John Lennon 2020: Gimme Some Truth Quiz

John Lennon was murdered near his apartment in New York in December 1980, at the age of 40. Had he lived, he would have celebrated 80 on October 9, 2020.

That’s right. According to Lennon’s son, Sean, John was so annoyed by the lack of success with the Cold Turkey single, that he wrote to Her Majesty The Queen to complain – returning his MBE in the process. While Lennon did try to return the honor in 1969, MBE’s cannot be returned.

TikTok and the John Lennon estate (alongside Universal Music) are partnering to give creators access to several of his most popular songs. There’s also a dedicated John Lennon account, which currently boasts more than 23,000 followers. The first video was posted in September.

 “GIMME SOME TRUTH. THE ULTIMATE MIXES” includes 36 tracks hand-picked by Yoko Ono and Sean Ono Lennon, who serve as executive producer and producer on the project. They worked closely with engineer and mixer Paul Hicks to maintain the essence of the songs, which were completely remixed.

Exactly! Singer George Michael bought the piano on which John Lennon composed the song Imagine in 2000. His estate lent the famous piano to Liverpool’s Strawberry Field.