Great pick. I grew up just a few blocks from where John lived and later died. And it was quite common to see both he and Yoko walking around just like everyone else. I must have seen him at least 20 times or more during the last five years of his life but like most New Yorkers I never wanted to bother him. But one day in 1979 a little boy came running towards me and almost fell down so I quickly bent over to stop his momentum and he ended up in my arms. As I looked up John was standing in front of me and he thanked me profusely. The boy was his son Sean. I was a bit stunned but I held it together and I said “ no problem he’s adorable.” He smiled and thanked me again. I wanted to say so many things to him but I didn’t. I wish I had at least thanked him for the gift of his music. After all The Beatles were the sound track of my life. 🕊❤️🎼
@michaelsullivan6854
8 ай бұрын
That's great story, thanks for sharing it
@BobbyGeneric145
7 ай бұрын
Guarantee you he appreciated you for just letting him walk on afterwards. You got a memory and he got to just live.
@robertcollins197
8 ай бұрын
This is my favorite John solo song. "There's no problem, only solutions." Is genius. I've lived my life with this attitude and it has served me well.
@roxannchambers312
8 ай бұрын
This is my favorite too. It's an ode to being able just to enjoy life. Which he deserved after the insanity of what was The Beatles. He was finally doing it his way.
@Jude_196
8 ай бұрын
SO MISS HIM!!! So GLAD ya'll enjoy his music!! Have a BLESSED DAY, YA'LL!! HUGS!
@jamessugg7061
8 ай бұрын
Hey Jude. 👋
@Inequities
8 ай бұрын
This song actually came out posthumously, soon after his murder
@TheCornishCockney
8 ай бұрын
Y’all.
@bobwoolerOriGinal
8 ай бұрын
@@Inequities No, one month before he died.
@rpo2295
5 ай бұрын
She nailed it. He whiffed. It’s a song for his critics who think he’s missing out being rock royalty when in reality he may be out of sight, out of mind to the public, but in reality he’s cashing in on life!
@tyrongreen9294
8 ай бұрын
I was a junior in high school when my English teacher came into the room with a record player. He said he just wanted to listen to his hero that day. This was the morning after John Lennon was killed. So for the entire period we listen to the Beatles and John Lennon. This is one of my favorite songs by him. It is so sad that a song was titled Starting Over and just a few short months he was gone.
@andymageen5308
8 ай бұрын
This is always a difficult one for me, it really showed that we were getting John back after an extended absence, then to lose him so soon after, just made it really bittersweet. Like a lot John’s best work it’s just him revealing his inner soul to the whole world with a melody. ✌️
@mikemcf33
7 ай бұрын
that song is so bittersweet and eerie to me. It is beautiful. But I remember when Double Fantasy came out, I listened to it non stop and Watching the Wheels was my favorite. Not long after... well you all know what happened. When I hear this song it brings to mind that horrible, horrible day and the end of a beautiful soul. RIP John Lennon
@myownchannel247
8 ай бұрын
Give Peace A Chance by John Lennon is a masterpiece that the entire world could definitely benefit from today ✨✌️
@albertchavez2693
8 ай бұрын
Give me some Truth!
@namesameasu
8 ай бұрын
It's not much of a song, though. It's more of a march.
@auckalukaum
8 ай бұрын
I always thought that song was about Pete Best. "All we are saaaaaaaaaying.... is give Pete a chance...."
@Worldagenda24
8 ай бұрын
I used to play that song on my little record player as a young girl aged around 8yrs old , over and over again in the 60s. Still love it today. And just as meaningful. ✌️🇬🇧💙
@TJ-pc5mq
8 ай бұрын
"Woman" very emotional...
@proudmoon3
8 ай бұрын
Definitely a great pick for them to react to! My favorite JL song.
@jennyjenny4501
8 ай бұрын
Thank you, John Lennon! -The World
@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13
8 ай бұрын
Once again, another song that takes me back to my junior year of high school. 1980-81 was my favorite year of an insanely fun 3 years of high school. We were all shocked and deeply saddened by the death of John Lennon. He was still making great music all the way to the end of his life. He was certainly one of the biggest figures of the 20th Century beyond a doubt. This was released in 1981, after his tragic passing.
@albertchavez2693
8 ай бұрын
The Machine had him taken Out , he was to popular and waking folks up!!!!!!
