yes,.....this was the LAST demo recorded by John. and it was NEVER released BY YOKO. every example of this song, and a lot of his other Dakota demo's are BOOTLEGGED. John did not go through a "PHASE" of accepting Jesus Christ "in the 70's" he HAD accepted Christ in the 70's, and was THINKING OF JESUS days before he was gunned down by that crazy idiot, (who I REFUSE to mention by name, he is not worthy of it) John recorded THIS SONG ON THE 14th OF NOVEMBER 1980,....AND KILLED DECEMBER 8th 1980!
@beatlfn This is really a good piece of news. I had remained by "Imagine", which is a hymn to atheism. I shook my had when I thought of the possible destiny of his soul. Now I know he had accepted Jesus Christ a little before dying. The great men sooner or later must recognize the truth. No wonder that Yoko tried to divert his attention from Jesus. Peace to your soul, dear John.
this was NOT a "phase" about accepting Jesus Christ,....FAR FROM IT. even George, after all his chantng and praying to his Guru Dev's George ALSO accepted Jesus. there was a huge dissapointment in Maharishi/Sexy Sadie, after all,....he was just a MAN, and HUMAN. but the SEARCH for God was REAL, for John,....and George had many long talks with John over God. John NEVER stopped searching,...Yoko would'nt have it, the IDEA of Jesus, but that was her upbringing. (to be continued).....
@VonPatrick82 of course he's in heaven!!!!!!! he made mistakes like anyone but he made a lot of good things too.....then he died in a horrible way and didn't have time to be forgiven....rip
@VonPatrick82 He made it to a place better than heaven, in my opinion. It's a place only the true Rockers go. Nobody knows where or what it is, but that's where John is.
John Lennon was not a Christian in today's standards. He was definitely open minded and acted like Jesus with his messages of love and peace. According to Jesus he is a Christian. According to Christians he's an atheist. All those TV preachers are everything Jesus preaches against. John was a rationalist. Jesus was a rationalist. Both killed for questioning. 2000 years from today we will pray for john to save are sins but mock Christianity
@rbc122 You really think there's as much to John's "philosophy" as Jesus's?
Umm...no...I think you just like his music. His entire belief system was "love and peace," as you said. But that's it. No way to get there. No depth. All he did was adopt a hippie philosophy and put it to music the public would like...nothing more.
john became a born again christian? i knew he wasnt against religion with all the love and peace he spreads with his songs and how he make sothers happy theres no way he is 'evil' like other say. if anything yoko did wrong by drawing john away from Jesus. john in his heart said that whatever draws you to Jesus to do it in an interivew he said in the late 70's. yoko was a bad influence on him spirtiually. its not johns fault he was tricked by yoko possibly she did do black magic so you nevre know
you are right about yoko talking him out of christianity but this song is not about god saving him Lennon did have a born-again phase after watching a televisoion preacher hence I was "nearly" fell for a tv preacher but you (yoko) saved my soul. Anyway it's nice to know he was saved at least for a while even yelling at yoko for being into black magic, but she needed complete control and talked him out of everything.. dumb bitch.
@forgetfull40 In Tokyo he became lonely and depressed.He was by himself for a long stretch. If you don't know it, in Japan women make up the majority of the church and lead mostly by women pastors. The Preacher in the song was female. He almost falls for her in his state of mind. He reached out to God for strength.It turned him around. Lennon remained religious.Yoko convinced him to keep quite.In a Newsweek interview weeks before he died, he said" I still read the bible".
@MacWillyFortunes I comes from his diary and his final interview where he talked about his faith and his love for the bible. Another great song you should listen to is "Grow old with me". I understand it was his last song. You'll find it right here on You Tube.
@sonnstarr So there is reason to believe that he died in the christian faith? Did you mean that? If yes, it's a great relief to me. Please reply. Thank you.
@MyDreamside she is no bitch man john sayd she inspired him to make the new gen of his music and they both made the changes we have tho little still imp john loved yoko and she wasnt even to blame for the split up john also sayd it in an interview that they were gona spilt annywais soo sthu man
I see you write a lot about problems of group beatles, but i think you miss the point of this song. John Lennon became a cristian in his heart tree months before his death. You can listen to other rare songs that he wrote in last days of his life. Larry Norman said, that tree moths before his death he spent everyday with praying and reading the bible... So my hope and joy is only that maybe I'll se him heaven. He was diffrent from other Beatles. He was always seeking the truth. :)
Look everybody has a right to make up their own mind on which Beatles music they gravitated towards once the Beatles split.. Also the split was inevitabel..With so much talent in one band and all different genres of music, it had to happen for them to all pursue their specific kind of music, their passion. I liked paul at first but then after split i fell in love with John Lennon and his music because it was more introspective than Pauls. My choice. John is my hero and i will love him forever.
actually Ringo was the first to quit. during the White Album he became so frustrated with george, john, and paul's argument about songs to be included that he left and wrote Octopus's garden, he came back weeks later. Then during the Get Back sessions, the Beatles got into a very heated argument and George left for quite a while. George came back eventually with Billy Preston. Then John officially quit, but kept it quiet. So Paul was actually LAST to quit.
