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  • @thunderbolt2145
    @thunderbolt2145 4 роки тому +1089

    I was 12 years old. Had just got out of bed to get ready for school and my mother was sobbing when she told me. I'll never forget that day.

    • @Bloodfang152
      @Bloodfang152 4 роки тому +66

      I read “had just got out of bed” & immediately thought the rest would say “dragged a comb across my head”... ive been listening to way too much beatles lately oh my lord

    • @AB13210
      @AB13210 3 роки тому +13

      Ok so your 53

    • @izzyballs7362
      @izzyballs7362 3 роки тому +18

      i’m 12 right now and a beatles fan, and i couldn’t imagine going through that. im sorry hun

    • @embro4564
      @embro4564 2 роки тому +2

      I called my best friend paul and his mom told him, and i did too over the phone. Maybe it was just before school. I thpight it was at night. 10 pm. His name was paul white.

    • @SuperStrik9
      @SuperStrik9 2 роки тому

      @@embro4564 I think he's talking about Dec 9 the morning after.

  • @JohnLennonvsNuclearBomb
    @JohnLennonvsNuclearBomb 5 років тому +2813

    John had said he had a fear of getting shot on stage.

    • @moonx_piggy4308
      @moonx_piggy4308 5 років тому +82

      Yeah true its really sad

    • @moonx_piggy4308
      @moonx_piggy4308 5 років тому +30

      But i think he gkt shkt when the beatles broke up the band

    • @brian_b34
      @brian_b34 5 років тому +37

      Kovu and the story he got shot over 10 years after the beatles broke up

    • @M_D93
      @M_D93 5 років тому +20

      Are you referencing Dimebag Darrell, who was shot on stage exactly 24 years after John Lennon’s murder?

    • @moonx_piggy4308
      @moonx_piggy4308 5 років тому +11

      @@M_D93 no hes talking about john lennon

  • @SimonAckerman
    @SimonAckerman 4 роки тому +1261

    John Lennon was once asked in an interview "How do you think you'll die?" in which he replied "I'll probably be popped off by some loony"

    • @melissacooper4482
      @melissacooper4482 4 роки тому +136

      How ironic that he actually predicted his own death!

    • @Meow_Zedong_1949
      @Meow_Zedong_1949 4 роки тому +55

      @@melissacooper4482 What if John Lennon was a seer who could see his own death from the very beginning?

    • @melissacooper4482
      @melissacooper4482 4 роки тому +12

      @@Meow_Zedong_1949 I've never thought of that.

    • @prettyshinyspaghetti8332
      @prettyshinyspaghetti8332 3 роки тому +11

      Source?

    • @SimonAckerman
      @SimonAckerman 3 роки тому +51

      prettyshinyspaghetti Southern California Public Radio remembers that in 1964 Lennon answered a question about whether he and the Beatles were about to leave show business by saying: "No ... unless we get shot or something." Additionally, Newsweek reports that in 1965 Lennon told a reporter: "We'll either go in a plane crash or I’ll be popped off by some loony."

  • @colinmitchell6872
    @colinmitchell6872 5 років тому +613

    9.12.1980 was my 10th Birthday. John Lennon's killer has recently been denied parole for a tenth time and cannot apply for parole again until 2020. He should not ever be released. That is all.

    • @kevinskipp3029
      @kevinskipp3029 5 років тому +70

      @Jayne Eyre No...he has expressed regret and is a model prisoner. The reason he'll never get out is that no parole board wants to have to deal with the absolute sh*tstorm that it would cause. If he'd shot a random guy he'd have been out by now. If he'd shot a minor popstar he'd also have likely been out. But Lennon...he's got no chance of ever getting out no matter how he behaves or what he does or says.

    • @kenyamada1462
      @kenyamada1462 5 років тому +46

      He’s gonna get killed if released

    • @Lynk713
      @Lynk713 5 років тому +5

      @@kevinskipp3029 its a good thing he wont get out though?

    • @mhikl4484
      @mhikl4484 4 роки тому +5

      @@kevinskipp3029 And such is how it should be. There'd be riots by old fogies like me if the murderer of John Lennon were to be let free. And when he dies his body should be dumped in mid-ocean between NA and Europe, weighted down by stone to sink to the bottom of that vast ocean.
      John was love and appreciated and his legend will live on.

