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)
Do The Oz
John Lennon Lyrics
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Do the oz
Do the oz (woo)
Do the oz, babe
Do the oz
Do the oz
Do the oz, babe
Do the oz, babe
Put your left hand in
Your right hand out
Do the oz, babe
Dance all about
Do the oz
Do the oz, babe
Do the oz
Do the oz, babe
Do the oz (woo)
Do the oz, babe (woo)
Get your right leg up
Your left leg down
Do the oz, babe
Get it all around
Do the oz
Do the oz
Do it, do it do the oz
Do the oz
Do the oz
Do it, do it, do it
Do it, do it
Do the oz
Throw your left wing in
And put your right wing out
Do the oz, baby (hey)
Spread it all about, ow
Do the oz
Uh
Aw
(Woo)
Well, do the oz
Yeah, do the oz
Well, do the oz, now, baby
Well, do the oz, now, baby
Well, do the oz, now, baby
Well, do the oz, now, baby
Do it
The lyrics to John Lennon's song "Do The Oz" are a playful and energetic invitation to dance. The song begins with a repeated refrain of "Do the oz" and "woo," establishing a rhythmic and catchy hook. The instructions for the dance steps are simple and accompanied by hand gestures, adding a physicality to the song's exhortations. As the song progresses, the dance instruction becomes more complex, involving leg movements and wing flapping, creating a sense of joyful abandon.
The lyrics suggest a playful and liberatory attitude towards life, inviting the listener to join in a communal experience of movement and self-expression. The repeated use of the word "babe" reinforces the sense of connection and intimacy between the singer and the listener, establishing a sense of shared experience. The playful language and simple instructions of the song reflect the countercultural spirit of the time in which it was written, and the sense of joy and freedom that was often associated with that era.
Line by Line Meaning
Do the oz
Let us dance together
Do the oz (woo)
Let us enjoy this dance with energy
Do the oz, babe
Come, my love, let us dance together
Put your left hand in
Move your left hand inward towards your body
Your right hand out
Move your right hand outward away from your body
Do the oz, babe
Keep grooving my love
Dance all about
Move your body and dance freely in all directions
Get your right leg up
Lift your right leg in the air
Your left leg down
Lower your left leg towards the ground
Get it all around
Move your body and leg in a circular motion
Throw your left wing in
Move your left arm inwards towards your body
And put your right wing out
Move your right arm outwards away from your body
Spread it all about, ow
Move your arms and hands in a freestyle way
Well, do the oz
Let's keep dancing
Do it
Keep dancing
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Yoko Ono
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