John Lennon Lyrics
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From the Single
Imagine
From the Album
1. Imagine
2. Crippled Inside
3. Jealous Guy
4. Its So Hard
5. I Don't Want To Be A Soldier
6. Gimme Some Truth
7. Oh My Love
8. How Do You Sleep?
9. How?
10. Oh Yoko!
Other Songs 9 Dream A Day In The Life A Kiss Is Just A Kiss Aü [Live] Ain't She Sweet Aint That a Shame Aisumasen Aisumasen (I'm Sorry) Angel Baby Angela Attica State Baby Please Dont Go Be Bob A Lula Be Bop a Lula Be My Baby Beautiful Boy Beautiful Boy Darling Boy Beautiful Boys Be-Bop-A-Lula Beef Jerky Bless You Boney Moronie Bony Moronie Born in a Prison Borrowed Time Bring On The Lucie Bring on the Lucie (Freda Peeple) Can't Buy Me Love Cleanup Time Cold Turkey Come Together Dear Yoko Dizzy Miss Lizzy Do the Oz Do You Wanna Dance Dont Be Scared Dont Let Me Down Don't Worry Kyoko Don't Worry Kyoko [Live] Eleanor Rigby Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him (Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess Free As a Bird Give Me Some Truth Give Me Something Give Peace A Chance God God Save Oz Going Down On Love Goodnight Vienna Grow Old With Me Happy Christmas Happy X Mas Happy X Mas War Is Over Happy Xmas Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Hard Times Are Over Help! Help Me to Help Myself Here We Go Again Hold On Honey Don't [Previously Unreleased Track; Bonus Track] Hound Dog I Am the Walrus [DVD] I Didnt Mean To Hurt You I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier I Dont Wanna Be a Soldier Mama I Dont Wanna Die I Dont Wanna Face It I Found Out I Know I Know (I Know) I Saw Her Standing There I Want to Hold Your Hand [DVD] Im Losing You Im Moving On Im Stepping Out I'm The Greatest In My Life Instant Karma Instant Karma We All Shine On Intuition Isolation Jamrag John Lennon John Sinclair Julia Just Because Just Gimme Some Truth Just Like Starting Over Kiss Kiss Kiss Let Me Count The Ways Life Begins at 40 Listen, The Snow Is Falling Look At Me Love Luck Of The Irish Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds Maggie Mae Meat City Medley: Bring It On Home Medley: Bring It On Home To Me/Send Me Some Lovin' Medley: Rip It Up Medley: Rip It Up/Ready Teddy Merry Christmas Mind Games Money Money (That's What I Want) Mother Move Over Ms. L. Mr. Hyde's Gone (Don't Be Afraid) My Life My Mummys Dead New York City Nobody Loves You Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out) Nobody Told Me Norwegian Wood Number 9 Dream Nutopian International Anthem O Sanity Old Dirt Road One Day Only People Only You O'Sanity Out of the Blue Out The Blue Peggy Sue Power To The People Real Love Remember Remember Love Revolution Rip It UpReady Teddy Rock & Roll People Scared Seans In The Sky Serve Yourself Since My Baby Left Me Sleepless Night Slippin and Slidin Stand By Me Stand By Me Timon Pumba Starting Over Steel and Glass Strawberry Fields Forever Sunday Bloody Sunday Surprise Surprise Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox) Sweet Little Sixteen The Ballad Of John And Yoko The Luck Of The Irish The Rishi Kesh Song Tight A$ Tight As To Know Her Is to Love Her Twist And Shout Watching The Wheels We Are All Water Wedding Album Message Well (Baby Please Don't Go) [Live] Well Well Well We're All Water What You Got Whatever Get You Through The Night Whatever Gets You The Night Whatever Gets You Through The Night Whatever Gets You Thru The Night Woman Woman For The Other Half Of The Sky Woman Is The Nigger Of The World Working Class Hero Ya Ya Yer Blues Yes Im Your Angel Yesterday Yesterday (Parody) You Are Here You Cant Catch Me Your Hands Youre The One
From the Album
