{"id":30574,"date":"2024-10-09T21:03:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T21:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/paul-mccartney-yoko-ono-and-more-mark-john-lennons-84th-birthday\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T21:03:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T21:03:58","slug":"paul-mccartney-yoko-ono-and-more-mark-john-lennons-84th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/paul-mccartney-yoko-ono-and-more-mark-john-lennons-84th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono and more mark John Lennon\u2019s 84th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-10-09\/Getty_JohnLennon_100924.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Michael Putland\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Wednesday would have been <strong>John Lennon<\/strong>\u2019s 84th birthday and <strong>Paul McCartney<\/strong> took to social media to pay tribute to his friend and former <strong>Beatles<\/strong> bandmate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sharing a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paulmccartney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>photo on Instagram<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\"> of him performing with video of Lennon in the background, McCartney wrote, \u201cHappy Birthday John. Thanks for being there.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Meanwhile, <strong>Yoko Ono<\/strong>\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/yokoono\/status\/1843893434836508682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>X account<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0shared a picture of John and a young <strong>Sean Lennon<\/strong> blowing out candles on a birthday cake, wishing them both a happy birthday. Sean was also born Oct. 9, but in\u00a01975.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And official Beatles <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thebeatles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>social media accounts<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0shared some\u00a0drawings of Lennon, writing, \u201cThis year, we\u2019re celebrating with some beautiful images fans from around the world have created of John. Thank you to all the contributors who kindly allowed us to share their art.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Meanwhile, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginepeacetower.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Imagine Peace Tower<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\"> in Reykjavik, Iceland, will mark the late rocker\u2019s birthday by lighting the tower for the 18th time. The lighting will begin at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, with the song \u201cImagine\u201d playing as soon as the tower is lit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition, nine reimagined Meditation Mixes of<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Lennon\u2019s classic track \u201cMind Games\u201d have been released to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/johnlennon.lnk.to\/MindGamesMeditationMixesPR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>digital outlets<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\"> in honor of Lennon\u2019s birthday. They will also be available as a limited-edition three-LP crystal clear vinyl set on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Putland\/Getty Images Wednesday would have been John Lennon\u2019s 84th birthday and Paul McCartney took to social media to pay tribute to his friend and former Beatles bandmate. 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