Born in Liverpool, Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager. In 1956, he formed The Quarrymen, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Sometimes called "the smart Beatle", Lennon initially was the group's de facto leader, a role he gradually ceded to McCartney. Through his songwriting in the Beatles, he embraced myriad musical influences, initially writing and co-writing rock and pop-oriented hit songs in the band's early years, then later incorporating experimental elements into his compositions in the latter half of the Beatles' career as his songs became known for their increasing innovation. Lennon soon expanded his work into other media by participating in numerous films, including How I Won the War, and authoring In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works, both collections of nonsense writings and line drawings. Starting with "All You Need Is Love", his songs were adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement and the larger counterculture of the 1960s. In 1969, he started the Plastic Ono Band with his second wife, multimedia artist Yoko Ono, held the two-week-long anti-war demonstration Bed-ins for Peace and left the Beatles to embark on a solo career.
Between 1968 and 1972, Lennon and Ono collaborated on many works, including a trilogy of avant-garde albums, several more films, his solo debut John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and the international top-10 singles "Give Peace a Chance", "Instant Karma!", "Imagine", and "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)". Moving to New York City in 1971, his criticism of the Vietnam War resulted in a three-year deportation attempt by the Nixon administration. Lennon and Ono separated from 1973 to 1975, during which time he produced Harry Nilsson's album Pussy Cats. He also had chart-topping collaborations with Elton John ("Whatever Gets You thru the Night") and David Bowie ("Fame"). Following a five-year hiatus, Lennon returned to music in 1980 with the Ono collaboration Double Fantasy. He was murdered by a Beatles fan, Mark David Chapman, three weeks after the album's release.
As a performer, writer or co-writer, Lennon had 25 number-one singles in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Double Fantasy, his best-selling album, won the 1981 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. That year, he won the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2002, Lennon was voted eighth in a BBC history poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. Rolling Stone ranked him the fifth-greatest singer and 38th greatest artist of all time. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (in 1997) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (twice, as a member of the Beatles in 1988 and as a solo artist in 1994).
Studio albums
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Imagine (1971)
Some Time in New York City (with Yoko Ono, 1972)
Mind Games (1973)
Walls and Bridges (1974)
Rock 'n' Roll (1975)
Double Fantasy (with Yoko Ono, 1980)
Milk and Honey (Posthumous with Yoko Ono, 1984)
Experimental studio albums with Yoko Ono
Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins (1968)
Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions (1969)
Wedding Album (1969)
4-Jealous Guy
John Lennon Lyrics
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And my heart was beating fast
I began to lose control
I began to lose control
I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh my I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy
I was feeling insecure
You might not love me anymore
I was shivering inside
I was shivering inside
Oh I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh my I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy
I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh my I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy
I was trying to catch your eyes
Thought that you was trying to hide
I was swallowing my pain
I was swallowing my pain
I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy
Watch out baby I'm just a jealous guy
Look out baby I'm just a jealous guy
The song "Jealous Guy" by John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band (With The Flux Fiddlers) is a heartfelt apology to a loved one for the singer's past mistakes. The lyrics convey the sense of regret and sadness that the singer feels as he reflects on his actions. He dreams of the past where his heart was beating fast, and he began to lose control. He regrets causing any pain and apologizes for making his loved one cry. He acknowledges that he was feeling insecure and was shivering on the inside and trying to catch his loved one's eyes.
The emotional intensity of the song is reflected in the simple acoustic guitar and piano accompaniment, which keeps the focus on the lyrics and Lennon's raw, emotional delivery. The song has become an iconic representation of Lennon's solo work and a testament to his songwriting abilities. The themes of insecurity, regret, and the desire for forgiveness are universal and timeless.
