Tribute to My All-Time "Working-Class" Hero, Pt. 2

Okay, as I promised, folks, here's my commentary on Tracks 11-20 of Lennon Legend. Enjoy!

Tracklist & Corresponding Commentary:

#11: "Stand By Me"-- An admirable cover of Ben E. King's classic Lieber and Stoller-penned hit. This song appeared on Lennon's 1975 Rock 'n' Roll album. Again, he was longing for the comfort of a simpler (read: pre-Beatlemania) time.
#12: "(Just Like) Starting Over"-- This was supposed to be Lennon's comeback hit-- a single off what was supposed to be the ultimate comeback album, Double Fantasy (1980). Unfortunately, the comeback was not to be.
#13: "Woman"-- According to one VH1 countdown, this is one of the greatest love songs of all time. I honestly can't disagree with that assessment. This would make a great wedding/couple's first dance song.
#14: "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)"-- Here, proud papa John dispenses pearls of wisdom to son Sean. The best part is when Lennon sings, 'Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.' How true is that?
#15: "Watching the Wheels"-- This tune chronicles John's "Hermit of 34th Street" phase. More immortal words, especially the line 'I tell them there's no problems, only solutions,' abound here.
#16: "Nobody Told Me"-- This song is also chock-full of awesome lyrics, like: 'There's UFOs over New York.', 'There's matches in the bathroom underneath the stairs.' , and 'They're starvin' back in China, so finish what you've got.' Incidentally, the video on the companion DVD rocks! Check out the "fashion show," featuring Lennon, Yoko Ono, talk show host Dick Cavett, and fellow ex-Beatle George Harrison. Very funny! Crazy music and images for crazy times.
#17: "Borrowed Time"-- The sentiment expressed in this number would prove all too prophetic for Lennon. Interestingly, this was released posthumously in 1984 as a single off Milk And Honey, a collection of never-before-released material.
#18: "Working Class Hero"-- Lennon at his brilliantly sarcastic zenith. In this song, he just lets the shite fly and pulls no punches about the inequity created by the traditional "factory model" for education and Britain's rigid social class structure. Lyrics such as 'They dope you with religion and sex and TV' and 'You think you're so clever and classless and free, but you're still f---ing peasants as far as I can see.' illustrate precisely why I love Mr. Lennon.
#19: "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"-- My favourite non-traditional holiday tune (for obvious reasons). Sadly, this sentiment has been applicable to the past eight Christmases.
#20: "Give Peace A Chance"-- This could easily be subtitled: "Memo to the Neocons." LOL! Again, this kickass protest anthem is way too applicable to current events. It just makes you wonder what Lennon would be doing to further the progressive cause if he were alive today.