The song John Lennon would have given anything to have written

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John Lennon always talked about the composers he had as referents, to whom he somehow aspired to be. Not only Chuck Berry or Eddie Cochran, but even his contemporaries. Known is the influence that Bob Dylan’s The Freewheel’ (1963) album caused on him. So much so that he risked with compositions that sought to replicate the style of the Minnesota Bardo, such as You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (1965), included in The Beatles’ Help! album. Althou…