[Music] John Lennon would have been 80 today

[Thunder Bolt]

Appalling father as well. Had a lot of demons.

Unfortunately his parents lead the way so he had no frame of reference apart from Aunt Mimi.

 

[n1 gull]

I absolutely love John Lennon and I think loads of his solo songs are superb.

I've just listened on BBC Sounds to Sean Lennon talking to Elton, Paul and his brother Julian.
It was fantastic and they all had a great amount of love for him.

I raise a glass to him this evening

 

[dejavuatbtn]

But Lennon and McCartney wrote the vast majority of Beatles songs separately, although all songs were name Lennon/ McCartney on the credits only a small percentage were written collaboratively.

I think this does a disservice to their collaboration. In the many books I have read about them it is pretty well recognised that they did a lot of tweaking of each others’ blueprints to get to the end product. Perhaps less so in the final year or so.
I remember the numbness I felt on hearing of his death when I woke up that morning, and the look on the faces of work colleagues who just didn’t have to say a word.

 

[Eeyore]

I remember my Dad coming in my room to wake me up the morning after he was shot. My response was 'Who's John Lennon ?'

Bit bad as I was 11 and should have heard of him by then.

 

[Pint of Ale and a Burger]

Happy birthday john

 

[studio150]

If he had lived, I think rather like Paul the quality of the solo albums would have been up and down.
However I think that John may have resurrected The Plastic Ono Band with an ever changing line up for live touring

 

[Deleted member 2719]

I always thought John Lennon was a bit odd . . . I was only 9 when he died.

He was odd alright. But that was also why he was so great.

If only we had more oddballs about!

 

[BrickTamland]

The Evil Genius argument.

Gandhi, Chaplin and Elvis would all be classed as paedos now...….

Probably because they were?

 

[dangull]

That infernal Christmas song will be around everywhere soon.
Its actually pretty good, but gets played to death for me.

 

[Weststander]

I think this does a disservice to their collaboration. In the many books I have read about them it is pretty well recognised that they did a lot of tweaking of each others’ blueprints to get to the end product. Perhaps less so in the final year or so.
I remember the numbness I felt on hearing of his death when I woke up that morning, and the look on the faces of work colleagues who just didn’t have to say a word.

I was at secondary school and remember that morning well.

I was brought up on The Beatles, Lennon is a genius lyrically and creatively, plus I loved that unique singing voice. One of quite a few pop/rock geniuses in the 60’s, what an era. A couple of years ago during an Albion weekend in Liverpool, we went to the John and Yoko exhibition ... I didn’t realise it would be moving, he was a poet. It included a video of them taking a gentle stroll across Central Park, where workmen on some project spotted them and excitedly called them over for a chat. A few days later John was slain.

 

[Hu_Camus]

So I should be impressed?
Joseph Bonomi the Younger, English artist and Egyptologist, would have been 224 - now THAT would have been impressive, you have to admit.

 

[Palacefinder General]

That infernal Christmas song will be around everywhere soon.
Its actually pretty good, but gets played to death for me.

Which begs the question, you pen a hit, why not throw in the word Christmas and you'll be coining it in for life. Oasis Wonderwall "Christmas​ day is gonna be the day that they're​ gonna throw it back to you.."

 

[GT49er]

Probably because they were?

Today they would be; back then they were behaving normally.
Same as slave traders today are vilified (quite rightly) - in the 16 and 1700s it was considered a legitimate form of trade.
All England's official hangmen would be regarded as murderers now - they weren't then though - they were civil servants doing a job.

Judging historical acts and values by the current mores of the 21st. century is, next to Trump's Covid denial, just about the most stupid thing in the 21st. century so far.

 

[BrickTamland]

Today they would be; back then they were behaving normally.
Same as slave traders today are vilified (quite rightly) - in the 16 and 1700s it was considered a legitimate form of trade.
All England's official hangmen would be regarded as murderers now - they weren't then though - they were civil servants doing a job.

Judging historical acts and values by the current mores of the 21st. century is, next to Trump's Covid denial, just about the most stupid thing in the 21st. century so far.

Suggesting guys who admitted to assaulting their wives/partners shouldn’t be idolised is stupid? Okay

 

[GT49er]

Suggesting guys who admitted to assaulting their wives/partners shouldn’t be idolised is stupid? Okay

Suggesting that people can look on history with a holier than thou attitude can fvck off? Yep, seven days a week.

 

[BrickTamland]

Suggesting that people can look on history with a holier than thou attitude can fvck off? Yep, seven days a week.

It wasn’t ancient history mate, and yeah I would suggest not being a wife beater is a pretty ‘holier than thou’ attribute, hope you’d agree.

 

[GT49er]

It wasn’t ancient history mate, and yeah I would suggest not being a wife beater is a pretty ‘holier than thou’ attribute, hope you’d agree.

Never been a wife beater. Never approved of wife beating. Sanctimonious holier-than-thou pains in the arse are equally despicable. You're too bigoted to have a rational debate - just your view or nothing for you.
Time to do an HWP on you. 'Bye.

 

[vagabond]

Suggesting guys who admitted to assaulting their wives/partners shouldn’t be idolised is stupid? Okay

Do you idolise your grand father and great great grandfather?

 

[Lenny Rider]

Do you idolise your grand father and great great grandfather?

I still idolise all my Grandparents even though they are long gone, but my Grannie who died in 1970 sent off numerous coupons from the Marmalade jars to get me the Gollywog orchestra, today she’d be tarred and feathered at the WI for even thinking about those little figures

Different times old boy, my Gran went to church every week and never had a drop of drink in her 63 years. Not your average racist.

 

[Jam The Man]

Sky 371
Seven days of Lennon at 80

Some great stuff mixed with some other stuff. You can either watch it or not. It’s all the same to me.