A horn arrangement was overdubbed on 5 September, but this was ultimately deleted from the released version of the song. "I'm Losing You" was first recorded with the Double Fantasy session musicians on 18 August 1980, but Lennon was dissatisfied with this performance, and thus a third recording was made on 26 August, which was released on Double Fantasy. The Cheap Trick version was eventually released on John Lennon Anthology, albeit without an overdubbed guitar part played by Nielsen.
However, when the Double Fantasy version of "I'm Losing You" was recorded, the version with Cheap Trick's backing was played through the session musicians' headphones to help inspire their performances. Lennon was impressed enough with their performance that Lennon told Carlos that he wished Nielsen had been his 2nd guitarist for " Cold Turkey", but ultimately this version was not included on Double Fantasy (nor was the Cheap Trick-backed version of "I'm Moving On".) Possible reasons for their exclusions are that Cheap Trick's management may have wanted too much money, or that Lennon believed that the performances were more "heavy" than he wanted.
They also recorded a version of Yoko Ono's " I'm Moving On", which is a companion piece to "I'm Losing You". A version was recorded on 12 August 1980 with Cheap Trick's guitarist Rick Nielsen and drummer Bun E. Producer Jack Douglas originally suggested that Lennon use Cheap Trick as the backing band to play on the song.
This version, part of which appeared on The Lost Lennon Tapes, was played on acoustic guitar with a drum machine, and Lennon overdubbed additional guitar and vocal parts. Lennon recorded an early demo version of "I'm Losing You" in July 1980. According to rock journalist Paul Du Noyer, "Stranger's Room" was written in 1978. Īn earlier version of the song was entitled "Stranger's Room". Īuthors Ken Bielen and Ben Urish say that the "big" drum sound and guitar part help create a "tense atmosphere", and liken the drum sound to production styles that became common later in the decade. Shortly after writing the song, Lennon explained to son Sean that he was often indecisive as a result of the pain he suffered when having to choose which parent to live with when his parents separated.
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This is a reference to the title of the 1945 movie The Valley of Decision. Īnother line from the song is "here in the valley of indecision/I don't know what to do". In another line, "do you still have to carry that cross?", the singer uses The Passion as a metaphor for his lover's refusal to forgive him. It is left ambiguous whether the stranger is someone other than his lover, or whether the stranger is actually his lover, to whom he has become so alienated that she seems like a stranger. The opening line in the song has the singer wondering why he went to the room of a "stranger" for comfort. And Lennon has confirmed that although the song was originally inspired by his feelings over the phone call, it also expresses his feelings about losing Yoko Ono during their 18-month separation (i.e., his lost weekend) as well as other losses, including the loss of his mother, which was the subject of several songs on John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. Music critic Johnny Rogan also sees similarities with songs written during his mid-70s separation from Yoko Ono, when many the Walls and Bridges songs were written. According to pop historian Robert Rodriguez, the candidness of Lennon's exploration of his feelings give the song a potency that recalls songs from John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Walls and Bridges. He also claims that those mistakes occurred long ago. The lyrics acknowledge that the relationship is in trouble, and Lennon admits that he has hurt his wife, but he also resents the fact that she won't let him live down his mistakes. His annoyance became a jumping off point for a deeper examination of the state of his marriage. Lennon completed "I'm Losing You" in 1980 while in Bermuda after trying to call wife Yoko Ono but not being able to get through.
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