BRITISH GIRL REACTS TO THE LIFE AND CAREER OF JOHN LENNON - FIRST TIME REACTION

[@Itsprincesss]

What should I check out next ?

[@brianrecinos3914]

@@Itsprincesss Please watch 100 Most Shocking Moments In Rock N Roll, that VH1 documentary has relevance that attribute to today. Even after its debut in 2001, it holds up very well :).

[@brianrecinos3914]

@@Itsprincesss Sorry, I forgot to say again that you can find that on KZbin. The documentary 100 Most Shocking Moments In Rock N Roll.

[@richardlicht7927]

John's mother Julia was killed by an off duty policeman who was driving drunk. John was 17 at the time and was just getting to know his mother after being separated for years. He was raised by his aunt Mimi, Julia's sister. Julia was a free spirit. John wrote the song, "Julia" which is on The Beatles White Album. He also wrote the song, "Mother" which is on his Plastic Ono Band album. I was 18 living in NYC when John was killed. I was one of those people mourning at The Dakota for two nights and I was at the Central Park vigil organized by Yoko. Stills bring tears to my eyes.

[@mlong1958]

During their first tour in America, they were shocked at a show in the south that had a segregated audience. They refused to play if the audience was segregated. The promoters relented and the show went on. From that moment on, the had a no segregation rider in all of their contracts.

[@mickymantle3233]

No other Band 'ever' turned out so many classic songs - time after time ! They really were (still are) the greatest band ever. I even think 'aliens' from outer space play Beatles music.

[@theG-man-p2h]

It was actually Yoko who convinced their assistant, Mai Pang, to have a romantic relationship with John. There are many YT videos of Ms. Pang discussing this. Yoko was strange bird! ☮

[@mikefetterman6782]

Yoko insisted during a lull in their relationship, to go away with Mae Pang and get his head straight. He went to Los Angeles for 18 months, did a lot of heavy drinking with other musicians there until Paul McCartney showed up in 1974, they jammed with guitars and friends, and Paul talked John into quitting the drink and going back to Yoko.

[@AKR8810]

I'm late to the party on this one, but great reaction and very interesting video. If you're interested in learning more about John Lennon's life, I would suggest reacting to one of his songs called Mother.

[@robertmartin1807]

John Lennon was the leader and founder of the greatest band in the world. He was part of culture phenomenon of the 60s. It doesn’t get any bigger if you ask me.

[@JohnCiaschini]

Mark Chapman who was John Lennon's assassin also said that he read a book called The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger and something in Chapter 27 of that book also influenced him to do it.

[@papercup2517]

Many people try not to use that person's name since he apparently (to the extent that he knew what he was doing at all) did it for the notoriety/fame, and some of those who were close to John would rather not give him that satisfaction. It's up to you of course, whether or not you want to edit your comment but I just thought I'd mention it. Peace and love...

[@thedogwoods5716]

I hate when people say he formed a band called plastic ono band. He has stated himself that it was never a band and it never had members. It was just an album name And that one show was just a collection of musicians they put together last minute for that show.

[@edwardpokrivnak7184]

He wrote a couple of books. Prose, short stories. But their written as he spoke, Liverpudllian. Just another aspect of the man.

[@mikefetterman6782]

When Lennon made the 'We're bigger than Jesus" remark, he was talking with a "friend" who was a journalist, who took casual conversations as an interview. John was asked about the huge wave a Beatlemania, and he was colloquially, saying " wow, this is crazy, We seem to be bigger than religion to these kids". Lennon and McCartney, both basically atheist, did not anticipate the cult like status they acquired, and the businesses that cropped up everywhere around Beatlemania. Books, T-shirts, 1 inch squares of sheets that "A Beatle slept on", to locks of hair, not too mention the fainting at first glance of them. It was crazy. 12 year old girls and boys that year were overly fascinated like some people are "followers' of certain narcissistic politicians of the today. It is scary cult-like.

[@t.r.1708]

Thx! Wait until you hear the “Paul is dead” rumor! Love n peace princess!

[@papercup2517]

Or not... really, the less attention the delusional PID-mongers get the better, in my view. Conspiracy theories that make famous people out to be complete liars/ frauds, no matter how lightly some people take them, can have serious consequences since there's always going to be some idiot or 'deranged fan' out there who does take it very seriously and wants to take matters into their own hands, if you get my drift. This means the more this nonsense is promoted the more you are putting innocent lives at risk. Peace and love...

[@chuckyoneill9029]

I like the way you create your content and the sincerity you show , thanks rip john

[@Itsprincesss]

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[@steveschaff4620]

Yes SADLY an INSANE LUNATIC shot JOHN LENNON in the BACK while he was walking to the front door of his apartment building, the 'Dakoda' in New York City here in the States. I was 14 years-old then and heard the HORRIFYING news on an American Football broadcast, 'Mondy Night Football' from Broadcaster Howard Cosell. To this day I wish I could go back in time and SAVE THE BEATLE!

