New York City (John Lennon and Yoko Ono song) New York City (John Lennon and Yoko Ono song) "New York City" is a song written by John Lennon that was first released on Lennon's and Yoko Ono's 1972 album " Some Time in New York City". "New York City" was inspired by Lennon's move to New York City and by the people he met in the city. He began writing the song soon after moving there in 1971, and a few weeks after his move he had completed the first verse, although the rest of the song was only a sketch. An early version was used in Lennon's and
Imagine: John Lennon (soundtrack) Imagine: John Lennon (soundtrack) Imagine: John Lennon is a soundtrack album of popular music compiled for the 1988 documentary film "" from songs written or co-written by John Lennon. Originally released that year as a double album, it now remains available on one CD. Bridging his two musical phases together, as a member of the Beatles and a solo artist (similar to George Harrison's earlier "The Best of George Harrison"), "Imagine: John Lennon" is a career-spanning collection of Lennon's many musical highlights. In addition there are a couple of heretofore unreleased recordings: an acoustic demo of "Real Love" taped in