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)
My Mummy’s Dead
John Lennon Lyrics
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I can't get it through my head
Though it's been so many years
My mummy's dead
I can't explain
So much pain
I could never show it
My mummy's dead
John Lennon's song "My Mummy" is a poignant and deeply personal expression of his grief regarding the death of his mother, Julia. The lyrics are simple but powerful, conveying a sense of disbelief and emotional pain that still lingers long after her passing. The repetition of the phrase "My mummy's dead" at the beginning and end of the song underscores the sense of finality and loss that he must have felt, and the uncertainty and confusion that can accompany the experience of losing someone we love.
Throughout the song, Lennon struggles to come to terms with this reality, expressing his sense of being unable to comprehend or explain the depth of his pain. The lines "I can't get it through my head / Though it's been so many years" suggest the lingering trauma and confusion that can accompany grief, especially when the loss is sudden or unexpected. Despite this, Lennon also expresses a sense of deep love for his mother, acknowledging that the pain he feels is indicative of the importance of their relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
My mummy's dead
The singer's mother has passed away
I can't get it through my head
The singer still cannot fully accept or comprehend the fact that his mother has died
Though it's been so many years
Despite the passing of time, the singer still struggles to come to terms with his mother's death
I can't explain
The artist doesn't have words to express his emotions regarding his mother's death
So much pain
The artist is experiencing significant emotional distress in response to his mother's death
I could never show it
The singer feels like he cannot express his pain or grief outwardly
My mummy's dead
The repetition of this line emphasizes the singer's deep sense of loss and grief over his mother's death
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Written by: JOHN LENNON
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