Songs about Lennon
Stephen Zamon
I am doing a project for school about icons, and we were supposed to
choose one- my group chose John Lennon. If the members of this group
want to share with me why they think John Lennon is still so popular
today, that'd be great, but that's not why I'm here. Does anyone know of
any songs about John Lennon (other than the obvious Cranberries). Thanks
for all your help.
-Rebecca
Second World Center
One of the titles I know is a 1982 Queen song (yes, it sounds incredible)
called "Life is Real". It's supposedly on an album called Hot Space and I
think it's even subtitled Song for Lennon.
André
Gili Steinbrecher
Stephen Zamon wrote:
>
> Does anyone know of any songs about John Lennon (other than the > >obvious Cranberries). Thanks for all your help.
> -Rebecca
I've heard somewhere that Mike Oldfield's "Moonlight Shadow" is about
John's murder (or at least about Yoko's feelings about it). Just listen
to the words.
Gil.
Michael Barrett
In article <3259FB...@utoronto.ca>, Stephen Zamon
<stephe...@utoronto.ca> wrote:
> I am doing a project for school about icons, and we were supposed to
> choose one- my group chose John Lennon. If the members of this group
> want to share with me why they think John Lennon is still so popular
> today, that'd be great, but that's not why I'm here. Does anyone know of
> any songs about John Lennon (other than the obvious Cranberries). Thanks
> for all your help.
> -Rebecca
Paul Simon's "Johnny Ace"
U2's "God part II" makes a passing reference
And obviously there's Paul's "Here Today" and George's "All those Years Ago"
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Karl Eric Johnsen
Also, Elton John's "Empty Garden (Hey, Hey Johnny)"
-Kj
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>Stephen Zamon wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone know of any songs about John Lennon (other than the
>>obvious Cranberries). Thanks for all your help.
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Ashley Perreault
Stephen Zamon wrote:
>
> I am doing a project for school about icons, and we were supposed to
> choose one- my group chose John Lennon. If the members of this group
> want to share with me why they think John Lennon is still so popular
> any songs about John Lennon (other than the obvious Cranberries). Thanks
> for all your help.
There is some song buy some indie band in the U.K. titled "I Hate Oasis
and The Beatles." I'm not kidding.
--
"Shake along with me. And now we all drink Pepsi."
- Noel Gallagher
"One more for the Dreamers."
- Ian Brown
Palle Bruselius
sad1...@aol.com,usenet skriver:
>i can't remember who sings it, but there's a song about a garden party
>with the line Yoko brought her walrus, or something like that, in
>reference to John.
>Julie
It's Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band - the song is actually named
"Garden Party"
Palle
Palle_B...@online.pol.dk,Internet
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"What ? Morning already ? (pb)
Nonnel Nhoj
I am trying to put together a home page of lyrics to the US
Beatles' albums, but have run into a minor stump. On the US version of
Help, there are a few songs that I don't have lyrics to: The Bitter End,
The Chase, In The Tyrol, and Another Hard Day's Night. I have never heard
the album, so I have no clue as to what they sound like, the lyrics, or
the authors. If anyone can help me let me know. And check out my Page
http://www2.msstate.edu/~whs3/beatles.html
WILL
Sad12880
i can't remember who sings it, but there's a song about a garden party
with the line Yoko brought her walrus, or something like that, in
reference to John.
Julie
go and tell it to the man who lives in hell" --Noel Gallagher
:) http://home.aol.com/sad12880
Alburger
Will;
The songs you mention are George Martin instrumentals, and therefore,
have no lyrics.
By the way, thanks for the picture you E-ed me. I'm looking for
something in the 1967, Penny Lane/Hello Goodbye era. Have you got
anything like that??
E me if you do.
Steve Alburger
Bruce Frank
Sad12880 <sad1...@aol.com> wrote in article
<53ebhr$3...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>...
Ricky Nelson song it.
Frederick W. Harrison
Stephen Zamon wrote:
>
>
> any songs about John Lennon (other than the obvious Cranberries). Thanks
> for all your help.
"Thanks John" by the Flamin' Groovies.
There are several Beatles references in "American Pie" by Don McLean.
