The album John Lennon preferred to ‘Imagine’
There were a number of different factors that contributed to The Beatles’ eventual split; however, for the sake of keeping things savoury, let’s just chalk everything down to creative differences. […]
What makes John Lennon’s ‘Some Time in New York City’ so brilliantly sloppy?
By the mid-1970s, John Lennon needed to move beyond his role as a pop songwriter. He had already started making bold strides as a political celebrity, and no amount of […]
The Beatles song John Lennon wanted to delete from history: “I was so ashamed”
The Beatles worked tirelessly throughout their career, crafting hundreds of compositions in less than a decade. While they were often successful in their pursuit of musical greatness, even the Fab […]
The Paul McCartney song John Lennon called “one of his best”: “He could write if he took the effort”
Most songwriting duos see their craft as more of a competition than anything else. While John Lennon and Paul McCartney worked much better together than apart, it’s interesting to see […]
Why the Beatles Never Played This Loving Tribute to John Lennon and Yoko Ono Live
The Beatles never played a lot of their music live, considering the Fab Four called it quits for good just a few years after they retired from touring in 1966. […]
Every song by The Beatles that features John Lennon on lead guitar
Of the four members of The Beatles, John Lennon was probably the most original songwriting creative, an artist who came up with dozens of brilliantly inventive melodies through sheer instinct […]
The compliment John Lennon paid Paul McCartney: “That’s probably my favourite song of yours”
In the journey from Liverpudlian suburbia to global stardom, Paul McCartney and John Lennon’s friendship went through its fair share of ups and downs. The budding songwriters first met in […]
‘Watching the Wheels’: John Lennon’s answer to an existential crisis
After every ending, there comes a period of confusion. In an instant, an entire life can look very different. A direction a person has been following for years can suddenly […]
The Beatles song John Lennon wrote to mock his fans
Like any musical act that becomes wildly successful, The Beatles had a habit of attracting obsessive fans. At the height of their fame, almost every country in the world had […]
‘Steel and Glass’: the song that kept John Lennon sane during “personal pain”
When John Lennon left The Beatles in 1969, he signified the end of an era. The subsequent disbandment seemed to confirm the demise of the hippie dream as Western society […]