John Lennon's memorable melodies

Here are the ten memorable John Lennon songs that touched the heart of millions.

Here are the ten memorable John Lennon songs that touched the heart of millions.

1. “Strawberry Fields Forever”: “Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.”

2. “Isolation”: “Just a boy and a little girl, trying to change the whole wide world.” Written at a time when it really seemed like it was John and Yoko against the world.

3. “Crippled Inside”: A mockery of the hypocrisy of human behavior, by mixing upbeat tempos with more serious lyrics.

4. “I’m A Loser”: “I’m a loser, and I’m not what I appear to be.” Lennon is quoted as saying, “part of me suspects that I’m a loser, and the other part of me thinks I’m God Almighty.”

5. “How Do You Sleep?”: “Those freaks was right when they said you was dead.” An attack on long-time companion Paul McCartney.

6. “Working Class Hero”: A song detailing the struggle in Liverpool after World War II. “When they’ve tortured and scared you for 20-odd years, then they expect you to pick a career, when you can’t really function you’re so full of fear.”

7. “Instant Karma (We All Shine On)”: “What in the world you thinking of, laughing in the face of love.”

8. “In My Life”: “Though I know I’ll never lose affection for people and things that went before, I know I’ll often stop and think about them, in my life I’ll love you more.”

9. “Mother”: “Mother, you had me, but I never had you.” Lennon’s painful cries at the end of this song would make even the most stoic of men cry.

10. “Oh Yoko!”: A beautiful ode to his wife, Yoko Ono, “Oh Yoko, my love will turn you on.”