This song somehow hits me on a level not too different than being an infant again, curled up in my mother's arms, and being rocked to sleep. Powerful stuff, Mr. Lennon.
my music teacher started singing this to me when i got to go back to school from the hospital :) it still touches me every time (btw my name is julia too O_O)
i knew this song was written for John's mother. i wonder if the person who hit her with the car did that on purpose or by accident... but either way that was not cool.
i cried over this song, 'real love', and the song 'here today' by paul. there is even one performance of paul where he starts crying whule singing the song here today. its very toutching, especialy for him because its writen for/about john. if u listen to it and then think about their lives: how thwy met, how their mothers died, the hamburg days, and if youre a true fan you should know what influence they had on each other, then think about the fight they had... i recomend the song here today.
I named my daughter after this song.....It's beautiful. For amaryllis violet...I think she hit the nail on the head. John and Julia are in heaven together. We miss you John! And love you! I was born on John's 18th birthday and we were/are ENFP's on the Myers Briggs Personality Indicator. What a legend he left!
Alot of people think that this song is about a girlfriend or something but its not. Its about John's mother, Julia. She died in a car crash when he was 18 and this song is about how much he loves and misses her.
@MUSESQ Ahhhh, im so jealous, i wishd i could have lived the 60s, im 14 years old, and i dont like what the other people of my age does, i think im in the wrong time. ^^
Does anyone know why this song was made? It's because one of the beatles (i think either John or George) had there mom pass away when they were 17. it's sad but true.
@CAZPERsayz "Julia" was written for John's mother Julia Lennon (1914-1958), who was knocked down and killed by a car driven by an off-duty police officer when John was still only 17 years old. It was also written for his future wife Yoko Ono, whose first name, which literally means "child of the sea" in Japanese, is echoed in lyrics such as "Oceanchild, calls me." An alternative theory suggests that the song was written for Julian Lennon, John's son.
@ferdinandsouz Ok just so you know this song was in no way refering to Yoko. Julia Lennon was born on March 12th 1914 and was born under the sign of Pisces which is a water sign. Hence the lyric "Ocean child calls me". This song was written for dear old mom and the meaning of Yoko's name was purely coincidental. May John and Julia both rest in peace.
One of the saddest and prettiest songs he ever wrote, brought tears in my eyes. R.I.P John Lennon && Julia Lennon, together at last, in a happier and better place. :")
john makes the name julia sound like the most beautiful ever i think if i ever have a baby girl that well be here name and ill sing this song to her:)
a few years ago I had a girlfriend named iuvya and he loved this song. sometimes, under a starry sky we used to drink beer and talk for hours and hours, and finally I took my guitar and sang her this song, but I dont said ''julia''... I said iuvya...
were magical moments that I'll never forget... thanks beatles...
Although I've listened to the Beatles for years and have been a hardcore fan for a while now, just now listening to this has been the first time I've cried over John's death (I wasn't born when he died). I don't know why it was this song and this moment, but it's so sad and so beautiful to think that John and Julia are in heaven together. ILY John Lennon and thankyou
@amaryllisviolet I completely agree with your comment and feel the same exact way about the song. It is melancholy, sad or whatever, but beautiful It is the perfect song, and didn't need drums, electric guitar or bass.
Julia Gulia
AriasValor3 2 days ago
ha my name is julia and i used to hate it but its beautiful after you listen to this
BennyBoop036 1 week ago
Love this song!!!
avk64 2 weeks ago
My name is Valerio and I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with the song
coliter 4 weeks ago 5
This song is so beautiful and peaceful...
RockinRobert19 1 month ago
This song somehow hits me on a level not too different than being an infant again, curled up in my mother's arms, and being rocked to sleep. Powerful stuff, Mr. Lennon.
shadeofthetrees 1 month ago
My name is Wayne. I'm pretty sure that this song was written for me. : P
smilinstevie88 1 month ago 8
their are lots of julia`s and i'm one of them
zanniluvdove 1 month ago
Awesome song
HarryJamespotter2011 1 month ago
my name is julia but my friends call me hoolia!!
