John Lennon made pact with Satan, says new book...

WND ^ | May 15th, 2009

[TaraP]

WASHINGTON – The Beatles meteoric rise, unprecedented in popular culture and unrivaled nearly four decades after the band broke up, is at least partly explained, says a new book, by a pact John Lennon made with the Devil.

In "The Lennon Prophecy," author Joseph Niezgoda reveals that Lennon himself, obsessed with the occult, magic, numerology and being bigger than Elvis Presley, confided in his friend Tony Sheridan that he made such a deal. The book also makes the case that the "death clues" long associated with Paul McCartney were actually subliminal messages hinting at Lennon's fate.

Written by a lifelong Beatles fan and musician, the book hypothesizes the pact was made just before the band experienced its first major successes and ended 20 years later with Lennon's assassination in New York by Mark David Chapman, who later claimed to have demons exorcized from him while serving his sentence for murder in Attica State Prison.

[theDentist]

What a dipstick.

[Perdogg]

Satan helped Pittsburgh defeat the Caps the other night.

[RexBeach]

Mr. Lennon wrote some terrific songs.

But he was softer than a sneaker full of Jello.

What a nut.

[dayglored]

And next I suppose we'll hear about great blues players making pacts with the Devil at a crossroads at midnight...

"Paging Mr. Robert Johnson, Robert Johnson, please pick up the red courtesy phone..."

We won't even discuss Eric Clapton.

[dfwgator]

John Lennon made pact with Satan, says new book...

I figured Yoko was the one who made the deal, seeing as how she was standing right next to John when he got six bullets in the chest, and not one single bullet for Yoko.

[counterpunch]

I always suspected Satan wrote I Am the Walrus!

[BlueStateBlues]

You know what, this may be correct. Just take a look at Paul McCartney’s song quality during his period with The Great Beast Lennon, and after the boys broke up. “Paul is dead” describes his post-1970 music.

And how else can you explain Yoko Ono?

[auntyfemenist]

Nothing like a good conspiracy theory. You would think the devil would be standing around every corner for all the people who would easily make such a deal. Such a silly story. I am sure the devil was involved somehow, but probably not on a contractual basis.

[DouglasKC]

The Beatles meteoric rise, unprecedented in popular culture and unrivaled nearly four decades after the band broke up, is at least partly explained, says a new book, by a pact John Lennon made with the Devil.

Hey can anyone think of any politician that has had a meteoric rise??

[dayglored]

> In "The Lennon Prophecy," author Joseph Niezgoda reveals that...

... he'll do anything for a buck and some publicity.

[Red in Blue PA]

Actually, Tommy Johnson made the same claim about a decade earlier though it is attributed entirely to Robert Johnson.

Either way, both were amazing (and no devil was involved).

[Tublecane]

“The Beatles meteoric rise, unprecedented in popular culture and unrivaled nearly four decades after the band broke up”

That’s debatable. I won’t deny the Beatles’ popularity, nor the its suddenness or longevity. But in the very least it was precedented by Elvis and rivaled by Michael Jackson. There are other popular acts in the world.

[Boiling Pots]

And he’ll crash and burn like all the other ones did.

[RichInOC]

Instant karma’s gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you’re gonna be dead

[wireman]

Satan would have been better off taking 10% and letting John stick around longer.

[Tublecane]

If anyone made the deal, it was McCartney. He’s a better songwriter, musician, singer, stage presence, self-promoter, etc.

[pnh102]

"Paging Mr. Robert Johnson, Robert Johnson, please pick up the red courtesy phone..."

You have to admit that Robert Johnson's story is quite interesting... 3 potential gravesites too!

[BlueStateBlues]

Elvis, maybe, but putting Michael Jackson in the Elvis-Beatles niche is a stretch IMHO.

[Puppage]

Yeah, because EVERY book needs to cite Mark David Chapman for confirmation.

[dayglored]

> You have to admit that Robert Johnson's story is quite interesting... 3 potential gravesites too!

Fascinating!

Robert Johnson on Wikipedia

[Callahan]

Yeah but Elvis got fat and Michael developed into a total freak. Nobody matches the Beatles level of commercial, artistic and critical success. And Lennon’s untimely death kind of sealed the capsule before they could really embarrass themselves as a group.

