I was reading this article from 1970 and he’s obviously a complicated dude: https://archive.is/POtvB
The lyrics are a little haunting and I’ve never heard it before.
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Great song. Powerful strategic use of dropping the f-bomb, and just an emotionally powerful song overall. It didn’t dramatically change the world, but it got plenty of airplay and it made it’s point.
There’s an early demo version out there that’s actually better than the album version. It’s more raw and emotional, which works very well for the song
It was on a compilation called “Accoustic John Lennon”…so amazing, i haven’t heard it in over a decade but think of it all the time … " a working class hero is something to be"… thanks for inspiring me to find a way out of that mess, John
This one and Imagine are the best lyrics he’s ever written. Including everything he wrote alone and with Paul McCartney for The Beatles.
