As a longtime fan, I don't even have to think - it's "Instant Karma" :) I just love the message, and well as the musical structure with the repeating downbeats. Here's something many don't know - Alan White, who went on to fame as Yes' drummer just 2 years later, played drums on this track. I happen to think he did a fantastic job at accentuating those downbeats that make the track.
I grew up with the beatles in fact still have the sargent rgent pepper album, ironic how the usa people adored him totally different from when they were burning their albums because of lennon joking about being bigger than Jesus, and thanks ariel for doing the real peace sign the correct way round... when it's done the other way around we call it the 2 finger salute in the UK,
Thank you for your very informative and sensitive video about Lennon in NYC. As a Lennon fan for over 50 years, I learnt a lot from your video. Well done.
Lifelong Beatles and Lennon fan here. Can't tell you how much I enjoyed this. You really rose to the spirit of the places you visited. A beautiful, respectful job, and importantly, you didn't fawn too much. Just the right balance. And thank you also so much for your choices of music - particularly the stunning versions of Come Together and especially Beautiful Boy - wow. Bravo.
I’m late to the game, but this is one of your finest efforts, Ariel. I used to live around the corner from Lennon’s apartment on Bank St. Your take on his love of New York is spot on. Beautifully executed video.
I was born in late 1964 and spent my childhood listening to the Beatles on the radio with my young mother (she was seventeen when I was born). Before I understood the words to Beatle songs I appreciated the music. When John was assassinated l mourned with my mother, it was a bonding experience. I visited NYC for the first time last June 2022 and quite accidentally passed by the Dakota with the plaque honoring Lennon. Like him I fell in love with NYC and would love to live there if only I had the ways and means. He had many faults but he was a great artist and a decent person. Thank you for making this video.
Nailed it! This production is a real work of art Ariel, wow! John is sorely missed, last time I was over there I can still recall listening to ‘Imagine’ whilst walking past Carnegie Hall on my way to Central Park, to The Dakota. 🤗 happy, happy but very emotional memories 🧡. From this side of the pond here in Brexitland (England).
Fantastic work Ariel! I’m really impressed by how young you are and how deep your knowledge of the story of John Lennon is. This just is an outstanding. I remember that one of the first thing we did while visiting NYC with my parents back in 1982 (one year after his death) was to pay tribute to him in front of the Dakota building. And I must say that every time I go to NYC I have to pass in front of the Dakota just to say “hello” to John. Thank you for your video.
🙏 I appreciate those who watched and so glad many of you enjoyed this video too! CORRECTIONS: 1. I meant to say John came to NYC in 1971 AFTER the Beatles broke up. The Beatles broke up within themselves in 1970, however they were legally broken up a few years after. 2. Whilst The Beatles did come to NYC in 1964 for Ed Sullivan show and Carnegie Hall performances, from my research John more fondly remembered when he came back to NYC that following year for Shea Stadium 🙂 (Remember this show isn’t scholarship, an academic lecture, nor journalism. These are fun videos that are done with a love for history and travel, but they are done with priority of putting something out there promptly for people to do their own explorations. Do your own research before repeating any of these stories in an academic or journalistic setting.)
Yes, that was beautiful, Ariel. # 9 Dream is my favorite. I still remember that my alarm clock radio would sometimes give me the gift of that ethereal and lovely song to start my day and head to school.
Details: Lennon was taken to the hospital by a police car, not an ambulance as they didn’t want to wait for an ambulance. Thanks for your video, much appreciated!
A few things. John’s first time in NY was not Shea Stadium in 1965 but actually the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. Also, the song is “I Saw Her Standing There”, not “I Saw You Standing There”. Once more thing, John was not taken by ambulance. 2 police officers took John to Roosevelt Hospital in the back of their police car. Hope this helps.
Your video I just watched for the first time hit me like a ton of bricks it brought many tears to my eyes I've been too the Dakota in New York City and strawberry fields in 2011 I took many pictures of the Dakota and strawberry fields and I cherish each and every one of them. Rest in Peace.
