Steel and Glass
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"Steel and Glass" is a song written and performed by John Lennon, released on his 1974 album Walls and Bridges. A dark folk song,[2] it has been interpreted as an attack on Lennon's former business manager Allen Klein but others argue Lennon was in fact addressing the song to himself, in a similar fashion to the Beatles' track "Nowhere Man".[3][4]
Quick Facts Song by John Lennon, from the album Walls and Bridges ...
"Steel and Glass" | |
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Song by John Lennon | |
from the album Walls and Bridges | |
Published | Lennon Music/ATV Music |
Released | 26 September 1974 |
Recorded | July – August 1974 |
Genre | Rock • Folk Rock[1] |
Length | 4:37 |
Label | Apple |
Songwriter(s) | John Lennon |
Producer(s) | John Lennon |
Walls and Bridges track listing | |
12 tracks |
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The song contains a lick performed by violins and horns in the chorus that is reminiscent of Lennon's song "How Do You Sleep?", an attack on his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney.[3][5]