Born in Liverpool, Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager. In 1956, he formed The Quarrymen, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Sometimes called "the smart Beatle", Lennon initially was the group's de facto leader, a role he gradually ceded to McCartney. Through his songwriting in the Beatles, he embraced myriad musical influences, initially writing and co-writing rock and pop-oriented hit songs in the band's early years, then later incorporating experimental elements into his compositions in the latter half of the Beatles' career as his songs became known for their increasing innovation. Lennon soon expanded his work into other media by participating in numerous films, including How I Won the War, and authoring In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works, both collections of nonsense writings and line drawings. Starting with "All You Need Is Love", his songs were adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement and the larger counterculture of the 1960s. In 1969, he started the Plastic Ono Band with his second wife, multimedia artist Yoko Ono, held the two-week-long anti-war demonstration Bed-ins for Peace and left the Beatles to embark on a solo career.
Between 1968 and 1972, Lennon and Ono collaborated on many works, including a trilogy of avant-garde albums, several more films, his solo debut John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and the international top-10 singles "Give Peace a Chance", "Instant Karma!", "Imagine", and "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)". Moving to New York City in 1971, his criticism of the Vietnam War resulted in a three-year deportation attempt by the Nixon administration. Lennon and Ono separated from 1973 to 1975, during which time he produced Harry Nilsson's album Pussy Cats. He also had chart-topping collaborations with Elton John ("Whatever Gets You thru the Night") and David Bowie ("Fame"). Following a five-year hiatus, Lennon returned to music in 1980 with the Ono collaboration Double Fantasy. He was murdered by a Beatles fan, Mark David Chapman, three weeks after the album's release.
As a performer, writer or co-writer, Lennon had 25 number-one singles in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Double Fantasy, his best-selling album, won the 1981 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. That year, he won the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2002, Lennon was voted eighth in a BBC history poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. Rolling Stone ranked him the fifth-greatest singer and 38th greatest artist of all time. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (in 1997) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (twice, as a member of the Beatles in 1988 and as a solo artist in 1994).
Studio albums
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Imagine (1971)
Some Time in New York City (with Yoko Ono, 1972)
Mind Games (1973)
Walls and Bridges (1974)
Rock 'n' Roll (1975)
Double Fantasy (with Yoko Ono, 1980)
Milk and Honey (Posthumous with Yoko Ono, 1984)
Experimental studio albums with Yoko Ono
Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins (1968)
Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions (1969)
Wedding Album (1969)
Bony Maronie
John Lennon Lyrics
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I got a girl named Bony Moronie
She's as skinny as a stick of macaroni
Got to see her rock 'n' roll with her blue jeans on
She's not very fat, just skin and bone
Oh how happy now we gonna be
Makin' love underneath the apple tree
Well, I told her mama and her papa too
Just exactly what I'm gonna do
We're gonna get married on a night in June
Rock and roll by the light of the silvery moon
Wow, yeah
Well now, I love her, and she loves me
Oh how happy now we gonna be
Makin' love underneath the apple tree
Makin' love, baby
Well, she's my one and only, she's my heart's desire
She's a real upsetter, she's a real live wire
Everybody's watchin' when my baby walks by
She's so good lookin', really catches the eye
Well now, I love her, she loves me
Oh how happy now we gonna be
Makin' love underneath the apple tree
Yeah yeah
Makin' love
Makin' love
Makin' love
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The song "Bony Maronie" by John Lennon, originally performed by Larry Williams, is a peppy tune that tells the story of a man who is in love with a woman named Bony Moronie. The song starts off with the singer admiring Bony's thin frame, comparing her to a stick of macaroni. However, his love for her is not hindered by her thin appearance as he sings "Well now, I love her, and she loves me, Oh how happy now we gonna be, Makin' love underneath the apple tree".
The lyrics of the song portray an innocence in love, as the singer plans to marry Bony despite her parents' disapproval. The song is also focused on the idea of making love, which was a common theme in music during the 1950s and 60s.
Overall, the song "Bony Moronie" is a classic rock and roll tune that exemplifies the youthful optimism of the era.
Line by Line Meaning
I got a girl named Bony Moronie
I am in a relationship with a girl named Bony Moronie
She's as skinny as a stick of macaroni
She is very thin
Got to see her rock 'n' roll with her blue jeans on
I enjoy watching her dance in her blue jeans
She's not very fat, just skin and bone
She is extremely thin, with little body fat
Well now, I love her, and she loves me
We are in love with each other
Oh how happy now we gonna be
We are very happy together
Makin' love underneath the apple tree
We are sexually intimate with each other under the apple tree
Well, I told her mama and her papa too
I have informed her parents of my intention
Just exactly what I'm gonna do
I have explained my plan to them
We're gonna get married on a night in June
We are planning to get married in June
Rock and roll by the light of the silvery moon
We will celebrate with rock and roll under the moonlight
Well now, I love her, and she loves me
We are in love with each other
Makin' love underneath the apple tree
We are sexually intimate with each other under the apple tree
Well, she's my one and only, she's my heart's desire
She is the only one for me, the one I love
She's a real upsetter, she's a real live wire
She is full of energy and can be unpredictable
Everybody's watchin' when my baby walks by
Everyone notices her when she walks by
She's so good lookin', really catches the eye
She is very attractive and stands out
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