On this day back in 1980, John Lennon was shot outside of his home in NYC, and people freaked. For good reason. He was, in my opinion, the greatest song writer of music in our lifetimes.

Instead of blabbering on about how awesome he was, I’ll list my top five Lennon written songs(purely Lennon’s, not in tandem with McCartney):

5. Dear Prudence. He rewrote a somewhat boring George Harrison riff into a very under appreciated Beatles song.

4. Revolution 1. Who doesn’t love this song? You can’t listen and not clap your hands.

3. I Am The Walrus. Completely bizarre, musically all over the place, but it all works. And you know you want to say “coo-coo-ca-choo.”

2. Instant Karma. John makes you feel like he’s singing this song about you. Or maybe I’m delusional. Either one.

1. All you need is love. A cheesy pick, but probably one of his best melodies. Bonus points for the French anthem intro, and if you listen closely at the end, Paul killing his baseline right as John says “Yesterday.”