[Joe 6-pack]

Isn’t “meteoric rise” an oxymoron since meteors actually fall into the earth’s atmosphere?

[Just another Joe]

You would think the devil would be standing around every corner for all the people who would easily make such a deal.

Even Satan wants something back.
Your soul is a start, but only a start.
Think how many youngsters were affected by the Beatles, and John Lennon even after the Beatles broke up. (Think about the song "Imagine").

Satan wants the most he can get and that means that people with talent are worth more than your average neighborhood drunk.

[svcw]

What revelation? Didn't he talk about all the time?
Didn’t work out for him though.

[wireman]

Agreed. A HUGE stretch.

[BlueStateBlues]

How about that backwards track on Stairway to Heaven. .

And the best one by far, the You Tube expose of “Yes We Can”—reversed it comes out “Thank you Satan.” I guess “yes” backwards sounds out to “Satan” which doesn’t say much for the band “Yes”.

[dfwgator]

[TaraP]

Wasn’t a song played backwards saying *Paul is dead*?
Maybe you can do that on the Computer now...

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Mmmmmkay.

[Califreak]

That would explain her singing then.

Trance channeling of really irritating demons.

[ariamne]

John Lennon may have had some execrable left wing views, especially after he dumped his pretty first wife and young son for Yoko, (who incidently talked him into changing his middle name “Winston” to “Ono” because she thought Winston Churchill a war monger) but this devil stuff is just stupid. Unless of course Yoko Ono is the devil to whom he sold his soul? It sure wasn’t looks that drew him to her.

[Gator113]

“and being bigger than Elvis Presley”

Not in my book. John Lennon did a couple of tunes that I liked, but most of his work just didn’t work for me, but then I never smoked dope or took acid.

Unlike many, I didn’t like the Beetles then and I still don’t. I might have walked across the street to see them, but that’s only because thats where a good many girls were. ;>)

[nomad]

Judging from his personal opinions,I`d say he made a pact with his name sake,the other Lennin.Either way,he`s gone so to hell with him,pun intended.

[slumber1]

But in the very least it was precedented by Elvis and rivaled by Michael Jackson.

Using Elvis and Michael Jackson to argue against satanic involvement sort of undermines your case doesn't it?

[Las Vegas Ron]

We won't even discuss Eric Clapton.

Some have said the same about Page too

[Scythian]

Recorded song by Robert Johnson ==> HERE

[Puppage]

http://www.turnmeondeadman.net/IBP/Intro.php

[lafroste]

Wow. The dark ages are really trying to make a comeback.

[liege]

Fiddle players seem to be able to get out “contracts” with beelzebub okay.

[randog]

Yoko was just Satan’s minion keeping track of his property while on this earthly world. The pact was supposed to read, “....and John shall receive a comely lass companion for life...” which somehow got switched to, “...and John shall receive an ugly ass companion for life...”

[Tublecane]

“You know what, this may be correct. Just take a look at Paul McCartney’s song quality during his period with The Great Beast Lennon, and after the boys broke up. ‘Paul is dead’ describes his post-1970 music.”

Aside from George Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass,” which doesn’t count (because he had tunes saved up for a while), McCartney has far and away the best solo music. Nothing Lennon did can compare to “McCartney,” (Maybe I’m Amazed, Junk, Momma Miss America, Teddy Boy, The Lovely Linda), “Band on the Run,” (Band on the Run, Jet, Mrs. Vanderbilt, Let Me Roll It, Helen Wheels, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five) and “Ram,” (Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey, Ram On, Long Haired Lady, Back of My Car), in my opinion.

The fact is, none of them were as good after the Beatles as they were with. The real difference is that as a Beatle, McCartney was way ahead of everyone else ever since “Sgt. Pepper’s”.

Oh, and Imagine sucks.

[tgusa]

This is your brain on drugs, Lennon ....

[PzLdr]

“Revolution Number 666”?

[Gator113]

You couldn’t be more wrong.

Elvis still lives.... I’ve seen him.

[wireman]

Aside from the "McCartney" album, I thought his solo efforts were pap. "Silly Love Songs" sums up his post Beatles career.

He has gotten edgier in the last few years....

The best move the Beatles made was knowing when to quit before they became a parody of themselves - like the Stones.