Word: lennons
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Davies brought things to a head with Muswell Hillbilly I've admitted his irrepressible Englishness, especially in light of the English rocker's affinity for American styles a practice that started seriously with John Lennon. Maxwell Hillbilly connects the English working class with their American sounterparts, the back woods crackers. The song makes an excellent jumping off point...
Until "Celluloid Heroes." It has none of the Davies whimsy or wit; it is the climax and statement of Everybody's in Show Biz, "I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show." Ray Davies returned to Muswell Hill, working class hero (more legitimate than Lennon could've imagined) wasting the worriless, painless celluloid life, "Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain-And celluloid heroes never really...
What was John Lennon doing in Brigifte Bardot's hotel room? According to a new skin-deep biography of B.B. by British Writer Peter Evans, the former Beatle once more or less invited himself there. Since Lennon was in an Oriental mood at the time, Brigitte was advised to provide some cushions and sitar music for a bit of transcendental meditation. When all was ready, Lennon appeared at London's May Fair Hotel, took up a yoga position on the floor, and said not a word for half an hour. Brigitte tried to make conversation, but Lennon sharply...
...does not contain the best political music of the rock and roll era. Phil Ochs and John Lennon have both produced political material of more musical sophistication, if of less comprehensive vision, than anything on Power to the Working Class. But, along with the recent album of the New Haven Women's Liberation Band, the PLP-LP is perhaps the only explicitly political album of recent years. After a week of listening, its tunes wash around inside your head just like anything off the AM airwaves, and it is a relief to find yourself singing "Workers-Get Ready" instead...
...Roll Jeff Thomas-Crew 87. You're All I Need to Get By Aretha Franklin 88. Sweet Hitch-hiker Credence Clearwater Revival 89. George Jackson Bob Dylan 90. Put Your Hand in the Hand Anne Murray-Ocean 91. Behind Blues Eyes Who 92. Yo Yo Osmonds 93. Imagine John Lennon 94. Absolutely Right Five Man Electrical Band 95. Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin 96. First I Look at the Purse J. Geils Band 97. Rings Cymarron 98. When You're Hot, You're Hot Jerry Reed 99. I'm Leavin' Elvis Presley