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)
Clean Up Time
John Lennon Lyrics
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Toil and-
Moonlight on the water
Sunlight on my face
You and me together
We are in our place
Angels treat us well
Oracle has spoken
We cast the perfect spell
The queen is in the counting house
Counting out the money
The king is in the kitchen
Making bread and honey
No friends and yet no enemies
Absolutely free
No rats aboard the magic ship
Of perfect harmony
Now it begins
Let it begin
Cleanup time
Hey, cleanup time
Cleanup time
Well, well, well
However far we travel
Wherever we may roam
The center of the circle
Will always be our home
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, cleanup time, yeah
Cleanup time (cleanup, cleanup)
Cleanup time (cleanup, cleanup)
Cleanup time (cleanup, cleanup)
Cleanup time (cleanup, cleanup)
Cleanup time (cleanup, cleanup)
Cleanup time (cleanup, cleanup)
"Clean Up Time" by John Lennon is a song with lyrics that are quite insightful. The song is about maintaining a perfect balance of harmony, love, and peace in the world. The song expresses the idea of cleaning up the mess and setting up a world where everybody is free, and there are no rats aboard the magic ship of perfect harmony.
The song starts with "Bubble, bubble, toil and-," which is a reference to Shakespeare's play "Macbeth." The song then mentions the beauty of both moonlight on the water and sunlight on the face. These natural elements, coupled with the reference to gods and angels treating people well, are used to emphasize the idea of a world with a perfect balance of nature and spirituality.
Lennon then mentions the queen counting money and the king making bread and honey, which is a reference to the traditional roles of power and wealth. The song mentions having no enemies, being free, and being on a ship of perfect harmony. These lines are representative of the ideals of the counterculture of the late '60s and early '70s.
The overall message of the song is that we need to create a world with better balance and harmony. We need to work together to clean up the mess and make the world a better place. The message is still relevant today and remains an inspiration for those fighting for a better world.
Line by Line Meaning
Bubble, bubble
We're starting to get to work.
Toil and-
There's going to be some hard work ahead.
Moonlight on the water
We're in a peaceful place.
Sunlight on my face
We're in a happy place.
You and me together
We're working together.
We are in our place
We're where we belong.
The gods are in the heavens
Everything is in its right place.
Angels treat us well
We're being blessed with good luck.
Oracle has spoken
We know what we need to do.
We cast the perfect spell
We're going to make everything work out perfectly.
The queen is in the counting house
We're taking care of our finances.
Counting out the money
We're making sure we have enough.
The king is in the kitchen
We're taking care of ourselves.
Making bread and honey
We're enjoying the simple pleasures of life.
No friends and yet no enemies
We're content with just ourselves.
Absolutely free
We're unencumbered by anything.
No rats aboard the magic ship
We're getting rid of anything that doesn't belong.
Of perfect harmony
We're creating a perfect balance.
Now it begins
It's time to start.
Let it begin
We're ready for this.
Cleanup time
We're cleaning up everything.
Hey, cleanup time
Let's get to work on this cleanup project!
Well, well, well
It's going to be more work than we thought.
However far we travel
No matter how much we try to escape from it.
Wherever we may roam
No matter where we go in life.
The center of the circle
Home is where the heart is.
Will always be our home
We'll always come back here.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
We've got this!
Cleanup time (cleanup, cleanup)
We're really cleaning up everything.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon
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