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[@bensagal-morris8072]

This is a beautiful song. Don’t believe in idols. Believe in yourself. That is a timeless message.

[@konstanz72]

14:49: He: "I'm pretty sure the Beatles did a song called Yesterday." She: "Oh really?" Sheer brilliance.

[@rodearney8960]

This album is one of the most honest, open albums ever made, it’s actually hard to listen too It’s essentially John Lennon having a break down You should listen to the whole album but beware it deep 😂

[@stickaround7990]

Never thought about it like that but that's a fascinating comment and more accurate the more i think about it so thanks for your perspective

[@James-hd6ez]

I Don't agree about the breakdown,more about sharing his "A problem shared is a problem halved " attitude towards internal pain.

[@sherylkeib4993]

John was saying goodbye to us IMO. It was a dark time for him. He changed his mind when he went back to his music.

[@incredulousdisbelief9841]

I Am The Walrus - The Beatles Seriously, you guys could learn a lot by doing a Beatles week. Just a suggestion.

[@slaydesaid8741]

That's actually a very good suggestion.

[@michaelvondrake7489]

If the Beatles label will let them. One of the tightest labels in the industry

[@artandrade1]

Just believe in You!!!

[@basedsalty6970]

I would love to see a Beatles week even a Beatles month

[@incredulousdisbelief9841]

I did momentarily forget how draconian Apple Records is towards music streaming in general. That said, there are workarounds. But V&S have never been ones to break up the songs to avoid takedowns. Not nearly as much fun to just watch them listen on headphones to music we can’t hear. I’m kind of surprised this one got through. Yoko is equally tight about letting John’s solo work be played without royalties.

[@Liam_Mellon]

Listening to this song without already being an expert in The Beatles, their music, and all that went down with the band is like reading the 5th Harry Potter book without having read any of the others.

[@JStarStar00]

Liam Mellon: You don't have to be an expert, just reasonably informed.

[@alansmyth2204]

True

[@lindaarranga4536]

Too true

[@Funktaro5]

This song does hit WAY harder if you're a Beatles fan. Like a huge portion of the world was, at the time this was released. The "I don't believe in Beatles" line hit hard enough for David Bowie to respond that he does, in a future song.

[@PerpetualArt]

Amazing that they take everything so literally. John Lennon was a musical genius. He wrote in riddles. He doesn't mean the song yesterday.

[@ryanbradley248]

He pretty likely was referring to “Yesterday” though.

[@LaStarza61]

He DID mean the song "Yesterday". It was a play on words... which John was very good at.

[@ianbalish3852]

Yesterday is a McCartney song

[@gillygilly3423]

Perpetual.Art - Exactly! By taking it literally, they missed the whole point of the song.

[@ejb5034]

I don't think either of them were born yet when Lennon was killed. It is almost impossible to understand the impact John's death had on literally hundreds of millions of people.

[@GoldTop57]

"I don't believe in Zimmerman" is in reference to Bob Dylan's real name. Basically he's referring to Dylan's heavy influence on music in those days.

[@sopwithsnoopy8779]

Elvis Grbac? John Lennon wasn't a U of M fan? :(

[@GoldTop57]

AndyBraz Yes it could, but the Elvis part wasn’t confusing to them. Didn’t require explanation.

[@matthewclarke4127]

I love the cheekiness of calling Dylan 'Zimmerman'

[@overthewebb]

The whole point is that he was a huge fan of Elvis and Dylan, but he's now rejecting everything, but himself and Yoko. He was a huge fan of 'Eastern' religion also, but he's also rejecting it. The whole song is about rejecting everything and stripping it back to himself.

[@danglenzig]

The whole concept of the lyrics is that he abandon his old idols. Moved on with his life with his wife and moved on. How hard is it to analyze

[@Spawnofme]

whenever i hear both “i don’t believe in Beatles” and “i was the walrus”, it always gets to me 😪

[@alexsandro.6501]

John lennon our forever walrus!!!!all right?John is a walrus!

[@1monki]

And the line, "I was the Dreamweaver, but now I'm reborn." Was, I think, a clear statement about his music. As a Beatle, he was so often poetic and ethereal, and abstract. Lucy in the Sky, I am the Walrus, Across the Universe, but his own music was grounded and mostly about his life or things that were important to him.