Umm... Imma correct all of you. Paul Was GOING to quit because he couldn't take Yoko being there all the time.. Then George or Ringo Calmed him down and got him back.. JOHN broke the group up because he either didn't wanna be in it, or he was tired of the others dogging Yoko. I sugjest, you ALL look up the fucking facts BEFORE you talk about a great man like that. You guy ought to be ASHAMED of your selves
here LALALIVES thats the biggest load of bollix ever, unless you know ur facts you should not post comments, llok it up to see who said they were leavin first, twat.
@inthenitesky I know John Lennon was assasinated ffor a reason. He wanted to change the world but the US won't allow it because they are greedy and want war. God bless John Lennon's!
@huwfylt Yea sure, they were just writing about Him huh? Most of them were hunted down and murdered writing about what they witnessed. And Yeshua got himself crucified??? He did nothing and was accused of crimes he didnt commit and then died for all and rose again on our behalf. Why would Paul, who killed His followers at first, be so passionate about Christ and submit his life for his witness if Yeshua was just some wierd guy? Paul was rich and powerful before he had his conversion.
@19GirlBad No one knows for sure, let alone you about John's real beliefs lol. One thing is for sure though, John was assasinated by the CIA for his peace influence over his millions of fans... research it. The US just had a newly elected Pres and they were planning a violent intervention in Nicagarua. Lennon had just come out of seclusion and was a threat. Ofcourse it cant be proven. :)
@mrwittyone AND NO I WAON'T TURN THE CAPS OFF BECAUSE I SAY WHAT I WANA SAY. THE TRUTH SET US ALL FREE. IT DON'T BELIEVE IN THE TRUTH THAN YOU WILL NEVER BE FREE!
@mrwittyone Why don't you fuck off. Because you know what you are much delusion as much as I am. You don't you search it for yourself if you don't believe. The illuminati still exists. yes John Lennon was a brief Evangelical Christian but he wana to learn Jesus love. Jesus love will always be stronger than all of us. He died for our sins and we took advantage to this man. He has the power to help and guide us not the opposite. MAKE LOVE NOT WAR!
@mr wittyone By the way the song he sang Imagine and God was all down to the illuminati mind games. The got rid of John Lennon. Search in youtube John Lennon vs illuminati.
@19GirlBad The fact that you want to make me look for something about the illuminati (Pssst. Psssst. Here's a little secret: They no longer exist, and haven't for a long, long time!) says something about you, that you're one of those conspiracy loonies. I can't really take anything you say seriously then.
@mrwittyone Why don#t you search it for yourself you fucking cunt. The Beatles will never be big with Jesus. NEVER! I KNOW JOHN LENNON AND I SEACRHED IN GOOGLE JOHN LENNON RELIGION ABOUT WHAT HE SAID AND THAT HE REGRETTED. HE CONVERTED HIS RELIGION IN THE LATE 70S ARSEHOLE! YOKO WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND JESUS LOVE. AND NEITHER DO YOU. THE PEOPLE WHO WORSHIPPED AND ACCEPPT JESUS AS HIS SAVIOUR SHALL GO TO ETERNAL!
Christian blogger Jeff Goins says on his blog Pilgrimage of the Heart, "There is even evidence for a brief period of his life in which Lennon, much to the chagrin of his wife Yoko, called himself a born-again Christian. But that lasted a short while, and he chalked it up to a decision based primarily on fear. He was so disillusioned with any kind of programmed response to a higher power that he knew he could only be sure of one thing: his own belief in himself.
on Wiki.answers.com, the question about what religion Lennon was is answered "Although he was raised by the Church of England, he wasn't religious. He had a struggle with religion all his life until his death." According to wnd.com, a newly unearthed radio interview with him on CBC Lennon said he was "One of Christ's biggest fans." This was in 1969. Let's remember that The Beatles had just through disillusionment with the Marharishi. Lennon was always looking for something new
And how long did this last? Until the following year, when he sang "Imagine no religion" and "I don't believe in Jesus." ... An article on VCStar.com about Lennon's spirituality talks with Father Robert Hart, an Anglican traditonalist from Chapel Hill, N.C., about his essay in Touchstone magazine (a religious magazine). Hart says, "For a brief time, Lennon tried to embrace evangelical Christianity. In the end, he called himself a "Zen Christian," among other labels.
The complete quote is "Zen Christian, Zen pagan, Zen Marxist" or nothing at all. I see there are a couple of books that say Lennon became an evangelical christian (for either "A matter of months" or "two weeks.") This information was supposedly based on info from Lennon's stolen diary and "sources close to Lennon" (unnamed, natch!). Hmmm seems pretty shifty to me. And even if it was, so? It was obviously a passing fancy...
@mrwittyone Actually John lennon was sorry about what he said on Jesus. He loved jesus and we all should have respect his beliefs. jesus loves everyone and John Lennon know that. Yoko Ono doesn't understand about Jesus love.
@19GirlBad John apologized for pissing people off with his statement about jesus, but not the statement itself. remember, he released his greatest and most irreligious albums, Plastic Ono Band and Imagine a few years after the whole "bigger than jesus" unraveled.
Good for Yoko, not letting him fall into the hands of some charlatan preacher. What's more, all of you frothing Christians eager to claim Lennon as one of your own (with some added hate toward the woman he loved), your narrow-minded beliefs wouldn't have been enough for him. The message of Love and Peace transcends the selective hit list of your Wholey Booboo... Also, Lennon wasn't sorry for what he said about The Beatles and Jesus -- only sorry he was misunderstood by fools.
