John Lennon Beatles Songs

You can also find songs via the john lennon albums list or the discography section.
John lennon beatles songs. Formed by john lennon after he invited paul mccartney to join the quarrymen the beatles remain to this day one of the most extraordinary bands to have ever existed. Songs in this list ranking are those that feature mccartney as the lead singer and main lyricist. This was a song i wrote about people moaning about the weather all the time. We struggled to record it and struggled to make it into a song.
When paul mccartney first met john lennon he did so when lennon was up on stage and already with a guitar around his neck. But for john lennon the track never felt like a truly great tune. With a few exceptions up until the help album was released in august 1965 most beatles songs were true john lennon paul mccartney collaborations. The song featured on the beatles most maligned album the beatles for sale and is regarded as one of their more popular efforts.
And then everything changed. Eight days a week was never a good song lennon remembered. A plethora of hits came from all four corners of the band but which ones were lennon s favourites. The beatles song john lennon called lousy and never good lennon said of writing rain.
A beatles song never heard before by the public will be played as part of a new radio series celebrating what would have been john lennon s 80th birthday next month. Please note that some songs such as. Welcome to the beatles bible song list for john lennon. The list does not include any of lennon s solo work following the break up of the beatles.
John lennon 1940 1980 was an english musician who gained prominence as a member of the beatles his songwriting partnership with bandmate paul mccartney was one of the most celebrated in music history. On this page you ll find links to articles on songs recorded by lennon during his post beatles solo career. To impress him backstage mccartney provided a rollicking version of eddie cochran s song 20 flight rock it piqued lennon s interest and the beatles as we know it began.