Interesting (^^) could very well be that. Time goes by.

Where was it I read where he said some of his early solo material was akin to bad freshman poetry

The more I discover about Lennon the more I feel sorry for him. He had the world given to him yet still so unhappy?

@@alanfitzgeraldsr2201 He clearly had a lot of unresolved issues stemming from the absence of his parents, one walking out on him and the other dying very suddenly and tragically after just reconnecting with him. Those are the wounds that brought out the worst in him and heavily affected his conduct with his first wife and son. There are a lot of people these days ready to judge him harshly for his biggest mistakes, but the truth is none of those people could relate to this guy’s life. There was only one person who ever lived it and it was ended prematurely by a lunatic. I just admire his songwriting and how he did change as a person over the years while he was still here, and like you I do feel for him in regards to his personal issues and unending discontent. If only people could value that more.

​@@BareBandSubscription Lennon's unresolved issues were worsened due to fame. That's why good managers tend to give celebrities very private lives.

Many great songs don't resolve themselves. They aren't freaking novels 😆

It's resolved enough for me

Exactly, the song strikes such a chord in people BECAUSE it's unfulfilling. I think that was a very petty thing for John to say.

Yeah he was often stoned during the interviews .. and his opinions changed all the time

Agreed

I always thought that was either a misprint or he misremembered because it kinda seems like he was talking about another song.

There are several of my favorites in this list. John dissing his songs would be like Tom Brady dissing some of his wins... or championships.

Yes indeedy. I like that one as well.

That one and "your bird can sing" are lennon songs I like alot. Musically they are terrific. I think he's talking about the lyrics which may have had no meaning when he wrote them. A song doesn't have to have great lyrics to be great if the music is creative. This raises a point of contention I have had with the music critic industry such as RS record guide. Music and lyrics should be scored separately. There is alot of Dylan stuff that doesn't do it for me musically. Try and play a Dylan tune without lyrics.its run of the mill musically. What grounds did Dylan break musically

That example was sheer off the wall thinking. Nobody else would have created that but the Beatles.

He's wrong about that one. Incredible. Check out the tweaking it on the dvd 8 Days a Week.

Lennon sang that. I wouldn't have liked it if Paul sang it completely.

The lyrics and composition are vapid, but it's an enjoyable song, especially the chorus

They are all awesome lol. But I get why he doesn't like them. I wish my throw away songs were even half that good.

He liked the money

John never said anything about Imagine equalling Yesterday, or comparing the songs in any way. Complete fabrication. Get out of here

@@gettinhungrig8806 Yes, he actually did say. That are many reports of people talking about how jealous he was of it's success and quality. Get out there and read the many bios of people who worked with him/ the beatles, like Geoff Emerick, George Martin.

Am I the only person who never cared for “Yesterday”? Paul and John both wrote much better and more emotionally moving songs after that imo.

Lennon did state unequivocally that he had never wished he had written "Yesterday" which I think is the exact opposite of the real truth.

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That’s not it at all. An artist is a very critical person. Because they care about their Art like it is a religion. It is personally offensive to hear things which contradict the message of that religion. I get as angry about music as Lennon did. Because I can see all the tiny details at once, and can hear what wasn’t done right. I have no personal stake in the music I adore or hate. But I still feel a religious fury when faced with what I consider Artistic Blasphemy.

I don't like myself but I like alot of things. But that's just me

Lennon in essence, POS

I can vouch for that

I like I should’ve known better but not and your bird can sing

@@MoonDream-Officiall Just out of curiousity, what don't you like about And your bird can sing?

I hope he liked I'm Only Sleeping.

Yeah, it's catchy. Not the stereo mix, though- that's lame as hell.

Yeah those are really great songs

It is a terrific recording, and a great song!

Lennon didn't like the middle section of I'll Get You which, in all truthfulness, does sound kinda half baked. Still, I do like the recording. As for Yesterday, I'm sure Lennon was far more envious of Paul's composition that he was willing to admit, especially after seeing it become The Beatles' single most recognized song.

John Lennon had absolutely no reason to be envious of anybody else as far as lyrics go. He is the absolute King of lyrics and of songs that proceed to get somewhere. I often fast forward through Paul songs because they just go on and on and on without actually saying anything. I can always count on John and George and even Ringo to get to the point and actually say something in their songs. With Paul, I almost constantly feel like it is worse than Barney's "I love you; you love me" sh*t. But at least the purple dinosaur had a point and suited it to his audience. @@BigBri550

@taraderrico604 Lennon was really good at coming up with singable slogans, which is pop music's origins from the days when radio was all there was for the masses. I do find John's Beatle songs to have more interesting lyrics overall. But more people actually know Paul's songs by heart, and I think that's what John envied.