[@mikeydubbs8565]

I thought the walrus was Paul. They said so in Glass Onion

[@mikeydubbs8565]

@Barry Frye hahaha didn’t see your comment

[@Turtledove2009]

@@mikeydubbs8565 John wrote that for a reason, which he gave in another interview. He really was the walrus.

[@jameskennedy721]

Yoko is Japanese , and witnessed the war and its devastation as a child . She put on art exhibits in which the audience was encouraged to participate in the art . John attended one exhibit , and it blew his mind . Soon , they were a couple . She was right next to him when he was killed .

[@nahte-]

Matter of fact. She was always next to him. She never seemed to leave…

[@spt4803]

​@@nahte- beside the hate for her, thats true love

[@yomo1690]

John Lennon " working class hero" is a great one to talk about.

[@basedsalty6970]

I still remember that day when Jhon was shot outside is home next his wife Yoko. How sad some say that was the day music died

[@Sandmann6627777]

The King - "Working class hero " (Lennon Cover) remember where you came from!

[@daemondif7051]

That is a great one

[@lee6198]

@@basedsalty6970 I was 11 yrs old and remember it clearly. I was just getting into Beatles and their solo stuff. When I saw it on the news I just cried and cried. I saw the outpouring of absolute grief all over the world. That is when I realized how powerful music could be.

[@basedsalty6970]

@@lee6198 yes the outpouring was instantaneous I remember how mad my father was he had a big Beatles collection. We all grew up listening to there music and when that came on the news my heart sank. What a senseless tragedy a man of peace trying to make a difference in his music to reach others I no it spoke to me.

[@ORION2180]

Nice pick. "Mother" would be a fine pick as well.

[@nickkraitor6560]

Yes, Mother

[@SoCalDan530]

Yeah Mother was great

[@nathanrodriguez914nr]

Super emotional.

[@lakenneth374]

Barbara Steinstand covered the song "Mother", also the song "Well".

[@achannel1818]

The first 2 lines of the song had me like 😭😭😭

[@PerpetualArt]

This is my favorite Lennon song. The basic "church" chord progression that worked so well for John. RIP John Lennon.

[@bigkuriboh3814]

As a truly avid Beatles Fan, this is the most heart breaking, yet beautiful songs ever.

[@MaddogJones]

It's all about denouncing "Idols", anything that is not yourself.

[@nigelmurphy6761]

And the whole concept of myths which john said himself.

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

​@@avemaria832no

[@rhwinner]

This song, imho, isn't about God - it's about John Lennon....

[@s34cea75]

They're the same person let's be real

[@johnhill762]

No religion. No idols. No worship. Just trust yourself. Lennon was a genius. And his message is perfect. Eternally wise.

[@jackal59]

This is one of the greatest vocal performances in all of rock music.

[@yesi2117]

hes great but not the greatest for sure.

[@DNGINFORMANT]

This is one of the greatest albums of all time

[@kingz8681]

John Lennon, Jim Morrison, JImi Jendrix... all of these guys were on another level. They were on another frequency. Makes me wonder if it's not a coincidence they were all taken from us... from the world.

[@bunkerbill]

I love all the songs on this album. Oh my love by lennon is fantastic too. Give that a listen.

[@stuarttusspot4769]

What Vin calls 'metaphysical' is actually what we call an abstraction but it doesn't to be divine in nature. Love is a concept, doesn't mean it has to be divine or metaphysical. We use abstract concepts in order to understand the world around us...

[@backbeat44]

Lennon believed god or godliness came from within. Similar to the Zen saying, ‘if you meet Buddha in the road, kill him’ the idea being to kill that notion as Buddha can only be found from within. One has to BE the teaching not just read it. And that is concept of the song ‘God’. Like the opening line of ‘I am the Walrus’, ‘I am he, as you are he, as you are me, and we are all together’ also much like Lennon’s great song, ‘Instant Karma’ - the idea being, take responsibility, don't put it on someone else. 'it's up to you, ya you'

[@davidholder6570]

"I don't believe in Zimmerman." Robert Allen Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan wrote two songs that I know of that you have reacted to, 'Along the Watchtower done by Jimi Hendrix, and 'Knockin on Heaven's Door' done by Guns and Roses.

[@LaStarza61]

The geniuses probably don't know who Bob Dylan is either. If they know the name, you know they don't know ANYTHING about him!

[@lllexoduslll]

Listen to the Beatles: "In My Life", "A Day In The Life" and "Across The Universe".

