Sean Lennon on 10 John Lennon Solo Classics
might be one of my dad’s lesser-known solo albums. Maybe because “Whatever Gets You Thru the Night” was a hit at the time, because it was a big deal that Elton [John] and my dad had done it. But I don’t think it’s the kind of song that stood the test of time in the same way as “Imagine” did or even “Gimme Some Truth.” The best song on the record, as far as I’m concerned, is “#9 Dream.” And that was never really pushed as a single.
“#9 Dream” is one of his best songs. I think he didn’t love it. Maybe because it wasn’t deep, heartfelt, raw emotion, and it wasn’t heavy-duty intellectual. It was a light song. But I think it’s gorgeous. As a composer, it’s a masterpiece. For him, it was like, “Yeah, that’s just a song.
I think “Steel and Glass” is sort of about generally those kind of people, that business types that he was very cynical about. The suit guys, the record-company execs. The managers and the businessmen. But regardless of what it’s about, it’s just musically amazing. So that’s why I like that one. It has the same B section as “How Do You Sleep?” which is funny. But I don’t mind that a lot. I think he wrote like, 20 Beatles songs with the similar descending bass line to “Dear Prudence” and “Walrus.
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