Lennon brings this all up to eventually come around to something more inclusive and all-encompassing: “If there is a God, we’re all it.” ImagineĪny list of John Lennon’s best songs would be complete without this one. But should it be? It’s essentially a list of things that Lennon didn’t believe in: Jesus, Buddha, Elvis, Dylan, and Gita all make the cut. “God” from John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is one of John Lennon’s most controversial songs. Honest and open, it’s resonated with many in the intervening years, covered by David Bowie, Roger Taylor, Elbow, and Ozzy Osbourne among many others. “Working Class Hero” is typical of many of the songs on the album. John Lennon’s debut solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band was recorded over a month-long period from the end of September 1970 at Abbey Road. With the song’s “We All Shine On’ chorus, this Phil Spector-produced single reached No.5 on the UK singles chart and Top 3 in America. It was credited to Lennon/Ono with the Plastic Ono Band and has the distinction of being the first Beatles’ solo record to sell a million. “Instant Karma” was recorded on January 27 at Abbey Road and released a little over a week later in the UK, and two weeks after that in America. But more important than its chart success, “Give Peace a Chance” became an American anti-war movement theme song that was sung at countless rallies. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.2 on the British singles chart. John’s first solo single was the anthemic “Give Peace a Chance,” recorded in Montreal on Jduring John and Yoko’s second bed-in for peace.
That track, and the others featured on Rock “N’ Roll, were the songs that John Lennon grew up on, the music that stayed with him for the rest of his life. Fats Domino’s “Ain’t That A Shame” was the New Orleans pianist’s third hit in Britain in early 1957.
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