More people know Paul songs by heart because Paul songs are the ones always played on radio. I used to hate the Beatles. I really believed they sucked because all you ever hear on the radio are Paul songs, which do, indeed, suck for the most part. Then I was at a place where somebody put in a CD and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" started playing. I was floored! I asked "Who is this band? They are AMAZING!" And somebody said, "It's the Beatles." And I realised that I don't hate the Beatles; I just cannot stand Paul McCartney. So I started buying all the Beatles' CDs and enjoy the amazingly awesome songs that are either John, George, or Ringo songs and are never or rarely played on radio. And I still skip over Paul's songs. I also enjoy John's, George's, and Ringo's solo stuff. But you will never see me buying a Wings album. @@BigBri550

This would have been the whole career of any other Supergroup !

Spoiler alert

They didn't write Twist and Shout... Was he also pissing over that song..?

​@@Atlas65 I think he doesn't comment the song or the music, he criticised the performance of the Beatles about it...

​@@tomrogerlilleby2890you got that right

Don't they do that. when they part with their money ? The Beatles wouldn't have lasted so long , peddaling shite

Best comment so far. I think you nailed it, especially the last point.

Nah, I disagree. He is right, most of the song he mentioned are garbage or at least needs to be improve upon better production wise. Personally watching this I am shock that John and I almost have the same observation in regards of these songs. That is why I like John the most, we have the same taste in music. Sorry Paul, that granny music you're making ain't gonna cut it for me.

@@funny3291 Yeah, okay. I knew someone had to be contrarian. Just like John! lol

Yep, I don't know why so many people don't get that, what especially bugs me are the people who take these interviews as an opportunity to utterly slander his name, calling him weak, insecure, or saying that he had no love for himself, what does show insecurity is shamelessly slandering a deceased man's name.. With that little rant out of the way, I wouldn't say it was for acknowledgement, if that's what Lennon wanted he wouldn't have left the group in the first place, I do think that he's heavily exaggerating but not for acknowledgement, he's just a very blunt person.

Jeez... Which of these are your favourites? Some of these songs I liked as a child, but I eventually grew very tired of and found them to be grating. e.g. Twist & Shout... I Should've Known Better... Eight Days A Week... And Your Bird Can Sing... When I'm Sixty Four... Ob-La-Di... Lady Madonna... Dig A Pony... Maxwell's Silver Hammer.. I was surprised how my own taste coincided with Lennon's. All of those songs irk me... There were the obvious mediocre filler tracks which John singled out. No surprises. Probably the biggest surprises were his inclusions of 'Yesterday', 'Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds", "Hello Goodbye" and "Rocky Racoon". These are all objectively good songs. I like them, but if I was to rank every Beatles song, they would be much lower on my list than on many other people's. 'Yesterday' is overrated. It's a very pretty song, just not something I ever bother listening to. 'Lucy' is a good song which evokes the psychedelic experience with its atmospheric verses. John is right though. It could've been recorded far better. Paul's bass playing is bad on this song. It ruins it. I don't like the chorus either. I wish Paul had helped John write something more melodic. I never liked 'Hello Goodbye' when I was a young Beatlemaniac. Very annoying song. Took me a long time to come around, but I eventually grew to like it. It's okay. Not great. I always HATED 'Rocky Racoon". Mainly because of McCartney's dopey American accent. But I appreciate the song more now that I'm older. It's a weird, quirky, melodic Paul tune. Like many of Paul's underrated songs, it probably doesn't get the credit it deserves, but goes a long way to making Beatles albums so enjoyable.

True, he was a real downer and I'm pretty sure hooking up with Yoko didn't help!

@Carl Marks I personally think that there's something genetically wrong with a person who wholesale rejects The Beatles, but to not care for a song or two, seems reasonable. I've never cared for Rocky Raccoon, for the same reasons that you mentioned... Such a dopey ditty... 🤪

@@tompaulcampbell what a stupid comment. “you’re pretty sure?” who the fuck are you?

Lennon was super if not brutally honest and OUTSPOKEN. Those in his circle knew and were used to it, I've noticed in interviews etc. They barely look up or at him when he goes off. That was him.

I think it's because he wrote it about his first wife, then felt guilty about that.

I do remember that song over the opening of the Beatles cartoon in 1967.

@@mohamad-ms2pb me too! I think that’s one of the reasons I do.

"And Your Bird Can Sing" is easily one of his best songs, so I don't know what he was going on about. Maybe he was thinking of the backing track, but the lyrics are great.

