Sunday Morning Coming Down
Posted By: Hazymac, 10/9/2022 9:10:05 AM
Today is the anniversary of the birth of John Lennon. Murdered at the age of 40, he should be here to celebrate his 82nd birthday today. What a loss. His work has always struck a chord with me. Now that so much of the Beatles’ work is available on YouTube, I thought I would take the occasion to adapt comments I have made previously and note some of his less famous songs. I am a Lennonist at heart; I identify with his idealistic streak and his cynicism. In the jaunty rockabilly number “I’ll Cry Instead” he let on, “I’ve got a chip on my shoulder that’s bigger than my feet."
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Sunday Morning Coming Down
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Today is the anniversary of the birth of John Lennon. Murdered at the age of 40, he should be here to celebrate his 82nd birthday today. What a loss.
His work has always struck a chord with me. Now that so much of the Beatles’ work is available on YouTube, I thought I would take the occasion to adapt comments I have made previously and note some of his less famous songs. I am a Lennonist at heart; I identify with his idealistic streak and his cynicism. In the jaunty rockabilly number “I’ll Cry Instead” he let on, “I’ve got a chip on my shoulder that’s bigger than my feet."
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For the Beatles fans--and there are a few--around here. This is a nice collection of John Lennon's significant songs. Today John would have been 82. I was a classically trained pianist from the age of 5, and loved the music I learned then. It will be with me always. The 3 B's were Bach, Brahms, and Beethoven. Can't go wrong with that. But I also loved the popular music of my childhood, and the Beatles were a major part of that. Musically, the Beatles were sui generis. Their music will last forever. It was nice to hear it when it was new.