[@PeterBuwen]

God Bless you

[@mikefetterman6782]

They had one rule when it came to songs. If even 1 Beatle said "No, I don't like it" then it was vetoed. Even Ringo and George could cancel another's song. They were equal partners.

[@falcon215]

The official video for John's song 'God' is very moving and gives you a good idea of the impact his death had on people. Elton John, Julian's godfather wrote a supremely moving song 'Empty Garden' after John's passing. Both are well worth checking out.

[@thewizard6077]

I recommend you check out the video for the John Lennon song "Mind Games". The video shows John walking through Central Park in NY City, his adopted home until his eventual assassination outside of his NY City apartment. I will include a link to the video. Also, here is the comment I left on that video a few years ago: I remember watching Monday Night Football on December 8, 1980. The Miami Dolphins vs The New England Patriots. I remember rooting for one team, although I cant remember which, because it had some sort of potential playoff implications for my Buffalo Bills. Towards the end of the regulation game, a scroll came across the bottom of the screen saying a former Beatle had been shot in NYC. It didn't say who, or what kind of physical condition they were in. Immediately, I thought of Paul McCartney. Paul had been busted for Marijuana possession in Japan earlier that year, and although improbable, the only thing I could think of was maybe some kind of drug deal gone bad. I remember hoping he'd be okay. Then, a short while later, Howard Cosell interrupted the game and said it was John Lennon, that he had been shot in the back, that he was rushed to the hospital, and that he was pronounced dead on arrival. I remember standing up from my chair in disbelief. All of a sudden, this game that meant so much to me only moments earlier meant absolutely nothing. The impact of knowing the Beatles would never, ever reunite was overwhelming. And that a man of peace was so brutally gunned down for no apparent reason was really unbearable at the time. My heart goes out to his family on this sad anniversary. Rest in Peace John Lennon. Here is the music video for the song :Mind Games: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIe8iYqMqJWDqMU Peace

[@jamescanole3940]

Yes, John was assassinated at the entrance to his apartment by Mark Chapman who was a Lennon/Beatles fan.....obviously Chapman was mentally ill. There's a haunting photo that was taken during the afternoon of the day Lennon was shot. In the photo John and Chapman are side by side with Lennon looking down as he signs a copy of his newly released album for Chapman. Chapman has said that he had the gun in his pocket when the photo was taken, but that he chickened out. He killed John that night as Lennon was returning home from the studio. I was one of millions of Americans who all got the news at the same moment. On Monday night December 8, 1980 we were watching an American football game on television. The broadcast came back from a commercial for the final play of the game which would determine the winner. (One of the teams playing was my hometown team the New England Patriots.) Before the final play started, the announcers had the unenviable task of telling the entire country that John Lennon had been shot and he was dead.

[@RobertMurray-x1s]

You should listen to the whole Rubber Soul album and the singles that came from it We can work it Out and Day Tripper. That's the album that's Commonly accepted didn't just change there music but influenced everyone then and now.

[@MichaelGris-u2o]

I am not a fan of those Mojo videos. They are shallow, and are often loaded with incorrect information and facts.

[@peterginger]

Since you are a religious person, you might like to listen to some of Bob Dylan’s christian songs. He had a religious period and made 3 religious rock albums. “Every Grain of Sand” and “You Gotta Serve Somebody” are very good spiritual songs, not necessarily religious.

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

the comment about Jesus was part of a long interview published in a UK paper, and didn't make any stir at the time... but a few months later a writer for an American teen magazine picked up on that small part of the interview and when he quoted it in an article it caused a big controversy in the USA.... odd fact: that American journalist was Danny Fields, who later managed Iggy and the Stooges, and even later American punk band the Ramones... here's a short trailer for a documentary about his career... kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5a2imp9adSNetk

[@robbielux8353]

Hi Princess. Yeah there are better documentaries than these mojo ones. They rarely get deep and not much emotion. Just so you’ll know, they are coming out with biopics on the Beatles..each member is getting his own biopic which will be major box office releases..each one telling their individual story. Supposedly by 2027 or something..I only hope they are good

[@StanSwan]

Chilling video of the doctor that treated John after he was shot in the back 6 times by a .38. The doctor opened his chest and has his finger plugging the hole in his heart but he left ventricle was destroyed by two bullets. Even today there was nothing they could do. He was rushed in the back of a police car to the hospital says "why? why"? His last words. He had just turned 40 weeks before. So sad and pointless.

