Roots johns rock n roll roots and influences, working class hero johns sociopolitical songs, woman johns love songs and borrowed time johns songs about life. Gimme some truth appears on john lennon s 1971 album imagine, and in a sense it serves as the aesthetic and ideological counterbalance of that albums legendary title track. Provided to youtube by universal music group gimme some truth remastered 2010 john lennon power to the people the hits. John lennon s gimme some truth, off of his legendary album imagine, is an anthem for problemsolving in a world where there are too many problems and not enough people willing to do anything about them. Much grander than the singledisc power to the people but not nearly as lavish as the 11disc signature box, the fourdisc gimme some truth is the middle ground of appleemis 2010 john lennon reissue series.
Lennons file was compiled in 1972, when the war in vietnam was at its peak, when nixon was facing reelection, and when the clever beatle was living in new york and joining up with the new left and the antiwar movement. Wiener wrote about his legal battles in his book, gimme some truth. While its nice to have these scenes in the movie, its something that most fans have already seen before. With new book, box set, john lennon s iconic imagine album is celebrated by yoko ono.
John lennon gimme some truth advance sampler cd 2010, capitol records rating. We are like flies on the wall in their home and they seem happy to invite us in. The fbi feared lennon would disrupt the republican national convention in 1972. Im sick and tired of hearing things from uptight, shortsighted, narrowminded hypocritics all i want is the truth just give me some truth ive had enough of reading.
A fourdisc anthology of songs by john lennon, gimme some truth was issued as part of the 2010 set of digitally remastered recordings that were released to mark the 70th anniversary of his birth. Gimme some truth, packaged in a slipcase with rare photos and a new liner notes essays by respected american music journalist and author, anthony decurtis, presents 72 of lennon s solo recordings on four themed cds. Imagine john yoko the story of imagine by the people. The john lennon fbi files, published by the university of california press in 2000. Imagine the film completely remastered with audio in. Gimme some truth featured george harrison on slide guitar, and the beatles hamburg associate klaus voormann on bass guitar.
Roots john s rocknroll roots and influences working class hero john. It was an old lick that i had around a long time but i. The book includes copies of 100 key documents from the lennon file, including lengthy reports by confidential informants detailing the daily lives of antiwar activists, memos to the white. Edgar hoover reported to the nixon white house in 1972 about the bureaus surveillance of john lennon, he began by explaining that lennon was a former member of the beatles singing group. With the publication of gimme some truth, 100 key pages of the lennon fbi file are availablecomplete and unexpurgated. I dabbled in socalled politics in the late sixties and seventies more out of guilt than anything. Last year when the john lennon estate reissued the extensive, multidisc and book ultimate collection of his imagine album we thought we had it all. Fascinating, engrossing, and at points hilarious and absurd, gimme some truth documents the fbi. Imagine evokes a utopian world in which our heightened consciousness would make everything that oppresses us wither away, gimme some truth looks our. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. All i want is the truth now just gimme some truth no shorthaired, yellowbellied, son of tricky dicky is gonna mother hubbard soft soap me with just a pocketful of soap its money for dope money for rope ah, im sick and tired of hearing things from uptight, shortsighted, narrowminded hypocrites all i want is the truth now just gimme some. Buy john lennon s album titled gimme some truth to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it. Imagine 1971 by john lennon after the total breakup of the beatles in 1970 the 60s iconic pop band from liverpool, united kingdom.
Multiple cds, blurays and lps of audio alongside a coffee table style book, and the rerelease of the two original documentaries, imagine and gimme some truth on dvd and bluray. Lennon s file was compiled in 1972, when the war in vietnam was at its peak, when nixon was facing reelection, and when the clever beatle was living in new york. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Listen free to john lennon gimme some truth radio on. This includes john speaking to a fan outside the studio and john losing his patience when recording the harmonies for oh yoko. Immigration and naturalization service office in lower manhattan, may 12, 1972. Early in 1981, shortly after john lennon s murder on december 8. Gimme some truth was the name of the 2010 reissue campaign of lennons solo works, which was timed to coincide with what would have been his 70th birthday. Edgar hoover reported to the nixon white house in 1972 about the bureaus surveillance of john lennon, he began by explaining that lennon was a. Note if the content not found, you must refresh this page manually. Lennon declares that it is time to bring an end to deceptive politics and instead make the governments primary concern the truth. This book tells the story of the authors remarkable fourteenyear court battle to win release of the lennon files under the freedom of information act in a case that went all the way to the supreme court. Listen to your favourite songs from gimme some truth by john lennon now.
Gimme some truth originally spelled give me some truth is a protest song written and performed by john lennon. Gimme some truth contains various political references emerging from the time it was written, during the latter years of the vietnam war. Former beatle john lennon, giving the peace sign, and his wife, yoko ono, arrive for a hearing on their deportation case at u. Edgar hoover started a surveillance of former beatle john lennon, who was believed to be a threat to national security. Imagine 1971 there is a book written by jon wiener of the same title revealing a compilation of fbi files on lennon, who was investigated as a drug user and radical. Gimme some truth john lennon living is easy with eyes. Best of all, if after reading an e book, you buy a paper version of gimme some truth. John lennon in his time was published, drawing on files that had been released. The john lennon reissues are finally upon us and just in time for the celebration of what would have been john s 70th birthday this coming friday had he lived.
Side two starts with give me some truth which is one i started a year or two back probably in india. Penning songs such as gimme some truth, john lennon radicalised his music and became one of the most politically engaged musicians in history. Some of the scenes in gimme some truth were also in the 1988 imagine. Gimme some truth presents 72 of lennons solo recordings on four themed cds. This is a very important moment in their lives and in our musical and cultural history. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. Download gimme some truth or read gimme some truth online books in pdf, epub and mobi format.
John lennon, who was murdered in 1980, would have turned 70 tomorrow. With the publication of gimme some truth, 100 key pages of the lennon fbi file are availablecomplete and unexpurgated, fully annotated and presented in a before and after format. Each of the discs ordered lennons work thematically into different aspects of his life. Gimme some truth by john lennon on amazon music unlimited. Gimme some truth no messages from any phoney politician are coming through me. A lot has been written about the creation of the song, the album and the film of imagine, mainly by people who werent there, so im very pleased and grateful that now, for the first time, so many of the participants have kindly given their time to gimme some truth in their own words and pictures. Eagle rock are delighted to announce the release of two films by john and yoko, imagine and gimme some truth. Both films, which focus on the imagine era, have been hand restored framebyframe from the original film reels into hd, and their soundtracks have been remixed in glorious 5. Provided to youtube by universal music group gimme some truth remastered 2010 john lennon imagine.
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