with that, john lennon, wearing a red-lined cape

from the ny times:

“Seeing it’s Thanksgiving,” Elton John said at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 28, 1974, “we thought we’d make tonight a little bit of a joyous occasion by inviting someone up with us.”

With that, John Lennon, wearing a red-lined black cape and holding a guitar triumphantly aloft, trotted onstage to deafening cheers.

The band kicked into “Whatever Gets You Through the Night,” which had just become Lennon’s first No. 1 post-Beatles hit.

i just really like john lennon blazing out in that cape. (worst screenshot)