Released: December 11, 1970

Songwriter: John Lennon

Producer: Phil Spector Yoko Ono John Lennon

[Verse 1]
My mummy's dead
I can't get it through my head
Though it's been so many years
My mummy's dead

[Verse 2]
I can't explain
So much pain
I could never show it
My mummy's dead

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.