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)
I Saw Her Standing There
John Lennon Lyrics
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You know what I mean
And the way she looked was way beyond compare
So how could I dance with another (Ooh)
When I saw her standing there
Well she looked at me, and I, I could see
That before too long I'd fall in love with her
When I saw her standing there
Well, my heart went "boom"
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine...
Whoah, we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long I fell in love with her
Now I'll never dance with another (Whooh)
Since I saw her standing there
Well, my heart went "boom"
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine...
Whoah, we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long I fell in love with her
Now I'll never dance with another (Whooh)
Since I saw her standing there
"I Saw Her Standing There" is a classic rock and roll love song written by John Lennon and originally released by The Beatles in 1963. The opening lines of the song, "Well, she was just seventeen, You know what I mean," have sometimes been interpreted as objectifying young girls or as promoting an inappropriate age gap in relationships. However, the rest of the song describes a genuine connection between the singer and the girl he saw standing there, and emphasizes their shared attraction and affection.
The lyrics suggest that the singer was immediately struck by the girl's physical appearance when he first saw her. He was so drawn to her that he couldn't imagine dancing with anyone else, and he felt that he would fall in love with her before long. After they started dancing and holding each other tight, he realized that he had indeed fallen in love with her and would never want to dance with anyone else.
The song's upbeat tempo and catchy melody perfectly capture the excitement of a budding romance, and the lyrics evoke the feeling of being swept away by strong emotions. Overall, "I Saw Her Standing There" is a classic rock and roll love song that celebrates the thrill of falling in love and discovering a deep connection with someone.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, she was just seventeen
The girl I saw was only 17 years old
You know what I mean
She was young and beautiful
And the way she looked was way beyond compare
She was stunning and caught my eye from across the room
So how could I dance with another (Ooh)
When I saw her standing there
I couldn't bear the thought of dancing with anyone else when I saw her
Well she looked at me, and I, I could see
That before too long I'd fall in love with her
When she looked at me, I knew I would soon fall in love with her
She wouldn't dance with another (Whooh)
When I saw her standing there
She only had eyes for me and wouldn't dance with anyone else
Whoah, we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long I fell in love with her
Now I'll never dance with another (Whooh)
Since I saw her standing there
We danced all night and I felt myself falling deeper in love with her. I will never dance with anyone else because I have seen the person I want to be with.
Well, my heart went "boom"
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine...
When I finally reached her and held her hand, my heart was filled with excitement
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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Joe Schmo
Imagine watching a show with Elton John and John Lennon in person. These people watched greatness
L. Silvana Moreira Giglia
Para llorar de la emoción 😍
Ralik Ralik
Отличное исполнение несмотря на то что элтон джон !
n k
on this day 11 28 1974 and RIP
telesanchez
Also noone in the audience saw it coming.
Lynn Scerbo, Weichert Realtors
My first ever concert at 15 . Amazing, Just saw Elton in his “last concert” in LA
Jim Woodworker
I was there, still have the ticket stub. It was the first concert I was ever at. I was 17, senior in high school. It was amazing, totally blew me away, nothing like I imagined a concert would be like. Unreal how loud it was. Opened with Funeral for a friend, amazing. Since then I saw him 27 times.
Just Seent It
You are truly blessed my friend 🙇🏿♂️
What's in a name?
You can't end a sentence with "at" it's grammatically incorrect.
Instead say "it was the first concert I ever went to"
alex watt
@What's in a name? where u at?