Kevin
I think you did very well with this, even getting pretty darn close to sounding like Lennon's voice.
I posted another Lennon themed song  currently on the forum and I focused more on his lyrics. Didn't think of using chord progressions that Lennon might have used. Seems like you also used similar vocal fx to bring out his sound? Nicely done.

Thank you, Bjorn! I think I may have doubled the vocals to thicken which is something Lennon did reflexively with his vocal tracks. What's the name of the thread, I'd like to give it a listen.

Kevin,
This is a remarkably good sim of a John Lennon song from top to bottom. The accompaniment is basic, very much like it is on his solo albums, esp Plastic Ono.. The linear melody is dead on (Paul's tunes tended to have a lot movement with even octave jumps). The lyric has the biting quality JL's had. 
 
The topper is the vocal- it sounds like you could make some extra dough doing a John Lennon tribute act. 
 
Good stuff
 
Bert
 

Thanks Bert! Plastic Ono Band is one of my favorite periods in his career. I find relatively easy to be just about anybody but myself. :)

I'm a HUGE Lennon fan.  I think you have captured the essence, style and vocal mannerisms of John pretty well.  Nice work, bro.  The instrumentation and arrangement is very Lennon-ish.  
 
Ok, one little nit.....it ends awfully quickly.  I can see John having more of a hook type of ending.  

Very nice Kevin - the hook is still going round my head

michaelhanson
I'm a HUGE Lennon fan.  I think you have captured the essence, style and vocal mannerisms of John pretty well.  Nice work, bro.  The instrumentation and arrangement is very Lennon-ish.  
 
Ok, one little nit.....it ends awfully quickly.  I can see John having more of a hook type of ending.  

Thanks for spending some time with it, Michael, it's good to hear that I got done what I was trying to do. ;) Now I have to go study Lennon's song endings, lol.

I'd say thumbs up to the Lennonness, and I liked the guitar tone and playing. The overall mix balance could be fiddled with, it is on the bright trebly side. Do you have an "aural exciters" on this? You might excite those aurals a little less if so.
 
FWIW I liked and appreciated Lennon but musically and compositionally I'm more of a McCartney guy, so take that into account! :)
 
cheers,
-Tom

I tend toward trebliness owing to some upper range hearing loss, it's a tendency that I have to be vigilant for. I have to have my wife review stuff to have any hope that things will sound good for normal people. McCartney rocks, I love his solo work too. Saw him in '76 on his first Wings American tour and he was just incredible.

BIAB/mix aside, I do hear the Lennon influence in this one, particularly at the beginning and during the last section.  Overall, for me it has more of a solo Lennon vibe vs. his work in the Beatles.   Oh, and the guitar licks were nice as well, smooth and well placed.