marvelous...
 

Oh, man... 10 + 10 + 10... 

 ThePoose wrote: 
This guy's head was so far up his own butt the only visceral reaction I have is..."Not again"

I liked George's guitar, too!

Everybody in my church loves this song, and this whole album...
 

 ThePoose wrote: 

Amen brother.... or sister

I love how Eddie Vedder updated the "Tricky Dickey" words in this ah...scathing indictment of the system... for Pearl Jam's live cover during the "Georgie Porgie" years.

I love how Eddie Vedder updated the "Tricky Dickey" words in this ah...scathing indictment of the system... for Pearl Jam's live cover during the "Georgie Porgie" years.

Now listen to every track of John Lennon-Platic Ono Band—one of the greatest
works of musical art ever created. If you do not have a visceral reaction to this work,
you have a stone heart.

Best music I've been lucky enough to receive in several days, thank you RP, and bless the strong memories and loving art of John Lennon

Not exactly John Lennon's best day in the studio.....

 Cynaera wrote: 
Now we miss you, Ann...

rest in peace...

 

 Cynaera wrote: 
You wrote something political.  Gotcha!   Taboot, I am for much more gun control.  Hah! 

Whenever I see an image of JL or hear one of his tunes...it saddens me to think that the world he often sung about has gotten further from what he always envisioned. I long for the innocence of the earlier years and the naiveté that sometimes bought us time to dream about peace being something that everyone no matter what upbringing or creed could desire and pay forward. I miss you John Lennon.

Love the message on this one, I just really don't like the actual music. 

there is music which tends to sound dated after some years
there is music who remains "fresh" for decades
and there is music which feels like getting better and better through time. almost everything john lennon did belongs to this latter category

as for weapons: cynaera, i could not disagree more: the selfrighteousness and stupidness is not on the side of people (or politicians) who wants to rescrict the availability of weapons. it´s on the side of lobbyists who succeed again and again in making people believe that being allowed of carrying a weapon has something to do with freedom of self-defense.

the fact is: weapons kill. and the more weapons are available the more people are killed. it´s nothing more than a mathematical function.
compare the number of people shot in the United States and in Canada, and compare the number of people carrying weapons in USA and CDN, and you have the proof.

Well said, Cynaera...  love this song...  miss John Lennon just as much as the day he left us...


His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead.
—James Joyce, "The Dead" in Dubliners (1914)

 

 Carl wrote: 
And your first paragraph wasn't serious?  If people want weapons, they'll get them, regardless of whatever laws (or lack thereof) exist. I don't like guns. I fear them. I sort of know how to fire one.  But I don't want a bunch of self-righteous politicians and fundamentalists dictating whether or not I can have a weapon to defend myself. Maybe the screening process.... oh, who are we kidding here? As I said - if a person wants a weapon, they can find it. It's like Prohibition. "No alcohol allowed." And of course, there's a guy around the corner saying, "Hey - you want booze?  Follow me."  Human nature (I don't like human nature, most of the time.)

I think that whole "We're more popular (greater) than Jesus" was, of course, blown out of proportion. Who knew at the time that every utterance would be taken as God's truth? It was a younger generation, but there will always be that slant between the words spoken and what the media portrays.

Every time a Lennon song plays, I cry, even if it's a happy song. I cry because the life I have now is zero-idealistic. This world is all about money and power. It's not about peace and love and joy - and that's why I cry. All Lennon wanted was truth. I don't think he got it before he died, but I sincerely hope we who survive him get it. I hope that something can break through this horrible division that keeps the upper-echelon totally removed from those who struggle every day to survive. I hope for hope.

Um, and to keep this on track - I still love this song, and the late John Lennon. He truly was a visionary who backed what he believed.

 

Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...


 

John Lennon at his absolute peak!

Soooo true...  love it...


 

 Cynaera wrote: 
I wonder if someone who was shot through the back with four hollow point rounds and lived for a while after can rest in peace. I'm so glad that there are no laws to prevent nutcases like his murderer to easily obtain concealable firearms and super-lethal ammo.

On a more serious note ... the Beatles were chastised for comparing their popularity to Jesus Christ. Yet, John's later songs project a message that echos Jesus Christ's. They would have gotten along well together, methinks. Each died a violent death and are resurrected (in a sense). After 30 years, I miss him more than ever.

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On the 9th, Lennon would have been 70 years old.   His music still carries as much weight now as it did when he wrote it, which makes him a sort of visionary.  Had he survived that fateful day, what amazing music would we be gifted with today?  Rest in peace, Mr. Lennon.  You've left a whale of a legacy, and some pretty big shoes to fill. Of course, no one can.  You were one of a kind.  And we miss you.

he is so much better when he's angry.

I was just reading "Strange Days Indeed—the 70's the Golden Age of Paranoia" this song describes that era for me.

 Rafter101 wrote: 
John Lennon played his cards close to the vest. And this song is one of those cards. Ever duplicated, never matched. I miss you, my friend.