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...John Lennon: The Life By Philip Norman; out now More moving and less plausible than most fiction, Lennon's life is one of the great 20th century fables, and it's told here definitively by a major Beatles scholar. Even as Lennon went from young tough to global pop star to hippie prophet, he never ceased to be a shattered, motherless little boy. When have so many ever followed anyone so lost...
Oasis' seventh album, Dig Out Your Soul, also incorporates different traditions: John Lennon's and Paul McCartney's. There are plenty of worse musicians to rob, and on several tracks Oasis proves that it still has a gift for towering, arena-friendly tunes. "I'm Outta Time" is rock balladry at its shameless best--with an emotional guitar lead and a sweeping, sing-along chorus: "If I am to go/ In my heart you grow." Good luck resisting it, even if there is a needlessly appended sample from Lennon's final radio interview. "Ain't Got Nothin'" takes the band...
...possible to become rich and even powerful by striking extravagant poses of contempt for the rich and powerful. In theory, ''selling out'' was a major cultural felony, but in fact it was almost impossible to be convicted. For the mass audience, icons like Mick Jagger and John Lennon retained their outlaw tang even after they acquired palatial residences and took up with socialites...
...megapopularity comes the rub for another cycle of suddenly-rich-and-famous rock performers: What is a boy to do when his splenetic-loser shtik wins him magazine covers and huge record contracts? How to deal with the heartbreak of success? By growing up. It happens. According to John Lennon's friend and producer Phil Spector, the edgy Beatle regularly joked about losing his edge. ''John would say, 'Jesus, Phil -- we're startin' to sound like our f--- parents...
...government's response to Mejia's complaint came in a rambling letter from First Lady Rosario Murillo, an eccentric poet who serves as the government's chief of protocol, and dabbles in songwriting herself - her greatest hits include upbeat Sandinista remixes to John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" and Bob Marley's "One Love." Mejia could not claim ownership of the songs, she argued, because the folk singer had simply been "an instrument for the divine rhythm" that came through his body "from an unknown, sacred place." Murillo then showcased her own ability to channel the divine rhythm...