@imjdg1961 That's some pretty judgemental language that you're using there. I don't know which fictictious standards you're using to say she "ruined" him, or that he was abused (how again?), but than again, I don't care. Great singer/musician/songwriter, but a complicated, flawed human being -- just like we all are. "I don't believe in Magic I-Ching Bible Tarot Hitler Jesus Kennedy Buddha Mantra Gita Yoga Kings Elvis Zimmerman Beatles I just believe in me Yoko and Me And that's reality."
Please remember, before you condemn Christianity, that it was not what Jesus meant. He was alright, it was just the thick ordinary diciples that twisted it (and the lond line of corrupted popes and preists).
He made that quote in 1966. In his apology he said, "I'm not saying that we're better or greater, or comparing us with Jesus Christ as a person or God as a thing or whatever it is." Certainly doesn't sound like he's a Christian, called Jesus or God a "thing or whatever it is."
By 1970, he was singing the lyrics I quote above from the song, "God": In 1971, he sang "Imagine no religion." He was constantly evolving a growing as a human being.
In 1975, he wasn't the same person he had been in the early 70s, what with fatherhood and a Green Card to stay in the U.S.. Staying home as a house-husband was also a life-changing experience for him...
Except for the first line of the post mentioning huwfylt, the rest is aimed at people -- or should I say trolls -- like 19GirlBad, who said that "Actually John lennon was sorry about what he said on Jesus. He loved jesus and we all should have respect his beliefs. jesus loves everyone and John Lennon know that. Yoko Ono doesn't understand about Jesus love." Aside from bad grammar that makes her sound like she's The Hulk, ("Devil bad! Hulk smash!"). Absolutely no evidence of anything you say.
Oops, the looming word-count made me screw up the end of what I was saying... Aside from bad grammar, there's absolutely no evidence for anything 19GirlBad says. Lennon sorry about what he said? No. He loved Jesus? No. We should all respect his beliefs. Whose, Lennon's? Yes. Or respect that he had his own beliefs and don't try to retroactively apply the label of Christian to him. Jesus' beliefs? No, as he's a fictional being.
She ends by trying to slam Yoko, forgetting that non-Christians don't really give a rat's ass about Jesus' love...
@huwfylt I think the point I was originally intending to make with you before I got sidetracked (and had to start worrying about my word count) was that Lennon was 25 when he said The Beatles were bigger than Jesus. Later in his life he didn't believe in the Bible, let alone Jesus and his disciples Neither do I, so your quote is essentially irrelevant to me.
I don't blame Jesus because you can't blame someone who didn't exist. Ditto for the disciples. So then where does the blame lie? With those mortal men who created the words that fill the Bible. Christians. Who are responsible for inflicting Christianity on us. So yes, I freely condemn Christianity.
@mrwittyone Nevetheless, there once was a man name Jesus, as real as Caesar. What was going on in his head, was his own business, just as whatever is going on in yours is yours. All I'm saying is Jesus, from what accounts we have, wasn't out to condemn anyone and thats good enough reason to for me to not condemn him back.
@huwfylt "there once was a man name Jesus, as real as Caesar." We have historical records about "Caesar" (all of them -- Julius, Augustus, uhhh, Septemberus? -- as opposed to no historical record, just mythology, about a man named Jesus. But you can be free to believe whatever silliness you like as long as you don't inflict your beliefs on others. Say hello to Santa when you see him!
@mrwittyoneTheres a big difference between Caesar and Jesus: Caesar was a big famous emperor, Jesus was some poor nobody. And you better get your fact right before you start making all these statements; if you've ever read the bible, which obviously you haven't, then you'd see that much of the New Testament was actually letters written in between people (such as the disciples). If that isnt historical record, then tell me what is.
Also, you may've noticed, I never said I was a Christian.
@huwfylt Jesus supposedly made enough of a stir that his presence would've been noticed by historicans of the day. He wasn't. I'm not the only one to make this point, so it's not just me saying this... The New Testament was written WELL AFTER THE FACT, and was designed to legitimize the idea that there was a Jesus. So, no, it's not a "historical" record.
By saying that "Jesus was some poor nobody" you're being disingenuous: Either he was a nobody or he was the savior of mankind. You can't have it both ways. This statement alone makes me think you're as big of a troll as GirlBad is.
@mrwittyone Jesus was one weird guy with far-out ideas that got him crucified. Then people heard of him, thought his idea were interesting, and wrote about it, etc. Not necessarily because they all thought he was god, though some did think that, just because they liked the ideas he had. WHATS WRONG WITH THAT? what I don't understand is why you're so intent on hating ppl for believing in what Jesus said. sure, christianity is corrupt and discusting, but Jesus didnt do that, everyone else did
Good for Yoko, not letting him fall into the hands of some charlatan preacher. What's more, all of you frothing Christians eager to claim Lennon as one of your own (with some added hate toward the woman he loved), your narrow-minded beliefs wouldn't have been enough for him. The message of Love and Peace transcends your the selective hit list of your Wholey Booboo.
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He want 2 b a born again christian so badly and he regrets sayin the beatles were bigger than Jesus which they not. But Yoko stopped him, shes a bitch.
