John Lennon’s Last Words ｜ Learn Real English
Learn Real English ｜ John Lennon’s Last Words
John Lennon’s last words to former band-mate Paul McCartney happened in in New York City in 1976. As the two friends were parting, John patted Paul on the shoulder in the Dakota building hallway and said the last words the two Beatles would ever share in person.
In this lesson, we will take a look at what John said to Paul and how it relates to legendary rockabilly musician Carl Perkins. We’ll see former Beatle Paul McCartney talk to Carl Perkins and hear about the time they recording together in 1981, the song that brought McCartney to tears, and how it relates to the last time Paul saw John. We’ll learn some of the key phrases, how to use them, and also discover some little known facts about the Beatles. A must watch for any Beatles fan.
ジョン・レノンが元バンド仲間のポール・マッカートニーに残した最後の言葉は、1976年のニューヨークでかけられたものでした。別れ際に、ダコタ・ハウスの廊下でポールの肩を叩き交わした言葉が、2人のビートルズが対面でかわした最後の言葉になります。
このレッスンでは、ジョンがポールに何を言ったのか、そしてそれが伝説のロカビリー・ミュージシャンであるカール・パーキンスとどのようにかかわっているのかをみていきます。元ビートルズのポール・マッカートニーがカール・パーキンスと話す様子、1981年に一緒にレコーディングした時のこと、マッカートニーが号泣した曲があったこと、そしてそれがポールが最後にジョンに会った時とどうつながっていくのかを一緒にみていきましょう。その動画より重要なフレーズやその使い方を学んでいきながら、ビートルズについてあまり知られていない事実も一緒に探っていきましょう。ビートルズ・ファンは必見ですよ。
Interview Transcript ｜ John Lennon’s Last Words
- When did you find out John had died?
Just… Um, the morning. In the morning. Early in the morning.
Oh, I remember getting a phone call from you in 1981. I was sitting at home and my wife, Val, answered the phone.
She said, “Carl, he says he’s Paul McCartney.”
You said, um, “What you doin’, boy?”
You said, “Can you come down to Montserrat?”
I said, “Well if I knew where it was at, it would help.”
And you sent me…
Somewhere in the Caribbean. Just… just head this way. We’ll find you.
Yeah. That’s right. And you sent me a ticket.
But the… the great part of that to me was eight wonderful days with you and your family.
And the night before I left, remember a little song that I wrote?
I do.
♪ I sit on the isle of Montserrat.
♪ No I never shall forget.
♪ Just a country boy, a guitar, and a song.
♪ You’re my old friend.Thanks for inviting me in.
♪ My old friend. May this goodbye never mean the end.
♪ If we never meet again this side of life.
♪ In a little while over yonder, where it’s peace and quiet.
♪ My old friend, won’t you think about me every now and then.
When I finished he was really crying and tears falling down his face.
And he stepped outside. And Linda put her arms around me. She said, “Thank you, Carl. He needed that.”
Lennon had been killed the prior December.
♪ My old friend.
It was a touching moment and it was kind of a… a… a little frightful moment for me.
♪ My old friend. May this goodbye never mean the end.
♪ And if we never meet again this side of life.
♪ In a little while over yonder, where it’s peace and quiet.
♪ My old friend, thanks for inviting me in.
♪ My old friend. May this goodbye never mean the end.
♪ And if we never meet again this side of life.
♪ In a little while over yonder, where it’s peace and quiet.
♪ My old friend, won’t you think about me every now and then.
♪ And I’ll think about you, my old friend.
♪ My old friend, won’t you think about me every now and then.
Oh, beautiful.
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