When John Lennon released the iconic single "Imagine" in 1971, he was listed as the sole songwriter. He later admitted that his wife, Yoko Ono, inspired the concept and cowrote the lyrics.

John Lennon and ... started collaborating on songs almost as soon as they met, scribbling lyrics and chords in a notebook with every entry emblazoned: “ANOTHER LENNON-McCARTNEY ORIGINAL.” ...

Ian Leslie’s “John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs ... depressed Lennon and the more outgoing, driven and businesslike McCartney. Leslie’s comprehensive assembly of lyrics, memos and ...

and you could see it in the lyrics and songs like “Imagine” and “Give Peace a Chance.” I tell the story, of course, about how people still think of “Imagine” as a John Lennon song.

And you can’t find people like that.” John Lennon wondered if ‘Imagine’ was as good as ‘Yesterday’ After writing the song in 1971 on his grand piano at Tittenhurst Park, his home with ...

Leslie deftly weaves each song into ... McCartney framed it maritally: “I hate this trial separation. John’s in love with Yoko and no longer in love with the three of us.” Lennon didn ...

Beatles chart-topper signaled the beginning of a new creative chapter for John Lennon and Paul McCartney, forever changing ...

In fact, Lennon’s obsession with “Yesterday” continued even after The Beatles’ breakup in 1970. “So he writes ‘Imagine ... or it starts with John, a John song or a Paul song ...