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14 tracks
Side one "(Just Like) Starting Over" "Kiss Kiss Kiss" "Cleanup Time" "Give Me Something" "I'm Losing You" "I'm Moving On" "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" Side two "Watching the Wheels" "Yes, I'm Your Angel" "Woman" "Beautiful Boys" "Dear Yoko" "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him" "Hard Times Are Over"

"Watching the Wheels" is a single by John Lennon released posthumously in 1981 after his murder. It was the third and final single released from Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy album, and reached #10 in the U.S and #30 in the UK.

In "Watching the Wheels" Lennon addresses those who were confounded by his "househusband" years, 1975-1980. During this period, he "retired" from the music industry to concentrate on raising his son Sean with Yoko.

The song features a hammered dulcimer accompanying the lead piano.^[1]

The B-side features Yoko's "Yes, I'm Your Angel."

The photograph on the cover was taken by Paul Goresh, a fan of Lennon who also took the infamous photo of Lennon signing a copy of Double Fantasy for his killer, Mark David Chapman. Both photos were taken at the same place, in front of the Dakota building, which was the site of his 1980 shooting. Later, Chapman was recorded in police custody reciting a line "People say I'm Crazy" from the song. This clip was used by the band EMF for the track "Lies" on their 1991 album Schubert Dip, though immediate protests from Yoko prompted the sample's removal on subsequent pressings.

The acoustic demo of "Watching the Wheels" is featured in the ending credits to the 2009 film Funny People.

Cover versions

The song has been covered by Gwen Guthrie (1992), The Samples (1997), Matisyahu for the benefit album Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur (2007), and Charly Garcia under the name "Mirando las ruedas" for his album Kill Gil (2010).

References

^ Double Fantasy liner notes

External links

Song on Youtube

v · d · eJohn Lennon singles discography

1960s	1969: "Give Peace a Chance" / "Remember Love" · "Cold Turkey" / "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for a Hand in the Snow)"

1970s	1970: "Instant Karma!" / "Who Has Seen the Wind?" · "Mother" / "Why" 1971: "Power to the People" / "Open Your Box" (UK) · "Power to the People" / "Touch Me" (US) · "Imagine" / "It's So Hard" (US) · "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" / "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" 1972: "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" / "Sisters O Sisters" 1973: "Mind Games" / "Meat City" 1974: "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" / "Beef Jerky" 1975: "#9 Dream" / "What You Got" · "Stand by Me" / "Move Over Ms. L" (UK) · "Imagine" / "Working Class Hero" (UK) 1977: "Stand by Me" / "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" (US)

1980s	1980: "(Just Like) Starting Over" / "Kiss Kiss Kiss" 1981: "Woman" / "Beautiful Boys" · "Watching the Wheels" / "Yes, I'm Your Angel" (US) · "Watching the Wheels" / "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" (UK) 1982: "Love" / "Give Me Some Truth" 1984: "Nobody Told Me" / "O' Sanity" · "Borrowed Time" / "Your Hands" · "I'm Stepping Out" / "Sleepless Night" · "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him" / "It's Alright" 1985: "Jealous Guy" / "Going Down on Love"

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