Donald Clarke: There are unmistakable reminders of A Hard Day’s Night in Charli XCX’s satirical mockumentary on the summer that transformed her career. For The Beatles and their minders, this was a whole new class of celebrity. Nobody yet had a scheme for processing the turning of 10 million heads in their direction. Sixty years later, as Charli’s Brat LP spread its greenness to all corners of 2024, a well-honed monetisation mechanism cranked into action and set about bleeding the punters dry. #themoment #charlixcx #brat #thebeatles #wutheringheights
Donald Clarke: There are unmistakable reminders of A Hard Day’s Night in Charli XCX’s satirical mockumentary on the summer that transformed her career. For The Beatles and their minders, this was a whole new class of celebrity. Nobody yet had a scheme for processing the turning of 10 million heads in their direction. Sixty years later, as Charli’s Brat LP spread its greenness to all corners of 2024, a well-honed monetisation mechanism cranked into action and set about bleeding the punters dry. #themoment #charlixcx #brat #thebeatles #wutheringheights ♬ Techno - Jim Luxe
