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applecorped
24th July 2009, 06:06 PM
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2553535/Julian-Lennon-is-going-to-write-music-to-go-with-lyrics-dad-John-wrote-in-1960s.html


"The lyrics to the song Tell Her Now were penned by the murdered Beatle in the 1960s, but no music was ever written to go with them.
Now it has been revealed his son JULIAN is working on a project to write music for the song and to publish it.
The lyrics are part of a private collection which Julian accquired after his father was killed on December 8 1980"
Kiosk
24th July 2009, 06:41 PM
Except nothing of the kind is "revealed":

"If the time was right, if it felt right, then I would consider looking at the lyrics and maybe trying to work with them and write something."

Besides, Julian Lennon was never any good, and those lyrics are terrible. They don't even look like they're all part of the same song.
GreNME
25th July 2009, 11:46 AM
Whew! The first thought that went through my mind is that the song would consist of "HELP! HELP! GET ME OUT OF THIS BLOODY BOX!"
Towlie
25th July 2009, 02:42 PM
Whew! The first thought that went through my mind is that the song would consist of "HELP! HELP! GET ME OUT OF THIS BLOODY BOX!"No, it would go "Yoko, let me out of this jar!" ;)


Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon):

Lennon's body was cremated at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York; his ashes were then kept by Yoko.
tomwaits
25th July 2009, 06:55 PM
Remember when Jeff Lynne got the remaining Beatles to complete two John Lennon demos for the Anthology series? Nope? I thought so.
applecorped
26th July 2009, 07:03 AM
Remember when Jeff Lynne got the remaining Beatles to complete two John Lennon demos for the Anthology series? Nope? I thought so.


Yes I do. I wish for better results in this case.
tomwaits
26th July 2009, 11:02 AM
Yes I do. I wish for better results in this case.

Really? Say what you will about Jeff Lynne, but as a producer, he has an uncanny ability to take has-been artists and songs and make them into good music...but even he couldn't save those old demos. So why would Julian Lennon be able to do it?
applecorped
26th July 2009, 01:46 PM
So why would Julian Lennon be able to do it?

Do what?
tomwaits
26th July 2009, 10:26 PM
Do what?

...make a decent song?
Beerina
29th July 2009, 07:48 AM
Hopefully it'll be at least as good as Free As A Bird. :rolleyes:
Emerson Street
29th July 2009, 09:40 AM
I still don't get the fascination, they/he where not that good to begin with, who gives a toss if someone found some third rate lyrics?
tomwaits
29th July 2009, 10:39 AM
Hopefully it'll be at least as good as Free As A Bird. :rolleyes:

Already covered this...
applecorped
29th July 2009, 07:06 PM
I still don't get the fascination, they/he where not that good to begin with, who gives a toss if someone found some third rate lyrics?


Nobody found them. His son, for some reason, wants to put music to them. Possibly to connect to the father that was never there for him.
C_Felix
30th July 2009, 09:17 AM
Remember when Jeff Lynne got the remaining Beatles to complete two John Lennon demos for the Anthology series? Nope? I thought so.

=(

Real Love is one of my favorite Beatle songs.
applecorped
30th July 2009, 09:24 AM
=(

Real Love is one of my favorite Beatle songs.

Welcome C_Felix!!