I agree every song on this list is great and would rather listen to than most new songs today

Bruh he obviously didn't hate them when he made them, I'd wager he didn't hate them at all even during those interviews, he just evolved and grew out of them. If you like to draw, you would like a drawing you're making as it is happening but when you improve after say 5-6 years you'd look back at the drawing from 6 years ago and hate it too (or at least not like it as much), it just shows that you evolved and improved, not that you were bad at the time or that the piece of art in itself is bad, art is deeply personal anyway, someone might find meaning in a drawing I made 10 years ago that I don't care for, so it wouldn't really matter what an individual thinks, just discover what you yourself think.

You and me both.

@@AlexRamirez-fj4dj I think "great" is something of an exaggeration for most of these songs. Many of them are close on bland.

I can understand why Lennon talked disrespectfully of Paul's "Granny Music" - but I wouldn't do without them. Basically I really like all the songs that Lennon mentions here - expect for the "Rocky Racoon" song. It's something that is okay the first few times you hear it. I'm glad it landed on "The White Album." At least there it has company with a few other not so good songs. If I should have done a similar list of The Beatles' least attractive songs - this list would have been totally different from Lennon's.

Ya, those first songs that Lennon wrote (It's Only Love, No Reply etc;) were IMO his best. He trashed them because the lyrics weren't up to the standards that he set for himself, but lyrics (to me) are only 'messengers' of the melody and are for the most part irrelevant. The song 'Stardust' would have been a classic even it was called 'Kitty Litter' because the melody is that beautiful

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I love the song...Lennon would hate me.

Never recognized that until you mentioned it! Cool to know!!

You have a weird sense of humour. He used the same word omg lolololoololol

And “I’ll Get You” first word Imagine. 2nd line “it’s easy ‘cause I know”. “Imagine” first word is Imagine. 2nd line “it’s easy if you try”. Coincidence? Hmmm…

I also noticed John and Paul messed up the lyrics while singing the bridge ("Well there's going to be a time...").

Then you probably haven't heard Run For Your Life, it might be catchy but the lyrics are too off-putting

Amen. Revolver and Abbey Road, which has the greatest b-side in recorded music history. Two of the greatest albums ever made. Who but the Beatles could record Tomorrow Never Knows? The entire album is just full of amazing songs and you can actually sing along on most of them.

@@coleintheville117 You take it too seriously. I never have.

​@@dickon728 There's a difference between not taking things too seriously and straight up ignoring lyrics, I just can't be comfortable dancing to that song, I do think the song itself is one of the best on Rubber Soul, it's just the lyrics that bug me.

@@coleintheville117 *O.J.* Simpson dug that little diddy while attending *U.S.C.* ...Those Beatles were influential in many unexpected ways in those days.

these days lyrics is more important than melody tho

Yeah a lot of songwriters do that. I see 3 reasons for it. Fundamentally most so-called new music is rehashed and recycled when you boil it down - there's only so many notes - and they don't want to talk about that. Some musicians find lyrics writing the harder part. They don' t want to reveal their composing trade secrets.

@@camillajonsson6819 I strongly disagree. What matters nowadays is the beat of the music and the reputation of the performer. Then comes melody, what little of it there is in today's music. Finally, the lyrics.

In the 60’s my band played regularly in one of the London clubs frequented by the Beatles. The staff there thought Lennon was a twat then !

He was, but talented writer 8:09

I agree.

I disagree. Bob Dylan and the Beach Boys were more original and had more influence. The Beatles just copied off their American contemporaries

@@neonfroot the beach Boys copied Four Freshmen, Barber shop; Bob Dylan; American folk; Pete Seeger, woody Guthrie, ..nothing new under the sun. Sure the Beatles had their influences; who doesn't?. But just ask Brian Wilson himself who he thinks had the edge. i know this is debatable , a matter of opinion. it was always so with preferences in music.

@@neonfroot if you read other artists who influenced them the majority mention The Beatles.

​@@neonfroot5:12

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@@andrewmarcellis2007 I'll check them out

Except O-blah-de… John, George and Ringo hated that one. And so do I. It is just an exercise, not a finished piece of music. It is interesting that John named his own work so much. Sadly, I admit that Yesterday does nothing for me. Maybe I heard it too much? Maybe because it was a solo song, not a group song? But I think Here, There and Everywhere is Paul’s best song ever. And For No One. What a resounding, soul-filled song. Paul had the chops, and deserves a lot of praise. But neither man as individual writers/artists, could touch the magic of the Lennon/McCartney collaborations. Pure magic.

