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Post by Dr Winston on Mar 31, 2007 12:21:18 GMT 1
I FOUND OUT. ( 1970 )
I told you before, stay away from my door Don't give me that brother, brother, brother, brother The freaks on the phone, won't leave me alone So don't give me that brother, brother, brother, brother No!
I, I found out! I, I found out!
Now that I showed you what I been through Don't take nobody's word what you can do There ain't no Jesus gonna come from the sky Now that I found out I know I can cry
I, I found out! I, I found out!
Some of you sitting there with your cock in your hand Don't get you nowhere don't make you a man I heard something 'bout my Ma and my Pa They didn't want me so they made me a star
I, I found out! I, I found out!
Old Hare Krishna got nothing on you Just keep you crazy with nothing to do Keep you occupied with pie in the sky There ain't no guru who can see through your eyes
I, I found out! I, I found out!
I seen through junkies, I been through it all I seen religion from Jesus to Paul Don't let them fool you with dope and cocaine No one can harm you, feel your own pain
I, I found out! I, I found this out! I, I found out!
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Post by Dr Winston on Jun 13, 2007 8:16:39 GMT 1
# 9 DREAM. ( 1974 )
So long ago Was it in a dream? Was it just a dream? I know, yes I know Seemed so very real, it seemed so real to me
Took a walk down the street Thru the heat whispered trees I thought I could hear (hear, hear, hear) Somebody call out my name ( john, john, john... ) as it started to rain
Two spirits dancing so strange
Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé
Dream, dream away Magic in the air, was magic in the air? I believe, yes I believe More I cannot say, what more can I say?
On a river of sound Thru the mirror go round, round I thought I could feel (feel, feel, feel) Music touching my soul, something warm, sudden cold The spirit dance was unfolding
Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé
Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé Ah! böwakawa poussé,
This is what John said about the song:
It got to number nine actually. Actually that was written by me, I wrote that, that's what I call craftmanship writing, meaning, you know, I just churned that out. I'm not putting it down, it's just what it is, but I just sat down and wrote it, you know, with no real inspiration based on a dream I'd had. But I thought, I need a track, I wrote it round the string arrangement I'd written for Harry Nilsson's album I'd produced. "Many Rivers To Cross", the Jimmy Cliff number, I'd done this string arrangement for that and it was such a nice melody on the strings. I thought this is a tune, you know, so I just wrote words to the string arrangement, that was "Number Nine Dream", kind of psychedelic dreamy kind of thing.
(John Lennon, 1980)
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Post by Dr Winston on Jul 11, 2007 10:53:34 GMT 1
HELP ! ( 1965 )
Help, I need somebody, Help, not just anybody, Help, you know I need someone, Help !
When I was younger, so much younger than today, I never needed anybody's help in any way. But now these days are gone, I'm not so self assured, Now I find I've changed my mind I've opened up the doors.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down And I do appreciate you being round. Help me, get my feet back on the ground, Won't you please, please help me.
And now my life has changed in oh so many ways, My independence seems to vanish in the haze. But every now and then I feel so insecure, I know that I just need you like I've never done before.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down And I do appreciate you being round. Help me, get my feet back on the ground, Won't you please, please help me.
When I was younger, so much younger than today, I never needed anybody's help in any way. But now these daya are gone, I'm not so self assured, Now I find I've changed my mind I've opened up the doors.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down And I do appreciate you being round. Help me, get my feet back on the ground, Won't you please, please help me, help me, help me, oh.
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Post by Dr Winston on Jul 23, 2007 7:46:10 GMT 1
GOD. ( 1970 )
God is a concept By which we measure Our pain,
I'll say it again
God is a concept By which we measure Our pain,
I don't believe in magic I don't believe in I-ching I don't believe in Bible I don't believe in tarot I don't believe in Hitler I don't believe in Jesus I don't believe in Kennedy I don't believe in Buddha I don't believe in Mantra I don't believe in Gita I don't believe in Yoga I don't believe in kings I don't believe in Elvis I don't believe in Zimmerman I don't believe in Beatles
I just believe in me Yoko and me And that's reality
The dream is over What can I say? The dream is over Yesterday
I was the Dreamweaver But now I'm reborn I was the Walrus But now I'm John And so dear friends You'll just have to carry on The dream is over
This is what John said about the song:
Well, like a lot of the words, it just came out of me mouth. "God" was put together from three songs almost. I had the idea that 'God is a concept by which we measure our pain', so that when you have a word like that, you just sit down and the tune is simple, because I like that kind of music and then I just rolled into it. It was just going on in my head and I got by the first three or four, the rest just came out. Whatever came out. I don't know when I realized that I was putting down all these things I didn't believe in. So I could have gone on, it was like a Christmas card list: where do I end? Churchill? Hoover? I thought I had to stop. I was going to leave a gap, and just fill in your own words: whoever you don't believe in. It had just got out of hand, and 'Beatles' was the final thing because I no longer believe in myth, and 'Beatles' is another myth. I don't believe in it. The dream is over. I'm not just talking about The Beatles, I'm talking about the generation thing. It's over, and we gotta - I have to personally - get down to so-called reality.