Other Songs 9 Dream A Day In The Life A Kiss Is Just A Kiss Aü [Live] Ain't She Sweet Aint That a Shame Aisumasen Aisumasen (I'm Sorry) Angel Baby Angela Attica State Baby Please Dont Go Be Bob A Lula Be Bop a Lula Be My Baby Beautiful Boy Beautiful Boy Darling Boy Beautiful Boys Be-Bop-A-Lula Beef Jerky Bless You Boney Moronie Bony Moronie Born in a Prison Borrowed Time Bring On The Lucie Bring on the Lucie (Freda Peeple) Can't Buy Me Love Cleanup Time Cold Turkey Come Together Dear Yoko Dizzy Miss Lizzy Do the Oz Do You Wanna Dance Dont Be Scared Dont Let Me Down Don't Worry Kyoko Don't Worry Kyoko [Live] Eleanor Rigby Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him (Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess Free As a Bird Give Me Some Truth Give Me Something Give Peace A Chance God God Save Oz Going Down On Love Goodnight Vienna Grow Old With Me Happy Christmas Happy X Mas Happy X Mas War Is Over Happy Xmas Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Hard Times Are Over Help! Help Me to Help Myself Here We Go Again Hold On Honey Don't [Previously Unreleased Track; Bonus Track] Hound Dog I Am the Walrus [DVD] I Didnt Mean To Hurt You I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier I Dont Wanna Be a Soldier Mama I Dont Wanna Die I Dont Wanna Face It I Found Out I Know I Know (I Know) I Saw Her Standing There I Want to Hold Your Hand [DVD] Im Losing You Im Moving On Im Stepping Out I'm The Greatest In My Life Instant Karma Instant Karma We All Shine On Intuition Isolation Jamrag John Lennon John Sinclair Julia Just Because Just Gimme Some Truth Just Like Starting Over Kiss Kiss Kiss Let Me Count The Ways Life Begins at 40 Listen, The Snow Is Falling Look At Me Love Luck Of The Irish Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds Maggie Mae Meat City Medley: Bring It On Home Medley: Bring It On Home To Me/Send Me Some Lovin' Medley: Rip It Up Medley: Rip It Up/Ready Teddy Merry Christmas Mind Games Money Money (That's What I Want) Mother Move Over Ms. L. Mr. Hyde's Gone (Don't Be Afraid) My Life My Mummys Dead New York City Nobody Loves You Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out) Nobody Told Me Norwegian Wood Number 9 Dream Nutopian International Anthem O Sanity Old Dirt Road One Day Only People Only You O'Sanity Out of the Blue Out The Blue Peggy Sue Power To The People Real Love Remember Remember Love Revolution Rip It UpReady Teddy Rock & Roll People Scared Seans In The Sky Serve Yourself Since My Baby Left Me Sleepless Night Slippin and Slidin Stand By Me Stand By Me Timon Pumba Starting Over Steel and Glass Strawberry Fields Forever Sunday Bloody Sunday Surprise Surprise Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox) Sweet Little Sixteen The Ballad Of John And Yoko The Luck Of The Irish The Rishi Kesh Song Tight A$ Tight As To Know Her Is to Love Her Twist And Shout Watching The Wheels We Are All Water Wedding Album Message Well (Baby Please Don't Go) [Live] Well Well Well We're All Water What You Got Whatever Get You Through The Night Whatever Gets You The Night Whatever Gets You Through The Night Whatever Gets You Thru The Night Woman Woman For The Other Half Of The Sky Woman Is The Nigger Of The World Working Class Hero Ya Ya Yer Blues Yes Im Your Angel Yesterday Yesterday (Parody) You Are Here You Cant Catch Me Your Hands Youre The One
John Winston Ono Lennon was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He gained worldwide fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. His work included music, writing, drawings and film. His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history as the primary songwriters in the Beatles.
Born in Liverpool, Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager. In 1956, he formed the Quarrymen, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Sometimes called "the smart Beatle", Lennon initially was the group's de facto leader, a role he gradually seemed to cede to McCartney.
Through his songwriting in the Beatles, he embraced myriad musical influences, initially writing and co-writing rock and pop-oriented hit songs in the band's early years, then later incorporating experimental elements into his compositions in the latter half of the Beatles' career as his songs became known for their increasing innovation. Lennon soon expanded his work into other media by participating in numerous films, including How I Won the War, and authoring In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works, both collections of nonsense writings and line drawings.
