How do you sleep lennon

The breakup was terrifying and painful. What JL wrote here was not noble, or kind, but an honest record of his low point. Bellweather on August 19, Link. I love you. BeautyIsTruth on August 21, General Comment I heard after time Lennon said he realised the song was about himself and not Paul.

Very Freudian. No Replies Log in to reply. When John said it was about himself, I think he meant that he shared the flaws he attributed to Paul. I don't think the reference to Sgt Pepper is to the album why would the record have taken anyone by surprise?

It is probably a euphemism for a drug or a person they both knew as 'Sgt Pepper'. It is a difficult song to listen to but you get the feeling it is written more in exasperation and sadness than real hatred. Listen closely to McCartney's wonderful Ram album and this response makes sense. I am sure Lennon wished he'd never recorded this song, though. Toby on April 05, Link. General Comment This song clearly talks about the faux Paul McCartney who replaced the real Paul after his death in This was addressed to Paul's replacement.

He's asking him how can he live with himself pretending to be someone else. Otherwise the line "how do you sleep" makes no sense. How come so many people believe bullshit? As some say here, this song is really crap in all senses, showing Lennon was a real asshole, a jelous guy, shedding shadows on people like Paul who was the sole real beatle. Even he admitted he was a hitter. A multimillonaire talking about "imagining there's no heaven General Comment Does anyone else think the line, "The only thing you done was Yesterday.

I think it means the only thing Paul did was the song "Yesterday," but at the same time, he is saying that Paul's success is in the past, and he will end up being a has-been. I think everyone else thinks that. Just like "and since you're gone, you're just Another Day" has the same two meanings. TheBeckles on August 11, General Comment It's sad that John felt the way that he expresses in this song.

But does anyone have any thoughts on what he means in the first line? Pepper took you by surprise I don't know. Pepper was a huge success, hes just saying that paul didnt expect it to be as popular as it was. It's interesting.

I was reading on all this paul is dead nonsense. I mean you look at how big the beatles were at the time b4 sgt pepper. Sgt pepper took you by surprise?? But i've seen paul in concert and believe that's all nonsense.

Taylor Swift's Fearless breaks long-held Beatles' record as re-recorded album becomes star's third in 12 months to top UK chart. In a preface to the page book included with the box-set, Ono writes: "Imagine was created with immense love and concern for the children of the world. I hope you enjoy it. The Beatles publicly split in owing to the combination of the death of their manager, Brian Epstein; legal rows over their record label, and McCartney and Lennon meeting their respective spouses, Linda and Ono.

Lennon and McCartney had an often tense relationship, and made subtle jabs at each other in their song lyrics. Stylometry experts claim to know which Beatle wrote what through analysis of their musical patterns. The pair reconciled before Lennon's murder on December 8, His killer, Mark Chapman, was denied parole for the tenth time, last month. Watch Live.

Unseen footage of John Lennon recording How Do You Sleep released The former Beatle recorded the song from his Ascot home in , a year after the band publicly split. Whilst Lennon also sang: "You probably pinched that bitch anyway", in response to Macca allegedly telling his bandmates he wasn't sure if he'd taken the melody to 'Yesterday' from another song.

In a new interview with GQ magazine, McCartney admitted: "I remember reading an article, an interview with Yoko, who, okay, she was a big John supporter, I get that, but in this article she goes, 'Paul did nothing. All he ever did was book the studio.