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"Watching the Wheels" is a single by John Lennon released posthumously in 1981, after his murder. The B-side features Yoko Ono's "Yes, I'm Your Angel." It was the third and final single released from Lennon and Ono's album Double Fantasy, and reached No. 10 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on Cashbox Magazine's Top 100.[1] It peaked at number 30 in the UK.

"Watching the Wheels"
Single by John Lennon
from the album Double Fantasy
B-side"Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" (US Reissue) "Yes, I'm Your Angel" (Yoko Ono) (UK/US)
Released13 March 1981 (US)
27 March 1981 (UK)
Recorded1980
GenrePop rock
Length3:30
LabelGeffen Records
Songwriter(s)John Lennon
Producer(s)John Lennon, Yoko Ono & Jack Douglas
John Lennon singles chronology
"Woman"
(1981)		 "Watching the Wheels"
(1981)		 "Love"
(1982)
Double Fantasy track listing
14 tracks
Side one
  1. "(Just Like) Starting Over"
  2. "Kiss Kiss Kiss"
  3. "Cleanup Time"
  4. "Give Me Something"
  5. "I'm Losing You"
  6. "I'm Moving On"
  7. "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)"
Side two
  1. "Watching the Wheels"
  2. "Yes, I'm Your Angel"
  3. "Woman"
  4. "Beautiful Boys"
  5. "Dear Yoko"
  6. "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him"
  7. "Hard Times Are Over"

Writing and recording


In "Watching the Wheels" Lennon addresses those who were confounded by his "househusband" years, 1975–1980, during which he retired from the music industry to concentrate on raising his son Sean with Ono. The acoustic demo of "Watching the Wheels" is featured in the ending credits to the 2009 film Funny People. The song features a hammered dulcimer accompanying the lead piano.[2] Though most of the musicians on the album were well-known and oft-recorded session players, the dulcimer was played by one Matthew Cunningham; producer Jack Douglas invited Cunningham to the session after having heard him playing dulcimer on the streets of New York.


Artwork


The photograph on the cover was taken by Paul Goresh, a fan of Lennon who also took the infamous photo of Lennon signing the copy of Double Fantasy belonging to Mark David Chapman shortly before Chapman murdered Lennon. Both photos were taken at the same place, in front of the Dakota building, which was the site of his 1980 shooting. Later, Chapman was recorded in police custody reciting the line "People say I'm crazy" from the song and was later sampled for use by the band EMF in the track "Lies" from their 1991 album Schubert Dip; however, upon immediate protests by Yoko Ono the sampling was removed on subsequent pressings.


Personnel



Chart performance



Cover versions


The song has been covered by Gwen Guthrie (1992), The Samples (1997); Paraguayan rock band Deliverans released a Spanish version on the compilation album Lennon Vive: Un tributo del Rock paraguayo (2000),[16] Matisyahu for the benefit album Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur (2007), and Charly García under the name "Mirando las ruedas" for his album Kill Gil (2010). Patrick Wolf re-arranged the song for a performance at Yoko Ono's Meltdown Festival at the Southbank Centre.

An acoustic demo version of the song, performed by Lennon, was featured on the soundtrack of Judd Apatow's 2009 film Funny People.

In 2020, a cover of the song by Chris Cornell, a huge fan of John Lennon, was included on his posthumous album No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1.[17]


References


  1. Blaney, John (2005). John Lennon: Listen to This Book (illustrated ed.). [S.l.]: Paper Jukebox. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-9544528-1-0.
  2. "John Lennon – Double Fantasy". Jpgr.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  3. "Classic Tracks: John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Watching the Wheels"". Mixonline. December 8, 2010.
  4. "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  5. austriancharts.at
  6. "Image : RPM Weekly – Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  7. offiziellecharts.de
  8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Watching the Wheels". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  9. officialcharts.com
  10. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  11. "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1981-05-23. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  12. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending May 23, 1981". Retrieved 2 April 2020. Cash Box magazine
  13. "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  14. "Top 100 Hits of 1981/Top 100 Songs of 1981". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  15. "Cash Box YE Pop Singles – 1981". Tropicalglen.com. 1981-12-26. Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  16. "Deliverans - Watching the wheels". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.
  17. Chris Cornell’s Historic Voice and Great Ear Take Center Stage on the Covers LP, ‘No One Sings Like You Anymore’, rollingstone.com, December 11, 2020

На других языках

- [en] Watching the Wheels

[es] Watching the Wheels

«Watching the Wheels» es un sencillo del músico británico John Lennon, publicado de forma póstuma tras su asesinato el 8 de diciembre de 1980. Supuso el tercer y último sencillo extraído del álbum de 1980 Double Fantasy.

[ru] Watching the Wheels

«Watching the Wheels» (с англ. — «Смотря на колёса», или в контексте — «Смотрю, как крутятся колёса») — сингл Джона Леннона, выпущенный после его убийства в 1981 году. На стороне «Б» расположена песня жены Леннона Йоко Оно — «Yes, I’m Your Angel». Это был третий и последний сингл из альбома Леннона и Оно Double Fantasy, он достиг 10 места в США в Billboard Hot 100 и 7 места в Top 100 журнала Cashbox. Впоследствии он был переиздан: вместо песни Йоко была помещена другая песня Джона — «Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)[en]». В Великобритании сингл занял 30 строчку в чарте.


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