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Susan Sarandon explores the major moments of John Lennon's life which took place in New York, the city he called home from the early 1970s until his death on 8 December 1980.

Susan Sarandon explores the major moments of John's life that occurred in the city he called home from the early 70s, when he and Yoko moved there following the break up of The Beatles, until his death on 8 December 1980. Featuring input from friends and family, who lived and worked with Lennon during his New York years, this programme highlights the career defining moments that were influenced by the Big Apple.

It was on John's first visit to New York in 1964, during The Beatles first US tour, that he was introduced to Bob Dylan. John was inspired by Dylan's lyrical creativity and Lennon's music would never be the same again. John and Yoko returned to New York whenever possible during the Beatles hectic final years and eventually decide to move there permanently in September 1971.

John and Yoko began recording their album, Sometime In New York City, with an agenda to protest against the social injustices they observed in the United States. With Phil Spector producing, and accompanied by members of the Plastic Ono Band, the album was completed in March of 1972 and remains the most overtly political recordings Lennon ever recorded.

In 1975 John retired from music to spend time as a "house husband", raising his son Sean at their Manhattan apartment, before returning to the studio with Yoko in 1980 to record the album Double Fantasy. But on 8 December, John murdered by Mark Chapman, who'd asked the former Beatle for his autograph only hours before he killed him.

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  • John Lennon

    New York City

    • Working Class Hero.
    • EMI.
    • 0946 3-40080 2 0.

  • John Lennon

    Power To The People

    • John Lennon - Lennon Legend.
    • Parlophone.
    • 821954 2.

  • John Lennon

    INSTANT KARMA

    • LENNON LEGEND.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 7243 8-21954 2 9.

  • John Lennon

    scared

    • WALLS AND BRIDGES.
    • EMI.
    • CDP-746768 2.

  • John Lennon & Yoko Ono

    (Just Like) Starting Over

    • DOUBLE FANTASY.
    • GEFFEN.
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  • The Beatles

    ALL MY LOVING

    • ANTHOLOGY.
    • APPLE.
    • 7243-83444526.

  • Bob Dylan

    TALKIN' NEW YORK

    • BOB DYLAN.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • CD-32001.

  • The Beatles

    Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

    • THE BEATLES - LIVE AT THE 成人快手.
    • APPLE.
    • 7243 831796-2.

  • LENNON, JOHN & THE PLASTIC ONO BAND

    God

    • John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band.
    • Parlophone.
    • B-00004WGEL.

  • John Lennon

    Long Lost John

    • Anthology.
    • Capitol.
    • 830 6142.

  • John Lennon

    HOW DO YOU SLEEP

    • IMAGINE.
    • EMI.
    • CDP-746641-2.

  • John Lennon

    Imagine

    • LENNON.
    • PARLOPHONE.
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  • John Lennon

    New York City

    • Working Class Hero.
    • EMI.
    • 0946 3-40080 2 0.

  • John Lennon

    You Are Here

    • MIND GAMES.
    • EMI.
    • 7243-542425-2-6.

  • John Lennon

    BRING ON THE LUCIE (FREDA PEOPLE)

    • MIND GAMES.
    • EMI.
    • 7243-542425-2-6.

  • LENNON, JOHN & YOKO ONO

    HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER)

    • IMAGINE.
    • EMI.
    • CDRDJ-6634.

  • John Lennon

    Imagine

    • LENNON.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • CDP-795222 2.

  • John Lennon

    Attica State

    • Lennon.
    • Capitol.
    • 060075357093.

  • John Lennon

    Sunday Bloody Sunday

    • Lennon.
    • 060075357093.
    • Capitol.

  • John Lennon and Yoko Ono & Plastic Ono Band

    Woman is the Nigger of the World Sing

    • Somewhere in New York City.
    • EMI.
    • CDP-7467822.

  • Yoko Ono

    Song For John

    • Approximately Infinite Universe.
    • Ryko.
    • RCD10417.

  • John Lennon

    I Know (I Know)

    • MIND GAMES.
    • EMI.
    • 7243-542425-2-6.

  • LENNON, JOHN & THE PALSTIC ONO BAND FEATURING ELTO

    POWER TO THE PEOPLE

    • LENNON LEGEND - THE VERY BEST OF JOHN LENNON.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 821954-2.

  • John Lennon

    Imagine

    • LENNON.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • CDP-795222 2.

  • John Lennon

    HOUND DOG

  • John Lennon

    Cold Turkey

    • Working Class Hero.
    • Parlophone.
    • 0946-34008020.

  • John Lennon

    Steel And Gas

    • WALLS AND BRIDGES.
    • EMI.
    • CDP-746768 2.

  • John Lennon

    GIVE PEACE A CHANCE

    • THE COLLECTION.
    • EMI.
    • EMTV-37.

  • John Lennon

    I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier

    • THE JOHN LENNON ANTHOLOGY - ASCOT CD1.
    • CAPITOL.
    • 7243 8-30614 2 6.

  • John Lennon

    Mind Games

    • WORKING CLASS HERO - THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 0946 3 40080-2 0.

  • Ian Brown

    Whispers

    • Polydor.

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