Other than being an early punk single from Canada, one of the reasons my 45 sells for what it does is because of the John Lennon cover on the B side, a punk version of the classic Working Class Hero. Though many think this is a 1979 Vancouver single, I was actually in The Reactors in Vancouver that year, while Joe College and the Rulers existed only during the spring and summer of 1980.
A few months after we pressed that single, Marianne Faithful released her heartfelt version of the song, and within another two months John had been killed.
The following is one of the last few songs John wrote and recorded:
Watching The Wheels
by John Lennon
Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin
When I say that I'm o.k. well they look at me kind of strange
Surely you're not happy now you no longer play the game
People say I'm lazy dreaming my life away
Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me
When I tell them that I'm doing fine watching shadows on the wall
Don't you miss the big time boy you're no longer on the ball
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
Ah, people asking questions lost in confusion
Well I tell them there's no problem, only solutions
Well they shake their heads and they look at me as if I've lost my mind
I tell them there's no hurry
I'm just sitting here doing time
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go
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