Comments on: (Just Like) Starting Over

By: Water Falls

Water Falls — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 06:46:06 +0000

Paul McCartney was THE ONLY other person John Lennon publicly called “The Walrus” as referenced in the song ‘Glass Onion’.

John Lennon publicly declared Paul, as; “An old ex-fiance of mine called Paul.”‘, at the Elton-John Madison Square Garden concert in 1974.

John described his partnership with Paul as, “a marriage”, and their break up as “a divorce”.

During sleepovers as teens, they ‘topped and tailed’ in a shared bed, and as Beatles during tours, they shared rooms, and sat on beds facing each other “eyeball to eyeball” doing what they loved, which was writing/making hit songs.

So actually, either John or Paul could be “The Walrus” in the song saying: “The time has come ‘The Walrus’ said that you and I should stay in bed…”.
John’s comment that the song “…has nothing to do with ‘Wings’” is exactly right. It has NOTHING to do with ‘Wings’ and EVERYTHING to do with PAUL. And I say this because it bears repeating, that the song is about himself and Paul “starting over”, and not at all about Yoko, although she wants us to believe it’s a love song to her. Her way to preserve the ‘John&Yoko’ love myth she needs to seem relevant in this day and age.

By: Water Falls

Water Falls — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 08:17:29 +0000

The lyrics to this song strongly suggest that John was communicating to Paul McCartney, that he wanted to work with him again. Many mistake this as a love song to Yoko but the lyrics prove otherwise. the song is sung in an Elvis, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbinson like way, early rock-n-roll heroes to John and Paul. Yoko didn’t even appreciate rock-n-roll when John was in The Beatles, she called it childish remember? (Just Like) Starting Over_(John Lennon)Starting Over

Besides, why would he start over with Yoko, with whom he had been living with “blissfully” we were told. For those that say they were starting over in the music business, it wouldn’t make sense because he sings “no ones to blame”, blamed for what? It only makes sense if he’s singing about the squabbles he had with Paul. And the key clues:

I know time flies so quickly_McQuickly was the Paul character in The Rutles.

“when I see you darling”_Oh Darling (Paul’s song)

Everyday we use to make it love, why can’t we be making love nice and easy._they loved making songs everyday. Writing hits seemed so easy. Think in metaphors!

It’s time to spread our Wings (Paul’s band) and fly, don’t let Another Day (Paul’s song) go by, My Love (Paul’s song)

No matter what early drafts of the song were they may have been to, for and about Yoko, but the final product was to, for and about himself and Paul.
Other clues too but you get the gist. This song is to, for and about himself and Paul……not Yoko.

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 09:17:31 +0000

I remember hearing this song on the radio when it was released and loving it. Also I thought John Lennon is back, because this was his come back song. He described this as himself doing Elvis Orbison, which is a great description as it has a retro feel and the music that influenced him as a teenager remained his first love.

By: David

David — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:48:25 +0000

This is a really great song, nice structure, cool chords and wise lyrics. I like it as much as Woman. Both are among his best.

Almost forgot: every time I see the videoclip I get a lump in the throat.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:42:31 +0000

Read the quote from Jon Smith on page two of this article for information on the speech in the coda.

By: Marie

Marie — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:29:14 +0000

That’s what I love about John, how he matched cool pieces that had little catchy had created a master piece
(The Worst is ooooveeeerrr!!! —> Starting Oveeeeer!!)

BTW, after all these years I still cant find someone to tell me WHAT DOES HE SAY ON THE BACKMASKING?(when music stops and makes the chorus/ending)

By: David

David — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:53:07 +0000

I didn’t know about the three fragments being developed as separate songs before Lennon put them together – they work so amazingly well together that I have always thought he had just brilliantly conceived the song as one whole. To this day, whatever I’m doing – working, talking, driving – I stop and listen to this song whenever it comes on. In general I’m more of a McCartney man, but there are not many more poignant songs around than this one!