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)
Stranger's Room
John Lennon Lyrics
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Here in this lonely room
Late in the afternoon
Dreaming my life away-hey
Don't answer the telephone
I'm not home receiving you
Alone in some stranger's room
What am I doing here at all?
No need to over do it
I'm bleeding now
I'm bleeding now
Stop the bleeding now
Stop the bleeding now
Oozing out
Dripping down
Table's silent shout
Aghhh!
(Scat sing and whistle)
Stop the bleeding now
In the song "Stranger's Room," John Lennon is expressing his desire to retreat from the world and simply focus on his art. He finds himself alone in a strange room and wonders how he even got there. He asks whoever may be trying to contact him on the phone not to disturb his peace. The line "At this time... I just like to sing" shows his devotion to his craft and his desire to simply be lost in the music.
The lyrics then take a darker turn as Lennon sings about bleeding and oozing out, possibly a metaphor for the emotional pain he was experiencing at the time. He ends the song by pleading to "stop the bleeding now," emphasizing his desire to stop the pain and find peace.
Overall, "Stranger's Room" is a deeply introspective and personal song that reflects the turmoil and struggles Lennon was going through at the time. It highlights his passion for music and his desire to escape from the world, but also acknowledges the emotional pain he was experiencing.
Line by Line Meaning
Here in this lonely room Late in the afternoon Dreaming my life away-hey Don't answer the telephone I'm not home receiving you
John Lennon is currently in a secluded room in the late afternoon, lost in his own thoughts while kindly requesting not to be disturbed by any phone calls or visitors.
Here in the afternoon Alone in some stranger's room What am I doing here at all?
John finds himself in a strange room in the afternoon, questioning his own existence and the reason he is even in this place.
No need to over do it I'm bleeding now I'm bleeding now Stop the bleeding now Stop the bleeding now Oozing out Dripping down Table's silent shout
John is going through intense emotional turmoil and is visibly suffering, but pleads for someone or something to help him stop the pain and suffering. His pain is so intense that it's leaving physical manifestations on the table.
(Scat sing and whistle)
This line simply represents John attempting to express his emotions through non-verbal sounds.
Stop the bleeding now
John is once again pleading for help to be freed from the emotional pain he's currently experiencing.
Contributed by Mateo D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@hola3465
Lennon es el chopin del siglo 20
@seventeendegree
I wish Yoko Ono would release the demo tapes as a new record or at least on streaming services.
@chrisorellana3078
Silent shout before he was shot he said they shot me
@chrisorellana3078
No need to over do it he was shot 5 times