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)
Grow Old With Me
John Lennon Lyrics
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The best is yet to be
When our time has come
We will be as one
God bless our love
God bless our love
Grow old along with me
Face the setting sun
When the day is done
God bless our love
God bless our love
Spending our lives together
Man and wife together
World without end
World without end
Grow old along with me
Whatever fate decrees
We will see it through
For our love is true
God bless our love
God bless our love
In John Lennon's "Grow Old With Me," he beautifully explores the idea of love that stands the test of time. The song begins with a hopeful and optimistic tone as he asks his partner to grow old alongside him, stating that the best is yet to come. Lennon believes that they will be united as one when their time comes. Throughout the song, he expresses his gratitude and appreciation for the love they share, asking God to bless it. He visualizes them as two branches of one tree, facing the setting sun as the day comes to a close.
The song then transitions to a declaration of their commitment to each other, promising to spend their lives together as man and wife, and that their love will endure forever. Lennon acknowledges that life's uncertainties may lay ahead, but they will face them together, and their love will remain true. The song concludes with a final appeal to bless their love, which reinforces Lennon's belief in the power of love to endure and grow throughout time.
Line by Line Meaning
Grow old along with me
Let's age together
The best is yet to be
The best days of our lives are still to come
When our time has come
At the end of our lives
We will be as one
We will be together, like always
God bless our love
May God's grace continue to bless our love
Two branches of one tree
We are two parts of the same whole
Face the setting sun
Let's spend the evening of our lives together
When the day is done
At the end of each day of our life
Spending our lives together
Living together forever
Man and wife together
Spouses sharing a life together that goes till the end
World without end
Forever and ever
Whatever fate decrees
No matter what comes our way
We will see it through
We will face whatever comes together
For our love is true
Because our love is real and strong
God bless our love
May God continue to bless our love forever
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Written by: John Lennon
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