I mean, John's writing a song for his mother and he makes a reference to the woman he's having an affair with. I really love the song, but I hate how he makes a reference to Yoko. Julia from Richland, WaMy brother sings this song to tease me sometimes.He had it in him, but rarely used it with The Beatles, and that's unfortunate. Julia was the only song where John infused a really pretty, and thus memorable, melody into his music. That to me is why Paul was "the best" Beatle, he had the melodies. Well it was just a few months later my Dad pulls out whatever album or CD had the song on it (CD's were pretty new then) and there it all was! But it was the melody I never forgot even since I was like 3 years old. It's hard to imagine now, but when I was about 14 or 15, I remember singing out the melody to Paul's "Live And Let Die", but I didn't remember the name of it or anything, because at that time FM radio had forgotten it for a good 10 years (remember, this is '86 or '87), and all I remembered was that melody. And therefore, I personally always remember Paul's songs. You remember the melody and whereas John's songs were usually "punkish", darker, edgy. You hear a melody and it makes you either feel a certain way or remember a particular thought or memory. Which - melodies are usually what stick to you over the course of time. Well, yes I can! Sappy? You mean melodic. Jesse from Madison, WiProps to Dean in Sydney! I couldn't have said it better myself.It's a great tribute to his mom and to Yoko. Breanna from Henderson, NvI love this song, it shows that John could wright beautiful soft songs as well as those rock'n numbers.i think he was married to yoko when this was recorded. john may have written the song for his mother but he was speaking to yoko within the lyrics. Torey from Jena, Lajulia in richland, i don't think you really have a clue as to what you're talking about.Ocean child is a reference to Yoko because Yoko literally means "child of the sea" in Japanese. from Pauls Valley, OkKen in Castle Rock - According to Wikipedia "Julia" was about John's mother who was struck by a car driven by an off-duty policeman and died a few days later. Also I'd like to add that Mandy from Canada said it really well. George from Belleville, NjBeautiful,melodic,haunting,soft,sweet,simple yet deep,these are some words that describe this song.Another word that comes to mind is soothing.Every time I hear this song it soothes my soul.This is poetry set to music.Grayson from New Orleans, LaPure perfection.It's just really good as with any other of the Beatles' songs :) Aleen from Los Angeles, CaSuch a beautifully written song.You can compare it with Wagner's sometimes horizontal music and Verdi's vertical music. Therefor Ian MacDonald says in his Introduction to "Revolution in the head", that Lennon's music is "horizontal", opposed to McCartney's "vertical" music. In many of his songs Lennon uses the same note. The first 18 notes are the same note, but the chords are changing, and yet so expressive. Johan from Stockholm, SwedenIt's correct.Tiffany Cheng from Surabaya, IndonesiaBeautiful song written by John for a tribute to his deceased mother, very mellow without being overly sappy.In the case of Yoko Ono, it actually means "ocean child." ![]() It could mean "ocean child," "sun child," or "leaf child", to name a few among many. ![]() ![]() Jota from Tokyo, JapanTo clarify Ken's earlier point about the meaning of Yoko, it actually depends on how it's written in Japanese (or Chinese characters).I guess the positive side of the song is expressed in “You Are Here” from the album “Mind Games,” and the sad side “Mother.” This is just my interpretation of this beautiful song, which is peaceful but leaves me sad and lonely. But she only calls him, and he never reaches her. He asks her to touch him instead of just calling him. He hears her calling his name to wake him up. Jota from Tokyo, JapanJohn is sleeping on the beach, trying to reach Julia in a dream.
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