Name: Brother John (an ode to John Lennon)
Duration: 4 min 17 s
Channel: WILD BILL AUSTIN
Description: "Brother John (an ode to John Lennon)" is a song by Wild Bill Austin and The North 40. A salute to peace activist, former Beatle, and husband of Yoko Ono, the late John Lennon

Brother John (an ode to John Lennon)

Wild Bill Austin and The North 40

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A salute to peace activist, former Beatle, and husband of Yoko Ono, the late John Lennon

Wild Bill Austin and The North 40

Wild Bill Austin covers the following genres (in descending order) Various Country, Various Rock, Folk (acoustic), Spiritual Contemporary, Middle of the Road (

Wild Bill Austin is returning to music for the first time in 20 years. However, since 2004 he has composed over 200 additional songs and has released "Give 'em Some Rock 'n Roll," a 12 song sampler of rock, folk and country on Local Scene Record Label, Big Bear Lake, CA. http://www.localscenerecordlabel.com/home.html He is now proud to rejoin sunFlower Music, as his career shifts into 6th gear!! His 2nd CD, "Ballad of the Asian Cowgirl" has all 16 songs (primarily country) selected and is waiting capitalization for a producer, musicians and sound studio. Our goal is a June 2009 release. And be on the lookout for "Fears We Left Behind," on sunFlower in the 2nd half of 2010. Please be on the lookout for Wild Bill and his songs!

Song Info

Genre

Rock • Classic Rock

Charts

#12,835 today Peak #788

#996 in subgenre Peak #33

Author

WILD BILL AUSTIN

Rights

2008

Uploaded

December 24, 2009

Track Files

MP3

MP3 3.9 MB • 128 kbps • 4:17

Story behind the song

Tribute to John Lennon

Lyrics

Chorus	Brother John,
		Not much has changed down here since you've been gone.
		Could be a while before we live as one.
		Keep dreaming on.
		Imagine everybody giving peace a chance,
		Yet, politicians do their deadly dance.
		World-wide annihilation--at a glance.
		Brother John, keep dreaming on.

Verse I	Those in power, they can't hear the words you speak.
		They still think a dreamer's just another freak.
		Seems to me, whenever truth gets in their way,
		They manufacture lies, prolong their stay.
		Will we find an answer soon?  About how long?
		Best thing we can do is keep on dreaming on.

Lift		Yes there is a way.  We won't quit until the day we find it.
		We would love to see everybody, everywhere, get behind it.

Chorus

Bridge	Even Instant Karma takes a long time to unfold.
		All the lies and promises are really getting old.

Verse II	Just how precious are the riches they control?
		Why so critical to keep us in the cold?
		Are we not entitled to a decent share,
		When it was our labor that had put them there?
		Give power to the people to build a nicer place
		Where everyone's respected in the whole human race.

Lift

Chorus:	Brother John,
(variation)	We've heard you loud and clear since you've been gone,
		And, someday, all the world will live as one,
		If we keep dreaming on.
		Imagine, starting over every single day,
		No greed or hunger getting in our way,
		While you keep shining on, and watching as we play.
		Brother John, keep dreaming on.
		Brother John, we all shine on.

Sunday November 2, 2008

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