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1982

The John Lennon Collection

John Lennon

Track Listing

  1. Give Peace a Chance
    4:52
  2. Instant Karma!
    3:20
  3. Power to the People
    3:16
  4. Whatever Gets You thru the Night
    3:17
  5. #9 Dream
    2:46
  6. Mind Games
    4:12
  7. Love
    3:22
  8. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
    3:33
  9. Imagine
    3:02
  10. Jealous Guy
    4:14
  11. Stand by Me
    3:25
  12. (Just Like) Starting Over
    3:55
  13. Woman
    3:25
  14. I'm Losing You
    3:57
  15. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
    4:01
  16. Watching the Wheels
    3:31
  17. Dear Yoko
    2:33
  18. Move Over Ms. L.
    2:59
  19. Cold Turkey
    5:01

The John Lennon Collection is a retrospective compilation album of John Lennon’s solo music.

Sleeve notes

Give Peace A Chance (John Lennon and Yoko Ono)
Produced by John & Yoko (Bag)
Recorded in Canada Room 1742, Hotel La Reine Elizabeth, Montreal Canada.
From the EMI Records album ‘IMAGINE: Music From The Motion Picture’
©1969 Northern Songs

Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (John Lennon)
Produced by PHIL SPECTOR
From the EMI Records album ‘Shaved Fish’
©1970 Lenono Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

Power To The People (John Lennon)
Produced by John & Yoko and Phil Spector
From the EMI Records album ‘Shaved Fish’
©1971 Lenono Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (John Lennon)
Produced by John Lennon
From the EMI Records album ‘Walls and Bridges’
©1974 Lenono Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

#9 Dream (John Lennon)
Produced by John Lennon
From the EMI Records album ‘Walls and Bridges’
©1974 Lenono Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

Mind Games (John Lennon)
Produced by John Lennon
From the EMI Records album ‘Mind Games’
©1973 Lenono Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

Love (John Lennon)
Produced by John & Yoko and Phil Spector
From the EMI Records album ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’
©1970 Lenono Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Yoko Ono and John Lennon)
Produced by John & Yoko and Phil Spector
From the EMI Records album ‘Shaved Fish’
©1971 Lenono Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

Imagine (John Lennon & Yoko Ono)
Produced by John & Yoko and Phil Spector
From the EMI Records album ‘Imagine’
©1971 Lenono Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

Jealous Guy (John Lennon)
Produced by John & Yoko and Phil Spector
From the EMI Records album ‘Imagine’
©1971 Lenono Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

Stand By Me (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
Produced by John Lennon
From the EMI Records album ‘Rock’N’Roll’
©1961 Warner Chappell Music Ltd.

(Just Like) Starting Over (John Lennon)
Produced by John & Yoko and Jack Douglas
From the Capitol Records album ‘Double Fantasy’
©1980 Lenono Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

Woman (John Lennon)
Produced by John & Yoko and Jack Douglas
From the Capitol Records album ‘Double Fantasy’
©1980 Lenono Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

I’m Losing You (John Lennon)
Produced by John & Yoko and Jack Douglas
From the Capitol Records album ‘Double Fantasy’
©1980 Lenono Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) (John Lennon)
Produced by John & Yoko and Jack Douglas
From the Capitol Records album ‘Double Fantasy’
©1980 Lenono Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

Watching The Wheels (John Lennon)
Produced by John & Yoko and Jack Douglas
From the Capitol Records album ‘Double Fantasy’
©1980 Lenono Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

Dear Yoko
Produced by John & Yoko and Jack Douglas
From the Capitol Records album ‘Double Fantasy’
©1980 Lenono Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

Move Over Ms. L. (John Lennon)
Produced by John Lennon
©1974 Lenono Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd.

