All that glitters is (not) gold: Living in the Past

Hey, fellas..

So, for today's post of the Living in the Past column, I've chosen the song Jealous Guy by John Lennon, because I really wanted to chose a song by him when I reached the ninth post, I'm assuming that everyone knows that he was obsessed with the number 9 (because it was a number that kept popping up in his life - The Beatles were together for nine years; His son was born on his birthday, the 9th of October; John met Yoko on 9 November 1966 (9 years after he met Paul McCartney, and 9 years before the birth of Sean); His mother’s home adress was: 9 Newcastle(nine letters) Road, Wavertree (nine letters), Liverpool(nine letters).. just to name a few)

The reason why I've chosen this song is because I really adore it, and because it is the song that plays in my head when feel that I mess up something good (and that's what has been happening lately).

It's such a moving, beautiful song. It's about how you hurt someone and then try to make it up. After all, we're all human, we make mistakes, and we regret them.

This is one of the few songs that never fails to make me cry. Such pure honesty. Such simplicity. The whistle solo is so delicious.

Jealous Guy - John Lennon (1971)

I was dreaming of the past

And my heart was beating fast
I began to lose control
I began to lose control

I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy

I was feeling insecure
You might not love me anymore
I was shivering inside
I was shivering inside

I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy

I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy

I was trying to catch your eyes
Thought that you was trying to hide
I was swallowing my pain
I was swallowing my pain

I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy, watch out
I'm just a jealous guy, look out babe
I'm just a jealous guy

I was so afraid, so insecure, because we started fighting all the time and instead of trying to fix things up, I gave up. I didn't mean to hurt you, I'm sorry that I made you cry, now I know just how you felt, I shouldn't have given up. I love you, I messed up, I know you'll never forgive me. I just have to swallow my pain, and let you be happy.

P.S: Once again, sorry about the pseudo journal this is turning into. The main thing about this blog is disclosing this magnificent master pieces of our musical culture.

Here you have some pictures of John Lennon, as an homage to this great man.