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Working Class Hero by John Lennon
John Lennon
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John Winston Ono Lennon Born John Winston Lennon 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980 Was An English Singer Songwriter And Musician Who Gained Worldwide Fame As The Founder Co-Songwriter Co-Lead Vocalist And Rhythm Guitarist Of The Beatles. His Work Included Music Writing Drawings And Film. His Songwriting Partnership With Paul McCartney Remains The Most Successful In History. Born In Liverpool Lennon Became Involved In The Skiffle Craze As A Teenager. In 1956 He Formed The Quarrymen Which Evolved Into The Beatles In 1960. Sometimes Called "the Smart Beatle" Lennon Initially Was The Group's De Facto Leader A Role He Gradually Ceded To McCartney. Through His Songwriting In The Beatles He Embraced Myriad Musical Influences Initially Writing And Co-Writing Rock And Pop-Oriented Hit Songs In The Band's Early Years Then Later Incorporating Experimental Elements Into His Compositions In The Latter Half Of The Beatles' Career As His Songs Became Known For Their Increasing Innovation. Lennon Soon Expanded His Work Into Other Media By Participating In Numerous Films Including How I Won The War And Authoring In His Own Write And A Spaniard In The Works Both Collections Of Nonsense Writings And Line Drawings. Starting With "All You Need Is Love" His Songs Were Adopted As Anthems By The Anti-War Movement And The Larger Counterculture Of The 1960s. In 1969 He Started The Plastic Ono Band With His Second Wife Multimedia Artist Yoko Ono Held The Two-Week-Long Anti-War Demonstration Bed-Ins For Peace And Left The Beatles To Embark On A Solo Career. Between 1968 And 1972 Lennon And Ono Collaborated On Many Works Including A Trilogy Of Avant-Garde Albums Several More Films His Solo Debut John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band And The International Top-10 Singles "Give Peace A Chance" "Instant Karma!" "Imagine" And "Happy Xmas War Is Over ". Moving To New York City In 1971 His Criticism Of The Vietnam War Resulted In A Three-Year Deportation Attempt By The Nixon Administration. Lennon And Ono Separated From 1973 To 1975 During Which Time He Produced Harry Nilsson's Album Pussy Cats. He Also Had Chart-Topping Collaborations With Elton John "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" And David Bowie "Fame" . Following A Five-Year Hiatus Lennon Returned To Music In 1980 With The Ono Collaboration Double Fantasy. He Was Murdered By A Beatles Fan Mark David Chapman Three Weeks After The Album's Release. As A Performer Writer Or Co-Writer Lennon Had 25 Number-One Singles In The Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Double Fantasy His Best-Selling Album Won The 1981 Grammy Award For Album Of The Year. That Year He Won The Brit Award For Outstanding Contribution To Music. In 2002 Lennon Was Voted Eighth In A BBC History Poll Of The 100 Greatest Britons. Rolling Stone Ranked Him The Fifth-Greatest Singer And 38th Greatest Artist Of All Time. He Was Inducted Into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame In 1997 And The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Twice As A Member Of The Beatles In 1988 And As A Solo Artist In 1994 . Studio Albums
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band 1970 Imagine 1971 Some Time In New York City With Yoko Ono 1972 Mind Games 1973 Walls And Bridges 1974 Rock 'n' Roll 1975 Double Fantasy With Yoko Ono 1980 Milk And Honey Posthumous With Yoko Ono 1984 Experimental Studio Albums With Yoko Ono
Unfinished Music No. 1 Two Virgins 1968 Unfinished Music No. 2 Life With The Lions 1969 Wedding Album 1969
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"Working Class Hero" Is A Song From John Lennon's First Post-Beatles Solo Album 1970's John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. The Song Is A Take On The Class Split Of The 1940s And 1950s And Of The 1960s In Which He Was Famous. The Song Appears To Tell The Story Of Someone Growing Up In The Working Class Of Capitalism. According To Lennon In An Interview With Jann S. Wenner Of Rolling Stone Magazine In December 1970 It Is About Working Class Individuals Being Processed Into The Middle Classes Into The Machine. Lennon Stated In The Same Interview That He Hoped That It Was A Warning To The People A Contemporary Song For The Revolution For Workers Thematically Like Give Peace A Chance Aimed To Replace The Older Songs Like "We Shall Overcome". Notable Covers # Tommy Roe Recorded His Version In 1973. Peaked At #97 On The Billboard Hot 100.
