John Lennon - No 9 Dream (Early Take)

[cometandcupids]

May Pang was better looking.

[fieldfullofthistles]

Can you imagine anyone coming out with this type of quality now? Its just so unusual - so - many different parts which are all really great.

[11lda]

that demo album is this dream?

excuse my English, I'm from chile

[cometandcupids]

This version makes it sound a bit Beatle esque.

[surfmcgoogler]

THIS is my favorite John Lennon song.

[alpinetimes]

Freakin' fantastic!! I can't decide if I like this better than the less raw and slightly dreamer, original version.

[8aetroya8]

my favorite Lennon solo song. Thanks i hadn't heard this.

[chewy96216]

sounds faster, i like it though. surprised I never heard this on the Lost Lennon tapes

[fujicity]

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[randyatlantis]

Does anyone know if the 'Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse' bit was a deliberate nod to My Sweet Lord?

[divinegod102]

Nope, all I know is it's not translatable into any known languages, it popped out in John's dream and keep echoing in his head :)

[Philinspaces]

@randyatlantis John sings the foreign-sounding phrase "Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé" in his song "#9 Dream." According to John, it doesn't mean anything...it is just a phrase that came to him in a dream and he decided to base a song around it. Artists are funny that way.

[pikopikochuu]

John should've met May Pang first..:(

[gruad999]

@pikopikochuu Makes me think should it be the one who my personality is suited to or the most beautiful but I always think the most beautiful wins everytime! Why?

[alfiesgirluk]

This is song is so beautiful

[5point0]

I'm beginning to think the final vers was overproduced, this is much more intimate.

[tatelabianca]

me too, but that's what you get when Phil Spector is at the board, and John knew it, so what can I say? great song either way, huh?

[BertLeysen]

Phil Spector had nothing to do with this album, Bianca.

[RantingThespian]

Phil Spector was working on Rock N Roll with John, then disappeared with all the tapes.

This whole album was produced by John alone.

[orangemirage]

I agree. this version sounds more real, more down to earth, the final version sounds too electronic or something...

[THEtinybrat24]

yeah it does.

[joyandian]

i disagree - i love the river of sound in the original - its so sensual and dream like

[CommodoreRulz]

That is a great Lennon Tune! Love this demo too!

[Landrew120880]

This is John at his very best and in my opinion, the best ex-Beatle tune. Thanx 4 the post!

[Muffy2314]

Wonderful song-yes the best.

[ilconcombrebleu]

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[gruad999]

@Landrew120880 Agree 100% he took drug ecstasy and brought it back to us in his music. No mean feat. He outdoes my Sweet Lord in this one. But he always was (by a long way) the top genius of geniuses. As you get older you realise just how special he was probly up there with Mozart and Beethoven

[faydajova]

Holy crap! You got it to up with good, no great, quality! How? I wasn't able to. Well, thank you for posting! :)