John lenon mind games

It was the lead single for the album of the same name. The UK single and album were issued simultaneously on November 16, In the US it peaked at No. In the UK it peaked at No. John Ono Lennon MBE, born John Winston Lennon 9 October — 8 December was an English musician, singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a founder, and member of the Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music.

Together with Paul McCartney, he formed one of the most celebrated songwriting partnerships of the 20th century. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe. If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.

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Photocollage artworks created by John for the back and front covers of the Mind Games album, and the original polaroid of the image of John in front of a US Army recruitment poster at the airport, used as the cutout on the covers.

The Mind Games cover is like a prediction. There is Yoko lying down like that and there is me walking away with the suitcase when we split.

But — the year in which he would turn 33, and might have expected a little respite — turned out to be as traumatic as ever. He suspected a conspiracy and was not, as it turned out, paranoid. There really were larger political forces out to get him. He needed support, and many prominent Americans did in fact lend their voices to his cause. But his popular appeal had been dented, as he knew better than anyone, by the poorly-received double album of instant polemics, Sometime In New York City.

This brave, carelessly outspoken Liverpudlian was used to being in trouble, but he was just as human as anyone else. It got him down. In April, he and Yoko moved uptown to the Dakota Building, in search of some comfort and badly-needed privacy. An instinctive democrat, he was disappointed by the radical comrades, who were lamentably short of the popular touch.

He also wanted to persuade the powers-that-be that he was not anti-American. Articles Features Interviews Lists. Streams Videos All Posts. My Profile. Advanced Search. Track Listing. Mind Games. John Lennon. Aisumasen I'm Sorry. One Day At a Time. Bring on the Lucie Freda Peeple.