I do wish Councillors would get their facts straight . Paul McCartney did not meet John Lennon at Dovedale Rd school .They first met at St Peters Church Garden Fete in July 1957.

@dabreu

Жыл бұрын

Yes, how come he didn't know that?

@tommcconville4270

Жыл бұрын

That is correct Mal, from what I've seen written an documented, they met at the Sant Peter's Church gate.

@tommcconville4270

Жыл бұрын

Correcting myself, St. Peter's Church Garden.

@michelleper5065

Жыл бұрын

8000 views this should tell you how pathetic your timeline is... this statue belongs in the qualitative one but ended up here

@StratsRUs

Жыл бұрын

Twenty Flight Rock.

Why wasn't it put in Woolton village where John came from, and was a choir boy at St.Peters Church.???

So weird to see a "NY Lennon" statue in England

Wonderful statue. Wonderful message. If only the world gave peace a chance!

@anthonystewart677

Жыл бұрын

God, they still be milking the Beatles, trying to make money and pretending to care about peace. No doubt it will be covered in dog shit and graffiti within a few weeks.

@anthonystewart677

Жыл бұрын

Or given the current climate created by politicians and not related to weather, it could be robbed and melted down even sooner. Bit bigger than Tracy Emin's missing bird thing from the cathedral, ain't it.

@michaelhasenstein721

Жыл бұрын

Sin in the form of hateful pride is the obstacle to peace, yet people pander to it.

As a Speke lad I and other people from Speke would love a George and Paul tribute in Speke were they were from

@JamesOhanlon

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@veronical.lianmaseras4543

Жыл бұрын

@@JamesOhanlon Get robbed?

Paul Mccartney wrote Penny Lane. Should be the one at penny lane. I hope they put up a McCartney statue. Johns statue should be located at or near strawberry Fields.

@CiscoDuck

Жыл бұрын

I couldn't have said it better except to add that John hated Penny Lane!

@johnmc3862

Жыл бұрын

@@CiscoDuck He didn’t hate penny lane!!

@johnmc3862

Жыл бұрын

John had a big message for peace, that’s why it’s there. There’s already a McCartney plaque there.

@michaelhasenstein721

Жыл бұрын

@@johnmc3862 Peace and love, no autographs.

@adolfoandreavila7104

Жыл бұрын

Paul wrote Penny Lane but John lived in Penny Lane

Why a JL statue in Penny Lane when Paul was the one who wrote the song? Paul also lives in England and promotes the country while John left with wife to NY?

@StratsRUs

Жыл бұрын

John was murdered at 40.

@johnmc3862

Жыл бұрын

Because the Beatles always wrote under ‘The Beatles’ even if they wrote separately and he was from Liverpool too. John did plenty to promote when In the Beatles. They had no privacy in Britain, especially from the media. In light in recent events I think it’s no harm.

Hi James fantastic video for the people off Liverpool legend thank you so much for sharing again 👍👍👍👍alan

@JamesOhanlon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alan 👍

@malyates5020

Жыл бұрын

A pity the video is factually incorrect in parts . Accuracy regarding Liverpool Musical history is important ...and for a senior Liverpool politician to get it wrong just about sums things up really.

@douglastaggart9360

Жыл бұрын

Why the man pissed the too America didn't once come back too liverpool.

Paul Mccartney who wrote Penny Lane is the one that still promotes Liverpool and penny lane while touring. I think it's a bit odd

@JamesOhanlon

Жыл бұрын

Good point

@jmac4622

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@catherinebrau3523

Жыл бұрын

Of course, he does. He is still alive n, isn't he?

@raindrops21_9

Жыл бұрын

It's a great statue and a nice idea but I also found it strange that Paul wasn't the one commemorated with a statue in this location.

@CiscoDuck

Жыл бұрын

John actually HATED Paul's Penny Lane song!

So glad John Lennon is remembered, wended the rest of theBeatles to join him. Love, light and peace to everyone always!

@staceykeeley4219

Жыл бұрын

No we don't need the others. This isn't about the Beatles. The others weren't about peace. This is about John Lennon and his peace message.

@MarkHarrison733

8 ай бұрын

@@staceykeeley4219 He funded terrorism, as his own family confirmed.

Paul McCartney definitely wrote a master piece with Penny Lane! I'm only guessing that John liked the song... though he never said so... Thank you Paul for writing such a fantastic composition!

@johnmc3862

Жыл бұрын

How do you know he never said so?!

