Lennon Legend - John Lennon
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1997

Lennon Legend

The Very Best of John Lennon

John Lennon

Track Listing

  1. Imagine
    3:02
  2. Instant Karma!
    3:20
  3. Mother
    3:53
  4. Jealous Guy
    4:14
  5. Power to the People
    3:17
  6. Cold Turkey
    5:01
  7. Love
    3:23
  8. Mind Games
    4:11
  9. Whatever Gets You thru the Night
    3:19
  10. #9 Dream
    4:46
  11. Stand By Me
    3:27
  12. (Just Like) Starting Over
    3:55
  13. Woman
    3:26
  14. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
    4:00
  15. Watching the Wheels
    3:31
  16. Nobody Told Me
    3:33
  17. Borrowed Time
    4:30
  18. Working Class Hero
    3:49
  19. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
    3:33
  20. Give Peace a Chance
    4:52
Released 27 October 1997
Recorded June 1969 – Late 1980

Sleeve notes

Imagine
John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers)
Written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Produced by John & Yoko and Phil Spector

Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band
Written by John Lennon
Lenono Music administered by BMG Music Publishing
Produced by Phil Spector

Mother (single edit)
John Lennon/The Plastic Ono Band
Written by John Lennon
Produced by John & Yoko and Phil Spector

Jealous Guy
John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers)
Written by John Lennon
Produced by John & Yoko and Phil Spector

Power To The People
John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band
Written by John Lennon
Produced by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Phil Spector

Cold Turkey
The Plastic Ono Band
Written by John Lennon
Produced by John & Yoko

Love
John Lennon/The Plastic Ono Band
Written by John Lennon
Produced by John & Yoko and Phil Spector

Mind Games
John Lennon
Written by John Lennon
Produced and arranged by John Lennon

Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
John Lennon
Written by John Lennon
Produced and Arranged by John Lennon

#9 Dream
John Lennon
Written by John Lennon
Produced and arranged by John Lennon

Stand By Me
John Lennon
Written by King/Leiber/Stoller
Produced and arranged by John Lennon

(Just Like) Starting Over
John Lennon
Written by John Lennon
Produced by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Jack Douglas

Woman
John Lennon
Written by John Lennon
Produced by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Jack Douglas

Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
John Lennon
Taken from the album ‘Double Fantasy’ (first released 1980)
Written by John Lennon
Lenono Music administered by BMG Music Publishing
Produced by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Jack Douglas
℗ 1980 the copyright in this sound recording is owned by Yoko Ono Lennon under exclusive licence to Capitol Records Inc.

Watching The Wheels
John Lennon
Written by John Lennon
Produced by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Jack Douglas

Nobody Told Me
John Lennon
Written by John Lennon
Produced by John Lennon and Yoko Ono

Borrowed Time
John Lennon
Written by John Lennon
Produced by John Lennon and Yoko Ono

Working Class Hero
John Lennon/The Plastic Ono Band
Written by John Lennon
Produced by John & Yoko and Phil Spector

Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
John & Yoko and The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir
Written by John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Produced by John & Yoko and Phil Spector

Give Peace A Chance
The Plastic Ono Band
Written by John Lennon
Produced by John & Yoko

Mastered at Abbey Road Studios
Engineer: Peter Mew

Imagine

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger a brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

Written by John Lennon & Yoko Ono

Instant Karma!

Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you're gonna be dead
What in the world you thinking of
Laughing in the face of love
What on earth you trying to do
It's up to you, yeah you

Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna look you right in the face
Better get yourself together darling
Join the human race
How in the world you gonna see
Laughing at fools like me
Who on Earth d'you think you are
A superstar?
Well, right you are

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Ev'ryone come on

Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you off your feet
Better recognize your brothers
Ev'ryone you meet
Why in the world are we here
Surely not to live in pain and fear
Why on earth are you there
When you're ev'rywhere
Come and get your share

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Come on and on and on on on
Yeah yeah, alright, uh huh, ah

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
On and on and on on and on

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun

Written by John Lennon

Mother

Mother, you had me, but I never had you
I wanted you, you didn't want me
So I, I just got to tell you
Goodbye, goodbye

Father, you left me, but I never left you
I needed you, you didn't need me
So I, I just got to tell you
Goodbye, goodbye

Children, don't do what I have done
I couldn't walk, and I tried to run
So I, I just got to tell you
Goodbye, goodbye

Mama, don't go, daddy, come home
Mama, don't go, daddy, come home
Mama, don't go, daddy, come home
Mama, don't go, daddy, come home
Mama, don't go, daddy, come home

Written by John Lennon

Jealous Guy

I was dreaming of the past
And my heart was beating fast
I began to lose control
I began to lose control

I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy

I was feeling insecure
You might not love me anymore
I was shivering inside
I was shivering inside

I was trying to catch your eyes
Thought that you were trying to hide
I was swallowing my pain
I was swallowing my pain

