ROCK Art: MAGRITTE = The Beatles > Jeff Beck > THE EXORCIST > Jackson Browne > Styx > TWIN PEAKS

Today, ROCK Sex spotlights some of the massive influence that Surrealist painter Rene Magritte has had on popular culture.

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Rene Magritte, "The Son of Man" (1964)

Rene Magritte, "Le Jeu de Mourre" (1966)

The Beatles, "Abbey Road" album label (1969)

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Rene Magritte, "Golconda" (1953)

The Beatles, YELLOW SUBMARINE film (1968)

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Rene Magritte, "The Listening Room" (1953/1958)

The Jeff Beck Group, "Beck-Ola" (1969)

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Rene Magritte, "The Empire of Light" (1954)

"The Exorcist" movie poster (1973)>

Jackson Browne, "Late For the Sky" (1974)

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Rene Magritte, "Carte Blanche" (1965)

Oregon, "Out of the Woods" (1974)

Styx, "The Grand Illusion" (1977)

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Rene Magritte, "The Mysteries of the Horizon" (1955)

The Firesign Theatre, "Just Folks -A Firesign Chat" (1977)

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Rene Magritte, "The Pleasure Principle" (1937)

Gary Numan, "The Pleasure Principle" (1979)

"TWIN PEAKS: The Return",
by David Lynch and Mark Frost (2017) >

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Rene Magritte, "La Reconnaissance Infinie" (1963)

BEING THERE movie poster (1979)

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Rene Magritte, "La Parade" (1940)

The Black Lodge, "TWIN PEAKS" (1991)>

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Rene Magritte, "The Nite Owl" (1927)

The Red Room, "TWIN PEAKS" (1990)>

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Rene Magritte, "La Lumiegravere des Coincidence" (1927)

BOXING HELENA by Jennifer Lynch (1993)>

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Rene Magritte, "Portrait of Edward James" (1937)

THE HANDMAIDEN by Park Chan-wook (2016)

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PAUL SIMON -"Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War" (1983)


JOHN CALE -"Magritte" (2003)





© Tym Stevens

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See Also:

• Magritte>ROCK Sex: Rene Magritte > THE EXORCIST > THE POSSESSION

• TWIN PEAKS: Its Influence on 25 Years of Film, TV, and Music!, with 5 Music Players


• Astounding Science Fiction > Queen

• PLANET STORIES - Whip It Good!

• "Electric Ladyland" - Peggy Moffitt > Janelle Monae


• The Real History of Rock and Soul!: The Music Player Checklist

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ROCK Sex: "Hey Bulldog" - The Beatles > Fanny > Ween > Shonen Knife

ROCK Sex knows some kind of happiness is measured out in (s)miles.

Todays cultural hand-off is "Hey Bulldog".

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"Child-like
No one understands
Jack knife
In your sweaty hands"

Lennon and McCartney go stark barking mad!

Howls, piano-banging, and polyphonic bass ensues.

THE BEATLES -"Hey Bulldog" (1968)



Listen for its direct influence on this song by Jeff Lynne's group.

THE IDLE RACE -"Alcatraz" (1971)



The ever-great Fanny do a fine take in Apple Studios, while throwing in a new verse of their own.

Drummer Alice de Buhr says that Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick "used the same overhead microphone set-up that he'd used for Ringo Starr" on the original.

FANNY -"Hey Bulldog" (1972)



It inspired the rhythm of this House club track.

BLACK BOX -"Hold On" (1992)



From betwixt and between comes Ween.

WEEN -"Hey Bulldog" (live)



And 'the Osaka Ramones' slice out another mirror universe take on it.

SHONEN KNIFE -"Magic Joe" (1997)



Here's a Turntablist mash-up with Parliament's "Mr. Wiggles" and some Sly from "Sing A Simple Song".

DJ FRANE -"I Can Do My Thing" (1997)




© Tym Stevens

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See Also:

• BEATLESQUE Songs: 1969-esque, with Music Player!

• BEYOND COOL: Badfinger, the Beatles of the 1970s!, with Music Player!


• The Real History of Rock and Soul!: The Music Player Checklist

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