John Lennon - Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox) video free download
John's ninth solo album release.
Credited to John Lennon
Produced and arranged by John Lennon
with the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band/Little Big Horns/and the Philharmanic Orchestrange.
The 44th Street Fairies, are :
May Pang, Lori Burton, Joey Dambra and me.
Little Big Horns, are :
Bobby Keys, Steve Madaio, Howard Johnson, Ron Aprea, Frank Vicari.
Recorded at The Record Plant, New York from 17th June thru July 1974, except "Nobody Loves You" which was recorded in Los Angeles. Alternative versions of several of these tracks will later appear on "Menlove Avenue" in 1986.
Also recorded during these sessions is :
"Goodnight Vienna" a demo, written especially for, and given to Ringo.
"Only You" - a demo, also given to Ringo.
"Move Over Mrs. L." - a track originally written for Keith Moon.
The splendidly original cover designed by Roy Kohara, is divided into three equal parts with two fold-out sections to create different covers ! ... You can see all the combinations above.
The photographs are taken by Bob Gruen. The Inner sleeve has a similar style sepia-toned picture cover, also shown above.
Plus, there is a terrific 8-page booklet (L.P. sized !) which not only includes the song lyrics and musician information, it also has some great pictures OF John, and five paintings BY John drawn in 1952 when he was only a boy. Also on the back of the booklet, is an examination of the origins of the Lennon name, which is taken from "IRISH FAMILIES, THEIR NAMES, ARMS AND ORIGINS" by Edward Maclysaght.
The whole production is very light-hearted and John is clearly in a jovial and happy mood throughout.
The record label is the standard green Apple.
"Possession is nine-tenths of the problem" - Dr. Winston O'Boogie.
On the 23rd August 1974 at 9 o'clock I saw a U.F.O. - J.L.
CREDITS:
Dr. Winston O'Ghurkin (John Lennon) - Vocals (No Instrument)
Elton John - Vocal harmony
Jim Keltner - Drums
Jesse Ed Davis - Guitar
Eddie Mottau - Acoustic guitar
Ken Ascher - Clavinet
Nicky Hopkins - Piano
Klaus Voorman - Bass
Arthur Jenkins - Percussion
Little Big Horns plus added attraction Lolly and Stan
Comments
9 years ago
Amarcord777
John Lennon - Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox)Traduzione:Dolce come il profumo del successoIl suo corpo era caldo e umido (1)Mi ha accompagnato attraverso questa terribile solitudineUna farfalla che vola naturalmente in altoIo ho bisogno, bisogno, bisogno di leiCome un salice piangenteUna brezza primaverileNon sai ciò che riesce a farmiMi rende tenero e mi fa dimenticare chi sonoHo bisogno, bisogno, bisogno di leiMi chiedevo quanto poteva durare questoPensavo che niente mi avrebbe sorpresoMa forse mi sono morso la linguaE’ così difficile ingoiare quando si ha tortoUn uccello del paradisoL’alba nei suoi occhiSolo Dio sa che dolce sorpresa è stataEro cieco, mi ha fatto perdere la testaCredi di Amare, amare, amare, amare leiLa amo, la amo, la amo, la amoDolce dolce, dolce dolce amoreDolce dolce, dolce dolce amoreDolce dolce, dolce dolce amoreDolce dolce, dolce dolce amoreDolce dolce, dolce dolce amore(1)La canzone è dedicata alla compagna di Lennon durante il periodo di separazione da Yoko Ono, May Pang9 years ago
leonlefranc dylan
c'est quoi l'oiseau du paradoxe9 years ago
Alvaro Lacks
fuck this9 years ago
Francisco Ordóñez
I love this song!9 years ago
Francisco Ordóñez
¡Hermosa canción de Lennon!9 years ago
8angst8
John Lennon's sexiest song. (Sorry, Yoko. Some things ain't all mental.)10 years ago
steve conn
One of John's last great songs.10 years ago
Panurgije
This singer and songwriter is very excellent and this song is catchy to the amazing!!! Thanks for post!10 years ago
calalilygirl
This album was awesome. I still have it. Well worth what I paid for it. Bet it could go for a lot on e bay, but I aint parting.10 years ago
spactick
He certainly had a way of communicating to you. what he wrote seemed so personal almost like a diary of sorts.10 years ago
fossilisme
Great song!11 years ago
txemata1
Una de mis favoritas de todos los tiempos, un sonido muy logrado, fantástico. Una gran cancion injustamente olvidada.11 years ago
Michael Bonham
I will always love you John Lennon - Magical, it has been an honor.11 years ago
HFPI Films
This is one of my favorite songs from Walls and Bridges. I loooove that album so much. My favorite one from John.11 years ago
SuperGogetem
Was Lennon a brilliant songwriter? Of course! Was everything he did great? NO! How can you even say such a thing?11 years ago
yunikage
Everything Lennon did WAS great. He was a brilliant songwriter. This is one of his weaker efforts in my estimation, but it's still astonishingly good. Saying a minor work of an amazing artist is "crappy" isn't discerning, it's stupid. You want to say it's not Lennon's best song? Go for it. You want to say it's bad? Prove you can do better first.11 years ago
Charles Chandler
Sweet as the smell of successHer body's warm and wetShe gets me through this god awful lonlinessA natural high butterfly Oh I,I need, need, need herJust like a willow treeA breath of spring you seeAnd oh boy you don't know what she do to meShe makes me sweat and forget who I amI need, need, need, need herWell I was wondering how long this could go on, on and onWell I thought I could never be surprisedBut could it be that I bit my own tongueOh yeah, it's so hard to swallow when you're wrongA bird of paradiseThe sunrise in her eyesGod only knows such a sweet surpriseI was blind she blew my mind think that II love, love, love, love, love herI love her, I love her, I love her, I love herSweet sweet, sweet sweet loveSweet sweet, sweet sweet love ...........:)O(:...........Sweet sweet, sweet sweet loveSweet sweet, sweet sweet loveSweet sweet, sweet sweet love11 years ago
metalholst
Great song!!!.. composed for Fung Yee (May Pang)11 years ago
Minor Inconvenience Salazar
damn straight.11 years ago
Panurgije
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