Bigger Than Jesus
A look back on John Lennon's 1966 statement that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus, which resulted in angry reactions from the Vatican and the American deep south.
To complement the 成人快手's My Generation season, another chance to hear a programme first broadcast in 2005, which looks back at a critical moment in the history of popular culture, when, on 4 March 1966, London's Evening Standard published an interview in which John Lennon stated that the Beatles had overtaken Jesus in popularity. Britain barely batted an eyelid, while the Vatican and the American Deep South responded with rage.
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The Beatles
DAY TRIPPER
- THE BEATLES: 1962-1967.
- APPLE.
- CDPCDP-717/2.
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The Beatles
Good Day Sunshine
- REVOLVER.
- EMI.
- CDP-7464412.
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I'M ONLY SLEEPING
- REVOLVER.
- PARLOPHONE.
- PCS-7009.
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SHE SAID SHE SAID
- REVOLVER.
- APPLE.
- CDP-7 46441 2.
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The Beatles
RAIN
- PAST MASTERS.
- PARLOPHONE.
- CDP 7 90044-2.
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The Beatles
We Can Work It Out
- THE BEATLES: 1962-1967.
- APPLE.
- CDPCDP-717/2.
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The Beatles
THE WORD
- RUBBER SOUL.
- EMI.
- CDP-7 46440 2.
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The Beatles
AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING
- Revolver.
- PARLOPHONE.
- CDP-7464441 2.
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The Remains
YOU GOT A HARD TIME COMING
- The Remains.
- Epic.
- BN26214.
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The Beatles
ELEANOR RIGBY
- ANTHOLOGY 2.
- EMI/APPLE.
- CDPCSP-728.
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The Beatles
LONG TALL SALLY
- ANOTHOLOGY 1.
- EMI.
- CDPCSP-727.
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The Beatles
RAIN
- PAST MASTERS.
- PARLOPHONE.
- CDP 7 90044-2.
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The Beatles
Tomorrow Never Knows
- REVOLVER.
- PARLOPHONE.
- CDP-7 464412.
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The Beatles
A Day In The Life
- BEATLES ANTHOLOGY - VOLUME 2.
- APPLE.
- CD PCSP-728.
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Plastic Ono Band
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
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LENNON, JOHN & THE PLASTIC ONO BAND
God
- John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band.
- Parlophone.
- B-00004WGEL.
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John Lennon
WATCHING THE WHEELS
- Double Fantasy.
- Parlophone.
- 5287-392.
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Renegade Soundwave
Probably A Robbery
- Single.
- MUTE.
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Big Boi
Shutterbugg
- CD SINGLE.
- MERCURY.
- 1.
Broadcasts
- Wed 8 Apr 2015 01:00成人快手 Radio 6 Music
- Tue 29 Sep 2015 01:00成人快手 Radio 6 Music
- Sun 31 Jul 2016 04:00成人快手 Radio 6 Music