For our final offerings of the year, we present a 2-part look at 1975, the year of Antony's birth. As is traditional, we first cover the year itself in terms of world events, births & deaths, films and (non-Lennon) music, before turning to the John Lennon events of the year.

The Vietnam War is finally winding down, and there are numerous other examples of progress and destruction in another memorable 12 months on our blue planet. Ali & Frazier fight the fight to end them all and there are great films, singles and albums galore.

We'll look at John Lennon's part in all this fun and games in December

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episode links

1975 in film and music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_in_film

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_in_music

Jaws 4k clips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCzncv0ISaE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOe3n9eO6Lc

Film Gold audio commentary (2021)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1c_E-LuSxs&rco=1

Documentary on the film's legacy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgtJEhEppu4

Mr Jaws! (spoof song)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeYCOFblZRg

The Thrilla in Manila fight in HD and 2007 documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olp9gsmD_A0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEtCq6X7fUI

Paul Simon on the Dick Cavett show (Still Crazy)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjtOa8d_BHU

Rolling Thunder Revue documentary (Dylan by Scorsese)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9577852/

'The Eleventh' podcast series (available everywhere podcasts are found)

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/truecrime/presents-the-eleventh/105982868

Eoghan Lyng's book about George Harrison

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61043229-george-harrison-in-the-70s

George Carlin on 'The Owners of the Country' (tough love)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dY4WlxO6i0

Christopher Hitchens gives the case against Henry Kissinger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNi-rhLGNj8

Baby You're A Rich Man 'video' (Beatles in Greece)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nECfL2_rqVk

David 'Ghosty' Wills is back once more to look at another biopic that's not really very good (we'll do something classic next time, I promise!), though our levels of (non-)appreciation of 2010's 'Lennon Naked' differ slightly

Christoper Eccleston gives something of a powerhouse performance as a very brutal and cutting version of John Lennon, starting in 1964 but mostly focusing on the 1967-71 period. All the main events of that time in John's life are covered here, with a soap-opera style reminiscent of the previously reviewed 'John & Yoko: A Love Story'.

Antony and Ghosty also discuss biopics in general, and the difficulty in capturing charismatic figures and writing dialogue worthy of them

There'll be another Glass Onion 2-parter to round off 2025, the first part due to come out in November

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Ghosty's Cliff Richard/Shadows podcast and you tube channel

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-p5kf8-10892e3

https://www.youtube.com/@GhostyTMRS/videos

episode links

Lennon Naked film pages and full film

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1560164/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennon_Naked

The fictional Magical Mystery Tour press conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdXLdbJ_xk8

Scene comparisons with real events

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mFsahlxZZc

Glass Onion's 2020 episode on depictions of John Lennon on film (including Lennon Naked)

https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/episode-30-john-lennon-on-film-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cameos-with-ed-chen

Elliot Roberts watched every Beatles biopic…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eon5X1W8uGc

John & Yoko's real encounter with Gloria Emerson (keep smiling)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIM7D_IfCtI

Freddie Lennon's 1965 smash-hit Xmas single (not quite)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azAiSG09FBk

The World of John & Yoko (BBC 1969)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dqVemtlJvk

Pete Shotton's recommended memoir

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1154066.John_Lennon

John Lennon at his humorous best (Get Back 1969)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K9zuXRTul0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XdYb-16F7c

We complete our look at 'Birth of the Beatles', the 1979 biopic which holds a unique place as the only one of its kind made while all 4 Beatles were still alive.

The timeline goes somewhat awry but we go from the boys having departed Hamburg in late-1960 to the tragic death of one of their band members and then the arrival in the story of their well-groomed, well-spoken but also fragile guardian angel. From there, destiny takes its course…

Before this, Antony offers a short item on 'The John Lennon Letters' print/audio book, a fine entry in the canon of Lennon/Beatles books that offers us personal and valuable insights into the eternal enigma that was and is John Lennon. The voice of Christopher Eccleston, who portrayed John in the TV film 'Lennon Naked', can be heard reading some of the letters

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episode links

Birth of the Beatles film page and full film

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078865/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VpIA_87cxM