    • @tyrese3745
      @tyrese3745 4 роки тому +9

      Chapman is SO not getting out, ever. Period. Despite his good prison behavior over the past 38 years, it doesn't matter anymore. He took away on purpose, one of the greatest singer/songwriters that ever came from Liverpool, from his wife Yoko Ono, his two boys, and from every Beatle fans across the world. The Lord God may forgive Chapman and grant him eternal life come his judgement day, but us long-time fans just simply can't.
      He will be locked up until the day he dies, either by natural cause, disease, or suicide, whichever comes first.

  • @dhenderson1810
    @dhenderson1810 5 років тому +2466

    John Lennon said that the only people he believed truly promoted peace were Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, and both were shot.
    He said that he wanted to follow in their footsteps (as in, be a promoter of peace) and he was shot as well.

    • @MrSRV03
      @MrSRV03 5 років тому +102

      Dale Henderson Exactly!, John Lennon was promoting peace and people were listening to him, I think There’s more to it than just Mark Chapman, people who have tried to make a difference in the world have been killed. Princess Diana, Michael Jackson, prince (the singer) Bob Marley, 2Pac, JFK, Martin Luther king. These can’t just be coincidence

    • @joelmorris214
      @joelmorris214 5 років тому +78

      @@MrSRV03 Michael Jackson was not murdered, and neither was Prince.

    • @SUGAR_XYLER
      @SUGAR_XYLER 5 років тому +44

      @@joelmorris214
      Princess Diana wasn't murdered either. ✔

    • @jorgepeterbarton
      @jorgepeterbarton 5 років тому +15

      @@MrSRV03 caesar, lincoln etc. Coincidence, no, people averse to changes in the status quo, sure. Assassinations have happened since forever. Some political, some psychotic stalkers sometimes both at once. There are also many who evaded death under such circumstances: Andy Warhol and, Bjork to name two

    • @SprinkleOfSales
      @SprinkleOfSales 5 років тому +5

      Xxxtentacion as well just got murdered this year

  • @kevindie
    @kevindie 3 роки тому +53

    *_Imagine signing an autograph for the person that will take your life a few hours later..._*

    • @random_account2160
      @random_account2160 Рік тому +3

      Chapman later said he got John to sign the autograph to calm him down and ease him so it would "be easier to shoot him" 😡😡😭

  • @mariasbuggy
    @mariasbuggy 5 років тому +678

    Even if I was born in 2004, his passing hurts me. He’s my hero❤️

    • @lunahetfield
      @lunahetfield 4 роки тому +8

      maria rojas same, even tho i was born a year after u, i still feel bad for them... y does he have to die?!

    • @lorireece1930
      @lorireece1930 4 роки тому +9

      I’m very proud of you for appreciating his greatness!

    • @rmhd7550
      @rmhd7550 4 роки тому +1

      Same

    • @trethespiritual4734
      @trethespiritual4734 4 роки тому +1

      Same I was born the same year

    • @roticanai2637
      @roticanai2637 4 роки тому +5

      I was born 9th October 2004
      I SHARE THE SAME BIRTHDAY WITH JOHN LENNON!!

  • @jumpjet897
    @jumpjet897 2 роки тому +271

    I am watching this in 2021 and it still hurts me to lose such a legend like this.

    • @supersilverx47
      @supersilverx47 2 роки тому

      He

    • @daderowley4514
      @daderowley4514 2 роки тому +2

      Same man, it hurts even though I never grew up in that time. Tho I still sympathize with John

    • @gigsaaa9984
      @gigsaaa9984 2 роки тому +15

      He was a horrible man.

    • @bingozonk3143
      @bingozonk3143 Рік тому +5

      The antichrist is gone

    • @SUGAR_XYLER
      @SUGAR_XYLER Рік тому +2

      @@gigsaaa9984 exactly....the way he treated his first son Julia....smh

  • @johns.6133
    @johns.6133 7 років тому +657

    @3:22 The pain in that young girl is almost too much.

    • @Scottwilkie18
      @Scottwilkie18 6 років тому +34

      John S. give her a hug

    • @eevakallio6686
      @eevakallio6686 5 років тому +11

      @JoshHop People like you are everything wrong with the world.

    • @lildubgall5627
      @lildubgall5627 5 років тому +4

      Fake acting, no tears.

    • @lokilaufeyson4067
      @lokilaufeyson4067 5 років тому +4

      @JoshHop
      ... Communism is better than Capitalism-

    • @lokilaufeyson4067
      @lokilaufeyson4067 5 років тому

      @JoshHop
      Lmao I meant Socialism but yeah, true that.

