Mind Games (Elements Mix) from The Ultimate Collection - Watch in 4K ♾

Yoko: John was trying to convey the message that we all play mind games but if we can play mind games why not make a positive future with it to play a positive mind game? I think ‘Mind Games’ is such an incredibly strong song. But at the time I think that people didn’t quite get the message because this was before its time. Now, people would understand it. I don’t think in those days people knew they were playing mind games anyway.

John: I was thinking of it in terms of guerrilla warfare. A mind guerrilla. A conceptual guerrilla. We all were playing them, whether we knew it or not. So I try to keep on projecting the dream of peace and love or whatever the cliché is because I prefer that. All I’m doing along with millions of others in all walks of life creatively or 'uncreatively', carpenters or artists is projecting the dream we’re all going to, whether it’s ‘go to the moon’, ‘fly in the air’ or ‘everybody happy’. Whatever the dream is, have the dream because I think we’ll get it. And if not, well, sod it. I won’t be around anyway!

Love is not just something that you stick on posters, or stick on the back of your car, or on the back of your jacket, or on a badge. I’m talking about real love. So I still believe that. Love is appreciation of other people and allowing them to be. Love is allowing somebody to be themselves and that’s what we do need.

Sources: Yoko Ono interview, UNCUT; John Lennon interviews with Tony Prince, Radio Luxembourg, December 1973 ; Patrick Snyder-Scumpy with Jack Breschard, Crawdaddy, March 1974; Ron Skoler, ROCK Magazine, August 1972.

MIND GAMES (Elements Mix)
Ken Ascher: organ
Written and Produced by John Lennon © Lenono Music
Recording Engineers (1973): Roy Cicala, Dan Barbiero
Assistant Engineers (1973): Dennis Ferrante, Richie Apuzzo, Ed Sprigg, Kevin Herron, Jimmy Iovine
Executive Producer (2024): Yoko Ono Lennon
Producer, Creative Director (2024): Sean Ono Lennon
Compilation Producer, Production Manager (2024): Simon Hilton
Mixed & Engineered by (2024): Sam Gannon
Stereo Mastering Engineer (2024): Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios.

ABOUT THE ELEMENTS MIXES
The Elements Mixes reduce the songs to the minimum amount of instruments possible. At most, only three instruments are heard at any time. With the focus taken away from John’s vocal, the delicacy and nuance of these performances is allowed to shine through.

Instrumental selections were made on a song-by-song basis – which instruments and performances should be highlighted and what other instruments would they work well together with to maintain an engaging listening experience with such a sparse arrangement.

These buried elements have now been opened up and are presented on a wider and brighter sound stage – to reveal deeper levels of detail and clarity, especially in the 5.1 Surround Sound and Dolby Atmos/Spatial Audio versions.

There were no set rules for any of the selections. It was just per song – what did we feel would be nice to isolate or show off, that might have escaped people’s initial listening experience.

Hopefully, after listening to these minimalist yet powerful Elements Mixes, when you return to listening to the Ultimate Mixes, you will begin to hear those details previously hidden in the album versions in a completely new way.

[rweckert]

That's just incredible. Extremely relaxing. Positive love.

[adolfilosofoprofesordefilo]

Marvellous and moreover connected lively to so many people. Regards from Almería, Spain, where John had made his mind games with Strawberry Fields in 1966.

[HJsCorn]

Never knew there was an organ part buried in the song. Awesome hearing it after all this time

[beatleslover_]

Lennon had a huge impact on this world. 🤍

[richardlynch]

Has elements of a song Lennon appreciated...
Procol Harems "Whiter Shade of Pale"...?

[didswq]

he's a true legend, we will never forget this beautiful man.🤍✌🏻☮️⭐🥹

[JaySpangler]

This got me thinking, what if I saved my money this time. I think what-ifs are a positive force in the universe. I love John enough to go with his original vision of his song. That’s no diss. Whatever gets you through the night.

[wondergirls]

Thank you for projecting your image in space and time!
#LOVE 🙏✌️❤️💫

[sallykohorst]

Yes Lennon was special to so many people and we all miss him very nice video thanks.

[ellenbeckmann]

John lennon 4ever my Idol, , in my life, ✌❤4all of you. LG from Germany, Elli 🌈

[annuarmarin]

John Lennon, my heroe, my idol, the best musician un the world, yes Is the answer

[StephenVallely-uwnh]

Looking forward to hearing this on the Premiere.

[Maytricks_Lee_VR]

I soent the afternoon listening to Plastic Ono Band.

It helped.

Then I went to the pub and had a pint.

Then I walked into a church. The choir was practicing. It was a nice place, filled with people singing to God.

The organ was rich and resonant.

But I stepped outside.

I saw the surroundings. A sky filled with clouds that went on forever. A thousand green fields separated by trees in thirty different shades. Grasses, reeds and a calm river flowing as songbirds kissed the air with their melodies.

I saw two old friends laughing quietly with each other, as behind them a couple walked hand in hand.

I wondered why they had built a stone ornament with thick ancient walls to keep God enclosed and separate.

The sun made it through the clouds.

And I listened to this. The sound of an organ provided by God. The eternal truth of love.

A wild cat climbs upon me from out of nowhere...

Peace.

[josejo]

Almost heavenly piano or organ. Awesome!

[MaryViertel-ut]

They should be called ❤ games! Mind, body and soul.. miss him and more songs.

[DJGlezz]

sigamos jugando juntos estos Juegod Mentales para siempre, llenandonos el espiritu de paz y amor...

[valdeliceebeatrizalvessant]

Bem projetado e impactante, um reviver John com magnificos de sons que emiciona. ..vamos ouvo sempre. ❤

[SV-qk]

❤🌠🤍"El Amor Verdadero es la respuesta, y lo sabemos con certeza"🤍🌠❤
John por siempre y para siempre en nuestros

[droid-]

Some kind of druid dude lifting the veil❤

[dimitreze]

they are so out of new ways to make John Lennon products that they are releasing the isolated instruments tracks from his songs