1419 – John Lennon – Steel and glass (1974)

Escrita por John Lennon, foi gravada em julho e agosto de 1974 e lançada em 26 de setembro de 1974 no disco Walls and Bridges. Fala sobre o antigo business manager de John, Allen Klein. Tem violinos e sopros e o estilo do refrão parece com How do you sleep?, que havia sido um ataque à Paul McCartney. John cantou e tocou violão. Nicky Hopkins tocou piano. Jesse Ed Davis tocou guitarra. Eddie Mottau tocou violão. Ken Ascher tocou clavinet. Klaus Voorman tocou baixo. Arthur Jenkins tocou percussão. Jim Keltner tocou bateria. Boby Keys, Steve Madaio, Howard Johnson, Ron Aprea e Frank Vacari tocaram os sopros.

A letra:

(This is a story about your friend and mine
Who is it, who is it, who is it?)

There you stand with your L.A. tan
And your New York walk and your New York talk
You're mother left you when you were small
But you're gonna wish you wasn't born at all

Steel and glass, steel and glass
Steel and glass, steel and glass

Your phone don't ring, no one answers your call
How does it feel to be off the wall

Well your mouthpiece squawks as he spreads your lies
But you can't pull strings if your hands are tied

Well your teeth are clean but your mind is capped
You leave your smell like an alley cat

Steel and glass, steel and glass
Steel and glass, steel and glass

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