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βI just discovered a great singer.β
Bonita looked up from her crossword, giving her son her full attention. βThatβs great, Brandon. Anyone I might know?β
βDoubt it. Itβs some Dude named John Lennon. Artie found this old album called Double Fantasy. Heβs on a vinyl kick right now.β
Bonita chuckled, shaking her head. βI guess itβs been too long since Iβve played that album. I havenβt listened to it for years.β
βYou know him?β Brandonβs eyes lit up. βIs he still making music?β
βNo,β Bonita said. Her heart sank a little as she said, βHe was assassinated when he was forty. But he was really talented, and he made a lot more albums.β
She set her pen down and uncurled her legs, standing up. βLetβs go into the storage room,β she said, referring to an unused bedroom where anything not in current use ended up. βI have every album the Beatles ever made.β
βWho?β
βWow, itβs really been way too long since their music has played in this house. And, by the way, how could you make it to eighteen without knowing who the Beatles were?β
Brandon shrugged his shoulders. βSo who are they?β
βWere. They were the most famous band in the world when I was young. They revolutionized music, and John Lennon was a member of that band. He and Paul McCartney wrote most of their songs.β
Brandonβs eyes lit up. βPaul McCartney, huh? Iβve heard of him. Heβs some old dude whoβs still touring.β
βYeah,β Bonita said, her mouth quirking up in a smile. βHeβs old. But heβs still awesome.β Grabbing Brandonβs hand, she headed to the storage room. βLetβs go looking for Lennon, and after that we can find some of McCartneyβs stuff from after the Beatles broke up as well. Youβre about to get a musication.β
I created some images of John Lennon on the anniversary of his death (December 8, 1980). I decided Iβd write a story for one of the images, and thought it would be lovely to show a young person discovering his work for the first time.
Iβd really like to take credit for the made-up word βmusication,β but I know I heard it in a movie or on a television show. I can almost see the scene, but it wonβt come to me. One of the characters said something to the effect of, βYouβre going to get a musicationβa musical education.β And I may be remembering the line wrong as well. If anyone knows where it came from, please chime in!
Were you a Beatles fan back in the day? A lot of people seemed to think they could either like the Beatles or the Rolling Stones, but not both. I refused to pick. I loved them both.
You can listen to Double Fantasy here:
Like Bonita, itβs been too long since Iβve listened to it. I just put the album on and am thrilling to βStarting Overβ as I write the last bit of this post. Have a great day everyone!
Looking For Lennon
I had the same discussion with my daughter when she was much younger but the band was Cream. She couldn't believe I'd heard of them, I couldn't believe they were still making music at the time we talked. Some beats just keep going on πΌπΆπΆ
Those guys were such a gift to the world, thanks for this story!