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The Words & Music of
“John Lennon’s Glasses”
Part concert – Part story – All heart
What do you get when you mix a surreal road trip, a folk-rock concert, and a little help from John Lennon’s ghost? The Words & Music of “John Lennon’s Glasses”! Join Jim and Kathy Ocean for a one-of-a-kind, live music-infused readers’ theater performance that’s equal parts moving, cosmic, and just plain fun.
When words sing and music tells a story
Bringing the novel to life
The Words & Music of John Lennon’s Glasses is no ordinary author event—it’s a magical mystery tour through story, song, and the resilience of the human spirit. Singer-songwriters and authors Jim and Kathy Ocean invite audiences into their novel, John Lennon’s Glasses, a surreal adventure that asks: What if Lennon’s vision for a better world didn’t end in 1980? Blending speculative fiction with rock ‘n’ roll mythology, the Oceans bring their book to life through dramatic readings, original music central to the plot, and a few Beatles classics.
Part concert, part literary reading, and part immersive storytelling, this performance is a genre-defying celebration of imagination, music, and renewal. Audiences are swept into a road trip across America (and beyond) when a disillusioned songwriter who, guided by Lennon’s spirit, confronts a force trying to silence music forever.
Alongside the story, Jim and Kathy’s original thought-rocking folk songs punctuate the performance. The result is a multi-layered experience where narrative and melody merge, echoing the transformative power of music at the heart of the book.
At once playful, poignant, and provocative, The Words & Music of “John Lennon’s Glasses” invites audiences to laugh, reflect, and be moved. Whether you’re a lifelong Beatles fan, a lover of new fiction, or simply someone who believes in the power of music to change the world, this performance offers an unforgettable evening of story and song that will resonate long after the final note.
Featuring original music by Jim & Kathy Ocean
Listen to The Lennon Song – the tune that inspired the novel
Original songs mentioned or alluded to in the novel
Featuring songs “written by” main character, Jimmy Drake, during the course of the story
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Part concert, part story—an unforgettable celebration of music and imagination
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About The Oceans
Jim and Kathy Ocean are writers, musicians, producers and cultural activists on a mission to bring people together through music.
The Lennon Song
by Jim Ocean
© 2009, Jim Ocean Music
Love stays on
Love stays here
Everything else disappears
If life's a fire
Love is rain
Life's getting colder, but
Love brings a flame.
Someone told me love is trying to wake your sleeping heart
Someone told me love is waiting at the center of a star
It's all you need, but you need it all . . .
Love has space
Love has room
There is a place for
Love in you
Love is large
Love has lungs
Life isn't over
Til love is sung
Someone told me love is trying to ignite itself in you
Someone told me love is trying to excite your destiny
And love will merge cross the universe . . .
Love is close
Love is near
If you don't feel it
You're living in fear
Cause fear gets all
That love can't find
So see with your heart
And open your mind
Someone told me love is going to release all prisoners
Someone told me love is all you really needed from this earth
The love you make is equal to the . . .
Love stays on
Love stays here
Everything else disappears