Ariel, this was an absolutely beautiful tribute to a very special artist. I grew up with the Beatles...we kids used to walk down the street singing "Imagine" as loud as we could. This video was very moving...thank you, Ariel.
awww I'm so happy you found it moving Judith, the more I learned about John the more I admired him as an artist and a man. Such a great person, with a big heart.
Ariel a WONDERFUL VIDEO that gave me goosebumps. My late son-in-law would go to NYC every year on the date of his death to pay tribute to a one of a kind person. Thank you for this video which I have shared on my Facebook account.
Very well done.!!. I found it moving . i've always thought that it was not the public that was robbed of John but his family and John was so tragically robbed of his life. How sad. god bless you John! RIP
If u go to all this trouble even for an amateur little homage to John, then get yer facts right.He wa taken to hospital after he was shot in the back-seat of a police car, not an ambulance. You made quite a few little errors like that mate. But it don't really matter, I am not upset about it.. all good mate....
Another thing that Lennon liked about New York is that it has a similar vibe to Liverpool. The Dakota Building is the spitting image of the original building at Strawberry Fields. Lennon even saw a similarity in the accent. When Lennon moved to New York, you rightly pointed out how he engaged in the political left. Liverpool is a very left-wing city. Lennon also spoke about moving to Ireland when he was older. So, there is nothing to say he would have definitely remained in New York.
It was a New York City police car that took him to the hospital not an ambulance. I lived in Brooklyn at that time. I was at the Dakota that next day. I was listening to 1010 WINS News Radio AM when it was all going down. I was 30 years old then. I’m 71 now…my how fast time goes…
Wow! I´ve seen it now...THANK YOU VERY MUCH for this Video!!! It´s so nice for every fan... I have tears in my eyes.... Thank you, Peace and Love to NewYorkCity!!!
Well presented and a great dedication to John watching it now I miss New York we did see Central Park strawberry fields and the Dakota building thanks 🙏
Wow this was so special for me, even though I knew about his killing as I was at that moment in the City, the additional information that you mentioned gave me a more clear perspective of John. Thank you Ariel saludos from CDMX
great video and well done ariel :) enjoyed this and would like to see others like it on more people and their history there....i remember that day when i heard the news.
This was great! I recently got to visit New York and as a lifelong Beatles fan I found it very moving to visit the Imagine memorial, I had a wonderful tour of Central Park on horse and cart with Peter and his horse Winston, thoroughly recommended! Thanks from Cambridge UK. 👍
Very cool thanks .. I spent most of my life working on the upper west side at ABC tv studios and walked by the Dakota a million times and through the park walking west to east , I even worked a few gigs in the plaza hotel ( I was there on 9/11 ) but as much as I wanted to bump in to him it never happened .
great video. Amazing dertail put into it, surprisingly there are a few details that re incorrect here, but Still a great video. John was never placed in an ambulance. The policed knew there was no time and took him in a squad car.........There are a couple other things, but I really enjoyed the video. Thanks for putting it together. The Plaza was the first hotel the Beatles stayed at when they came the US.
I guess it sounds strange to say something's wonderful about such a horrible subject, but this was just very touchingly and well done. I'll never forget that day when I got the call from a co-worker in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea where I lived saying that John Lennon had been murdered. It was inconceivable then and it's inconceivable now. Truly the most senseless of murders. It still hurts when you see something like this and realize how much he gave and how much he would have given, and I would love to hear his voice now in the midst of the current chaos we are experiencing. Though I really admired this, it left me with a sad sense of futility, unfortunately. Hopefully that will pass. Anyway, very well presented and thank you.
I agree with you 100% and you said it perfectly. Such sadness and how we need someone like John Lennon today in our world. Thank you for such a great posting.
Thank you for this. I live in Liverpool. (I wasn’t born here). I grew up with Beatles music and remember clearly the day John was shot (I was 9). I still have a British newspaper reporting it and a cassette tape of the interview with Andy Peebles on the 6th. I’ve been to NYC a number of times and love it but next time I go, I’ll use this video as a guide to some extra places I can go and see. I stayed in Grenwhich Village in 1999 and had no idea John had lived there. As I understand it (and it may be an error), after John was shot, he ran into the Dakota and up a flight of stairs before he collapsed. Whatever the truth, it’s horrific. I’ve always taken comfort from his statement about death you quote here “I don’t believe in it. I think it’s just like getting out of one car and into another.” Thank you.
