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
Murder of John Lennon in 2016. It sold for £31,000. Leibovitz's photo of a naked Lennon embracing his wife, taken on the day of the murder, was the cover of "Rolling Stone"s 22 January 1981 issue, most of which was dedicated to articles, letters and photographs commemorating Lennon's life and death. In 2005, the American Society of Magazine Editors ranked it as the top magazine cover of the last 40 years. Several films dramatizing the murder of Lennon have been released, all more than 25 years after the event. These include: Murder of John Lennon John Lennon was an English musician who gained worldwide