What Is Your Favorite Song By John Lennon?

[joeman2001]

What Is Your Favorite Song By John Lennon?
My favorite song by John Lennon is "Imagine"
and "Give Peace A Chance".

1.-Imagine
2.-Give Peace A Chance

Please reply and tell me what your favorite song or songs by John Lennon is\are.
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[FPSHOT]

How do you sleep
Working class hero
Woman is the nigger of the world
Whatever gets you thru the night
Starting Over

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My Sweet Lord 2000 ?????
George, he's so fine, but beware of lawyers, they can hit you, they can hurt you. We are still Apple Scruffs., I'd have the album anytime.

[jami]

Oh My Love and Jealous Guy

[HeyBeatle]

My favorites are 'Beautiful Boy' and 'Imagine' I also like Nobody told me and Watching the wheels.

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" Are you a mod or a rocker?"
" No I'm a mocker."

" Go to the window... Go to the window."

"Oh won't you please, please help me!"-Fred

[**DONOTDELETE**]

GIMME SOME TRUTH has the best lyrics of any John song. Well, except for Imagine.

"I'm sick to death of hearing things from uptight, shortsighted, narrowminded hypocritics.
Neurotic, psychotic, pig headed politicians.
Tight lipped, condescending, mommy's little chauvinists.
Short haired, yellow bellied son of tricky dicky is gonna mother hubbard soft soap with me."

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[bearkat77]

"Imagine" is by far his best work ever. Other songs I enjoy are "Woman", "Watching The Wheels", "Mind Games", "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night", "Working Class Hero", "Love" and most of all, being this time of year, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)".

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[Glenn]

Watching the Wheels

[iFrog]

You don't make it easy do you? Some real tough choices there. Let's see... Mother, Isolation, Imagine, Give Peace a Chance, Power to the People, Mind Games, Cold Turkey, I Found Out, Well Well Well, God, Happy Xmas[War is Over], Instant Karma, Watching the Wheels all come to mind.

[Tim]

Nobody Told Me
Watching The Wheels
Luck Of the irish


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[Litl Lennon]

Mother and Imagine.

one time i was at my mum's college this summer and we were playing 'round outside while we waited for her class to end and i started singing the song 'mother' as loud as i could. students walking by stopped and stared at me!! i also sang 'i am the walrus.'

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i had nothing to do that she was in class though, i just started singing out of the blue, hee hee

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-Chey Lennon

John Lennon lives.

[darkhorse]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Litl Lennon:
one time i was at my mum's college this summer and we were playing 'round outside while we waited for her class to end and i started singing the song 'mother' as loud as i could. students walking by stopped and stared at me!!
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That's a cute thing to do, Litl Lennon! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif I'd love to be able to do it some day (actually SHOUT a Beatle song without feeling embarrased).

Anyway, "Mother" is also my favorite Lennon song. Only because is so deep and sincere, but yet so simple. "Love", "Hold On", "Watching The Wheels" and "#9 Dream" would be my other choices.

By the way, joeman2001, it would be easier to say what songs do we HATE by John Lennon or The Beatles, you know, because they are less. ("Power To The People" would be my choice there!" http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif)


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"All the world is birthday cake,
so take a piece, but not too much"

My favourites are Imagine, Jealous Guy and Mother... can't think of any that I hate off the top of my head, but if anything springs to mind I'll be sure to let you know. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

[FPSHOT]

Ltl Lennon, you started singing 'out of the blue'??

Give me the lyrics please that u used. On my ATMP it is an instrumental jam.

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Volume One, Somewhere in 2001.

[FPSHOT]

Some favs are

Woman is the nigger of the world
Luck of the Irish
Starting over
Working class hero
How do you sleep
Mother
Beautiful Boy

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Volume One, Somewhere in 2001.

[FPSHOT]

Some favs are

Woman is the nigger of the world
Luck of the Irish
Starting over
Working class hero
How do you sleep
Mother
Beautiful Boy

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Volume One, Somewhere in 2001.

[jtal909]

the entire Plastic Ono Band album:
I Found Out....

[#9 Dream]

Oooooh, tough question. Can we include both Beatles and post-Beatles work?

Obviously from my sig, "In My Life" is very dear to my heart. I also love "Across the Universe"...the lyrics are some of the most haunting, beautiful poetry you could ever read. "Mother" is brilliant as well, but so personal that sometimes it's painful to listen to. "Imagine" and "Hold On" illustrate the beauty and power of simplicity. Ugh, I could go on and on...

