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Lennon Legend
''Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon'' is the third official compilation album of John Lennon's solo career, coming after 1975's ''Shaved Fish'' and 1982's ''The John Lennon Collection''. Because neither collection spanned Lennon's releases up to and including 1984's ''Milk and Honey (album), Milk and Honey'', ''Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon'' – considered the definitive Lennon retrospective – was compiled. It was released in the UK in 1997 through Parlophone and early 1998 in the US by EMI Records. ''Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon'' peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart and certified 2× Platinum by the BPI in May 1998. The album has also certified Platinum in the US and Canada as of December 2008. In the history of Japanese Oricon chart, ''Lennon Legend'' has been one of the longest charting albums that failed to reach top 40, selling more than 190,000 copies up to late 2006. The album re-entered the UK Chart on 18 June 2007, almos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's work was characterised by the rebellious nature and acerbic wit of his music, writing and drawings, on film, and in interviews. His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history. Born in Liverpool, Lennon became involved in the Skiffle#Revival in the United Kingdom, skiffle craze as a teenager. In 1956, he formed The Quarrymen, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Sometimes called "the smart Beatle", he was initially the group's de facto leader, a role gradually ceded to McCartney. Lennon soon expanded his work into other media by participating in numerous films, including ''How I Won the War'', and authoring ''In His Own Write'' and ''A Spaniard in the Works'', both collection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imagine (John Lennon Song)
"Imagine" is a song by English rock musician John Lennon from his 1971 album of the same name. The best-selling single of his solo career, the lyrics encourage listeners to imagine a world of peace, without materialism, without borders separating nations and without religion. Shortly before his death, Lennon said that much of the song's lyrics and content came from his wife, Yoko Ono, and in 2017 the process to give Yoko co-writing credit (while not yet confirmed), was already under way. Lennon and Ono co-produced the song with Phil Spector. Recording began at Lennon's home studio at Tittenhurst Park, England, in May 1971, with final overdubs taking place at the Record Plant, in New York City, during July. In October, Lennon released "Imagine" as a single in the United States, where it peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was first issued as a single in Britain in 1975, to promote the compilation ''Shaved Fish'', and reached number six on the UK Sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Stoller
Lyricist Jerome Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Michael Stoller (born March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners. They found success as the writers of such crossover hit songs as " Hound Dog" (1952) and "Kansas City" (1952). Later in the 1950s, particularly through their work with The Coasters, they created a string of ground-breaking hits—including " Young Blood" (1957), "Searchin'" (1957), and "Yakety Yak" (1958)—that used the humorous vernacular of teenagers sung in a style that was openly theatrical rather than personal. Leiber and Stoller wrote hits for Elvis Presley, including " Love Me" (1956), " Jailhouse Rock" (1957), " Loving You", " Don't", and "King Creole". They also collaborated with other writers on such songs as " On Broadway", written with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil; " Stand By Me", written with Ben E. King; "Young Blood", written with Doc Pomus; and "Spanish Harlem", co-written by Leiber and Phil Spector. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Leiber
Lyricist Jerome Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Michael Stoller (born March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners. They found success as the writers of such Crossover music, crossover hit songs as "Hound Dog (song), Hound Dog" (1952) and "Kansas City (Leiber and Stoller song), Kansas City" (1952). Later in the 1950s, particularly through their work with The Coasters, they created a string of ground-breaking hits—including "Young Blood (The Coasters song), Young Blood" (1957), "Searchin'" (1957), and "Yakety Yak" (1958)—that used the humorous vernacular of teenagers sung in a style that was openly theatrical rather than personal. Leiber and Stoller wrote hits for Elvis Presley, including "Love Me (Leiber/Stoller song), Love Me" (1956), "Jailhouse Rock (song), Jailhouse Rock" (1957), "Loving You (Elvis Presley song), Loving You", "Don't (Leiber/Stoller song), Don't", and "King Creole (song), King Creole". They also collaborate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben E
Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin (name), Benjamin, Benedict (given name), Benedict, Bennett (name), Bennett or Benson (given name), Benson, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben (Hebrew), Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( he, אברהם בן אברהם). Bar (Aramaic)#Aramaic, Bar-, "son of" in Aramaic language, Aramaic, is also seen, e.g. Simon bar Kokhba ( he, שמעון בר כוכבא). Ben meaning "son of" is also found in Arabic as ''Ben'' (dialectal Arabic) or ''bin'' (بن), ''Ibn''/''ebn'' (ابن). People with the given name * Ben Adams (born 1981), member of the British boy band A1 * Ben Affleck (born 1972), American Academy Award-winning actor and screenwriter * Ben Ashkenazy (born 1968/69), American billionaire real estate developer * Ben Askren (born 1984), American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist * Ben Banogu (born 1996), American football player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand By Me (Ben E