[@lorifrantz1127]

In My Life is one of my favorites

[@Airestotle09]

Probably more powerful than Imagine. Incredible piece of music

[@JayKFilmz]

It wasnt about money or who was the star . The were all stars by than. It was about 4 guys who lived for years together as a band and it was just them no one else . They slept in vans together , they did everything together as a group . They often said it was them and everyone else was outside. Also no other wives were allowed in that circle. Until Yoko crashed it with Johns blessing . No that doesnt make her the devil just the wedge who started spreading that hole that was developing between the previously tight knit unit of 4 friends and band mates. She took the blunt of that wrongfully. Forrest Gump really thats your history for one of the most tumultuous decades in history lol ok....You might want to investigate the Statement John made in 1966 when he said "We are more popular then Jesus" which caused an uproar worldwide and led to album bannings ,bonfires and death threats in the US. The album this was from was Johns Primal Scream therapy that he was undergoing whereby you scream out your internal sufferings. Hence his tearing down of all earthly and outer earthly perceived GODS.....The dream was the Beatles and Love he was the voice of the Peace and love movement . Like the song said ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE....Thats why he is saying I was the dreamweaver but now im just me...Get over Beatle fans... PS I dont think you understand the influence of The Beatles on a generation ...

[@basedsalty6970]

Yea.... when that plane landed at JFK international airport in 1964 was the pivotal moment of Beatlemania....when the Beatles would preform live teenage girls would shudder and cry while shaking their heads. The journerlests and reporters were always right following close by trying to get a story and photographer trying to get a picture ... the Beatles soon began to get tired of being so famous. It's a shame it went the way the way it did because...who knows..... if Jhon hadn't been murdered they had might have been special reunion shows way down line who knows alot bands work out there differences and do that for there fans

[@lee6198]

not A generation such as one generation but ALL GENERATIONS SINCE. My teenage years were the 80s and I am a Metalhead and I love the Beatles. (i like most music, I can not limit myself) I am a teacher. Pre K. I always play the Beatles for my kids. I am making sure there is always a new generation that loves them.

[@Turtledove2009]

@@lee6198 Thank you for doing that.

[@jimbocurtain]

Three towering talents and an innovative drummer totally ruled the planet for ten years. Ther was no manager, no one ego. They were pissed off at Yoko but Paul's kids were at the Let It Be sessions too... This is his manifesto for his future and the message to the Messianic fans that there would be no reunion.

[@PerpetualArt]

Yes, he was the Walrus, one of the kings of pop culture. Probably one of the the biggest icons of his time.

[@129robertp]

The Dream of the Beatles and the 60's was over for him at age 30. So young now that I look back on it. I was only 18 at the time of this recording.

[@cjstryder5441]

"The Dream is Over" If he only knew.

[@livesalone]

😢

[@johnmorrison9758]

You had to be there I guess, lol. Today, it would be hard to imagine how much the Beatles meant. Their break up was a monumental time and you can hear the pain and angst in a lot of the songs by John and Paul right after, and this is one of those. There are several songs by both that are them speaking to each other via songs...some humorous and some a bit biting. John wrote several songs after the Beatles that really dealt with different painful things in his life. Even during the Beatles, his songs were always about something he was going through in his personal life. "Help" is a great early example and the lyrics show his desperation at the time, trying to cope with all that was happening around him.

[@sdoren_9074]

God is a concept by which we measure our pain. A lot of non practicing Catholics/Christians/people in general only call on gods help when things in their life are bad or at their absolute worst. They never pray or acknowledge god when things are going good, but all of a sudden, a family member or friend is in the hospital with a threat of death, what's the 1st thing they do? Pray for gods help. So it's a way to measure their pain. God is a concept by which we measure our pain.

[@maengun2091]

Probably my favorite post Beatles solo song

[@robaquarian]

Maybe hes ok with the ideas of Buddha but he doesn't believe in personality cult.

[@garywile9298]

Fairly good analysis for people who don't know John

[@anthonyfergerson3444]

The plastic ono band is probably my favorite album ever.

[@11382002thx]

His thoughts were too much for most people to grasp. He often just wrote from the hip. Songs like this one show his absolute genius. More than what a lot of music that is made today, also Yoko had nothing to do with the break up of the Beatles. His relation to him not believing in the Beatles was his moving on with his life is all.

