Matt Hewson
Renowned performers Darren Coggan and Damien Leith bring their musical celebration of two of the greatest songwriters and performers of all time to Geelong Arts Centre (GAC).
Part of GAC’s Grand Opening Festival, Two of Us – The Songs of Lennon & McCartney will be live in the Story House for one show only on Saturday, September 23.
Coggan and Leith, accompanied by the Strawberry Fields String Quartet, will delve into the songbook of the Beatles as well as the solo efforts of both John Lennon and Paul McCartney, putting their spin on timeless classics from the pop icons.
Coggan said despite the fact some of the songs were written 60 years ago, the music of Lennon and McCartney was just as relevant and resonant today as it ever was.
“There are some pretty universal themes that run throughout all of the Beatles’ catalogue,” he said.
“Those great, timeless themes of peace, of love, of understanding are very much welcome in our world today just as they were back in the ‘60s and ‘70s.
“And they just had a way of writing great song; the melodies are infectious, the lyrics and the messages behind them are just as important today as when they were first written.
“As soon as you launch into the first song you can feel it. Everyone enters the theatre as individuals, but they emerge as an audience, and I think they leave feeling quite uplifted and positive about things.”