I don't know about the rest of you, but I find it makes me very sad to listen to his "Double Fantasy" work, as wonderful as it is. It just brings back too many memories of his death. I was at an exhibit of his artwork a few weeks ago, and broke down in tears at the handwritten lyrics of "Grow Old With Me," written only 5 months before his murder. What a bloody waste.

Peace!

~ Dream

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Some are dead and some are living; in my life, I've loved them all. ~ John Lennon, IN MY LIFE

I'd have to agree with you on In My Life - that's right up there with my all-time favs.

It would be a great experience to go to one of those exhibits, I'd love to see a display that has John and/or Beatles memorabilia some day. It'd be neat to have something like that (John's hand-written lyrics) on your mantlepiece too, behind bullet-proof glass of course.

[bearkat77]

John's song was "Out The Blue", no "of" in the title. Here's the lyrics to it:

Out The Blue

Out the blue you came to me
And blew away life's misery
Out the blue life's energy
Out the blue you came to me

Every day I thank the Lord and Lady
For the way that you came to me
Anyway it had to be two minds
One destiny

All my life's been a long slow knife
I was born just to get to you
Anyway I survived long enough
To make you my wife

Like a U.F.O. you came to me
And blew away life's misery
Out the blue life's energy
Out the blue you came to me

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[darkhorse]

That's a great song. Even with that annoying background singers. Up there with my favorites! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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"I met a young girl and she gave me a rainbow" (Dylan)

[jens]

yes, Out Of The Blue is by George Harrison, Out The Blue is by John Lennon. And guess what...? Out The Blue is one of my favourites...
I also love Borrowed Time (especially the Anthology-version), I Know, Mother, My Mummy's Dead, Gimme Some Truth, Jealous Guy, Oh Yoko! and even Luck Of The Irish (a daft text, but a nice melody http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif).
From the Beatles period: Across The Universe, Nowhere Man,...

[beatlemethisbeatlemethat]

Imagine
Watching The Wheels
Woman
Jealous Guy


All of his songs kick bootie!

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"After all is said and done, you can't go pleasing everyone, so screw it"
--John Lennon

[Lynner]

So many great songs to choose from. Don't think anyone yet has mentioned one of my personal faves, "Love". I was really thinking about having that played at my wedding, but had "In my Life" instead. I also really like "Watching the Wheels" and "Oh Yoko" Most recently, "Beautiful Boy" has been near and dear to my heart, as I'm the mother of a Beautiful 2 year old boy!

[beatlesno9]

Jealous Guy
God
Love
One Day At A Time
Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)

[darkhorse]

I know I said before that "Mother" is my favourite John song. But yesterday I listened to the whole "Double Fantasy" album (yes, even the Yoko tracks http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif), and I came to the conclusion that "Watching The Wheels" is my second favourite.

That's because it clearly brings out the new spirit that John would have like to live if he had had the change during the 80's... Just letting the world turn fast, while he would "no longer ride on the merry-go-round" and "just have to let it go"... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif He wanted to live more quietly, but somehow he couldn't... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/cry.gif

We all lost him, and we still miss him.

You don't know what you got until you lose it.




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"Arrive without travelling
See all without looking
Do all without doing."

[joe]

#1 oh my love
#2 working class hero
#3 beautiful boy

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[mindgames]

1) Number Nine Dream
2) Woman
3) Isolation

PS- Just like darkhorse, the only Lennon song I hate is "Power to The People".

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[ImaginePeace78]

Cool topic! I have so many favorites... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

Imagine
Love
Hold On
Gimme Some Truth
Oh My Love
How?
Oh Yoko!
Jealous Guy
Mind Games
Bring it on the Lucie (Freeda People)
Out the Blue
Whatever Gets You Through the Night
What You Got
Going Down on Love
Surprise Surpris (Sweet Bird of Paradox)
Nobody Loves You When You're Down and Out
Stand By Me (John's version) and the rest of the Rock 'n' Roll album
(Just Like) Starting Over
Watching the Wheels
Woman
Dear Yoko
Beautiful Boy
Borrowed Time
Grow Old With Me
I'm Steppin' Out
Real Love
Now and Then
Free as a Bird

That's all I can think of right now. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif
All You Need Is Love,
ImaginePeace78 (Kristi)