  • @ToastyCas
    @ToastyCas 3 роки тому +162

    My dad said he was hanging around with some college friends when the news hit the radio. When it happened, he was in major shock. He withdrew from the group to gather his thoughts and ultimately decided to make some career path changes because of the shock. That’s how important this British guy was, even to a Mexican immigrant in America. 🚨 GOAT 🚨

    • @sallybally344
      @sallybally344 Рік тому +7

      Getting shaken because some poet dies is pathetic in my view

    • @ToastyCas
      @ToastyCas Рік тому +7

      @@sallybally344 lol

    • @memesupreme2400
      @memesupreme2400 Рік тому

      @@sallybally344 on god. Who’s tf gets that sad reevaluating their life over a death of some random mf

    • @SUGAR_XYLER
      @SUGAR_XYLER Рік тому

      @@sallybally344 😂 exactly. I didn't even write about his death in my diary

    • @bigbruhzach
      @bigbruhzach Рік тому +2

      @@sallybally344 maybe cuz ur not into that......but idk 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @tylergann5
    @tylergann5 5 років тому +587

    RIP John. You didn't deserve that!

  • @the_laybacks
    @the_laybacks 5 років тому +147

    3:15, in complete shock that he has to say, "shot John Lennon."

  • @SUGAR_XYLER
    @SUGAR_XYLER 5 років тому +507

    💥 *December 8, 2018*
    38 years later............

    • @TNk-np6lj
      @TNk-np6lj 5 років тому +1

      Why did they shoot him.

    • @ryanholloway246
      @ryanholloway246 5 років тому +2

      T Nk 1234 Who knows the man who killed him was crazy

    • @TheProtagonist2020
      @TheProtagonist2020 5 років тому

      John Lennon dies in
      my uncle’s 15th birthday

    • @Monkeysinger24
      @Monkeysinger24 5 років тому +1

      Jason ‘Jay’ Fox, Jr. what?

    • @TheProtagonist2020
      @TheProtagonist2020 5 років тому

      December 8 Is my uncle
      and friend’s birthday

  • @johnt7630
    @johnt7630 4 роки тому +92

    Had Lennon employed one security guard, he would have had, at least, a 50/50 chance of surviving that attack. He was murdered by a crazy fan, not a professional killer.

    • @pardyhardly
      @pardyhardly 4 роки тому +3

      He was shot from behind. It probably wouldnt have made much difference.

    • @resireg
      @resireg 4 роки тому +24

      John even autographed a record for his killer. He was very approachable and was not scared of people

    • @lynnturman8157
      @lynnturman8157 4 роки тому +43

      Celebrities started hiring bodyguards BECAUSE of John Lennon being murdered.

    • @bingozonk3143
      @bingozonk3143 Рік тому

      He was murdered by a hero

    • @el34glo59
      @el34glo59 Рік тому

      @@pardyhardly It probably would have. They watch your back boss

  • @stuartas75
    @stuartas75 4 роки тому +30

    It still sends a shiver down your spine almost 40yrs later

  • @eddiemachetti6862
    @eddiemachetti6862 11 місяців тому +85

    We lose people often in our lives but losing someone so special and amazing is tough and hard to forget.
    We miss you John Lennon.

  • @skunkman9815
    @skunkman9815 5 років тому +1165

    Why????? Why would they shoot one of the greatest musicians of all time

    • @milkmanchristian9859
      @milkmanchristian9859 5 років тому +47

      Keanu H why not. Seems like fun

    • @kagurawinddemon
      @kagurawinddemon 5 років тому +130

      I read an article that said he did it to become famous. He even mentioned it to his wife 6 months prior. She assumed he was joking with her. When he left for New York a second time he had convinced her it was for the betterment of his mental health.

    • @youtubeguyii1452
      @youtubeguyii1452 5 років тому +76

      The guy who shot him said he just wanted attention

    • @BLANK-rk4ju
      @BLANK-rk4ju 5 років тому +26

      kagurawinddemon lol and i still don't know his name

    • @scarrillo31
      @scarrillo31 5 років тому +36

      He said Jesus told him to

  • @unknown24242424
    @unknown24242424 6 місяців тому +18

    RIP the great John Lennon, in heaven. The world has missed him.

  • @shannon_not_found
    @shannon_not_found 3 роки тому +48

    40 years ago today. RIP John Lennon.

