The child in the man. Means ... she gets every aspect of him. Even his most tender and vulnerable. This is a straight up love song.

@degsbabe

8 ай бұрын

0:58 Lightin a fag and realising she'd bagged one of the greatest in the world. And she was set for life....yep thats woman...

their relationship was really complex but he definitely loved her.

This was the first single to be released after John Lennon's death, and went to number 1 (deservedly so). Doesn't get enough attention, glad you guys reviewed it.

@StanSwan

Жыл бұрын

Like John said to Paul way back "No one listens to my songs and dances, that is why they will play Paul's songs forever".

Jealous guy is another wonderful song about thier relationship . . Or the ballad of John and yoko .

@barbarjinx3802

Жыл бұрын

Jealous guy is more about Paul.

I was doing a shift at a College radio station in Oregon. I was also an assistant Music Director. Normally I did the first shift starting up the station. But on this particular night, someone told me John Lennon has been killed. I couldn't believe my ears. "Woman" was climbing up the charts as "Watching The Wheels" was the #1 song. I threw together a tribute in 15 minutes. Another good song is "Just Like (Starting Over).

@markamos1911

Жыл бұрын

That doesn't make sense. The only single from "Double Fantasy" at the time of John's death was "(Just Like) Starting Over", "Woman" was the second single off the album, and released after John's murder, while "Watching the Wheels" was the third single. Neither "Woman" or "Watching the Wheels" were on the charts at the time of John's murder because they were yet to be released as singles.

Whatever way you take him he was only human, I come from his hometown and here he is held up as a god we love him he’s our flesh and blood ❤

@Isleofskye

Жыл бұрын

He was from Manchester/ Yes?

@toot0913

Жыл бұрын

@@IsleofskyeLiverpool, no?

@gerrardspring744

Жыл бұрын

@@Isleofskye 🤣🤣🤣🤣no he was from gods country

@Isleofskye

Жыл бұрын

@@toot0913 Sorry, My North West England joke like saying Oasis are from Liverpool or George Best or Eric Cantona played for Liverpool? lol

@Isleofskye

Жыл бұрын

@@gerrardspring744 Sorry, My North West England joke like saying Oasis are from Liverpool or George Best or Eric Cantona played for Liverpool? lo

You have a baby coming, you have to do his epic song Beautiful Boy about his son Sean, It’s emotional cause it was released a few months before his death, one line especially hits hard “ life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans” It gets me every time. Our first was born two months later,. Merry Christmas, God Bless You and Your Family

@dandillinger23

Жыл бұрын

They have reacted to Beautiful Boy fyi

@mikek5958

Жыл бұрын

"Close your eyes, have no fear. The monster's gone, he's on the run and your Daddy's here..." Still gets me to this day. Watch Macca react to this song it's absolutely heartbreaking.

@mikewarker4445

Жыл бұрын

@@mikek5958 all his songs from Double Fantasy have very deep very heartfelt emotions to them. We lost him just when he was about to explode on music scene again. F U mark david Chapman you took that away from us .RIP JOHN, RIP GEORGE

@mikek5958

Жыл бұрын

@@mikewarker4445 Yep, he was ripped away from all of us for no good goddamn reason by the worthless piece of human filth I just refer to as "the insect."

Ya gotta hear So This Is Christmas - John Lennon

@debjorgo

Жыл бұрын

The song is called Happy Christmas (War is Over).

'Child inside the man' is in reference to the vulnerability and sensitive of many men underneath their tough exterior. People you love are the source of immense happiness but they can also devastate you. When he says 'my life is in your hands' he's expressing this truth.

@poempadgett4664

Жыл бұрын

🎯❣️

@proudmoon3

Жыл бұрын

Yes--what they call in psychology the "inner child"!

@JordiPujadesGirona

Жыл бұрын

@@proudmoon3 it's not the same. The "inner child" is a term to refer this part of us who wants the simplicity of the true happiness with carelessness (in a good way), so when they say you are connected with your inner child they mean that you are on good terms with yourself.

From his last album Double Fantasy released November 1980 he was murdered a month later.