Mark Porter that is a lovely quote. I wish I knew there was another life after death. I lost my daughter on Easter Monday 13th April, 2020. I miss her so much.
John's optometrist is at 79th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam. His shop was originally closer to the Dakota during John's life. John loved the Village Oldies Record Store on, I think, Carmine Street. It's still there. The owner told me John spent a fortune there and he always paid with an Apple Records credit card. John loved Nathan's Hot Dogs on the corner of 8th Street and Sixth Avenue, and he often browsed in the B. Dalton book store directly across the street. Both stores are now vacant.
Thanks for sharing your tribute, very touching and I learned things I never knew. As far as Lennon wanting to be where the action is, I guess I beat him to it by a few years, cause that's exactly what I wanted when I had just turned 16!! I ran away from home (Ohio) after Christmas in 1967 with a school friend of mine and we hit Greenwich Village first, cause that's where the action was:-)
The first time John Lennon was in New York was when him and the the rest of the Beatles came here for the Ed Sullivan show, then toured around the country, about a year before the Shae Stadium Concert.
Thanks for doing this. Lennon was my first musical hero. Fwiw, the Beatles broke up in 1970, not 1971. Also, you forgot an important landmark in John and Yoko's NYC life - Cafe La Fortuna at 69 W 71st Street. Otherwise, you did a great job!
My pleasure! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. And yea the Beatles broke up within themselves in 1970, but the court case officially breaking them up as a band last longer than that. I meant to say 1971 is the year John came to New York after the Beatles broke up :) And oooh Cafe La Fortuna, I wish it was still around! But it closed in 2008 :/
@@UrbanistExploringCities Yes, I was sad that it did. It really was a cozy spot for Italian coffees and desserts! One other thing I forgot to mention (and this isn't a criticism): the reason Lennon probably ignored "Yesterday" being played whenever he appeared at the Plaza was because it was a Paul McCartney composition. LOL. If the musicians had bothered to delve deeper, I'm sure John would have enjoyed hearing something like "Come Together" or "I Am the Walrus" :)
@@steverickenbacher7110 hahaha yea John and Paul's feud never ended, that's funny! I was also going to mention in the video that John told George Martin he especially hated Strawberry Fields Forever and wish he could re-record, which makes the name of the park with his memorial very ironic lol
@@UrbanistExploringCities I agree. As with many musicians, John was his own worst critic. He famously stated that the medley from Abbey Road was made up of a bunch of crappy musical bits. I happen to think that the album is one of only two perfect rock albums (the other is Rush's "Moving Pictures" IMHO).
Wow, this was incredible. If you had a live tour where we’d travel to all these locations on a bus and get this presentation, I’d definitely make it a priority to fit that into a NY vacation, and probably will to pay around $50-75 for the tour
Been to both. At the back of his home (Mendips) in Liverpool my home city (The original Strawberry fields) and at the side of his home (Dakota) in NYC. The Amazing thing is I always said if John Lennon was still with us he would be into Bitcoin as it represents Peace. I now find that his son Sean is into bitcoin and appears on Max Keisers The Orange Pill Podcasts. John would be very proud. Love from Liverpool.
Ariel, this is the best video on Lennon and I have seen them all, the beautiful songs and the fact that you did not mention the name of that guy stalking Lennon. I salute you Ariel ! 👏👏👏👏
I know someone of similar stature, currently living in London. He goes to get the occasional groceries, and has coffees locally. I once bumped into him at the dry cleaners! Where he lives it’s accepted that there are a number of high profile residents, and - generally - people turn a blind eye, and let him move around freely. Yes, tourists do take photos outside the house, but it’s not an overwhelming number. So surprising to hear that John Lennon found that Londoners took away some of his privacy. Maybe just different times - after all there certainly was ‘’Beatle-Mania! I was lucky enough to go to a Beatles gig. My parents took me - I was a child. I clearly remember all the girls screaming loudly, all around me! It was at the Hammersmith Palais I believe.
