The U.S. vs. John Lennon The U.S. vs. John Lennon The U.S. vs. John Lennon is a 2006 documentary film about English musician John Lennon's transformation from a member of The Beatles to a rallying anti-war activist striving for world peace during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The film also details the attempts by the United States government under President Richard Nixon to silence him. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in New York City and Los Angeles, California on 15 September 2006, and had
Mind Games (John Lennon album) on "Mind Games", "Meat City" contains a Lennon curse, "Fuck a pig!", sped up and backwards, while the mix used as the B-side to the "Mind Games" single gave the same treatment to the phrase "Check the album!" "Rock and Roll People" was also recorded during the album's sessions and given to Johnny Winter for his "John Dawson Winter III" album. Lennon's version remained unreleased until 1986's posthumous "Menlove Ave." album. Tony King, vice-president of Apple Records in Los Angeles at the time, convinced Lennon to promote "Mind Games", arranging interviews for Lennon with "Billboard" and "Record World". He also