Today (October 9), would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday. To celebrate, Lennon’s son Sean Ono Lennon has recruited a number of artists to cover his father’s songs. Among the participants is Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, who sat in his bed to play “Jealous Guy” on acoustic guitar. Watch below and scroll down to see Sean Ono Lennon cover “Isolation.” Plus, see Jeff Tweedy, Spencer Tweedy, and Liam Kazar perform “God.”
Also today, Capitol and UMe have released the new Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes. box set. Sean Ono Lennon and his mother Yoko Ono curated and executive produced the collection.
Check out Pitchfork’s feature “These Are the Best Beatles Books.”