When the mosaic was first put in Yoko asked that no one walk on it. For many, many years nobody would, even if they weren’t a fan they would know not to walk on it, but things change unfortunately. Thank you for not mentioning the ‘name’ ✌🏻
I was in High School when he died..I remember the announcement over the loud speaker- (next day) everything just came to a halt...we were in disbelief..numb. Its one of those times in history that you knew where you were and you never forget.
Thanks for this lovely tribute to John, Ariel. Very moving ♥️👍 2 years ago I was in Strawberry Fields in CP, listening to a musician playing John's songs. I grew up listening to The Beatles and have a special relationship with them and their music. I was 17 the day John was murdered and wore a golden star on my leather jacket since then. I love all his songs, but especially Woman. Thanks again. 🎼♥️
I was 13 When the Beatles came to NYC. I was 32 When he died. I was active in anti-war movement and women's liberation. I was his contemporary and my life deeply affected by his music and culture. There were so many of us who were.
you know it's really strange but I'm a New Yorker but I always viewed Lennon as this quintessential Liverpool cat..would have been great if he moved back to Liverpool back in the day...really connected with his roots
🙏 This video has been a long time coming, I hope you enjoy! What's your favorite John Lennon song?
As a longtime fan, I don't even have to think - it's "Instant Karma" :) I just love the message, and well as the musical structure with the repeating downbeats. Here's something many don't know - Alan White, who went on to fame as Yes' drummer just 2 years later, played drums on this track. I happen to think he did a fantastic job at accentuating those downbeats that make the track.
I grew up with the beatles in fact still have the sargent rgent pepper album, ironic how the usa people adored him totally different from when they were burning their albums because of lennon joking about being bigger than Jesus, and thanks ariel for doing the real peace sign the correct way round... when it's done the other way around we call it the 2 finger salute in the UK,
Thank you for this inside tour!
All You Need Is Love
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I really enjoyed your video under all aspects: storytelling, visuals, background music. From Venice, Italy.
What a beautiful tribute to John Lennon.....Thank you Ariel for sharing
Thank you for your very informative and sensitive video about Lennon in NYC. As a Lennon fan for over 50 years, I learnt a lot from your video. Well done.
Lifelong Beatles and Lennon fan here. Can't tell you how much I enjoyed this. You really rose to the spirit of the places you visited. A beautiful, respectful job, and importantly, you didn't fawn too much. Just the right balance. And thank you also so much for your choices of music - particularly the stunning versions of Come Together and especially Beautiful Boy - wow. Bravo.
Totally agree.
I’m late to the game, but this is one of your finest efforts, Ariel. I used to live around the corner from Lennon’s apartment on Bank St. Your take on his love of New York is spot on. Beautifully executed video.
Hey Paul, that means a lot. Thank you so much for watching. And that so cool you lived near Bank St!
This video turned out to be so much more than I expected. It wasn't just a composite of facts. It was a MOMENT. Emotional. Respectful. Fantastic!
That means so much! Thank you!!
Been to Dakota and strawberry fields several times . Going to New York again in April , planning on taking my first look at his bank st apt .
I was born in late 1964 and spent my childhood listening to the Beatles on the radio with my young mother (she was seventeen when I was born). Before I understood the words to Beatle songs I appreciated the music. When John was assassinated l mourned with my mother, it was a bonding experience. I visited NYC for the first time last June 2022 and quite accidentally passed by the Dakota with the plaque honoring Lennon. Like him I fell in love with NYC and would love to live there if only I had the ways and means. He had many faults but he was a great artist and a decent person. Thank you for making this video.
Nailed it! This production is a real work of art Ariel, wow!
John is sorely missed, last time I was over there I can still recall listening to ‘Imagine’ whilst walking past Carnegie Hall on my way to Central Park, to The Dakota. 🤗 happy, happy but very emotional memories 🧡.
From this side of the pond here in Brexitland (England).