There's a line in some Elvis Costello song that goes something like
"wasn't it a rich man that said "imagine no possessions"?". Can't
remember which one, but it was from the album after he worked with
MCartney. (Blood & Chocolate?)
The Motors did a song called "That's What John Said" which featured
Lennon on the picture sleeve.
There was a Rich Dodson (former Stampeder) single that had ten minutes of
silence on the B side as a tribute to John (lucly for him he didn't get
sued as there was a Lennon/Ono track on Life With The Lines called "Ten
Minutes Silence")
There's a wonderful Bob Segarini track called "Love Story" that talks
about John & Paul. It's on the Gotta Have Pop album.
Hope this helps....
Frederick Harrison
Roger Wiseman
In article <53ebhr$3...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
sad1...@aol.com (Sad12880) wrote:
>i can't remember who sings it, but there's a song about a garden party
>with the line Yoko brought her walrus, or something like that, in
>reference to John.
Rick Nelson!
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Guitarist
__________________________________________
"Love is the answer..." John Lennon
Paula C. Weston
Don't forget Elton's Empty Garden. there was also a Queen song, although I
forget what album it is on..
Ed Plunkett
steven64
In article <53ebhr$3...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, sad1...@aol.com (Sad12880) says:
>
>i can't remember who sings it, but there's a song about a garden party
>with the line Yoko brought her walrus, or something like that, in
>reference to John.
It was a Rick Nelson song called "Garden City" about Rick's ill fated
attempt to update his act at Madison Square Garden in The 70's. John and Yoko were
there I believe. He was booed off the stage after starting off with a different
song.
Anyone who has copies of Jay Sorensen's current shows on New Jersey 101.5FM
PLEASE CONTACT ME!!! I need a few. (Seriously)
Steven Acevedo
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http://members.tripod.com/~sacevedo/index.html
David J. Coyle
"A Light Went Out In New York" Downliners Sect, 1981
In fact, it was the main track on a whole album of obscure Beatles
covers by the semi-legendary British r&b group.
David J. Coyle
The songs you mentioned are actually the names given to the various bits
of incidental music that appear in the film and on the US soundtracks.
For example, "Another Hard Day's Night" as listed on the "Help!" s/t is
the "Indian version" played by the Clang followers who take over the
restaurant.
As such, there are no lyrics.
Skaghag
there's a song, i think by paul simon, called "the late great johnny ace"
or something like that, that's about john.
Chris
"Frederick W. Harrison" <"harr...@istar.ca"@istar.ca> writes:
>There was a Rich Dodson (former Stampeder) single that had ten minutes of
>silence on the B side as a tribute to John (lucly for him he didn't get
>sued as there was a Lennon/Ono track on Life With The Lines called "Ten
>Minutes Silence")
Life With The LIONS. There also was an abbreviated version of
it on Mind Games called "Nutopian International Anthem." Heh heh.
Song about John? How's about "Oh No" by Frank Zappa?
-C.Wilson
trazom
how about "empty garden" by elton john, "all there years ago" (george
with help from paul and ringo) and paul's "here today."
LANCE LOVETT
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FWH> Stephen Zamon wrote:
>
>
> any songs about John Lennon (other than the obvious Cranberries). Thanks
> for all your help.
I didn't know about this. Please tell me what song(S).
FWH> There are several Beatles references in "American Pie" by Don McLean.
?????
... Don't know why you hang around my door. I don't live here anymore.
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Doc Bones
The Late Great Johnny Ace by Paul Simon
and Empty Garden by Elton John (Sean's godfather).
Mark Chiddicks wrote:
>
> A great song about John is 'Here Today' (no relation to the Macca song of that name) by
> the Chameleons - an undeservedly obscure Manchester band of the mid 70's. It appears on
> their first album 'Script of the Bridge' and its about John's thoughts as he lay dying
> that December night in New York.
>
> "Dunno what happened but I don't think I got home tonight...."
>
> As mentioned above, there's also 'Here Today' by Paul Macartney, a very touching tribute
> to his late partner.