  • @JoseJoeable
    @JoseJoeable Рік тому +67

    My dad was only 13 years old when this happened and he told me it was one of the most devastating and tragic moments he remembered. I wasn’t born yet until 6 years later. I can imagine how the world felt when John was killed. Me and my dad enjoy The Beatles, their music and success. John really was a unique man and had a lot of talent. I even say he is my favorite Beatle. I do remember the day George Harrison passed and it was a sad day for me and many others. May John and George Rest In Peace. Long live The Beatles!!!

    • @shanet5604
      @shanet5604 11 місяців тому

      Did he not hear about JFK ?

    • @JoseJoeable
      @JoseJoeable 11 місяців тому +2

      I’m sure that was a devastating day too, but my dad wasn’t born yet, that happened 3 years before he was born.

    • @Brandonwashere3103
      @Brandonwashere3103 9 місяців тому

      My dad was 13 too he is from England so his death effected him a lot and he was crying .

  • @johnnypissoff244
    @johnnypissoff244 5 років тому +43

    I was a teen that idolized John just like my older brother, we both were watching Monday night football sitting on the floor in front of the TV when Howard Cosell broke the news..... we were shocked and stunned, the tears didn’t fall until the next day when it sank in that he was gone.

  • @michaelastorga2478
    @michaelastorga2478 2 роки тому +18

    Jane Pauleys reaction tells the reaction we all felt that day. I miss him still in 2021

    • @bobma6342
      @bobma6342 Рік тому

      You can tell she had been crying.

  • @lindalicata8303
    @lindalicata8303 3 роки тому +38

    We shall never forget John Lennon. RIP

  • @kyliepollert8341
    @kyliepollert8341 3 роки тому +35

    I wasn't born yet, but watched a special on John's killer a few years ago... here's a man singing about peace, war, coming together and how "nothing's gonna change my world", and then he just gets shot by a psychopath... it's very sickening and heartbreaking! :(

  • @victorbonilla4634
    @victorbonilla4634 5 років тому +138

    I'm still mourning him..I guess for the rest of my life..The Beatles music were a part of my life.😪

    • @Just_Joshing_Around101
      @Just_Joshing_Around101 5 років тому +1

      Me too...

    • @XX-tq1oe
      @XX-tq1oe 4 роки тому +1

      Ive never heard a single song

    • @TheKonga88
      @TheKonga88 4 роки тому +2

      Why are you in mourning when you still have the music? After all, it's only because of the music that you know he existed at all.. 😂😂😂😂 You humans are very dumb. 😂😂😂😂🎄🎅🙌🙌🎃

    • @briantennant8793
      @briantennant8793 4 роки тому

      Kunta Kinte and what are you if not human?

    • @ysgol3
      @ysgol3 4 роки тому

      Me too....rest of my life.

  • @LeonelLAURE
    @LeonelLAURE 5 років тому +518

    Rest In Peace John Lennon #PokemonSwordShield

    • @uygargultekin944
      @uygargultekin944 4 роки тому +6

      He will.

    • @LeonelLAURE
      @LeonelLAURE 3 роки тому +2

      #PokemonSwordShield

    • @TheLogFella
      @TheLogFella 3 роки тому +19

      I'm disappointed with this comment

    • @victor0491
      @victor0491 3 роки тому +13

      This comment changed the atmosphere of the video

    • @gizmomac1520
      @gizmomac1520 3 роки тому +3

      Wtf does Pokemon has to do with his death??? WHAT- didn't know the Beatles made a soundtrack for Po- nevermind. 😬😬

  • @estebansteverincon7117
    @estebansteverincon7117 3 роки тому +16

    John Lennon wasn't the only thing that died that day...it was also my faith in humanity.

  • @christopherrankin4769
    @christopherrankin4769 4 роки тому +132

    As a fan...Never, never mention John's assassin by name...he did it for notoriety!....Never mention him by name, folks!!

    • @erica6488
      @erica6488 4 роки тому +5

      Luckily I can’t remember it

    • @melissacooper4482
      @melissacooper4482 4 роки тому +5

      @Baron Will yes. Quite a bit like Voldermort.

    • @ct3292
      @ct3292 4 роки тому +6

      He is no human being. He is a monster. His name is nothing. John will live forever 💕🦋

    • @tackywhale5664
      @tackywhale5664 3 роки тому +13

      Who are you referring to, Mark David Chapman?

