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John Lennon

Five controversial lyrics from the 1970s that couldn’t be written today

Five controversial lyrics from the 1970s that couldn’t be written today

Not great pen work.

Dale Maplethorpe
May 5, 2026
Paul McCartney - John Lennon - The Beatles - 1964

The 1963 Beatles song that changed how Paul McCartney wrote music

Lessons in songcraft.

Sam Kemp
May 5, 2026
John Lennon being interviewed in Los Angeles California - September 29 1974

John Lennon and his curious extraterrestrial experience in 1974: “I looked up and couldn;t believe my eyes”

A strange visitation.

Tom Taylor
May 5, 2026
John Lennon being interviewed in Los Angeles California - September 29 1974

The band John Lennon name-dropped to his son to look cool in 1975: “You know, I’m hip”

Losing his touch.

Callum MacHattie
May 5, 2026
John Lennon would have been a fan of AI, Sean Ono Lennon claims

John Lennon would have “engaged” with AI, according to Sean Ono Lennon

Steven Soderbergh has used AI for his new Lennon documentary.

Joe Taysom
May 5, 2026
John Lennon - 1971 - Musician - The Beatles

The 1970 recording John Lennon always wanted to delete: “It was a lousy track”

Never sounding quite right.

Tim Coffman
May 4, 2026
John Lennon - 1970s

‘Working Class Hero’: John Lennon’s 1975 bid to be “revolutionary”

Stick it to the man.

Lauren Hunter
May 3, 2026

The silly 1970 Beatles song George Martin couldn’t stand: “Not very good really”

“What the hell was that?”

Lucy Harbron
May 2, 2026
Paul McCartney - John Lennon - Ringo Starr - George Harrison - 1969 - The Beatles

The song John Lennon called “a better version” of a 1970 Beatles track: “Potboiler rewrite”

Scathing.

Joe Taysom
May 1, 2026
David Bowie - 1983 - Musician

The 1975 song that made David Bowie fire his managers

Learning to fly solo.

Tim Coffman
May 1, 2026
The Lost Weekend- What happened between John Lennon and May Pang?

The 1974 song John Lennon wrote about his mistress: “A natural high butterfly”

A “lost weekend”.

Jordan Potter
Apr 30, 2026
John Lennon - The Beatles - Musician - 1960s

The 1967 song John Lennon could never imagine making: “I would never dream”

Not how his mind worked.

Tim Coffman
Apr 29, 2026

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