Re: John Lennon - Walls and Bridges (1974)

by Nightjar Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:05 pm

Nightjar wrote:That's May Pang doing the whispering.

Am I spelling that right?

Yes, yes, I was. gasp

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:06 pm

Is this his attempt to do Bluebird?

by Nightjar Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:06 pm

This is OK.

Again, better than I remember.

Not particularly distinguished though.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:06 pm

Bit of Drive My Car at the end.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:07 pm

Track 9 - Steel and Glass.

by Guest Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:07 pm

This is one of those songs you always forget about, seems great till it gets halfway through and you work out why you don't remember it.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:07 pm

Talking bit.

by Guest Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:08 pm

"You're mother left you when you were small
But you're gonna wish you wasn't born at all
Hey!"

Let's hope Instant Karma doesn't get you there John.

by Nightjar Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:08 pm

Steel and Glass.

Lennon's truly vicious side let off the leash.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:08 pm

This is working better than the other songs, so far.

Hints of How Do You Sleep?

by Nightjar Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:09 pm

"You're mother left you when you were small"

Well, he may as well be singing about himself... hmm

Subconsciously probably is.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:10 pm

"You can't pull strings if your hands are tied."

by Nightjar Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:10 pm

Isn't this about his former manager or something?

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:11 pm

Track 10 - Beef Jerky.

by Nightjar Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:11 pm

Snarlingly harsh.

Pretty damn good basically.

by Guest Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:11 pm

Nightjar wrote:"You're mother left you when you were small"

Well, he may as well be singing about himself...

Subconsciously probably is.

"Klein was born in Newark, New Jersey, the fourth child and only son of Jewish immigrants.[7] His mother died of cancer soon afterward, "

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:12 pm

Nightjar wrote:Isn't this about his former manager or something?

That was my assumption. sad yes

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:12 pm

Hint of Savoy Truffle.

by Nightjar Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:12 pm

Superb track that.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:13 pm

Riff lifted from Let Me Roll It.

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Walls and Bridges or B*lls and Wedgies?