60 or very close to that.
Of course, 60 today isn't what 60 was just a couple decades ago, nor is 80 today necessarily the same as 80 was just a decade ago.
As for Lennon, I wonder what contribution to music he might have made had he not been murdered. I imagine (ha!) that he would not have been much of an innovator, but he'd probably have had the odd hit, probably a song from a movie, in the way of Springsteen with "Philadelphia". I wonder if he would have maintained the left-wing politics...
Of course, 60 today isn't what 60 was just a couple decades ago, nor is 80 today necessarily the same as 80 was just a decade ago.
As for Lennon, I wonder what contribution to music he might have made had he not been murdered. I imagine (ha!) that he would not have been much of an innovator, but he'd probably have had the odd hit, probably a song from a movie, in the way of Springsteen with "Philadelphia". I wonder if he would have maintained the left-wing politics...
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