You Saved My Soul - Earth-3 (Part 1)
You Saved My Soul (Earth-3) [Part I]
more popular than Jesus", and by the lyrics of Lennon's songs "God"; and "Imagine", where Lennon states "imagine no possessions", despite having a lavish lifestyle. Chapman concluded that the latter made Lennon a "phony."
During his police interview and trial, he would claim that he was ordained by God in order to punish Lennon for his various comments.
On the 27th of October, 1980, Chapman purchased a five-shot .38 caliber Charter Arms revolver in Honolulu. He flew to New York City on the 29th of October after contacting the Federal Aviation Administration to learn the best way to transport a revolver. Chapman learned that bullets could have been damaged on the plane, so he arrived without ammunition. He left New York on the 12th or 13th of November, then flew back on the 6th of December and checked into the Upper West Side YMCA for a night before moving to a Sheraton hotel in Midtown Manhattan.8th of December, 1980
"He was very kind to me. Ironically, very kind and was very patient with me. The limousine was waiting ... and he took his time with me and he got the pen going and he signed my album. He asked me if I needed anything else. I said, 'No. No sir.' And he walked away. Very cordial and decent man."
Paul Goresh, an amateur photographer and Lennon fan, took a photo of Lennon signing Chapman's album.
The Lennons returned to the Dakota at approximately 10:50 p.m. Lennon wanted to say goodnight to his son before going to the Stage Deli restaurant with his wife, Ono. The Lennons exited their limousine on 72nd Street instead of driving into the more secure courtyard of the Dakota. In this fateful moment, they passed Chapman and walked toward the archway entrance of the building. As Ono passed by, Chapman nodded at her. As Lennon passed by, he glanced briefly at Chapman, appearing to recognise him from earlier.
Mere moments later, Chapman drew his revolver, which was concealed in his coat pocket.
Mr. Lennon!", Chapman would yell, causing John to begin to turn slightly in his direction.Chapman dropped into a combat stance, aimed at the center of Lennon's back, and tried to rapidly fire five hollow-point bullets from a distance of about nine to ten feet.
The first bullet would miss Lennon, hitting a window of The Dakota. The moment after, Chapman would attempt to first a second round.
-click-
Chapman's gun would jam.
Chapman frantically tried to pull the trigger several more times but these failed to result in the bullets being fired. He would end up throwing his gun at Lennon before trying to run away. The gun would actually strike Lennon in the face, breaking his nose. Miraculously, this would be the only injury that he or anyone else would sustain that night. Jose Perdomo, the doorman, and a concierge worker named Jay Hastings first started to make a dash for the escaping would-be assassin, but would ultimately give up after chasing after him for several minutes. Various locals on the street would ALSO begin to chase after Chapman, with a police officers being summoned after Jay Hastings would check back on the Lennons, with John and Yoko being escorted up to their apartment by staff shortly after regaining their composure. After several minutes of running, Chapman would eventually be apprehended whilst being chased through Central Park; being held until police would arrive to arrest him.
 |
"He apologized to us for ruining our night. I turned around and said to him, 'You've got to be fucking kidding me. You're worried about our night? Do you know what you just tried to do?' We read him his rights more than once."
Officers Herb Frauenberger and Tony Palma were the second team to arrive on the scene. They found Lennon, Ono, and their son huddled up in their apartment after being escorted up there. John was reading a bedtime story to Sean, reassuring him at he was ok. Officers Herb Frauenberger and Tony Palma were the second team to arrive on the scene. Jay Hastings, alongside several other employees, were standing outside of John's apartment in order to fill in the officers on what had happened. Officers James Moran and Bill Gamble soon arrived as well. Frauenberger was briefly interviewing Lennon and Ono in their living room, concluding that he us to be escorted to a near-by hospital. Moran and Gamble drove Lennon to Roosevelt Hospital on West 59th Street, followed by Frauenberger and Palma, who drove Ono to that location. According to Gamble, in the car, Moran asked,
"Did you happen to see that man earlier today?"
or
"Did you know why you were targeted by this man?"
Lennon said that the man had waited outside The Dakota mere hours earlier, with Lennon autographing his album and talking briefly to him.
After this whole ordeal was done with, Lennon escaped with only a broken nose.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Milk & Honey
The sixth studio album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Released on September 1st, 1981
Distributed by Geffen Records
Produced by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Jack Douglas
Genres: Pop rock, New wave
A-SIDE
I Don't Wanna Face It (Written by John Lennon)
Sleepless Nights (Written by Yoko Ono)
Solitude (Written by John Lennon)
Borrowed Time (Written by John Lennon)
Your Hands (Written by Yoko Ono)
You Saved My Soul (With Your Love) (Written by John Lennon)
B-SIDE
Dear John (Written by Lennon, sung by Ono)
Help Me to Help Myself (Written by John Lennon)
I'm Stepping Out (Written by John Lennon)
You're the One (Written by Yoko Ono)
Let Me Count the Ways (Written by Yoko Ono)
Grow Old With Me (Written by John Lennon)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"You Saved My Soul" would be a mild success in America, with it peaking at #12 in the billboard charts. Many fans of Lennon would point out the lyrics at being indicative of Lennon further showcasing his new found emotional maturity and experiences by telling about his apparent near-conversion to Christianity. Sessions for his follow-up to Double Fantasy, named Milk & Honey, would be resumed in February of 1981, with John taking the sessions slow and relaxed as he would recover.
