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Essay / Assassination of John Lennon - 1381
John Winston Ono Lennon has been exhumed in print more than any other popular musical figure, including the late Elvis Presley, who Lennon said "was dead when he was entered the army. Such was the cutting wit of a deeply loved and sadly missed 20th century giant. As a member of the world's most successful band, he changed lives, mostly for the better. After the painful collapse of the Beatles, he emerged wiser but angrier. With his wife Yoko Ono, he attempted to transform the world through non-musical means. To many, they appeared as naive weirdos; Ono in particular was subjected to appalling insults in the press. An example shown in the film Imagine shows cartoonist Al Capp as both hostile and dangerously abusive. Their bed-ins in Amsterdam and Montreal, their stage appearances, their innocent flirtations with political activists and radicals, all received massive media attention. These events were aimed at seeking world peace, which was unfortunately unachievable. What Lennon achieved, however, was to educate us all about the idea of world peace. During the 1991 Gulf War, various representatives of countries initially opposed to the war (and subsequently demanding a ceasefire) repeatedly used Lennon's words: "Give peace a chance." The importance of these lyrics could never have been envisaged, when a group of mostly stoned members of the Plastic Ono Band sat on the floor of the Hôtel La Reine and recorded "Give Peace A Chance,” a song that has gained momentum since its release. released in 1969. Lennon's solo career began a year earlier with Unfinished Music No 1 - Two Virgins. The cover depicted him and Ono standing naked, and the cover became more famous than the disjointed sound effects it contained. Three months later, Lennon continued his wonderful banter with us, with Unfinished Music No 2 - Life With The Lions. One side consisted of John and Yoko calling each other during her stay in a London hospital while she was pregnant. Lennon camped out next to her bed during her delivery and subsequent miscarriage. Four months after “Give Peace a Chance,” “Cold Turkey” arrived via the Plastic Ono Band, consisting of Lennon, Ono, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann and drummer Alan White. This raw rock song about heroin withdrawal was also a success, although it failed to reach the UK Top. 10.