John Lennon's Handwritten Lyrics Sell for $455,000

TexasStooge · #1 Postby **TexasStooge** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:05 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to the song "Nowhere Man" were sold for $455,000 -- more than four times the expected price -- at an entertainment memorabilia sale at Christie's on Tuesday.

The lyrics to the Beatles song were expected to fetch between $80,000 and $100,000 at the New York auction, according to Christie's spokeswoman Margaret Barrett.

The sale's other premier item, the Oscar for best director won by Michael Curtiz for "Casablanca," sold to famed magician David Copperfield for $231,500. It had been projected to sell for between $200,000 and $300,000.

StormCrazyIowan · #2 Postby **StormCrazyIowan** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:06 pm

Whoa, that's some big-time money!! :eek:

JCT777 · #3 Postby **JCT777** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:06 pm

I have written a few songs, but I bet I couldn't sell those lyrics for 4.5 cents. :wink:

StormCrazyIowan · #4 Postby **StormCrazyIowan** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:10 pm

LMAO, ditto that John!!

Well, I'd paid at least $.25 for yours! :lol:

JCT777 · #5 Postby **JCT777** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:13 pm

StormCrazyIowan wrote:Well, I'd paid at least $.25 for yours!

Thanks!

Lindaloo · #6 Postby **Lindaloo** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:37 pm

While I would love to have this, I would not pay that much for it.

John Lennon's Handwritten Lyrics Sell for $455,000

John Lennon's Handwritten Lyrics Sell for $455,000

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