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John Lennon
(Just Like) Starting Over
Album: Lennon Legend: The Very Best Of John Lennon
Genres: Pop
This triumphant return to the recording studio signaled an end to John Lennon’s self-imposed hiatus from pop stardom, and gave fresh hope to longtime fans desperate for new material. |
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After years of dabbling in post-Fab Four art-rock, anti-mop-top scream therapy, and outspokenly political experimentation, former lead Beatle John Lennon voluntarily put an end to his career, stepped out of the limelight of celebrity, and disappeared into the darkness of civilian “obscurity.” For years, the planet suffered, as it appeared pop’s favorite son was more content to father his own child with Yoko Ono than entertain the rest of us with the creative wit and songwriting panache on which we’d come to rely for nearly two decades. But thankfully in 1980, the heavens smiled on rock ‘n’ roll fans the world over and this musical genius emerged from his self-imposed retirement and presented the universe with a priceless gift in the glorious disc Double Fantasy. This shamelessly joyous, playful, and life-affirming record is a double fantasy comprising 17 tracks, and just like the best relationships, the kick-off tune, “(Just Like) Starting Over,” is at times poignant, tender, happy, spare, full, and passionate. Having had enough of the “silly love songs” he’d produced as one member of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band in history, solo Lennon chose here to celebrate commitment, an unusual subject in a realm where writers tend to traffic in tales of love-at-first-sight, one-night stands, and broken hearts. “(Just Like) Starting Over” is, in fact, an uplifting ode to the heart’s capacity to really love. Three ringing chimes open the track (and, thus, the entire album), setting a peaceful and positive stage for the buoyant music to come: “Our life together is so precious together. We have grown. We have grown,” Lennon begins, and it’s impossible not to smile. The artist was killed shortly after the album’s release, which lends profound significance to the intensely personal and heartfelt lyrics he was compelled to share with the fans he’d come to miss. And despite the ugliness of his murder, the power of John Lennon’s soul still rings true through the spirit of song and his own ability to keep starting over.
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Deborah Russell is a video producer and publicist for MusicBlitz, as well as a former editor at LAUNCH.com and Billboard magazine.
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this is kickin
Finbar Donegan
ok goodjob, now give me the mp3 player please.
Josh
Great Music
Leverette
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more reviews
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for John Lennon
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All Music Guide: John Lennon
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Official Beatles Site
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Working Class Hero: A Tribute To John Lennon
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John Lennon at Capitol Records
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Bagism (Fan Site)
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