I'm so happy you enjoyed this production, I can't wait to continue this series in Liverpool and in Abbey Road, London
Thanks for the video! Amazing stories and images. I'm from Brazil and a big fan of John, a wish I could visit all these places some day
Great video! More videos like this about XX century pop culture and NYC: Warhol, Punk Scene, The Ramones, Cult movies, Taxi driver, etc!
Fantastic work Ariel! I’m really impressed by how young you are and how deep your knowledge of the story of John Lennon is. This just is an outstanding. I remember that one of the first thing we did while visiting NYC with my parents back in 1982 (one year after his death) was to pay tribute to him in front of the Dakota building. And I must say that every time I go to NYC I have to pass in front of the Dakota just to say “hello” to John. Thank you for your video.
🙏 I appreciate those who watched and so glad many of you enjoyed this video too!
CORRECTIONS:
1. I meant to say John came to NYC in 1971 AFTER the Beatles broke up. The Beatles broke up within themselves in 1970, however they were legally broken up a few years after.
2. Whilst The Beatles did come to NYC in 1964 for Ed Sullivan show and Carnegie Hall performances, from my research John more fondly remembered when he came back to NYC that following year for Shea Stadium 🙂
(Remember this show isn’t scholarship, an academic lecture, nor journalism. These are fun videos that are done with a love for history and travel, but they are done with priority of putting something out there promptly for people to do their own explorations. Do your own research before repeating any of these stories in an academic or journalistic setting.)
Yes, that was beautiful, Ariel. # 9 Dream is my favorite. I still remember that my alarm clock radio would sometimes give me the gift of that ethereal and lovely song to start my day and head to school.
Details: Lennon was taken to the hospital by a police car, not an ambulance as they didn’t want to wait for an ambulance. Thanks for your video, much appreciated!
First video that made me cried in a while. Thank you for the vid 👍
I'm glad this video resonated. thank you for watching 🙏
Your choice of covers used is fantastic, they breathe new life into these well-worn tracks
I’m so glad you enjoyed them!!
A few things. John’s first time in NY was not Shea Stadium in 1965 but actually the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. Also, the song is “I Saw Her Standing There”, not “I Saw You Standing There”. Once more thing, John was not taken by ambulance. 2 police officers took John to Roosevelt Hospital in the back of their police car. Hope this helps.
Your video I just watched for the first time hit me like a ton of bricks it brought many tears to my eyes I've been too the Dakota in New York City and strawberry fields in 2011 I took many pictures of the Dakota and strawberry fields and I cherish each and every one of them. Rest in Peace.
Ariel, this was an absolutely beautiful tribute to a very special artist. I grew up with the Beatles...we kids used to walk down the street singing "Imagine" as loud as we could. This video was very moving...thank you, Ariel.
awww I'm so happy you found it moving Judith, the more I learned about John the more I admired him as an artist and a man. Such a great person, with a big heart.
@@UrbanistExploringCities Just sent a tip through PayPal to cover the videos I missed. I enjoy your work. Thanks again!
@@judithhinton5784 just saw it, thank you!! I really appreciate it 🙏
Really enjoyed the video and loved John very much! Thanks for doing it!
Ariel a WONDERFUL VIDEO that gave me goosebumps. My late son-in-law would go to NYC every year on the date of his death to pay tribute to a one of a kind person. Thank you for this video which I have shared on my Facebook account.
I’m so happy you enjoyed this! The area in Central Park is so peaceful and wonderful 🙏 I appreciate you sharing it too
Thank you so much for this beautiful tribute to John!❤️
Thankyou so much for making this great video. I hope one day to get to New York and visit these sites.
Very Nice Work & History!!!!
Very well done.!!. I found it moving . i've always thought that it was not the public that was robbed of John but his family and John was so tragically robbed of his life. How sad. god bless you John! RIP
Thank you for this wonderful video! Next time I’m in NYC I’ll definitely visit some of the places mentioned here. Great work, Ariel.
this was so awesome!! thank you for doing you man. you seem so kind, beautiful soul :)
That was beautiful.
If u go to all this trouble even for an amateur little homage to John, then get yer facts right.He wa taken to hospital after he was shot in the back-seat of a police car, not an ambulance. You made quite a few little errors like that mate. But it don't really matter, I am not upset about it.. all good mate....