>
> Stephen Zamon wrote:
> >
> > I am doing a project for school about icons, and we were supposed to
> > choose one- my group chose John Lennon. If the members of this group
> > want to share with me why they think John Lennon is still so popular
> > today, that'd be great, but that's not why I'm here. Does anyone know of
> > any songs about John Lennon (other than the obvious Cranberries). Thanks
> > for all your help.
> > -Rebecca
Mark Chiddicks
Lori Lindland
Here are some others...
> "Empty Garden" by Elton John
> Paul McCartney did "Here Today,"
> >The Late Great Johnny Ace - Paul Simon
> >Too Late for Goodbyes - Julian Lennon
> >All Those Years Ago - George Harrison
>
> Queen -- "Life is Real (Song for Lennon)", in 1982
Hope these help.....~Lori
popdilly
Dale Cooper
On Oct 13, 1996 07:21:19 in article <Re: Songs about Gay farmers>,
-Henry Stewart
Robbert van Andel
Stephen Zamon wrote:
>
> I am doing a project for school about icons, and we were supposed to
> choose one- my group chose John Lennon. If the members of this group
> want to share with me why they think John Lennon is still so popular
> today, that'd be great, but that's not why I'm here. Does anyone know of
> any songs about John Lennon (other than the obvious Cranberries). Thanks
> for all your help.
> -Rebecca
Queen did one called "Love is Real" on Hot Space
BENNY
Don't forget Oasis' "Live Forever". It's a classic too, Noel's
favourite Oasis song.
(It's as much about life in general as it is about John, but that makes
it even greater.)
BEN
sslom...@hoflink.com
U2 did "God Part II" dedicated to Lennon on the Rattle & Hum album.
Andrew H. Sodergren
On Tue, 8 Oct 1996, Nonnel Nhoj wrote:
> I am trying to put together a home page of lyrics to the US
> Beatles' albums, but have run into a minor stump. On the US version of
> Help, there are a few songs that I don't have lyrics to: The Bitter End,
> The Chase, In The Tyrol, and Another Hard Day's Night. I have never heard
> the album, so I have no clue as to what they sound like, the lyrics, or
> the authors. If anyone can help me let me know. And check out my Page
>
> http://www2.msstate.edu/~whs3/beatles.html
>
> WILL
Will,
The four songs you are referring to, The Bitter End, The Chase, In the
Tyrol, and Another Hard Day's Night, are all instrumentals. There are no
lyrics to them, but I am not sure who the author credits are for them.
They are basically just backgruound music from the movie Help! My dad
used to have this album ages ago, and I wish I could hear them again,
they were pretty interesting.
Andy> > > >
Mike Waldo
Paul Simon did the "Late Great Johnny Ace", Paul did "Here Today"
and Elton John did "Empty Garden". Supposedly on Paul's next album,
he has written another song about John!
su...@sk.sympatico.ca
Daniel Geneau wrote:
>
> Robbert van Andel <robb...@efn.org> a écrit dans l'article
> <3261BF...@efn.org>...
> > Stephen Zamon wrote:
> > Does anyone know of any songs about John Lennon (other than the obvious
> Cranberries). Thanks
>
Daniel Geneau
Bob Gassel/Heidi Cron
Maybe I missed a posting, but no one has mentioned George's "All Those
Years Ago". And let's not forget about Paul's song written TO Lennon,
"Silly Love Songs".
Bob Gassel
David Goodwin
I've actually seen the American versions on Casette tape, with all of
the backround music intact. They're also often cheaper than the
CDs....
JWL
Hackamore
The incidental music on the US "Help!" soundtrack was written by Ken
Thorne--except of course for "Another Hard Day's Night," the medley of
Beatle tunes.
Devin M.
Brett Pasternack
Quoting "harriwom to All re: Re: Songs about Lennon"h>From: "Frederick W.
Harrison" <"harr...@istar.ca"@istar.ca>
"h>Subject: Re: Songs about Lennon
"h>There's a line in some Elvis Costello song that goes something like
"h>"wasn't it a rich man that said "imagine no possessions"?". Can't
"h>remember which one, but it was from the album after he worked with
"h>MCartney. (Blood & Chocolate?)
"Was it a millionaire who said 'imagine no possesions'?" From "The Other
Side Of Summer", on Mighty Like A Rose, one of several Costello albums with
some songwriting contribution from Macca. (There's nothing from Paul on
Blood & Chocolate, however.)
