| 1 | * {{Blooper}}: Over the course of its duration "Working Class Hero" speeds up considerably, probably on account of Lennon not working with a drummer or a click track (and becoming angrier and angrier while he was singing.) To notice this, play the song on an [=MP3=] player until it's about 3/4 over and then go straight back to the beginning. (This may be a ThrowItIn as well, since it would've reflected Lennon's mental state.) |
| 2 | * CreatorBreakdown: Lennon wrote the album while undergoing primal therapy, a scientifically illegitimate form of therapy that entails reenacting past traumas and venting out the pain of them through nonverbal vocalizations (hence the alternative name of "primal ''scream'' therapy"). The influence of the treatment is very much present on the album, which presents a surprisingly personal look into Lennon's own troubled past. The actual making of the album somehow subverted this, as Lennon was reported to be rather upbeat throughout its recording, although he did have moments where he would become emotional. |
| 3 | * DuelingWorks: The album is often compared with ''Music/McCartney'', Paul's 1970 solo outing following the Beatles' breakup, and Music/AllThingsMustPass, George's solo debut album also in 1970. Each album features raw songwriting and emotional vulnerability as the artists try to find their own identity. |
| 4 | * ReferencedBy: |
| 5 | ** The track "Mother" served as the namesake of Creator/ShigesatoItoi[='=]s critically-acclaimed [[VideoGame/{{Mother}} trilogy of RPGs]] of the same name; Itoi describes himself as having been moved to tears by the song, being able to relate to Lennon's experiences of [[DisappearedDad growing up without a father.]] |
| 6 | ** Music/{{U2}}'s "God Part II" from ''Music/RattleAndHum'' is meant to be a sequel song to "God", with lead singer Bono listing things he does not believe in. Unlike "God", however, "God Part II" does not reference or disavow God, thanks to Bono being Catholic. |
| 7 | ** Music/DavidBowie: |
| 8 | *** ''Music/{{Tin Machine|Album}}'' features a CoverVersion of "Working Class Hero"; Bowie and his bandmates got the idea to record it after a visit from Julian Lennon. |
| 9 | *** Bowie's 2002 song [[Music/{{Heathen}} "Afraid"]] includes the line "I believe in Beatles" in its first pre-chorus, playing off the infamous line "I don't believe in Beatles" in "God". |
| 10 | ** Creator/CoreyFeldman recorded a CoverVersion of "Working Class Hero" as the closing track of his 2016 album ''Music/AngelicToTheCore''. |
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