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25th Anniversary of the death of John Lennon. So just how does he rate musically? Like many in the public eye who have died before their time, he has achieved in death an iconic status far beyond that which he probably would have achieved had he lived. Difficult to assess his work as a member of the Beatles because most of their stuff was collaborative, irrespective of whose name it appeared under. Certainly between them, Lennon and McCartney produced some of the most memorable and significant music of the middle 20th century. As a solo writer however, I feel his songs will be remembered more for their brilliantly acerbic lyrics (Imagine, Merry Christmas, War Is Over, Give Peace A Chance etc.) than for their musical worth.