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Title: John's last song...
Post by: on May 15, 2006, 01:05:12 AM

Hi there!

I was just wondering what John's very last recorded song was, when it was recorded etc...

Any info welcome. Thankyou.

Title: Re: John's last song...
Post by: The End on May 15, 2006, 12:00:09 PM

Do you mean as a home demo tape or a studio track?

Title: Re: John's last song...
Post by: on May 15, 2006, 03:21:35 PM

Well either or both. I was just wondering. ;-D

Title: Re: John's last song...
Post by: on May 16, 2006, 03:36:52 PM

i think it was grow old along with me?

either that or parts of yokos walking on thin ice, which he overdubed on 8/12/80

Title: Re: John's last song...
Post by: Bobber on May 16, 2006, 05:35:05 PM

From Keith Badman's book:

Friday November 14 [1980]:
At his Dakota apartment, John records, on his final home taping session, demos of 'Pop Is The Name Of The Game', 'You Saved My Soul (With Your True Love)', and a final version of 'Serve Yourself'.

Title: Re: John's last song...
Post by: on May 16, 2006, 05:46:23 PM

Thankyou Bobber my flat orange herb hamster friend. Ajax!

Title: Re: John's last song...
Post by: somedude210 on May 20, 2006, 10:00:42 PM

whoa, hey bobber, is there anyway this will be up on the bootlegs?

Title: Re: John's last song...
Post by: Bobber on May 21, 2006, 01:53:04 PM

Quote from: somedude210

whoa, hey bobber, is there anyway this will be up on the bootlegs?

Why do you ask me? I haven't got everything you know...

Title: Re: John's last song...
Post by: on May 21, 2006, 06:26:07 PM

I thought it was a home demo of "Gone From this Place" from 11/80. I'll have to check.

Title: Re: John's last song...
Post by: on May 21, 2006, 06:32:18 PM

I always thought it was "Help Me To Help Myself". But thought I'd check.

Title: Re: John's last song...
Post by: on May 26, 2006, 12:04:02 AM

17. You Saved My Soul (With Your True Love) (Lennon)
 1:34
 (unidentified)
14 Nov 1980
 
John Lennon
You Saved My Soul is most likely John Lennon's last home recording to surface. Taken from a tape dated November 14, 1980, this electric guitar based demo is an excerpt of a longer "stream of conciousness" composing sequence which, among the false starts, also includes the well known Serve Yourself and interuptig vocalization Pop Is The Name Of The Game.

I checked Bootlegzone because I remember having seen this description. It's on the 'Free As A Bird--Dakota Demos' bootleg, and a couple others. Don't know if this is the definitive last song but if not, it's pretty close.