The Last Song John Lennon Recorded

[Joyrex]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKEEGbAVFME

 

 

 

Apparently John's last demo, dating to November 14, 1980. The complete sequence of two full takes with a slip into 'Serve Yourself' is available from one of the last LLT episodes, but The Dakota Beatle Demos has here been used for the first take because of its (slight) superiority to the available transcription disc lift. The appearance of 'Serve Yourself' is interesting indeed, as it shows that John was evidently still considering it for eventual release. 'Real Love' perhaps excluded, it certainly was the song he put most work into during the 1979—80 period (and for which probably the largest amount of demos lurk in the Lennon archives from a relatively long time span), so it clearly wasn't a simple throw-away parody. Also making an appearance is a brief, taped over vocal rap "pop is the name of the game". It's odd that aside from guitar overdubs for 'Walking On Thin Ice' in early December, this would actually be Lennon's last musical (if it can be so termed) work laid on tape.

[bitchroast]

always time to get Paul and Ringo back in the studio and make this the Beatles come back everyone has been waiting for.

[bitchroast]

also^, john lennon worked on this track with yoko the day he was murdered (guessing beatle heads all already know this). (( youtube title dodgy. should be credited to Yoko Ono ofc ))

[hello spiral]

Beats by John Lennon

[cwmbrancity]

Echoes of Secret Friend era PM with the 2nd vid

[KovalainenFanBoy]

heres an obscure recording session with cynthia https://youtu.be/ArqiTny3ZoM?t=49

[bitchroast]

who could forget, the last known recordings of John Lennon and Paul McCartney from 1974