    • @gailcromie4476
      @gailcromie4476 3 роки тому +3

      Never do.
      R.I.P. John xx

  • @anthonymorelli1532
    @anthonymorelli1532 4 роки тому +26

    HARD TO BELIEVE 39 YEARS AGO TODAY WAS YOUR LAST DAY ALIVE

  • @mikey_suzefour
    @mikey_suzefour 6 років тому +54

    Jane Pauley was crying cause you can see the circles under her eyes. :'( We still miss you John!

    • @lauracaskey7730
      @lauracaskey7730 5 років тому +7

      I believe she confirmed in a recent interview that she was crying. She was the right age at that time to have been one of the original fans.

    • @TheRichardMess
      @TheRichardMess 5 років тому +2

      There's a picture of the Today set that confirms it. Like they say, 1000 words.

    • @ingriddubbel8468
      @ingriddubbel8468 4 роки тому

      Ironically, she always admitted her favorite Beatle was George.

  • @mariocamarillo5285
    @mariocamarillo5285 6 років тому +97

    It makes me so mad that basterd is still around but someday someone will.....RIP John we miss you.

    • @cloutxcutter
      @cloutxcutter 5 років тому +6

      Mario Camarillo he’s still in prison he will never get out and if and when he does someone is waiting for him

  • @sophielegault2278
    @sophielegault2278 2 роки тому +22

    The world lost John Lennon 41 years ago today, December 8th, 1980
    Rest In Peace John Lennon❤️

  • @tyrese3745
    @tyrese3745 3 роки тому +11

    40 years later, it still is very sad.

  • @Mj-hl9dl
    @Mj-hl9dl 2 роки тому +16

    2021 And l Still feel like it was yesterday So many tears l grew up with the Beatles
    They were A Big Part of My Family..
    John &Yoko Really Fought For Peace For The World Never Going to Forget ..💔

  • @zyxmyk
    @zyxmyk 6 років тому +154

    I heard the news while watching johnny carson--this is an nbc bulletin--I thought the soviet tanks had rolled into Poland. No, out of the blue, lennon was dead. In those days I slept on the floor of my apartment on a pad with a little tv by me. the next morning I woke up, rolled over, turned it on and it was this Today show episode and I thought, "It's true. This really happened." Then as I drove to work I cried and punched my steering wheel. what a useless loss of genius.

  • @thomasbeattie2257
    @thomasbeattie2257 2 роки тому +4

    The album John signed is priceless now !!!!

  • @bobma6342
    @bobma6342 Рік тому +3

    I was a junior in high school. I was in the bathroom brushing my teeth getting ready to go to bed, I clicked on the bathroom radio and heard, "We have a report that John Lennon was shot in Ne York tonight. How serious is unknown at this point."
    Startled I turned on the Monday Night Football game (New England v Miami) because "ABC Nightline with Ted Koppel" was going to follow the game. It was delayed because the game went into overtime.
    Then Howard Cosell announced it and when he said the three words "dead on arrival" I had a chill go up and down my spine that I hadn't had before or since.

  • @carmensandiego328
    @carmensandiego328 4 роки тому +11

    What a horrible Day was 39 years ago.
    I remember how really upset my dad was when this happened he was a huge fan of the Beatles.

  • @gwynnielsen5081
    @gwynnielsen5081 5 місяців тому +4

    Ugh! This was one of the worst days in my life. It was right before my 22nd birthday. John's passing marked the end of adolescence for a lot of people. So painful!

  • @sheribates2569
    @sheribates2569 4 роки тому +6

    I was only 13 and this still brings chills

  • @gent.6302
    @gent.6302 4 роки тому +6

    May 2020, the pain Still haunts me. From the moment my father waked me up and told me my best friend was shot dead. "John Lennon was shot and killed tonight". I was 13 and it was terrible. At 13 my life was built around the beatles and especiallity John. Just miss him very much. A long time fan. Rest in peace John. From Scandinavians. And me of course (especially). You were the best, with Paul right behind and of course George. And we won't forget Ringo. A big, big beatles star. You're Boys are Still famous in 2070. Or and 1962. Love you Liverpool

  • @mikeway2223
    @mikeway2223 5 років тому +23

    This happened a year prior to my birth. I was born in 1981. Rest in peace John Lennon. You were a musical genius. There will never be another.

