Your Song – Your Story
June 17, 2022
Songs that
awaken memories
Do you know that feeling when you associate a song with something
And when you hear it again after a long time, will the
Blow and the memories just shoot through in pictures, smells and
Experiences in your head that blow you away? Many visitors report this feeling of deja-vu
the exhibition "Photographer among musicians
LINDA McCARTNEY – The Sixties and more"
in the main house of the LUDWIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen. What today Taylor
Swift, BTS and Justin Bieber were Aretha Franklin in the 1960s,
The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. Many of the visitors are familiar with the
Stars and their hits, they celebrated and shared special moments
with them. Some have written to us and shared their most beautiful musical moments
shared with us.
Fig. The Beatles, at
the recordings of Abbey Road, London, 1968 © Paul McCartney/Photographer Linda
McCartney/Courtesy Collection Reichelt and Brockmann
Among them is Bianca, who cannot imagine a life without music
can imagine: “Music has accompanied me throughout my life, even as a baby
I had a Beatles album cover hanging next to my bed. With five
years ago I was at my first concert in the Eifel. Many songs
accompany me through life, many, many memories of beautiful moments or
There are also sad ones. I am happy when I unexpectedly hear these songs in
listening to the radio."
Fig. The Beatles,
London, 1967 © Paul McCartney/Photographer Linda McCartney/Courtesy Collection
Reichelt and Brockmann
Anyone who experienced and celebrated the Beatles era can
draw on a huge potpourri of musical highlights. The
brings us to the second reason, besides the Day of Song, to
Weekend to celebrate: Paul McCartney turns eighty on Sunday, June 18, 2022
years old! The Beatles legend begins his musical career as
Rhythm guitarist in John Lennon’s band “The Quarrymen”. In 1960 they
to “The Beatles” and almost two years later their first single “Love
Me Do”. It is the starting signal for a steep career: The four of them storm the
Charts and become idols of pop culture. Despite or because of their great
Despite their success, internal conflicts lead to the breakup of the band. Paul is the first
who leaves. In 1970 he announces his departure publicly. But he remains the
He became involved in music and founded the band Wings with his wife Linda. Later
He also made a name for himself as a solo artist. His last album was released shortly before
Christmas 2020 – and celebrated great success.
Image: Paul McCartney ©
Paul McCartney/Photographer Linda McCartney/Courtesy Collection Reichelt and
Brockmann
The Beatles’ songs often create catchy tunes
Just by reading the title, while the lyrics take us into the
Emotional worlds of the songwriters. The classic “Hey Jude“ was written by Paul
after the divorce of John Lennon and his wife Cynthia for the then
5-year-old son of the couple. The title was actually supposed to be “Hey Jules”
and help the little boy get over the separation of his parents. Until
Today the song is considered the band's best-selling single.
YouTube video of the
mentioned song will be displayed here.
For Andrea, this song is inseparable from her
School friend Anja: “She only had this one LP at the time and they
We listened to it over and over again. As was IN at the time, we
Baggy sweater and smelling of patchouli, drinking tea in her room and
about the math homework... no, about boys. :P"
Fig. The Rolling
Stones, New York, 1966 © Paul McCartney/Photographer Linda McCartney/Courtesy
Reichelt and Brockmann Collection
In addition to all the happy moments, there are also melancholy
Memories accompanied by pieces of music. Stefanie writes about the memory of
her deceased father. The song "As Tears Go By" of the
Rolling Stones will always be associated with sadness for her: “My father was
big Rolling Stones fan, and this piece was played at his memorial service
played. I still can't listen to it."
During the exhibition we continue to invite all people
warmly invite you to share your own song memories with us. Anyone who
If you would like to have the originals of Linda’s photographs directly on your ear, you can
You can be accompanied through the exhibition with a sound walk. It provides the
Soundtrack to the exhibition and you immerse yourself in the shown
musical worlds.
The further the exhibition progresses, the more
this blog entry will be supplemented and who knows: Maybe someone has similar
experienced as the writer. In this way, one
clearly. Today, art and music can do one thing above all else: make people
.
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