Cold Turkey (John Lennon)
Produced by John & Yoko (Bag)
From the EMI Records album ‘Shaved Fish’
©1969 Northern Songs/

Original album coordination and compilation: John David Kalodner
Art Direction: Chris Whorf
Photographs: Annie Leibovitz

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

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

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

Whatever Gets You thru the Night

Whatever gets you thru the night 'salright, 'salright
It's your money or life 'salright, 'salright
Don't need a sword to cut through flowers oh no, oh no
Whatever gets you thru your life 'salright, 'salright
Do it wrong or do it right 'salright, 'salright
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, listen to me
Come on listen, listen

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

Written by John Lennon

#9 Dream

So long ago
Was it in a dream, was it just a dream?
I know, yes I know
Seemed so very real, it 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 as it started to rain
Two spirits dancing so strange

Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé
Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé
Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé

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
Thru the mirror 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 poussé, poussé...

Written by John Lennon

Mind Games

We're playing those mind games together
Pushing the barrier planting seeds
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 outta the now
You just can't beat on those mind guerillas
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 guerillas
Putting their soul power to the karmic wheel
Keep on playing those mind games forever
Raising the spirit of peace and love

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

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

Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

"Happy Christmas Kyoko"
"Happy Christmas Julian"

So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun

And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear ones
The old and the young

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

And so this is Christmas (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 Christmas (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 Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Christmas (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 Christmas (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 Christmas
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

Written by John Lennon & Yoko Ono

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

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

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

I'm Losing You

Here in some stranger's room
Late in the afternoon
What am I doing here at all?
Ain't no doubt about it
I'm losing you
Somehow the wires have crossed
Communication's lost
Can't even get you on the telephone
Just got to shout about it
I'm losing you

Here in the valley of indecision
I don't know what to do
I feel you slipping away
I feel you slipping away
I'm losing you
I'm losing you

You say you're not getting enough
But I remind you of all that bad stuff
So what the hell am I supposed to do?
Just put a bandaid on it?
And stop the bleeding now
Stop the bleeding now

I know I hurt you then
But hell that was way back when
Well, do you still have to carry that cross?
Don't want to hear about it
I'm losing you
I'm losing you

I don't want to lose you now.
Well, no, no, no.

Long, long lost John

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

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

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

Beautiful
Beautiful beautiful
Beautiful Boy

Darling
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. well 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 them 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 tell them there's no problem, only solutions
Well they shake their heads and 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

Dear Yoko

Even after all these years
I miss you when you're not here
I wish you were here my dear Yoko
Even if it's just a day
I miss you when you're away
I wish you were here today dear Yoko
Even if it's just one night
I miss you and it don't feel right
I wish you were here tonight dear Yoko
Even if it's just one hour
I wilt just like a fading flower
Ain't nothing in the world like our love dear Yoko

Oh Yoko
I'll never ever let you go

Even when I'm miles at sea
And nowhere is the place to be
Your spirit's watching over me dear Yoko
Even when I watch T.V.
There's a hole where you're supposed to be
There's nobody lying next to me dear Yoko

Oh Yoko
I'll never ever let you go

Even after all this time
I miss you like the sun don't shine
Without you I'm a one track mind dear Yoko
After all is really said and done
The two of us are really one
The goddess really smiled upon our love dear Yoko

Written by John Lennon

Move Over Ms. L.

One, two, a one, two, three, four

Well now the underground and overjoyed they come on just the same
Don't wanna get too real man, just wanna play the game
I guess ya knew it all along we were just singing in the rain
Can't get hipped to the down trip, the ship is sailing yet
And if it sinks, you know that all you really get is wet!

Move over Ms. L.
You know I wish you well
Move over Ms. L. you know I wish you well
Move over Ms. L.

Well now to err is something human and forgiving so divine
I'll forgive your trespasses, if you forgive me mine
Life's a deal, you knew it, when you signed the dotted line
They nail you to the paper, put a rope around your neck
And so we sing along, the boy stood on the burning deck!

Move over Ms. L.
You know I wish you well
Move over Ms. L. you know I wish you well
Move over Ms. L.

Well now momma poppa told me son you better watch your head
Your head is fulla snakes boy, you're better red than dead
They're starving back in China, that's what they always said!
Can't get head in the head shop, yer jeans are fulla crap
You're full of beans, you're in your teens, you lost your momma's road map!

Move over Ms. L.
You know I wish you well
Move over Ms. L. you know I wish you well
Move over Ms. L.

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 no body
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
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