It’s a wonderful video and I enjoyed it so much! Congratulations for the quality of images, songs and info, and thank you about this so warm trip!
This is beautiful.
Another thing that Lennon liked about New York is that it has a similar vibe to Liverpool. The Dakota Building is the spitting image of the original building at Strawberry Fields. Lennon even saw a similarity in the accent. When Lennon moved to New York, you rightly pointed out how he engaged in the political left. Liverpool is a very left-wing city. Lennon also spoke about moving to Ireland when he was older. So, there is nothing to say he would have definitely remained in New York.
Shout la. 👍
Yoko wanted to live in NYC not John. He grew to like it.
So glad you finally got ta make this video Ariel nice work 🧡
Yeah! I´m a BeatlesFan since 1987 and John is my favourite!!! I will enjoy this video!!!
It was a New York City police car that took him to the hospital not an ambulance. I lived in Brooklyn at that time. I was at the Dakota that next day. I was listening to 1010 WINS News Radio AM when it was all going down. I was 30 years old then. I’m 71 now…my how fast time goes…
Imagine all the people. Living in peace. (My hope for the world, via Lennon)
Such a wonderful, wonderful tribute. Thank you!
Wow! I´ve seen it now...THANK YOU VERY MUCH for this Video!!! It´s so nice for every fan... I have tears in my eyes.... Thank you, Peace and Love to NewYorkCity!!!
Well presented and a great dedication to John watching it now I miss New York we did see Central Park strawberry fields and the Dakota building thanks 🙏
God I loved this video thank you for the effort you put into this
I miss John Lennon. He was so cool. ☮️💟
Wow this was so special for me, even though I knew about his killing as I was at that moment in the City, the additional information that you mentioned gave me a more clear perspective of John. Thank you Ariel saludos from CDMX
Grats for smashing the 10K sub mark the other night, nice one!
Thanks a ton Rich! :D
This was truly a lovely tribute.
Omg what a beautiful tribute to John I remember the day he was shot so sad this video touched my soul 😭
Ariel -- hearing his music with your words...happiness yet sadness. ⭐️⭐️
Lennon first visited NYC in February 1964. Shea Stadium was the next year, August 1965.
A wonderful and unique approach in 2020. HATS OFF AND CHEERS!
This was a treat to watch. Thank you.
Very well done, Thank you !
great video and well done ariel :) enjoyed this and would like to see others like it on more people and their history there....i remember that day when i heard the news.
So beautiful - made me cry
Good job w this video. So sad. So beautiful too.
I’m glad you enjoyed this video 🙏
Cool video
Brilliant short film of Lennon's NEW YORK. It's a city I'd love to visit'
"Took a walk down the street, through the heat whispered trees." -- "Number 9 Dream" (John Lennon).
This was great! I recently got to visit New York and as a lifelong Beatles fan I found it very moving to visit the Imagine memorial, I had a wonderful tour of Central Park on horse and cart with Peter and his horse Winston, thoroughly recommended! Thanks from Cambridge UK. 👍
Very cool thanks .. I spent most of my life working on the upper west side at ABC tv studios and walked by the Dakota a million times and through the park walking west to east , I even worked a few gigs in the plaza hotel ( I was there on 9/11 ) but as much as I wanted to bump in to him it never happened .
great video. Amazing dertail put into it, surprisingly there are a few details that re incorrect here, but Still a great video. John was never placed in an ambulance. The policed knew there was no time and took him in a squad car.........There are a couple other things, but I really enjoyed the video. Thanks for putting it together. The Plaza was the first hotel the Beatles stayed at when they came the US.
I guess it sounds strange to say something's wonderful about such a horrible subject, but this was just very touchingly and well done. I'll never forget that day when I got the call from a co-worker in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea where I lived saying that John Lennon had been murdered. It was inconceivable then and it's inconceivable now. Truly the most senseless of murders. It still hurts when you see something like this and realize how much he gave and how much he would have given, and I would love to hear his voice now in the midst of the current chaos we are experiencing. Though I really admired this, it left me with a sad sense of futility, unfortunately. Hopefully that will pass. Anyway, very well presented and thank you.
