tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post4906105949898775881..comments2024-03-28T14:09:53.330-07:00Comments on The Song In My Head Today: Holly A Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828633442418722187noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-80475949434338736542018-02-07T10:49:06.962-08:002018-02-07T10:49:06.962-08:00No other death of a public figure ever hit me near...No other death of a public figure ever hit me nearly as hard as losing John in such a violent way. Even after all these years it stings, leaves me feeling like John lamenting a broken heart in the song Anna from the very first album: "What am I, what am I supposed to do?" Was there ever a better rock singer? He had a way of reaching that primal place. Your writing, as always is a joy Holly. Thank you for sharing the recollections and insights. JimJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593539487039592013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-67686073336958311812017-10-29T16:48:57.086-07:002017-10-29T16:48:57.086-07:00Oh, the night the news came out -- I was living 30...Oh, the night the news came out -- I was living 30 blocks north of the Dakota and I could not believe what happened. To have John ripped from us seemed like an ugly dream from which I could never awake. But this song gave me hope that his later years perhaps gave him something he had been waiting for. Your passion for Lennon's work is shared, my friend!<br />Holly A Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828633442418722187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-14600975033315003412017-10-29T16:39:10.086-07:002017-10-29T16:39:10.086-07:00I remember Lennon's death, and the impact it h...I remember Lennon's death, and the impact it had in me, vividly. I know where I was, what I was doing the moment I found out, and after the initial, brutal, shock, (he was and still isone of my three mayor heroes), the selfish thought that I wouldn't ever be able to discover more John Lennon songs, as I had recently done with Double Fantasy.<br />This had been long awaited for by me, and yes, discovering that it was only half an LP, as far as I was concerned, was quite a downer. Everything John recorded for this album was great, but in general I missed some sort of spark, something that would allow me to proclaim in éxtasis:¡hail hail it's half a masterpiece! But true, WTW is a complete work of art, very hard worked on, and his delivery is as moving as It gets.Luishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205584753281822640noreply@blogger.com