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John Lennon – Stand By Me
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[Verse 1] / When the night has come and the land is dark / And the moon is the only light we'll see / No, I won't be afraid, no, I won't be afraid / Just as long as you stand
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Ben E. King – Stand By Me
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Released in 1961, this song was inspired by the spiritual hymn “Lord Stand By Me”. It has since been recorded into more than 400 other versions.
It was ranked the 122nd out of
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John Lennon – Since My Baby Left Me
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[Intro] / Okay! Okay! This is it, children! / Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! / That's nice! / [Verse 1] / The story about all of us / Not one missing / She leaves you / It's got no sweet
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The Beatles – You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
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“You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” is the third track on The Beatles' album Help!. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, they both said that Lennon was influenced by Bob
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The Beatles – With a Little Help from My Friends
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Seamlessly transitioning from the first track on Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, “With A Little Help From My Friends” features lead vocals from drummer Ringo Starr as his Sgt
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The Beatles – Come Together
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“Come Together” is the opening track to Abbey Road, written by John Lennon and to be used as a campaign song for famed LSD enthusiast Timothy Leary, who was running for Governor of
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John Lennon – You Can't Catch Me
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Cover of the Chuck Berry song.
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Juice WRLD (Ft. Lil Yachty) – All Girls Are the Same (Remix)
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This is the official remix to Juice WRLD’s December 2017 breakout hit “All Girls Are the Same.“ The Chicago rapper enlists the help of Lil Yachty to keep with the theme of the
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Pusha T (Ft. Kanye West) – Dreamin Of The Past
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On “Dreamin Of The Past,” Pusha T and Kanye both reminisce over luxurious moments from their life that past versions of themselves never thought they would experience. The title
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The Beatles – If I Fell
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“If I Fell” is a rare ballad by John Lennon that was often playfully introduced in concert as “If I Fell Over.” It was the b-side of the single “And I Love Her” and peaked at #53
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Oasis – Don't Look Back in Anger
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“Don’t Look Back in Anger” was released as the fourth single off of (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, February 19th 1996. In 2006, it was included in the “Best Of”-compilation
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The Beatles – I Saw Her Standing There
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Track one, side one of Please Please Me.
Now considered a rock'n'roll standard covered by everyone from Pharrell Williams to Led Zeppelin, it was originally titled Seventeen as
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John Lennon – Tight A$
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The second song from Lennon’s fourth post-Beatles album, Mind Games. The song is filled with sexual innuendo, and Lennon was amazed that it got past the censors.
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The Beatles – The Ballad of John and Yoko
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John Lennon’s uptempo ballad was written in Paris during his and Yoko’s honeymoon in 1969. It is the story of their wedding in Gibraltar, and through Paris to their “bed in” week
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The Beatles – The Ballad of John and Yoko
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John Lennon’s uptempo ballad was written in Paris during his and Yoko’s honeymoon in 1969. It is the story of their wedding in Gibraltar, and through Paris to their “bed in” week
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The Beatles – Two of Us
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Paul McCartney claimed for years that this song was about him and his future wife Linda Eastman, whom he married six weeks after the song recording. In a statement she left for
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John Lennon – Nobody Told Me
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This song was initially recorded in 1977. John revisited the demo during the recording of Double Fantasy and it was eventually released posthumously on Milk and Honey. Originally
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John Lennon – Angel Baby
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[Intro] / This tune is one of my all-time favourite songs / Send my love to Rosie, where she may be / [Verse 1] / It’s just like heaven / Being here with you / You’re like an angel
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The Beatles – Please Please Me
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This is the title track from The Beatles' debut album. Their second single released in Britain—following October 1962’s “Love Me Do”—“Please Please Me” encapsulates the band’s
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The Beatles – Day Tripper
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A non-album single written by Lennon and McCartney in October 1965, “Day Tripper” is a bluesy sibling of sorts to “Drive My Car”, which was recorded a few days before. Fresh from a
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John Lennon – Bring It on Home to Me / Send Me Some Lovin’
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This medley includes a cover of Sam Cooke’s “Bring It On Home to Me” and “Send Me Some Lovin'” which was originally recorded by Little Richard and later covered by Cooke.
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John Lennon – Imagine
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The antithesis of a call to arms, John Lennon’s “Imagine” is one of the most beautiful and awe inspiring songs of all time.
Released in 1971, deep in the heart of the Vietnam War
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The Beatles – Now and Then
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“Now And Then” was originally a demo written and recorded in 1977 by former Beatles' member John Lennon. It is the final song released under the name of The Beatles, featuring
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John Lennon – Steel and Glass
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The demo of the song was first recorded in 1973, as John Lennon was about to record his fourth solo album Mind Games. Later, in July 1974, as Lennon was busy with pre-production of
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John Lennon – Just Because (reprise)
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SO LONG! / BEEN A LONG YEAR! / DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO... / ALRIGHT! / "IT'S ALL DOWN TO GOODNIGHT VIENNA / I'D LIKE TO SAY HI TO RINGO, PAUL, AND GEORGE... HOW ARE YOU? / EV'RYBODY BACK
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John Lennon – Bony Moronie
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[Verse 1] / I got a girl named Bony Moronie / She's as skinny as a stick of macaroni / Ought to see her rock and roll with her blue jeans on / She's not very fat, just skin and
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The Beatles – I Want to Hold Your Hand
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This is the song that topped the U.S. charts and made The Beatles, in their own words, “toppermost of the poppermost” (sourced here. This is where Beatlemania took off on a global
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John Lennon – Rip It Up / Ready Teddy
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[Part 1: "Rip It Up"] / [Verse 1] / Well it's Saturday night, and I just got paid / Fool about my money, don't try to save / My heart says, "Go! Go! Have a time" / Because it's
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The Beatles – Hey Jude
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Originally titled “Hey Jules,” named after John Lennon’s son Julian, this song was written by Paul McCartney to comfort him during John and Cynthia’s divorce. John Lennon stated
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YoungBoy Never Broke Again – Pay Me
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[Intro: DJ Drama] / I don't be outside like y''all / I'm only there if a bag's involved / I rather stand in this bitch, let you hear me out ya speakers / (Ayy, Harto cooked this
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The Beatles – Across the Universe
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In a 1970 interview, Lennon referred to this song as:
[…] one of the best lyrics I’ve written. In fact, it could be the best. It’s good poetry, or whatever you call it, without
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John Lennon – Just Because
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[Intro] / Ah, remember this / Why, I must have been thirteen when this came out / Or was it fourteen, or was it twenty-two / I could have been twelve actually / [Verse 1] / Just
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John Lennon – Watching the Wheels
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In “Watching the Wheels” John Lennon addresses his five-year absence from the music industry. On October, 9th 1975 his second son Sean was born so he took the time to be a father
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John Lennon – Ain’t That a Shame
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Fats Domino’s early R&B hit was the first song that the young John Lennon learned to play on guitar.
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John Lennon – Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
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A lovely song John wrote for his son, Sean. It’s quite a lot like a lullaby, and he’s really just a father comforting his son.
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The Beatles – Glass Onion
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John Lennon’s answer to those who looked for hidden meanings in The Beatles' music was “Glass Onion”, a song deliberately filled with red herrings, obscure imagery and allusions to
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