 John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon, born on October 9, 1940, was an English rock
musician, singer-songwriter, author, and peace activist who gained
worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. With Paul
McCartney, Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful
songwriting partnerships of the 20th century and wrote some of the most
popular music in rock and roll history.
He is ranked the second most successful songwriter in UK singles
chart history after McCartney. Lennon revealed a rebellious nature and
biting wit in his music, on film, in books, and at press conferences and
interviews.
He was controversial through his work as a peace activist and visual
artist. After The Beatles, Lennon enjoyed a successful solo career with
such acclaimed albums as John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine and
iconic songs such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine". After a
self-imposed "retirement" to raise his son Sean, Lennon reemerged with a
comeback album, Double Fantasy, but was murdered less than one month
after its release.
 The album would go on to win the 1981 Grammy Award for Album of the
Year. In 2002, respondents to a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britons
voted Lennon eighth. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Lennon
number 38 on its list of "The Immortals: The Fifty Greatest Artists of
All Time" (The Beatles being number one). He was also ranked fifth
greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone in 2008. He was
posthumously inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. He died on December 8, 1980.
Imagine
Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one |