Line by Line Meaning
I was dreaming of the past
I was reminiscing about events that had already happened
And my heart was beating fast
I was experiencing rapid heartbeat, indicating nervousness or excitement
I began to lose control
I started feeling overwhelmed and unable to manage my emotions or behavior
I didn't mean to hurt you
I did not intentionally cause you emotional pain
I'm sorry that I made you cry
I apologize for my actions which caused you to experience sadness
Oh my I didn't want to hurt you
I did not intend on causing you any harm
I'm just a jealous guy
I am someone who easily feels jealous and struggles to control these emotions
I was feeling insecure
I was experiencing feelings of unease, doubt, and self-doubt
You might not love me anymore
I was worried that your feelings towards me had changed
I was shivering inside
I was feeling anxious, scared and as if I had cold temperature inside myself
Oh no I didn't want to hurt you
I did not intend to cause you any harm
I was trying to catch your eyes
I was trying to get your attention and make eye contact
Thought that you was trying to hide
I believed that you were purposely avoiding me
I was swallowing my pain
I was suppressing and not expressing my own emotional discomfort
Watch out baby I'm just a jealous guy
Be careful, as my jealousy can cause me to act irrationally and cause harm to our relationship
Look out baby I'm just a jealous guy
Be wary, as my tendency towards jealousy can create tension and issues in our relationship
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: JOHN LENNON
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@aleo1893
"Jealous Guy" es una canción compuesta e interpretada por el músico británico John Lennon, publicada por primera vez en el álbum de 1971 Imagine.
En 1971, se filmaría un video promocional para la canción. En él, mayormente grabado desde un helicóptero, se ve a John y Yoko desplazándose en un coche desde su mansión de Tittenhurst Park hasta un lago cercano, donde cogen un bote.
Aunque la letra de la composición es una definición de principios, la idea de la canción no es solo que Lennon esté pidiendo perdón a Yoko por sus celos, sino que además le explica el hecho diciendo: "Es como soy". Al final, la letra sentencia: "I'm just a jealous guy - watch out/look out", que puede traducirse al español como "soy un chico celoso, ten cuidado."
Si bien la relación entre John y Yoko es conocida como uno de los romances más publicitados del siglo XX, existió un periodo a comienzos de los años setenta, poco después de la separación de The Beatles, en el que John se sintió enredado en una espiral autodestructiva. El consumo desmesurado de alcohol sería cada vez más frecuente, provocando un distanciamiento con Yoko. Durante este periodo, John reescribiría "Child of Nature" para dar lugar a "Jealous Guy".
Previamente, John había tenido problemas de celos con su primera mujer, Cynthia Powell, que continuaron al romper su matrimonio y empezar una nueva relación sentimental con Yoko. Yoko comentó: "¡(La canción) lo dice todo! Después de que empezáramos a salir juntos me hizo escribir una lista con los nombres de todos los hombres con que me había acostado. En un principio, lo hice de forma casual; luego descubrí lo serio que era para John." Lennon había plasmado esta envidia en la canción de 1965 "Run for Your Life" del álbum Rubber Soul de The Beatles. En esta dice "preferiría verte muerta antes de que estés con otro hombre".
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I was dreaming of the past
And my heart was beating fast
I began to lose control
I began to lose control
I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy
I was feeling insecure
You might not love me anymore
I was shivering inside
I was shivering inside
Oh, I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy
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I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy
I was trying to catch your eyes
Thought that you was trying to hide
I was swallowing my pain
I was swallowing my pain
I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy
Watch out, I'm just a jealous guy
Look out baby, I'm just a jealous guy
@tenebos3378
40 years ago today the greatest songwriter ever was brutally taken away from us. 40 years on we have never forgotten you. Your music will live on forever and ever. We miss you John
@maunide3365
It’s fucked that the scumbag who killed him just did it for fame.
@olegsoben
@@maunide3365 yes, but at least a lot of people who are not big fans of The Beatles don't know his name while I guess every person on the planet knows John Lennon, so it's not really fame
@tenebos3378
@@maunide3365 John Lennon will be known forever. The scumbag will rot in prison till his dying day, and people will forget about him.
@gretchennelson9965
Thank you for that❤️😥
@daver5196
Sure do every day. Selfishly we are also deprived of 40 years of more great music.
@leonardolupini3484
Back in 1980, I bumped into John by chance at the Carlton Hotel in Johannesburg. He was coming down on the escalator and I was going up. I was completely stunned as he passed! I went straight back down and found him in the hotel foyer, talking to two other people. I asked the concierge for a pen and John signed an autograph for me before going outside and climbing into a waiting car. It was all so surreal!
@AvitalShtap
That's amazing:DDD what did he say to ya?
@RetroRushGaming
Do you still have the autograph?
@leonardolupini3484
@@AvitalShtap He said he was going on a safari. Yoko was not with him I recall; perhaps she was still upstairs. I will never forget that day.