Scene comparisons with real events

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAY0_CGZNRY

Backbeat (1994)- Stu's death & John's tribute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3WmUNvMpKo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T5h_Cr0i7o

Pete Best on the Letterman show and TV-Am (1982/1990)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3j7nqx0Pgs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_p_zKrKWFE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQpBXrESRig

Mona & Pete Best discuss Pete's dismissal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_p_zKrKWFE

'Drummed Out!' book (recommended)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2372130.Drummed_Out_

'The John Lennon Letters' (essential Lennon reading)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13528387-the-john-lennon-letters

John promotes 'In His Own Wife' with a little help from George

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1SjHkEepuk

'A Shot of Rhythm and Blues' BBC version (powerful Beatles rock cover)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VgvJj4EBpc

Following our last exploration of a biopic of dubious quality, Antony flies solo this time to explore another one which, despite having some sense of time and place, is also somewhat lacking and to some extent unintentionally comedic.

'Birth of the Beatles', which came out in 1979, will always hold a unique place as the only Beatles biopic made while John Lennon was still alive. Considering that he'd reacted negatively to Cynthia's apparent rewriting of history in her book 'A Twist of Lennon' in 1978, it's quite something to ponder what he might have thought of this Dick Clark-produced TV film.

Preceding this, Antony offers a guitar lesson for the Bob Dylan song 'Masters of War' and then the song that it inspired (musically at least)- John Lennon's 'Working Class Hero.' There are also pre-outro Easter Eggs to be found in this episode…

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Antony demonstrates Beatles guitar parts on 'Pop Goes The 60s'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_Y4f1efz6s

episode links

Birth of the Beatles film page and full film

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078865/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VpIA_87cxM

Scene comparisons with real events

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAY0_CGZNRY

Backbeat scenes (Prellies/Astrid photographs the band)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIpUr1wX5Rw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq3l4frmFDo

The development of the Scouse accent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcpXePrrCIk

Working Class Hero official video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMewtlmkV6c

Saturday Night And Sunday Morning (Angry Young Man)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B_G9niYeB8Q

Cry For A Shadow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4WMeOLHp28

Ghosty joins Antony once again to wrap up our dissection of 'John & Yoko: A Love Story', and there is also some discussion of two other presentations from 1985.

'John Lennon: A Journey In The Life' is a 'cheap and cheerful' trawl through the Lennon story, with another Liverpudlian Bernard Hill portraying our hero in John's own words, and 'John Lennon Remembered' is a short documentary featuring two of the other 'frontline Beatles' (sorry Ringo) plus other talking heads who knew Lennon at different stages of his life.

Ghosty will be back later in the year for another documentary review, and the next episode will be a review of another slightly hilarious Beatles biopic.

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https://www.youtube.com/@GhostyTMRS/videos

Ghosty on the 4Kids Flashback podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAi2NSYpECo

episode links

John & Yoko: A Love Story

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089380/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlTZRynp5j0

John Lennon: A Journey In The Life (1985)

https://archive.org/details/john-lennon-a-journey-in-the-life-tv-movie-1985_202312

Roger Waters- Across The Universe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThSDoOpnWmc

John Lennon Remembered (1985)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl9C7QXonGw

Big Train George Martin sketch (must-watch!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIA_NVFnXZ8

'One To One: John & Yoko' film trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxagfYjeMV4

John Lennon: Love Is All You Need (2010 doc)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3345610/

We're happy to welcome back David 'Ghosty' Wills to discuss John & Yoko: A Love Story, a 1985 biopic starring Mark McGann and Kim Miyori that was very dear to our hearts, at least until we rewatched it!

We discuss some of the better scenes and also the unintentional comedy and 'TV movie tropes' of others. We cover about two thirds of the film here, and next time round we'll complete our review and also look at a couple of other presentations from the same year.