Brad & Lex, you'll love his "Just Like Starting Over" and "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night"!!!!

@wordsmith52

Жыл бұрын

And 'watching the wheels go round" ...

This is without a doubt one of Lennon’s most beautiful song. But it came out not long before he was murdered and it still kinda makes me a little emotional. The ironic part about the video is that there is a picture of Lennon signing his a copy of his Double Fantasy album and the person who he is signing it for, who is also in the photo, is the man who would gun him down a few hours later.

@amyk9175

Жыл бұрын

I did not know that. Wow. Thank you.

@bobwoolerOriGinal

Жыл бұрын

and a photo of his corpse 5 sec later..

@namesameasu

Жыл бұрын

There's a bittersweet aspect of this video in the scenes in which Yoko is a widow sitting alone and how the killer destroyed the physical bonds of the relationship; hence the pictures of the assassin and even the corpse. I believe the "to be continued" part is Yoko's message that he's still with her and us in spirit, and that can't be destroyed.

@williamwarlick3497

Жыл бұрын

@@namesameasu Yes, and I'm certain John Lennon would say NO, to my forever, pure and total hatred for Mark David Chapman, the wicked murderer. I long for his parole.

@namesameasu

Жыл бұрын

@@williamwarlick3497 Who's that? I never refer to the killer by name.

Great reaction. Always thought people treated Yoko poorly. All she did was fall in love. Just like John did.

@robertawesome2410

Жыл бұрын

help break up the Beatles, 'sing/howl' like a banshee out of hell.......

@keithharris6442

Жыл бұрын

The way Yoko squeezed out Julian from any inheritance after John's death says a lot about her. Remember, she controlled John's fortune after they reunited in 1974. If there was anyone who rode the fame on someone's coat tails, it was Yoko.

@mikebarratt6767

Жыл бұрын

@@robertawesome2410 John helped break up the Beatles

John Lennon, the man was freaking unbelievable.

I always saw this song as an apology for his failings within their relationship. And there were many, but they loved each other fiercely and forever. Now go listen to Beautiful Boy, his love song to their son Sean. It's extraordinary.

Way to go Brad!!!! You impressed me with your insights here. Well done. Treasure that Lady sitting next to you. She's a keeper!!!!

John Lennon is the greatest of all time,a genius

I think this is one of the most beautiful songs that John Lennon ever wrote. It’s right up there with the song, Julia about his mother on the White album.

@phillipharrison7283

Жыл бұрын

'Beautiful Boy' too

Instant tears ☮☮💘💘

They loved each other very deeply. It's SO obvious. Not only in the music, but in how they treated each other, even how they looked at each other. Just watch that now famous interview they did while laying together in bed in their New York apartment. Yoko didn't break up The Beatles, The Beatles did. They were having problems years before she ever showed up. It just kept getting more and more toxic until everything just blew up.

@Leigh69

Жыл бұрын

So what about the affairs they both had

@brendahhstiles9992

Жыл бұрын

@@Leigh69 that’s between them and in the end they were together.

@Leigh69

Жыл бұрын

@@brendahhstiles9992 couldn’t of loved each other that much

@TonyM1961

Жыл бұрын

@@Leigh69 Sometimes people who love each other still have problems between them. I know this is going to sound callous, but there's really no other way to put it... that was just sex. At the end of the day they both knew who they were going home to and would spend the rest of their lives with. If you are trying to judge their behavior based on current morals, you are out of line. The 60s and 70s had a very different mind set. I know, I was there. The most common theme you would hear everywhere was "sex, drugs and rock n roll" and they meant it. I know that may sound strange to you, but that's how it was. I'm not saying that I agree or disagree with the sentiment, only that it was a fact of life at the time

@TonyM1961

Жыл бұрын

@@Leigh69 On the contrary, they loved each other deeply and it showed any time we would see them together. You're trying to judge 60s and 70s behavior by today's standards and that's not how it was. Sex, drugs and rock n roll was the catch phrase and it was apt. That was the age where "swinging" was very much in vogue and people involved didn't mind. They knew who they loved and were going to stay with. Everything else was "just sex".

