John Lennon always was 'The Beatles', and while all of them were able to jot off some simple, fun songs it was only John who was able to write the really powerful stuff. He only did that occasionally and for a while I was going to post 'Julia', the song he wrote about his mother, killed by a drunken driver who was an off duty Police officer and never prosecuted. If you haven't heard it, it's a very moving song.
However, 'Working Class Hero' is both powerful and autobiographical. For most people just writing this one song would be enough for any career.
Of course, things have changed since then. Schools are better, teaching is no longer just an escape route for bitter, failed people to let out their frustration on small children as it was when Lennon was growing up. Beating children is not allowed any more.
The 1950's and 1960's have gone and even if some aspects of them are missed, no one would want to go back to life as it was lived back then. I certainly don't.
But........have things really changed for most people? I don't think so.
Here's the link;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMewtlmkV6c
Neil Harris
(a don't stop till you drop production)
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