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Julia
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
John Lennon:
Vocals, acoustic guitar
Recorded
October 13 1968.
Available on:
The
Beatles (The White Album)
Anthology 3
Julia was Lennon's first song dedicated to his beloved mother.
Julia
Stanley and Frederick Lennon married in 1938, but divorced
two years later. John was the only child they had together.
When John was five, Julia gave birth to another man's child,
and John was taken care off by Julia's sister Mimi and her
husband George Smith. John, however, continued to see his
mum, who inspired his passion for music and taught him to
play the banjo. When uncle George died in 1955, John and
his mother grew closer. Sadly, she died only a few years
later, in 1958, under tragic circumstances in a traffic
accident. She was hit by a drink-driving off-duty policeman
as she crossed the road.
Julia
also has at least one reference to Yoko Ono, the line "ocean
child" is the Japanese meaning of Yoko.
The song's
opening line is taken from Sand and Foam, a poetry collection
by the Lebanese mystic, Kahlil Gibran, first published in
1927. Gibran wrote:
"Half
of all the words I say is meaningless, but I say it so the
other half may reach you."
Julia
is yet another song where John applies the finger-picking
guitar style Donovan had taught him in India.
Julia
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Half of what I say is meaningless
But I say it just to reach you
Julia
Julia,
Julia
ocean child calls me
So I sing a song of love
Julia
Julia
Seashell eyes, windy smile calls me
So I sing a song of love
Julia
Her hair
of floating sky is shimmering
Glimmering in the sun
Julia,
Julia
Morning moon touch me
So I sing a song of love
Julia
When I
cannot sing my heart
I can only speak my mind
Julia
Julia
Sleeping sand, silent cloud touch me
So I sing a song of love
Julia
Hmm, calls
me
So I sing a song of love for
Julia, Julia, Julia
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