@briandonovan1584
8 ай бұрын
I, too was 16 when John was murdered. The songs on the Double Fantasy album were those of a far more mature John who had finally learned how to be a father. He was a lousy father to his first son, Julian for whom Paul wrote and sang Hey Jude as John had no clue how to be a dad and was divorcing his first wife and mother of Julian, a small child. John used to marvel at Paul's ability to show up and within minutes joining little Julian in silly games out of thin air. John even asked Paul how he does it. Ten years later and after taking a break from music John finally figured it out and, put all the feeling into the songs about life, his second son, his wife into his very best songs of his solo career. But he died without a will which was unforgivably irresponsible so Yoko got everything. She refused for years to give Julian a dime. Eventually Yoko began helping Julian out. The tragedy of John's death was greatly compounded by his incredibly irresponsible never writing a will to provide for his first son. I will always love John but it was Paul who was the ever practical, lover of family including Julian who did it all the responsible and correct way,
@bobwoolerOriGinal
8 ай бұрын
Released in 1980, 3 weeks before he died.
@minkgraver
8 ай бұрын
This is about him not recording music for a few years while his son Sean was little. Tragically this is from his brilliant final album 😢
@rjazz1
8 ай бұрын
I can recall listening to John on his final radio broadcast, it was about an hour long discussing and promoting this album and talking about life in general. Then only to hear a couple of days later that he had been murdered...a really devastating time for a Beatles fan, and felt so sad for yoko and the kids, can you imagine what Yoko suffered. I have never felt negative about Yoko, why some people are is beyond me, john chose her and is nobody elses business. Yoko has continued to support Johns memory all her life. Xxx
@ChaseArkansas
8 ай бұрын
man john always hit crisp on all cylinders FIRE. i love nobody told me and borrowed time alot too
@richardbeaton7324
8 ай бұрын
Instant Karma and Nobody Told me , Are great solo John Lennon songs!
@funkster007
8 ай бұрын
I bought this single on 45 when it was released. Still one of my favorite Lennon tunes.
@garycunningham9216
8 күн бұрын
Love listening to your take on music that was before your time. Your first time hearing the Beatles, blows my mind.
@cynthiaschultheis1660
29 күн бұрын
My son, like John, was a stay at home dad.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@chrissullivan40
8 ай бұрын
The amazing thing here is that, even though he was semi retired, he could still sit down and write a kick ass song like nothing.
@Fritzw75
8 ай бұрын
He lives on forever. He had such a distinctive voice. The best voice of all the Beatles. He was an amazing man and musician. Miss him so much. I will never forget the night of December 8, 1980 I was in my room watching Monday Night Football when Howard Cosell announced the tragic news of Lennon's death. I was 23 then and at that point of my life he and the Beatles and all his solo work had such a big influence on my life then and all the way til today.
@harpergras
8 ай бұрын
My favorite Lennon song...Thanks for reacting to this awesome song.
@Peter-oh3hc
8 ай бұрын
I think it shows real confidence to create such a simple song. I feel many would want the comfort of over production. 1,000 strings and horns and background singers. But just a tune and a story are all you need
@anthonytermini3267
8 ай бұрын
I never saw tears in my friends eyes until that day that John left us still miss you "Bro' ....
@SWLinPHX
7 ай бұрын
A fitting song for Lennon's big comeback album "Double Fantasy" after so many years out of the spotlight, a stark contrast to McCartney who never left it. Watch the drama "Two Of Us" about the real-life incident when McCartney paid old pal Lennon a visit in the mid-1970s and how they reminisce, bond and -- also open old wounds again.
@BrendaNelson-ll4ls
8 ай бұрын
John Lennon will always be my favorite Beatle. John had a great solo career. He didn't want to make the same mistake he did with his first son Julian Lennon. John and Sean have the same Birthday October 9th. Sean Lennon has his own music career. Sean also tours with Les Claypool in the band Delirium.
@bengilbert7655
8 ай бұрын
One of my favorite Lennon songs.
@neil364
7 ай бұрын
"You never know how much time you will have." How prophetic in Johns case. Im so glad he used the birth of his second child to take time out. Double fantasy was a damn good return to the music industry, too. By the way, Lennon had a very long and successful solo music career after the Beatles, and his stepping away from the scene here was just about stepping away from his own career. People said he was crazy because you can't usually take time out and expect to stay relevant. I guess they forgot who they were talking to.
