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"More popular than Jesus" [nb 1] is part of a remark made by John Lennon of the Beatles in a March 1966 interview, in which he claimed that the public were more infatuated with the band than with Jesus, and that Christian faith was declining to the extent that it might be outlasted by rock music.
In March 1966, Lennon remarked to a journalist from the Evening Standard that the Beatles had become "more popular than Jesus". The comment went unnoticed until, in August of the same year, the American magazine Datebook republished it, inciting protests against the Beatles. The band was threatened, their records were publicly burned, and some ...
The cover of Bigger Than Jesus, the Be Sharps' second album, is a parody of the cover of Abbey Road. The title is a reference to a controversial quote made by John Lennon in 1966. Bart asks, "What did you do [to lose your popularity]? Screw up like the Beatles and say you were bigger than Jesus?" Homer replies, "All the time.
Bigger than Jesus now, John Lennon might have quipped. A Taylor Swift fan’s arm is permanently inked with “Anti-Hero,” a tune her heroine sings. ... Only the Beatles ever dominated music as ...
"Bigger Than The Beatles" is a song written by Jeb Stuart Anderson and Steve Dukes, and recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released in November 1995 as the lead single from the album, Life's So Funny .
So when John, shell-shocked by the controversy over his the-Beatles-are-bigger-than-Jesus remark, tells Brian in 1966 that he wants to stop touring, it’s as if Brian is getting kicked off the ...
2. "Come and Get It" by Badfinger. 1969 Written and produced by Paul McCartney, this song became a top 10 hit for Badfinger, a band signed to the Beatles’ Apple label.
Due to the reduced ticket sales and the expense of paying the Beatles their prearranged $50,000 performance fee, in addition to having to hire an orchestra to satisfy the local musicians union, the concert resulted in a loss for the company. [71] At 9:27 pm, the Beatles took the stage and proceeded to play their eleven-song set.