John Lennon WATCHING THE WHEELS Lennon Only Tribute Cover

Was recently asked by a friend on the Tube to cover this one...so here we go...a live vocal with backing of John's 1980 single lifted from 'Double Fantasy'. Hope you like it!

"Watching the Wheels" is a 1981 single by John Lennon, released posthumously after his assassination the year before. It was the third and final single released from Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy album, and reached #10 in the U.S and #30 in the UK.
"Watching the Wheels" concerns Lennon's dismissal of those who were confounded by his "househusband" years, 1975-1980. The working title was, "I'm Crazy." A working verse for the song went like this;
"People say I'm stupid, giving all my money away. they give me all kinds of names and addresses, designed to save me financially. I tell them that I'm ok, watching the flowers grow. But surely you're not happy boy, you don't own the damn world. I'm just sitting here watching the world go round. I really love the traffic flow. I'm just sitting here watching the world go round, I really love to watch it spin. No longer riding on the merry-go-round, I just had to do it in. I just had to give it up. I just had to let it go."
During this period, he stayed away from the music industry and raised his son Sean with Yoko. The song's second verse seems to contain an allusion to Plato's "Allegory of the cave".
The song features a hammered dulcimer accompanying the lead piano.[1]
The B-side features Yoko's "Yes, I'm Your Angel."
The photograph on the cover was taken by Paul Goresh, a fan of John Lennon. Goresh also took the infamous photo of Lennon signing a copy of Double Fantasy for his assassin. Both photos were taken at the same place, in front of the Dakota building, which was the site of his 1980 shooting. Later, Chapman was recorded in police custody reciting a line from the song. This clip was used by the band EMF for the track "Lies" on their 1991 album Schubert Dip, though immediate protests from Yoko prompted the sample's removal on subsequent pressings.
The acoustic demo of "Watching the Wheels" is featured in the ending credits to the 2009 film Funny People starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen.

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[Elywells]

At first I thought it was Billy Ray Cyrus with a wig trying to look like John Lennon. . . GREAT JOB!

[Lennononly]

@Elywells That comment just broke my 'achy breaky heart' ; )

[mikkidk]

nice :)

[Lennononly]

@mikkidk Thank you

[edusc89]

woww,,its greatt man,,great performance,,

i love that song,,i listen to you is a must like listen john lennon,,you are great

[Lennononly]

@edusc89 Thanks so much for the feedback - kind of you.

[JohnAndRowForever]

Billiant Taste. This is one of Lennon's Best Compositions...As far as I'm concerened...There are "Only" a "Handful" of GENIUS COMPLETE(Music & Lyrics) Songwriters on the Planet....& Lennon is at the Top of the Heap.....Then Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Cole Porter, Van Morrison, Irving Berlin, Stepehen Foster, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Hank Williams...Etc.....

[Lennononly]

Hi...Have a couple of versions of 'Imagine' at the Channel on the Videos selections options...Hope you get a chance to check out! Thanks! Mike

[Lennononly]

Thanks 'mintgirl0001'!

[mintgirl0001]

your doing great Lennononly