Watching The Wheels (3:05)

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“Watching the Wheels” is a 1981 single by John Lennon, released posthumously after his assassination the year before. It was the third and final single released from Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Double Fantasy album, and reached #10 in the U.S and #30 in the UK.

“Watching the Wheels” concerns Lennon’s dismissal of those who were confounded by his “househusband” years, 1975-1980. During this period, he stayed away from the music industry and raised his son Sean with Yoko. The song’s second verse seems to contain an allusion to Plato’s “Allegory of the cave”.

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People say I'm crazy
Doing what I'm doing
Well, they give me all kinds of warnings
To save me from ruin

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  • supermediadave

    What a great talent gone too soon.

    16 May 5:13am Reply
  • biadlon

    I tell them there's no hurry - runnin' everywhere at such a speed, till they find, there's no need

    30 Apr 6:16pm Reply
  • AlterJohn

    RIP John Toller Song

    26 Apr 8:32am Reply
  • Donrocl5788

    Sounds as good now as when I first heard it-all those years ago. Donrock5788

    2 Apr 9:08am Reply
  • biadlon

    Everybody seems to think I'm lazy, I don't mind, think they're crazy Runnin' everywhere at such a speed, till they find there's no need ! Please don't spoil my day I'm miles away...

    28 Mar 3:26pm Reply
  • FanOf25

    Acoustic version just as powerful.

    18 Mar 9:11pm Reply
  • CastrosFidel

    nice song !

    21 Feb 3:04pm Reply
  • ati1978

    i've already dreamed my life away...now it's time to watch the wheels!

    4 Feb 6:54pm Reply
  • Paul_IS_Dead__

    i want to ride a motorcycle ,in slow motion, down pacific coast highway, with the sun high in the sky, ridin' next to all the pretty things, just listening to this song, any version of it will do, just has to be this song is all i request from the radio. - 444

    20 Jan 7:02am Reply
  • Ferdokki

    "People say I'm lazy, dreaming my life away..." I have experience with that. ;)

    27 Dec 2012 Reply
  • Tom_Pullings

    Original track today, thanks Last!

    12 Dec 2012 Reply
  • WSteven

    truly miss him

    8 Dec 2012 Reply
  • Ferdokki

    R.I.P, sir.

    13 Nov 2012 Reply
  • OasiStyle

    The older I get, the more I love this song..

    17 Oct 2012 Reply
  • HorstKrannich

    +++ wunderschöner Song +++

    7 Oct 2012 Reply
  • BlueOclock

    Nice song. Thank you John Lennon!

    17 Sep 2012 Reply
  • Jen420

    12 Sep 2012 Reply
  • modeae2

    my favorite muscian of all time

    6 Sep 2012 Reply
  • M_Mochi

    I tell them there's no hurry, I'm just sitting here doing time

    22 Jul 2012 Reply
  • xtwntraphq

    Acoustic works well.

    18 Jul 2012 Reply
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