Friday, December 9, 2005

John Lennon.

Hard to believe John Lennon has been dead 25 years.

http://www.john-lennon.com/


"A bit of perfume always clings to the hand that gives the rose."

- Chinese proverb

10 comments:

bobb MSN said...

It is indeed hard to come to terms with a quarter of a century of time passing by seemingly in a flash.  The BBC have a great website deveoted to Lennon. It's still up and I hope they leave it up for a while because there is a treasure trove of interviews , etc there.  Have a look:   http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/lennon/   BobB

lhi1948 MSN said...

25 years already...Imagine. Great website.

bobb MSN said...

Yes, Imagine indeed.  It flies by.    I just had another look at the BBC website and unfortunately it looks like today may be its last day up.    BobB 

secondave MSN said...

Great BBC listening.
I remember becoming a Lennon fan after the Beatles began to shift to
the psychedelic mode, and especially after hearing their 'Revolution
Number 9' for the first time. I could not believe what I was listening
to, wow!
Lennon apparently had a thing about numerology and especially the
number 9.
Bill

"There's nothing constant in the world,
All ebb and flow, and every shape that's born
Bears in its womb the seeds of change."
-- Ovid

bobb MSN said...

Hi Bill

I love all the phases and styles the Beatles went through. Impossible to pigeon hole them. Lennon's Birthday is Oct. 9. Actually, I believe his son Sean shares that birthday as well.

I remember bringing home Sgt. Pepper's and listening to it....and then again ..... and again....as I tried to get into what it was about. I don't have that kind of memory about too many other albums.

I think things started to get psychedelic araound about the time Revolver came out. Interesting music. To be a fly on the wall as they were writing their songs.

Some other Lennon favourites of mine:

Love
God
Working Class Hero
Jealous Guy
Girl
In My Life


I could go on and on.

BobB

secondave MSN said...

Bob did you like Lennon's 'Imagine' song? I thought it was a brave new
world he was dreaming about.


http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000457L2/ref=pm_dp_ln_m_2/103-1310447-9995857?v=glance&s=music&vi=samples


"If you wish in this world to advance,

your merits you're bound to enhance;

you must stir it and stump it,

and blow your own trumpet,

Or trust me, you haven't a chance."

2F2F,0E0E,FFFF... Gilbert and Sullivan

secondave MSN said...

oops.

Bob did you like Lennon's 'Imagine' song? I thought it was a brave new
world he was dreaming about.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000457L2/
ref=pm_dp_ln_m_2/103-1310447-9995857?v=glance&s=music&vi=samples

"If you wish in this world to advance,
your merits you're bound to enhance;
you must stir it and stump it,
and blow your own trumpet,
Or trust me, you haven't a chance."
... Gilbert and Sullivan

bobb MSN said...

Hi Bill

I love Imagine. I think it is a masterpiece. In so many ways it epitomizes what John was about. It 's that dreamer that I think we miss the most.

BobB

lhi1948 MSN said...

amen

bobb MSN said...

Another lovely song he wrote is Julia (his Mom).

BobB