@itriedmany

Жыл бұрын

@@johnmc3862 ... Paul stated that there was only one time John took the time to mention to him personally that he really like one of the songs he came up with: “Once. Once John gave me a compliment,” McCartney, 76, recalled on “60 Minutes” in a segment airing Sunday. “It was only once the whole time.” “It was ‘Here, There and Everywhere,'” the Wings singer revealed. “John says just as it finishes, ‘That’s a really good song, lad. I love that song.’ And I’m like, ‘Yes! He likes it!’ ” Now, there's also a Lennon interview in which he felt that Paul was not always sensitive to his song writing skills, and that was during the writing for "Elenor Rigby," Paul needed two more verses and instead of asking Lennon directly for help, he told John, George and the engineers in the room to "please finish the lyrics to the song" and then left the studio... again, John states that Paul didn't even mention "John's" name and didn't even look at him, he directed the request to all in the room... and John felt insulted and insecure about Paul after that, and he said "Paul could be very insensitive to we, the rest of the band." Paul also claims he complimented John many times, usually after a few beers... so who knows!

Jsem pamětník šedesátých let a Beatlemanie. Nádherný časy to byly. Děkuji a zdravím srdečně from Czech Republic.

Paul write Penny Lane. Seems a strange choice.

@LeoDragon34

Жыл бұрын

That was my first thought. Perhaps a Liverpudlian can explain the decision to put a statue of John there instead of Paul. I like the statue - perhaps there’s a better place in Liverpool for it though?

@billrootes-composersongwri5552

Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly haha

@malyates5020

Жыл бұрын

@@LeoDragon34 exactly correct Paul should be in Penny Lane ,John in Woolton . They never get things right even the Councillor knew little about Beatles history. You would have thought the Leader of Liverpool Lib Dems would have got his facts straight ....makes you wonder what else he makes up .

@johnbrereton5229

Жыл бұрын

@@LeoDragon34 Strawberry Fields perhaps, as Lennon did write that one.

@johnmc3862

Жыл бұрын

Because it’s in a prominent area and there’s already a plaque there for Paul.

Another reason to visit! Lovely.

I'm pretty sure they'll put up a statue for Ringo in Tocky next (sat at a set of drums) 🙂

Hello,hello from Germany. There ,,I will,,going ,,in my life,,one Time. Thank you for this Video. Lg from Germany, beatles Fan Ellen ❤ ✌

@JamesOhanlon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Looks like New York John, not young John. Just an observation.

@tt-du6vc

Жыл бұрын

When Imagine was released as a single in the UK in 1975, the cover was a photo of John taken in 1974.

Nice statue

McCartney immortalised Penny Lane. But he is still alive.

Fantastic !!

@GrandPrixDecals

5 күн бұрын

Idiotic

Love the statue - hope it stays in Liverpool.

@JamesOhanlon

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully. It was his home after all

@klauskruger6187

Жыл бұрын

Of course not. We will steal it and bring it to Hamburg. 😊

@Inglese001

Жыл бұрын

@@klauskruger6187 From what I’ve heard, those English boys had a great time in Germany!

@klauskruger6187

Жыл бұрын

@@Inglese001 ⚓🏴‍☠🍺🎶Da kannst du dir sicher sein!

@douglastaggart9360

Жыл бұрын

Why he spent most of his time in new york he didn't give a damm about this city

Played together in Dovedale school? Not sure about that one. Just across the way is Newcastle Road, Lennon’s first home. Love the statue. Seems to have quite a penetrating gaze up front.

@malyates5020

Жыл бұрын

Just wish Councillors would get facts straight .If you don't know Beatles history shut up .

SO GOOOOOOOOOOD

@JamesOhanlon

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, well deserved

I'm not sure John would have liked a statue of himself but he would have liked the lack of a pedestal. The idea of having his feet on the ground was excellent.

It's beautiful All we're saying is give peace a chance. 🙏🙏🙏

Thank U so much.

"They'll probably tear it down in five years a throw it in the river". That's what I Imagine John Lennon would say. God love him x

John Lennon’s statue is awesome, fantastic, she is great , John looks So Good,, will they put a statue at Strawberry Fields, in that location it would mean so much, All For John, the Beatles, Brian, Stu, Forever, Steve☮️🎸🎼

@JamesOhanlon

Жыл бұрын

They should do something at Strawberry Field but whether they will or not, I'm not sure. It's right that they should do

@stevebiesiadabada6669

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree I can only hope that they do this, John again at Strawberry Fields the would be the ultimate tribute, Thank You James, Steve

I suppose, they will now build a statue of Paul McCartney in Strawberry Fields...🙄

@raindrops21_9

Жыл бұрын

🤣

Oh,John is beautiful! And, I don't usually like statues.

Every sane person wants world peace, but there will always be wars. Lennon's simplistic 'give peace a chance' approach cuts no mustard, politically. He was politically naive, but well meaning.

@johnmc3862

Жыл бұрын

Of course there’s always wars, Lennon wasn’t stupid. It was a message for peace not an approach.