  • @gh-vi9tk
    @gh-vi9tk 3 роки тому +17

    Should never have gone to the USA RIP John, it is like only yesterday.

  • @thedennisshow2967
    @thedennisshow2967 4 роки тому +162

    Shocking fact: two or three beatle fans committed suicide after his death

  • @daaavid6344
    @daaavid6344 3 роки тому +4

    Everyone loves you when you are six feet under
    ~John Lennon

  • @MsMadmax1
    @MsMadmax1 4 роки тому +29

    I usually don't get too emotional when a celebrity dies beyond saying to myself, "What a shame." I was a freshman in college when John Lennon was shot. I was in my car on the way to my first morning class and I remember feeling devastated. The world lost yet another beacon of peace on that day because some wacko felt he had a point to prove.

  • @MikeMortyMullerman
    @MikeMortyMullerman 3 роки тому +2

    The day the music died. :-(( RIP John

  • @vadermstarr5435
    @vadermstarr5435 5 років тому +52

    I read the news today, oh boy

  • @sambradley1968
    @sambradley1968 3 роки тому +6

    40 years this Tuesday, hard for believe John has been gone for that long. 🎸🎼🌷

    • @TakersMissy
      @TakersMissy 3 роки тому +2

      ...and 40 years was also as long as John Lennon was alive on this earth before the HORRIBLE tragedy. He's gone but NEVER forgotten. R.I.P. 1940-1980.

  • @karenmacintosh4309
    @karenmacintosh4309 5 років тому +4

    I read the news today old boy. RIP John. Miss you every day.

  • @michaeljdonoughjr9558
    @michaeljdonoughjr9558 6 років тому +41

    R.i.p John Lennon 😭😭😭😭😭😭😥😥😥😥😥😪🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹1940-1980

  • @kingchrisa4188
    @kingchrisa4188 4 роки тому +8

    39 years ago today RIP John Lennon

  • @NfiniteLogic713
    @NfiniteLogic713 2 роки тому +26

    I was only a year old when John Lennon's life was taken yet I can remember my Mom talking about how tragic a loss it was.
    Glad John was there to greet my Mom when she entered the pearly gates.
    🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

    • @mogadon7
      @mogadon7 Рік тому

      CIA-Jose Perdomo, security guard outside. 2 gunmen. 8-10 bullets fired. Mark Chapmans gun holds 5 bullets. Killing ordered from very high up; before Reagan/BUSH sworn in.

  • @redemptiongames1921
    @redemptiongames1921 4 роки тому +16

    I think, on that day everyone sang the first verse of "A Day in the Life":
    "I read the news today, oh boy..."
    Thinking about it saddens me on a level that I cannot express.

  • @joecampos5179
    @joecampos5179 4 роки тому +1

    Your Music Lives On In All Our Hearts!!!

  • @hippiecheezburger5457
    @hippiecheezburger5457 5 років тому +7

    I can’t believe this man’s life was just taken from him after everything he went through

  • @itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427
    @itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427 9 років тому +17

    I'll always remember this! I was 13 at the time. We were living in Austin, Texas at the time, can't remember what grade i was in.

    • @GareBear9977
      @GareBear9977 6 років тому +2

      itiswhatitaint anditaintwhatitis probably grade 8 or 9

  • @mariofanalex4455
    @mariofanalex4455 10 місяців тому +3

    It’s so rare to see news anchors cry when reporting this stuff, shows how shocking this was.

  • @WELCOME2PATSPLACE
    @WELCOME2PATSPLACE 2 роки тому +25

    I'm not a fan of The Beatles or their solo music but it's really sad that John got shot and killed. He seemed like a good man who cared about humanity.

    • @chupamela969
      @chupamela969 9 місяців тому

      he just liked money lets honest he could care less

    • @1984isnotamanual
      @1984isnotamanual 7 місяців тому +2

      Have you listened to their albums?

    • @MrBee-jt3yd
      @MrBee-jt3yd 5 місяців тому

      We don't care about your opinion,we don't need your input.

  • @Straw_Hat_11
    @Straw_Hat_11 Рік тому +1

    Crazy that Lennon and Juice died on the same day, Rest In Peace to both. LLJW & LLJL

  • @louisemcilwaine2735
    @louisemcilwaine2735 7 років тому +65

    8th December 2016 The 36th Year Since John's Death a Legend Never Forgotton
    John Lennon 9th October 1940 - December 8th 1980 Aged 40

  • @amarilloaristocrat8435
    @amarilloaristocrat8435 4 роки тому +5

    I remember that I was shining my boots for inspection the next day. As a 21year old Marine, it was quite shocking that Lennon was gone forever.