He was sooo lost after his mon died outside his door and his dad was nowhere, and when the latter met him years latter on a bench in London he walked away after a brief hello.
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Poor John, A Born-again. then quickly convinced by the devil, thats not the way to go. so, so sad. i do believe he is in heaven though, once your saved, your saved. God will forgive all sins, no matter the size.
@lalalives your wrong McCartney had more talent then Lennon ever could of dreamed of , McCartney taught Lennon many things in which he used beyond the Beatles such as his famous Bm chord
@iplaymusic369 Oh really? "McCartney had more talent than Lennon could ever dream of?" Then why didn't he break off and form his own band without John? And how about the things John taught him? It is NOT a one-sided affair and,strictly based on songwriting, John was far superior. I dig pretty singalongs but if I want something to really move me it's got to have it ALL, and John more than Paul delivered this time and time again. You know, this is a dead argument to me. Like whatever you like.
@lalalives he did. You do know Paul McCartney quit the beatles and the other followed. Paul McCartney quit and then started to record with Linda. john got pissed and wrote how do you sleep at night. in interviews Lennon would always admit that McCartney was the best beatle
@iplaymusic369 Mmmkay, now you've lost me. Paul just stated ON THE RECORD that JOHN quit the group first before the others- check Google news because he just made the statement. John also started making music on his own, and I am well aware of "How Do You Sleep?" and are YOU well aware of all the John digs on RAM? And John Lennon said that? Link that article to me because that is absolute news to me- and I have read TONS.
yes,.....this was the LAST demo recorded by John. and it was NEVER released BY YOKO. every example of this song, and a lot of his other Dakota demo's are BOOTLEGGED. John did not go through a "PHASE" of accepting Jesus Christ "in the 70's" he HAD accepted Christ in the 70's, and was THINKING OF JESUS days before he was gunned down by that crazy idiot, (who I REFUSE to mention by name, he is not worthy of it) John recorded THIS SONG ON THE 14th OF NOVEMBER 1980,....AND KILLED DECEMBER 8th 1980!
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@beatlfn This is really a good piece of news. I had remained by "Imagine", which is a hymn to atheism. I shook my had when I thought of the possible destiny of his soul. Now I know he had accepted Jesus Christ a little before dying. The great men sooner or later must recognize the truth. No wonder that Yoko tried to divert his attention from Jesus. Peace to your soul, dear John.
Baliverna 1 day ago
this was NOT a "phase" about accepting Jesus Christ,....FAR FROM IT. even George, after all his chantng and praying to his Guru Dev's George ALSO accepted Jesus. there was a huge dissapointment in Maharishi/Sexy Sadie, after all,....he was just a MAN, and HUMAN. but the SEARCH for God was REAL, for John,....and George had many long talks with John over God. John NEVER stopped searching,...Yoko would'nt have it, the IDEA of Jesus, but that was her upbringing. (to be continued).....
beatlfn 1 week ago
you see Yoko Ono, I believe is a very decieving woman, who loves money more than anything
mismestera 1 month ago 3
loooooooooooooveeeee!!
humanzeez4realz 1 month ago
LOOOOVEEE!!!
humanzeez4realz 1 month ago
God Bless John lennon,I Hope He made It to Heaven he was a good guy. :/
VonPatrick82 2 months ago
@VonPatrick82 of course he's in heaven!!!!!!! he made mistakes like anyone but he made a lot of good things too.....then he died in a horrible way and didn't have time to be forgiven....rip
MrLrossana 2 months ago
@MrLrossana Lennon was reborn and actually mad a few christian songs and interviews, what we know about celebrities is what the media lets out
forgetfull40 1 month ago
@VonPatrick82 He made it to a place better than heaven, in my opinion. It's a place only the true Rockers go. Nobody knows where or what it is, but that's where John is.
beatleep 1 month ago
John Lennon was not a Christian in today's standards. He was definitely open minded and acted like Jesus with his messages of love and peace. According to Jesus he is a Christian. According to Christians he's an atheist. All those TV preachers are everything Jesus preaches against. John was a rationalist. Jesus was a rationalist. Both killed for questioning. 2000 years from today we will pray for john to save are sins but mock Christianity
rbc122 2 months ago
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sonnstarr 2 months ago
@rbc122 You really think there's as much to John's "philosophy" as Jesus's?
Umm...no...I think you just like his music. His entire belief system was "love and peace," as you said. But that's it. No way to get there. No depth. All he did was adopt a hippie philosophy and put it to music the public would like...nothing more.
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Well, that's at least one good thing about Yoko.
anthonypepitoneVideo 3 months ago
was ist denn mit seinem Gesicht??