@Rickhorse1
8 ай бұрын
My favorite post-Beatles Lennon song. Can you imagine how many times he had to hear the question "are the Beatles getting back together?" People mostly would ask it out of love, but for him it had to be weird that most folks just couldn't understand that they had moved on to "real life". And sadly, he was murdered not long after writing this song...by a madman who was a "fan".
@BlackHatCinephile
8 ай бұрын
1990 would have been the year.
@patticrichton1135
8 ай бұрын
@@BlackHatCinephile "1990 would have been the year" for WHAT? Not sure what you are referring to.
@BlackHatCinephile
8 ай бұрын
@@patticrichton1135 I thought it would be obvious. I didn't want to spell it out, because that would be patronizing, and I'd rather presume the better than the worse. Beatles break up in 1970. Right away, Paul and John are having a friendly war in their albums. Maybe from not knowing how, or unwilling, to let go. Wings happen, Lost Weekend happens, Yoko gets pregnant and John becomes a househusband. But every now and then he slips away to contribute to some Bowie or Jagger project. He's not as over it as he lets on. The album war between Lennon and McCartney cools off, and they become friends again, here and there contributing to some Harrison or Starr project. 1980, Lennon gets "Coming Up" stuck in his head, so he's back in the studio, doing his own project instead of just hanging out on his friends' sessions. Double Fantasy's a hit, and there's gossip about a reunion. John and Paul happened to be sitting on John's couch when Lorne Michaels was on TV offering them cash to reunite on his show. They considered it, but lazied out of it. 1990, they could say it was 20 years ago today that the Beatles went separate ways, but not so separate, really. The timing rhyming with that song they made about themselves sounds like Fate. Who can resist Fate? Especially not the Beatles. 1990 would have been the year. Not "could" or "maybe", 1990 was meant to be the year. And it would have been.
@Herrera777
7 ай бұрын
There are other music videos of this song and he's chillin' with Yoko. I think it just means he let everything go and is going with the flow of life. He's free
@genedoss664
8 ай бұрын
Your mention of Beautiful Boy reminded me of a movie you might enjoy. Mr. Holland's Opus is a tribute to the profession of teaching. The main character, played by Richard Dreyfuss, is a big Beatles and John Lennon fan, and Beautiful Boy has its own part in the plot.
@sashipman51
8 ай бұрын
Definitely, as teachers themselves plus their connection to music through this channel it would be a perfect fit
@patticrichton1135
8 ай бұрын
@genedoss664 and in the story line, it takes place in part when John was murdered. One of my FAVORITE movies
@feminist5641
8 ай бұрын
I've been suggesting Mr Hollands Opus for ages. Amber and Jay will love it!
@amj4
8 ай бұрын
The song pertains to the time from 1975 until 1980 when he gave up his music career after Sean was born. John had another son Julian, which you probably don’t know about, with his first wife Cynthia. Julian is also a musician who you should check out.
@doolie165
8 ай бұрын
yep, John's family with Yoko was important to John. He was once quoted as saying, "Sean was born out of love where as Julian was born out of a whiskey bottle."
@davidharvey4433
8 ай бұрын
Good point. Despite how much I want to like John, I can’t get over the way he disregarded his former wife and his first child. Julian grew up to be such a wonderful guy, despite his fathers indifference to him.
@amj4
8 ай бұрын
@@davidharvey4433 I love Julian, he’s such a talented musician and photographer. It was because of May Pang that John started to have a relationship with Julian again.
@cog4life
8 ай бұрын
❤
@scorpiouk5914
8 ай бұрын
Yes, definitely should check out Julian Lennon. He sounds so much like John.
@tracypearson6315
8 ай бұрын
As a gma my grandbabies are growing way to fast so treasure every moment you have!!
@unjaded2
7 ай бұрын
one of my all time songs , to me its just special.
@andymarshall6056
8 ай бұрын
John wrote this after a news reporter interviewed him and said to him 'I bet you miss the big time, band,touring etc' !
@davidpope2189
8 ай бұрын
This is my favorite John Lennon song.
@diannestucki5732
8 ай бұрын
This is my favorite solo Lennon song. How many of us would love to just devote our lives to being with the people we love?
