Oct 10, 2006 01:15
yes, his birthday was over an hour and fifteen minutes ago, but because i love that man, here are the first 66 things i think of when i think of john lennon (as he would be 66 this year...duh).
66 - legend.
65 - yoko, that whore.
64 - LSD...'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' and that elevator on fire.
63 - strawberry fields forever...until they shut it down last year.
62 - strawberry fields in central park forever...this one will probably last.
61 - 'strawberry fields forever'
60 - glasses...not just those famous circular ones, but those silly ones he wore circa 1966.
59 - "you'd look good with an apple in your gob."
58 - chelsea boots. genius.
57 - 'across the universe'
56 - auntie.
55 - flexibility...that amazing bendy move in the promo for 'hello, good-bye'.
54 - writings.
53 - drawings.
52 - beard. big mistake.
51 - libra. of course.
50 - "of course, he's concealed about me person."
49 - 'imagine'
48 - harmonica...only you.
47 - smallest eyes in the world...was jl asian before he met yoko?
46 - mother issues. 'mother'. touching.
45 - fuck you, paul.
44 - george.
43 - ringo.
42 - 'instant karma'
41 - grin.
40 - tragic death on a sweepingly grand level.
39 - apple.
38 - bad double in help!
37 - india.
36 - 'come together'...oh, michael jackson, you tried...and sounded constipated.
35 - george martin.
34 -"i can't understand it at all, really"...the queen's english...fuck that.
33 - 'i want you (she's so heavy)'
32 - forrest gump. that was totally lame. but i loved it.
31 - winston. great name.
30 - 'this boy' and that harmony...
29 - jealousy & possessiveness ("you'd better run just as fast as you can, little girl...i'm just a jealous guy")
28 - "has somebody been in this soup?"
27 - 'i'm only sleeping'
26 - mr. mom, 1975-1980
25 - feedback. brilliant.
24 - teh sex. i don't know, maybe.
23 - the meat-eating beatle.
22 - 'twist & shout'...his voice is so obviously shot...amazing.
21 - alien.
20 - what an asshole.
19 - liverpool. scouse cunt.
18 - 'working class hero'...bends me fookin' soul.
17 - long, hippy hair. another bad idea.
16 - neil aspinall.
15 - guitar. you're no george, i'm just sayin'...
14 - 'i am the walrus'...most especially that jacket-like thing.
13 - father issues.
12 - new york city.
11 - partnership - i'm talking mccartney, not ono.
10 - one of the hottest sets of teeth i have ever seen.
9 - revolution, dream, etc.
8 - 'hide your love away'
7 - "standin' about, hey? some people have it dead easy."
6 - ungrateful children. one is probably right to be. the other is a shit.
5 - fashion. more men should look to jl for inspiration beyond just the music. the boots, oh the boots. and hats.
4 - humour. with an "o-u-r"
3 - 'in my life'
2 - musical gifts above & beyond.
1 - "Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground."