Although the exhibition had not yet begun, Lennon wanted to hammer a nail into the clean board, but Ono stopped him.

Although he used the name John Ono Lennon thereafter, official documents referred to him as John Winston Ono Lennon, since he was not permitted to revoke a name given at birth.

Although the song was written by Lennon during his tenure with the Beatles it was both written and recorded without the help of the band and released as Lennon's first independent single under the " Plastic Ono Band " moniker.

Although " Eight Days a Week " and " What You're Doing " are well regarded by many fans, they were regarded negatively by their creators: McCartney dismissed " What You're Doing " as " a bit of filler ... Maybe it's a better recording than it is a song ...", while Lennon referred to " Eight Days a Week " in a 1980 interview with Playboy magazine as " lousy ".

Although most of the songs on any given Beatles album are usually credited to the Lennon – McCartney songwriting team, that description is often misleading, and rarely more so than on The Beatles.

Although it has been reported that Lennon wrote " I am the Walrus " to confuse those who tried to interpret his songs, there have been many attempts to analyse the meaning of the lyrics.

) Although credited to " Lennon – McCartney ", the song was written solely by McCartney.

Although Lennon once said of the song that he " wasn't proud of that " and " I was just going through the motions ," in 1980 he described it as " pure, like a painting, a pure watercolour.

Although McCartney originally wrote the song for Julian Lennon, John Lennon thought it had actually been written for him:

Although Lennon receives the sole credit as the song's author, multiple reports indicate that Ono, as well as Allen Klein, Lennon's manager, also contributed lyrics.

Although Lennon would lament this period, he did not do so in private.

Although it failed to chart in the United Kingdom, Acoustic reached # 31 in the United States, becoming John Lennon's best charting posthumous US release since 1988's Imagine: John Lennon soundtrack.

Although Lennon and McCartney often wrote independently — and many Beatles songs are primarily the work of one or the other — it was rare that a song would be completed without some input from both writers.

* Although Lennon said that McCartney helped only with " the middle eight " ( implying a short section ) of " In My Life ", McCartney has said that he wrote the entire melody, taking inspiration from Smokey Robinson songs.

Although technically the first " solo " single released by a member of The Beatles while the band was still intact, the artist credit was to the Plastic Ono Band, not John Lennon.

Although the sessions for " I Want You ( She's So Heavy )" and " The End " in August 1969 were the last where all four Beatles were present in the recording studio, " I Me Mine " was the last new song recorded by the Beatles, albeit without Lennon, until the " Free as a Bird "/" Real Love " reunion sessions in 1994.

Although Peter Brown believed that Lennon's source for the lyric was the Tibetan Book of the Dead itself, which, he said, Lennon read whilst consuming LSD, George Harrison later stated that the idea for the lyrics came from Leary's, Alpert's and Metzner's book and Paul McCartney confirmed this, stating that he and Lennon had visited the newly opened Indica bookshop — Lennon was looking for a copy of The Portable Nietzsche — and Lennon had found a copy of The Psychedelic Experience that contained the lines: " When in doubt, relax, turn off your mind, float downstream ".

Although credited to Lennon – McCartney, it was composed solely by Paul McCartney.

Although it sounded very much like an electric guitar, Lennon actually played it on an acoustic-electric guitar ( a Gibson model J-160E ), employing the guitar's onboard pickup.

Although they denied wrongdoing, David Sarnoff and RCA managed to get the FCC to move the FM radio spectrum from 42-50 MHz, to 88-108 MHz, while getting new low-powered community television stations allocated to a new Channel 1 in the 44-50 MHz range.

Although the Soviet government denied these charges as recently as 1987, in recent years the Russian government has acknowledged the practice.

Although it is often conjectured that the name HAL was based on a one-letter shift from the name IBM, this has been denied by both Clarke and 2001 director Stanley Kubrick.

Although this was denied, a child was born in that year before Lucrezia's marriage to Alfonso of Aragon.

Although Juan Perón encouraged the actions of José López Rega, supported the right-wing unionists and denied preferential promotions to the Montoneros, they thought that his actions were simply a strategic masquerade, and that he actually supported the Montoneros ' projects.

Although officially denied by the Nigerian government, Nigeria is known to have also provided secret military training at the Kaduna first mechanized army division and provided other material support to Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe's guerrilla forces during the Rhodesian Bush War ( Renamed Zimbabwe in 1979 ) of independence against white minority rule of Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith which was armed and financed by the regime in South Africa.

Although PAGAD's leadership denied involvement, PAGAD's G-Force, operating in small cells, was believed responsible for killing a large number of gang leaders, and also for a bout of urban terrorism — particularly bombings — in Cape Town.

Although it is debated whether Henry VII was a great king, he certainly was a successful one if only because he restored the nation's finances, strengthened the judicial system and successfully denied all other claimants to the throne, thus further securing it for his heir.

Although RCA denied the request, Jennings and The Waylors went to Los Angeles and recorded with Mansfield at his expense.

Although denied a spot at the fair, Buffalo Bill Cody decided to come to Chicago anyway, setting up his Wild West show just outside the edge of the exposition.

Although she was quoted by a 1997 Time magazine article as saying she was germophobic, Diaz specifically denied this on the June 26, 2009, edition of Real Time with Bill Maher, saying that a small comment she made 12 years earlier regarding public bathroom doorknobs was distorted out of proportion.

Although nothing further was proven and Edward denied he had committed adultery, the suggestion of impropriety was damaging.

Although many Chinese lament the strong importance of guanxi in their culture, they still consider guanxi as a Chinese element that should not be denied.

Although he denied it, he lost a trial when he attacked Le Monde newspaper on charges of defamation, following accusations by the newspaper that he had used torture.

Although considered an excellent navigator, Columbus wrecked the Santa María during the initial voyage of 1492, the flagship of his fleet ; he proved a poor administrator and was stripped of the governorship in 1500 ; he was jailed for six weeks upon returning to Spain ; yet Ferdinand and Isabel financed his fourth voyage to the New World, but denied him the governorship of the land.

Although the provincial chief expressed sorrow for the killings and offered to compensate the victims ’ families, they resolutely denied that government forces were responsible for the killings and blamed the Viet Cong.

Although the Indonesian government denied ordering this offensive, they were widely condemned for failing to prevent it.

Although Maddox had been involved in providing intelligence support for South Vietnamese attacks at Hòn Mê and Hòn Ngư, Johnson denied, in his testimony before Congress, that the U. S. Navy had supported South Vietnamese military operations in the Gulf.

Although a leftist at the time of the Hollywood blacklist, Bezzerides denied any conscious intention for this meaning in his script.

Although the Serbian government has denied that any of their nationals are currently serving as mercenary soldiers in North Africa, five such men have been captured by anti-Gaddafi rebels in Tripoli and several others have also allegedly fought during the Second Battle of Benghazi.

Although they were reported drifting apart in his last year, an accusation Lorenz has denied, they were still living together at the time of his death.

Although McKie denied having been inside the house, she was arrested in a dawn raid the following year and charged with perjury.

Although the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) acknowledged that a foul had occurred and tapes from a German television station clearly demonstrated that Ryun was tripped, U. S. appeals to have Ryun reinstated in the competition were denied by the IOC.

Although both Brooks and director Bud Schaetzle publicly denied that the video was crafted specifically to foster debate, its banning shed light on Nashville's conservative programming practices and brought attention to Brooks ' developing sense of showmanship.

Although the Lenape denied the charges, the militia held a council and voted to kill them.