John lennon was shot by an unknown at this time white male. The world has reacted with immense shock and grief to the first Rock And Roll assassination. It was like in one moment the 60s and the 70s got murdered. In his life hes given more love than most men and women on the face of this earth. Were here to prove that love is not dead, even though john is. You start the decade with the death of a beatle. You dont really know where youre going to go from that point. You know, culturally or musically. For a while it seemed there was nothing new on the horizon. Announcing the latest achievement in home entertainment. The power of sight. The power of sound. Stereo. Mtv. Music television. We all are so excited about this new concept in tv. Well be doing for tv what fm did for radio. Dont stand so close to me why do you think were so popular over there . Well, theres a tradition that goes back over the past 20 years from the days of the beatles and the Rolling Stones where british bands seem
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