I agree with you 100% and you said it perfectly. Such sadness and how we need someone like John Lennon today in our world. Thank you for such a great posting.
Wonderful tour and tribute to John Lennon!
Thank you for this. I live in Liverpool. (I wasn’t born here). I grew up with Beatles music and remember clearly the day John was shot (I was 9). I still have a British newspaper reporting it and a cassette tape of the interview with Andy Peebles on the 6th.
I’ve been to NYC a number of times and love it but next time I go, I’ll use this video as a guide to some extra places I can go and see. I stayed in Grenwhich Village in 1999 and had no idea John had lived there.
As I understand it (and it may be an error), after John was shot, he ran into the Dakota and up a flight of stairs before he collapsed.
Whatever the truth, it’s horrific.
I’ve always taken comfort from his statement about death you quote here “I don’t believe in it. I think it’s just like getting out of one car and into another.”
Thank you.
Mark Porter that is a lovely quote. I wish I knew there was another life after death. I lost my daughter on Easter Monday 13th April, 2020. I miss her so much.
Was he running after yoko...why did she run away....
I love the channel man, you need to blow up, coz this content straight heat
Just found your channel from What A Shame Mary Jane. Love these kinds of videos and look forward to watching more of them. Thanks and be well.
John's optometrist is at 79th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam. His shop was originally closer to the Dakota during John's life.
John loved the Village Oldies Record Store on, I think, Carmine Street. It's still there. The owner told me John spent a fortune there and he always paid with an Apple Records credit card.
John loved Nathan's Hot Dogs on the corner of 8th Street and Sixth Avenue, and he often browsed in the B. Dalton book store directly across the street. Both stores are now vacant.
Ariel, you have done very, very well ...thanks a lot - best wishes from Germany 😇 shalom
Thank you so much Joachim 🙏
Forgot his favorite coffee shop, La Cafe Fortuna. Also I forgot the name but there was a Japanese restaurant he loved too.
Correction - The Dakota territories had nothing to do with the name for the Dakota building nor did the distance from downtown.
Of course he didn't notice the music at the Plaza - 'Yesterday' is a McCartney song. Why the Plaza played that as a tribute to Lennon is beyond me...
Thanks for sharing your tribute, very touching and I learned things I never knew. As far as Lennon wanting to be where the action is, I guess I beat him to it by a few years, cause that's exactly what I wanted when I had just turned 16!! I ran away from home (Ohio) after Christmas in 1967 with a school friend of mine and we hit Greenwich Village first, cause that's where the action was:-)
Rest In Peace John, we miss you!
What a video! Hopefully I'll go and see the mosaic one day myself.
From a fool on a hill, England
The first time John Lennon was in New York was when him and the the rest of the Beatles came here for the Ed Sullivan show, then toured around the country, about a year before the Shae Stadium Concert.
Thanks for doing this. Lennon was my first musical hero. Fwiw, the Beatles broke up in 1970, not 1971. Also, you forgot an important landmark in John and Yoko's NYC life - Cafe La Fortuna at 69 W 71st Street. Otherwise, you did a great job!
My pleasure! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. And yea the Beatles broke up within themselves in 1970, but the court case officially breaking them up as a band last longer than that. I meant to say 1971 is the year John came to New York after the Beatles broke up :)
And oooh Cafe La Fortuna, I wish it was still around! But it closed in 2008 :/
@@UrbanistExploringCities Yes, I was sad that it did. It really was a cozy spot for Italian coffees and desserts! One other thing I forgot to mention (and this isn't a criticism): the reason Lennon probably ignored "Yesterday" being played whenever he appeared at the Plaza was because it was a Paul McCartney composition. LOL. If the musicians had bothered to delve deeper, I'm sure John would have enjoyed hearing something like "Come Together" or "I Am the Walrus" :)
@@steverickenbacher7110 hahaha yea John and Paul's feud never ended, that's funny! I was also going to mention in the video that John told George Martin he especially hated Strawberry Fields Forever and wish he could re-record, which makes the name of the park with his memorial very ironic lol
@@UrbanistExploringCities I agree. As with many musicians, John was his own worst critic. He famously stated that the medley from Abbey Road was made up of a bunch of crappy musical bits. I happen to think that the album is one of only two perfect rock albums (the other is Rush's "Moving Pictures" IMHO).