Written by John Lennon

Power to the People

Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

Say you want a revolution
We better get on right away
Well you get on your feet
And out on the street

Singing power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

A million workers working for nothing
You better give 'em what they really own
We got to put you down
When we come into town

Singing power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

I gotta ask you comrades and brothers
How do you treat you own woman back home
She got to be herself
So she can free herself

Singing power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on
Now, now, now, now

Oh well, power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

Yeah, power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

Written by John Lennon

Cold Turkey

Temperature's rising
Fever is high
Can't see no future
Can't see no sky

My feet are so heavy
So is my head
I wish I was a baby
I wish I was dead

Cold turkey has got me on the run

My body is aching
Goose-pimple bone
Can't see nobody
Leave me alone

My eyes are wide open
Can't get to sleep
One thing I'm sure of
I'm in at the deep freeze

Cold turkey has got me on the run

Cold turkey has got me on the run

Thirty-six hours
Rolling in pain
Praying to someone
Free me again

Oh, I'll be a good boy
Please make me well
I promise you anything
Get me out of this hell

Cold turkey has got me on the run

Written by John Lennon

Love

Love is real, real is love
Love is feeling, feeling love
Love is wanting to be loved

Love is touch, touch is love
Love is reaching, reaching love
Love is asking to be loved

Love is you
You and me
Love is knowing
We can be

Love is free, free is love
Love is living, living love
Love is needing to be loved

Written by John Lennon

Mind Games

We're playing those mind games together
Pushing the barrier, planting seed
Playing the mind guerrilla
Chanting the mantra, peace on Earth
We all been playing those mind games forever
Some kinda druid dude lifting the veil
Doing the mind guerrilla
Some call it magic, the search for the grail

Love is the answer
And you know that for sure
Love is a flower
You got to let it, you got to let it grow

So keep on playing those mind games together
Faith in the future, out of the now
You just can't beat on those mind guerrillas
Absolute elsewhere in the stones of your mind
Yeah, we're playing those mind games forever
Projecting our images in space and in time

Yes is the answer
And you know that for sure
Yes is surrender
You got to let it, you got to let it go

So keep on playing those mind games together
Doing the ritual dance in the sun
Millions of mind guerrillas
Putting their soul power to the karmic wheel
Keep on playing those mind games forever
Raising the spirit of peace and love

Love
I want you to make love, not war
I know you've heard it before

Written by John Lennon

Whatever Gets You thru the Night

Whatever gets you through the night, it's alright, it's alright
It's your money or life, it's alright, it's alright
Don't need a sword to cut through flowers, oh no, oh no

Whatever gets you through your life, it's alright, it's alright
Do it wrong or do it right, it's alright, it's alright
Don't need a watch to waste your time, oh no, oh no

Hold me, darlin', come on, listen to me
I won't do you no harm
Trust me, darlin', come on, listen to me
Come on, listen to me
Come on, listen, listen

Whatever gets you to the light, it's alright, it's alright
Out the blue or out of sight, it's alright, it's alright
Don't need a gun to blow your mind, oh no, oh no

Hold me, darlin', come on, listen to me
I won't do you no harm
Trust me, darlin', come on, listen to me
Come on, listen to me
Come on, listen, listen

Written by John Lennon

#9 Dream

So long, long ago
Was it in a dream?
Was it just a dream?
I know, yes, I know
Seemed so very real
Seemed so real to me

Took a walk down the street
Through the heat whispered trees
I thought I could hear, hear, hear, hear
Somebody call out my name (John)
As it started to rain (John)
Two spirits dancing, so strange

Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè

Dream, dream away
Magic in the air
Was magic in the air?
I believe, yes, I believe
More I cannot say
What more can I say?

On a river of sound
Through the mirror, I go 'round, 'round
I thought I could feel, feel, feel, feel
Music touching my soul
Something warm, sudden cold
The spirit dance was unfolding

Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè

Written by John Lennon

Stand By Me

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we see
No I won't be afraid
No I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darling, darling stand by me
Oh, now, now, stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
And the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry
No I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darling, darling stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me


Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me
Oh, now, now, stand by me
Oh, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

Darling, darling stand by me
Stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

Written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

(Just Like) Starting Over

Our Life together is so precious together
We have grown - we have grown
Although our love is still special
Let's take a chance and fly away somewhere alone

It's been too long since we took the time
No-one's to blame, I know time flies so quickly
But when I see you darling
It's like we both are falling in love again
It'll be just like starting over - starting over

Everyday we used to make it love
Why can't we be making love nice and easy
It's time to spread our wings and fly
Don't let another day go by my love
It'll be just like starting over - starting over

Why don't we take off alone
Take a trip somewhere far, far away
We'll be together on our own again
Like we used to in the early days
Well, well, well darling
Repeat 1 & 2

Written by John Lennon

Woman

Woman I can hardly express
My mixed emotions at my thoughtlessness
After all I'm forever in your debt
And woman I will try to express
My inner feelings and thankfulness
For showing me the meaning of success ooh well
Woman I know you understand
The little child inside the man
Please remember my life is in your hands
And woman hold me close to your heart
However distant don't keep us apart
After all it is written in the stars ooh well