@@KatieReadsKoziesAndMore Yeah nah that's complete cringe lmao. O-Bla-Di is one of the best songs ever written and I can't get through it without tearing up.

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l agree with what you say about Paul and he's quickly written mediocre songs and boy did he write some stinkers especially after the Beatles split up .

Finally someone who shares my opinion of "Mr. Moonlight."

Yes, Lennon's voice is good on Mr Moonlight, especially the scorching opener. The song is chumley, though.

terrible song out of tune badly

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And that was his real point. He's insulting his audience in a round about way, making it look like humility. But it's obvious to anyone who stops to think about for awhile.

Famous, rich, & super lucky people don't like to come off as if they enjoy being envied publicly: So they have a strong tendency to downplay anything that people say they like about them or their accomplishments. It's an act - completely fake humility, and you can see it in the energy with which they eat up the interviewer's attention. So much "...you know what I mean?" after statements that barely say anything at all, other than they aren't proud of it. Saying "that was garbage" over and over about everything, is a way of implying that genius is so utterly natural & effortless to him that he doesn't even need to think about it. He's really trying to say that he could write mega-hits without really trying... "so just imagine what I could do if I actually put some thought into it?" "I'm so great that I never really even had to make an effort. Too bad for you that I never really wanted to write a great song, because y'all would have been blown out of your minds". It almost reminds me of Barney Fife when he get's excited from being called a hero after some event where the bad guy literally fell into his custody by accident.

Exactly. You have to place the quotes in the context of John's life at the time. He was trying to turn a page and I think he was trying to move on. He was a complicated man, driven by an underlying insecurity he never overcame. At least that's my opinion.

I fucking love Maxwell's, but I probably wouldn't if I was part of the recording process.

@@TheJayson8899 on the other hand you might have liked it even more. Their worst song beats anything I've heard since the 80's.

Maxwell has relevance though…initial use of syths.

Imagine is one of the most unbearable song i´ve ever heard. From John (whom i love) and almost everyone else. THAT is a piece of garbage. Insufferable.

Worst song he ever wrote. Terrible in every way. If he'd lived I bet he would regret ever writing it.

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Excellent comment and so true.

Yoko pretty much wrote the lyrics to Imagine. John took the words from some poem Yoko wrote at some point.

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Her albums are not screaming. Have you listened to any of her songs? She's an alright singer and a pretty good songwriter.

@@staceykeeley4219 I've heard all her songs, but you have to admit in the end of the Beatles and some of the plastic Ono she fucking was screaming incoherently, if you think that is so genius shit then idk what to tell you. It always seemed to me that she took the love John had for her and exploited it for her own, and telling everyone music doesn't have to be in a certain tone or tune, it comes from our spiritual side and you can just yell and it "feels" good.. 😂 all that new age crap doesn't work when your actually playing with other ppl in a tight band, and it's very selfish, and everyone knew it

@@shable1436 Ok it's not your thing, maybe it's too progressive for lovely cuddly Beatle fans and that's ok. We should remember it was Paul who was into Avant-garde long before John so he had an appreciation of it before John even knew it existed. One thing John said about one of her songs where she does "scream" was that he couldn't tell where the guitar ended and she started, and that fascinated him. Just out of interest have you heard her song called Death Of Samantha? It's on her album Approximately Infinite Universe. Personally I think it's a great track and would be interested to hear what you think of it.

@@staceykeeley4219 yes I know it, and look bro, I respect her for her feminine power and her art, and her understanding of what normal mortals can be capable of, I get that, it's just like you said she help facilitate the end of the Beatles era, that had ran it's course mind you, but I still feel they had one more great one in them before being totally burnt out. So anyways I love the post Beatle Lennon songs even with her in some of them, if it wasn't for her they wouldn't have happened

Says who? John. Lol.

Nowhere Man was a metaphor for himself. Doctor Robert was a personal experience he had and it wasn't a narrative like Paul's songs, but yes it does still fit the bill. One song doesn't dismiss his point, though.

Believing that someone having a different opinion to you makes them "wrong" is a wrong idea. Grow up.

No shit, but he was asked his opinion on the songs and so he expressed them. Don't say stupid things.

@@TheJayson8899 and I expressed mine. And now, you expressed yours. Cool dude. Ain’t it fun?

@@TheJayson8899 you channeling your inner Lennon and being a prick is noted. Problem for you is that Lennon was a great talent. You on the other hand appear to be simply filled with anger. Expressing it more than likely being your only "gift". A one trick pony. Cheers. Carry on.