# Marianne Faithfull Covered The Song On Her 1979 Album Broken English.
# Then-New Zealand Politician Marilyn Waring Covered The Song As A Single In 1980.
# Jerry Williams Covered The Song In 1984 On His Album Working Class Hero.
# Richie Havens Covered The Song For His 1987 Album Richie Havens Sings Beatles And Dylan.
# Mike Peters Covered The Song When With The Alarm As A Backing Track To Their 1989 Single "A New South Wales".
# David Bowie's Band Tin Machine Recorded A Version Of The Song On Their Self-Titled Debut Album.
# Cyndi Lauper Covered The Song Live On Lennon A Tribute In 1992.
# Screaming Trees Covered The Song For The 1995 Tribute Album Working Class Hero A Tribute To John Lennon.
# Roger Taylor Of Queen Covered The Song On His 1998 Album Electric Fire.
# Marilyn Manson Covered The Song On The B-Side Of The "Disposable Teens" Single.
# Noir Désir Covered The Song On The 2000 Album Liberté De Circulation'.
# Hilton Valentine Covered The Song On His 2004 Album It's Folk'n' Skiffle Mate!
# Elbow Covered The Song For Q Magazine In 2005.
# Ozzy Osbourne Recorded A Version For His 2005 Collection Under Cover.
# Tina Dickow Covered The Song For Amnesty International's 'Make Some Noise' Campaign In Denmark.
# The Academy Is... Covered The Song In 2006 On Its From The Carpet EP.
# Green Day Contributed A Cover Of The Song To The Instant Karma The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur. It Peaked At #53 On The Billboard Hot 100 #6 On The Canadian Hot 100 #8 In Norway And #11 In Sweden. It Also Achieved Notable Success At Rock Radio Peaking At #10 On The Modern Rock Tracks Chart And #18 On The Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart. The Ending Features An Excerpt Of The Final Line Of Lennon's Version.
# Exit Clov Covered The Song On Their EP Jolly Roget Sessions.
# Manic Street Preachers Recorded A Cover Of The Song On Their 2007 Album Send Away The Tigers.
# Racoon Covered The Song On Their Album Before You Leave 2008 .
# Antimatter Covered The Song Live.
# Pain Of Salvation Covered The Song Live In 2001 Together With Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy.
# Euphoria Covered The Song On Their Soon-To-Be-Released Self-Titled Album.
# English Rock Band PROLONG Recorded A Cover For Release On Their Upcoming Debut Album White Cliffs Of Rock.
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John Winston Ono Lennon Born John Winston Lennon 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980 Was An English Singer Songwriter And Musician Who Gained Worldwide Fame As The Founder Co-Songwriter Co-Lead Vocalist And Rhythm Guitarist Of The Beatles. His Work Included Music Writing Drawings And Film. His Songwriting Partnership With Paul McCartney Remains The Most Successful In History. Born In Liverpool Lennon Became Involved In The Skiffle Craze As A Teenager. In 1956 He Formed The Quarrymen Which Evolved Into The Beatles In 1960. Sometimes Called "the Smart Beatle" Lennon Initially Was The Group's De Facto Leader A Role He Gradually Ceded To McCartney. Through His Songwriting In The Beatles He Embraced Myriad Musical Influences Initially Writing And Co-Writing Rock And Pop-Oriented Hit Songs In The Band's Early Years Then Later Incorporating Experimental Elements Into His Compositions In The Latter Half Of The Beatles' Career As His Songs Became Known For Their Increasing Innovation. Lennon Soon Expanded His Work Into Other Media By Participating In Numerous Films Including How I Won The War And Authoring In His Own Write And A Spaniard In The Works Both Collections Of Nonsense Writings And Line Drawings. Starting With "All You Need Is Love" His Songs Were Adopted As Anthems By The Anti-War Movement And The Larger Counterculture Of The 1960s. In 1969 He Started The Plastic Ono Band With His Second Wife Multimedia Artist Yoko Ono Held The Two-Week-Long Anti-War Demonstration Bed-Ins For Peace And Left The Beatles To Embark On A Solo Career. Between 1968 And 1972 Lennon And Ono Collaborated On Many Works Including A Trilogy Of Avant-Garde Albums Several More Films His Solo Debut John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band And The International Top-10 Singles "Give Peace A Chance" "Instant Karma!" "Imagine" And "Happy Xmas War Is Over ". Moving To New York City In 1971 His Criticism Of The Vietnam War Resulted In A Three-Year Deportation Attempt By The Nixon Administration. Lennon And Ono Separated From 1973 To 1975 During Which Time He Produced Harry Nilsson's Album Pussy Cats. He Also Had Chart-Topping Collaborations With Elton John "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" And