John Lennon - Whatever Gets You Thru The Night Reaction

[@kahlodiego5299]

The whole album "Walls and Bridges" is great.

[@owen1213]

This was Lennon's only solo no.1 single in the U.S.during his lifetime.

[@kahlodiego5299]

That was a very eighties style saxaphone. Please play "What you got" my other favorite from that album.

[@ghichens3418]

Ahh ! It was OK . Got it on John Lennons Hits Album . Have not played it for about 15 years !

[@jacquelineperry1960]

Love you guys. Thanks for cheering me up. Jackie in Chester UK❤

[@JamesDickson-vs5of]

I agree it's got city feel about it , very young Americans, bowiesque 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️

[@kevindobson6568]

My 2 top fav John Lennon songs are Woman & Just like starting over 😊

[@derekmeade6350]

Love hearing him harmonising with Elton John, and loved Elton’s piano work

[@SPKdesign1]

I quite liked Lennons stuff, Yoko on the other hand...

[@johnandrews3151]

This song is actually a duet with Elton John but Elton did not care about the credits. He and John Lennon were actually friends and made a bet on wether the song would hit #1. Elton won that bet and as a result, John had to pay up by performing the song live with Elton on stage, his first appearance in concert since the Beatles broke up!😮😊. This live performance with John and Elton can be found on KZbin.

[@johnboylan3591]

No it's not.

[@rjaraneta913]

"Whatever Gets You thru The Night" was one of his biggest hits! It was John's first #1 hit single in the US as a solo artist. Drawings are by John.

[@mjm5081]

🙏❤🌹 John 🌹❤🙏

[@johnchrysostomon6284]

I love "Walls and Bridges" - I have the original on vinyl LP which has a complex cover that opens as two panels/flaps over the front. This is a duet with Elton John

[@davidellis5141]

I purchased this single when I was a kid & really liked it. Nice upbeat tune 👌.

[@TZ61]

Whenever I see something like 'ultimate mix 2020' attached to a song I get a little scared as to what they did to this song. I recently listened to the Ed Stasium mix of the classic album "Tim" by one of my favorite bands The Replacements. I like what he did with it, but I've been hearing some dissenting opinions on that, but, for me, the album that I first heard back in 1985 was still there, as is the case with 'Whatever gets you thru the Night' here. This is from the album "Walls and Bridges" which also contains one of my favorite John solo tracks '#9 Dream. Thanks for the upload.

[@cyclops60]

Great upbeat song! The Beatles were an impossible act for the guys to follow with their solo careers but they still produced plenty of great tunes. Some of John's that spring to mind are: - Working Class hero, #9 Dream, Mind Games, Instant Karma, Beautiful boy. Cheers.

[@ericanderson8886]

Always liked this one. There's a vid of Elton and John performing this at a concert out there.

[@craigalden9416]

This song was part of a bet between John and Elton John…. Elton said that this would be a Number 1 for John which it became…. And John had to make an appearance and play live with Elton…. John’s last live appearance…. November 29 1974….and Elton also recorded Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds which was a hit for Elton….. and thanks for pronouncing my name correctly….👍🇦🇺.

[@kahlodiego5299]

I ❤ NYC - but I lived there in the eighties.

[@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83]

I remember this quite well. Never cared for it until news of Lennon's assassination came in. Suddenly his worked became important to me. I've been to New York a few times in the 80's, 90's and 2000's. Wasn't quite the same after 911. I feel like I have asked for this song in the past, but Gillian and I are keen to see a reaction for Phil Seymour - Precious To Me (Friday night in the video room). Phil Seymour was an American one hit wonder. Us Countdown kids pushed his song into the Australian Top 20. I feel we probably should ask for a reaction to some international songs that only got to be hits in Australia due to the power of the Countdown kids. The song was also a hit in America, but again.. it was us that got it into the Australian singles charts. Perhaps mention that in your intro. Phil Seymour - Precious To Me (Friday night in the video room) Cheers, Hayley

[@davidellis5141]

I second that nomination.

[@wayne_twentyfive]

I third that nomination ! .. Absolutely love "Precious To Me" .. And the self-titled album it came from is fantastic .. Full of catchy songs, well sung by Phil.

[@davidellis5141]

I'll echo thd countdown kid & request Precious To Me by Phil Seymour. Phil was in the Dwight Twilley Band who had an excellent hit called I'm On Fire which is classic power pop.

[@gjp8734]

🐐

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

Not one of my favourite songs by, John Lennon, but still a good song. A couple of my favourites of his, "Jealous Guy" which was covered well by 'Roxy Music', and "She's Leaving Home" ('The Beatles') which was covered by 'Bryan Ferry' funnily enough, perhaps suitable for a future Wednesday?

