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'''Yellow Submarine''' is a Beatles song written by [[Paul McCarthy]], with led vocals by [[Ringo Star]] .
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'''Yellow Submarine''' is a Beatles song written by [[Paul McCarthy]], with lead vocals by [[Ringo Star]] .
    
The title of the song became the basis of a 1968 animated psychedelic film directed by George Dunning.
 
The title of the song became the basis of a 1968 animated psychedelic film directed by George Dunning.
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==Yellow Submarine in American culture==
 
==Yellow Submarine in American culture==
The Beatles' invasion, and commercial exploitation for profit, of the American entertainment market came not without some 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.<ref>http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/nixon-met-elvis/assets/doc_3.1_transcript.html</ref><ref>''[http://books.google.com/books?id=Dj5uY-yAy4QC&pg=PA85&lpg=PA85&dq=hoover+memo%2Bbeatles&source=bl&ots=noCJhl-v49&sig=WozW00U83UfKFTwcyOktFw4deEE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=11QrT5O3E8SG2gWY-_j1Dg&ved=0CEwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=hoover%20memo%2Bbeatles&f=false Come together : John Lennon in his time]'', Jon Wiener, Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1991.</ref>  This gave rise to the common phrase, "why don't you ride out on the same Yellow submarine you road in on", directed at [[leftist]]s attempting to revolutionize American society.
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The Beatles' invasion, and commercial exploitation for profit, of the American entertainment market came not without some 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.<ref>http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/nixon-met-elvis/assets/doc_3.1_transcript.html</ref><ref>''[http://books.google.com/books?id=Dj5uY-yAy4QC&pg=PA85&lpg=PA85&dq=hoover+memo%2Bbeatles&source=bl&ots=noCJhl-v49&sig=WozW00U83UfKFTwcyOktFw4deEE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=11QrT5O3E8SG2gWY-_j1Dg&ved=0CEwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=hoover%20memo%2Bbeatles&f=false Come together : John Lennon in his time]'', Jon Wiener, Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1991.</ref>  This gave rise to the common phrase, "why don't you ride out on the same yellow submarine you road in on", directed at [[leftist]]s attempting to revolutionize American society.
    
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[[Category:Beatles]]
 
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