Love, love this song. Lennon's lyrics are always spot on and I love hearing you guys break it down. Thanks so much for reacting to this beautiful song.🦋

With you Lex. It's hard to see all those historical photos of them in NYC and not think "what a tragedy". I'm not always a fan of John's solo work, compared to that of his Beatles days, but this one is a wonder.

I remember the day he was murdered I was devastated and still am. Young people don't understand how big a influence that john had. John Lennon was the ambassador of peace☮✌😥😇

THIS IS THE ULTIMATE SONG TO SING TO A WOMAN. TO SHOW HER HOW MUCH YOU LOVE HER. AND MUCH SHE MEANS TO YOU. AND HOW THANKFUL YOU ARE TO HAVE HER AS YOUR WOMAN ❤️

Love this song

@mauriciodelarosa2449

Жыл бұрын

Same.

@stephentaylor6617

Жыл бұрын

My favorite John Lennon solo song

Lennon was such a beautiful person. And a musical genius.

Their love was legendary. In the beginning, we hated it, but then we realized she wasn't taking him away from us.

Everyone is every age they've ever been. None of one's ages is ever lost.

Such a great song, a true testament for his love for Yoko

Glad you liked this one. You both know how you can attach a memory to a song. Where and when you first heard it. Woman always has a bittersweet nostalgia for me because of John's death.

One of the most beautiful songs ever written

I always found this video so sad, Yoko I’m sure loved John so much and never thought she would have to live her life without him , she looked so lonely. Still one of my favorites …

This is a great song , its beautiful in its meaning , and soothing to listen too , romantic The child in the man means he loves her as innocent as a child and he is vunerable to her and knows she will take care of him and watch over him .even when he acts like a child . but love the man who protects her and loves her

The little child inside your man speaks of his trust in his wife, and his vulnerability in her arms. His faith in her is that of a child. My wife told me that she would never hurt me on our wedding day, and I would bet my life on it. Thanks!!!

Never noticed how perfect the key change is after at least a million listens

Yes! He is gone since many years and i really miss him and when i hear this song i always cry a little bit.

Wish a man would express his feelings to me as pure and clear as John did. He was in a good place regardless whether Yoko was a likeable person or not... We owe her for being the inspiration of such beautiful songs

John had strayed when in Los Angeles and was amazed that Yoko still loved him and took him back. He treated her crappy.

John was known for trying to send the message of peace and love to a world that really needed it. But in an interview said, “If I can’t get it right with the people who I say I love and care most about, then all the rest is just bullshit.” Yoko showed him that success wasn’t just fame and fortune, it was family.

Beautiful song, one of Lennon's best from his comeback album 'Double Fantasy' released in 1980. Creepy fact - At 4:13 there is a picture of John Lennon's corpse lying on a slab in the mortuary.

"Mind Games" by John Lennon was another great song.

My favorite song off his last album, Double Fantasy.

Such an amazing song with deep lyrics.

Beautiful Boy is so for yall

Breaks my heart. I'm a New Yorker, and they loved their adopted city, only to be shot like a dog in front of his apartment house. Great couple.

@robertasirgutz8800

Жыл бұрын

WHAT??!!

Quite possibly the greatest love song ever written about a woman. John was a poet as well as a great composer. This song demonstrates his love for Yoko, who did change John in many ways and taught him how to open himself up to his own desires, fears, and weaknesses. John could often be very hard, sarcastic, and even mean before meeting Yoko. He was definitely different after. She pushed him to use his fame and persona in the cause of peace and love for others. Initially the world hated her for changing him and blamed her for the breakup of the Beatles, but over time it was revealed their relationship had nothing to do with that. When I hear this song, I can only imagine the sorrow she felt on not only seeing him shot and killed, but how she had to feel every time this song was played in the months that followed. Since his death, this woman has devoted herself to his causes, his art, his poetry, his music, and his memory. Now That is LOVE, and I thank her for her efforts in this. She helped make John the man we all have come to love and admire.