"h>There was a Rich Dodson (former Stampeder) single that had ten minutes
"h>silence on the B side as a tribute to John (lucly for him he didn't get
"h>sued as there was a Lennon/Ono track on Life With The Lines called "Ten
"h>Minutes Silence")
The Lennon/Ono track is "*Two* Minutes Silence", not Ten. And the Lennons
would hardly be in a position to sue, as the idea seems to have originated
with "4 Minutes 33 Seconds" by John Cage.
* Wave Rider 1.20 [NR] *
... UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY
FA ken clinger
And one of the pieces was by Wagner, I think the Overture to Tannheuser
(sp?). The dramatic orchestral piece. A friend of mine was convinced it
had been written for Help!, so I had to show him the recording on another
album, and then look up Wagner's birth and death dates for him.
Simon James
M. Shock (mcc...@u.washington.edu) wrote:
> Huh? How is "Silly Love Songs" about John? Could someone explain this to
> me?
I'm guessing because it defends against criticism of his music, which
Lennon had taken part in with "How Do You Sleep?" but I really think this
song was more directed at pop music critics of the day, not John. But
didn't Paul respond to "How Do You Sleep?" in another song? I think it
was called "Dear Friend." ??
> Misty Shock
> "Though the passion still flutters and flickers, it never got into our
> knickers." --Elvis Costello
Which reminds me.... Costello's "The Other Side of Summer"
It's not about Lennon, but it does refer to him.
Simon James
Undeclared II
sja...@chat.carleton.ca
Don Thompson
The Stranglers "Everybody Loves You When Your Dead" from La Follies.
Don Thompson
Mike Solwecki
BENNY (bar...@cygnus.uwa.edu.au) wrote:
: BEN
David Gilmour (guitarist for Pink Floyd) did a song called
"Murder" on his second solo album About Face, which is about John
Lennon's murderer.
Danilka
David Gilmour is not a guitarist for Pink Floyd!! He IS Pink Floyd!!!!
Mmm, I mean, WAS.
Jens Mogensen
Mark Chiddicks wrote:
>
> A great song about John is 'Here Today' (no relation to the Macca song of that name) by
> the Chameleons - an undeservedly obscure Manchester band of the mid 70's. It appears on
> their first album 'Script of the Bridge' and its about John's thoughts as he lay dying
> that December night in New York.
>
> "Dunno what happened but I don't think I got home tonight...."
>
> As mentioned above, there's also 'Here Today' by Paul Macartney, a very touching tribute
> to his late partner.
>
> >
> > I am doing a project for school about icons, and we were supposed to
> > choose one- my group chose John Lennon. If the members of this group
> > want to share with me why they think John Lennon is still so popular
> > any songs about John Lennon (other than the obvious Cranberries). Thanks
> > -Rebecca
called Dizzy Miss Lizzy.
The album is called Rotator (Revolver ) and is recorded at Abbey Road,
and it has among other great tracks one about John Lennon. Title of the
tra is 11.07
Really great
ricardo joseh lima
In article <326820...@pomona.edu>, ddus...@pomona.edu says...
>> : > Here are some others...
>> : > > "Empty Garden" by Elton John
>> : > > Paul Simon's "The Late Great Johnny Ace" HEARTS AND BONES
>> : > > Paul McCartney did "Here Today,"
>> : > > >The Late Great Johnny Ace - Paul Simon
>> : > > >Too Late for Goodbyes - Julian Lennon
>> : > > >All Those Years Ago - George Harrison
>> : > >
>> : > > Queen -- "Life is Real (Song for Lennon)", in 1982
>>
>> : Don't forget Oasis' "Live Forever". It's a classic too, Noel's
>> : favourite Oasis song.
From Brazil "Para Lennon e McCartney" (To L & M).
"O papa é pop" (The pope is pop) -- "The glasses of Lennon
with Paul's eyes"
and some others...
Maxim M. Muir
In article <1996Oct25.0...@cs.mun.ca>, jla...@cs.mun.ca (Jacob
Larkin) wrote:
>: From Brazil "Para Lennon e McCartney" (To L & M).
