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"Now it's all about the pop and the urban. This is the time
for Lady Gaga and Beyoncé. The age of rock has gone, but
you can still put on Helter Skelter for the old geezers and enjoy
it. Actually, The Beatles' songs are much better than the modern
songs." -- nine year old Willard, quoted in
"What children think of the Beatles", by Will Hodgkinson,
Times Online, 2009-09-08
From the same article (most of which describes reactions of
a group of 6-8 year old children to hearing Beatles songs for
the first time): "Helter Skelter inspired Charles Manson to
kill people. Watching the effect it has on the children, I'm
beginning to see why. Fred attempts to smash up an inflatable
guitar. Rowan, Pearl and Isabella link arms and spin around until
they fall down. Otto kicks over a chair. Our cat yelps and dashes
up the stairs." And, after "Eleanor Rigby": "The children
are uncharacteristically quiet." And from one of the comments
after the article, from Llew Jones: "My ten year old daughter
has listened to a wide variety of music, from Hannah Montana to
Vivaldi, via Daft Punk. Her favourites? - The Beatles and
Mozart"
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