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Post by Dr Winston on Oct 10, 2007 18:18:50 GMT 1
LOVE. ( 1970 )
Love is real, real is love Love is feeling, feeling love Love is wanting to be loved
Love is touch, touch is love Love is reaching, reaching love Love is asking to be loved
Love is you You and me Love is knowing We can be
Love is free, free is love Love is living, living love Love is needing to be loved
This is what John said about the song:
I like the melody, and the words and everything. I think it's beautiful. But I'm more of a rocker.
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Post by Dr Winston on Dec 22, 2007 15:13:26 GMT 1
HAPPY XMAS ( WAR IS OVER ). ( 1971 )
(Co-written with Yoko Ono)
'Happy Xmas, Kyoko. Happy Xmas, Julian.' So this is Xmas And what have you done? Another year over And a new one just begun
And so this is Xmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young
A very merry Xmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear
And so this is Xmas For weak and for strong For rich and the poor ones The road is so long
And so happy Xmas For black and for white For yellow and red ones Let's stop all the fight
A very merry Xmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear And so this is Xmas And what have we done? Another year over And a new one just begun
And so happy Xmas We hope you have fun The near and the dear ones The old and the young
A very merry Xmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear
War is over, if you want it War is over now..
Happy Xmas
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Post by Dr Winston on Feb 28, 2008 17:56:05 GMT 1
IN MY LIFE. ( 1965 )
There are places I'll remember All my life, though some have changed, Some forever not for better, Some have gone and some remain.
All these places had their moments, With lovers and friends I still can recall, Some are dead and some are living, In my life, I’ve loved them all.
But of all these friends and lovers, There is no one compares with you, And these memories lose their meaning When I think of love as something new.
Though I know I’ll never lose affection For people and things that went before, I know I’ll often stop and think about them In my life I love you more.
Though I know I’ll never lose affection For people and things that went before, I know I’ll often stop and think about them In my life I love you more. In my life, I love you more.
This is what John said about the song:
It was the first song I wrote that was consciously about my life. (Sings) 'There are places I'll remember/ All my life though some have changed...' Before, we were just writing songs a la Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly - pop songs with no more thought to them than that. The words were almost irrelevant. 'In My Life' started out as a bus journey from my house at 250 Menlove Avenue to town, mentioning every place I could remember. I wrote it all down and it was ridiculous, it was the most boring sort of 'What I Did On My Holiday's Bus Trip' song and it wasn't working at all. But then I laid back and these lyrics started coming to me about the places I remember. Paul helped with the middle-eight. It was, I think, my first real major piece of work. Up till then it had all been sort of glib and throw-away. And that was the first time I consciously put my literary part of myself into the lyric.
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Post by Dr Winston on Mar 2, 2008 8:39:21 GMT 1
IF I FELL. ( 1964 )
If I fell in love with you Would you promise to be true And help me understand 'cause I've been in love before And I found that love was more Than just holding hands....
If I give my heart to you I must be sure From the very start That you would love me more than her
If I trust in you oh please Don't run and hide If I love you too oh please Don't hurt my pride like her 'cause I couldn't stand the pain And I would be sad if our new love was in vain
So I hope you see that I Would love to love you And that she will cry When she learns we are two
'cause I couldn't stand the pain And I, would be sad If our new love was in vain So I hope you'll see, that I Would love to love you And that she, will cry When she learns we are two
If I fell in love with you....
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Post by Dr Winston on Mar 25, 2008 18:40:22 GMT 1
BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO. ( 1969 )
Standing in the dock at Southampton Trying to get to Holland or France. The man in the mac said you've got to go back, You know they didn't even give us a chance.
Christ! You know it ain't easy, You know how hard it can be. The way things are going, They're going to crucify me.
Finally made the plane into Paris, Honeymooning down by the Seine. Peter Brown called to say, You can make it Okay, You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain.
Christ! You know it ain't easy, You know how hard it can be. The way things are going, They're going to crucify me.
Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton, Talking in our beds for a week. The newspeople said, say what're you doing in bed, I said we're only trying to get us some peace.
Christ! You know it ain't easy, You know how hard it can be. The way things are going, They're going to crucify me.
Saving up your money for a rainy day, Giving all your clothes to charity. Last night the wife said, Oh boy, when you're dead you don't take nothing with you but your soul – Think!
Made a lightning trip to Vienna, Eating choc'late cake in a bag. The newspapers said, She's gone to his head, They look just like two Gurus in drag.
Christ! You know it ain't easy, You know how hard it can be. The way things are going, They're going to crucify me.
Caught the early plane back to London, Fifty acorns tied in a sack. The men from the press said we wish you success, It's good to have the both of you back.
Christ! You know it ain't easy, You know how hard it can be. The way things are going, They're going to crucify me.
The way things are going, They're going to crucify me.
