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You Need Love Like I Do (2000, with Heather Small of M People). Of the four former Beatles, Lennon had perhaps the most varied recording career, often reflecting the vicissitudes of his personality. Sex Bomb (2000, with Mousse T). Though the split would only become legally final some time later, Lennon and McCartney's partnership had come to a bitter end. Mama Told Me Not To Come (2000, with Kelly Jones of the Stereophonics). He was even quoted as saying that he was "sickened" by the "mutilation" of his music. Baby, It's Cold Outside (1999, with Cerys Matthews of Catatonia). Bridges were burnt as an enraged McCartney announced he was quitting the group stating that his approval was not obtained when Phil Spector, at the insistence of Lennon and George Harrison, added overly lush orchestration to several of McCartney's pieces.

Burning Down The House (1999, with The Cardigans). But the release of the rough, and over-orchestrated Let It Be album in May, 1970 had acrimonious results. I Wanna Get Back With You (1994, with Tori Amos). Abbey Road was the last polished, united effort by the group, and after its release in the autumn of 1969, it seemed the four members had made a peaceful parting of ways. If I Only Knew (1994). A full-sized bed was rolled into the studio so that Lennon would not be separated from Ono. All You Need Is Love (1993). After both being injured in the summer of 1969 in a car accident in Scotland, Lennon arranged for Yoko to be constantly with him in the studio as he recorded his last album with The Beatles, Abbey Road.

Delilah (1992, re-issue). Lennon wrote "The Ballad of John and Yoko" about his marriage and the subsequent press it generated. Carrying A Torch (1991, with Van Morrison). Shortly after, John changed his middle name from Winston to Ono to show his "oneness" with Yoko. Couldn't Say Goodbye (1991). They were mainly patronized as a couple of eccentrics by the media, but still were important figures in the anti-war movement. Move Closer (1989). During the second "bed-in" the couple recorded "Give Peace a Chance".

Kiss (1988, a cover of Prince's song with The Art of Noise). John and Yoko followed up their honeymoon with another "bed-in" for peace this time held in Montreal. I Was Born To Be Me (1987). On March 20, 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were married in Gibraltar, and spent their honeymoon in Amsterdam in a "bed-in" for peace. It's Not Unusual (1987, re-issue). He sent back the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) he got from the Queen of England to protest British support of the Vietnam War and their involvement in African affairs as well as "'Cold Turkey' slipping down the charts". A Boy From Nowhere (1987). During his last two years as member of The Beatles, Lennon spent much of his time with Yoko on public displays protesting the Vietnam War.

Do You Take This Man (1979). At the end of 1968, Lennon and Ono performed as Dirty Mac on The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. Have You Ever Been Lonely? (1977). In reality the four Beatles were already diverging shortly after the death of their manager Brian Epstein in 1967, due to their having increasingly incompatible personal and musical interests. No One Gave me Love (1977). Casual folklore has often placed blame on Ono as the major or sole cause of the group's fracture. Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow (1977). This new development led to obvious friction with the other members of the group, and heightened the tension during the 1968 White Album sessions.

Baby as You Turn Away 1976). Cynthia Lennon filed for divorce later that year, while Lennon and Ono from then on were inseparable in public and private, as well as during Beatles recording sessions. Memories Don't Leave But people Do (1975). Lennon began his love affair with Ono in 1968 after returning from India and revealed the fact to his estranged wife Cynthia. I Got Your Number (1975). On November 9, 1966, after their final tour ended and right after he had wrapped up filming a minor role in the film How I Won the War, Lennon visited an art exhibit of Yoko Ono's at the Indica art gallery in London. Ain't no Love (1975). He was often misquoted as saying "bigger than Jesus", which led many to believe that he meant that the Beatles were better than Jesus.

Something 'Bout You Baby I Like (1974). The Vatican accepted his apology. La La La (1973). Lennon later admitted that he didn't like having introduced more hate into the world, and on August 11, 1966, he held a press conference in Chicago in order to address the growing furor. Today I Started Loving You Again (1973). Spain and the Vatican denounced Lennon's words, and South Africa banned Beatles music from the radio. Letter To Lucille (1973). Radio stations banned the group's recordings, and their albums and other products were burned and destroyed.

Golden Days (1973). Though the article went unnoticed in the UK, there was a severe backlash by conservative religious groups in the U.S. The Young New Mexican Puppeteer (1972). On March 4, 1966, in an interview for the London Evening Standard with Maureen Cleave, he made the following statement:. Till (1971). John Lennon often spoke his mind freely. Puppet Man (1971). Lennon's partnership in songwriting with McCartney many times involved him in complementing and counterbalancing McCartney's upbeat, positive outlook with the other side of the coin, as one of their songs, "Getting Better" demonstrates:.

My Way (1971). His most surreal pieces of songwriting, "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "I Am the Walrus" are fine example of his unique style. She's A Lady (1971). Lennon's lyrics are also often the more lyrical, due to his love of word-play, double-meaning and strange words. I (Who Have Nothing) (1970). Though overly simplistic, this view does have some truth as much of the songs credited to Lennon-McCartney, but actually inspired by Lennon himself are more developed, introspective pieces often in the first-person and dealing with more personal issues. Daughter Of Darkness (1970). Of the two, Lennon is generally viewed as the better lyricist, while McCartney is seen as the more accomplished composer.

Without Love b/w The Man Who Knows Too Much (1969). He is widely considered, along with fellow-writing partner Paul McCartney, as one of the most influential singer-songwriter-musicians of the 20th century. Love Me Tonight b/w Hide And Seek (1969). As a member of The Beatles, Lennon had a profound influence on rock and roll and in expanding the genre's boundaries during the 1960s. A Minute Of Your Time b/w Looking Out Of My Window (1968). He married Cynthia in 1962 after she became pregnant with his child, Julian. Help Yourself b/w Day By Day (1968). Eventually, in the late 1950s, Lennon formed his own skiffle group called The Quarry Men, which later became The Silver Beetles (a tribute to Buddy Holly's Crickets) and soon afterwards was shortened to The Beatles.

Delilah b/w Smile (1968). However, John steadily grew to hate the conformity of art school and, like many young men of his age, became increasingly interested in Rock 'n' Roll music and American singers like Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly. I'm Coming Home b/w The Lonely One (1967). His Aunt Mimi was able to get him accepted into the Liverpool College of Art by showing them some of his drawings, and it was there that he met his future wife, Cynthia Powell. I'll Never Fall In Love Again b/w Things I Wanna Do (1967). Later, in 1968, Lennon wrote a song entitled "Julia" in honour of his mother. Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings (1967). This event influenced many of his later songs, and was also one of the factors that cemented his friendship with Paul McCartney, who had lost his own mother to breast cancer at the age of 14.

Detroit City b/w If I Had You (1967). Soon after his 16th birthday, his mother was killed after she was struck by a car driven by a drunken off-duty police officer. In the all-time UK best-sellers list published in 2002, it came 47th with an audited sale of 1.2 million copies. Although John lived apart from his mother he still kept in contact with her through regular visits, and during this time Julia was responsible for introducing her son to a lifelong interest in music by teaching him how to play the banjo. The Green, Green Grass Of Home is his biggest-selling single. During his early Beatle career, Lennon wore contacts or prescription sunglasses, but later donned his trademark, round "granny-glasses" in late 1966. The Green, Green Grass of Home b/w If I Had You (1966)