John Lennon - Qobuz Playlist (2023)

Nearly forty-five years after John Lennon's death, the Beatles' legacy remains as one of the most important fuels in popular music. Lennon’s solo work, which includes masterpieces such as Plastic Ono Band (1970) and Imagine (1971), is still as influential as ever. On the latter, the Liverpudlian proved once again that he could do it all: poignant ballads ("Jealous Guy"); highly poetic lyrics; furious, wild pop and rock and roll daydreams ("It's So Hard," "I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier," "Gimme Some Truth"). Lennon even found time to attack his ex bandmate Paul McCartney head-on on the scathing "How Do You Sleep?" The icing on the cake was "Imagine," the perfect production by the renowned audio visionary Phil Spector. John Lennon amazed and fascinated his fans to the very end, as with Double Fantasy, released three weeks before his assassination. In just a few days, the ultimate opus reached the top of the charts, carried by his hit singles "(Just Like) Starting Over" and "Woman." It was a record that marked a turning point in his solo career, with politics and activism slipping away in favor of more personal and introspective themes, and more experimental songs rubbing shoulders with the more commercial ones in a kind of magical harmony.


Tracks:

01 Imagine(Remastered 2010) 2010 John Lennon

02 Woman(Remastered 2010) 1980 John Lennon

03 Jealous Guy(Remastered 2010) 2010 John Lennon

04 Working Class Hero(Remastered 2010) 1970 John Lennon

05 Happy Xmas (War Is Over)(Ultimate Mix) 2020 John Lennon

06 Mother(Remastered 2010) 1970 John Lennon

07 Stand By Me(Remastered 2010) 1975 John Lennon

08 Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)(Ultimate Mix) 2020 John Lennon

09 Love(Remastered 2010) 1970 John Lennon

10 Sunday Bloody Sunday(Ultimate Mix _ Extended) 1971 John Lennon

11 Watching The Wheels(Remastered 2010) 1980 John Lennon

12 Mind Games(Remastered 2010) 2010 John Lennon

13 Be-Bop-A-Lula(Remastered 2010) 1975 John Lennon

14 Give Peace A Chance(Ultimate Mix) 2020 John Lennon

15 Whatever Gets You Thru The Night(Remastered 2010) 2010 John Lennon

16 (Just Like) Starting Over(Remastered 2010) 1980 John Lennon

17 Cold Turkey(Ultimate Mix) 2020 John Lennon

18 Power To The People(Ultimate Mix) 1971 John Lennon

19 Come Together(Live _ Ultimate Mix) 2020 John Lennon

20 Money (That's What I Want)(Live) 1969 John Lennon

21 The Luck Of The Irish(Ultimate Mix) 1971 John Lennon

22 Woman Is The N____r Of The World(Remastered 2010) 1972 John Lennon

23 Oh My Love(Remastered 2010) 2010 John Lennon

24 Ya Ya(Remastered 2010) 1975 John Lennon

25 #9 Dream(Remastered 2010) 2010 John Lennon

26 Nobody Told Me(Remastered 2010) 2010 John Lennon

27 Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)(2010 Remix) 1980 John Lennon

28 I Saw Her Standing There(Live From Madison Square Garden, USA_1974) 1976 Elton John

29 Borrowed Time(Remastered 2010) 2010 John Lennon

30 Sisters, O Sisters(Ultimate Mix) 1971 John Lennon

31 Crippled Inside(Remastered 2010) 2010 John Lennon

32 Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him(Ultimate Mix) 2020 John Lennon

33 New York City(Remastered 2010) 1972 John Lennon

34 I'm Stepping Out(Remastered 2010) 2010 John Lennon

35 It's So Hard(Remastered 2010) 2010 John Lennon

36 Slippin' And Slidin'(Remastered 2010) 1975 John Lennon

37 Oh Yoko!(Ultimate Mix) 2020 John Lennon

38 I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama(Remastered 2010) 2010 John Lennon

39 Yer Blues(Live) 1969 John Lennon

40 Sunday Bloody Sunday(Remastered 2010) 1972 John Lennon

41 God(Remastered 2010) 1970 John Lennon

42 Angela(Ultimate Mix) 1971 John Lennon

43 I'm Losing You(Remastered 2010) 1980 John Lennon

44 No Bed for Beatle John 2016 John Lennon_Yoko Ono

45 Steel And Glass(Ultimate Mix) 2020 John Lennon

46 Remember Love (Bonus Track) 1968 John Lennon_Yoko Ono

47 John Lennon Speech 1(Remastered) 1995 John Lennon

48 The Ballad Of John And Yoko(Remastered 2015) 2023 The Beatles

49 Born In A Prison(Ultimate Mix) 1971 John Lennon

50 John & Yoko 2019 John Lennon_Yoko Ono