KianaIsKool 2 months ago 12
@KianaIsKool My daughters name is Julia and I call her Julie (Who-Lee) lol..
connect18101 2 months ago 2
@KianaIsKool my maths teacher cant say Julia and she call me hoolia too xD
AwsomeJullia 2 weeks ago
My name is Julia, & this was posted on my bday!!!
JudyBuggz 3 months ago 7
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Galantski 3 months ago
My names Julia :D
mrsbieber422 3 months ago 4
@mrsbieber422 damn girl, why is your account name 'mrsbieber' ?
actioncock 1 month ago
Its because johns mom died
epicfialrobloxstyle 3 months ago 3
my music teacher started singing this to me when i got to go back to school from the hospital :) it still touches me every time (btw my name is julia too O_O)
lilluker527 3 months ago 5
Yeah, well, I'm Casandra ^^
fmafan247 3 months ago
After his mother.. So sad that she was taken from him so young <3
wowithinkiloveyou 3 months ago
My name is Julia. :l
RejectedMuffins 3 months ago 2
My ex-girlfriend's name
Malombado 4 months ago
wheres the dislike bar??
this is my sisters name
Gabe2Jake101 4 months ago
When Johnny says "Ocean Child" thats a direct mention to Yoko, as her name translated to english means "Ocean Child"
Tierney4tacos 4 months ago
My name is Julia
VulpixGirl100 4 months ago 3
This song is written both about Julia, John Lennon's mum, and Yoko Ono.
MANiACOPATH 4 months ago
this song reminds me of a girl I once knew....I think her name was vanessa...
bblokes 4 months ago 3
The musical complexity of this song is breathtaking.
johntechwriter 4 months ago
i knew this song was written for John's mother. i wonder if the person who hit her with the car did that on purpose or by accident... but either way that was not cool.
becerrarwj 5 months ago
this song is amazing. thats all i can say.
MrOwenWalsh 5 months ago
i love this song and i love my cousin julia.happy 50th birthday julia ruiz (giovanetti)
anthonygiovanetti 5 months ago
This song was about johns mom who got hit and killed by a car when he was a teen and he is deticating this song to her
Mdgreer96 5 months ago
Makes me wish my name was Julia. -3
smiletimes3 5 months ago
Golliwogg APPROVES of this song.
GolliwoggMusic 5 months ago
This song was named after me !!! ;D
JuliaSahlgren 5 months ago
@JuliaSahlgren no actually to get it right you were named after this song
MrOwenWalsh 5 months ago
If your not touched by this song then you have no soul
savin99 5 months ago
Truly brilliant song,
The lyrics,
The Melody
The moral of the song in general is beautifle
John my mate, your Mother would be proud (:
SuperEdwardfan1 6 months ago
my name is julia
justinlovestar1 6 months ago
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the girl i love, her name is Julia.
9245680326ARK 6 months ago
one of my favourites......... so sweet..
russianviolet 6 months ago
i'm julia :3
nelsey97 6 months ago
My mom gave birth to me while this song was playing. :D
MakeupLoveLive 6 months ago
@TheEpicAwesomeOllie Mine too
zitler89 6 months ago
This song makes me glad to be named Julia.
YoourElectricFeel 6 months ago
what a mommas boy
waytobluee 6 months ago
my first kiss was julia
TheThebigsponge 7 months ago
There should be a replay button in this video.
lunamessi 7 months ago
i wasnt named after this song or john's mom but this song is amazing adn im glad i have the same name as this songs title. :)
JGulia96 7 months ago
I was named after the mother of john lennon
230497julia 7 months ago
i cried over this song, 'real love', and the song 'here today' by paul. there is even one performance of paul where he starts crying whule singing the song here today. its very toutching, especialy for him because its writen for/about john. if u listen to it and then think about their lives: how thwy met, how their mothers died, the hamburg days, and if youre a true fan you should know what influence they had on each other, then think about the fight they had... i recomend the song here today.
