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FAVORITE 40 SONGS &
LYRICS
Below is my 40 favorite John Lennon songs. Click on the song for the lyrics.
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TOP TEN
| # | SONG | COMMENTS |
| 1 | IMAGINE | One of his best written songs and one of the most powerful rock songs ever! |
| 2 | NORWEGIAN WOOD | Song about an affair and some claim also about marijuana. Yes it is good, Norwegian Wood! |
| 3 | REVOLUTION | John plays a mean lead guitar which helps make this song great. |
| 4 | IN MY LIFE | One of his first great songs where you can just feel what he is singing about. |
| 5 | INSTANT KARMA | Another masterpice with some fine hard drumming from Alan White. |
| 6 | LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS | Maybe not about LSD, but surely he was buzzed when he wrote this gem. |
| 7 | I AM THE WALRUS | Another one of those Lennon songs with such wonderfully twisted lyrics. Goo goo g'joob! |
| 8 | STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER | You can say the same thing for this one as was said for the last two |
| 9 | A DAY IN THE LIFE | Best song on Sgt. Pepper's, written with just a little help from Paul. |
| 10 | MOTHER | One of his most haunting songs. Written about his absentee parents.. |
THE OTHER GREAT ONES
11 BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO - John and Paul
play all of the instruments on this song, with fine results.
12 COME TOGETHER
13 GLASS ONION - Taking
a look back via a glass onion.
14 YOU GOT TO HIDE
YOUR LOVE AWAY
15 GOD - John might not had
been a Atheist, but damn do us atheists connect with this masterpiece.
16 COLD TURKEY -
Anybody who has ever gone through cold turkey will connect with this one.
17 NOWHERE MAN
18 GIRL - One of several
Lennon songs with a double meaning attached to it.
19 WOMAN - Written for Yoko.
20 CRIPPLED INSIDE
- A song written about those politically to the far right, and full of truth!
21 HELP! - Written by
John overnight while the Beatles were filming their new movie and a new song was asked for
by the producers.
22 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? -
Written about Paul in return to his writing "Too Many People" about John.
23 TICKET TO RIDE
- One of John's favorite Beatles' lead guitars parts is on this song, and it's played by
Paul.
24 THE
CONTINUING STORY OF BUNGALOW BILL
25 STARTING
OVER - His come back song, and sadly, one of his swan
songs, too.
26 GIVE
PEACE A CHANCE
27 GROW OLD WITH ME - Never
completely finished, last song he was working on when killed. Still a masterpiece as it
is.
28 JEALOUS
GUY - Song's opening lyrics written to his son Julian,
the rest was written for Yoko.
29 GIVE ME SOME TRUTH - Another
song along the same lines of "Cripple Inside"
30 WATCHING THE WHEELS - About
living in retirement and loving it.
31 OH YOKO!
32 DIG A PONY
33 WHATEVER GETS YOU
THRU THE NIGHT - Number 1 single, with a little help from Elton John.
34 WORKING CLASS HERO
- About growing up brainwashed and joining the establishment.
35 BRING ON THE LUCIE
(FREDA PEEPLE) - Another song calling for more power to the the people.
36 HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS
OVER)
37 I'M SO
TIRED - John wrote this about living with one person
(Cynthia), while wanting to be with another (Yoko).
38 NOBODY TOLD ME
39 MIND GAMES
40 ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
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