john lennon just like starting over - john lennon just like starting over

What this video is

Filmed on November 26, 1980 — 12 days before John Lennon's murder — this promotional video represents one of the final documented moving-image records of Lennon as a working artist. The song marked his return to music after five years of self-imposed retirement to raise his son Sean. Released on Geffen Records as the lead single from Double Fantasy (his collaborative album with Yoko Ono), the track was chosen by…

Why it matters

This video documents the twilight of the classic rock album-promotional-clip era, predating MTV's August 1981 launch. It exemplifies the intimate, performance-centered promotional film format of the late 1970s–early 1980s, contrasting sharply with the high-concept video aesthetic that would soon…