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Why Bob Dylan’s “basic” songs made John Lennon feel better

    Why Bob Dylan’s “basic” songs made John Lennon feel better

Beatlemania may have ruled Britannia in the 1960s, but just across the Atlantic Ocean, the decade was defined by a different genre: North America had found itself deep in a

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The band John Lennon said The Beatles would “pretend to be”

    The band John Lennon said The Beatles would “pretend to be”

By the end of the 1960s, The Beatles started becoming sick of each other. While the band’s attempts to get back to their roots may have worked out well on

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How Bob Dylan helped John Lennon combat his own emotions

    How Bob Dylan helped John Lennon combat his own emotions

There was a significant turn in the way John Lennon approached songwriting in 1964. Before that, Lennon was more or less churning out love songs with an eye toward commercial

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“He looked like a tramp but he was John’s dad”: John Lennon Felt Embarrassed After His Estranged Father Confessed His Financial Troubles Sitting in His Lavish House – FandomWire

    “He looked like a tramp but he was John’s dad”: John Lennon Felt Embarrassed After His Estranged Father Confessed His Financial Troubles Sitting in His Lavish House – FandomWire

John Lennon was the legendary singer and songwriter, who became a global phenomenon through his association with the iconic Beatles band. He was its founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist, and rhythm

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The song Paul McCartney wrote to annoy John Lennon

    The song Paul McCartney wrote to annoy John Lennon

John Lennon and Paul McCartney were an unstoppable songwriting force. Over the course of their partnership, around 180 songs were

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The album Ozzy Osbourne has played “thousands of times”

    The album Ozzy Osbourne has played “thousands of times”

The psychedelic ramblings of John Lennon have inspired countless musicians. One of the most celebrated songwriters to come out of

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The song that made John Lennon “angry” with George Harrison

    The song that made John Lennon “angry” with George Harrison

Rubber Soul was seen as a major turning point for The Beatles as it signalled an increasing maturity in terms

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Brian Wilson Forgot He Met John Lennon 3 Times At The Same Party Due To Drugs: “…Toasted By Demons & Lost In A Fog Of Fragility”

    Brian Wilson Forgot He Met John Lennon 3 Times At The Same Party Due To Drugs: “…Toasted By Demons & Lost In A Fog Of Fragility”

Brian Wilson was so drug-addled he forgot he had met John Lennon three times at the same party.The Beach Boys

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John Lennon Missing Patek Philippe Watch Resurfaces | Hypebeast

    John Lennon Missing Patek Philippe Watch Resurfaces | Hypebeast

Prior to John Lennon‘s tragi assassination in 1980, his wife Yoko Ono gifted him with a Patek Philippe watch for

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Edinburgh’s links to The Beatles legend John Lennon to be celebrated with plaque at family home in Murrayfield

    Edinburgh’s links to The Beatles legend John Lennon to be celebrated with plaque at family home in Murrayfield

Much has been written about John Lennon’s links to Edinburgh over the years – and now a plan is afoot to have a plaque erected on a residential street in

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