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idrinkyouryouthquake · 27 days

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I wasn't prepared for this

#john lennon #the beatles #this is actually murdering me as we speak

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ringosmistress · 4 days

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#just because i called him out on his mclennon bullshit #someone take granny home #he does remind me of that one lady i saw on the bus #careful #or he might write a song about your murder soon #maxwells silver hammer #i'm looking at you #the beatles #paul mccartney #george harrison #john lennon #ringo starr #beatles

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asurrogateblog · 7 days

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I was gonna ask on the other one, but it would have been too long, but the top 5 fave solo songs for each floyd member? (Do the bugs and the weird guys)

okay 1) we're going to have to wait on the beatles one because I haven't listened to enough of ringo's solo work, 2) if I come up with five for each of them I'll spend hours on this so instead I'm giving you my top song for each of them for a total of five

roger: "the powers that be" – I kind of love how radio kaos fully leaned into the 80's vibe. it's very fun and is classic roger political commentary. of course, I always enjoy the songs where he's just listing examples of things, and I also love the chorus of this one

david: this morning I put on "this is david gilmour" so I'd be better prepared to answer this and literally the first song that came on turned out to be about john lennon and it pissed me off so much I had to stop. so instead I'm choosing "yet another movie"** because we all know momentary lapse is a david solo album

(**however, the live version from delicate sound is a real pink floyd song and it's one of my favorite songs period)

nick: "hot river" hands down. no competition. nick said that he put all of his favorite little bits of pink floyd's sound into it and it shows, AND it's about having sex in a boiling river in hell. what more do you want

rick: "pink's song". this song is about syd, and it was really touching to get to hear rick's perspective on their relationship. he already has a naturally sad voice and it really hit home with this one

syd: "opel". really the answer should be "octopus" since that was the top song on my spotify wrapped last year, but opel (which is really spelled "opal" they misprinted it) is just so.... evocative. when I listen I always get this strange sense that I've been to that distant shore, and the extended acoustic section is emotionally moving in a way that's hard to describe

#syd was definitely the hardest to choose <3 <3 <3 #for a non-floyd collab - I really like 'lie for a lie' which is one of nick's songs ft. david. it's a very lighthearted change of pace #the david song in about john lennon is 'murder' btw #was like @myself shut the fuck up not everything is secretly about the bea– oh FUCK you #asks #pink floyd

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that-rabbits-dynamite · 5 months

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43 years ago, on December 8th, 1980 John Lennon was Murdered.

#December 8 #john lennon #the beatles #tw murder #tw death

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redwinesupernova · 4 months

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sometimes i reblog things and i forget real life events have happened

#i forgor john lennon was murdered

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beyond-the-kitchen · 5 months

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The Beatles as very specific types of Irish secondary school teacher

1. This John Lennon teaches metalwork/woodwork and like civics. Only he never actually teaches cause he cant be arsed. He’s one of the “lads”, coaches the GAA team and is generally described as being “sound”. Great for a free class cause he’ll stick on a film and doesn’t give two shits whose on their phone. GOSSIPS LIKE HIS LIFE DEPENDS ON IT, fr tho he knows eveyones business and is not above blackmail.

This John Lennon however, teaches Religion or Politics/Society and History. He is a nut and very few of his students actually get along with him. Has been known to cause panic attacks as a result of his CONSTANT yapping about nuclear war and how it could break out at any moment. (this is based of personal experience)

2. Any and all eras of Paul McCartney teach music and english. He is everyone’s favorite music teacher and everyone’s least favorite english teacher. I will not elaborate why. (its cause he only teaches the poetry unit, he thinks its the most musical) He is head of the music department but reluctantly so. The older students love him cause he’s a good laugh once you get to know him.

3. George is the overworked and long suffering art teacher who helps out in the music department and with the school musical every year. He has a degree in Religious Studies as well but…Catholic Ireland. He also helps with various clubs, Ally Club, Games Club, shit like that. As long as their not sports related. Will skip class to smoke in his car and did in fact get high on a school trip to Barcelona. Has a literal posse of students that he lets get away with murder. Is of no help to anyone 90% of the time. He’s real fit and the girls and the gays love him a bit too much. NO ONE knows how old he is.

4. Ringo is one of those teachers that seemingly only teaches doss subjects (religion, SPHE/CSPE, digital etc.) but is one of the smartest people in the room at any given time. He also helps with Carrer Guidance and the guidance department in general. Is “very sound” and knows ALL of the older students. Like John he knows all the gossip but he thinks blackmail is wrong and that John is a bit of a dick for stooping that low. Always just hanging around George’s classroom. There’s a bet going as to whether or not they’re together.

