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The one song John Lennon refused to release as a single

    The one song John Lennon refused to release as a single

Any artist wants to reach the broadest audience possible whenever making one of their classics. It’s hard to get even one person to wrap their head around what you’re trying

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The one line John Lennon thought was too cheesy to use

    The one line John Lennon thought was too cheesy to use

The Beatles always had a great way of balancing each other out throughout their time together. Even if not every song was a winner, it was always better to have

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The Beatles cover that John Lennon loved more than any other

    The Beatles cover that John Lennon loved more than any other

One of the strangest things about being an artist must be hearing other people sing your songs. Especially when music is so often deeply personal, and when it appears as

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The John Lennon song he compared to ‘Like A Rolling Stone’

    The John Lennon song he compared to ‘Like A Rolling Stone’

In the immediate years after The Beatles split, John Lennon’s relationships with his former bandmates became incredibly bitter. To some degree, it’s understandable that the collapse of the band you

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When did John Lennon quit The Beatles?

    When did John Lennon quit The Beatles?

Say what you like about the other three, but John Lennon was undeniably the most essential quarter of The Beatles,

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The “genius” film director John Lennon gifted $1million

    The “genius” film director John Lennon gifted $1million

In 1966, Yoko Ono unveiled a work titled ‘Yes’. At the top of a ladder hung a magnifying glass. When

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The band John Lenon ridiculed for criticising The Beatles

    The band John Lenon ridiculed for criticising The Beatles

Imagine being the biggest band in the world, plonked onto a precipice so lofty it was positively unprecedented in human

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John Lennon: Rock ‘n’ Roll Legend’s Devotion to Classic Sounds

    John Lennon: Rock ‘n’ Roll Legend’s Devotion to Classic Sounds

John Lennon was heavily influenced by American rock ‘n’ roll stars when he was in the Quarrymen, the band that

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On This Day in 2000, the FBI Released Documents Detailing Their Surveillance of John Lennon – American Songwriter

    On This Day in 2000, the FBI Released Documents Detailing Their Surveillance of John Lennon – American Songwriter

On this day (February 19) in 2000, the United States Supreme Court ordered the FBI to release documents detailing its

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The Wesleyan Argus | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band: An Unrelentingly Personal and Introspective Album

    The Wesleyan Argus | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band: An Unrelentingly Personal and Introspective Album

John Lennon had a rough childhood, and, some would argue, an even rougher life. Yes, fame and fortune may seem like guarantees for a fulfilling and carefree life, but this

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