1marymusica7 4 months ago
john became a born again christian? i knew he wasnt against religion with all the love and peace he spreads with his songs and how he make sothers happy theres no way he is 'evil' like other say. if anything yoko did wrong by drawing john away from Jesus. john in his heart said that whatever draws you to Jesus to do it in an interivew he said in the late 70's. yoko was a bad influence on him spirtiually. its not johns fault he was tricked by yoko possibly she did do black magic so you nevre know
nightcrawler511 4 months ago
you are right about yoko talking him out of christianity but this song is not about god saving him Lennon did have a born-again phase after watching a televisoion preacher hence I was "nearly" fell for a tv preacher but you (yoko) saved my soul. Anyway it's nice to know he was saved at least for a while even yelling at yoko for being into black magic, but she needed complete control and talked him out of everything.. dumb bitch.
forgetfull40 4 months ago
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sonnstarr 2 months ago
@forgetfull40 In Tokyo he became lonely and depressed.He was by himself for a long stretch. If you don't know it, in Japan women make up the majority of the church and lead mostly by women pastors. The Preacher in the song was female. He almost falls for her in his state of mind. He reached out to God for strength.It turned him around. Lennon remained religious.Yoko convinced him to keep quite.In a Newsweek interview weeks before he died, he said" I still read the bible".
sonnstarr 2 months ago 2
@sonnstarr Where did you get that from? I read that it was in reference to either Pat or Graham Robertson...
MacWillyFortunes 2 weeks ago
@MacWillyFortunes I comes from his diary and his final interview where he talked about his faith and his love for the bible. Another great song you should listen to is "Grow old with me". I understand it was his last song. You'll find it right here on You Tube.
sonnstarr 1 week ago
@sonnstarr I own all his CD's brutha. It has 82 plays on my iTunes thing.
MacWillyFortunes 1 week ago
@MacWillyFortunes It's a great song.
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@sonnstarr So there is reason to believe that he died in the christian faith? Did you mean that? If yes, it's a great relief to me. Please reply. Thank you.
Baliverna 2 days ago
November 1980...
beatlejim64 4 months ago
......sort of Buddy Holly-ish!
OlymPigs2010 4 months ago
lennon was no GOD but a talented dude who gave us all some good time with his music
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cool guita playing <3
GoldenBeatles 5 months ago
cool guita playing <3
GoldenBeatles 5 months ago
yoko the Bitch
MyDreamside 5 months ago
@MyDreamside she is no bitch man john sayd she inspired him to make the new gen of his music and they both made the changes we have tho little still imp john loved yoko and she wasnt even to blame for the split up john also sayd it in an interview that they were gona spilt annywais soo sthu man
realderekbrothers 4 months ago
John Lennon a christian?
"Imagine there's no heaven"
Goedhartbros 5 months ago
@Goedhartbros
Christ has been known to change hearts.
ivlfounder 5 months ago in playlist Fun
@Goedhartbros "It's only a fucking song" - John Lennon, on Imagine
MacWillyFortunes 2 weeks ago
I see you write a lot about problems of group beatles, but i think you miss the point of this song. John Lennon became a cristian in his heart tree months before his death. You can listen to other rare songs that he wrote in last days of his life. Larry Norman said, that tree moths before his death he spent everyday with praying and reading the bible... So my hope and joy is only that maybe I'll se him heaven. He was diffrent from other Beatles. He was always seeking the truth. :)
AlienArt86 6 months ago
Look everybody has a right to make up their own mind on which Beatles music they gravitated towards once the Beatles split.. Also the split was inevitabel..With so much talent in one band and all different genres of music, it had to happen for them to all pursue their specific kind of music, their passion. I liked paul at first but then after split i fell in love with John Lennon and his music because it was more introspective than Pauls. My choice. John is my hero and i will love him forever.
MermaidPrincess9 7 months ago
actually Ringo was the first to quit. during the White Album he became so frustrated with george, john, and paul's argument about songs to be included that he left and wrote Octopus's garden, he came back weeks later. Then during the Get Back sessions, the Beatles got into a very heated argument and George left for quite a while. George came back eventually with Billy Preston. Then John officially quit, but kept it quiet. So Paul was actually LAST to quit.
kaitlinan 7 months ago
Umm... Imma correct all of you. Paul Was GOING to quit because he couldn't take Yoko being there all the time.. Then George or Ringo Calmed him down and got him back.. JOHN broke the group up because he either didn't wanna be in it, or he was tired of the others dogging Yoko. I sugjest, you ALL look up the fucking facts BEFORE you talk about a great man like that. You guy ought to be ASHAMED of your selves
SparksJessica1 7 months ago
@SparksJessica1 Factually George and Ringo quit first Paul talked them into coming back, then he quit.
bd9598 3 weeks ago
here LALALIVES thats the biggest load of bollix ever, unless you know ur facts you should not post comments, llok it up to see who said they were leavin first, twat.
kevrockism 7 months ago
omg so gay
chloe33275 8 months ago
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instantkarma23 8 months ago
@chloe33275 u r wut u type
nicklincoln1 7 months ago
what album is this from? i have em all but not this song,is it from a bootleg?
delboy20091 8 months ago
@inthenitesky I know John Lennon was assasinated ffor a reason. He wanted to change the world but the US won't allow it because they are greedy and want war. God bless John Lennon's!