I think they moved to New York in the early 70's. He was tired of the British press and the way they tore Yoko Ono apart. They thrived in New York because of all the artistic people and the way she was accepted, that meant a lot to him. After Sean was born, he put aside his music and became the stay-at-home-dad for the next five years and did everything with Sean. Then he got really inspired to start writing music again. This song was part of his last songs before he was murdered. What a close family they were and to have him brutally taken so suddenly (like, unfortunately, what happens to many families), it's so tragic. But what he left us was an amazing legacy and that's what is important to focus on.

John Lennon was a great man and musician.

John and Yoko were soulmates I believe. John Lennon has written so many beautiful songs.

Flower plucked so early... so much Love

Lovely reaction. Thank you!

This is off his comeback album. This song is him telling his wife thank you for being what he felt he needed to complete him. Yoko his wife is blamed for breaking up the Beatles, I don’t know I was too young to know. I was in high school when he was murdered. That day in school, second period, our stoic English teach just spent the entire period telling us about John Lennon, he was his hero. The teacher wept as he spoke about him. 40+ years later and I still remember that day, especially the morning.

Imagine how much more beautiful music we would have received from John

Love is the cupcake. Peace is the frosting.

You two. 🥰💕 #goals #balance #respect #communication #candid #love

My favorite John Lennon song.

what a shame their journey together was so tragically brought to a premature demise, love this song , wish i had somebody in my life who deserved this kind of adoration

I love this song, I dedicated this song to my girl :)

In many ways, this song is Lennon's apology to Yoko. In 1973, the couple was having problems in their marriage, so Yoko agreed to put their relationship on hold and let John sow his oats. He did, taking up with his assistant May Pang and engaging in some unruly behavior. Lennon referred to this time as his "Lost Weekend" - it lasted about 18 months. Speaking with Rolling Stone just days before his death, Lennon said: "'Woman' came about because, one sunny afternoon in Bermuda, it suddenly hit me what women do for us. Not just what my Yoko does for me, although I was thinking in those personal terms... but any truth is universal. What dawned on me was everything I was taking for granted. Women really are the other half of the sky, as I whisper at the beginning of the song. It's a 'we' or it ain't anything." Peace out.

yes LOVE!

I have to tell you Brad and Lex, I thought you were going to lock lips when Mr. Lennon sang:" I love you! Now and forever!" Lol!

It’s so awful to think about the fact that John Lennon was senselessly murdered just a few weeks after this album was released. It was definitely one of the worst days of my life and in the history of the world in general. His is a beautiful spirit. 🎄🎁🎄

John Lennon oh my love

Rip To A Great Singer Songwriter John Lennon, We Still Miss You Always

This video is so special because of the footage of John and Yoko when he was alive and from the aftermath of his murder. He is still very missed. 1980 wow so long ago 🥺

Watching the Wheels is another good song of his from this time.

This is why he was my favorite Beatle and what a fantastic album too

all time classic! ♥

When i see this video something ever comes to my mind. Lennon used to walk across Central Park and said hello to every person and signed autograghs to anyone who came around even the Day of his death. Who other famous artist do this in these days? He was a great man taken away so early.

Haven’t heard that forever and you guys had a really great understanding of the whole song

John had gone through a sort of rebirth prior to this album. He was always a tormented guy and it came out in ugly ways...drug abuse, spousal abuse, child abuse, cheating, and ugly, public outbursts toward his friends. By this point he felt genuine sorrow over this stuff but had finally come to grips. You can hear it in this song and several others from Double Fantasy. He's undeniably happy and at peace. That final chorus kills me every time. It's so genuine.

A BIG THANK YOU FOR THIS HE WAS THE MAN 🥰

Awww man, I missed this live. I had been requesting this for a while.

