John Lennon (1940–1980)

On December 8, 1980, I had a date. I think it was my third or fourth date with this girl and I was at her place hanging out listening to music and drinking coffee Seriously, just coffee!. I don't what time it was when I left her house, but it was after midnight (EST), this I am sure of. As I normally did, I turned on the radio to WNEW- FM,, no Sirius/XM back then, a NYC rock station. They were playing a Beatles block which was not unusual. Seconds after driving away the DJ said that John Lennon had been shot and killed at The Dakota, he and Yoko's NYC home in Manhattan. 40 years later, I remember this moment as it was yesterday.

This book brings back that moment as if I was watching a high-def movie. The conversations contained herein are nothing short of historic, not just because of the subject, but because of what that subject was saying. John loved to talk. Here he opines on topics as mundane as food to deeply held beliefs about nuclear war, politics and religion. I vividly remember buying the December 1980 issue of Playboy and reading the abridged version of what was to become this book. The Playboy issue was published and delivered BEFORE John was killed. I still have that issue.

One does not need to be a fan of The Beatles or John Lennon for that matter, to enjoy this book. One needs to be curious about history, music and wants to get inside of won't of the true original minds of the 20th century. You may not agree with John's opinions and comments, but I can guarantee you you will find it hard-pressed to put this book down once you start it.… (meer)

1-1 John Lennon– (Just Like) Starting Over
Producer – Jack Douglas, John Lennon, Yoko Ono*
3:57
1-2 John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers– Imagine
Producer – John & Yoko*, Phil Spector
3:02
1-3 John Lennon– Watching The Wheels
Producer – Jack Douglas, John Lennon, Yoko Ono*
3:31
1-4 John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers– Jealous Guy
Producer – John & Yoko*, Phil Spector
4:13
1-5 John Lennon / Yoko Ono And The Plastic Ono Band– Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
Producer – Phil Spector
3:21
1-6 John Lennon– Stand By Me
Producer, Arranged By – John Lennon
Written-By – Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller*
3:26
1-7 John Lennon– Working Class Hero
Producer – John & Yoko*, Phil Spector
3:48
1-8 John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band– Power To The People
Producer – John Lennon, Yoko Ono*, Phil Spector
3:22
1-9 John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers– Oh My Love
Producer – John & Yoko*, Phil Spector
Written-By – John Lennon, Yoko Ono*
2:44
1-10 John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers– Oh Yoko!
Producer – John & Yoko*, Phil Spector
4:17
1-11 John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band*– Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)
Producer, Arranged By – John Lennon
5:07
1-12 John Lennon– Nobody Told Me
Producer – John Lennon And Yoko Ono*
3:34
1-13 John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band*– Bless You
Producer, Arranged By – John Lennon
4:38
1-14 John Lennon– Come Together (Live)
Producer – Yoko Ono
Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*
4:23
1-15 John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory* Plus Invisible Strings– New York City
Producer – John & Yoko*, Phil Spector
4:31
1-16 John Lennon– I'm Stepping Out
Producer – John Lennon And Yoko Ono*
4:06
1-17 John Lennon And The Plastic U.F.Ono Band*– You Are Here
Producer, Arranged By – John Lennon
4:08
1-18 John Lennon– Borrowed Time
Producer – John Lennon And Yoko Ono*
4:30
1-19 John & Yoko* And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir– Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Producer – John & Yoko*, Phil Spector
Written-By – John Lennon, Yoko Ono*
3:37
2-1 John Lennon– Woman
Producer – Jack Douglas, John Lennon, Yoko Ono*
3:33
2-2 John Lennon And The Plastic U.F.Ono Band*– Mind Games
Producer, Arranged By – John Lennon
4:12
2-3 John Lennon And The Plastic U.F.Ono Band*– Out The Blue
Producer, Arranged By – John Lennon
3:23
2-4 John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band* / The Little Big Horns And The Philharmanic Orchestrange– Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
Producer, Arranged By – John Lennon
3:26
2-5 John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band– Love
Producer – John & Yoko*, Phil Spector
3:25
2-6 John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band– Mother
Producer – John & Yoko*, Phil Spector
5:34
2-7 John Lennon– Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
Producer – Jack Douglas, John Lennon, Yoko Ono*
4:01
2-8 John Lennon / The Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory* And Invisible Strings– Woman Is The Nigger Of The World
Producer – John Lennon, Yoko Ono*, Phil Spector
Written-By – John Lennon, Yoko Ono*
5:16
2-9 John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band– God
Producer – John & Yoko*, Phil Spector
4:10
2-10 John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band* / The Little Big Horns And The Philharmanic Orchestrange– Scared
Producer, Arranged By – John Lennon
4:36
2-11 John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band* / The Little Big Horns And The Philharmanic Orchestrange– #9 Dream
Producer, Arranged By – John Lennon
4:47
2-12 John Lennon– I'm Losing You
Producer – Jack Douglas, John Lennon, Yoko Ono*
3:56
2-13 John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band– Isolation
Producer – John & Yoko*, Phil Spector
2:52
2-14 The Plastic Ono Band– Cold Turkey
Producer – John & Yoko*
5:03
2-15 John Lennon And The Plastic U.F.Ono Band*– Intuition
Producer, Arranged By – John Lennon
3:09
2-16 John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers– Gimme Some Truth
Producer – John & Yoko*, Phil Spector
3:15
2-17 The Plastic Ono Band– Give Peace A Chance
Producer – John & Yoko*
4:50
2-18 John Lennon– Real Love
Producer – Rob Stevens, Yoko Ono
4:12
2-19 John Lennon– Grow Old With Me
Producer – George Martin
3:20… (meer)