It's quite small 4 such a hero

The statue is right on.....beautifully done. Now create similar statues of the rest please.

Paul McCartney knew George Harrison long before he knew John Lennon; They were at school together being closer in age. If you watch the Beatles Anthology, it tells you when they all got together.

@davidprosser457

Жыл бұрын

Don’t think so

Oh, so there's another ten or fifteen quid added to the cost of the Beatles bus tour then.

They renamed Liverpool airport John Lennon Airport. A comedian made the joke that this was appropriate, since as soon as he made some money, that’s where he went and never returned.

@veronical.lianmaseras4543

Жыл бұрын

Who can blame him, with phoneys like that Mayor about?

‘Paul’ is still alive (allegedly), so why wasn’t he there in person? He could have corrected the errors made. He could also have advised on some sound amplification too. 🙄👀🧐😎😜 Peace

👍👍🎸🙏🏽

Mam, u r nothing just a show for reality in ur face, honour the face ,,,, let there be light ☀️☀️☀️

Shouldn't a statue of John Lennon be @ Strawberry Fields? Have we forgotten that Paul McCartney penned the song "Penny Lane"? If you've forgotten then watch the KZread video(s) that Paul McCartney did on the James Corden show a few years back, come on people! I thought all Beatle fans knew that!

@historyman1

Жыл бұрын

All Beatles fans also know Lennon lived over the road at 9 Newcastle Rd before Mendips, and attended Dovedale Primary. So he does have relevant ties to the area. But Strawberry Fields would be a better site, his song, and Mendips closeby.

@deb5710

Жыл бұрын

@@historyman1 Thanks for your comment.

Odd image of Lennon. His NYC era on show in Penny Lane. Seems a little out of place

The statue is a perfect image of John. I hope Julian sees it.

Another John Lennon statue. That's great! But surely it was Maccas song which made Penny Lane famous. Why no commemoration of Macca too, especially in Penny Lane, which owes it's entire fortune as a tourist site to him. I may be wrong, but I'm not even sure if John contributed musically to the song at all. Odd.

It's great but, given that it is pretty much common knowledge that Paul wrote 'Penny Lane', it would have been more appropriately placed almost anywhere else in Liverpool...The obvious choice being Beaconsfield Road, at Strawberry Fields. I wouldn't blame Paul for feeling slightly snubbed at this rather clumsy misjudgement....And, just to add, I'm not sure where Councillor Richard got his Beatles history facts from, but he seems to have reinvented them for his own ends.

The one that wrote Penny Lane was Paul, not John, even John lived close to this street.

Agree Paul McCartney should be there and George Harrison only lived about 800yds up the road by picton clock

Nine ads to watch this video in Argentina. I skiped them all

0:19 Is that Pete Hooton?

@JamesOhanlon

Жыл бұрын

It is yeah

WHERES PAUL? It’s his song!

Why late thirties Lennon? Surely better to have a young version, either as a kid when he was knocking about round there, or even better, from the Penny Lane song music video?

None of the beatles came back home to live here john and ringo lived in the US and Paul and George lived in the south of England. They all left Liverpool when they were in their early twenties.

@johnmc3862

Жыл бұрын

True, people forget this. Though they didn’t have to live there.

@douglastaggart9360

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree like tarbuck and cilla black infact the only one i respect is ken dodd

@tt-du6vc

Жыл бұрын

They ended up with American women as well. No English women at the end.

One forgets many of John's surviving contemporaries are now octogenarians.

When did he have feathered hair? I have been twice to Liverpool and learned they met at St. Peter’s in Woolton.? I still love Liverpool, and will be back to see it, also to see the Reds at Anfield. YNWA.

@joebloggs8636

Жыл бұрын

From " Walls And Bridges album ..jeez

@sawtoothred7943

Жыл бұрын

@@joebloggs8636 what I meant was he didn’t look like that as often as other looks if u will. Jeez.. lol

Lennon...part of the greatest songwriting team of all time that changed our world...if he says " Give Peace a Chance "...maybe we should listen? Why admire his magnificence in music but ignore his heartfelt feelings?...makes no sense...

@johnmc3862

Жыл бұрын

‘Imagine all the people, livin’ life in peace.’ There fixed it.

@michaelhasenstein721

Жыл бұрын

@@johnmc3862 A place where everyone lives in peace, it's called Heaven, the very thing we're told not to imagine about.

To be honest I'm struggling to find the resemblance.

@ralex3697

Жыл бұрын

It’s not a wax figure, but a statue

@saddaddrummer

Жыл бұрын

@@ralex3697 Still supposed to look like the person it represents, good thing it say's "imagine" on it. Andrew Edwards who made the statue of the four of them on pier head managed to get a good likeness of them all.

