John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 Decem… Read Full Bio ↴John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame as the founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. His work included music, writing, drawings and film. His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history.

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)

Oh..My Love
John Lennon Lyrics

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Oh my love for the first time in my life
My eyes are wide open
Oh my lover for the first time in my life
My eyes can see

I see the wind
Oh, I see the trees
Everything is clear in my heart

I see the clouds
Oh, I see the sky
Everything is clear in our world

Oh my love for the first time in my life
My mind is wide open
Oh my lover for the first time in my life
My mind can feel

I feel sorrow
Oh, I feel dreams
Everything is clear in my heart
I feel life

Oh, I feel love
Everything is clear in our world

Overall Meaning

The song Oh My Love by John Lennon is a beautiful and poetic love ballad that speaks to the transformative power of love. The opening lines of the chorus, "Oh my love for the first time in my life, my eyes are wide open," suggest that the singer has been transformed by love and has a newfound clarity and understanding of the world around them. The repeated phrase "everything is clear in my heart" reinforces this idea of newfound clarity and understanding.

The imagery in the song is also significant in conveying this idea of transformation. The singer sees the world around them with fresh eyes: "I see the wind, oh, I see the trees," and "I see the clouds, oh, I see the sky." This suggests that love has brought about a heightened awareness and appreciation of the beauty of nature. The references to sorrow, dreams, life, and love further emphasize the depth of emotion that love can evoke.

Overall, Oh My Love is a powerful love song that captures the transformative power of love in poetic and evocative language.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh my love for the first time in my life
I have never felt a love like this before

My eyes are wide open
I am truly seeing the world around me

Oh my lover for the first time in my life
I have never been in love like this before

My eyes can see
I am truly seeing you for the first time

I see the wind
I am noticing the small details that connect us to nature

Oh, I see the trees
I am starting to recognize the beauty in everyday things

Everything is clear in my heart
My heart is pure and unclouded

I see the clouds
I am noticing the ever-changing nature of the world around us

Oh, I see the sky
I am beginning to understand the vastness of the world beyond me

Oh my love for the first time in my life
My love for you is like nothing else