The conversation is preceded by Antony's thoughts on two recent John & Yoko documentaries, namely 'Daytime Revolution' and 'One To One: John & Yoko'

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episode links

IMDB page and the full film

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089380/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlTZRynp5j0

'Daytime Revolution' and 'One To One: John & Yoko' trailers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkjiRlTVVnQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxagfYjeMV4

John and Yoko with David Frost 1972

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg9Aovt29UQ

Mark Chapman gets John Lennon's autograph (Chapter 27 film)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFUXP2NYl5c

Another podcast journey comes to an end as we conclude our look at John Lennon (and The Beatles') religious, spiritual and philosophical journey by use of Steve Turner's excellent book 'The Gospel According To The Beatles'

After a brief recap of the previous episodes, Part 4 picks up from the formation of Apple in 1967, our four favourite rock gods soon discovering that utopian ideals, while often a good thing for the world, usually run into problems when they rub up against harsh reality. From there we cover the break-up of the Beatles, John's psychic solo adventures (therapy, zen, astrology, magic) and an encounter that Steve Turner had with John & Yoko in 1971.

We hope you've enjoyed this alternative look at the many changes that John and his bandmates went through in those crazy and remarkable years up to 1980, when one quarter of the famous foursome was gunned down by an individual who was apparently grappling with the forces of light and darkness in his head, even possibly praying to Satan himself.

Like everything else, an exploration of the world just beyond visible light can be used for good or bad. If nothing else John Lennon was mostly striving, through various means, to improve his life and make himself a better person, which is something we can all aspire to.

See you soon for our next podcast adventure

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Steve Turner's book

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22515.The_Gospel_According_to_the_Beatles?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=q7FtACTtFS&rank=1

episode links

John, Paul and Apple (New York 1968)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC5bUE2d_c0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmBFFIwrttk

It's all going wrong at Rutle Corps!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8ifa3wqqDE

What is Primal Therapy?

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-primal-therapy-5211136

Zen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen

Alan Watts on the Zen game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP87pQ3Yb0c

How to access your Higher Self

https://scottjeffrey.com/higher-self-meaning/

John Lennon: Knocking on Dylan's Door

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVI7fwfwrzk

'The Art & Music of John Lennon' by Peter Doggett

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/798473.The_Art_And_Music_Of_John_Lennon

Continuing our lengthy exploration of John Lennon's religious, spiritual and philosophical journey by use of Steve Turner's excellent book 'The Gospel According To The Beatles', Part 3 covers some fascinating chapters spanning the years 1964 to 1968 in the book's rough chronology.

John starts to consider the limitations of fame, is influenced by Bob Dylan and starts to finally put some of the spirit of his books into his song lyrics. The lads are 'turned on' by Dylan and take a somewhat logical trajectory through pot, LSD and meditation, always looking for some kind of answer and meaning.

The concept of 'love' is changing in society at this time, and it seems that more and more people are trying to find God on their travels, usually without entering a church. The figure of Jesus Christ continues to linger in John's life in this period, culminating in one of his most offbeat revelations in May 1968 after returning from their meditation sojourn in India.

Tune in for Part 4 next month

Enjoy!

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Jon Stewart's book 'Dylan, Lennon, Marx & God'

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59593530-dylan-lennon-marx-and-god

Steve Turner's 'A Hard Day's Write' book

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35666.A_Hard_Day_s_Write

episode links

John and George discuss meditation on the David Frost Show in 1967 (parts 1 & 2)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpYg2H34piw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXfkdLZLqXg

All You Need Is Love in colour! (June 1967)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16IQt0bEqZI

Joe Goodden's superb look at the Beatles and drugs (reviewed in episodes 49 & 50 of this podcast)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36379732-riding-so-high

What is LSD?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSD

Albert Hoffman gets on his bike (LSD discovery)

https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a39763696/bicycle-day-albert-hofmann-lsd-psychedelic/

Paul McCartney spliffing very recently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtklrYCzugo

Revolver: Death and Rebirth

https://medium.com/the-riff/the-beatles-revolver-a-spiritual-journey-of-death-and-rebirth-e73113b07242

Religion in the Beatles' songs

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beatles-songs-religion_n_4760561

The religious views of The Beatles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_the_Beatles

'The Art & Music of John Lennon' by Peter Doggett

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/798473.The_Art_And_Music_Of_John_Lennon

Excellent audiobook about the Rolling Stones' Altamont disaster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_76909yHfc

We kick off 2025 with the continuation of our lengthy exploration of John Lennon's religious, spiritual and philosophical journey.

Part 2 starts with more of John and the Beatles' general beliefs about the world before starting a chronology of the Beatle years from the particular perspective of Steve Turner's book 'The Gospel According To The Beatles'

We go back to John's Sunday School grounding and his always ambivalent attitude to Jesus Christ and the religion he spawned, through the school years, his 'religious' (so to speak) devotion to rock and roll, Stu and Astrid, Hamburg, existentialism and finally the freedom-loving philosophy and behaviour of the Beatlemania-era foursome in 1963 and 64.

Ref- the intro clips come from John Lennon's Playboy interviews shortly before his death in 1980. The outro song is by 'The Fab Four' Beatles tribute band

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Jon Stewart's book 'Dylan, Lennon, Marx & God'

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59593530-dylan-lennon-marx-and-god

Steve Turner's 'A Hard Day's Write' book

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35666.A_Hard_Day_s_Write

episode links

Royston Ellis on the 1960 Beatles

https://www.ibtimes.com/beatles-1960-liverpool-royston-ellis-remembers-996876

The original 'Beatnik Horror' article from 1960

https://www.flickr.com/photos/29873672@N02/6897934379

Jude Kessler on John & Stu's relationship ('Pop Goes The 60s' channel)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbED8SRpUoI

'Angry Young Men at the Kitchen Sink' (linking 2 genres)

https://literaturestudies.co.uk/angry-young-men-at-the-kitchen-sink/

Existentialism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existentialism

Did Lewis Carroll's migraines inspire his 'Alice' books?

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(05)74368-3/fulltext

'Looking For Lennon' documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVpyOa2Kn1Y

'The Art & Music of John Lennon' by Peter Doggett

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/798473.The_Art_And_Music_Of_John_Lennon

The religious views of The Beatles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_the_Beatles

Liverpool's Anglican cathedral

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_Cathedral

We end Glass Onion's 6th year with the start of another multi-part series, the first 4-parter in the history of the podcast.

Using (mostly) the John Lennon parts from Steve Turner's excellent 2006 book 'The Gospel According To The Beatles', we trace our hero's religious, spiritual and philosophical journey through its many twists and turns in his intense four-decade ride through life. Antony also comments on his own journey in these areas, some of which overlaps with that of John Lennon and The Beatles.

Part 1 looks at the first two chapters of Steve's book, focusing a lot on the 'Bigger Than Jesus' controversy of 1966. This is preceded by an attempt to lay some groundwork for this series by defining 'religion' and 'spirituality' and pondering what the differences (if any) between them are.

There are multiple audio clips at the start to help us along, and you will find many useful web links in the show notes below

Enjoy! And see you in January 2025 for part 2.

Best wishes from Antony

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episode links

Steve Turner's book

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22515.The_Gospel_According_to_the_Beatles

Jon Stewart's book 'Dylan, Lennon, Marx & God'

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59593530-dylan-lennon-marx-and-god

Steve and Jon on the 'Unbelievable ?' podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COHA7qRQX5o

John defends 'Bigger Than Jesus' in Chicago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZaI7m1xpAg

Brian Epstein speaks about the controversy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsqdzC2kFeA

John Lennon- God 'video'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX7GsonWTJA

Andrew Hickey's podcast on the Beatles in 1966-67 (including 'Bigger Than Jesus')

https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-150-all-you-need-is-love-by-the-beatles

Beatles interviews database

http://beatlesinterviews.org/

Joe Goodden's superb book on the Beatles and drugs

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36379732-riding-so-high

'The Rest Is History' podcast about Jesus's existence (2 parts)

https://therestishistory.com/287-jesus-christ-the-mystery/

https://therestishistory.com/288-jesus-christ-the-history/

John Cleese and Michael Palin defend 'The Life of Brian' in 1979

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYMpObbt2rs

Band Aid 40th anniversary documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6_6PzRQ9sQ&t=1s

William Mann 'oustanding composers' article in The Times in 1963

https://www.beatlesbible.com/1963/12/27/the-times-what-songs-the-beatles-sang-by-william-mann/