@DebraJohnson-k3z
8 ай бұрын
John Lennon is one of my generation’s greatest poets.
@BonniePicc
8 ай бұрын
So glad you got to this song; it was so meaningful as he was starting a new chapter after taking a break from music - and one that ended so soon and tragically. Love this song. A few more for you include his duet with Elton John, Whatever Gets You Through the Night, Mind Games, and Give Peace a Chance. Also check out his son Julian’s song Valotte. It is beautiful and he is the spitting image of his dad.
@belindacordova748
4 ай бұрын
Hello, from Texas.... John also had another son, Julian Lennon. He has a amazing song " It's Too Late for Goodbye". he sings how John would never have time for him. I personally think that John should have included Julian in his life and join his two sons in all his family videos. Julian looks like John more than Sean.
@marleybob3157
8 ай бұрын
Believe it or not, we have the B-52's and your favorite song "Rock Lobster" to thank for this song and album. In the mid-to-late '70s, John Lennon wasn’t playing music. He wasn’t thinking much about music. He was trying to be a good father to son Sean. He’d lost interest in trying to persuade people to listen to the work he’d done with wife Yoko Ono, and his last release had been in 1974. Around five years later, he exploded back into action in a matter of moments. “I was at a dance club one night in Bermuda,” Lennon told Rolling Stone in an interview recorded three days before his death in 1980. “Upstairs, they were playing disco, and downstairs I suddenly heard ‘Rock Lobster’ by the B-52’s for the first time. Do you know it? It sounds just like Yoko’s music.” In particular, Cindy Wilson’s scream toward the end of the song was reminiscent of Ono’s approach. “I said to meself, ‘It’s time to get out the old ax and wake the wife up!’” Lennon said. Almost immediately he and Ono started working. He’d write a song and sing it to her on the phone; in New York, she’d come up with a song of her own as a reply. The result was "Double Fantasy", the last full album Lennon ever worked on before his death in December 1980. This song was the stand-out song from that album.
@kenpaden
8 ай бұрын
Love this song, it was bitter sweet listening to on the radio at the time, because I figured it would be his finale single to be released from his finale album and of course it was...
@chrispeek8412
8 ай бұрын
It was very tough to hear the news on that evening in 1980 that we lost John. I think the best way to remember him is to listen to his music.
@patdonnelly9392
8 ай бұрын
As hard as it was have this musical Genius (with no filter- Just a raw, fearless, honest guy) leave us so early, videos like this one bring comfort to fans that he was content and happy, truly at peace with his life at this point! He's still so painfully missed, as is George (who also found his peace and happiness). There will never be another John or George...we were certainly Blessed to have them in this world!
@jamestown6050
6 ай бұрын
She nailed it! He left the game to be with his family
@markzalubas5793
8 ай бұрын
Why do we need a top song? I love them all and need different ones depending upon my day/mood/desires. I bought this record right after it came out specifically for this song. The piano riff is so mentally addicting.
@debrathackerson8624
8 ай бұрын
John gave up the "Big Time" for quite awhile to raise his son and become the father he always wanted to be but never had a chance to be during his Beatle days! He felt that he was finally happy! Yoko accepted and loved him for whatever he wanted to do!
@BluesImprov
7 ай бұрын
No, you missed John's point about letting it go. . .He's referring to his CAREER. He kind of stopped "playin the game" of show business for a while. Other performers were asking him what he was doing, and "don't you miss the big time?" And he just said that he had to let that part of his life go for a while, and he was happy just watching the wheels go round and round. . .Meaning watching others chase the money and fame while he just enjoyed his life AWAY from all of that. Love this song because it's John's answer to those who thought he was wasting his time. Classic Lennon!!!
@MrDodgedollar
5 ай бұрын
He was happy being an ordinary Father and being a Family man and was glad to be out of the limelight
@joanbecenti8938
8 ай бұрын
My favorite line from this song is "I tell them there's no problem, only solutions". In some situations, there is always a solution.
@renelpatat
8 ай бұрын
His music was incredibly insightful and inspiring! He was one of God’s most beautiful souls and he’s missed more than many may think. George Harrison wrote music with profound lyrics! Another amazing Beatle of the four!
@Kick278
8 ай бұрын
After his death, Yoko Ono put out another album in 1984 that has a couple of songs that follow this one well. Check out "I'm Stepping Out", "Borrowed Time" and "Nobody Told Me". Nice reaction guys!!