[@Raskolnikov1705]

Pleas more John Lennon. Jealous Guy, Instant Karma or Beautiful Boy

[@bobwoolerOriGinal]

Great take on this song by Vin, his general knowledge about Lennon/Beatles considered. Working Class Hero and Mother from the same album (also known as the Primal Scream therapy-album) would be good food for both Sori and him.

[@keithwilson1554]

I lived in this time and Woman were not treated as Equals and John and Yoko fought against all those Stupid stereotypes. She sat in their Let it Be sessions quietly mostly because she had just had a miscarriage so wanted to be close to her partner. In the New version of the Film you will see other partners and their kids were there too. Alan Klein screwed the Beatles and Paul saw it for the disaster it was so had to break up the Beatles. The Beatles did many firsts like getting control of their Music and production allowing them and other artists to indulge in their talent. They stopped segregated audiences at their concerts, they had the first Stadium concert. They accepted people from all walks of life and included that in their songs. They did Kids Songs and songs for their Elders and early experimental music...mostly on 4 tracks.They deflated egos and the pomposity of Leaders. John and Yoko did interviews together as equals and spread the message of equality and Peace as an Alternative to the Far Right Dream of Eternal War and everyone should be quiet and in their place.

[@barrya355]

Your faces when the song dropped ! 😂. Loving you're shows /reactions. Keep them coming !

[@megbarry9808]

I see the song as just questioning the things we worship in life, not just the Christian God that many of us believe, but the many things in life that we worship, government leaders, musicians, and so on. There’s the focus on taking care of himself and those around him, “I just believe in me.... Yoko and me”, before worshipping these other things in life. I don’t think it’s a disrespect to any of those beliefs, it’s just there to make you think about what it is you worship. Also referring to himself as the Walrus takes reference from the Beatles song, I Am The Walrus.

[@robaquarian]

People in the 60s went eastern because of LSD. Not because they just wanted to get away form western religion. Buddhism is about oneness with God just not a personal God.

[@steve55sogood16]

The recently released short clip of the Beatles, filmed around the time of the break up, shows how well they still were, together! The break up wasn't anyone's "fault", just a natural event that we all go through, at some time! I think John was searching, and trying to define himself!

[@jerrymcclintic1779]

You've got to understand the Beatles just broke up i think john was letting go of all the pain that had built up.this was his way of letting it out

[@colintroy3831]

17:25 The cheek of it! An American telling the world an Englishman mispronounces English! 🤣

[@peytonwilliams3107]

Well I mean, tarot isn’t an English word, it’s French, so yeah, John mispronounced it

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

​@@peytonwilliams3107no

[@FolkSongsEtAl]

It just sounds to me like he's talking about getting back to normal after the dreamlike altered reality of being in the Beatles. As for all the names he mentioned, he's just trying to say that he doesn't think any of those things can be depended on, or have a whole mature life based around relying on them - whether it's worshipping other people, or religions. It's a good song. I doubt the Beatles could have kept going, it was a hugely busy time for them all, and there was probably a lot of stress being part of the Beatles, and they needed a break or get back to a slightly more normal life, and possibly to revive their creativity.

[@edwinbrashear7729]

Another thought or two if I may. When I use the word "context" I am in some ways speaking of where ones head is at when they actually write their thoughts, it only reflects where they're at in that moment of time, not necessarily where they "stay" so to speak. Even C.S. Lewis, one of the most renowned defenders in history of Christianity was at one point an atheist. As someone that has been writing poetry & prose all my life I often am shocked by my own older observations in a piece I wrote. Everything is transcendental including our thoughts at the moment. God Bless...You both did a wonderful job on this one...PLH-ELB

[@paulsullivan1650]

What he means by "The dream is over" is a message to his fans that the Beatles are finished. Please get on with your lives... By the way, when he mentions "Zimmerman," that's Bob Dylan.

[@johnroop9625]

I feel this song is talking about the dualism of life,where we live in a "conceptual world" AND a physical world that "PUNCHES YOU IN THE FACE"!

[@peeweewallabowski7084]

Should we tell Vin about John? 🤔 a interview might be tricky 😉 Helloween ☆ Keeper of the seven keys 🎃

[@tampawakos]

Depending on the level of the painful situation you're going through, reflects the same level you need God to help you get through the bad ordeal. (That was Lennons answer to what he meant by saying that in the song.)