>: "O papa é pop" (The pope is pop) -- "The glasses of Lennon
>: with Paul's eyes"
>: and some others...
>
>How about "Seconds" by Human League from 1982 I think.
How about " Somebody Got Murdered" by the Clash? Its on the "Sandinista"
album (unfortunately, very derivative and not the best Clash work by a long
shot)
--
Maxim M. Muir
see the Maximum Monochrome homepage at http://www.nfinity.com/~mdmuir
Jacob Larkin
ricardo joseh lima (sehl...@centroin.com.br) wrote:
: In article <326820...@pomona.edu>, ddus...@pomona.edu says...
: >> : > Here are some others...
: >> : > > "Empty Garden" by Elton John
: >> : > > Paul Simon's "The Late Great Johnny Ace" HEARTS AND BONES
: >> : > > Paul McCartney did "Here Today,"
: >> : > > >The Late Great Johnny Ace - Paul Simon
: >> : > > >Too Late for Goodbyes - Julian Lennon
: >> : > > >All Those Years Ago - George Harrison
: >> : > >
: >> : > > Queen -- "Life is Real (Song for Lennon)", in 1982
: >>
: >> : Don't forget Oasis' "Live Forever". It's a classic too, Noel's
: >> : favourite Oasis song.
: From Brazil "Para Lennon e McCartney" (To L & M).
: "O papa é pop" (The pope is pop) -- "The glasses of Lennon
: with Paul's eyes"
: and some others...
How about "Seconds" by Human League from 1982 I think.
jl
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Stephen Zamon <stephe...@utoronto.ca> wrote:
>I am doing a project for school about icons, and we were supposed to
>choose one- my group chose John Lennon. If the members of this group
>want to share with me why they think John Lennon is still so popular
>today, that'd be great, but that's not why I'm here. Does anyone know of
>any songs about John Lennon (other than the obvious Cranberries). Thanks
>for all your help.
>-Rebecca
Here's yet another, I keep coming across these.
From "Ballrooms of Mars" by T Rex from The SLider LP:
"John Lennon knows your name and I've seen his."
The same song also makes mention of Bob Dylan and Alan Freed.
Mark Jeffery
eni...@southcom.com.au
"You're still a long way from home"
Robert Triptow
Isn't "In Loving Memory of a Name" by XTC about John Lennon?
--
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rtri...@skyhouse.org
http://www.skyhouse.org/robert/
Bob Dole
In article <1996Oct25.0...@cs.mun.ca>, jla...@cs.mun.ca says...
>
>ricardo joseh lima (sehl...@centroin.com.br) wrote:
>: In article <326820...@pomona.edu>, ddus...@pomona.edu says...
>
>: >> : > Here are some others...
>: >> : > > "Empty Garden" by Elton John
>: >> : > > Paul Simon's "The Late Great Johnny Ace" HEARTS AND BONES
>: >> : > > Paul McCartney did "Here Today,"
>: >> : > > >The Late Great Johnny Ace - Paul Simon
>: >> : > > >Too Late for Goodbyes - Julian Lennon
>: >> : > > >All Those Years Ago - George Harrison
>: >> : > >
>: >> : > > Queen -- "Life is Real (Song for Lennon)", in 1982
>: >>
>: >> : Don't forget Oasis' "Live Forever". It's a classic too, Noel's
>: >> : favourite Oasis song.
>
>: From Brazil "Para Lennon e McCartney" (To L & M).
>: "O papa é pop" (The pope is pop) -- "The glasses of Lennon
>: with Paul's eyes"
>: and some others...
>
>How about "Seconds" by Human League from 1982 I think.
"Central Park West" - Ian Hunter
MHEFESTAY
The Ballad Of John And Yoko
MHEFESTAY
I think Paul & John had a fight going on the late 70's with a few letters
to each other via Creem magazine that was printing them in their letters
section. I think John wrote some letter saying something to the extent of
how songs around then, particularly Paul's, were nothing but stupid (or
silly) love songs. I think Paul wrote Silly Love Songs in response to
this and probably the critics in general who always seemed to be picking
on Paul. I'm going on memory here. I know I've got one of those Creem
magazines around somewhere but God only knows where.
Mark