@SEANBANOG4
8 ай бұрын
His family life period is very touching...."Beautiful Boy" would bring a tear to a glass eye! Still missed by so many.
@feminist5641
8 ай бұрын
Echoing many other comments... Working Class Hero has to be your next Lennon solo song. Makes me cry buckets thinking about my father who worked at a steel mill and my mother who worked at a grocery store to be able to put me through college.
@midnittkr
8 ай бұрын
Mind Games is one of my all time favs "Nobody Told Me" probably my all time fav solo song.......along with Imagine
@Alberto_1965_BR
8 ай бұрын
Great react! Love this tune My favorite from Lennon. He was so happy "playing the game again"...
@meldonbrindley7093
8 ай бұрын
Released right before he was shot. Always makes me grieve all over again. It is about him deciding to raise his son and not put out music. It had been around 5 years since he had released anything.
@SWLinPHX
7 ай бұрын
How ironic that as he matured and felt stable enough to come back to the music industry after all those years away with an amazing album, his life was cut so tragically short.
@terryhuwe2184
8 ай бұрын
John lennon is one of my favorite musicians! He's what I would call musical genius. When it came to lyrics and music and singing. The tragedy of him getting shot in New York City groog. Great response from the public. It was so sad, he will be missed
@TheCornishCockney
8 ай бұрын
I interpreted this as John sending a message to the others. He had to let it go as he wanted family time,full time.
@mnamhie
8 ай бұрын
Actually what John meant in this song: he had quit making music. He was staying at home, letting Yoko do all the business, and John was a house husband. Taking care of Sean, watching him all day, learning how to cook, just being a homebody. And this was unfathomable to his friends and associates in the music business. One of the very greatest legendary performers of all time ... just quit the biz. Staying home watching the wheels go round and round. "I just had to let it go." But he finally got the bug again and started making music. And good music too. Beautiful Boy, Starting Over, Woman, etc. Then was taken away from us, much too soon. It still hurts.
@geoffreyblazi4446
8 ай бұрын
John's Plastic Ono Band album is a minimalistic, confessional, primal-scream-therapy-inspired masterpiece if you want the really personal stuff. "God" is a great tune. Oh My Love. The whole album (almost). Actually George plays on that album quite a bit (and Ringo a little). "How Do You Sleep" is a vicious attack on Paul, in response to Paul's great tune "Too Many People" which John interpreted as a shot by Paul at him. Too Many People is on McCartney's Ram album, that includes on the cover a picture of two beetles (insects) copulating. In other words, a Beatle f*****g a Beatle. The boys were feuding at the time. And check out McCartney's Uncle Albert Admiral Halsey. An underrated gem.
@61rudster
8 ай бұрын
Watching the wheels. Looking out the window and watching the cars on the road go up and down. Explaining the writers block and using the time for family he didn’t do for Jillian.
@markmcelligott2542
8 ай бұрын
It's funny... how many fathers wishing they were rich and famous, when John, who was rich and at one time one of the most famous people alive glad to give it all away and just be a father. Makes you think about what's really important and how blessed you actually are
@nedeast6845
8 ай бұрын
This song reminds me of being in Australia in 1980 playing cricket at school
@nolalou2
8 ай бұрын
He took a 5 year break from making records after his son Sean was born. This was his on his first album after that 5 year break,
@drc1989
8 ай бұрын
This has to be my favorite John Lennon song. I was looking forward to seeing him tour with this album, but then the unthinkable happened. It's such a good song. ✌️😁❤️🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
@jonathanmoon86
8 ай бұрын
Starting Over is sooo great!(great review of this song)
@albertsmith9315
8 ай бұрын
That little kid, Sean will be 49 this year. He just turned 5 when his dad was gone from his life.
@deancox1480
8 ай бұрын
Julian Lennon "Too Late For Goodbyes" Sean Lennon "Deadmeat"
@alanbrown3963
8 ай бұрын
I have always loved this song. To me it is really about being grateful for the gifts in your life (GOD, family, work for me) and realizing that if your priorities are clear for you then it really doesn't matter what others think. Be a peace with yourself and your GOD, the rest will take care of itself. When I worked in engineering there was a feeling from many workers that if the engineer wasn't standing at the work station helping they were somewhere else doing nothing. I think he is saying that the world often holds the same perception of musicians. If you aren't in the studio or on tour you are doing nothing and wasting time. Life goes by way too fast to not enjoy the little joys in life, sometimes you see those by sitting still and watching the wheels of the world roll. Agree with the comment below "There are no problems, only solutions" what a challenging, engaging and joyful attitude.
