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)
medley: rip it up
John Lennon Lyrics
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Fool about my money, don't try to save
My heart says "go! go! have a time"
'Cause it's Saturday night, baby, I'm feelin' fine
Gonna rip it up,
Gonna rock it up,
Gonna shake it up,
Gonna rock it up,
And ball the night.
Got me a date and I won't be late,
Picked her up in my eighty-eight.
Shag on down to the union hall,
When the joint starts jumpin', I 'll have a ball.
Gonna rip it up,
Gonna rock it up,
Gonna shake it up,
Gonna ball it up,
Gonna rock it up,
And ball the night.
Whoa!
Well, ready, set, go man, go,
I got a girl that I love so.
And I'm ready,
Ready, ready, teddy,
I'm ready,
Ready, ready, teddy,
I'm ready,
Ready, ready, teddy,
I'm ready, ready, teddy to rock and roll.
Goin' to the corner, pick up my sweetie pie,
She's a rock and roll baby, she's the apple of my eye.
I'm ready,
Ready, ready, teddy,
I'm ready,
Ready, ready, teddy,
I'm ready,
Ready, ready, teddy,
I'm ready, ready, teddy to rock and roll.
The lyrics to John Lennon's Medley Rip It Up Ready Teddy are about enjoying life on a Saturday night. The singer has just been paid and thus he feels compelled not to save but rather to spend his money and have a good time. He talks about going out and enjoying himself, ripping it up, rocking it up, shaking it up, balling it up, and having a good time. He has also found himself a date and promises not to be late, picking his date up in his car, an eighty-eight. He goes to the union hall, where the joint starts jumpin', and has a ball. The chorus describes a desire to rip up, rock up, shake up, ball up, and rock up again to have a great time.
The second verse begins with the singer talking about his girl, whom he loves, preparing to go to the corner to pick up his sweetie pie, who is described as a rock and roll baby, the apple of his eye. The chorus repeats, emphasizing that the singer is ready, ready, ready, teddy, to rock and roll.
Line by Line Meaning
Well it's Saturday night, and I just got paid
It's the end of the week and I finally have some money
Fool about my money, don't try to save
I don't want to be responsible with my money
My heart says "go! go! have a time"
I feel like having fun and letting loose
'Cause it's Saturday night, baby, I'm feelin' fine
I'm enjoying the weekend vibes
Gonna rip it up,
I'm going to go all out
Gonna rock it up,
I'm going to party hard
Gonna shake it up,
I'm going to dance like crazy
Gonna ball it up,
I'm going to have a great time
Gonna rock it up,
I'm going to party hard (again)
And ball the night.
I'm going to have an amazing night
Got me a date and I won't be late,
I have a date and I'm going to make it on time
Picked her up in my eighty-eight.
I picked her up in my cool car
Shag on down to the union hall,
We're heading to the party at the union hall
When the joint starts jumpin', I 'll have a ball.
I'm going to have a great time when the party gets started
Whoa!
I'm excited for what's to come!
Well, ready, set, go man, go,
I'm pumped up and ready to go
I got a girl that I love so.
I'm with someone special that I really care about
And I'm ready,
I'm all set to have a good time
Ready, ready, teddy,
I'm really prepared to let loose
I'm ready,
I'm totally ready
Ready, ready, teddy,
I'm more than ready to party
I'm ready,
I'm all set
Ready, ready, teddy,
I'm raring to have a great time
I'm ready, ready, teddy to rock and roll.
I'm more than ready to have an awesome time and enjoy rock and roll music
Goin' to the corner, pick up my sweetie pie,
I'm going to pick up my sweetheart
She's a rock and roll baby, she's the apple of my eye.
She loves rock and roll and is very special to me
I'm ready,
I'm all set
Ready, ready, teddy,
I'm more than prepared to let loose
I'm ready,
I'm all set
Ready, ready, teddy,
I'm very ready to rock and roll
I'm ready,
I'm all set
Ready, ready, teddy,
I'm super excited and prepared to party
I'm ready, ready, teddy to rock and roll.
I'm more than ready to enjoy rock and roll music and have a great time
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN LENNON
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