The songs that slap you in the face rock hard in an unguarded moment

by Joost van Beek
9 July 201830 March 2022
8 min read
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In 2016 werd ik onverwachts geraakt door een Beatles-klassieker. Wat zijn nu de ingrediënten van perfecte popmuziek?
Het is augustus 2016. Ik sta met mijn vriendin bij een loket in Liverpool, de Britse havenstad die evengoed een openluchtmuseum is. Het wordt ons nogal ingewreven dat deze stad The Beatles baarde. In de haven overnachten toeristen in een gele duikboot, even verderop kijken de in brons gegoten Fab Four uit over de zee en we kunnen geen pint drinken zonder dat ‘She Loves You’ met li...

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Joost van Beek

Joost van Beek studied History and Journalism. His pieces have appeared in the Volkskrant, the Stimuleringsfonds voor de Journalistiek, NU.nl, NUK, Stampmedia, Reporters Online and 3voor12, among others.View Author posts

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