@watcher08850
8 ай бұрын
he took time off in 1975 to raise his son. People were telling him "he's crazy" as in "People say I'm crazy"...
@shyman99
8 ай бұрын
"his son"? Uh, you mean ONE of his sons. The other son was essentially ignored.
@masplen
8 ай бұрын
Good Morning Rob Squad, firstly I want to say I really enjoy your uploads, as a massive Beatle fan, I am so glad that you are covering their solo material. If you ever get the chance, listen to How by John Lennon, the lyrics are so John, caring and loving. Anyway keep up the amazing work. Mick Cambridge, England 🏴
@debbiechang5781
8 ай бұрын
You guys should check out some of the music made by his two sons. His older son, Julian released some music in the 1980’s that will amaze you in that he sounds and looks so much like his father. His younger son Sean has also made music worth listening to. It’s hard to believe that John Lennon has been gone from this earth 3 years more than he was alive 😢. I will never get over his senseless murder and I will never forgive MDC!
@patrickmcgoldrick8234
8 ай бұрын
I was 23 when he died,and I heard this just shortly after his passing driving alone on a late Saturday night,and I remember tearing up feel that it was such a senseless waste, because you know it was so much that could have been.
@gchase4073
4 ай бұрын
John at this time was probably the happiest in his life. He seemed to put away his acid wit of old and replaced it with joy and happiness
@chezzachezza7325
8 ай бұрын
Mind games ❤❤❤❤❤ that song 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@timdysart6860
8 ай бұрын
Julian Lennon - Valotte - Too late for goodbyes
@jackiegerspachhas4237
8 ай бұрын
#9 video with Yoko is so so so GOOD!!!!!!! Number 9 dream.
@karrie2436
8 ай бұрын
Huge Lennon fan here..Check out Cold Turkey.... John's take on addiction and trying to get clean. Wayyy ahead of its time.
@scottmoore1614
8 ай бұрын
His murder in 1980 is such a wrenching tragedy. It’s still a profound loss for the entire world. 😢 One can only imagine the music he would have created in the last four decades.
@nedscruddermann6059
8 ай бұрын
Rob: "You never know how much time you have . . . " Great reactions, Rob Squad! I was living in NYC at the time the album, "Double Fantasy" came out with "Watching the Wheels" on it. At the time all of the Beatles fans (myself included) were going nuts to hear fresh John Lennon after taking off 5 years to raise Sean while Yoko took care of the business aspects of the family. It was wonderful hearing John's expression of contentment and satisfaction and we were all shocked by his murder just a few weeks after this message came out. What if he had never gotten back on the merry-go-round and started making music again for the fans, would he still be with us today? . . . If you really want to dive deep into the Lennon rabbit hole, you really should react to the very last music John ever recorded, as it happens, with Yoko, "Walking on Thin Ice." While it is a Yoko single, John was intimately involved in the production of the song and plays backwards electric guitar on it. (Featuring Yoko's distinctive vocals, a really phat base line and funky rhythm section, it was a dance club hit in it's day.) Tragically, John was returning home from that final session when he was assassinated at the entrance to the Dakota, just a few blocks from where I lived. I joined the massive crowd in central park for the historic moment of silence to commemorate his life that following weekend. One final recollection: in NYC, during the late 1970's you could wander into restaurants and shops all over Manhattan and see Polaroid snapshots that the proprietors had taken of John and Yoko when they visited their establishments. At the time I had always hoped that I would be lucky enough to spy the couple while walking through the city, but never did.
@confucius12012
8 ай бұрын
Have you guys reacted to "Mother" yet? If not, you NEED to react to it next!
@randybass8842
8 ай бұрын
This song was on his Double Fantasy album, and he was tragically assassinated just a few weeks after it was released. That cast a very sad tone to this song, and all of his others on the album (half were his and half were Yoko's). For those who lived during that time, it will always have that connection. Younger people as yourselves can listen to it outside of that context.
