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IRAN
by Fdemetrio - 04/15/26 12:27 PM
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by Fdemetrio - 04/14/26 06:57 AM
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Fresh Lennon
December 1980 a legend was gunned down and died
In front of the Dakota, sad fans gathered and cried
Felt like a part of me left the rest far behind
Since then I've been searching for peaceful thoughts of any kind
If I could hear some
Chorus:
Fresh Lennon
Imagine how great that would be
Fresh Lennon
More mind games, double fantasies
Fresh Lennon
Another tale of Norwegian Wood
Fresh Lennon
Make working class heroes feel good
Now if you're been listening, hope you don't get me wrong
I still love cranking up his Beatles era songs
But his solo recordings fill my CD rack
And I wish I could hear another hidden Lennon track
Some
Chorus:
Fresh Lennon
Revealing much more in his life
Fresh Lennon
Whatever else gets him through the night
Fresh Lennon
The wisdom of a nowhere man
Fresh Lennon
Giving peace more of a chance
Tag:
Fresh Lennon
Giving peace more of a chance...
©2012 Shayne Vaughan
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Real good use of the song titles!
Love the hook/title!
Fresh Lennon...cool work off of the sounds of Fresh Linen or Fresh Lemon. I great idea too,,,,to have Fresh Lennon! Real good!
Would love to hear this when done?!
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i'm a fan of these type songs Shayne!Very well done,now please don't wake me,i'm only sleeping!
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Hi shayne
I live in Blacburn, Lancashire.Home of the 4000 holes as recorded in a Day in the life.I think most of these holes are in my front garden!
I like your theme and the way you have woven in the song titles.I would imagine that there are some songs hidden away laying undiscoverd, I believe this to be the case with Elvis too.
Would be interesting to hear your melody
Travis
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde
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This is a really cool write, Shayne!
(And hey -- If this song does become a hit, thousands of people will definitely be singing "Fresh Lemon," and years later, they'll laugh when they realize their folly! It's the hallmark of a great rock song, really! Laughing...)
For the line about releasing another Lennon track, I thought you could sneak Yoko in there somewhere, though maybe you don't want her in the song. Something like..."wish that Yoko would release another hidden Lennon track."
For the tag, I thought that maybe you could personalize it back somehow to your own peace again. Just a thought!
I can't wait to hear this one!
Lisa
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The concept of using old song titles in new lyrics is nothing new. My good friend Johnny Daubert did just that with his great song Lennon More Than a Memory. Imagine that! Nobody told me there’d be days like these! I think all of us Beatle/Lennon fans want, crave , need new music so I hear ya!
My problem is your title. Hearing “Fresh Lennon” sounds as if his old stuff is stale, ya know? I dunno. Maybe “Virgin Lennon”
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Hey Iggy!
Thanks for the mentioning of my tribute song,,,,,BUT, I have to respectfully disagree about the title not being good for this lyric.
For me anyways,,,,it hit me with the saying we always hear by publishers, labels, etc,,,,to sound and be "Fresh" when presenting songs. So, in that way, I took Fresh Lennon, (which also Sounds GREAT, which I think is 90% of any lyric), there would be Fresh Lennon songs!.....That is the writer's fantasy,,,as with us to. We miss New, Fresh, Lennon songs, not having him around. Imagine that! Fresh, new Lennon songs! We missed out on so many, with him being gone at only 40.
Look at some of the Fresh Pop songs now?
I LONG for Fresh Lennon! (With STILL loving his songs of course)! Not stale!!! So, the best we can do, is write and record songs about Lennon, to have at least something be fresh in his name. I think this title and lyrics do just that!
Hey man,,,,hope all is great with Linda being home,,,finally!
One car family for a while here,,,so tough to get anywhere with Cindy working. I will take her into work some day though and come up there to see you guys. Will ask a day before, OK?
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Thanks Johnny, Michael, Travis, Lisa, and Iggy for checking this out. I'm always interested in hearing a "fresh" Lennon track, so this lyric was a fun write.--Shayne
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You’re welcome. I just noticed your signature: Co-writing = Compromise! Hmnn? I always found co-witting to be a positive sharing experience. Just my 2 cents, who the heck am I anyway?
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Love this song and this idea! A great concept for a song.
Betty J. Holt
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HiDee ShayneMeister!
GREAT Job remindin' us how Great John Lennon Was!!!
&..while I don't confess to bein' a Yoko Ono Fan, I totally enjoyed the Depth..& often Whimsey..John Lennon could pack into his songs. "Steel & Glass" is one I've loved for ages..that never made it to the Hit Parades. (& I remember-well the Brief Radio-Run of his "Woman is The [naughty word removed] of The World"..too...);-)>
John's untimely, undeserved death serves to remind us all that the world's Peace-Lovers are always threatened by the Crazies..who lurk just about everywhere. That, and "Live It While You Can"...which...I'm Very Glad, John Certainly Did.
Thanks for Another GREAT Reminder, Amigo...& Good Luck with it!
Best Wishes & a Big Guy-Hug,
Stan
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I just noticed your signature: Co-writing = Compromise! Hmnn? I always found co-witting to be a positive sharing experience. Iggy, while there is the rare co-writer who is on the same plane, it is usually a give and take situation...but that can be a good thing.---Shayne
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A really nicely written lyric,cleverly done.
Joe
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really good use of a hook and really interesting hook itself.
love how you brought all the elements together on this one.
great job.
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