[@Spawnofme]

“14:42” yes you’re right. he called himself the walrus because the Beatles wrote a song called “I am the walrus” he also said on an interview that he sings in a poetic way, so who knows what he really means on his lyrics. there’s so many interpretations

[@paulrebori2395]

It was a way of saying the Beatles were done for good. A large part of the world mourned,

[@nordg7086]

He’s just saying he don’t believe is false idols he only trust himself

[@TheNewSoda]

Yoko is Japanese- American And The Beatles started to break up before Yoko and John dated (When Byan their manager died) Being a beatle was socially killing John Lennon Yoko simplely give John a chance to be John Lennon

[@yasaminpanahi5572]

Compelety AGREE

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

Just japanese who lived in america and England. She wasn't born in America or had american family. Her accent is still thick af😂

[@achannel1818]

Imagine hearing this whilst grieving the end of Beatlemania.

[@MarkTitus420]

The best way to get any perspective of this song is the knowing of the times that this song was written in. It was the end of the insane late 60's and John was right out of the Beatles and going through a heavy spiritual and personal transition. My understanding of God is this: God is a process. God is everything and everyone he mentions in his song. God is everything and everyone that has ever existed and that ever will exist into eternity, the yin and the yang, the alpha and omega, the all in all. To quote a bible passage: "Ye are all Gods" Psalms 82. The Beatles broke up because their journey had run its course and it was time to live the next chapter in their lives. What is that crazy light going on behind you? I want one of those.

[@brianalmeida1964]

The opening line of the song came about because of a conversation John had with his friend, Elliot Mintz. Elliot brought up the correlation between being poor and religiosity. In other words, the poorer the nation or person, the more religious they are. Apparently, John immediately simplified this complex interconnection into "God is a concept by which we measure our pain."

[@sdmfanthony5649]

The final section describes Lennon's change since the break-up of the Beatles. While the Beatles were basically his family throughout the 1960s, he states that he is no longer the "Dreamweaver" or "The Walrus", but just "John". The final line of the song, "The dream is over" represents Lennon's stance that the myth "the Beatles were God" had come to an end. "If there is a God," Lennon explained, "we're all it."

[@danglenzig]

God is a concept how we measure our pains. That means how religious people are when it fills our need. When your not in pain, your not praying to your good to make it better. But when your in need you Come back. So he says. Its an consept. Its not real. Its your own saviour to survive.

[@ericmoore6769]

Atheists are good people. We are happy. We say that our transformative "freedom from religion" is the greatest weight of our shoulders. A deeper happiness. We make our own meaning.

[@Christian_Willoughby]

Theres a difference between religion and spirituality

[@peteaxe2067]

Ok Reddit

[@litearllyjustwater]

I’m happy you guys decided to give Lennon another shot, though I still disagree with the claim of preachiness, Vin! Still am hoping one day you guys will do Bob Dylan, he was a lyrical monster, and there is a reason why he was the first 20th century musician to win a Nobel prize in literature, and “It’s Alright Ma (I’m only bleeding)” is prob like 90% of why.

[@JamesGreen-bf4jy]

Could you react to George Harrison's All Things Must Pass. You'd love that one fo sho.

[@dahveed72]

This was someone who was utterly tired of all the bullshit. He deserved a few more decades.

[@first99967]

Dr. Arthur Janos of The Primal Institute claims that John had rented a house in Bel Air. There they talked about God. Dr. Janos was going on and on about how people who were in the most pain tended to need the most gods or the presence of God in their lives. John replied, “So God is s concept by which we measure our pain.” Dr. Janos points out how succinctly and efficiently John summarized what he was trying to convey.

[@yomo1690]

Listen to "Love" by Lennon (sorta confirms what ya'll sayin) and listen to "beautiful boy" a song he wrote about his son he had with Yoko. Maybe Vin could sing it to Orion!!

[@paulmccartneystoenail4897]

His name was Shawn. He also had a son named Julian.

[@yomo1690]

@@paulmccartneystoenail4897 sean* and julian was from a previous relationship. Hey Jude was about Julian which McCartney wrote.

[@paulmccartneystoenail4897]

yo mo- Yes, Sean. (It autocorrected for some reason and I didn’t even realize it 😂😂) Yes, I know, Sean was Cynthia’s son. (I think) And Hey Jude was Paul’s song.

