John Lennon people attended the "John Sinclair Freedom Rally", a protest and benefit concert with contributions from Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Bob Seger, Bobby Seale of the Black Panther Party, and others. Lennon and Ono, backed by David Peel and Rubin, performed an acoustic set of four songs from their forthcoming "Some Time in New York City" album including "John Sinclair", whose lyrics called for his release. The day before the rally, the Michigan Senate passed a bill that significantly reduced the penalties for possession of marijuana and four days later Sinclair was released on an appeal bond. The performance was recorded and
Love (John Lennon song) Love (John Lennon song) "Love" is a song written and performed by John Lennon, originally released on his debut solo album "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" (1970). The song's theme is more upbeat than most of the songs on "Plastic Ono Band". The song first came out on Lennon's 1970 album "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band". Lennon considered releasing it as a single, but was dropped in favor of "Mother". However, "Love" received considerable airplay at the time from stations who hesitated at playing "Mother". "Love" later appeared on the compilation "The John Lennon Collection" (1982), and was released as a promotional