@lorirobinson511
8 ай бұрын
Guys, another father/son song that I've suggested in the past is Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin. I think you'd both like it. It makes you think of what's really important in life.
@angelacampbell3974
8 ай бұрын
For his son, Sean’s, first five years (1975-1980) John was a stay at home dad. He wrote this song about that situation. He was on the verge of his comeback in 1980 when he was assassinated.
@debunkthelies
8 ай бұрын
Love that song!!!
@jrox6091
8 ай бұрын
Great choice. Great song. When you choose your next Lennon song, may I suggest either the flowing and beautiful "#9 Dream" or the wonderful fast paced rocker "Whatever Gets You Through the Night." Two very satifying tunes that'll end up on your personal playlist 😊 Blessings ❤
@patticrichton1135
8 ай бұрын
@jrox6091 "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" was Elton John's song, that John sang along with him. John told Elton that if it went to number one, then he would get on stage with Elton and perform it with him. He said that because he didn't think it would be a number one hit. When it WAS, Elton reminded John of that promise. Which he honored, but he was so nervous before getting on stage that he threw up.
@jrox6091
8 ай бұрын
@@patticrichton1135 well, Lennon actually wrote and sang the song and Elton liked it, predicting it'd be a chart topper...so the bet was on. After it hit #1 Lennon paid up and appeared onstage at Elton's Thanksgiving 1974 concert.
@johnmullins9250
8 ай бұрын
George Harrison Someplace Else is one of my all time favorite solo songs....by any Beatle
@scottvanhille5688
8 ай бұрын
John is a such a family man. Good song. I do suggest Julian Lennon--Valotte and Too Late For Goodbyes.
@RicoCosta317
8 ай бұрын
This video reminds me of my late brother, who had a resemblance to John, and his young son, Daniel, who was born around the time as Sean. It's uncanny, and this always makes me tear up. Miss my brother and John so much. ❤
@tericonnelly3197
8 ай бұрын
He turned into a father for his son. He only had 5 years with the son when he finished his album. He went home and was killed in front of his door and his wife was there
@williamkidney6031
8 ай бұрын
You guys should check out Julian Lennon's song Too late for goodbyes, it's amazing how much he looks like John, sounds like him too
@thatlindgirlinutah5829
8 ай бұрын
I love this song and the video. The part of the video that always brings me to tears is when John and Sean blow out the candles on the cake. They share the same birthday and it just tears me up inside knowing they'd only share a handful of birthdays together before John was taken from Sean, Yoko, Julian, and the rest of the world. I was supposed to go to the UK in January 2020 and Liverpool was one of the places at the top of my list to visit. Unfortunately the day I was scheduled to fly to Amsterdam and then to the UK was the same day the EU closed their borders due to C*vid. It was my one and only chance to see where it all started for the Fab Four and, 4 years later, I'm still gutted over missing out on it. 😢
@cmoplay1
3 ай бұрын
Released after his murder. Still brings me to tears.
@jessicacox9261
8 ай бұрын
People make mistakes & John Lennon was only human 😢 As long as Julian found forgiveness and peace with or for his father, that's what matters the most ❤
@josephscally6270
8 ай бұрын
I have always interpreted "watching the wheels go round and round" as John sitting in the warmth of the love of his family watching the craziness of the world as more of an observer.
@philoza1000
6 ай бұрын
My grandson's name is Lennon, for obvious reasons. My son, just like John, is an amazing dad...❤
@awakeforever
8 ай бұрын
One of the greatest
@Mister_Samsonite
8 ай бұрын
I love the theme of this beautiful song! Sometimes you just have to slow down and take your time to appreciate the special moments while they're happening. Life goes by so fast, we don't always have to be in a hamster wheel trying to keep up. To paraphrase a great Buddhist quote (or joke) - don't just do something, sit there. It's not the fast pace of life that bothers me, it's the sudden stop at the end.
@armorer94
8 ай бұрын
John was a wonderful father to his son Sean. Unfortunately he completely ignored Julian.
@cathyortiz1280
8 ай бұрын
The Beatles were huge when Julian was born. They had to tour & record. So the timing was off. Towards the end, John reached out to Julian & they just started to get close when John was tgen shot. Ironic as John grew up with his Aunt Mimi & started to get close to her as a teen when she was killed by an off-duty police officer.
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