New York City (John Lennon and Yoko Ono song) Urish call this version "rousing" and claim it makes them wonder why the song was not released as a single at the time. "New York City" was edited down to a one-minute segment intended for use in the film "" for scenes in which Lennon and Ono were in New York City. The segment was included on a work print of the film from 11 February 1988 but was excluded from the final release of the film. Two acts associated with Lennon at the time of the song's release recorded related songs about Lennon and Ono around the same time.
John Lennon In 2002, the airport in Lennon's home town was renamed the Liverpool John Lennon Airport. On what would have been Lennon's 70th birthday in 2010, the John Lennon Peace Monument was unveiled in Chavasse Park, Liverpool, by Cynthia and Julian Lennon. The sculpture, entitled "Peace & Harmony", exhibits peace symbols and carries the inscription "Peace on Earth for the Conservation of Life · In Honour of John Lennon 1940–1980". In December 2013, the International Astronomical Union named one of the craters on Mercury after Lennon. The Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership is regarded as one of the most influential and successful of