Hayleysmarty 7 months ago
I Looked for this song for many years
gekiryudojo 7 months ago
I named my daughter after this song.....It's beautiful. For amaryllis violet...I think she hit the nail on the head. John and Julia are in heaven together. We miss you John! And love you! I was born on John's 18th birthday and we were/are ENFP's on the Myers Briggs Personality Indicator. What a legend he left!
actresssongstress 7 months ago
It's NOT weird That is My name!!!!
jasbethprice 7 months ago
Weird song
xfire432x 7 months ago
Johns mother was killed by a drunk policeman in his motorcar............Irony :(
TEETHHURTS 8 months ago
How about Lennon having a conservative Republican side to him? I always knew he wasn't an asshole!
Cromag99 8 months ago
i'm not a julia :(
madeindade1000 8 months ago
If a man serenaded me with this. i think i'd die.
beatlebob101 8 months ago
i want to sing this to a girl it seems like love song but replace julia with karla
bleachfan1776 9 months ago
Alot of people think that this song is about a girlfriend or something but its not. Its about John's mother, Julia. She died in a car crash when he was 18 and this song is about how much he loves and misses her.
xXjinxwolfXx 9 months ago
I heard this at the 30th Aniversary of his death in the Liverpool Echo Arena sang by Mark Mcgann WOW was all i could think :) What a gig
Taggy2008 9 months ago
I heard this at the 30th Aniversary of his death in the Liverpool Echo Arena sang by Mark Mcgann WOW was all i could think :) What a gig
Taggy2008 9 months ago
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thumbs up if you want to call you daughter julia now
revolver0916 9 months ago
The melody of this is so beautful..
It is so touching know the struggles he had getting to know his mother..and when he did she got taken away so quickly.
This song is a tear jerker..so, so beautiful. I'm claiming this as my favorite John Lennon song. Flawless. John Lennon weaved words so beautifully.
Sameu37 9 months ago
:) music peroid.
azpir 10 months ago
I'm a Julia too :)
chilipeppers29 10 months ago
sweet <3
aepnlexi1319 10 months ago
my name is Julia, too!!
XsportsgrlX 10 months ago
I was named after this song. :)
narutorpcfriends 10 months ago 62
@narutorpcfriends haha, hey I was named after this song too! : D
killyourself08 7 months ago
@narutorpcfriends me too
celloplaya17 5 months ago
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@narutorpcfriends Like my sister ;)
kasai3210 3 months ago
@narutorpcfriends ;)
metalhead420fuq 3 months ago
@narutorpcfriends Same here
Gackt43191 3 months ago
I named my daughter after this song <3
peony70 1 month ago 7
@peony70 thank goodness you made it all the way to the last track. otherwise your daughter might have been rocky raccoon.
tishhead 1 week ago
lived in liverpool in the 60,s,funny thing most of us were in to american music,not to say we werent proud of our four lads that shook the world.
seaney53 11 months ago
This song makes me feel better
chibis1386 11 months ago
John's mother Julia was killed by a drunken driving cop who was off duty.
Cromag99 11 months ago
My name is Julia too :) I feel like they wrote a song just for me! This is why my parents named me Julia
Juliaaawashere 11 months ago
my name is Julia :D
juulxjuul7 11 months ago
did you figure that out all on your own :0
MitchCainJ 11 months ago
so is this song about johns mom..since thats what johns moms name
fuwwe2 11 months ago
So I sing the song of love, Julia
AbbyReidMcGee 11 months ago
Its cool how people adopt songs from the 60s. As a teenager in the 60's I'd say good
taste in all those who appreciate this music. It was a miraculous time. Unparalleled.
Life is an Art. The music is the way, learn to play something everyone. Jus sayin ...
Peace
MUSESQ 11 months ago
@MUSESQ Ahhhh, im so jealous, i wishd i could have lived the 60s, im 14 years old, and i dont like what the other people of my age does, i think im in the wrong time. ^^
mafSAW 11 months ago
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aaron633 11 months ago
Julia n.....She once told me this song was named after her.
Wisdamatic 1 year ago
Does anyone know why this song was made? It's because one of the beatles (i think either John or George) had there mom pass away when they were 17. it's sad but true.