#the beatles #john lennon #paul mccartney #george harrison #ringo starr #yes these are all based of personal experience #my school is a bit…insane #love my art teacher tho #(im part of that group he lets get away with murder)

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lennon-gal · 6 months

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tw: death, murder

about a year ago i saw someone on twitter talking about how it’s “cringey” or “annoying” that yoko is and has been so insistent and vocal on keeping MDC in jail.

i would just like to say this: if you do not understand what it’s like to have a family member murdered, stop talking. the murder of my brother 6 years ago has made me say and think things i would have never thought before. luckily for yoko, she got justice. i never did.

good for her for keeping that scumbag demon in prison. he deserves it. i would love to see my brother’s killer in prison if we knew who it was.

it completely changes your perspective. i am an EXTREMELY vocal leftist on basically all political issues. i hold politics very near and dear to my heart and i have for a long time. i was forever against the death penalty.

that was, until i imagined what could happen to my brother’s murderer: the man who stole my best friend and father figure away from me at 10 years old, the man who made me listen in my bedroom as my family’s screams pierced my ears, the man who made my last sight of my brother a disturbing, white ghost of an 18-year-old kid.

the point is, it changes you as a person. judge her for the OTHER shitty things she’s done. not this.

#tw death #tw murder #i got in a car accident and am on pain meds #so maybe i’m just tired #but i wanted to rant #john lennon #yoko ono #the beatles

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fazedlight · 9 months

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hey!! I realized the other day I was mildly curious about something. do you have music you listen to while you write or find inspiration from for your fics?

Ohh good question!!

When I write (or concentrate on anything, lol), I'm usually listening to upbeat instrumental music - usually this Pandora station, but I also have a Spotify playlist I use in places like Discord. I love Ryan Farish and Lindsey Stirling.

There are some songs that make me think of Supercorp, like Payphone or Watching For Comets, both of which make me think about Kara in the Phantom Zone, and I listened to a lot when I was writing Even Though You're Kryptonian.

Some songs make me think of Supercorp because of fanvids - like What about us? and About Love. (Other favorite fanvids include dark! Kara, Breaking the Habit [about Sam as Reign], That's So Us [Rizzles], You Deserve Love Too [Catradora], and Sweet But Psycho [Xena].)

Thanks for the ask!! 💗💗

#I often pick up songs in a piecemeal way and have no idea what other things the artists have done #I'm often clueless about media tbh. I recently drove some friends insane because I was telling them about this article about an old murder #apparently the guy was famous because he was a Beatle #but how was I supposed to know who John Lennon was? I don't like the Beatles. Their music is too chill #so now “too chill” has become a meme in that friend group in reference to anything I don't like 🤣#asks #katiemcgrathisdaddyaf

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classicrocker2000 · 2 years

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@ilovedig and I spent about 20 minutes trying to identify everyone in this picture.

(Just in case:

Top row: Jim Price (1945), Bobby Keys (1943-2014), Jim Gordon (1945-2023), Klaus Voormann (1938), Bonnie Bramlett (1944), Delaney Bramlett (1939 - 2008)

Middle row: George Harrison (1943 -2001), Alan White (1949 - 2022), Keith Moon (1946 - 1978), Neil Boland (1945 - 1970), John Entwistle (1944 - 2002), Billy Preston (1946 - 2006), that bitch who stole George Harrison's wife and doesn't deserve my attention

Bottom row: John Bonham (1948 -1980), John Lennon (1940-1980), Yoko Ono (1933)

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reflectismo · 1 year

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Meeting the media at the Silver Bowl in Las Vegas, where McCartney’s first U.S. tour in three years began Wednesday, he [Paul] was hit with: “If you had been the one to die and John the one to live, what do you think he’d be saying about you these days?”

Paul, who was trying — really trying — to be glib and relaxed, was starting to let his exasperation show. He gave a “Huh?” stare of disbelief before cobbling a bored monotone reply: “John would be saying it was great writing with me and we had a great time.”

– L.A. Life Weekend Magazine (April 1993)

#Paul McCartney #John Lennon #The Beatles #1993 #(Imagine someone starting off their question to you like “If you had been the one murdered instead of your brother…”)#(Like it’s some kind of passing remark…?)#(Quoi?)#[Guess that’s fame for you :) ]

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brookheimer · 1 year

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single most bizarre take i’ve seen about this season

#‘rome calls himself john lennon who was tragically murdered. this is foreshadowing for roman being tragically murdered’#ken attacking rome = death #media literacy is in shambles #succession #succession s4

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greensparty · 5 months

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TV reviews - Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bassists Human Too? / John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial

This week I got to review two unscripted mini-series that both dropped recently on streamers.

Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bassists Human Too?

As the singer and bassist for Rush, Geddy Lee has amassed quite a cult following. They were a thinking man's rock trio where you literally felt smarter just for listening to them. I went through a serious Rush phase as a teen. I had heard their hits, but began buying their 70s CDs one by one. I even learned some of their songs when I was taking guitar lessons. 2112, their epic rock opera, is my personal fave of their discography. In 1996, I saw the band live at the Meadowlands in NJ. Fantastic live band too. Now, Lee is getting his own limited unscripted series Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bassists Human Too? which premiered on Paramount+ last week.

