Happy Birthday John Lennon. Today John Lennon would be 73 years old! Like most artists, he was very much inspired by his dreams. In fact his hit Dream #9, which ironically peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 list in 1974, was inspired by a dream. In an interview on the BBC in 1980 John said of his inspiration for the song…

“That’s what I call craftsmanship writing, meaning, you know, I just churned that out. I’m not putting it down, it’s just what it is, but I just sat down and wrote it, you know, with no real inspiration, based on a dream I’d had.”

According to John’s partner at the time, May Pang, the lyrics to the chorus “Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé” came to him in a dream…

“This was one of John’s favorite songs, because it literally came to him in a dream. He woke up and wrote down those words along with the melody. He had no idea what it meant, but he thought it sounded beautiful. John arranged the strings in such a way that the song really does sound like a dream. “

Here’s the video for you to enjoy.

To read about other iconic rock songs that came from dreams, go here.

books_all3You can put your dreams to use for you too because they are offering you wisdom, solutions and inspiration every single night… but first, you’ve got to learn their language!  My dream books will have you understanding your dreams in no time! Keep them by your bedside so you can easily figure out your dreams as soon as you wake from them. You’ll wonder why you didn’t get them sooner!

“The books came and I totally love them. I just finished interpreting my dream with them. This is pretty cool. The interpretation really answered a lot of things going on in my life.This is very interesting stuff. I am excited about it and thankful my dreams are going to make sense now and I can interpret them on my own. I love it I love it I love it.”   – Shellan, Fort McMurray, Alberta