19GirlBad 10 months ago
so many years later you can still make out the buddy holly influence in johns vocals
long live lennon. genius.
nestorguti2176 11 months ago 11
@huwfylt Yea sure, they were just writing about Him huh? Most of them were hunted down and murdered writing about what they witnessed. And Yeshua got himself crucified??? He did nothing and was accused of crimes he didnt commit and then died for all and rose again on our behalf. Why would Paul, who killed His followers at first, be so passionate about Christ and submit his life for his witness if Yeshua was just some wierd guy? Paul was rich and powerful before he had his conversion.
jdigitalseven 11 months ago
LOL you people are all arguing. ANYWAY...
this is such a cute song. Maybe that's not the right word, but it is. :3
doublefantasycsaszar 11 months ago
@19GirlBad No one knows for sure, let alone you about John's real beliefs lol. One thing is for sure though, John was assasinated by the CIA for his peace influence over his millions of fans... research it. The US just had a newly elected Pres and they were planning a violent intervention in Nicagarua. Lennon had just come out of seclusion and was a threat. Ofcourse it cant be proven. :)
inthenitesky 1 year ago 3
@mrwittyone Im not the one being branwashed. YOU ARE!
19GirlBad 1 year ago
@mrwittyone AND NO I WAON'T TURN THE CAPS OFF BECAUSE I SAY WHAT I WANA SAY. THE TRUTH SET US ALL FREE. IT DON'T BELIEVE IN THE TRUTH THAN YOU WILL NEVER BE FREE!
19GirlBad 1 year ago
@mrwittyone Why don't you fuck off. Because you know what you are much delusion as much as I am. You don't you search it for yourself if you don't believe. The illuminati still exists. yes John Lennon was a brief Evangelical Christian but he wana to learn Jesus love. Jesus love will always be stronger than all of us. He died for our sins and we took advantage to this man. He has the power to help and guide us not the opposite. MAKE LOVE NOT WAR!
19GirlBad 1 year ago
@19GirlBad Now, now getting a little agitated, aren't we? Perhaps you should put back on your tinfoil hat.
mrwittyone 1 year ago
Generally considered to be Lennon's final song (it was
recorded 14 November 1980), it's difficult to see
how it could have developed into something substantial. The
lyrics are too personal even by Lennon's standards, while the
musical accompaniment is banal - though one should keep in mind
it's nothing more than a rough sketch
maccalex 1 year ago
Well aside from all this pointless ranting what a great listen.
inthenitesky 1 year ago
@mr wittyone By the way the song he sang Imagine and God was all down to the illuminati mind games. The got rid of John Lennon. Search in youtube John Lennon vs illuminati.
19GirlBad 1 year ago
@19GirlBad The fact that you want to make me look for something about the illuminati (Pssst. Psssst. Here's a little secret: They no longer exist, and haven't for a long, long time!) says something about you, that you're one of those conspiracy loonies. I can't really take anything you say seriously then.
mrwittyone 1 year ago
@mrwittyone Why don#t you search it for yourself you fucking cunt. The Beatles will never be big with Jesus. NEVER! I KNOW JOHN LENNON AND I SEACRHED IN GOOGLE JOHN LENNON RELIGION ABOUT WHAT HE SAID AND THAT HE REGRETTED. HE CONVERTED HIS RELIGION IN THE LATE 70S ARSEHOLE! YOKO WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND JESUS LOVE. AND NEITHER DO YOU. THE PEOPLE WHO WORSHIPPED AND ACCEPPT JESUS AS HIS SAVIOUR SHALL GO TO ETERNAL!
19GirlBad 1 year ago
@19GirlBad Whoa, lady. Turn down the caps. You're just making yourself look like a nutjob!
mrwittyone 1 year ago
Christian blogger Jeff Goins says on his blog Pilgrimage of the Heart, "There is even evidence for a brief period of his life in which Lennon, much to the chagrin of his wife Yoko, called himself a born-again Christian. But that lasted a short while, and he chalked it up to a decision based primarily on fear. He was so disillusioned with any kind of programmed response to a higher power that he knew he could only be sure of one thing: his own belief in himself.
mrwittyone 1 year ago
However, just because that's what he says, it's not evidence of actually truth.
mrwittyone 1 year ago
@mrwittyone yeah like what he said songs are just having fun with words
meanmachine210 1 year ago
on Wiki.answers.com, the question about what religion Lennon was is answered "Although he was raised by the Church of England, he wasn't religious. He had a struggle with religion all his life until his death." According to wnd.com, a newly unearthed radio interview with him on CBC Lennon said he was "One of Christ's biggest fans." This was in 1969. Let's remember that The Beatles had just through disillusionment with the Marharishi. Lennon was always looking for something new
mrwittyone 1 year ago
And how long did this last? Until the following year, when he sang "Imagine no religion" and "I don't believe in Jesus." ... An article on VCStar.com about Lennon's spirituality talks with Father Robert Hart, an Anglican traditonalist from Chapel Hill, N.C., about his essay in Touchstone magazine (a religious magazine). Hart says, "For a brief time, Lennon tried to embrace evangelical Christianity. In the end, he called himself a "Zen Christian," among other labels.
mrwittyone 1 year ago
The complete quote is "Zen Christian, Zen pagan, Zen Marxist" or nothing at all. I see there are a couple of books that say Lennon became an evangelical christian (for either "A matter of months" or "two weeks.") This information was supposedly based on info from Lennon's stolen diary and "sources close to Lennon" (unnamed, natch!). Hmmm seems pretty shifty to me. And even if it was, so? It was obviously a passing fancy...
mrwittyone 1 year ago
@HuaYifu I know but he regretted and found Jesus. Stupid Yoko forced him not to be a Christian and made him worshipped the devil Lucifer.