  • @lobbyboi4719
    @lobbyboi4719 4 роки тому +15

    October 9th, 2019....RIP JOHN LENNON

    •  4 роки тому +3

      no, December 8th 1980.

    • @DiegoGonzalez-ic3si
      @DiegoGonzalez-ic3si 3 роки тому +2

      @ October 9th is when he was born, I think this guy might have been celebrating his life instead of his death maybe? i don't know hahaha but yes you are right, his death was on Dec 8th

    • @lobbyboi4719
      @lobbyboi4719 Місяць тому

      It was the day I wrote the comment. RIP 🙏

  • @RogerPeet
    @RogerPeet 5 місяців тому +2

    I heard about this from the car radio, on the freeway.
    The DJ said, "A wacko emptied a gun into John Lennon, tonight."
    'emptied a gun' those words got me I violently pulled over and went into shock
    I saw the Ed Sullivan show and on my 9th b-day, saw The Beatles, live.
    It was Aug 1965 Portland OR being in the same 'room' with John gave us a connection John4Ever

  • @magicalsausage3869
    @magicalsausage3869 10 місяців тому +5

    1940 - 1980 🪦🌹🙏🕊

  • @pennypetersonx1744
    @pennypetersonx1744 5 років тому +8

    Poor john. Will always be a legend

  • @radical3868
    @radical3868 3 роки тому +7

    I can only imagine if he was here today

  • @paulwalker2401
    @paulwalker2401 5 років тому +13

    I remember it well,, such a shock, such a loss,

  • @biggiemediumz
    @biggiemediumz 2 роки тому +3

    Greatest moment in human history

  • @arahja_
    @arahja_ 5 років тому +1

    I'm crying..🕯️

  • @CrystalClearWith8BE
    @CrystalClearWith8BE 3 роки тому +14

    It's been 40 years since John Lennon was assassinated What's your tribute to him? I like to listen "Imagine" for commemorating his 40th death anniversary.

    • @tyrese3745
      @tyrese3745 3 роки тому +1

      Give Peace a Chance

    • @CrystalClearWith8BE
      @CrystalClearWith8BE 2 роки тому

      Now, it's been 41 years since that tragedy happened.

    • @jjmarz1001
      @jjmarz1001 2 роки тому

      I sang Imagine at karaoke on a cruise ship on the 39th anniversary of his death.

  • @iyshamelton9464
    @iyshamelton9464 2 роки тому +5

    Even though I wasn't born to experience John Lennon... It breaks my heart what happened to him.

  • @SilvestriChateauOfficial
    @SilvestriChateauOfficial 5 років тому +4

    God Bless This Legend.

  • @davidmurray5399
    @davidmurray5399 5 місяців тому +2

    He would be 83 years old if he was with us today, 'imagine' the music he would have created.

  • @GooglSucksDisk
    @GooglSucksDisk 2 роки тому +2

    1:07 that poor fan. Traumatized twice: as a witness, and in the deep loss.

  • @calvinbealer7264
    @calvinbealer7264 2 роки тому +6

    RIP Mr Lennon. You are well missed.

  • @bonniebuckingham6260
    @bonniebuckingham6260 6 років тому +172

    That creep who shot him should be executed!😡

    • @rassilontdavros3004
      @rassilontdavros3004 6 років тому +25

      And that would do... what, exactly?

    • @mikey_suzefour
      @mikey_suzefour 6 років тому +3

      The whole MK Ultra program set up by CIA--Chapman was their patsy and fall guy for John's murder. :'(

    • @consular_rhukaan3822
      @consular_rhukaan3822 6 років тому +6

      He's also still in jail today

    • @obesespringroll3997
      @obesespringroll3997 5 років тому +10

      I think that was exactly what John Lennon would of hated.

    • @dlaws11
      @dlaws11 5 років тому +3

      Chapman was Looney. Listen to the Last Podcast on The Left episodes on Chapman, it is crazy how long he was planning on killing Lennon.

  • @55painterman
    @55painterman 4 роки тому +1

    39 years ago today we miss you dearly John******

  • @brandonwilson2732
    @brandonwilson2732 4 роки тому +1

    So sad. Even all these years later. 😞

  • @robertsaul234
    @robertsaul234 5 років тому +10

    Yesterday was the 38th anniversary of rock's darkest day. In two years John will have been dead as long as he lived. What the world lost is immeasurable.