Woman please let me explain
I never mean(t) to cause you sorrow or pain
So let me tell you again and again and again

(I love you now and forever)

Written by John Lennon

Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)

Close your eyes,
Have no fear,
The monster's gone,
He's on the run
And your daddy's here,

[2x]
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful boy,

Before you go to sleep,
Say a little prayer,
Every day
In every way,
It's getting better and better,

[2x]
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful boy,

Out on the ocean sailing away,
I can hardly wait
To see you to come of age,
But I guess we'll both
Just have to be patient,

'Cause it's a long way to go,
A hard row to hoe
Yes, it's a long way to go
But in the meantime,

Before you cross the street,
Take my hand,
Life is what happens to you,
While you're busy making other plans,

[2x]
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful boy,

Before you go to sleep,
Say a little prayer,
Every day
In every way,
It's getting better and better,

[2x]
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful boy,

Darling, darling,
Darling Sean.

Written by John Lennon

Watching the Wheels

People say I'm crazy doing what I'm doing
Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin
When I say that I'm o.k. they look at me kind of strange
Surely you're not happy now you no longer play the game

People say I'm lazy dreaming my life away
Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me
When I tell that I'm doing Fine watching shadows on the wall
Don't you miss the big time boy you're no longer on the ball?

I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go

People asking questions lost in confusion
Well I tell them there's no problem
Only solutions
Well they shake their heads and they look at me as if I've lost my mind
I tell them there's no hurry...
I'm just sitting here doing time

I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go

Written by John Lennon

Nobody Told Me

Everybody's talking and no one says a word
Everybody's making love and no one really cares
There's Nazis in the bathroom just below the stairs
Always something happening and nothing going on
There's always something cooking and nothing in the pot
They're starving back in China so finish what you got

Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Strange days indeed -- strange days indeed

Everybody's runnin' and no one makes a move
Everyone's a winner and nothing left to lose
There's a little yellow idol to the north of Katmandu
Everybody's flying and no one leaves the ground
Everybody's crying and no one makes a sound
There's a place for us in the movies you just gotta lay around

Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Strange days indeed -- most peculiar, mama

Everybody's smoking and no one's getting high
Everybody's flying and never touch the sky
There's a UFO over New York and I ain't too surprised

Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Strange days indeed -- most peculiar, mama

Written by John Lennon

Borrowed Time

When I was younger
Living confusion and deep dispair
When I was younger ah hah
Living illusion of freedom and power

When I was younger
Full of ideas and broken dreams (my friend)
When I was younger ah hah
Everything simple but not so clear

Living on borrowed time
Without a thought for tomorrow
Living on borrowed time
Without a thought for tomorrow

Now I am older
The more that I see the less that I know for sure
Now I am older ah hah
The future is brighter and now is the hour

Living on borrowed time
Without a thought for tomorrow
Living on borrowed time
Without a thought for tomorrow

Good to be older
Would not exchange a single day or a year
Good to be older ah hah
Less complications everything clear

Living on borrowed time
Without a thought for tomorrow
Living on borrowed time
Without a thought for tomorrow

Written by John Lennon

Working Class Hero

As soon as you're born they make you feel small
By giving you no time instead of it all
'Til the pain is so big you feel nothing at all

A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

They hurt you at home and they hit you at school
They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool
'Til you're so fucking crazy you can't follow their rules

A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

When they've tortured and scared you for 20 odd years
Then they expect you to pick a career
When you can't really function, you're so full of fear

A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

Keep you doped with religion, and sex, and T.V.
And you think you're so clever and classless and free
But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see

A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

There's room at the top they are telling you still
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
If you want to be like the folks on the hill

A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

If you want to be a hero well just follow me
If you want to be a hero well just follow me

Written by John Lennon

Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Happy Xmas, Kyoko
Happy Xmas, Julian

So this is Xmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Xmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Xmas (war is over)
For weak and for strong (if you want it)
For rich and the poor ones (war is over)
The world is so wrong (now)
And so happy Xmas (war is over)
For black and for white (if you want it)
For yellow and red ones (war is over)
Let's stop all the fight (now)

A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Xmas (war is over)
And what have we done (if you want it)
Another year over (war is over)
A new one just begun (now)
And so happy Xmas (war is over)
We hope you have fun (if you want it)
The near and the dear one (war is over)
The old and the young (now)

A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

War is over, if you want it
War is over now

Happy Xmas

Written by John Lennon & Yoko Ono

Give Peace a Chance

Everybody's talking about
Bagism, shagism
Dragism, madism
Ragism, tagism
This-ism, that-ism
Ism, ism

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Everybody's talking about
Ministers, sinisters
Banisters and canisters
Bishops and fishops
And rabbis and pop eyes
And bye bye, bye bye

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Written by John Lennon
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