David Bowie "Fame" . Following A Five-Year Hiatus Lennon Returned To Music In 1980 With The Ono Collaboration Double Fantasy. He Was Murdered By A Beatles Fan Mark David Chapman Three Weeks After The Album's Release. As A Performer Writer Or Co-Writer Lennon Had 25 Number-One Singles In The Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Double Fantasy His Best-Selling Album Won The 1981 Grammy Award For Album Of The Year. That Year He Won The Brit Award For Outstanding Contribution To Music. In 2002 Lennon Was Voted Eighth In A BBC History Poll Of The 100 Greatest Britons. Rolling Stone Ranked Him The Fifth-Greatest Singer And 38th Greatest Artist Of All Time. He Was Inducted Into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame In 1997 And The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Twice As A Member Of The Beatles In 1988 And As A Solo Artist In 1994 . Studio Albums
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band 1970 Imagine 1971 Some Time In New York City With Yoko Ono 1972 Mind Games 1973 Walls And Bridges 1974 Rock 'n' Roll 1975 Double Fantasy With Yoko Ono 1980 Milk And Honey Posthumous With Yoko Ono 1984 Experimental Studio Albums With Yoko Ono
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"Working Class Hero" is a song from John Lennon's first post-Beatles solo album, 1970's John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band.
The song is a take on the class split of the 1940s and 1950s, and of the 1960s in which he was famous. The song appears to tell the story of someone growing up in the working class of capitalism. According to Lennon in an interview with Jann S. Wenner of Rolling Stone magazine in December 1970, it is about working class individuals being processed into the middle classes, into the machine. Lennon stated (in the same interview) that he hoped that it was a warning to the people, a contemporary song for the revolution, for workers, thematically like Give Peace a Chance , aimed to replace the older songs like "We Shall Overcome".
Notable Covers:
# Tommy Roe recorded his version in 1973. peaked at #97 on the Billboard Hot 100.
# Marianne Faithfull covered the song on her 1979 album Broken English.
# Then-New Zealand politician Marilyn Waring covered the song as a single in 1980.
# Jerry Williams covered the song in 1984 on his album Working Class Hero.
# Richie Havens covered the song for his 1987 album Richie Havens Sings Beatles and Dylan.
# Mike Peters covered the song when with The Alarm as a backing track to their 1989 single "A New South Wales".
# David Bowie's band Tin Machine recorded a version of the song on their self-titled debut album.
# Cyndi Lauper covered the song live on Lennon: A Tribute in 1992.
# Screaming Trees covered the song for the 1995 tribute album Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon.
# Roger Taylor, of Queen, covered the song on his 1998 album Electric Fire.
# Marilyn Manson covered the song on the B-side of the "Disposable Teens" single.
# Noir Désir covered the song on the 2000 album Liberté de Circulation'.
# Hilton Valentine covered the song on his 2004 album It's Folk'n' Skiffle, Mate!
# Elbow covered the song for Q magazine in 2005.
# Ozzy Osbourne recorded a version for his 2005 collection Under Cover.
# Tina Dickow covered the song for Amnesty International's 'Make Some Noise' campaign in Denmark.
# The Academy Is... covered the song in 2006 on its From the Carpet EP.
# Green Day contributed a cover of the song to the Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur. It peaked at #53 on the Billboard Hot 100, #6 on the Canadian Hot 100, #8 in Norway and #11 in Sweden. It also achieved notable success at rock radio, peaking at #10 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and #18 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The ending features an excerpt of the final line of Lennon's version.
# Exit Clov covered the song on their EP Jolly Roget Sessions.
# Manic Street Preachers recorded a cover of the song on their 2007 album Send Away the Tigers.
# Racoon covered the song on their album Before You Leave (2008).
# Antimatter covered the song live.
# Pain of Salvation covered the song live in 2001 together with Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy.
# Euphoria covered the song on their soon-to-be-released self-titled album.
# English Rock band; PROLONG recorded a cover for release on their upcoming debut album: White Cliffs Of Rock. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Published: 04 Apr 2021, 10:11
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