19GirlBad 1 year ago
@mrwittyone Actually John lennon was sorry about what he said on Jesus. He loved jesus and we all should have respect his beliefs. jesus loves everyone and John Lennon know that. Yoko Ono doesn't understand about Jesus love.
19GirlBad 1 year ago
@19GirlBad John apologized for pissing people off with his statement about jesus, but not the statement itself. remember, he released his greatest and most irreligious albums, Plastic Ono Band and Imagine a few years after the whole "bigger than jesus" unraveled.
HuaYifu 1 year ago
@19GirlBad , you're just making shit up now.
mrwittyone 1 year ago
NO! YOKO MADE HIM TURN FROM GOD???
twosoulsup 1 year ago
amazing!
1997girl60 1 year ago
Good for Yoko, not letting him fall into the hands of some charlatan preacher. What's more, all of you frothing Christians eager to claim Lennon as one of your own (with some added hate toward the woman he loved), your narrow-minded beliefs wouldn't have been enough for him. The message of Love and Peace transcends the selective hit list of your Wholey Booboo... Also, Lennon wasn't sorry for what he said about The Beatles and Jesus -- only sorry he was misunderstood by fools.
mrwittyone 1 year ago
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Yoko Ono ruined this poor abused man the evil fucking cunt.
imjdg1961 1 year ago
mrwittyone 1 year ago
@mrwittyone
Please remember, before you condemn Christianity, that it was not what Jesus meant. He was alright, it was just the thick ordinary diciples that twisted it (and the lond line of corrupted popes and preists).
huwfylt 1 year ago
@huwfylt Oh sure, quote Lennon at me! :)
He made that quote in 1966. In his apology he said, "I'm not saying that we're better or greater, or comparing us with Jesus Christ as a person or God as a thing or whatever it is." Certainly doesn't sound like he's a Christian, called Jesus or God a "thing or whatever it is."
By 1970, he was singing the lyrics I quote above from the song, "God": In 1971, he sang "Imagine no religion." He was constantly evolving a growing as a human being.
mrwittyone 1 year ago
In 1975, he wasn't the same person he had been in the early 70s, what with fatherhood and a Green Card to stay in the U.S.. Staying home as a house-husband was also a life-changing experience for him...
mrwittyone 1 year ago
Except for the first line of the post mentioning huwfylt, the rest is aimed at people -- or should I say trolls -- like 19GirlBad, who said that "Actually John lennon was sorry about what he said on Jesus. He loved jesus and we all should have respect his beliefs. jesus loves everyone and John Lennon know that. Yoko Ono doesn't understand about Jesus love." Aside from bad grammar that makes her sound like she's The Hulk, ("Devil bad! Hulk smash!"). Absolutely no evidence of anything you say.
mrwittyone 1 year ago
Oops, the looming word-count made me screw up the end of what I was saying... Aside from bad grammar, there's absolutely no evidence for anything 19GirlBad says. Lennon sorry about what he said? No. He loved Jesus? No. We should all respect his beliefs. Whose, Lennon's? Yes. Or respect that he had his own beliefs and don't try to retroactively apply the label of Christian to him. Jesus' beliefs? No, as he's a fictional being.
mrwittyone 1 year ago
She ends by trying to slam Yoko, forgetting that non-Christians don't really give a rat's ass about Jesus' love...
@huwfylt I think the point I was originally intending to make with you before I got sidetracked (and had to start worrying about my word count) was that Lennon was 25 when he said The Beatles were bigger than Jesus. Later in his life he didn't believe in the Bible, let alone Jesus and his disciples Neither do I, so your quote is essentially irrelevant to me.
mrwittyone 1 year ago
I don't blame Jesus because you can't blame someone who didn't exist. Ditto for the disciples. So then where does the blame lie? With those mortal men who created the words that fill the Bible. Christians. Who are responsible for inflicting Christianity on us. So yes, I freely condemn Christianity.
mrwittyone 1 year ago
And with that, I say, Happy Christmas everyone!
mrwittyone 1 year ago
@mrwittyone I like people like you. You're funny.
Did Jesus exist?
Everyone: Yes. You'd have to have no idea what you're talking about to say he didn't...
Was he the savior of mankind?
Christians: Yes.
Everyone else: No.
Jesus did exist. Even John acknowledged this during his "I hate religion" phase.
So much for atheists being the "smart ones"...the awesome sub-faction of "Jesus nevar existed lolz" disproves that quite well.
MacWillyFortunes 1 week ago
@mrwittyone Nevetheless, there once was a man name Jesus, as real as Caesar. What was going on in his head, was his own business, just as whatever is going on in yours is yours. All I'm saying is Jesus, from what accounts we have, wasn't out to condemn anyone and thats good enough reason to for me to not condemn him back.
huwfylt 1 year ago
@huwfylt "there once was a man name Jesus, as real as Caesar." We have historical records about "Caesar" (all of them -- Julius, Augustus, uhhh, Septemberus? -- as opposed to no historical record, just mythology, about a man named Jesus. But you can be free to believe whatever silliness you like as long as you don't inflict your beliefs on others. Say hello to Santa when you see him!
mrwittyone 1 year ago
@mrwittyoneTheres a big difference between Caesar and Jesus: Caesar was a big famous emperor, Jesus was some poor nobody. And you better get your fact right before you start making all these statements; if you've ever read the bible, which obviously you haven't, then you'd see that much of the New Testament was actually letters written in between people (such as the disciples). If that isnt historical record, then tell me what is.
