For anyone who hasn’t already heard, I think it’s pretty safe to assume that by now everyone has been to YouTube today and found out, today is John Lennon’s 70th birthday. I decided that I’d write a blog post related to it.
I really dig the Beatles – I don’t think I could really stress that enough – and I really did John Lennon. By the way there is this sweet Lennon boxed set that just came out. When I saw that I was like, “cool.” anyway, the Beatles are totally my favorite band, and I guess this is kind of weird, but I kind of think of the Beatles as my best friends. You know, even though I’ve never met them. That’s just how I imagine it in my head. Now before you start worrying that I’m crazy. It’s not as if I’m so deluded that, if one day I saw Paul or Ringo walking down the street I’d run up to him and be like, “hey buddy, let’s head down to the mall and get some fish and chips.” I just like to think of them as my buds.
I guess I should focus more on John; it is his birthday after all. As much as I love the Beatles, I also really like John’s solo stuff. Some of his best stuff is on his solo albums. For example, I love Plastic Ono Band. That album is kind of like a roller coaster, it takes you all over the place. It takes you up, and then down, and then it takes you up again, and then it flips you over, and then it takes you back down again, and then you’re all like, “Whoa, let’s go again.”
Anyway, this is my favorite song off of Plastic Ono Band, it’s called Remember.
I love the Beatles so much, it's scary. Lennon's solo stuff is good, but I'm the king of putting it together with other solo Beatles stuff to "make my own Beatles albums."
ReplyDeleteI've been planning a blog post on it for a while, but it has to be perfect!
Happy 70th to one of the most legendary artists of all time. His solo stuff was indeed very good, but I still preferred John when he was a member of The Beatles. I would have done almost anything to meet him in person. Too bad he's no longer around...
ReplyDeleteLennon really doesn't get enough credit for the legend he is. The man was simply before his time.
ReplyDeletePaul was the cutest Beatle.
ReplyDeleteThank you for providing the soundtrack for my Sunday! But I have to disagree with Duncan. Ringo was clearly the cutest Beatle.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to say John was totally the cutest, and I'm not just saying that because I'm often told that I look like him. Okay, maybe that is why I'm saying that.
ReplyDeleteJohn was pretty clearly the smartest Beatle.
ReplyDeleteAs for Ringo .. well, as John is reputed to have said, Ringo wasn't even the best drummer in the Beatles.