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The lyrics also reflect Lennon's happiness being at home and being free of many obligations, such as recording contracts. [10] According to author Andrew Jackson, "Cleanup Time" and "Woman" represent "the happy ending fade out of a bohemian It's a Wonderful Life," as the troubled young Lennon had found peace as a father and husband. [5]
"(Just Like) Starting Over" was the first single released from Double Fantasy and the first new recording Lennon had released since he left the music industry in 1975. [3] It was chosen by Lennon not because he felt it was the best track on the album, but because it was the most appropriate following his five-year absence from the recording industry.
My First Time Around ― ― ― Atco: 1972 I Love the Way You Love: 123 32 ― Alston: 1973 Hard to Stop ― 54 ― 1974 Danger High Voltage ― ― ― 1976 Explosion! ― ― ― 1977 This Time for Real ― ― ― 1978 Live: 26 6 63 1979 Travelin' in the Wright Circle: 138 48 ― 1981 Betty Wright ― 54 ― Epic: 1983 Wright Back at You ...
The couple decided to release their work on the same album, the first time they had done so since 1972's politically charged Some Time in New York City. In stark contrast to that album, Double Fantasy (subtitled A Heart Play) was a collection of songs wherein husband and wife would conduct a musical dialogue.
Also recorded during this time was the Christmas song "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)". [6] Some Time in New York City (1972), a part-studio, part-live album with Yoko Ono and Elephant's Memory, contained songs by both Lennon and Ono, with lyrics discussing political and social issues and topics such as sexism, incarceration, colonialism and racism. [12]
"Clean Up Woman" is a song by Betty Wright from her second studio album, I Love the Way You Love (1972). Written and produced by Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke , it was released in November 1971 in the U.S. as a 7" single with "I'll Love You Forever" on the B-side .
"I'm Losing You" is a song written by John Lennon and released on his 1980 album Double Fantasy. It was written in Bermuda in June 1980, after several attempts by Lennon to call his wife, Yoko Ono, who remained in New York.
"Time Bomb" is a ska punk [1] [2] ska, [3] ska rock [4] and reggae rock song, [5] similar to the sound of Operation Ivy, in which Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman used to play before Rancid. The lyrics for the first verse of the song were sampled from an earlier song, "Motorcycle Ride", which appeared on the band's previous album, Let's Go .