How We Express Ourselves

Enquiry Question: How did the cultural revolution of the 1960s change the way people expressed themselves?

Key concept: Change

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Here is a video showing the fun we had on our 1960s celebration day. Our voices are heard singing in the track behind the pictures.

Help.m4a

Here is a clip of our class singing The Beatles hit record 'Help!' The song was recorded in 1965 when the band was amazingly popular.

Johnny Be Good.m4a

This is a recording of the class singing 'Johnny Be Goode' by Chuck Berry - a song actually recorded in the 1950s but which inspired The Beatles and many other artists. It was also used in the 1980s film Back to the Future.

Let It Be.m4a

Here is our class singing 'Let It Be' - one of the all time classic Beatles hits written and sung by Paul McCartney. We split the class up into boys and girs to sing different sections of the song.

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This is our class playing a version of 'When The Saints Go Marching In' with Mr Evans on our Ukuleles. This song has been recorded many times including in the 1960s.

What we learnt

Britain was in a dark place after the war.

Housing, the environment, money and jobs were all a big problem.

Things began to change and people began to change too.

The NHS gave people free health care.

Young people didn't want the same lives as their parents and grandparents.

They wanted to show off their personality in new and exciting ways.

London became the world capital for innovation. New styles of clothing were full of colour rather than the dull grey, black and whites of the 40s and 50s.

The music of The Beatles inspired a generation. (See seperate pages on this website.)

People protestest against things they thought were wrong. Examples include anti-war and women's rights protests.

By the end of the decade people were more free and independent to make their own life choices than ever before.

The influence of the 'swinging 60s' is still felt to this day.