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[bearkat77]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ImaginePeace78:
Cool topic! I have so many favorites... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

Imagine
Love
Hold On
Gimme Some Truth
Oh My Love
How?
Oh Yoko!
Jealous Guy
Mind Games
Bring it on the Lucie (Freeda People)
Out the Blue
Whatever Gets You Through the Night
What You Got
Going Down on Love
Surprise Surpris (Sweet Bird of Paradox)
Nobody Loves You When You're Down and Out
Stand By Me (John's version) and the rest of the Rock 'n' Roll album
(Just Like) Starting Over
Watching the Wheels
Woman
Dear Yoko
Beautiful Boy
Borrowed Time
Grow Old With Me
I'm Steppin' Out
Real Love
Now and Then
Free as a Bird

That's all I can think of right now. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif
All You Need Is Love,
ImaginePeace78 (Kristi)
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Are you sure? http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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[darkhorse]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by mindgames:
PS- Just like darkhorse, the only Lennon song I hate is "Power to The People".
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I don't know... Must be the background singers... Or that horrid vocal of John... Or the repetitive lyric. I still hate that song. Thanks for the support, mindgames.



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"The future still looks good..."

[darkhorse]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ImaginePeace78:
Cool topic! I have so many favorites... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif
(...)Grow Old With Me
Real Love(...)
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That two songs, in their "Anthology" versions are really astonishing. They can even make you cry when you think about them in the context of John's life. Two big, big favourites of mine too. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif And George Martin's arrangement for "Grow Old With Me" only makes it more sincere and emotional.



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"The future still looks good..."

[mindgames]

No doubt about it, ImaginePeace78's list represented the Best of John's solo work. I'm just surprised that few of "Plastic Ono Band"s songs were on there.

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This week, the Beatles' greatest hits album, "1", is at number thirteen on the USA album charts.

[bearkat77]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by mindgames:
No doubt about it, ImaginePeace78's list represented the Best of John's solo work. I'm just surprised that few of "Plastic Ono Band"s songs were on there.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I'm not. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/grin.gif You can't beat the list Kristi gave. Everyone of them is great.

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[**DONOTDELETE**]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by mindgames:
I'm just surprised that few of "Plastic Ono Band"s songs were on there.
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Me too! Plastic Ono Band (and I even got it for FREE!) was never one of my favorites at all. I even like his greatest hits more than that album!...which I guess would make sense considering they're afterall, the GREATEST HITS....alright, I'm shutting up now. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

[ImaginePeace78]

I just thought of something...I forgot to include 'Isolation'.... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif Now there's 3 (I think) from Plastic Ono Band... I love most of his songs...those were the ones I listen to the most. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif
All You Need Is Love,
ImaginePeace78 (Kristi)


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[octopus's garden]

my favorite songs are:
gimme some truth
god
working class hero
& i found out

i can't beleive you guys don't like plastic ono band. it's the coolest album ever. :cool: you make it seem as bad as yoko's, although her's isn't that bad, i think. :confused: i've only heard a cuople of her songs.


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[jtal909]

Next to All Things Must Pass, Plastic Ono Band is one of my fav solo albums.

[mindgames]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by 4thGenFan:
Me too! Plastic Ono Band (and I even got it for FREE!) was never one of my favorites at all. I even like his greatest hits more than that album!...which I guess would make sense considering they're afterall, the GREATEST HITS....alright, I'm shutting up now. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

No, I meant that I love that album and I thought more of it should have been on the list.



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This week, the Beatles' greatest hits album, "1", is at number thirteen on the USA album charts.

[Brodacious]

My favorite John Lennon song? "Grow Old With Me." I want it played at my wedding....

[darkhorse]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jtal909:
Next to All Things Must Pass, Plastic Ono Band is one of my fav solo albums.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Ditto. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif



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"Win or lose it, into the soul
Love is long, love is long"

[bearkat77]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by darkhorse:
Ditto.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thinker.gif I don't recall any song by John with that title.

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[darkhorse]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by bearkat77:
http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thinker.gif I don't recall any song by John with that title.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Is Nowhere Man giving you lessons or something? http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif



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"Win or lose it, into the soul
Love is long, love is long"

[bearkat77]

Since each Beatle has their own forums now, I'm closing this one. There already is a similiar topic in the Menlove Avenue Forum.

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