[@kingcassius2586]

Not true! No one has ever claimed that he said anything like "why why". The cop asked him if he was John Lennon and he groaned "yes." Too much false information as it is.

[@kingcassius2586]

The surgeon also made it clear that even though the arteries were completely damaged, his heart was undamaged. Why mislead someone who's trying to learn about him?

[@StanSwan]

@@kingcassius2586 The doctor I saw said he had his finger in the hole in John's heart.

[@ESyshej-gf2eg]

I also forgot to mention that this video doesn’t really talk about the psychological impact that this had on the other remaining members. Already the Beatles were experiencing death threads from the public and even the kkk, when John made that statement about them being bigger than Jesus, they also barely made it out alive of the Philippines once during one of their tours, which was the nail in the coffin of their touring years. When John was assassinated by a crazy fan, I can’t even imagine the terror of the others for their safety and their families , as well as the pain of losing him. George Harrison in particular pretty much became a recluse for nearly 20 years refusing any public appearances, thinking someone was gonna finish what that man had started, when he finally became more loose again thinking nothing was gonna happen, he was stubbed 40 times by an intruder in his own house, who was also obsessed with the Beatles and thought they were witches, and went after George, who barely survived this brutal attack, his wife was also severely injured, basically trying to save his life.

[@ESyshej-gf2eg]

Let’s say because they were very vocal and didnt hold back, in their lyrics and their interviews, they pissed off a lot of people as well, not just on the religious aspects but also when advocating for peace, civil rights, protests against the war. There was also the “Paul is dead” conspiracy and the whole Beatlemania thing which seems all fun and game but was actually pretty scary for them, like girls breaking into their homes and shit like that, and they had to be escorted almost everywhere by policemen, all that must have given them some serious ptsd.

[@kenford4798]

In Britain you could discuss your options on religion in a grown up way but in America that was not the case!

[@brianrecinos3914]

Watch Mojo again glossed over another aspect of Lennon's activities on the early to mid 70's where his anti-war views put him on an FBI watchlist.

[@mokrodog]

Hey!! There’s a video called “ a breif history of the Beatles” by “the beat goes on” it’s a 26 minute video. But it’s far better than the watchmaking shit. Trust me im 22 lemme put you on

[@Itsprincesss]

Ok cool I’ll check it out

[@papercup2517]

I looked for that one the other day, in order to recommend it here, and couldn't find it anywhere. Or at least, not the original 'Brief History of the Beatles' I watched, which was a pretty good introduction/ summary of their whole career. Instead there were 2 or 3 other videos under that title that were nowhere near as good. It's a shame there are so many poor quality documentaries on the Beatles with incorrect information or (often) from a US point of view that doesn't quite 'get' things about them that relate to their Britishness/ Liverpudlian origins. In fact, I can't think of one really good one that covers everything - but if there were, it would be as long as Mark Lewisohn's book on them, I guess! I seem to remember 'How the Beatles Changed the World' was pretty good; I don't think Princess has reacted to that one yet. There are a lot with similar titles.

[@davidlatham6410]

3 great songwriters in one band 3 great singers and a good drummer so idk john paul and george was superstars in there own right

[@kingcassius2586]

*great drummer That's more difficult to understand in 2024 than in the context of the time. No one sounded like him back then.

[@richardbeaton7324]

Yoko was cheating the whole time during her and Johns relationship ... They weren't the Romeo and Juliet that everyone thinks they were ... Look up Mei pang she's the one John had an affair with she was so good for him she made him reconnect with his first son and his friends and family again. Yoko shut him off and really controlled him.

[@daniyorugua7706]

Hello i recomend fot You: the movie IN HIS LIFE("THE STORY OF JOHN LENNON") . And the movie: MI NAME IS JOHN LENNON

[@Trunkfish]

John Lennon is my favorite artist shot and murdered for no reason Dec 8, 1980

[@Fireballz]

Asking in the middle of 2024 who John Lennon was is a perfect example of postmodern ignorance about the universal history of humanity.

[@Getoffmylawn9]

Hey bulldog 😊

[@kevanbodsworth9868]

I hear quite often " John Lennon died " or such which I find offensive when he was gunned down in cold blood when returning to his home ,, It is not respectful , it is a lie when that is not said , ,, Lennon was very unpopular with the US authorities due to his strong activism against war and human rights matters , A figure-head for these movements , He had a very long court battle to stay in the US ,, They wanted to throw him out ,,Its a great shame that people are surprised when they hear " he died " etc and not he was killed or murdered,

[@frankmartell3508]

Beautiful lips

[@TheJthom9]

'I think The Beatles are quite an interesting band.' You have no idea

[@garyfletcher844]

Why do you say who is hje. You already know he's a Beatle. Don't lie