The sound of Nowhere Man, especially the vocal harmonies, has always spoken deeply to me. The fact that John was probably writing about himself and his insecurities as a Pop Star makes it even more intimate. Beautiful, bitter sweet and yet hopeful. Love ya, John...thanks.
Jim

I just received the new issue a couple of days ago and I have now had a chance to read several of the favorite John Lennon songs. Thinking back through the years I have fallen in love with many of the Beatles tunes, depending on what point I was in my life at that time.

However, if I go back to the first Beatles tune I remember loving, it would have to be "Strawberry Fields Forever". I was 1984 and I was six years old. I had recently moved from New York to Dallas, Texas as the result of my parents' divorce. I recall having a lot of trouble falling sleeping at that time – sharing a room with my brother and constantly crying sister. That is until my mom starting playing this tape for us every night.

Actually we had two Beatles compilation albums, "1962-1966" and "1967-1970", and I loved every song – memorizing all the words. However the first track on "1967-1970" was "Strawberry Fields Forever" and eventually what I found was I could rarely make it past that song with out falling asleep. Imagining and realizing all the visuals in my mind, I would slip into a coma each night – unknowingly moving from consciousness to a deep dreamy slumber in one smooth slide – floating through John's surrealistic world.