Also, you may've noticed, I never said I was a Christian.
huwfylt 1 year ago
@huwfylt Jesus supposedly made enough of a stir that his presence would've been noticed by historicans of the day. He wasn't. I'm not the only one to make this point, so it's not just me saying this... The New Testament was written WELL AFTER THE FACT, and was designed to legitimize the idea that there was a Jesus. So, no, it's not a "historical" record.
mrwittyone 1 year ago
By saying that "Jesus was some poor nobody" you're being disingenuous: Either he was a nobody or he was the savior of mankind. You can't have it both ways. This statement alone makes me think you're as big of a troll as GirlBad is.
mrwittyone 1 year ago
@mrwittyone Jesus was one weird guy with far-out ideas that got him crucified. Then people heard of him, thought his idea were interesting, and wrote about it, etc. Not necessarily because they all thought he was god, though some did think that, just because they liked the ideas he had. WHATS WRONG WITH THAT? what I don't understand is why you're so intent on hating ppl for believing in what Jesus said. sure, christianity is corrupt and discusting, but Jesus didnt do that, everyone else did
huwfylt 1 year ago
@huwfylt Really, I don't care if you believe in Jesus. I don't hate the delusional people; I hate the delusion.
mrwittyone 1 year ago
@mrwittyone me too.
huwfylt 1 year ago
@mrwittyone jesus was a person, and god is a thing or whatever. anybody would agree, christian or not.
huwfylt 1 year ago
@mrwittyone You were a little pissy when you wrote this, weren't you? Not very witty...
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Good for Yoko, not letting him fall into the hands of some charlatan preacher. What's more, all of you frothing Christians eager to claim Lennon as one of your own (with some added hate toward the woman he loved), your narrow-minded beliefs wouldn't have been enough for him. The message of Love and Peace transcends your the selective hit list of your Wholey Booboo.
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mrwittyone 1 year ago
That's the trouble with Yoko. It's her way or the high way.
cometandcupids 1 year ago
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He want 2 b a born again christian so badly and he regrets sayin the beatles were bigger than Jesus which they not. But Yoko stopped him, shes a bitch.
19GirlBad 1 year ago
He was sooo lost after his mon died outside his door and his dad was nowhere, and when the latter met him years latter on a bench in London he walked away after a brief hello.
VideoByPatrick 1 year ago
great song, how can one get this song?
thumbs up..yet again
Leiton75 1 year ago
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Poor John, A Born-again. then quickly convinced by the devil, thats not the way to go. so, so sad. i do believe he is in heaven though, once your saved, your saved. God will forgive all sins, no matter the size.
jollyshambles 1 year ago
I think he's singing about Yoko (as usually).
Great song though! Shame he couldn't finish it...
ParnHawk 2 years ago
This is a long way from "GOD" LOL.
See what Jesus can do?
blattt188 2 years ago
grande lennon :)
maboloco 2 years ago
I agree on many levels. You have good taste in music
RingoStarr27 2 years ago
John Lennon is a god of music. The Beatles ROCK!
RingoStarr27 2 years ago 15
There's none better than John Lennon.
cubfan8290 2 years ago 24
@cubfan8290
Ain't that the truth, heh. Thanks for posting this one.
bat115 1 year ago
@cubfan8290 except john lennon
herothehedgefox 1 year ago
@cubfan8290 agreed except for McCartney
iplaymusic369 9 months ago
@iplaymusic369 Nope, John's still better. :)
lalalives 8 months ago
@lalalives no mccartney
iplaymusic369 8 months ago
@iplaymusic369 lol! I'm not 4 years old so I won't get into this with you. My statement remains the same, as does yours.
lalalives 8 months ago
@lalalives your wrong McCartney had more talent then Lennon ever could of dreamed of , McCartney taught Lennon many things in which he used beyond the Beatles such as his famous Bm chord
iplaymusic369 8 months ago
@iplaymusic369 Oh really? "McCartney had more talent than Lennon could ever dream of?" Then why didn't he break off and form his own band without John? And how about the things John taught him? It is NOT a one-sided affair and,strictly based on songwriting, John was far superior. I dig pretty singalongs but if I want something to really move me it's got to have it ALL, and John more than Paul delivered this time and time again. You know, this is a dead argument to me. Like whatever you like.
lalalives 8 months ago
@lalalives he did. You do know Paul McCartney quit the beatles and the other followed. Paul McCartney quit and then started to record with Linda. john got pissed and wrote how do you sleep at night. in interviews Lennon would always admit that McCartney was the best beatle
iplaymusic369 8 months ago
@iplaymusic369 Mmmkay, now you've lost me. Paul just stated ON THE RECORD that JOHN quit the group first before the others- check Google news because he just made the statement. John also started making music on his own, and I am well aware of "How Do You Sleep?" and are YOU well aware of all the John digs on RAM? And John Lennon said that? Link that article to me because that is absolute news to me- and I have read TONS.
lalalives 8 months ago
@lalalives paul quit first and john was pissed because paul split up his band
iplaymusic369 8 months ago