On another note, in the aftermath of his attempted killing, John would reflect on his life. He would see the outpouring of love and support towards him and his family from his old friends, and he would begin to think. In February of 1981, John would dial Paul McCartney; asking if he wanted to provide some bass work on the album, "For old time's sake." Paul would agree, playing bass guitar on Dear John, Help Me To Help Myself, and I'm Stepping Out. This reconnection with Paul would remain frequent for years to come, with the two often talking over the phone at least once a week from 1981 onwards. Ringo would also become a regular at the renewed sessions for Milk & Honey, providing additional percussion and drum work on I Don't Wanna Face It. John would also attempt to reach out to George to no avail, with the two still being very rocky in terms of their relationship due to George snubbing John in his autobiography, I Me Mine. In the mean time, John would also begin to pay attention to his first-born son; Julian. Julian had began to write his own material for a potential venture into music, with Lennon fully supporting his son upon learning about his ambitions. John would give studio time to Julian and would give him advice, even offering to produce his sons first record if the occasion ever came; with Julian saying no to this proposal, mainly due to wanting to be separate in terms of music.
John and Yoko's relationship had strengthened as a result of what happened on December 8th, with the two working more creatively together than they had ever been. John would even give her more songs on Milk & Honey to showcase her songwriting. Yoko would also begin to spend more time with her son, with John and Yoko now sharing responsibilities for raising Sean instead of John being the main caretaker as had been for the last few years. The three would be shown as a "pop music success story" due to their seemingly perfect life after his near death. John, when asked about that night during an interview, would say that he thought God had saved him from being killed; cementing his newfound belief in a God as shown in You Saved My Soul, but also contrasting with his still present individualist ideology in the unreleased song, Serve Yourself. Plans for the Lennons to attend the strikes taking plan in San Francisco around December would be halted due to the attempt on his life, with John instead donating funds to the strikers families to show solidarity, although his political views were toned down, John was not giving up on what he had deemed important. After months of work, Milk & Honey would release to extremely positive critical reaction and great sales, with many people calling it a great modernisation of the Beatles sound, with many people saying how John's outlook on life after the attempt on his life was more positive than ever. During an interview for the release of the album, John would confirm that he was to plan a world tour to promote the two companion album, with it kicking off on December 8th; the day he got shot at.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |
| Poster for the ONE WORLD, ONE PEOPLE tour |
The One World, One People world tour would begin in December of 1981, with the two-day concert at Madison Square Garden beginning; selling out the whole stadium. Critics and audiences would praise the performance for the sheer energy and playfulness exhibited by John, Yoko, and their backing band. The critics would also pay attention to the three openers that came prior to Lennon; with them also being praised for their energetic setlist. The first leg of the North American tour would continue until mid-December, with the Lennons taking to their Dakota Apartment to spend Christmas and New Years with Sean and Julian. The tour would resume in late-January, with the west coast and Canada being down. The tour would go on another break for a month, resuming in April for the UK and Europe; with Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney & Wings appearing and the now widely bootlegged "Liverpool Concept"; with it being critically lauded as one of the best live concerts of all time. The European leg of the tour would finally reach its end in Moscow, with the Eastern Bloc agreeing to Lennon touring the Iron Curtain as part of a publicity stunt (although conservatives in the US would see this as John showing his love for the USSR). The tour would resume in May in East Asia, with Japan and The Philippines being the only stop. The tour would finalize itself in Australia & New Zealand, being an immense success in terms of sales and attendance, alongside significantly boosting the sales of not only Double Fantasy and Milk & Honey, but all of John's solo material. In order to capitalize on this, a live album and VHS with his and Yoko's Madison Square Garden performance would begin to be sold in early 1983; being a relative sales success.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |
| The VHS release of Live At Madison Square Garden |
Regular Setlist
Acoustic setlistSetlist pt. 2Encore----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Live At Madison Square Garden
A live album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
A-SIDE
(Just Like) Starting Over
I'm Stepping Out
Help!
She Loves You
Imagine
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
B-SIDE
Walking On Thin Ice
#9 Dream
Come Together
All You Need Is Love
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"I forgot how good they were as musicians, yknow? It was really grooving in the studio when Paul came up for that song; great vibes all throughout." Lennon when asked about his musical reunion with McCartney, 1984.George phoning it in." This would also result in Lennon actually dismissing some of the guitar work on Imagine; but he would quickly retract those statements as he thought they were made, "Out of spite." George would make no responses to these criticisms, remaining relatively silent whilst he ran his Handmade Films company. The two would barely talk to each other for nearly a decade after these comments were made by John.Pretty fast. John and Yoko knew exactly what sound they wanted to get". John and Yoko would self-produce the album themselves, resulting in a purposely stripped back sound that Double Fantasy and Milk & Honey lacked; more having a dense production style. Julian Lennon, with whom John had been re-established his relationship with via way of funding his first album effort, would release his debut album; Valotte; in July of 1983 to good reviews and OK sales. John would manage to get Phil Ramone, a big producer in the pop rock scene, to produce his son's album; with Julian being satisfied with his work. John and Julian would continue to have a positive relationship throughout the rest of the 80s; with John continuing to fund and support his son's ambitions to break into the mainstream.Ocean Children
The sixth studio album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Released on October 3rd, 1983
Distributed by Geffen Records and Lenono Records
Produced by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Genres: Pop rock, New wave
A-SIDE Someone Else's Heart (Written by John Lennon)
Mindweaver (Written by Yoko Ono)
Toughen Up (Written by John Lennon)
Adam and Eve (Written by John Lennon)
Dogtown (Written by Yoko Ono)
B-SIDE
She Gets Down On Her Knees (Written by Yoko Ono)
Tempted (Written by John Lennon)
A Friend Of Dorothy (Written by John Lennon)
Nobody Sees Me Like You Do (Written by Yoko Ono)
Big Sister's Clothes (Written by John Lennon)
First
ReplyDelete