Towers of London " is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English rock band XTC , released as the second single from their 1980 album '' Black Sea '' . It peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart . The BBC-2 documentary '' XTC at the Manor '' featured the group recording the song in the studio . Partridge later reflected that he may have been " subconsciously " trying to rewrite the Beatles ' " Rain " , desiring " clangorous guitars crashing together , and sort of droning . " The night after John Lennon was killed , XTC played a gig at Liverpool , where they performed both " Towers of London " and " Rain " in tribute to the Beatle
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Murder of John Lennon
Towers of London (song)