David Bowie‘s covers of John Lennon‘s ‘Mother’ and Bob Dylan‘s ‘Tryin’ To Get To Heaven’ will be released as a special 7” single to mark the late icon’s birthday.Bowie, who died in January 2016, would have turned 74 years old on January 8, 2021.
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Alanis Morissette has covered John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s ‘Happy Xmas (War Is Over)’ – listen below.The Canadian singer-songwriter has recreated the iconic visuals from the 1971 track as well as stayed true to the original in sound.In the music video for her cover, Morissette and her family are seen tucked into a big, white bed surrounded by flowers, stuffed animals, a guitar, and Lennon and Oko’s famous ‘Bed Peace’ poster.“It is an honour to cover this heartwarming song,” Morissette said.
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.David Bowie‘s covers of John Lennon‘s ‘Mother’ and Bob Dylan‘s ‘Tryin’ To Get To Heaven’ will be released as a special 7” single to mark the late icon’s birthday.Bowie, who died in January 2016, would have turned 74 years old on January 8, 2021.
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and Yoko Ono are leading tributes to John Lennon on the 40th anniversary of his death.The late Beatles star was shot dead by Mark David Chapman outside his Dakota apartment building home in New York on December 8, 1980, and his wife and former bandmates were among those marking the sad date in music history on Tuesday.Paying tribute to his old pal on Twitter, McCartney shared a photo of the pair sitting together in a recording studio prior to Lennon’s death, and
Paul McCartney paid a heartfelt tribute to John Lennon on the anniversary of his death, revealing it was a "sad, sad day".MORE: John Lennon and Paul McCartney's sons just took a selfie together and they look exactly like their famous fathersThe singer, 78, shared a throwback picture of them together, taken by Paul's former wife Linda McCartney, and wrote alongside it: "A sad sad day but remembering my friend John with the great joy he brought to the world."I will always be proud and happy to
John Lennon is being remembered on the 40th anniversary of his death. Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the musician’s two sons, Sean and Julian Lennon, all shared tributes on social media on Tuesday, honouring the artist’s memory.
NEW YORK -- Fans remembered John Lennon with flowers, candles and songs Tuesday, the 40th anniversary of the former Beatle's death after being shot outside his New York City apartment building.In Central Park's Strawberry Fields section, which is steps from where he was shot and is dedicated to Lennon, photos of the icon ringed the inlaid “Imagine" mosaic, along with a magazine, a small tree and other memorabilia, as musicians played nearby.It was Dec.
Eli Countryman On Tuesday, the 40 th anniversary of John Lennon’s death, his former bandmates Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr as well as his wife Yoko and other family members took to social media to share messages in remembrance of the great singer and songwriter. Lennon died on Dec. 8, 1980, after being fatally shot in from of his New York City home.
John Lennon's sons and Beatles mates Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr honored the legend on Tuesday, which marked the 40th anniversary of his death. The iconic musician was fatally shot in front of his New York City apartment on the evening of Dec 8, 1980, by Mark David Chapman.
murdered by Mark David Chapman on Dec. 8, 1980.
“A sad, sad day but remembering my friend John [Lennon] with the great joy, he brought to the world,” Sir Paul McCartney posted on Dec. 8, the 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s death.
Roy Trakin It was December 8, 1980, and I was sure I was going to meet John Lennon.I had just interviewed Jack Douglas, producer of John and Yoko’s comeback album, “Double Fantasy,” for Musician magazine. The album had been released just three weeks earlier; a cover story called “Yoko Only” written by Peter Occhiogrosso, my editor at the Soho Weekly News, was on newsstands.
Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono have paid an emotional tribute to John Lennon on the 40th anniversary of the late music icon’s death.Lennon was shot dead by Mark David Chapman outside the entrance to New York’s Dakota apartment building, where he was living with Ono, his wife, on December 8 1980.Paying tribute on Twitter, McCartney shared a photo of the pair sitting together in a recording studio prior to Lennon’s death.“A sad sad day but remembering my friend John with the great joy he brought to
Elliot Mintz Elliot Mintz is a veteran journalist, radio host and media consultant who became close friends with John Lennon and Yoko Ono in the 1970s. In the days after Lennon’s murder, 40 years ago on Dec.
Previously, close insiders recalled John Lennon’s last days in New York City — filled with ifs and buts that, they say, might have prevented his death. One of the chilling moments was meeting the fan who, hours later, would murder him.Mark David Chapman was no stranger to mad missions.
James Taylor has revealed how John Lennon‘s killer gave him an unsettling message about the late Beatles icon only a day before he shot him dead.Today (December 8) marks 40 years since Lennon was killed by Mark David Chapman outside the entrance to New York’s Dakota apartment building, where he was living with wife Yoko Ono.Speaking to The Telegraph, Taylor explained how he encountered Chapman a day before the murder took place.Chapman, who was 25 at the time, was said to be “glistening with
Mark David Chapman outside of the Dakota, his Central Park West apartment building, on Dec. 8, 1980.The song — which, following its release on Oct.
Paul McCartney has opened up about his friendship with John Lennon in a new interview.Speaking to The Sunday Times, McCartney opened up about his friendship with Lennon in the period following The Beatles split.On being asked if he thought the Beatles would have ever worked together again, McCartney said: “We made a decision when the Beatles folded that we weren’t going to pick it up again. So we switched off from the Beatles.
rock ’n’ roll photographer Bob Gruen, and invited him to the Record Plant studio in Midtown Manhattan. Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, were working on a new song there, called “Walking on Thin Ice.”Gruen had shot the iconic photo of Lennon wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words “New York City,” and they had established a friendship where the singer would regularly ask Gruen to photograph him.It was Friday afternoon, Dec.