[@courtneywallace871]

My favorite Lennon solo song. The story goes that Lennon was a little miffed that he hadn’t had a number one hit as a solo artist. Elton John who did this song with him, guaranteed that it would go to number one and it did. You should do Be My Yoko Ono by Barenaked Ladies. Hilarious song.

[@hanierfamily]

When I (Chris) was in a cover band in the early 90's, we covered Be My Yoko Ono when we discovered that all of us band mates could harmonize. The Barenaked Ladies were huge here.

[@courtneywallace871]

@@hanierfamily ❤️

[@courtneywallace871]

BNL is my second favorite Canadian band next to Rush.

[@l.salisbury1253]

In an unrelated topic: Since you like doing "comparison" videos how 'bout comparing Archie Bell's 1968 single "there's gonna be a showdown" with the New York Dolls' 1874 cover? Archie Bell is remembered for his '68 hit "tighten up"- which isn't really a song; it's him MCing a dance contest. (Don't know why that was his only massive hit- he did have MUCH better 45s than that!) The Dolls need NO introduction!

[@bugsby4663]

Great reaction as always. Have you guys done PJ Harvey yet? She is a very interesting and creative artist. I would recommend Down By the Water, This Mess We're in (with Thom Yorke), White Chalk or Oh My Lover (John Peel version)

[@hanierfamily]

we will add them to the list

[@stevenboettcher4796]

This song is a duet with Elton John.

[@michaeldooley5398]

I like some of John Lennon solo work mind games and number 9 dream classics , this one not my favourite .

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

There’s no question I lean more toward the McCartney end of the famous writing partnership and it’s probably contentious to say but by the time 71 was over John for me was done as a hit maker, in fact he was overshadowed by Paul those last 2 years in The Beatles writing and focus wise . I was already familiar with this but it didn’t register at the time with me and nothings changed 50 years later imho 🤷‍♂️ 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Starburst_Candy]

In terms of quality, McCartney was leagues ahead of Lennon. That is also true of George Harrison who wrote much better songs than Lennon. Lennon's songs to me, were all about chucking his toys out of his pram.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@Starburst_Candy in my view Starburst he just ran out of ideas once Yoko came along - just checked out n was mailing it in for those last 2 years . No question he was the dominant writer in the early years , but from Sgt Pepper onwards that flipped .. imho ✊ ( Btw - Col n Sir G have been boring me about their spanner collections and amusing Swarfega tales on a thread I started , they don’t listen to me , could you have a word please ? 😝- they won’t know I’ve grassed them as I’ve put this part in brackets , so it’s all good ! 😂😂) .. yes I agree McCartney was the better overall songwriter 👌 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ricardo_miguel13]

John has by far the most timeless classics, Pauls (good) hits won‘t be remembered sadly but John will!

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@ricardo_miguel13 💯 disagree Ricardo , but that’s cool , music is subjective . But Yesterday , Let it Be and Hey Jude to name only 3 will always be timeless classics . In terms of Macca songs covered , Yesterday is far and away the biggest ever . Nice that your backing your preference Ricardo , but your just plain wrong on this one mate . ✊ 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Starburst_Candy]

@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering 🤣😀😃😄😁

[@heathcornbeef]

Kia Ora hello my friends how are you doing? I don't want to make you jealous but Tori and i are going to a free Katchafire gig today at Auckland Mt Smart stadium YIPPEE all ages free gig YIPPEE

[@hanierfamily]

have a great time!

[@Starburst_Candy]

In my opinion, the least talented of the Beatles. His later work was mainly that of an angry man.

[@Starburst_Candy]

@@Owlstretchingtime78 I stand by what I said. If you want to try and pick fault with everything that everyone says, well that's up to you. Is it a congenital flaw or something that affects you only?

[@Starburst_Candy]

@@Owlstretchingtime78 So says you. Are you always so argumentative? You can only speak for yourself and not the rest of the world!

[@Starburst_Candy]

@@Owlstretchingtime78 There's something very ugly about people who try to browbeat others and who then become abusive when they fail to do so. If I was you, I would get a full refund from the charm school.

[@Starburst_Candy]

@@Owlstretchingtime78 And here we go again!

[@colrhodes377]

​@Owlstretchingtime78 The person giving the thumbs up was me. I agree with SC that you do tend to be argumentative.

[@craigalden9416]

This song was part of a bet between John and Elton John…. Elton said that this would be a Number 1 for John which it became…. And John had to make an appearance and play live with Elton…. John’s last live appearance…. November 29 1974….and Elton also recorded Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds which was a hit for Elton….. and thanks for pronouncing my name correctly….👍🇦🇺.