Love Love this song next from John you guys should do Watching The Wheels it’s actually from the same album.👍🏽🇦🇷🏆🇦🇷🏆🇦🇷🏆🇦🇷

I can’t believe I’m FINALLY in agreement and on the same page as Brad !! A first…

Lex is certainly right about how senseless taking John Lennon's life was. I got married in June 1980, and I still remember being awakened by the radio alarm clock on the morning of December 9, 1980. The radio played for a minute or two before my hand reached out to silence it by hitting the snooze button. Then as I lay there slowly waking up, I said to my wife, “Wait a second, did the radio just say someone shot John Lennon?” She replied that she thought so. After that, I was fully awake and ran to turn on the TV to see the news. Unforgettably sad day. Up there with the days that John and Bobby Kennedy or Martin Luther King were shot.

the quintessential love song

This Song will always remind me of my childhood Sweetheart!

A great song.

This Album his last one - Double Fantasy was released 3 weeks before his assassination.

The Basis for ALL man's Successes (Money, Power, Talent, Knowledge) comes down to one thing... Impressing Girls by being better than the other guys. We've just had Generations to convince ourselves that we enjoy doing it.

Very fun disco song. Car wash. Working at the car wash

That last black and white photo of him "lying down" was taken after he was murdered.

Jesus he loved that woman.....check out Beautiful Boy, Starting over and Jealous Guy.....RIP John. alos RIP Terry Hall who passed the other day.

I haven't heard this in a day or two.

Perfectly said Brad

Watching the wheels!!

You should listen to "Girl" from the Beatles "Rubber Soul" album, sung by John Lennon. First there was "Girl". Then there was "Woman". A bit of time going by.

This video is a bit chilling as it was taped just right before he was assassinated-plus the photo of John signing an autograph for his assassin and the morgue pic was a bit shocking.

I don't know why I enjoy this song.

NICE GREAT REACTION

I, and probably many more people, never liked Ono, but Lennon did make some pretty songs after he left the Beatles. Even if they weren't really at the level of the previous works, the songs are still classics and worth listening.

Amazing song 🎵

2:40 Lex's face 😊

John Lennon was one of the most prolific songwriters and musicians ever. His senseless murder shook many of us who heard the sad news that day, so thank you for saying those kind words about his loss and how it impacted his wife, his son and all of us who loved his music. We may all not agree, but killing is definitely wrong. It's so much easier to peacefully agree to disagree.

Lennon said that 'Woman' is a grown-up version of his Beatles song, 'Girl.' I love both songs, but 'Girl' is the sort of thing a 20-something who is still figuring his life out would write about his fantasy girl: everything in the song is about how funny and cool she is, and how great she looks, but it doesn't say a lot about her as a person, because it isn't really about her. It's solely about *his* fantasies and insecurities. 'Woman,' on the other hand, is about a mature relationship with a real person, somebody with her own feelings who makes her own contribution to the relationship and wants to be recognized as an equal partner. It's about the real deal of relationships, not the fantasy.

Lennon wrote this song as an ode to his wife Yoko Ono. He regarded it as the most Beatles-like track on his Double Fantasy album and he called it the '80s update of "Girl," which is a track on Rubber Soul. Speaking with Rolling Stone just days before his death, Lennon said: "'Woman' came about because, one sunny afternoon in Bermuda, it suddenly hit me what women do for us. Not just what my Yoko does for me, although I was thinking in those personal terms... but any truth is universal. What dawned on me was everything I was taking for granted. Women really are the other half of the sky, as I whisper at the beginning of the song. It's a 'we' or it ain't anything." In many ways, this song is Lennon's apology to Yoko. In 1973, the couple was having problems in their marriage, so Yoko agreed to put their relationship on hold and let John sow his oats. He did, taking up with his assistant May Pang and engaging in some unruly behavior. Lennon referred to this time as his "Lost Weekend" - it lasted about 18 months. This was released as a single in January 1981, about a month after Lennon was murdered. (Songfacts.com)

She loves you yeah yeah yeah. Dipping into the past.

That muttered "for the other half of the sky" at the beginning is, believe it or not, a reference to Mao Tse Tung, who wrote "Man and Woman are each half of the sky" - possibly the only good thing he ever wrote. I still remember exactly where I was when John died. I didn't want to tell anyone, because somehow that would have made it true, and I didn't want it to be true. Still miss you, John, and we still need your vision.

John definitely was not ready to sling some lead, had he, he'd still be alive today.