Released: December 11, 1970

Songwriter: John Lennon

Producer: Phil Spector Yoko Ono John Lennon

[Verse 1]
Love is real, real is love
Love is feeling, feeling love
Love is wanting to be loved

[Verse 2]
Love is touch, touch is love
Love is reaching, reaching love
Love is asking to be loved

[Bridge]
Love is you, you and me
Love is knowing we can be

[Verse 3]
Love is free, free is love
Love is living, living love
Love is needing to be loved

John Lennon

As the founding member of The Beatles, John Winston Lennon (1940-1980) is one of the most recognizable cultural icons of the 20th Century. He is also the other half of the Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership, alongside fellow Beatle, Paul McCartney.

As a solo artist and through his relationship and collaboration with avant-garde artist Yoko Ono, he became just as recognizable for his political activism.

Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980, outside of his New York apartment, The Dakota. Since then, his music and message remain timeless.