@@TheJayson8899 you’re the biggest d rider on earth

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@@andrewmarcellis2007 dude shut the fuck up, why are you putting the same fucking message on every comment

@@Stieglitz. A genius is never satisfied

Come on...it's plain old false modesty. He's trying to say that great songs are effortless for him, and consequently beneath him, but "hey go ahead and admire them if it suites you. If I wanted to I could write a song that would knock your socks off, but I just don't have the inclination, so I shit out some chaff for you nobodies to enjoy, something on your level, but not mine. I'm much too refined to like any of these throw-away tunes, because I could do so much better if I cared enough to sit down and do it..... but I don't". Think about it......what else could he possibly mean? It's just arrogance.

@@jameseverett4976 John Lennon is insufferable human being

I wouldn't call it jealousy. He got a bit pissed off and exasperated that certain people preferred Paul's music over his. He thought they were squares. How could they think 'Hello Goodbye' was better than 'I Am The Walrus'? How could Walrus not be the A-side? They should have released it as such just to see how it went. Its impact would've been so much greater. Some stations wouldn't have wanted to play it. They became conservative with their singles which pissed him off and he no longer had Epstein to support him.

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@@andrewmarcellis2007 Dude... you've already replied to me on "the doublejumps" on a totally different video. Here's a word of advice, since I've been in many bands: If the doublejumps aren't naturally getting buzz and attention... this youtube promotion on comments isn't gonna do it. I appreciate the tenacity and drive. But youtube comments isn't it. Figure out why no one cares about the doublejumps and fix that. Your drive and motivation is cool... youtube comments are a waste of your energy. [edit: I actually looked up your band from the last comment you sent me. You guys are decent to good. Be prolific, keep recording. Keep writing. Advice I wish I would have followed with a project that sounded pretty similar to "the doublejumps". Just keep writing and keep doing it. You guys are just "okay" at this point... keep going. ]

And there are other times when asked he gave different songs again that he disliked or liked, so like you said got to take with a grain of salt. Although all except Paul hated Ob-la-de-ob-la-da, that hasn't changed in 50+ years...lol

@@vintvarner16 And Maxwell's Silver Hammer. Both songs I really liked as a teenager in the 90's... and still like to some degree. But ya, now in my mid 40's my perspective on beatles songs has shifted thoughout the years. (I never knew Rocky Raccoon was one of Paul's "granny songs"... I see it now I suppose. But damn I loved that song when I was a teenager.)

@@urwholefamilydied Well you ain't seen nothin till you see the *"Quadruple Jumps"* They're better performers than the *Beatles* and have at least double the performing abilities of the Doublejumps.

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Have you listened to any of Yoko's songs?

Can't think of any I hate. I'd probably hate No 9 if I was forced to listen to it though.

@@jackcole3146 ooh, I liked that one. 👍

@@jg6698 Are you sure? This is Revolution 9 off the White Album I'm talking about.

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@@andrewmarcellis2007 - "if I like the Beatles"...what if I hate the Beatles? Naw, I've been a Beatlemaniac since 1964. I will check out the Doublejumps. I should warn you, I am a ruthless composer and critic.

@@dennismason3740 What did you think?

@@andrewmarcellis2007 - I agree with John on all but 5 songs - Imma not going to re-watch right now to recall.

@@dennismason3740 I meant about The Doublejumps lol

Well, not exactly. This channel has videos about songs paul and George hated. Difference is that they had like 5 or so they hated, not 24. No video on songs ringo hated, though.

Good point.

Christmas? *Jesus was born to die* So we're you and I.... Let's make a sugary poppy sappy Li'l empty diddy about it.-Paul

Let's Get HIGH HIGH HIGH ! for Easter. -Paul

If your talking about Peter Jacksons Documentary "Get Back" then yes you have to watch it, it's a fantastic look at the GOAT working in the studio, 30 days to come up with 14 new songs and a show at the end, things about the show don't go to plan but watching Macca pulling "Get Back" out of thin air, just strumming on his bass and you start to hear the song come from nothing it's just FAB, of course we get all of the rooftop concert and it all looks and sounds as if was made a year ago and not 50! Jackson has changed the story of the let it be movie and it just looks like 4 mates having a laugh and making great music and you hear the song as the band wanted you to hear them and not with Phil Spector's over produced strings and fikkin heavenly choirs on songs that do NOT need them, buy Let it be....Naked the way the Beatles wanted us to hear it.

clank

the lyrics of imagine are great....imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try.....that's heavy

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It's probably just idiotic. He hates all these and loves Revolution 9, one of the worst things I've ever heard, not even music at that point

This channel is rubbish.