Today in Music History: December 12, 1969
What could be more apropos than a step back in time to an era unsurpassed to this day. . .
"Across the Universe" is a song recorded by The Beatles. It was written by John Lennon, and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song first appeared on the various artists charity compilation album No One's Gonna Change Our World in December 1969, and later, in different form, on Let It Be, the group's final released album. Read MORE. . .
Compare the original to a music video recorded by Rufus Wainwright in 2002. The soundtrack to the 2001 film I Am Sam released in January, 2002 featured various recording artists performing Beatles' songs, including Wainwright's performance of "Across the Universe."
Across the Universe
Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup
They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind
Possessing and caressing me
Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes
That call me on and on across the universe
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box
They stumble blindly as they make their way across the universe
Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Sounds of laughter, shades of earth, are ringing through my open mind
Inciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns
And calls me on and on across the universe
Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
This Day in History: December 12, 1787
Pennsylvania ratifies the Constitution
On this day in 1787, Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the Constitution, by a vote of 46 to 23. Pennsylvania was the first large state to ratify, as well as the first state to endure a serious Anti-Federalist challenge to ratification.
Pennsylvania was the most ethnically and religiously diverse state in the new nation. One-third of Pennsylvania's population was German-speaking, and the Constitution was printed in German for the purposes of involving that population in the debate.
And the music goes on beating to the rhythm of the changing times...
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That's the first time I've ever read all of the words to Nothing's Gonna Change My World. I had no idea how poetic it was! Thank you, too, for the videos and for the snippet of history about Pennsylvania!
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