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Post by Dr Winston on Apr 23, 2008 12:02:06 GMT 1
TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS. (1966)
Turn off your mind, relax and float down stream, It is not dying, it is not dying
Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void, It is shining, it is shining
That you may see the meaning of within, It is being, it is being
Love is all and love is everyone, It is knowing, it is knowing
That ignorance and hate may mourn the dead, It is believing, it is believing
But listen to the colour of your dreams, It is not living, it is not living
Or play the game existence to the end, Of the beginning, Of the beginning, Of the beginning, Of the beginning, Of the beginning, Of the beginning,
This is what John said about the song:
This was my first psychedelic song. That's me in my ' Tibetan Book of the Dead ' period. I took one of Ringo's malapropisms as the title, to sort of take the edge off the heavy philosophical lyrics.
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Post by Dr Winston on Jun 26, 2008 17:33:13 GMT 1
REVOLUTION. (1968)
You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all wanna change the world You tell me that it's evolution Well, you know We all wanna change the world But when you talk about destruction Don't you know that you can count me out?
Don't you know it's gonna be Alright Alright Alright
You say you've got a real solution Well, you know We'd all love to see the plan You ask me for a contribution Well, you know We are doing what we can But if you want money for people with minds that hate All I can tell is, brother, you'll have to wait
Don't you know it's gonna be Alright Alright Alright
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah...
You say you'll change the constitution Well, you know We all wanna change your head You tell me it's the institution Well, you know You'd better free your mind instead But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao You ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow
Don't you know it's gonna be Alright Alright Alright
Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright
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Post by Dr Winston on Aug 9, 2008 12:57:38 GMT 1
INSTANT KARMA. ( 1970 )
(Three, four) Instand karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you right on the head You better get yourself together Pretty soon you're gonna be dead
What in the world you thinking of Laughing in the face of love What on earth you tryin' to do It's up to you - yeah you
Instant karma's gonna get you Gonna look you right in the face You better get yourself together darlin' Join the human race
How in the world you gonna see Laughin' at fools like me Who on earth d'you think you are A superstar - well right you are
Well we all shine on Like the moon and the stars and the sun Yeah we all shine on Ev'ryone come on
Instant karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you off your feet Better recognize your brothers Ev'ryone you meet
Why in the world are we here Surely not to live in pain and fear Why on earth are you there When you're everywhere - come and get your share
Well we all shine on Like the moon and the stars and the sun Yeah we all shine on Come on and on and on on
Well we all shine on Like the moon and the stars and the sun Yeah we all shine on Come on and on and on on
Well we all shine on Like the moon and the stars and the sun Yeah we all shine on On and on and on on (fade out)
This is what John said about the song:
It was great, you know, because I wrote it in the morning on the piano, and I went to the office and I sang it many times and I sang it, and I said, 'Hell, let's do it' and we booked the studio, and Phil [Spector] came in and he said 'How do you want it?' and I said, you know, '1950's' and he said 'Right', and boom, I did it, in about three goes.
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Post by Dr Winston on Aug 28, 2008 10:55:57 GMT 1
MOTHER. (1971)
Mother, you had me But I never had you I wanted you, You didn't want me
So I, I just gotta tell you Goodbye, goodbye
Father, you left me But I never left you I needed you You didn't need me
So I, I just gotta tell you Goodbye, goodbye
Children, don't do What I have done I couldn't walk And I tried to run
So I, I just gotta tell you Goodbye, goodbye
Mama don't go Daddy come home
Mama don't go Daddy come home... (repeat and fade)
This is what John said about the song:
You don't need to take it literally. The mother I had, you never had me, meaning my mother left me or my mother died. The fact that lots of people, say Yoko for instance, had their mother all their life, and had them with them, but they didn't have literally enough love from them. Well, lots of us suffer that because parents have got their own hang-ups.
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Post by Dr Winston on Nov 3, 2008 17:30:53 GMT 1
DON'T LET ME DOWN. ( 1969 ) Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down
Nobody ever loved me like she does Ooh she does - yes she does And if somebody love me like she do me Ooh she do me - Yes she does
Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down
I'm in love for the first time Don't you know it's going to last It's a love that lasts forever It's a love that has no past Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down
And from the first time that she really done me Ooh she done me she done me good I guess nobody ever really done me Ooh she done me she done me good Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down
Ee wow Don't let me down Oh don't let me down Don't let me down
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Post by Dr Winston on Jan 9, 2009 17:25:26 GMT 1
I'll Cry Instead. (1964)
I've got every reason on earth to be mad 'Cause I just lost the only girl I had If I could get my way I'd get myself locked up today but I can't, so I'll cry instead
I've got a chip on my shoulder that's bigger that my feet I can't talk to people that I meet If I could see you now I'd try to make you sad somehow But I can't, so I'll cry instead
Don't want to cry when there's people there I get shy when they start to stare I'm gonna hide myself away But I'll come back again someday
And when I do you'd better hide all the girls 'Cause I'm gonna break their hearts all round the world Yes, I'm gonna break them in two And show you what your lovin' man can do Until then I'll cry instead
Don't want to cry when there's people there I get shy when they start to stare I'm gonna hide myself away, ay hay But I'll come back again someday
And when I do you'd better hide all the girls 'Cause I'm gonna break their hearts all 'round the world Yes, I'm gonna break them in two And show you what your loving man can do Until then I'll cry instead
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