# John Lennon rocks

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-rocks/366577>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 29, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-rocks/366577 "2006-07-29T20:39:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Autumn\_Almanac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-rocks/366577/21 "2006-07-31T16:07:28Z")

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> [@Common Tater](#):
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> The Beatles had a certain chemistry that was synergistic, none of them solo seemed to have “it” whatever that is.

I think part of it was that John and Paul had a way of demanding the best from each other and editing out each other’s worst tendencies. No doubt it was pretty rancorous at times, but you can’t argue with the results.

Solo Beatles is mostly disappointing, but each Beatle has produced at least one great album-- I’d nominate “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band,” “Chaos and Creation in the Backyard,” “All Things Must Pass,” and “Ringo Rama.”

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-rocks/366577/22 "2006-07-31T16:21:29Z")

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> [@DMark](#):
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> “Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It’s them twisting it that ruins it for me.”
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> Which pretty much sums up the religious right wing fundies of today - proving John Lennon was also quite the observant visionary.

Are you saying they didn’t have religious right wing fundies back in Lennon’s day?

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**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-rocks/366577/23 "2006-07-31T18:46:30Z")

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> [@Thudlow Boink](#):
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> Are you saying they didn’t have religious right wing fundies back in Lennon’s day?

Of course there were, but back then they were on television at 3:00 AM on a Tuesday night - now they have an office and a bedroom suite in The White House.

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-rocks/366577/24 "2006-07-31T21:56:19Z")

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If I recall correctly, the Beatles played a big concert soon after the Jesus quote. Their show sold a lot more tickets than a Billy Graham appearance the same night. Lennon was right.

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**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-rocks/366577/25 "2006-07-31T22:09:37Z")

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> [@Operation Ripper](#):
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> I agree. What mature adult would actually believe all we need is love? Putz.

Either I’m being “wooshed” here or you’re taking a literal reading of the lyrics of the guy who also wrote “I am the Walrus! Goo-Goo Goo Joob.”

I agree with the OP. Lennon rocks.

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