A comprehensive guide for all songwriters and Beatles fans, this book explores John Lennons songwriting genius with a guided tour through 25 of his Beatles-era hits. Author John Stevens explains Lennons intuitive talent from a technical point of view, through the lens of songwritings three basic factors: melody, harmony and lyric. He shows how Lennon fashioned songs that were at once politically and socially relevant during the 60s, yet remain ageless and timeless today.