  • @buhuniversity
    @buhuniversity 10 місяців тому +3

    i hope hes okay

  • @prikov1
    @prikov1 3 роки тому +2

    40 years later and i'm still sad and shocked by this event..

  • @fabianteran5745
    @fabianteran5745 5 років тому +18

    Part of music died that night.

  • @maxsonconserve5242
    @maxsonconserve5242 4 роки тому +3

    Legends never die

  • @janicesanders9981
    @janicesanders9981 3 роки тому

    I remember that evening so well....

  • @paulmccartneystoenail4897
    @paulmccartneystoenail4897 5 років тому +1

    I’m crying now. Brb

  • @robertdubs9466
    @robertdubs9466 9 років тому +71

    What's really said is that John Lennon got shot one day after the 39th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Both December 7th and 8th are sad days in history.

    • @6vp216
      @6vp216 5 років тому

      sad*

    • @jppage3292
      @jppage3292 4 роки тому

      he died on the 9th

    • @prettyshinyspaghetti8332
      @prettyshinyspaghetti8332 4 роки тому +2

      @@jppage3292 UK time, yes. In the USA, where he was killed, it was the 8th

    • @jppage3292
      @jppage3292 4 роки тому

      @@prettyshinyspaghetti8332 👍🏼

    • @laurensilvestro
      @laurensilvestro 4 роки тому

      Robert Dubs and now it’s nearly 39 years since John died

  • @stevesausen7
    @stevesausen7 4 роки тому +4

    I found out about it watching ABC Monday night football and I couldn't believe it I was in shock.

  • @Mod-rw9cw
    @Mod-rw9cw 4 роки тому +2

    I was 14 and remember this like it was yesterday,I was so upset I had to stay off school the next day and cried in my bedroom all day.

  • @lovecat4everxxx401
    @lovecat4everxxx401 Рік тому +1

    I was 9. I cried for a week. 🕊💔🥀

  • @erikstone9022
    @erikstone9022 10 років тому +4

    In This Clip, From 0:00 To 0:58, It Was NBC News' Today Video Open From Tuesday Morning, December 9, 1980.

  • @heisen4135
    @heisen4135 4 роки тому +3

    WAS HERE AFTER WATCHING YESTERDAYY
    at any how he reached 78yrs

  • @lapsiquisarcaica1
    @lapsiquisarcaica1 4 роки тому

    so sad...miss John..a lot

  • @jack-go2cu
    @jack-go2cu 3 роки тому +1

    Oh John. We miss you so much

  • @mr.destroyer8542
    @mr.destroyer8542 5 років тому +39

    Uma lenda que conquistou milhões mas infelizmente morreu viverá eternamente no coração daqueles que ainda tem um bom gosto musical, espero que John Lennon seja lembrado nas próximas gerações.

  • @Ellie-ot4we
    @Ellie-ot4we 5 років тому +7

    i love you john :( forever one of my idols, i can’t explain how much you mean to me i love & miss you always. x

  • @markbellamy349
    @markbellamy349 10 місяців тому +2

    I was 19 years old at that time. I'm watching tv late at night and my sister calls to say Lennon had been shot. Thinking (hoping) it was a minor injury, I switch channels to find any news on it. I settle on Monday Night Football just in time to hear Cosell say that John had been shot... and killed. The pain of that night has subsided but the disbelief still rings true 43 years later.

  • @krisone5253
    @krisone5253 Рік тому +2

    He was shot in the abdomen. I know that John could feel the bullets fired in him. Mr. Lennon died in pain. He felt the Damm bullets in his abdomen. 😥😢✝️✝️

  • @carlt0n_
    @carlt0n_ 6 років тому +12

    :(

  • @robknighton513
    @robknighton513 5 років тому +14

    I wonder what happened to the album he signed for chapman ?

    • @kirkmoore4515
      @kirkmoore4515 5 років тому +7

      As I recall, somebody picked it up a couple of days later. It just sat there unnoticed. It sold at auction for a ridiculous amount of money a few years later.

    • @thesearchforproof518
      @thesearchforproof518 4 роки тому +3

      @@kirkmoore4515 the whole area was a crime scene, the album definitely didn't just get left there. about an hour after the murder there were thousands of fans outside the dakota, someone would have seen it staright away.