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Certainly, we still need you, John (who would have been 64 today)
I was the Walrus, but now I am John
filegCertainly, we still need you, John (who would have been 64 today)
I was the Walrus, but now I am John
filegCertainly, we still need you, John (who would have been 64 today)
I was the Walrus, but now I am John
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Date: 2004-10-08 11:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-09 02:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-09 12:10 am (UTC)In a minute I am going to pour myself a burbon, and listen to some John Lennon on the headphones, and drink to his birthday. (Not that I need much of an excuse at this hour.) But first, I cannot resist posting a few...
This song is so great. It shows that the Beatles could do anything, and get it played on the radio, and it speaks to the universal condition of man far more than most protest songs of the era. A great bit of work, one I appreciate more as I close on that age, being less than ten away now myself.
When I get older losing my hair,
Many years from now.
Will you still be sending me a valentine
Birthday greetings bottle of wine.
If I'd been out till quarter to three
Would you lock the door,
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four.
You'll be older too,
And if you say the word,
I could stay with you.
I could be handy, mending a fuse
When your lights have gone.
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday mornings go for a ride,
Doing the garden, digging the weeds,
Who could ask for more.
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four.
Every summer we can rent a cottage,
In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera Chuck & Dave
Send me a postcard, drop me a line,
Stating point of view
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely, wasting away
Give me your answer, fill in a form
Mine for evermore
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four.
But,when I think of John, it is hard to top the early classics like ...
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 !
Well, she was just 17
You know what I mean
And the way she looked was way beyond compare
So how could I dance with another (ooh)
When I saw her standing there
Whell she looked at me, and I, I could see
That before too long I'd fall in love with her
She wouldn't dance with another (whooh)
When I saw her standing there
Well, my heart went "boom"
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine
Whoah, we danced through the night
And before too long I fell in love with her
Now I'll never dance with another (whooh)
Since I saw her standing there (Ahh!)
Well, my heart went "boom"
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine
Oh, we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long I fell in love with her
Now I'll never dance with another (whooh)
Since I saw her standing there
Whoah since I saw her standing there
Yeah well since I saw her standing there
And just when you thought he was the best hard rocker ever, he could turn soft and hit you with this...
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 have 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.
[to be continued]
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Date: 2004-10-09 12:10 am (UTC)Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup,
They slither wildly as they slip away across the universe.
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my open mind,
Possessing and caressing me.
Jai guru deva om.
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world.
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes,
Thay call me on and on across the universe.
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box,
They tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe.
Jai guru deva om.
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world.
Sounds of laughter shades of love are ringing through my open ears,
Inciting and inviting me.
Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns,
It calls me on and on across the universe.
Jai guru deva om.
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world.
Jai guru deva om,
Jai guru deva om,
Jai guru deva om...
Damn, The Beatles were good. They are the reason that when I see most of today's acts on MTV, I am reminded of that famous Butthead quote, "Quick Beavis, change the channel, this sucks!"
mk - who now has to decide what to play first.
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Date: 2004-10-09 02:03 am (UTC)Just believe in me
yoko and me
and that's my reality
Such a bright moment in such a deep song.
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Date: 2004-10-09 10:14 am (UTC)Last night, I fell awoke on the couch at 4 am, having fallen asleep listening to Let It Be - Naked, a great album, which I like a lot more than the original.
I rediscovered a gem last night listening to Revolver; And Your Bird Can Sing.
A message from John...
When your prized possessions start to wear you down
Look in my direction, I'll be round, I'll be round
When your bird is broken will it bring you down
You may be awoken, I'll be round, I'll be round
mk
PS:And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make.
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Date: 2004-10-09 12:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-09 02:06 am (UTC)Did the date make you more interested in him? I share a birthday with T. E. Lawrence, and it did.
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Date: 2004-10-09 03:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-09 08:22 am (UTC)I'm avoiding the deeper stuff because of my mood today, and instead enjoying "Oh, Yoko", one of the most beautiful love songs ever written.
*grooves on harmonica*
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Date: 2004-10-09 01:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-12 03:28 pm (UTC)I wanted to say, the dream's not over, but you don't have to carry it.
I wanted him back.