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John Lennon was born in Liverpool in the autumn of 1940. The Battle of Britain had just ended, but the war with Germany was far from over. It was into this unsound environment that John Lennon emerged. Who would have thought that he would become such a multi talented musical genius?
John's early years were certainly not easy. His father worked away for long periods on a ship, and essentially he was raised by his aunt. Subsequently his father emigrated to New Zealand, depriving his son of guidance in his formative years. It is perhaps understandable that John Lennon became disruptive at school. The death of his uncle is also said to have had a weighty impact on the adolescent, and he may have become yet another statistic in the grim Merseyside environment. The turning point in his life though came when he developed a strong interest in skiffle, a type of rock and roll music, whilst in his teenage years.
It was while playing for a skiffle band he had formed at school that he met Paul McCartney. The two struck up an immediate friendship, and developed a fine partnership, writing and composing songs. After performing under several band names the pair, along with George Harrison and Pete Best, settled on calling themselves The Beatles. They played eight-hour shifts at various nightclubs in Hamburg, and were popular at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. The drummer, Pete Best, was not particularly good though and held them back. The decision was made to replace him with Ringo Starr, and soon afterwards The Beatles were signed by George Martin for EMI records.
He was one of the greatest musicians in all history who formed a great band 'The Beatles' he was killed by a crazy guy.
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I enjoyed one or two of his songs, but he was really before my time so I cannot say much more about him. His murder is seen be by some as a ritual death in that the guy who killed him somehow had what some believed to be a 'common-tie' with him. here is one quote from John Lennon that may give some insight into his carefree process of thought:
"You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact.
And the Beatles are the biggest bastards on earth."
-- John Lennon
Post Date: 2nd Feb, 2005 - 10:07pm / Post ID: #
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I was really uplifted by some of his latest songs before his tragic death. The song Imagine is probably one of his most beloved songs and his dreams and ideas were inspirational to many, including me. The song Woman is another favorite of mine. He truly seemed to be in love with and devoted to his wife, Yoko Ono. I first heard the song Beautiful Boy during the movie Mr. Holland's Opus and was moved to tears by it. It is such a touching song written about and to his son. The song Starting Over makes me think of rekindling or renewing my relationship with my husband when it becomes bogged down by the responsibilities and tasks required in our every day lives. He has many other songs, including ones written while he was a member of the Beatles, that I also enjoy, but I like these the best and feel that they were and are still influential today.
Post Date: 9th Dec, 2005 - 4:27pm / Post ID: #
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FANS COME TOGETHER ON 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF LENNON'S DEATH
Fans of slain Beatle John Lennon descended on Liverpool and gathered in New York Thursday to mark the 25th anniversary of the music icon's death.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2005...ary-051208.html
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