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JUNE 12, 2007

Video flashback: Julian Lennon

Here's a video from the old MTV days that will surely rattle your brain cages. (Look carefully for cameos by Joe Piscopo, Jami Gertz and Michael J. Fox.)

"Stick Around" could have been Julian Lennon's biggest hit, depending on which chart you consider more important. "Too Late for Goodbyes" charted higher on the US Hot 100, but "Stick Around" was tops on the US Mainstream Rock chart. Go figure.

Julian was the first son of Beatle John Lennon, and it was his childhood watercolor painting of a girl in his class that inspired the song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." (And after his parents divorced, it was Paul McCartney who wrote "Hey Jude" -- originally "Hey Jules" -- to console young Julian.)

Lennon Julian's music career didn't survive the '80s. But rumor has it that he's working on a new album for release this year. Check out his myspace.com page for some song samples.

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