[@paulmccartneystoenail4897]

What’s your point, though?

[@yomo1690]

@@paulmccartneystoenail4897 trying to inspire Vin and Sori to listen to more Beatles. They need all the info they can get, i mean Vin didn't even know John was dead!!!

[@markrodeo420]

yoko ono is from japan, and survived hiroshima and was a badass. she is a classically train pianist, and co-wrote most of john's best solo stuff. she criminally under appreciated and misunderstood. also there actually was no dead wait in the case of the beatles. they all have amazing solo albums.

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

this song is John trying to recover his personal identity after the wild ride he had been on with Beatlemania.... as great and important as the Beatles were, they had gotten huge and popular to a degree that was absolutely absurd, and people were placing outrageous expectations on them... this song is John telling people to come back to earth, and to recover his life and focus on his relationship with Yoko... what does he believe in? .... he believes in finding himself, and in his love for the person he had chosen as his life partner.

[@emperorpicard6474]

"God is a concept by which we measure our pain" John is trying to say that people use god (or other believes such as kennedy, kings etc) to fill a hole (i.e. pain) in their life, the bigger the hole the more god they need. By saying that he "only believes in Yoko and me", he is saying that he has no more holes, no more pain, he has everything that he needs, he is truly happy.

[@moritz3637]

Yeah thats the message! No more to say

[@benwebb4424]

Ono is Japanese, Vin. The name doesn't even sound Chinese. If you didn't preface that with "going to sound ignorant" I would tell you that conflating all Asians with each other is pretty racist. Good luck on that interview. #WebbWeek #MakeTheChurros

[@timothyvolkmann8259]

John Lennon was always searching for "The Answer". Most of the items he references are things he tried, often very publicly. The conclusion he came to, after his obsessive search is that the only thing you need is belief in yourself and someone you love. By the way, the Hitler line is saying "I may not believe in some of the things you do, but that doesn't make me evil".

[@nicolasjorgesorabilla6413]

Working class hero!! Amazing song by John strong lyrics.

[@PerpetualArt]

They should research the Beatles before he assumes that he knows. John Lennon didn't join the Plastic Ono band, he named his band after his wife.

[@robertmartin1807]

The Beatles were already falling apart. Lennon claims they fell apart when there manager died. He also claimed he wanted to leave the Beatles when the band was in its prime. He always wanted to meet an artist who had a strong personality, and he found that in yoko.

[@tallmn1957]

A dreamweaver is on who creates a dream. The Beatles was John's band, he created then. So he was the dreamweaver but now he's reborn. He wrote and sang "lI Am The Walrus so sang "I was the walrus but now I'm John. And so dear friends, you'll just have to carry on. The dream is over". The Beatles just broke up. Its his delaration of the break-up. Its a sad sobg for Beathes fans. And John's not preaching on Imagine. He asking us to imagine a would with and without certain things.

[@PerpetualArt]

15:40 He's definitely figuring out how Lennon thinks. Thank God.

[@ronfowlermusic]

Thank who?

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

​@@ronfowlermusicgita

[@JoelWende]

There was no dead weight in The Beatles. They were four people who were kids, grew into men, and went their separate ways. They all had very successful solo careers also.

[@tristanshaw9242]

John is saying that god is nothing more than a term we use to explain the things that are wrong in our lives not an actual deity.

[@Turtledove2009]

Wonderful discussion; very brave of Christians to take on this song. Thank you for taking the time to think about it. John was a poet and a searcher. He went through difficult phases in his life and had to find his own reason for being. He shared his journey with us, whether we were on the same journey or not, and I think it was cathartic for him. With regard to atheism, I think what we have faith in is pure love. We haven't assigned a deity to it but we believe that love is the only salvation of the human race. Perhaps we use gods across religions to put a face on "love", e.g., Jesus or whoever, which means we're all sort of on the same page but it's the language that divides us. Love for each other, the planet, the universe....it is the meaning of life. Perhaps this transcends death and provides fuel for the future? I haven't a clue, but witnessing love given and received in this world is the most beautiful and heartwarming experience for me. Raised Roman Catholic but never believed in a god. Tried but couldn't. I totally believe in the power of love though. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and for allowing me to share mine with you.

[@PerpetualArt]

Its cool to see that the Beatles are in family debate all over, every day.

