John Lennon and the Unraveling of his Symbiotic Bond with Yoko, on “Double Fantasy”

Authors: Moskowitz J*

DOI: 10.23880/pprij-16000407

Volume 9, Issue 1

Abstract

Lennon’s comeback “Double Fantasy” album is a brilliantly conceived and painfully honest musical dialogic between he and Yoko as they confront the realities of growing older. It surely is an unprecedented in the annals of popular music for someone of Lennon’s stature to open himself up in such a way to the public’s gaze and judgement---but he is a making good on his pledge to be honest and transparent, in his life and music, going back to his “Two Virgins” album, where he and Yoko stood naked before the word. “Double Fantasy” has John and Yoko standing emotionally naked before the world, expressing their deepest feelings, including disappointment and satisfaction, about their relationship. We see, on “Double Fantasy,,” a Lennon struggling with the waning of their symbiotic bond and the creeping separateness in their relationship

Keywords: Symbiotic Bond; Double Fantasy

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