HiGeovanis 1 year ago
@HiGeovanis John's, and Paul's mum also passed when he waas 14, her name is Mary, hence the "Mother Mary" lyric in Let it Be.
AbbyReidMcGee 11 months ago
My very best friend in the whole world is named Julia so I dedicate this song to her.
liveinpepperland 1 year ago
Now I'm so proud of being called Julia!
JuliaMartinsJonas123 1 year ago
my name is Julia(:
<3
JuliaMexicann 1 year ago
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JuliaMexicann 1 year ago
Girls named "Julia" should be glad to have this most wonderful song.
bethpage89 1 year ago 3
did john lennon sing this for his mother?
CAZPERsayz 1 year ago
@CAZPERsayz "Julia" was written for John's mother Julia Lennon (1914-1958), who was knocked down and killed by a car driven by an off-duty police officer when John was still only 17 years old. It was also written for his future wife Yoko Ono, whose first name, which literally means "child of the sea" in Japanese, is echoed in lyrics such as "Oceanchild, calls me." An alternative theory suggests that the song was written for Julian Lennon, John's son.
ferdinandsouz 1 year ago
@ferdinandsouz Ok just so you know this song was in no way refering to Yoko. Julia Lennon was born on March 12th 1914 and was born under the sign of Pisces which is a water sign. Hence the lyric "Ocean child calls me". This song was written for dear old mom and the meaning of Yoko's name was purely coincidental. May John and Julia both rest in peace.
aaron633 11 months ago
@aaron633 WHAT? He was not born in 1914. damn.
xRawry 11 months ago
@xRawry
The guy talked about John's mother, Julia. She was born then.
Read carefully before cursing.
Peace
Livsie 11 months ago 17
favorite beatle's song
wesnawmaster 1 year ago
for baby julia born just now:) congrats
charloe82 1 year ago
I like a girl name Julia
But she way out of my league:(
darkwolfhowl 1 year ago
@darkwolfhowl Welcome to my world. Except the out of my league thing.
gixzo 1 year ago
GRRRR! The Beatles or so sickeningly good they make me want to pull my hair out!!!
zedrein18 1 year ago
Beautiful!!!
aengorn7 1 year ago
One of the saddest and prettiest songs he ever wrote, brought tears in my eyes. R.I.P John Lennon && Julia Lennon, together at last, in a happier and better place. :")
dutchmonkey27 1 year ago 2
an wonderful airy melody, where memories of joy meet in the ethereal clouds of my youth
purpleskycalm 1 year ago
amazingly beautiful song :').
♥
leahbabeyx3 1 year ago
how come this song is none of the beatles albums this song is awesome
bAbyDinOsaur0us 1 year ago
@bAbyDinOsaur0us It's on the white album.
dbmomma85 1 year ago
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@bAbyDinOsaur0us It's on The White Album.
dbmomma85 1 year ago
I love this song, its so beautiful.
GunsNgabby 1 year ago
My dad is a huge Beatles fan, resulting in my being named after this song~ I love it :)
groucho307 1 year ago 2
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groucho307 1 year ago
it's his mom. he was raised by his aunt, but his mom visited him often.
deemilieu 1 year ago
i think this sons is about his mother who died in a car wreck
733t13 1 year ago
Julia, seashell eyes windy smile
my favourite part ;)
KissmyEyesj 1 year ago
i love this song :)
ramiromonito09 1 year ago
great song
shaneh1983 1 year ago
Beautiful song.thank you :)
47lavi 1 year ago
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..i wanna write my mom a song as sweet as this
PwnHell 1 year ago
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PwnHell 1 year ago
My name is Julia too. ;D
missjuju3006 1 year ago 3
By far the most psychedelic track on the While Album.
