December 8th, 1980, the music world was shaken by the sudden death of former Beatle, John Lennon. People wondered, "What will happen now?" the same way people will when their world is drastically changed. Naturally, a full Beatles reunion was out of the question, though in 1995, the three surviving Beatles took some old tracks that John recorded in 1977 and used them to record, "Free as a Bird." However, in 1981, people clung fiercely to John Lennon's music, determined to never allow him to be forgotten.
In 1985, people stopped in their tracks to listen so something that they could not believe. It was John Lennons voice, but it was singing something new and unfamiliar. Was this some track he made years ago and now released? The problem with that is that the style was too modern. It was too... 1985ish.
Radio DJs soon assured the listening world that they were not hearing a ghost, but to Julian, the older son of John. With his face and voice, Julian could have passed easily as a younger version of his father.
People begged for the Beatles to get together and have Julian take the place where his father stood. Julian, very diplomatically, rejected the idea. He knew that those were awful large shoes to fill and he really didn't want to try, though he did mention the possibility of doing it once if it were for a charitable cause, but nothing came of that.
He also wanted to pursue his music career in his own right. Although there are some who will say that he only became famous because of his father, that's all bunk. Julian is a good musician and did well by himself.
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