Stand by Me may refer to: Film and television * ''Stand by Me'' (film), a 1986 American drama film directed by Rob Reiner, based on the novella ''The Body'' by Stephen King * ''Stand by Me'' (TV series), a 1998 Singaporean Mandarin drama series * ''Stand by Me Doraemon'', a 2014 Japanese 3D CGI-animated film based on the manga series ''Doraemon'' by Fujiko Fujio * "Stand by Me" (''Grey's Anatomy''), a television episode * "Stand by Me" (''My Little Pony Tales''), a television episode Literature *''Stand by Me'', a 2010 novel by Sheila O'Flanagan *''Stand by Me'', an autobiography by John Kirwan Music Albums * ''Stand by Me'' (Ernest Tubb album), 1966 * ''Stand by Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)'', by Bernard Purdie, 1971 * '' Stand by Me: The Ultimate Collection'', by Ben E. King, 1987 * ''Stand by Me'', by Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, 2002 * ''Stand by Me'', by Ray Brown Jr., 2007 * ''Stand by Me'', by the Kingdom Choir, 2018 Songs * "Stand by Me" (Atomic Rooster song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Number 9 Dream
"#9 Dream" is a song written by John Lennon and first issued on his 1974 album ''Walls and Bridges''. It was released as the second single from that album months later, on Apple Records catalogue Apple 1878 in the United States and Apple R6003 in the United Kingdom. It peaked at number9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot100, and it hit number23 on the British singles chart. A video for the song was made in 2003. Background "#9 Dream" came to Lennon in a dream. Lennon has said that the song was just "churned out" with "no inspiration". According to May Pang's website, two working titles for the song were "So Long Ago" and "Walls & Bridges". Pang also states that the phrase repeated in the chorus, "Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé", came to Lennon in a dream and has no specific meaning. Pang added that Al Coury of Capitol Records initially protested against the use of the word "pussy" in the chorus, but after Lori Burton, the wife of studio engineer Roy Cicala, suggested that it should ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mind Games (John Lennon Song)
"Mind Games" is a song written and performed by John Lennon, released as a single in 1973 on Apple Records. It was the lead single for the album of the same name. The UK single and album were issued simultaneously on 16 November 1973. In the US it peaked at No. 18 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 10 on the '' Cashbox'' Top 100. In the UK it peaked at No. 26. Background This song, which was begun in 1969 was originally titled "Make Love, Not War", a popular anti-war slogan at that time. Another song, "I Promise", contains the melody that would later appear on "Mind Games". The original Lennon demos for "Make Love, Not War" and "I Promise", recorded in 1970, are available on the ''John Lennon Anthology''. Lennon finished writing the song after reading the book ''Mind Games: The Guide to Inner Space'' by Robert Masters and Jean Houston (1972). Lennon later encountered Masters in a restaurant and told him, "I am one of your fans. You wrote ''Mind Games''." This eloquent track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love (John Lennon Song)
"Love" is a song written and performed by John Lennon, originally released on his debut solo album ''John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band'' (1970). The song's theme is more upbeat than most of the songs on ''Plastic Ono Band''. Song The song first came out on Lennon's 1970 album ''John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band''. Lennon considered releasing it as a single, but was dropped in favour of "Mother". However, "Love" received considerable airplay at the time from stations who hesitated at playing "Mother". "Love" later appeared on the compilation ''The John Lennon Collection'' (1982), and was released as a promotional tie-in single for the collection. The single version is a remix of the original track, which most notably differs in having the piano intro and outro (played by Phil Spector) mixed at the same volume as the rest of the song; on the original album version, these parts begin much quieter and increase in volume. The B-side was "Gimme Some Truth", but labelled as "Give Me Some Truth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Turkey
"Cold turkey" refers to the abrupt cessation of a substance dependence and the resulting unpleasant experience, as opposed to gradually easing the process through reduction over time or by using replacement medication. Sudden withdrawal from drugs such as alcohol, benzodiazepines, and barbiturates can be extremely dangerous, leading to potentially fatal seizures. For long-term alcoholics, going cold turkey can cause life-threatening delirium tremens, rendering this an inappropriate method for breaking an alcohol addiction. In the case of opioid withdrawal, going "cold turkey" is extremely unpleasant but less dangerous.Opiate withdrawal Medline Plus — NIH. Life-threatening issues are unlikely unless one has a pre-existing medical condition. |
Power To The People (song)
"Power to the People" is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1971, credited to John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. It was issued on Apple Records (catalogue number R5892 in the United Kingdom, 1830 in the United States) and in the US peaked at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 10 on the '' Cashbox'' Top 100. It also charted at number 6 on the British singles chart. The song's first appearance on album was the 1975 compilation ''Shaved Fish''. The song was used as a campaign theme song for the 2016 and the 2020 U.S. presidential campaigns of Bernie Sanders. Writing and recording "Power to the People" was recorded at Ascot Sound Studios on 15 February 1971, during sessions that would produce songs for Lennon's ''Imagine'' album. The single was released on 12 March 1971 in the UK and 22 March 1971 in the US (although some sources give the British release as 8 March). The song was written by Lennon in response to an interview he gave to Tariq Ali and Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
