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MySpace friends remember JOHN LENNON

JOHN WINSTON ONO LENNON

9 OCTOBER 1940 - 8 DECEMBER 1980

"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." ~ John Lennon, "9 Dream"

For those who have decided to visit here over this weekend, we'd like to throw a bit of a "virtual party" on MySpace to celebrate the music and life of John Lennon. Actually, a "virtual pot-luck" might be a more appropriate term, because the real work has been done by the MySpace friends listed here on our "top friends" list this weekend.

As many of you are aware, John Lennon was killed 27 years ago on 8 December 1980. We thought it would be good for all of us to pool together our own voices to show our own appreciation of the man that was John Lennon, an ordinary human being who believed passionately in an extraordinary message. John Lennon may no longer be on this earth, but, as Lennon himself said, peace and love are eternal.

What Angie and I have done is provided links with a bit of info on each of the following participants' MySpace page. There's plenty of goodies to peruse though: words, quotes, photos, music, videos all related to John Lennon. Maybe you can get together with friends, your spouse or partner, listen to the songs together, watch videos together, have your own John Lennon Remembrance in your own home this weekend.

I'd like to thank Aroha-Aotearoa for planting the little seed for this whole idea in our heads last week. And I would especially like to thank each and every one of you for contributing to this "virtual pot-luck"! Each voice counts: we all shine on!

peace! ~ josh and angie

JOKER ~ We've put up two John Lennon cover songs up: a rather rocking version of "Dear Prudence" and a more atmospheric version of "Love" (one of the most vulnerable songs Lennon ever wrote-- but you should really heard the original!). "Dear Prudence," incidentally, was one of Lennon's personal favourites of all his songs. Also, drop in on our blog entry HERE and you can use the comments section as a way of meeting fellow John Lennon fans, mention your favourite songs or give us your thoughts...

JOSHKIWI ~ This is Josh's personal page. He's posted some of his own thoughts on Lennon's and a few of his favourite lyrics in this blog entry HERE.

APPLE JAM (Beatles Tribute Band) ~ Apple Jam is a Beatles tribute band from Seattle, Washington. They do an excellent covers of "Instant Karma" and other songs. Check them out!

MADOOO ~ Do you want to hear Lennon as you've never heard him before? Madooo's covers of John Lennon/Bealtes have a totally different twist-- a mix of world music with a heavy Indian flavour, a sort of psychedelic hip-hop with a cosmic twist. Make sure to listen to his excellent cover of "You've Gotta Hide Your Luv Away."

SUZI Q ~ Suzy hails from Alabama and has a blog entry posted her own thoughts HERE on what John Lennon's life and music means to her. She's also got Lennon's "Happiness is a Warm Gun" on her page to listen to...

ALAN AS JOHN LENNON ~ Alan's alter-ego when on stage is John Lennon. He's got videos of him performing "Imagine," "Come Together," "Jealous Guy," "Instant Karma," and other songs. His official website is also HERE.

IMAGINE... JOHN LENNON ~ This tribute site is run by a California fan with a poignant song by Death by Depression which has samples from John Lennon interviews (with Dick Cavett I believe?-- not sure). She also has plenty of photos and videos up.

BEATLES RUSS IS BACK ~ Russ has loads of Beatles songs, videos, pictures, quotes and his own thoughts on the Beatles and chock full of all sorts of interesting info.

LAUREN LA-DI-DA ~ Lauren from Maine is also a John Lennon fan with a few pictures as a tribute to him.

DO YOU SEE WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT ~ Included here are several John Lennon and Bealtes songs (like "Watching the Wheels" and "Dear Prudence") and also a few videos as well, including a live acoustic guitar version of Lennon performing "Imagine."

JOHN LENNON 1980 ~ This tribute site has a video for Lennon's song "Woman" and also a good documentary on the relationship between John Lennon and Yoko Ono and other videos.

JOHN LENNON ~ This page has plenty of John Lennon songs to listen to, including his duet with Elton John, "Whatever Gets You Through the Night," the dreamy "9 Dream," his cool cover of Ben E. King's "Stand By Me," and many other great songs. Don't miss the video of "Mind Games" (but you might want to keep a hanky near you!). And also check out his very informative BLOG (and make sure to check out other people's Lennon artwork there too!).

JOHN LENNON TRIBUTE ~ Plenty of pics here to peruse through and a variety of Lennon songs, such as his collaboration with Elton John on "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," "Revolution" (the LOUD version!!), and "(Just Like) Starting Over."

JOHN LENNON - I AM NOT ~ Teemo is a musician and fan in the UK-- make sure you listen to his Audio welcome on his media player there. Some songs you can listen to there is: "Happy Xmas (War is Over)," the lovely "Julia," "Mother," "God," "Working Class Hero," "I Am the Walrus" and don't miss "The End" from Abbey Road. His site also includes the song "John Sinclair" (which led to some Nixon having John and Yoko being followed, their phone lines tapped and "immigration complications"-- becuase Lennon was perceived as a threat to the Nixon administration). And there's plenty videos too!

YOKO ONO ~ This is Yoko Ono's official MySpace page. There's an excellent documentary on the concept behind the Imagine Peace Tower in Reykjavik, Iceland-- a must-see! Make sure also to visit her Imagine Peace site HERE and send a wish!

THE BEATLES ~ Plenty of videos to watch and music to listen to here! A video on the making of Sgt. Peppers and trailers and other videos on the movie Help! and interviews with George Martin.