I AM THE WALRUS
December 8, 2005
ngayon nga pala ang 25th anniversary ng pagkapatay kay john lennon. naalala ko pa yung eksaktong oras na mabalitaan ko ito, sinalubong ako ng classmate ko sa corridor at sinabing nabaril nga si john at namatay. i was 14 years old at second year high school ng nangyari ito nung december of 1980. magulo ang mundo ko nung time na iyon dahil ito yung panahon na rocky ang relationship ng parents ko. pero kahit magulo eh masaya pa rin. karamihan sa amin ay dito namulat sa sex at marami ang nabinyagan sa mga casa sa avenida. nung panahong iyon, sikat pa yung coronet inn. malapit ito sa bumbero ng santa cruz at alas otso pa lang ng umaga ay bukas na. sabi ng classmate kong intsik, mas mabuti raw na pumunta ng maaga dahil bagong ligo pa yung mga nagtatrabaho roon. mayroon na ring mga nagtutulak ng damo sa amin nung 1980 at ito ang taon na naging regular ang aking paninigarillo. it would take me 24 years before i would stop. bwakanginangyan, kung di pa sasabog ang appendix ko, hindi ako hihinto.
all throughout this period, we were influenced by the music of the beatles. natuto akong mag gitara by playing the beatles chordbook na ni-release ng jingle magazine. si john ang paborito kong beatle. gusto ko kasi yung kanyang angst, twisted sense of humor at yung kakaibang abilidad sa pag gawa ng kanta. ang mga paborito ko? “in my life” at yung acoustic version ng “strawberry fields forever”. minsan na iisip ko kung anong mangyayari kung sakaling hindi napatay si john lennon. mas masaya siguro ang mundo ano? sayang.
kung may oras pa kayo, imbes na mangulangot ay pakinggan ninyo ang LENNON TRIBUTE PODCAST para naman marinig ninyo ang pakyut bedroom voice epekpek sound epeks.
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December 9, 2005 at 1:16 am
i remember CI from notre
December 9, 2005 at 10:03 am
Napaka-gago talaga nung bumaril kay John. Ginamit pang sangkalan ang Catcher in the Rye.
Bagamat hindi ko na masyadong nagustuhan ang mga tugtugin ni John noong pumasok si Yoko Ono sa buhay niya, sa tingin ko’y malaking kawalan ang kanyang pagkamatay.
Kasama sa pagtagos ng bala sa katawan ni John ang pag-asang magkabalikan ulit ang Beatles.
“In my life,” trip ko ‘din, dahil sa paboritong kantahin ito ng yumao kong lolo noong ako’y bata pa.
Parang naiiyak nga ako pag naririnig ko ang piano section ng “In my life.” Gaya ng Day in Life, at Imagine, masterpiece ito na kinathan ng henyong si John Lennon.
John nasaan ka man, saludo ako sa iyo.
December 9, 2005 at 10:41 am
fav ko rin ang “in my life”..
actually, magka generation tayo..yung tayo noon old school na ngayon sa mga 14 and 15s…kumbaga, mga ginawa natin noon, pinagtatawanan na lang nila ngayon..isa lang advantage natin, what we knew, who we knew back then that are still famous these days, di nila inabot.
December 9, 2005 at 10:57 am
Well, you know what my favorite Lennon song is… Just Like Starting Over.
December 9, 2005 at 3:28 pm
oo nga mylab. maganda rin yung kantang yon. it’s a pity that the song that was supposed to announce john’s re-emergence in the music scene would be his farewell song.
December 9, 2005 at 3:29 pm
yes, “in my life” was a great song. probably one of the best that john did. really heartfelt.
December 9, 2005 at 3:31 pm
yang “catcher in the rye” ni sallinger eh naging sikat nga nung binaril ni chapman si lennon. in fact, ginamit ito ni mel gibson ito sa “conspiracy threory”.
December 9, 2005 at 3:40 pm
hi ding – nagpunta ka rin ba sa CI?
December 9, 2005 at 6:38 pm
In My Life! – indeed a classic.
i only became aware of beatles when i started playing guitar din. i have the Jingle Chordbook din.
makuha ng ayung gitara ko once pag-uwi ko. kamiss na rin!
