John Lennon Would Have Been Cool At 70. SOTD- Woman

SOTD- "WOMAN"- JOHN LENNON

You can think he was self righteous and outspoken because he was famous and rich. You can think that all his publicity on peace and love was just to kill time and use up the spotlight. That he was just bored and had spare time, a public voice and lots of money. That maybe he meant it, maybe he didn't. You can think, like everyone else has, that Yoko Ono was a screeching little foreign girl who was narcisitcally controlling and dying for a spotlight that her flailing art did not provide on it's own. But, to all that, I will disagree. I see the easy assumptions with this public figure of a man.
But, I truly feel that John Lennon was a brilliant man. A gifted songwriter. A man of the times who spoke to people. He was a man who didn't mince his words and I've always loved that about his personality. He meant what he said and he didn't give a fuck, yet he had the heart of a poet and believed in the idea of love. ("Imagine"? I mean come on, one of the most beautiful songs ever) He and Yoko were very much in love. You can just tell by the body language in photos and old video footage. The way they were together in life- to love at the cost of much ridicule. It is wonderful to see true soul mates. There are many John and Yokos out there, and I can't imagine a woman truly in love that would not be swept away by a song such as "Woman" written for her. I would have to put it in my top 5 of favorite love songs. What a tribute to the woman he loved. How special. Though I love many of his songs (within and without The Beatles), this is my birthday tribute pick. If you haven't listened to it in awhile, or never really got into the words, do. It truly is so sweet and beautiful.