What a futile expenditure of human creative energy

Not averse to giving Cynthia the odd slap here and there! Oh the hypocrisy of it all.

@staceykeeley4219

Жыл бұрын

Once! He did it once when he was a teenager in a jealous rage and felt so bloody bad about it he never touched her again.

@douglastaggart9360

Жыл бұрын

@@staceykeeley4219 how do we know he didn't do it again

@staceykeeley4219

Жыл бұрын

@@douglastaggart9360 Because Cynthia said it was only once.

The queen ought dub John Lennon postumously a knight: as equal songwriting partner of Sir Paul McCartney, "Sir" John's contribution to British prestige was no less. Ditto, independent songwriter George Harrison.

@papercup2517

Жыл бұрын

AFAIK, there's no such thing as a posthumous knighthood - sorry! In any case, John sent back his previous honour, the MBE (Member of the British Empire) as a political protest, so he might have been similarly averse to the idea of a knighthood.

@MarkHarrison733

8 ай бұрын

@@papercup2517 You can't return an honour.

@papercup2517

8 ай бұрын

@@MarkHarrison733 Thanks for the information; a poor choice of words on my part. If I remember correctly, he sent back his medal, but as you say, the honour itself may be unaffected.

@MarkHarrison733

8 ай бұрын

@@papercup2517 He remained John Lennon MBE until his death.

Has it been stolen yet?

@jillb80

Жыл бұрын

Or defaced!

@douglastaggart9360

Жыл бұрын

Why would it

@douglastaggart9360

Жыл бұрын

@@jillb80 by who rolling stones fans

@clivebaxter6354

Жыл бұрын

@@douglastaggart9360 It's in Liverpool!

Why a late looking new yorker John and no Paul?

@JamesOhanlon

Жыл бұрын

Good question, could of been either

@G58

Жыл бұрын

He’s still alive (allegedly), so why wasn’t he there in person? He could have corrected the errors made. He could also have advised on some sound amplification too. 🙄👀🧐😎😜 Peace

That knobhead from the Farm would turn up at the opening of an envelope?

Very nice statue of John, but shouldn't be at that place as it should be in quite place

Who is that? Who is that? Who-is-that?

Imagine theirs no heaven oh reaĺy

Would be better if it looked like John Lennon

Un monumento a un individuo que dijo que los beatles eran más famosos que Jesucristo? Estos gringos son tratados o estúpidos?

He bashed women so I expect that this statue will be taken down....

@veronical.lianmaseras4543

Жыл бұрын

Lennon pissed on the nuns in Hamburg

Paul’s life has shown love and peace. John was all about words. Paul is all of that. Bs.

@joebloggs8636

Жыл бұрын

Are you high again?

That will be wrecked in a week

@douglastaggart9360

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully

Oh, the irony! John Lennon didn't write Penny Lane and wrote not one word or note in the song. In fact, he ridiculed Paul McCartney for the song and actually hated it.

@johnmc3862

Жыл бұрын

He didn’t hate you I diot , that’s another song.

@joebloggs8636

Жыл бұрын

That's not true at all.

They could’ve cleaned it first.

Paul always being robbed. John didn’t give a crap about Liverpool

@johnmc3862

Жыл бұрын

BS, Paul never went back to live in Liverpool.

@jennywren9068

Жыл бұрын

@@johnmc3862 no ? It’s right there on tape. John left the whole country behind. McCartney has busted his ass keeping the Beatles legacy alive for 60 years now. Paul was proud to be a Beatle- still is. So is Ringo. John talked about how embarrassing everything they did was. Why not put both of them there? John and Paul as young men? Nah because this is bs optics

Lennon couldn’t stand the political class ..which is those who are unveiling it ..it would really piss him off

There should be a statue of the great hero Mark David Chapman.

Wow folks stood around waiting to be shown some nicely shaped metal/stone , don’t worship false gods

@saddaddrummer

Жыл бұрын

Especially when it doesn't look like the god it's supposed to represent. New York John standing in Penny Lane.....well thought out that one.

@Magicalfluidprocess

Жыл бұрын

@@saddaddrummer you’ve missed my point ! , what would John say about such things ? I reckon he would think it madness

@saddaddrummer

Жыл бұрын

@@Magicalfluidprocess I got your point and agree with you totally. I just added a bit that shows the tackiness and nonsense of it all, as you say John would have looked at it and said "who's that little old man?"😉😉

Keep it wrapped up , it offends so many

@JamesOhanlon

Жыл бұрын

Haha 👍

That does not look like John at all, he would not stand like that in a sexually suggestive, arrogant pick-up artist pose, his hair expertly coiffed and blow dried, with a sock stuffed in his pants and a leering stare. Trashy, crass, commercial art. I guess at least the pigeons will appreciate it LOL

Ludicrous