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"India, India"
Song by John Lennon
from the album John Lennon Signature Box
Released5 October 2010
Recorded1980 [1]
Genre Rock
Length3:07
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) John Lennon
Producer(s) John Lennon

"India, India" is a song written by John Lennon and recorded in 1980, [1] but not released until 2010's John Lennon Signature Box. The song, with " I Don't Want to Lose You", [2] was also featured in the 2005 musical Lennon.

History

This song was originally written for the un-made 1970s play, "The Ballad of John and Yoko". [3] "India, India" was one of two previously unreleased songs issued on the John Lennon Signature Box in 2010 (the other was "One of the Boys"). The song was inspired by The Beatles' stay in India in 1968. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "John Lennon: India, India". beatlesbible.com. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Lennon's 'India, India' on Broadway". ApunKaChoice. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  3. ^ "The Beatles -India (super rare John Lennon's demo)". Electric Bill Freedom. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  4. ^ Johan van Slooten. "'Take me to your heart' – how John Lennon fell for India". Radio Netherlands Worldwide. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.