Niccaz2005 1 year ago
@Niccaz2005 What about Wild Honey Pie?
exitpieces 1 year ago
It's about his mother how is it psychedelic?
naomikrif 1 year ago
@Niccaz2005 not at all kiddo, get em next time though
mjhilps 1 year ago
for my Julia, my "ocean child"..I adore you so :) :) :)
pattipie100 1 year ago
Happy 70th Birthday John!
jjfjkfjk 1 year ago
john makes the name julia sound like the most beautiful ever i think if i ever have a baby girl that well be here name and ill sing this song to her:)
94mckay 1 year ago
My name! i wish i had a bf to sing this to me. I love this song!!!!
TheRosiePrincess 1 year ago 6
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SusanaC18 1 year ago
0 dislikes.
That is all.
shelovesrockandroll 1 year ago 3
this is probably one of my favorite songs ever.
CamiLoveMarchingBand 1 year ago
Did anyone else think that this was sung by Paul?
SamKhan95 1 year ago
@SamKhan95 No we dont Fuck tard its John lennon. I hope ur fuckin joking
sixfeetontop 1 year ago
@sixfeetontop Thank you, you stupid fuck, I know that now.
SamKhan95 1 year ago
@SamKhan95 No u didnt
sixfeetontop 1 year ago
That's My Girlfriends name<3
Treyslayr 1 year ago 3
I used to put this song on loop and fall asleep to it when I was around 16...such a great, melodious, calming song.
laurenkay25 1 year ago
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a few years ago I had a girlfriend named iuvya and he loved this song. sometimes, under a starry sky we used to drink beer and talk for hours and hours, and finally I took my guitar and sang her this song, but I dont said ''julia''... I said iuvya...
were magical moments that I'll never forget... thanks beatles...
TheRockerZeppelin 1 year ago
Although I've listened to the Beatles for years and have been a hardcore fan for a while now, just now listening to this has been the first time I've cried over John's death (I wasn't born when he died). I don't know why it was this song and this moment, but it's so sad and so beautiful to think that John and Julia are in heaven together. ILY John Lennon and thankyou
amaryllisviolet 1 year ago 61
@amaryllisviolet I completely agree with your comment and feel the same exact way about the song. It is melancholy, sad or whatever, but beautiful It is the perfect song, and didn't need drums, electric guitar or bass.
lifestraight 1 year ago
@amaryllisviolet IMAGINE THERE'S NO HEAVEN....IT'S EASY IF YOU TRY!
rehtafsedaj777 1 year ago
sad fool.. and no doubt john lennon is in heaven now checking youtube for such comments.. GET A LIFE
fishtank0 1 year ago
THIS SONG IS HAUNTING!
KyplayaZ4lyfe 1 year ago
such a beautiful song what kind of person dislikes this
erisos2 1 year ago
@erisos2 a fucking harcore kid!!!!!!!!!!!! -_-
carlosiscool123 1 year ago
@erisos2 a fucking hardcore kid!!!!!!!!!!!! -_-
carlosiscool123 1 year ago
I love this song. My names Julia haha
xojuliaxo315 1 year ago
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My names Julia (: too...
DoctorKrabola 1 year ago
so I sing the song of love for my Julia♥♥♥My priceless seashell...love you angel...
parakeet698 1 year ago 2
hah my name is Julia too :D
Animal13beauty101 1 year ago
My names Julia (:
MonkeysEatMarkers 1 year ago 38
@MonkeysEatMarkers I like the name Julia, its a nice name!
Alexm799 1 year ago 35
@Alexm799 +1. The name of my girlfriend is Julia, so I sing some lines from this song or from Pink Floyd's one%)).
Juuuuuuuulia.
RFSAS 1 year ago
@Alexm799
she was John's mother that's why Julian is named Julian after julia
naomikrif 1 year ago
@Alexm799 it's a perfect name
killo90210 10 months ago
@MonkeysEatMarkers Mine too! :)
DillonsGirl09 8 months ago
dave, you sly devil you.
EOJARJARBINX 2 years ago
Julia thanks for share video..nice!! ***** stars!!
piergiorgiovico 3 years ago
Dear DAVE XXXX!!! Thanks for having sent this pretty song and remembering me with it
I loved; it is really pretty!
K&P
JULIA..lol
jullia1200423 3 years ago