Skywriting by Word of Mouth
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Skywriting by Word of Mouth is the third, and last, book written by John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...

. Subtitled "and Other Writings Including the Ballad of John and Yoko", it was published posthumously in 1986 and included an afterword
Afterword
An afterword is a literary device that is often found at the end of a piece of literature. It generally covers the story of how the book came into being, or of how the idea for the book was developed....

 by his widow, Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...

. Like his other works, it contains miscellaneous writings and cartoons.

The book includes Lennon's autobiography (titled "The Ballad of John and Yoko", also the title of a song), in which he talks about the Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

' break-up ("I started the band. I disbanded it.") and says that he has no hard feelings against his former bandmates: "Paul
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...

, George
George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...

, and It's Only Ringo
Ringo Starr
Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...

. I bear them no ill will."

Lennon mentioned the manuscript in a 1980 Playboy interview: "At one point (during his five-year "retirement" from music)... I wrote about two hundred pages of mad stuff." The manuscript was stolen from the Lennons' apartment in 1982, and later recovered in 1986, when Ono had it published.

Contents

  • The Ballad of John and Yoko
"All We Were Saying Was Give Peace a Chance
Give Peace a Chance
"Give Peace a Chance" is a song written by John Lennon, originally under the moniker Lennon–McCartney, released as a single in 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records, catalogue Apple 13 in the United Kingdom, Apple 1809 in the United States. It is the first solo single issued by Lennon, and...

"
"We'd All Love to See the Plan
Revolution (song)
"Revolution" is a song by The Beatles written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The Beatles released two distinct arrangements of the song in 1968: a hard rock version as the B-side of the single "Hey Jude", and a slower version titled "Revolution 1" on the eponymous album The Beatles...

"
"We Fought the Law and the Law Lost
I Fought the Law
"I Fought the Law" is a song written by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets and became popularized by a cover by the Bobby Fuller Four, which went on to become a top-ten hit for the band in 1966 and was also recorded by The Clash in 1979...

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"The Mysterious Smell of Roses"

  • Two Virgins

  • An Alphabet

  • Skywriting by Word of Mouth
Skywriting by Word of Mouth
Subtitled "Lucy in the Scarf with Diabetics"
Up Yours
Puma Eats Coast Guard
Puma Eats Scapegoat
Spare Me the Agony of Your Birth Control
"Demented in Denmark"
"It Nearly Happened in Rome"
"A Paradox and a Matching Sweater, Please"
"The Air Hung Thick Like a Hustler's Prick"
"A Conspiracy of Silence Speaks Louder Than Words"
"Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Killer Whale"
"The Art of Deception Is in the Eye of the Beholder"
"Be Were Wolf of Limitations," or..."The Spirit of Boogie Be Upon You"
"A Word in Your Orifice," or..."Bebe Seagull Bites Dust"
The Incredible Mediocre Rabbits
Europe on Five Camels a Day
"Death Is Switching Channels on TV"
Chapter 23 or 27: In Which a Harvard Graduate Faints at the Sight of Enlightenment
"Florence de Bortcha Has Nuptials"
Grueling Bi Centennial Scatters Entrails
"A Reason for Breathing"
"Hang This Garlick [sic!] Round Your Neck and You'll Never Marry"
Experts Dance at Soc Hop Ball
The Importance of Being Erstwhile
"Never Cross a Horse with a Loose Woman"
The Life of Reilly, by Ella Scott Fizgeraldine
Chapter 41: A Complete Change of Pacemaker
Never Underestimate the Power of Attorney
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