John Lennon - July-November 1980 Part 5

This is part 62 of my series on John's home demos. To understand the abbreviations I use in the description, please refer to the original video in the series:

(Just Like) Starting Over, take 1 (Early August, 1980, TD)
(Just Like) Starting Over, take 2 (Early August, 1980, TD) -- Although it was the lead single and the first track on the Double Fantasy album, (Just Like) Starting Over was the last song completed as it was finished just before the sessions began in August of 1980. It was originally titled Starting Over, but (Just Like) was added in order to avoid confusion with another similarly titled song. In reference to (Just Like) Starting Over, Jack Douglas said, "Well, there was one more rehearsal, the last, the night before the sessions, the last rehearsal was at the Dakota. He sits down at the Fender Rhodes and he plays 'Starting Over' and I said, 'Where'd that come from?' He said, 'Oh, I dunno, it just kinda came.' He said, 'You think it'll make it to this record?' I said, 'Make it?', I said, 'It's gonna be the first single.' I said, 'It's gotta be the first song on the record. You know, come on, it's perfect.' So we recorded that, we went in and rehearsed that in the studio." This song has its origins in Don't Be Crazy, My Life, and The Worst Is Over.

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[tazlmc]

LOL like the line: "the time has come the walrus said" classic!

[CommodoreRulz]

I love this version of (Just Like) Starting Over

[james7167]

im from liverpool uk same as john i was 11yrs old when john passed i was watching the news i never knew who john was i know now he's my best musician i go to mendip's his house where he grew up i love going on my own standing in the garden its brilliant

[MultiJimmyb]

photo is from 1971, actually, you can see alot of footage from that time in the movie, making of imagine.

[FrisbeeG]

cool. there were once different lyrics on the break.

why don't we fly off alone?

spend a weekend in some old hotel

a little place without a phone

a second honeymoon would do us well

[ffairlane57]

@ChiroQuacker , I agree.....something about this is coming through that is missing in the final recording version.

[sebz61]

John was the man!

[BlueVansCapofAwesome]

Neil, I have the feeling you like John Lennon.

[birdhasflown1]

Elvis/Orbison

[ThisVideoGetsMeMoist]

WHY IS THE PHOTO FROM THE EARLY 70'S?

[Stantheman08221975]

Lennon 'Unplugged'. Love it.