December 9, 2005 at 9:24 pm
Hello Nicanor,
Please check out ang entry ko tungkol kay John Lennon sa
http://senorenrique.blogspot.com/2005/12/night-music-died.html
Thanks,
Eric
December 9, 2005 at 10:32 pm
thanks sa acoustic version ng Strawberry fields bossing…
na alala ko rin jingle tsaka mop top… i dont know kung tama spelling…:)
December 10, 2005 at 12:16 am
bosing, si John din ang paborito kong beatle. During the first years, sya ang main vocals until Paul took over. i think your definition of Janis Joplin would describe John’s voice, too. Earthy and raw, full of soul. And of course, sa Lennon/Mcartney songs, mas marami yata siyang ginawang memorable na lyrics alhough, I would concede, mas magaling gumawa ng tono si Paul.
Chapman denied the younger generation of what else John could have contributed to the world.
December 10, 2005 at 6:21 pm
pader bat! anong panama ni lennon sa mga justin timberlakes at britney spears ng kapanahunan ngayon? ha? walang panama ang beatles sa backstreet boys at n’sync! samahan mo pa ng magkapatid na jessica at ashlee simpson…
…kawawa naman ang generation ngayon no? buti nalang nung lumalaki ako eh meron kaming mc hammer at vanilla ice! wagi!
December 10, 2005 at 11:10 pm
vanilla ice ice baby! ngyehehe… baka naging rapper din si john lennon kung buhay siya ngayon.
December 10, 2005 at 11:22 pm
tama ka tito rolly, earthy and raw. pakinggan mo yung “twist and shout” ngayon, it still is impressive now as it was then. take one lang ito nang ma record dahil hindi na kaya ni john kumanta afterwards.
December 10, 2005 at 11:27 pm
dapat dalhin mo yung gitara mo sa singapore partner.
December 11, 2005 at 7:57 am
namulat ako sa beatles dahil sa mga plaka ng tatay ko (mga long playing pa nga yun) pero nung matanda na ako dun ko lang talaga na-appreciate. wala pa din ako pakialam nung namatay si john lennon kase 4 yrs old pa lang ako nun.
December 11, 2005 at 6:34 pm
Greetings
I was introduced to The Beatles when I was in 1st Year High School, there were four of us and sabi ng Teacher ko para kaming The Beatles kasi lagi kaming magkakasama – tapos ako raw si John Lennon dahil I was already wearing eyeglasses nung time na iyon … since then i was stuck with The Beatles … Sabi ng ni Mr. Blue Jeans during one of his broadcast sa DZRJ:
I wanted to be like The Beatles – But I could never write as fluently or as simply as they did – The Beatles contribution to Music was the ultimate contribution – They were to be all and end all of my record collection …
And yes i ended up collecting all The Beatles record and collector item books … and John yes he too is my favorite Beatle.
December 11, 2005 at 9:00 pm
thank you sa comment. oo nga ibang klaseng banda ang beatles, dahil na rin ito kay john lennon na kahit na may topak ay magaling na artist.
December 11, 2005 at 9:07 pm
ok pala ang tatay mo, roselle. magkakasundo kami.
December 11, 2005 at 9:26 pm
naalala ko pa nga yung parang movie ba yon yung may kanta na… “get back..get back.. get back to where you once belong”… (not sure with the lyrics ha) tsaka yung plaka na madami pictures nung dun nga sa movie (hehe ang gulo ko)
pero meron din kami ni lenin dito beatles pero CD (hehe high tech na)
December 12, 2005 at 12:39 am
siguro roselle is talking about the movie “Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band” which stars The Bee Gees and Peter Frampton. I think that was in 1978 with Billy Preston playing as Sgt. Pepper.
Billy Preston actually played keyboard on Get Back which belong to the album Let It Be.
A little Beatle Trivia if you don’t mind. I can’t help it pare thanks.
December 12, 2005 at 8:40 am
very good. yes they did a sgt. pepper’s movie that wasn’t really good. billy preston was there with the bee gees, aerosmith, earth wind and fire, peter frampton and steve martin.
and yes, a young billy preston played piano in get back. in fact, he played piano during the “let it be” recording. he was also there during that famous rooftop concert in london.
December 12, 2005 at 10:33 pm
Naalala ko naging part din ng buhay ko si John Lenon noong 2000 kasi yung kaklase ko dinedicate niya sa akin ang kantang “In My Life” tapos ni-relate niya ang lyrics ng kanta sa buhay ko, hehe. 🙂
Nagpalit na po ako ng url Tito BatJay. 🙂
December 13, 2005 at 12:06 am
sige na nga, kwentuhan lang naman eh. ngyahaha. thank you sa update, ayusin ko ang mga links ko one of these days. ang dami nang sablay.
February 7, 2008 at 4:39 pm
For those who love beatles.. I’m sure you will love this movie “across the universe”.