Starting with "All You Need Is Love", his songs were adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement and the larger counterculture of the 1960s. In 1969, he started the Plastic Ono Band with his second wife, multimedia artist Yoko Ono, held the two-week-long anti-war demonstration Bed-ins for Peace and left the Beatles to embark on a solo career.
Lennon and Ono collaborated on many works, including a trilogy of avant-garde albums and several more films. After the Beatles disbanded, Lennon released his solo debut John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and the international top-10 singles "Give Peace a Chance", "Instant Karma!", "Imagine", and "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)".
Moving to New York City in 1971, his criticism of the Vietnam War resulted in a three-year deportation attempt by the Nixon administration. Lennon and Ono separated from 1973 to 1975, during which time he produced Harry Nilsson's album Pussy Cats. He also had chart-topping collaborations with Elton John ("Whatever Gets You thru the Night") and David Bowie ("Fame"). Following a five-year hiatus, Lennon returned to music in 1980 with the Ono collaboration Double Fantasy. He was murdered by a Beatles fan, Mark David Chapman, three weeks after the album's release.
As a performer, writer or co-writer, Lennon had 25 number-one singles in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Double Fantasy, his second-best-selling non-Beatles album, won the 1981 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. That year, he won the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2002, Lennon was voted eighth in a BBC history poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.
Rolling Stone ranked him the fifth-greatest singer and 38th greatest artist of all time. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (in 1997) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (twice, as a member of the Beatles in 1988 and as a solo artist in 1994).
Birth Name: John Winston LennonBorn in Liverpool, Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager. In 1956, he formed the Quarrymen, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Sometimes called "the smart Beatle", Lennon initially was the group's de facto leader, a role he gradually seemed to cede to McCartney.
Through his songwriting in the Beatles, he embraced myriad musical influences, initially writing and co-writing rock and pop-oriented hit songs in the band's early years, then later incorporating experimental elements into his compositions in the latter half of the Beatles' career as his songs became known for their increasing innovation. Lennon soon expanded his work into other media by participating in numerous films, including How I Won the War, and authoring In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works, both collections of nonsense writings and line drawings.
Starting with "All You Need Is Love", his songs were adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement and the larger counterculture of the 1960s. In 1969, he started the Plastic Ono Band with his second wife, multimedia artist Yoko Ono, held the two-week-long anti-war demonstration Bed-ins for Peace and left the Beatles to embark on a solo career.
Lennon and Ono collaborated on many works, including a trilogy of avant-garde albums and several more films. After the Beatles disbanded, Lennon released his solo debut John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and the international top-10 singles "Give Peace a Chance", "Instant Karma!", "Imagine", and "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)".
Moving to New York City in 1971, his criticism of the Vietnam War resulted in a three-year deportation attempt by the Nixon administration. Lennon and Ono separated from 1973 to 1975, during which time he produced Harry Nilsson's album Pussy Cats. He also had chart-topping collaborations with Elton John ("Whatever Gets You thru the Night") and David Bowie ("Fame"). Following a five-year hiatus, Lennon returned to music in 1980 with the Ono collaboration Double Fantasy. He was murdered by a Beatles fan, Mark David Chapman, three weeks after the album's release.
As a performer, writer or co-writer, Lennon had 25 number-one singles in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Double Fantasy, his second-best-selling non-Beatles album, won the 1981 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. That year, he won the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2002, Lennon was voted eighth in a BBC history poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.
Rolling Stone ranked him the fifth-greatest singer and 38th greatest artist of all time. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (in 1997) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (twice, as a member of the Beatles in 1988 and as a solo artist in 1994).
Born: October 1940 (in Liverpool, England)
Died: 8 December 1980 (at age of 40 in New York City, US)
Parents: Alfred Lennon (father), Julia Stanley (mother)
Spouse(s): Cynthia Powell (m. 1962; div. 1968)
Yoko Ono (m. 1969)
Children: Julian,Sean
Genre(s): Rock, pop, experimental, Classic Rock
Instrument(s): Vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Associated Acts: The Beatles, Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Elton John, David Bowie
Quotes:
"You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one"
- Imagine by John Lennon