John Lennon would have celebrated his 74th birthday today. An inspiration to thousands of musicians and a believer in world peace, Lennon died a hero. Last week we marked National Poetry Day with 30 of the greatest lyrics of all time and to honour the late great's birthday, we take a look at best lyrics from The Beatles.

The Beatles was a member of the greatest musical foursome of all time and after the group’s stateside visit in February of 1964, the music world was never the same again.

To date the band has sold over 600 million albums worldwide, racking up 20 No. 1 U.S. singles, a Billboard record that still remains.

Not only are they the best-selling musical act of all time, no other entertainers in history have proven as influential, important or as groundbreaking.

Kicking things off with Lennon's phenomenal song Imagine, we take a look back at the greatest lyrics from The Beatles... Happy Birthday to a late great.

1. Imagine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVg2EJvvlF8
"You, you may say I'm a dreamer, But I'm not the only one..."

2. Blackbird
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrxZhWCAuQw
"Blackbird singing in the dead of night take these broken wings and learn to fly, All your life you were only waiting for this moment to arise".

3. Can't Buy Me Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8zx68HENIA
"I don't care too much for money, Money can't buy me love”.

4. Hey Jude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvHsTQUA2SE
"And any time you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain, Don't carry the world upon your shoulders,
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool, By making his world a little colder".

5. Strawberry Fields Forever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3jrWVp2L7U
“Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see”.

6. The End
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV8PSj-hQvw
“And, in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make”.

7. Yesterday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRen3jDqViI
“Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away, Now it looks as though they’re here to stay, Oh, I believe in yesterday”.

8. In My Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4C7nzceL8Q
“Though I know I'll never lose affection for people and things that went before, I know I'll often stop and think about them in my life I love you more”.

9. Nowhere Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93rSXA8aeG4
"Doesn’t have a point of view, Knows not where he’s going to, Isn’t he a bit like you and me?”

10. Don't Let Me Down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDiSe1GHOVQ
"I'm in love for the first time don't you know it's gonna last, It's a love that lasts forever it's a love that had no past".