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Produced by Banger Films and directed by Sam Dunn (who directed the Rush doc Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage as well as Super Duper Alice Cooper, and ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas, this is sort of like Geddy Lee's version of a travel show, where a host visits a different location each episode, talks to a local (or many), and takes in the local food and culture. The four episodes that have been released are Lee speaking with Les Claypool of Primus and The Claypool Lennon Delirium, Robert Trujillo of Metallica, Melissa Auf der Maur of Hole and Smashing Pumpkins, and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana and 3rd Secret. Lee goes to their home, does activities with them and eventually talks and plays music with them. It is very much insider-baseball for musicians.

Lee is an engaging figure and a great host. All of these subjects so far have been bassists who came along after Rush and in some cases there was overlap between their band and Rush, but I think it might be interesting if the next season was bassists who pre-dated Rush. As a huge fan of Novoselic and Auf der Maur, and very familiar with Claypool and Trujillo, I of course was fully engaged in their rapport and conversation. Novoselic showing Lee his grange and flying with him on his plane is something I could watch all day! In some instances, it's Lee discovering things he hasn't done before like surfing with Trujillo. This is a cool show for music geeks, but beyond Paul McCartney the average person can't name too many bassists, so it's nice to see bassists talking shop and then some!

For info on Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bassists Human Too?

4 out of 5 stars

John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial

The December 8, 1980 murder of John Lennon outside his NYC apartment building at the hands of deranged "fan" Mark David Chapman is one of the great tragedies in that he was such a tremendous talent taken from us at age 40 way before his time. I was only about 4 when it happened, so I don't have any "where were you when Lennon was shot" memories (although I was into the Yellow Submarine movie). In later years as I got into The Beatles and Lennon's solo work, I saw many documentaries and specials about that tragedy. Not only was Lennon in a good place and happy with wife Yoko Ono and raising his 5 year-old son Sean, but he had just released a new album Double Fantasy, his first in five years and you got the sense it was the start of a big comeback. I've visited the Lennon memorial Strawberry Fields in Central Park many times. But I digress. The tragic murder is now a 3-part documentary mini-series John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial, which just premiered on Apple TV+.

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Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, this is a deep dive into the day of the murder (what Lennon was doing leading up to the assassination, what Chapman was doing), the investigation, the trial and outcome.

Anyone who reads this blog, knows I am a lifelong Beatle and Lennon fanatic. Just recently, I got to review the documentary The Lost Weekend: A Love Story about May Pang’s relationship with Lennon and I also got to review the re-release of The Beatles’ Red and Blue albums. So I went into this very familiar with the subject. The thing that impressed me most was the depth of interview subjects, i.e. cab drivers that night, police and law enforcement that night, Dakota employees and residents, hospital staff and more. Hearing their recollections and some of the archival footage are quite impressive. But the thing that Lennon fans needs to understand going into this is that this is more of a true crime doc than a music or celebrity doc. I say this because there are very few Lennon musical collaborators other than producer Jack Douglas, and Yoko and Sean are shown in archival footage. There have been some fantastic Lennon docs in the past, notably Imagine: John Lennon (possibly the best Lennon doc there's been), The U.S. vs. John Lennon, and LennoNYC. This one is very much looking into the crime itself, the legal ramifications and the outcome. Do not expect to learn much about Lennon himself here if you're a fan, but you might learn quite a bit about Chapman (not that you necessarily want to know more about that monster). As a documentarian I can appreciate this doc series, but as Lennon fan I wanted a little more about Lennon, his family and the recording he was doing at that time, and it only scratched that surface.

For info on John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial

3 out of 5 stars

#tv review #tv #documentary #geddy lee asks: are bass players human too?#geddy lee #rush #krist novoselic #les claypool #robert trujillo #melissa auf der maur #sam dunn #john lennon: murder without a trial #john lennon #nick holt #music nerd #film geek

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krispyweiss · 6 months

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“John Lennon: Murder without a Trial” to Air on Apple TV+

- Release date for three-part, Kiefer Sutherland-narrated doc pending

Kiefer Sutherland narrates a new, three-part documentary examining the murder of John Lennon.

Apple TV+ announced the series, “John Lennon: Murder without a Trial,” but did not reveal its release date.

Based on public records, including previously unseen crime-scene photos; and interviews with eyewitnesses, Lennon’s friends, psychiatrists, detectives, prosecutors and attorneys for the Beatle’s confessed killer, the resulting documentary is the “most thoroughly researched examination” of Lennon’s Dec. 8, 1980, murder to date, Apple said in a statement.

Nick Holt and Rob Coldstream co-directed the series.

10/30/23

#john lennon #keifer sutherland #the beatles #nick holt #rob coldstream #john lennon: murder without a trial

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landsofnayir · 2 years

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