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Lennon co-wrote "Old Dirt Road" with Harry Nilsson, released on Walls and Bridges (1974). Walls and Bridges contained contributions from Elton John. Lennon covered Ben E. King's song "Stand by Me" for his 1975 album Rock 'n' Roll. Lennon covered Buddy Holly's song "Peggy Sue" for his 1975 album Rock 'n' Roll.
Fats Domino covered the song in 1969. In a 1972 interview, Lennon highlighted it as a "great version". [40] The Feelies did a cover of the song on their 1980 debut album Crazy Rhythms. Soundgarden covered the song during a 1989 Peel session. [41] Phish, on the album Live Phish Volume 13. [42] Chisato Moritaka covered the song on her 1994 album ...
The song, initially titled "I Want You", was rehearsed several times during the Get Back/Let It Be sessions, with the first one being on 29 January 1969 at Apple Records. The basic track, and Lennon's guide vocal (which is used in the master), were recorded at Trident Studios on 22 February, shortly after shooting for the Let It Be film ended. [6]
"Ticket to Ride" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. Issued as a single in April 1965, it became the Beatles' seventh consecutive number 1 hit in the United Kingdom and their third consecutive number 1 hit (and eighth in total) in the United States, and similarly topped national charts in Canada, Australia and ...
After the release of The Beatles, Lennon was still adamant about releasing the song.On 26 November 1969, he and his wife Yoko Ono recorded further overdubs with plans for it to be issued as a single by the Plastic Ono Band alongside another unreleased song at the time, "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)", which was eventually issued as the B-side of the Beatles' "Let It Be" single in 1970.
"I'm Stepping Out" is the third and last single [3] from the final John Lennon and Yoko Ono album Milk and Honey. In it, Lennon celebrates his enthusiasm for the night life of New York City, and makes tongue-in-cheek reference to his "househusband" period.
Her designated partners on the meditation course, Lennon and George Harrison, attempted to coax Farrow out of her seclusion, which led to Lennon writing the song. Lennon wrote "Dear Prudence" using a finger-picking guitar technique that he learned from singer-songwriter Donovan. Its lyrics are simple and innocent and celebrate the beauty of nature.
John Winston Ono Lennon [nb 1] (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and political activist.He gained worldwide fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles.