"#9 Dream" is a song written and performed by John Lennon and featured as t… Read Full Bio ↴"#9 Dream" is a song written and performed by John Lennon and featured as the seventh track on his 1974 album Walls and Bridges. In January 1975, it was released as the second single from that album backed by another album track, "What You Got". It continues Lennon's fascination with the number nine (he was born on 9 October, and, coincidentally, the track also peaked at number nine in the U.S. charts when it was released). The backing vocal is provided by May Pang , Lennon's partner at the time.

According to Pang's website, two working titles for the song were "So Long Ago" and "Walls & Bridges". Pang also states that the phrase repeated in the chorus, "Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé", came to Lennon in a dream and has no specific meaning. Lennon then wrote and arranged the song around his dream, hence the title and the atmospheric, dreamlike feel of the song including the use of cellos in the hook.

Lennon liked the string arrangement he wrote for Harry Nilsson's rendition of Many Rivers to Cross (from Nilsson's Pussy Cats which Lennon produced) so much that he decided to incorporate it into the song.

#9 Dream
John Lennon Lyrics

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So long ago
Was it in a dream?
Was it just a dream?
I know, yes I know
It seemed so very real
Seemed so real to me

Took a walk down the street

Through the heat whispered trees
I thought I could hear
Hear
Hear
Hear

Somebody call out my name (John)
As it started to rain
Two spirits dancing so strange
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse

Dream, dream away
Magic in the air
Was magic in the air?
I believe, yes I believe
More I cannot say
What more can I say?

On a river of sound
Through the mirror go round, round
I thought I could feel
Feel
Feel
Feel
Music touching my soul
Something warm, sudden cold
The spirit dance was unfolding
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse

Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to John Lennon's song #9 Dream delve into the realm of dreams and the subconscious. The singer reflects on a dream where they are walking down a street and hear their name being called out before encountering two mysterious spirits that begin to dance. The dream then transitions to a river of sound and music touching the singer's soul before abruptly ending with a repetition of the phrase "Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse".

Overall, the song seems to be a reflection on the power of dreams and the ways in which they can transport us to other worlds and experiences. The repetition of the phrase "Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse" seems to represent the dream state itself, a nonsensical yet somehow meaningful phrase that embodies the strange logic of dreams.

One interesting note about the song is that Lennon reportedly began writing it during his time at a transcendental meditation retreat in India, and elements of Indian spirituality and mysticism can be heard in the song's instrumentation and lyrics. Additionally, the phrase "Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse" was actually a phrase John Lennon had heard in a dream and wrote down as soon as he woke up, not knowing what it meant but recognizing its potential significance.

Line by Line Meaning

So long ago
Reflecting on a distant memory

Was it in a dream?
Wondering if the memory was a dream or reality

Was it just a dream?
Questioning the validity of the memory

I know, yes I know
Being certain of the memory's impact

It seemed so very real
Recalling the vividness of the memory

Seemed so real to me
Affirming the authenticity of the memory

Took a walk down the street
Describing a specific moment in the memory

Through the heat whispered trees
Depicting the setting of the memory

I thought I could hear
Remembering auditory sensations

Hear
Emphasizing the importance of the sound

Hear
Reiterating the auditory memory

Hear
Continuing to focus on the sound

Somebody call out my name (John)
Recalling a specific event in the memory

As it started to rain
Adding another sensory detail to the memory

Two spirits dancing so strange
Observing a peculiar event in the memory

Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Expressing the unique quality of the dance

Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Repeating the phrase for emphasis

Dream, dream away
Encouraging the listener to escape with their memories

Magic in the air
Suggesting a mystical quality to the memory

Was magic in the air?
Asking if the listener also felt the magic

I believe, yes I believe
Affirming the power of the memory

More I cannot say
Acknowledging the limitations of words to describe the memory

What more can I say?
Rhetorically questioning the inadequacy of words

On a river of sound
Metaphorically describing the sensation of the memory

Through the mirror go round, round
Adding to the metaphorical description of the memory

I thought I could feel
Recollecting haptic sensations in the memory

Feel
Emphasizing the significance of the tactile memory

Feel
Continuing the focus on the touch sensation

Feel
Reiterating the importance of the tactile memory

Music touching my soul
Depicting the profound impact of the memory

Something warm, sudden cold
Infusing the memory with contrasting emotions

The spirit dance was unfolding
Revisiting the peculiar dance observed earlier

Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Evoking the memory of the unique dance once again

Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Repeating the phrase for emphasis

Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Continuing to evoke the strange dance

Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Repeating the phrase for emphasis

Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Continuing to evoke the dance

Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Repeating the phrase for emphasis

Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Continuing to evoke the dance

Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Repeating the phrase for emphasis

Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Continuing to evoke the dance

Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Repeating the phrase for emphasis

Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Continuing to evoke the dance

Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Finishing with the final repetition of the dance phrase

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Written by: John Winston Lennon

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@aryashah4131

2y↑5

Man.. I wasn't even born when the Beatles were hitting the charts , not when they broke , not when Lennon and Harrison died .. Somehow I feel the deep connection between these Fab four and my soul..

And gradually speaking I've listened so many Beatles early recorded song (Quarrymen) but this Dream song had different alterations in my heart and soul , For the first time I felt John Lennon is dead while listening the song.. and for the first time I've cried while listening the song

What he has given to me I can't repay in any Form

Everyday he helped me

I cherished every moment 💞.

Love you John and will always do..

All comments from YouTube:

@tonybusen

50w↑114

One of the most beautiful songs ever written.

@chrispolo840

46w↑1

Hey you might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like this dreamy style of music

@adamdorgant9454

Agreed!!!!

@patpol6244

3y↑338

This song is just his gift to human kind. I am having a panic attack . This is calming me down. I never met you, but I love you just the same John Lennon.

@lellul760

3y↑19

I love John Lennon very much, too.

@elizabethmcleod246

2y↑9

It’s such a soothing song. It calms me to Pat.

@craigeverett6199

2y↑4

Ditto

@lisaparsons4124

2y↑6

Love John Lennon awesome singer and song writer

@dethyl

2y↑7

breathe my friend <3

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@bobdrollinger7830

3y↑462

John's finest solo work in my humble opinion! Too bad many young people wont ever hear this one!

@jamesdean9183

2y↑43

Don’t worry me and my fellow high school classmates jam to this one before our exams to get us calm and mentally prepared 😁

@mellowblue6764

2y↑17

Dont worry I gotcha 😎

@hashemalhashemi6175

2y↑19

I'm 83 and I'm still listening to this everyday since the day he released it.

@alonsoquirosgranados7568

2y↑9

A Day In The Life

@ChubbyChecker182

2y↑1

@Craig Ward nice thoughts, but genuinely don't get the Stewart Lee Bridget Christie bit ?

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@lorislovesgershwin3852

2y↑259

I think this is one of the most haunting songs I've ever heard. I think about the beauty and sadness that Lennon always seemed to possess. His life, his death, his historic time with the Beatles. It really is overwhelming.

@peterthomas6486

1y↑10

Well said, a masterpiece

@brucekilby9957

1y↑9

Yes,of all his songs this is one most beautiful,sad,happy and just amazing. Yoko is still a strong lady. Her own albums were not liked by most folks,but John would have. RIP JYL.🙏💞

@DaNinja60

1y↑8

I've been searching for this song all my life. I remembered just how it ended and the tune of it. Finally all I had to do was hum the ending into my phone.

@joseramonavilessaiza5239

1y↑2

Todas están canciones ban con Todo mi sentimiento y micorason 😅

@johnellg9399

1y↑4

In the end, you better be right with Christ

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@louisflores2552

1y↑220

Masterpiece of Lennon writing and arrangement...its like he's singing from heaven with great peace...flowing smoothly from another world mystifying and angelic

@brucekilby9957

1y↑4

Your words are perfect. Thank you.🙏

@louisflores2552

1y↑1

@@brucekilby9957 thanks coach 🙏

@carrotap3001

27w

It is from another world. Pliedian in fact ❤️

@tma5239

19w

HAHAHA ...ok@@carrotap3001

@gabrielefrobose6561

15w↑1

I do agree ... that's music from heaven ... and John is still here ... <3 ...

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@johnd2768

1y↑124

john is one of the greatest musical geniuses to ever walk this earth

@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212

1y↑4

@GabrielSantana-gj6jc

Jonh and Raul Seixas for me is perfect

@nowhereman.

52w↑5

The greatest

@nerthus4685

50w

Truly.

@nowhereman8889

34w↑2

John yes, but not so much for Paul, sorry

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@johnbarrett6669

4y↑546

Bought this song (and album) in Dec 1974 when I was 19 and played it over and over. I've just put it back on today, some FORTY SIX years later aged 65, and I'm 19 again and in tears. The power of music is immense.

@rachelfarmer7004

2y↑17

The power of music is amazing. It always takes me back and wish I could turn back time just to relive it again. Thank you 💜

@btom22259

2y↑19

Feel the same. Feel like back when i was young in 1974 when i was 15.

@jdjdjjjad4481

2y↑12

Time changes EVERYTHING

@KidFresh71

2y↑10

this song always makes me cry as well. Bittersweet memories of my youth.

@robertbud8084

2y↑5

Played it Harvey's 16 times in a row while I played bumper pool 🎱 jukebox quarters anthen some

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@sarahoceanhart8145

3y↑213

Had a dream about John Lennon. He was at my house hiding from all the fans. He was young. He stayed for several days. Seems we were really good friends. He talked my ear off in the dream, wish I could remember what he said. Then he had to get back to work. I remember feeling such a deep love for him and a deep love coming from him. I love this man. He touched my soul. Two spirits dancing so strange.
Was it in a dream?
Was it just a dream?
I know, yes I know
It seemed so very real
Seemed so real to me. It was real! Thanks for the visit John, you’re still very much alive!!!

@hw343434

3y↑26

I had a connection like that with John’s spirit when I was meditating in the cave #9 where he used to meditate in the ashram in India! After meditating, I picked up my guitar, and saw the roof of the cave had a painting with a line from Yoko to John that said: “when you look up at the sky and see a cloud think of me.” I started a song with that opening line and suddenly it was him playing and writing a song, the melody sounded too much like John. So much so I couldn’t even use the song for myself because I felt it was John’s spirit pouring through me

@Jacob-nr7hq

3y↑10

i sometimes have dreams going back to the 60's and literally just hung out with the beatles such a crazy feeling

@ghostlyme

3y↑9

@Sarah Ocean Hart I bet that was his him! Aww what a nice dream!

@queenofdramatech

3y↑5

That is super cool!

@marivg8948

3y↑6

Nice dream !!!! 😀

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@colleenmoran3173

3y↑20

Played this song just now for my 72 y.o. father, who is very depressed and falling apart in many ways. He is coming to grips with his mortality and this song put a glint in his eyes that I hadn't seen in years. We reminisced about how this song reminds me of the last innocent and sweetest time of our lives, my childhood. Thats when we played this endlessly on my parents old wooden stereo on the back deck, while night swimming, gazing at the electric blue ripples against the side of house from the blue spotlight he cast on the pool.we thanked him for creating this little slice of heaven for us, and reminded him we were all once together and happy before my mom, who happens to be Japanese, left him and our little house down by the river. No dad, it wasnt just a dream.

@7beers

11w

How's your dad now?

@SophieLovesSunsets

3y↑100

John Lennon's talent will outlive us all 🎸

@michaelwirth6843

34w↑4

It probably will outlive the whole human race.

@jonallred6794

2y↑54

John did some things, musically, that no one else did. They seemed odd but later you could see the genius. Who goes C to Em to F to E?! It gives it a hauntingly beautiful sound, unlike anyone else. Such a loss. RIP moondog.

@bradymiclea1705

14w↑1

I know i was just looking at the chords to the song and i was kind of suprised

@7beers

11w

I complete agree that the chord changes are one of the best aspects of this song.

@aceron2

6y↑1.8K

My mom used to play this and other John Lennon's songs on her car when I was about 9 years old (I'm 31 now). This was almost everyday. She passed away 12 years ago... I hadn't listened to this ever since. So many memories. Thank you for showing me the good music, mom!

@phayzyre1052

5y↑91

Sorry for your loss. Your mother definitely had a good taste in music!

@netoluna1

5y↑26

im so sorry for you

@paulinegarcia888

5y↑34

A nice memory!

@sergiobucciarelli7514

5y↑32

love to your mom

@JBthree24

5y↑30

My father is a DIE HARD Beatles fan and even more so a John Lennon fan whom he named me after. And my father would always. And still play Beatles songs on guitar and of course play Lennon’s solo work. I feel the exact same way you do. My father is still alive but I once thought that after he passes how could I listen to this anymore?

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@nancydemoss7904

2y↑3

"Dream, dream away". That's what John is doing. 41 years is too long without you, Johnny!

@dawncharlonne1961

2y↑4

Happy Heavenly Birthday to John Lennon! Today is October 9th..Rest In Power John..

@jimrobertson9011

3y↑141

Can't believe it's 40 years ago that John was cruelly taken away ,Never forgotten ✌️

@bIametheniIe

You could say Mark Chapman made sure John wouldn't be able to hurt anyone again. John Lennon was a horrible human being, but he did write a bunch of good tunes.

@mikehill7587

We will never forget

@johnwalls7170

✌❤

@summer-turtle

3y↑4

@@bIametheniIe Sweetie, 3 people commited straight up suicide after John's death. More people were "hurt" by his murder than while he was alive, smh.

@bIametheniIe

@@summer-turtle Glad to hear that you don't have an issue with someone that was being emotionally & physically abusive towards women, men and a child.

Note to self: become famous because if I wanted to be an abusive asshole towards anyone, I could. I'd have people that would go through all kinds of mental gymnastics to excuse that abusive behavior for me too. It's a win-win!

The thing about three people committing suicide because of John Lennon's death isn't true. Three people did kill themselves after John's death, but they didn't kill themselves because of John's death.

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@kobold7763

2y↑55

When he says “feel” it’s like a shot of pure morphine to the dome, pure bliss & satisfaction.

@gav_creates

1y↑2

Perfectly put.

@b67y8y

1y↑2

yes music touching my soul

@david_cop_a_feel7538

44w

@@b67y8y - Something warm/sudden cold - you know, like being shot.

@samueldomingues4510

3y↑9

Funfact: In the minute 1:35, whoever whispers John's name is his assistant,May Pang. The two had a brief 18-month relationship, which John affectionately called "the lost weekend". John was already interested in May Pang, but it all happened when his wife Yoko Ono asked May to relate more closely to her boss when he went to Los Angeles. May was surprised, but over the months, May Pang and John Lennon became lovers and maintained that relationship until the late 1970s

@premanadi

5y↑1.8K

This song is a masterpiece on every level. Damn, this man was talented. The chord changes, the shape of the melody, the subtle shifts of timing, the structure, his singing...and every line is poetry.

@siennaapple9525

4y↑94

Yes, so well said. This is my favourite song of John's, simply, utterly beautiful.

@janthomson7697

4y↑43

I totally love it.

@moyahn

4y↑44

you said everything i wanna say and couldn't....

@isidrozemog8427

4y↑22

Compleatly agree with you

@riser44

4y↑5

Preman Tilson 👍

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@margaretjiantonio939

1y↑80

I always loved this song. It was so dreamy and soothing. One of John's greatest.

@charleswest6372

1y↑3

Love it, favorite song

@reuvenzadik2443

42w↑14

In my opinion his best solo song. Underrated and forgotten this melody takes me above the clouds..

@aryashah4131

2y↑5

@elbuenpsicopata

18w↑12

Hoy, siendo las 2:44 am en Buenos Aires, brindo por ésta canción, por John, por quien la escucha y se conmueve como yo en este momento y por mi madre, que vive en mis sueños.

@meganroepke9601

3y↑163

This song is so soothing and peaceful. Gives me peace of mind whenever I listen to it

@iansmith8263

prove it

@b67y8y

me too i feel stressed its helping

@raulsaavedraviolante4350

47w

@@iansmith8263 Take your medication, looney.

@angelahenderson3130

4y↑41

Whilst I tend to think that George wrote the most beautiful songs, this song is pure heaven. Do yo not agree that this is sublime ?

@anastaciaemilia4026

2y↑2

totally agree. while paul and george wrote beautiful songs, this one however in my opinion takes the cake. It has everything i know about God or Heaven. It serenity, bliss, modesty, and peace.

@apsomar

John wrote this song when he was with May Pang who is the voice that you hear whispering John

@cisum1111

2y↑2

Yea, I was just thinking that George wrote some very beautiful songs after the Beatles, but I only cried when John died
I felt we all lost like our very best friend

@TheHaratashi

I actually think it's sublemon, but close enough. This song is just plain amazing.

@ivansantan9301

3y↑12

I'm Brazilian, grow up hearing this beautiful song, god bless Jonhn.

@iansmith8263

i'm from grimsby, i grew up hearing this song. god bless fish fingers

@rockylombardo6978

3y↑8

The Master,no one compares.

@michaelhanrahanmoore1622

1y↑78

I'm feeling bad emotional pain and John's voice and genius is soothing me once more. Thankyou angel.

@gaenorharris-obrien9934

1y↑2

Our better angels...

@nancydemoss2945

1y↑21

This is by far my favorite Lennon song! It's just as fresh today as it was when it was first released.
When John, a peaceful man, was so violently taken from the world, I mourned his loss. I still mourn him today.
Thank you, John for sharing your gift for music with us. What more would you have shared with us? Love, peace and eternal slumber to you, John!

@kevmichael2064

3y↑4

I can relate to this song!!!.It was like yesterday I was with my soulmate...now she is gone..went home to be with the Lord

@sandrabuck4985

So sorry for your loss. ♥️

@pepper9905

3y↑50

40 years ago today...
Rest In Peace John Lennon.

@tammycrochet3814

3y↑1

Pepper / Maybe but I think he is a time traveler/ If so Sing On John Sing On

@justanotherrandomcrit8115

4y↑163

This has very accurate title. It’s very dreamy. It feels like it’s too fast and too slow, like John’s a mile away and right next to you, it’s great.

@MrJoeybabe25

45w↑49

I can hear this great piece of music and never, ever, get tired of it!

@stepney56

13w↑3

My favourite song of all John's work,Beatles included.

@rdhudon7469

3y↑62

I was ten years old when this came out and I remember swinging on a swing set on a beautiful summer day carefree singing the chorus to this song and it felt like heaven . Now it seem like it was a dream .

@jeffpetrey69

3y↑15

This song Exemplifies the genius of John Lennon

@johnd2768

1y↑4

lennons music is getting greater with each passing moment

@bravan49

4y↑369

We don’t hear songs composed like this anymore. Complex, chord changes, not overly repetitive. Soul!

@oficialcesarleitao

4y↑10

One of the best songs composed by John Lennon, very beautiful.

@tompaul2591

4y↑14

Exactly. Music today seems repetitive, monotonous, almost catatonic. The popular music anyway. Watch reaction videos. The people look surprised when a song switches gears with timing, key, or whatever. It is all new to them.

@SUGAR_XYLER

3y↑5

😣 I tried listening to today's music........ I couldn't

@wendellholland3618

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@magneto44

3y↑1

of course we do

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@stephencardwell952

2y↑4

Haven't heard this for many years, ..... I just burst into tears, .... Such a beautiful soul, ... stolen from us. ..... Paul and Ringo are still with us, .. but George and John needlessly obliterated. .... Life is so cruel ! !

@NikkiJoLuceroWitch

2y↑55

I HAVE ALWAYS GOTTEN CHILLS HEARING THIS SONG...I love it so much

@lisaparsons4124

2y↑4

Yes I agree a great song John Lennon a awesome singer and song writer

@adamdorgant9454

You’re right about that!!!

@MrRadal2h

3y↑4

I was listening to this song when the earthquake in Chile happened in 2010. I love this song and what memories it brings me. greetings from Chile

@hm_nn_5633

3y↑2

Remember playing all your music the entire day when you left us 40+ years ago ...

@hakanstrom3961

25w↑4

John Lennon at his best!

@hey0ldman

4y↑132

When I hear this song, I think of me and my wife at our new house in the country, sitting on a log on the edge of the woods. We were sitting there enjoying the magic of nature when we could hear rain coming, then the rain over us, then moving on. That was a special, magical time in our lives. My wife lost her battle with copd on March 1st and I am heartbroken. I listen to this song and think of this magical time in our lives. I love you Clare and miss you more than mere words can tell.

@carlosestebanlopezmaldonad1788

4y↑5

Tony , there is a long way of pain and suffering , sorry for telling you , i lost my pretty wife almost 4 years ago , my beautiful Lorena , and nothing its the same , you gonna have to learn how ti live by yourself my friend , i send a big HUG to you in this sad times for you .

@hey0ldman

4y↑7

@@carlosestebanlopezmaldonad1788 , Sorry for your loss. My wife and I were together for over 45 years. We were best friends and did everything together. Now, you are right, nothing is the same. She passed just as this virus changed everything. It was like a dark cloud overcome everything when I arrived home from her burial. The new normal is hard to accept. The only comfort I have is knowing she was buried at home in R.I., family and friends were able to attend and we had a reception. All things that would have not been possible just days later.

@carlosestebanlopezmaldonad1788

4y↑6

@@hey0ldman Shivers in all my body my friend while i read your sad words , 45 years !!! i can hardly understand your pain amigo , i remember too the first night alone , when i came home without her , we , as you , were together for 30 years , she passed at 49 of cancer , we were friends too , always listening music and having some beers and dancing , lovers of the beach and in the last year we made reality our dream , a house near the beach with a beautiful view , believe me amigo , i feel your pain and i send you a very tight hug.

@hey0ldman

4y↑4

@@carlosestebanlopezmaldonad1788 Thank you Carlos. I'm so sorry for your loss. Some day we will all get together in the land of dreams.

@tammycrochet3814

Your dear Clare may have chosen to be a very special mentor for what is about to happen, The Golden Age / Age of Aquarius / Jason Q has informed us that people who have died since 2015 are coming back as mentors! You can catch Jason on YouTube with Nicholas Veniamin / Believe me she is right there with you look for the singles!

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@StarCityFAME

1y↑4

Gone now longer than you were alive. Everyone misses you, John!

@zoltank3915

😢

@juliadoherty83

18w↑1

I've always felt that this is a premonition piece. I (suffer?) from premonition dreams and sometimes it's easier not to share. They always occur. I write down and date each dream and put them in the safe. I don't know what else to do with them. Rest in peace John. Blessings to Mrs John.

@mwyatt222

3y↑4

I met John when l was 15. On the telephone. My mom was an ACLU attorney and worked with him in the 70s. Yep.

@JooJooShrimp

2y↑7

This is the most beautiful song I know of 🔥🥺

@jonbowden5207

32w↑1

Give Led Zeppelin's 'Ten Years Gone' a listen...

@markharrison543

1y↑2

65 now me. Greatest album ever. What more does anyone want.

@thischarmingman1930

4y↑11

the brilliance brings a tear to your eyes

@iansmith8263

which eye? u can't have one tear for 2 eyes

@mediascribble

3y↑3

With all the music John did this is nearly at the top. And I like almost all of his tunes. This song just brings me somewhere else beyond even so many others. John's music (and you can look up all his written music) leaves Paul standing still. And yes I can compare. Paul was genius too. Along with George.

@hw343434

3y↑1

Totally agree

@user-mq5yn2ck9h

30w↑2

All the members of The Beatles are really genius, each one could continue with his career, creating new music, and all we can listen it's so beautiful.
Maybe there was a big star in the sky, the day that they met, and began to make music.
I'm happy because I was born on this time.
That's a great coincidence ❤

@ericwalker9391

3y↑4

Spring of 1975. Senior year. Some songs are unforgettable and classic . Thank you John for the many musical gifts and messages you left us. Brother you are missed.

@gavinaustin4474

3y↑13

The most beautiful song John Lennon ever wrote.

@anastaciaemilia4026

2y↑3

agree, pure heaven.

@freddeaconrogerianmaycury7108

3y↑106

Rest in your peaceful imagination, John Lennon.

@charleswilson7371

3y↑6

Thank you John RIP

@terryperring104

4y↑301

He could really nail it in some songs couldnt he? The dreamy feel to it, the beautiful mood and chord changes

@premanadi

4y↑26

Yeah, it's incredible. The little shifts in timing, the way he stays on one chord for a while and sings the next line a little later than you expect it.

@Nikpar005

3y↑10

Yeah Lennon was and is the best!

@deepcreep98

3y↑10

A genius.

@hw343434

1y↑28

This song is the greatest example of Lennon the solo arranger/producer. John produced the album and did the ethereal string arrangement himself. Perhaps even greater than anything Sir George Martin, Phil Spector or any Beatle ever arranged

@pattieboydinreverse1648

18w

NO ONE beats Phil Spector.

@hw343434

10w

@@pattieboydinreverse1648😆🤣

@bigredthompson-rp9sw

42w↑9

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SONG ❤❤❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

@PaulyJ123

3y↑14

I was a teenager falling in love in 1974 with a beautiful Irish girl named Colleen and this was one of our songs.

@dicktracy59

You ever look her up?

@johngraves6503

3y↑3

God !! This man loved this women ! Rip John Lenon

@fredbeck4738

3y↑20

I was in 7th grade in 1975 when I first heard this song. Junior high was rough but this was one of the songs that got me through. Loved the solo careers of all 4 Beatles but I somehow always end up listening to John’s music in the end. #9 Dream is One of his best as it captures in many ways his soul and those recurring themes that made his work so unique. Thank you John.

@deborahcookston9373

4y↑515

The older I get the more I see his genius

@curtisandersongayle7435

3y↑22

Yes. Exactly.

@carlosestebanlopezmaldonad1788

3y↑15

Exactly !!! , me too !

@adamdorgant9454

3y↑13

Agreed!!!

@31Alden

3y↑7

Same, Deborah …

@geolinkin6579

3y↑20

And he didn't think he had a good voice. Hmm. He was right. Best voice I've ever heard.!! Love you John!!!

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@johnd2768

1y↑12

john is right here with us in the heart

@Marcos-pe8pk

17w↑3

Uma viagem no tempo da minha juventude na década 70. Inesquecível. (Rio de Janeiro)

@ethanrobinson7786

1y↑30

It sounds so nostalgic.

@carriad11

3y↑2

Name one piece of music that JL wrote or contributed to that wasn’t a masterpiece! For me George Harrison is easily my favourite musician because I so appreciate his demeanour in life! However, John’s ability to capture the moment was his gift! We will always wonder what John would have created had we not lost him but having what he left us is truly a treasure beyond measure!

@hansvandijk1487

2y↑48

Absolute masterpiece. Dear John, RIP.

@harryballs5080

5y↑196

The strings, the subtle acoustic guitar and piano blending together perfectly. The reverb on John’s voice. A magnificent recording.

@davidb2206

4y↑1

A true work of art. How many more did we miss because of the weak people of New York? If you are weak, you get stinking little cowards shooting down an unarmed man in front of his wife on a public street. If you are weak, you will get more Walking Evil. Because the evil little cowards fear only one thing. It is not a permanent free lunch (and healthcare) at the expense of the taxpayers. Ask Ted Bundy, who kept trying to appeal and get out of the consequences of his own evil behavior. All of them do.

@fredfox3851

4y↑3

@@davidb2206 Three % of the worlds population lives in NYC. They are not responsible for the actions of ONE evildoer.

@davidb2206

4y↑1

@@fredfox3851 No, but they ARE responsible for no justice being carried out on him. Because they are weak p--sies. You have to deal with Walking Evil in the only language that it understands. The Evil laugh at everything else and get free meals off the taxpayers. That POS gets better medical care, including 24-hour dental, than I do at the VA hospital (which is none, for dental and optometry).
No excuse for coddling and feeding Walking Evil that would shoot down an unarmed man in front of his wife in a public street. No excuses for New Yorkers.

@tinfoilhatter

someone was channelin' paul-on-the-bass: i'll just call that some ruddy-good-work, mates!

@clubdoc

@@tinfoilhatter Claus Voormann is not some dude channelling Paul Mac. My good man DO YOUR HOMEWORK...and listen to Jump Into The Fire by Harry....best baseline in history!

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@DaveBowman345

2y↑4

I heard this song countless times on the radio way back in those days.. But it's really taken hold of me in just the past few years. Haunting. We lost such a genius in 1980.. Makes me sad even now. böwakawa poussé, poussé <== 🤔

@chriscampanozzi6516

21w↑6

A beautiful melody and haunting lyrics. Classic John Lennon.

@authenticburger114

3y↑4

This song was conceived in a dream

@LindaAnnReynoldsEdS

2y↑3

When i heard this Son, it captivated my heart! Tears are flowing. i felt like i caught the Spirit of this song……wow!♥️

@stevefraser6646

3y↑33

John was the most important artist of the 20th century.His bandmates were pretty good too

@francescomonopoli9270

3y↑3

John and Paul.

@alanpeel3450

32w↑1

And the next century ,century,century etc.

@kelechi_77

11w

I love Lennon but he wasn't even the most important artist of the 1960s

@tripdad

4y↑295

This song reminds me of summertime during my childhood in the 70's. Has a warmth and feeling of being alive - comforting in a way.

@angie-nd8hu

4y↑6

Yes! .. it was summer and I had gotten my first kiss when I later heard this song on the radio for the first time. Sort of dreamy, warm feeling. My favourite song.

@majawilhelf5518

4y↑1

Me too.💋

@alonsoquirosgranados7568

4y↑1

Lucky

@walterpitt1775

3y↑3

Me too.It's one of those songs which takes me back to my youth and life the way it was then.

@KidFresh71

3y↑3

Yes! Fellow child of the 70’s. Happy & sad song at the same time. Bittersweet nostalgia.

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@Jgeneraledger23

2y↑7

I love how this song came to Lennon in a dream. Some of your best work happens when your mind is relaxed

@toddran1969

14w↑2

Not necessarily a Lennon fan BUT this is one of the most beautiful pop songs ever!!!!

@Ranhd23

3y↑77

He is truly the father of dream pop. At least for me

@MarvinGuatemalanBoy

3y↑9

I think this song is the origin of dream pop

@danielorozco438

3y↑7

For me the 1st is "All i wanna do" by the Beach boys

@migueladolfo5979

3y↑2

John Lennon was amazing person,The song was Well written and sang, i my case right now I'm smoking a joint hearing the song DREAM 😎,PEACE & LOVE to the world and enjoy Life!🌼 The hippie day's The 60& 70s. Don't forget flower power....lol

@em7dim9

3y↑2

@@danielorozco438 I did not know about that song. Looks like a ton of people agree with you.

@danielorozco438

@@em7dim9 And what do you think?

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@Shelbyluv60

I Swear this takes me right back to the early 70s and in almost 59. Miss those days.😇💖🦋

@kevmichael2064

3y↑4

All 4 Beatles had talent....no getting around it...this is a fantastic song by John...just unbelievable!!!..Music touching my Soul!!!...Wow!!!

@dskywalker3397

6y↑124

This may have been John’s masterpiece.

@elizabethmcleod246

4y↑3

I think so.

@georgerhyne828

4y↑5

It was!!

@billbodger4723

4y↑5

dskywalker33 dskywalker33 this and about twenty others how can you pick his masterpiece impossible,love them all

@wwekane2468

4y↑6

I always felt Watching the Wheels was his best solo song

@user-gu4xb3tw3w

11w

This song reminds me of a time when I was cruising around with my mother. They played this beautiful John Lennon song on the car radio.
R.I.P. Dear Mother 🌹

@anaclarag.cavalcante101

3y↑5

Oh man, I can't listen to his solo voice without wanting to cry, I miss him so much...

@wetbear1968

3y↑6

John Lennon considered this song a "throwaway". I think this is just beautiful

@defaultc00kies63

3y↑2

I've noticed John had the tendency to say bad things about his most personal songs. The ones that actually meant something to him. I suppose it was his way of protecting his own emotions. He was a very complicated person.

@hw343434

3y↑1

But May Pang said this was one of his favorite songs. He almost made this the title track, was gonna call this song “Walls and Bridges” and he worked the most production into this song

@BruceAChristie

29w

I’ve read Pleiadian information from Kabamur of Taygeta. He said May Pang was with John when they spotted what was a Pleiadian craft. (Other witnesses saw it too.) Kabamur said John couldn’t tell the truth about the song but AH BOWAKAWA PO SEI is Pleiadian for love awakening soon. John’s name in the Pleiadian Star System is BEIK MONI, and he’s from Electra, one of the Seven Sisters. His continued private interest in correspondence with ETs put his life in jeopardy. May Pang’s voice emerges in this haunting song since she witnessed seeing the craft that August night in 70s. The song was strongly inspired by influences about which he could not safely reveal. We’ll hear about it as love awakens soon: 🎵AH BOWAKAWA PO SEI PO SEI. ❤️🎵

@roberta4266

2y↑14

What a spiritual song! John, you gave us so much. I’m sure they’re playing this in the heavens which you are now.

@david_cop_a_feel7538

44w

No, 'they' are not playing it anywhere but on Earth.

@darshin95

3y↑27

"the highest number there is, then we go back to 1" - John Lennon

@davidrowell4110

4y↑115

Of all John's fine songs, this is the one that always touches me the most. Unique in its feel and imagery, this is more than just 'great' - it truly recalls something beyond consciousness, as close to a dream in popular song form as will ever be reached. Sad, peaceful, whimsical, nostalgic, wise and knowing, all at once, it's just beautiful. The serenity of his vocal, coming to you from an 'otherworldly' distance, combines with the gorgeous sweep of the strings to take you to another place entirely. A whole world of feeling and perception is expressed in just under five minutes. Sublime, unforgettable...

@andrews127

2y↑7

Very well put. You just expressed so eloquently everything I thought about this song. 👍👍

@kathymacias8124

2y↑2

I totally agree, Unforgettable
Magical, Peaceful, Serenity,
His Music lives on...🙌🎸🎶❤

@williamflack5767

2y↑1

Well said, I agree. I lost my wife and son. Oh how I loved them. I have listened to this for years. It calms me down. Music is powerful. I played this in my first new car 1976 Pontiac Grand Prix. Factory 8 track. My wonderful parents helped me get it. Paid for it working at the grocery store in our neighborhood. Take care all

@MrWowman97

2y↑1

@@williamflack5767 so sorry to hear that, may they rest in peace... best wishes to you buddy.

@ChubbyChecker182

@@williamflack5767 have a peaceful year my friend

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@janetmoore5645

45w↑8

Oh😮 my goodness I love this song. What a great talent singer john Lennon. Rip john Lennon amazing lyrics 🤩

@paulhiggins2275

3y↑43

This album is pure magic, absolutely brilliant,....coming from a massive Macca fan!!

@anastaciaemilia4026

2y↑2

exactly. this song takes the cake in terms of the Beatles--- together or separately. This song is heaven.for me.

@creativesource3514

25w

But Harrison produced the best solo work of the three from a critical point of a view.

@rafaellopes7870

3y↑3

John Lennon is the very very best, the number one!!! My master, my teacher!!!

@dalerowan6047

3y↑5

ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS GROWING UP. WISH THEY PLAYED IT ON THE RADIO MORE THAN THEY DID. WOULD BEEN A WONDERFUL INSTRUMENTAL. 60S 70S MUSIC WAS GREAT BACK THEN.

@dolbra4

3y↑9

One of his most beautiful songs...

@markblack5566

4y↑44

Best song John ever recorded. Proof that if he wanted to he could compose an incredible melody.

@hw343434

3y↑11

What do you mean? As if “Strawberry Fields Forever”, “A Day in the Life”, “I wanna hold your Hand”, I should’ve known Better”, “Woman”, “Jealous Guy”, “Imagine”, “Mind Games”, “Across the Universe” weren’t enough??!

@Lennonlover06

It ain't just about melody, macca

@maipantoon7823

3y↑5

One of the earliest dream pop/shoe-gaze songs. That went on to influence indie music

@laurachristianson1688

1y↑40

I still have the album I bought way back when it came out it was awesome then and it’s held out well

@janedough9279

1y↑1

Found my 70s Walls and Bridges earlier this year in storage my parents packed away decades ago along with a slew of Beatles. Lennon, Wings and Stones albums :) Still have the insert of Walls and Bridges too!

@pamelalujan8608

2y↑2

The most beautiful music ever bringing joy and love to my hurting heart. Give me strength

@oceantree5000

45w↑3

Born in ‘74, this song is a massive piece of the musical substrate underpinning my entire life. Doesn’t suck that my dad named me after the guy. ❤

@AlexHernandez-dh2iq

1y↑10

I hear this masterpiece everytime I can, nevertheless, it has a special sense to me on december, I feel like transporting me to a different peaceful place and bring me some teardrops...

This song and Mind Games makes me feel the same!!!

I didn't meet you, John, but I really miss you!!!

@amandawilson7412

4y↑563

This week would have been his 80th Birthday .. this is such a masterpiece in everything , perfection

@terryrussell1385

4y↑6

Hi Amanda i totally totally agree with your comment (Perfection) take care stay safe Terry pompey tex.

@Mewtwo-hy4fe

4y↑2

yes im late you rite sweety

@Mewtwo-hy4fe

4y↑2

try edt but did let sry look your photo thouth girl click sceen was not sry not sweety

@raudiaz6245

3y↑5

He died at 40 Forty Years ago. That's about right for 2020. Maybe on the Anniversary of his Death this year, Corona will go away.

@144wychwood

3y↑8

Favourite Lennon solo tune. First time seeing this video. No matter what people thought of Yoko, you get the feeling the two really had chemistry here. Hard to fathom Lennon would have been 80 if he were still alive. Will never forgot hearing Howard Cosell break into Monday Night Football broadcast (think it was Pats vs Dolphins) to deliver stunning news. I was 16 years old at time. Cannot believe it was 40 years ago already.

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@austinlee5340

2y↑3

17 year old here says this is an amazing song. What more can I say?

@jcee

21w↑4

One of the most beautiful songs ever! Everything about it perfect! ❤

@dianavilcapomasarmiento2775

2y↑69

El mejor artista de todos los tiempos
Dream, una joya musical, de las mejores canciones que existe, transmite una paz,buena energía,tranquilidad, felicidad, y nos hace reflexionar sobre la vida en que estamos viviendo con un sonido y una voz unica y maravillosa
Te amamos John Lennon, descansa en paz
Mantendremos y marcharemos por la paz y soñaremos siempre