[@robdavidson1876]

Yoko is Japanese not Chinese and you guys sort of got the point but not quite!Zimmerman is Bob Dylans real name!God is about Lennons rejection of myth!

[@edwinbrashear7729]

Another reaction video that due to no fault of your own has no real context...This album is the greatest ever of the entire rock era, and maybe all eras...It was the first of its kind...So personal and honest...IMHO...PLB

[@scottharper6593]

Your godfearing ass face is fucking priceless brother😂😂😂

[@AleisterCrowley.]

2:35 I think this is possibly the only actual genuine first time hearing any song reaction vid I have seen on youtube, I nearly choked my beer at the initial surpressed anger. I watched it the whole way through and at first I thought you were going to skirt the whole point of the song but you got to it about midway had some mild discussion before moving the convo onto me me me with a lot of physical self reinforcement like mimicing breastfeeding by touching lips, same thing with fingers and beads and general nervousness. I do not mean it in a critical way I just find it interesting peoples reaction when what they hold to be true is challenged, Im sure I would react in the same way if someone told me the sky is green, because I know it is generally blue. My take on this song is he is saying you do not need any pre ordained system of the culture you were born into to realize God. He's saying it's all in your head as imagination, which without going into specifics, it basically is. I should say here perhaps that I don't believe in God, I know "it" to be real. Good video though thankyou I really enjoyed it. God Bless John Lennon.

[@ericmoore6769]

Atheist classic ! Thanks for doing plenty of vids for us Atheists. Always a cool channel.

[@understone]

I don't think this should be considered as an atheist commentary. It's a commentary on the self and lack of dependence on outside views

[@scottiethegreat74]

Yoko was not Chinese, she was Japanese. And your step dad is wrong, she didn't break up the Beatles, she was just a convenient scapegoat for people!! All 4 of the Beatles had families they wanted to be with, and they were all finding different musical paths to follow!! After working together for so many years, they all needed space to grow on their own!!

[@southernwanderer7912]

After the breakup of the Beatles, John Lennon was disillusioned about everything he loved. He no longer believed in Jesus, Elvis and Zimmerman (Bob Dylan) among other things he didn't believe in. (For example, Yoko Ono believed in Numerology.) Lennon was brought up in the Christian church. He loved Elvis and Bob Dylan. Not to mention, Paul had betrayed him over the Beatles breakup. It was a rough period in his life. This song conveys that.

[@benmoen]

Thanks guys I enjoyed this very much.

[@jaylevy2108]

Got to check out "Mother" from the same album! Very raw.... Very real! You may also appreciate his message in Instant Karma!

[@michaelmoran2421]

John and especially George got I to eastern religion. George stayed with it John decided it was fake and turned on it. (Theres a lot more to it that. That but that sums it up)

[@basedsalty6970]

How about doing a Beatles week guys

[@AlexSolomon91]

Ned flanders said himself, "the Beatles were bigger than jesus", so John Lennon was god, maybe? I dunno

[@hiddeninanxiety2265]

John was a man who had stripped all the elements from his life to focus on his family and live the life he needed to....

[@Necroticnarcosis]

was it john lennon who said women are N of the world i might remember wrong

[@incredulousdisbelief9841]

I believe that was a Yoko Ono song.

[@markbrubaker5310]

@@incredulousdisbelief9841 no, it wasn't. She inspired it, but he wrote it.

[@Leon-cd1iy]

How do you feel about that

[@futurereflections4097]

Deep thinking. Even deeper than John intended I think. He’s not dissing everything he doesn’t believe in- he even mentions Bob Dylan “Zimmerman” and the Beatles. The point is to believe in yourself before anything else. Be true to yourself first.

[@stevehirsch8413]

Part if this tune is also about depression... when you don't or cant believe in anything anymore, BELIVE IN YOURSELF...

[@monkmchorning]

"God" is John's reminder that we choose our beliefs and our choices are our own right and responsibility. That's all. Good catch picking up on the gospel cadence. John understood irony.

[@michaelwirth6843]

This is one of those songs that are bigger than life!

[@overthewebb]

John is just trying to find himself in this song and I'm not religious. But he's not being disrespectful. It seems to me and kinda clear he's had enough of everything around him when he wrote it.

[@luthierjustin1]

How’s getting that interview with John coming?

[@metalhead7840]

luthierjustin1 😂😂😂

[@charliegorman1797]

😂🤣😂🥃