Yellow Submarine
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Yellow Submarine is a Beatles song written by Paul McCartney, with lead vocals by Ringo Starr .
The title of the song became the basis of a 1968 animated psychedelic film directed by George Dunning.
Yellow Submarine in American culture
The Beatles' invasion, and commercial exploitation for profit, of the American entertainment market came not without resistance from some government, political, and entertainment personalities. Richard Nixon, J. Edgar Hoover, and Elvis Presley felt the Beatles had been responsible for promoting illegal drug use among American children.[1][2] This gave rise to the common phrase, "why don't you ride out on the same yellow submarine you rode in on", directed at leftists attempting to revolutionize American society.
- ↑ http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/nixon-met-elvis/assets/doc_3.1_transcript.html
- ↑ Come together : John Lennon in his time, Jon Wiener, Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1991.