@@UrbanistExploringCities awe.. that's a shame, the cafe is no more. I would have visited for a coffee.
Amazing job.
Well this was awesome. Thank you.
John Lennon was a genius!
100%.
A very nice Video. Thank you so much.
All the best and greetings from Germany. :-)
Tommy
Really good stuff, many thanks.
Wow, this was incredible. If you had a live tour where we’d travel to all these locations on a bus and get this presentation, I’d definitely make it a priority to fit that into a NY vacation, and probably will to pay around $50-75 for the tour
Great video! Thank you so much!
Lovely film. Been there too at strawberry fields and it was very spiritual too.
Been to both. At the back of his home (Mendips) in Liverpool my home city (The original Strawberry fields) and at the side of his home (Dakota) in NYC. The Amazing thing is I always said if John Lennon was still with us he would be into Bitcoin as it represents Peace. I now find that his son Sean is into bitcoin and appears on Max Keisers The Orange Pill Podcasts. John would be very proud. Love from Liverpool.
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This was my favorite video on this channel. ☮️💟
I must say, you do a good job!!
Ariel, this is the best video on Lennon and I have seen them all, the beautiful songs and the fact that you did not mention the name of that guy stalking Lennon. I salute you Ariel ! 👏👏👏👏
That means a lot! I’m so glad you enjoyed this tribute to such a great artist 🙌
@@UrbanistExploringCities You are welcome 🙏🏻
Excellent Video.
I know someone of similar stature, currently living in London. He goes to get the occasional groceries, and has coffees locally. I once bumped into him at the dry cleaners! Where he lives it’s accepted that there are a number of high profile residents, and - generally - people turn a blind eye, and let him move around freely.
Yes, tourists do take photos outside the house, but it’s not an overwhelming number.
So surprising to hear that John Lennon found that Londoners took away some of his privacy. Maybe just different times - after all there certainly was ‘’Beatle-Mania!
I was lucky enough to go to a Beatles gig. My parents took me - I was a child. I clearly remember all the girls screaming loudly, all around me! It was at the Hammersmith Palais I believe.
chapeau for this video
When the mosaic was first put in Yoko asked that no one walk on it. For many, many years nobody would, even if they weren’t a fan they would know not to walk on it, but things change unfortunately. Thank you for not mentioning the ‘name’ ✌🏻
Thanks Ariel
This is great thank you
I was in High School when he died..I remember the announcement over the loud speaker- (next day) everything just came to a halt...we were in disbelief..numb. Its one of those times in history that you knew where you were and you never forget.
I was doing ok, until we went to the mosaic, then tears. Anyway a fine video of his short time in New York.
R.I.P John
Very well done!
Will never forget the sorrow of the 8th 1980. It was the 9th here in the uk.
Very cool
Thanks for this lovely tribute to John, Ariel. Very moving ♥️👍
2 years ago I was in Strawberry Fields in CP, listening to a musician playing John's songs.
I grew up listening to The Beatles and have a special relationship with them and their music. I was 17 the day John was murdered and wore a golden star on my leather jacket since then.
I love all his songs, but especially Woman.
Thanks again. 🎼♥️
I was 13 When the Beatles came to NYC. I was 32 When he died. I was active in anti-war movement and women's liberation. I was his contemporary and my life deeply affected by his music and culture. There were so many of us who were.
Roberta Flack & Lauren Bacall had lived at the Dakota as well. It's such a beautiful building.
And to think he'd still been alive now if he'd stayed in England.
you know it's really strange but I'm a New Yorker but I always viewed Lennon as this quintessential Liverpool cat..would have been great if he moved back to Liverpool back in the day...really connected with his roots
He loved New York. It was where he wanted to be.
@@ollyf5088 Him and me both.
Mark David Chapman would have traveled to England to try and assassinate John.
Does anyone know about the Korean health food shop John and yoko used to frequent would be good to see if they still exist?