Watch rare John Lennon-directed footage in ‘Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)’ video
A new John Lennon music video for ‘Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)’ has featured intimate home video footage shot by the musician himself – watch it down below.
‘Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)’ was originally released on Lennon’s solo album ‘Mind Games’, which was shared by The Beatles guitarist in 1973.
The brand new video has been released to accompany the song’s fresh ‘ultimate mix’, which will appear on the upcoming ‘Mind Games’ box set that’s due out on July 12. It’s set to contain ‘ultimate mixes’ of every song on the albums, along with a variety of alternate mixes.
Now, fans can watch Lennon’s directing skills with home video footage shot by the musician on a Sony Portapak in 1973. Taken just as he moved into his new NYC apartment with Yoko Ono, scenes of his apartment, Central Park, Ono and Lennon himself can be watched in the music video. Take a look below:
NME spoke to Backbeat director Iain Softley for the 30th anniversary of the film, in which he shared his thoughts on Lennon’s bisexuality.
“The film shows you the jealousy, you know, because John was fascinated by, not just by Stuart, but by Astrid as well,” he said. “So it was taking John’s attention away from Paul, and Paul obviously saw the two of them [Lennon and McCartney] as being at the centre of the band and his ambition for the band was mainly being compromised.”
He added: “He also, Stuart, was very attractive, and they were very close, and, you know, when you’re kind of like that close, you might be having sex with two different people in the same room, but it means that you’re kind of like sharing that moment in some [symbolic, at least] way. So I think that there’s a kind of [bisexual] element in that.”
Meanwhile, a guitar used by both John Lennon and George Harrison in the movie Help! has sold for a record-breaking amount at auction.
After being lost for 50 years, the guitar headed to auction in New York, and has now sold for a record-breaking $2.9million (£2.3m), after originally being predicted to sell for between $600,000-$800,000 (£485,000-£647,000).
In other Beatles news, drummer Ringo Starr recently gave the newly restored Let It Be documentary his seal of approval, despite previously claiming that there was “not a lot of joy” in it.
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