Years active: since 1985.
He also uses modular synthesizers, a Korg Kaoss Pad, and a laptop (for voice clips/modulation) on newer tracks. Jonny also uses a Rhodes Seventy Three piano, a prominent feature during the OK Computer era. Jonny is one of the most prominent users of the Ondes Martenot, an early electronic musical instrument with a keyboard and slide. He uses Ondes Martenot on the soundtrack to the film Bodysong, as well as in Radiohead, and mainly around the Kid A / Amnesiac era, on songs such as 'Pyramid Song' and 'How to Disappear Completely'.
Apart from his work with Radiohead, Greenwood is also a composer, and has produced several classical works, some inspired by Polish composer Penderecki, as part of his tenure as the BBC's composer-in-residence. He also composed the soundtracks to the films Bodysong (2003), There Will Be Blood (2007) and Norwegian Wood (2010). Some of his more recent scores include We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) and a return to working with director Paul Thomas Anderson, in his latest film The Master (2012).
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
Jonny Greenwood Lyrics
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Anyone else but me, anyone else but me
Don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me
Till I come marching home
Don't go walking down lovers' lane with anyone else but me
Anyone else but me, anyone else but me
No, no, no
Till I come marching home
I just got word from a guy who heard
From the guy next door to me
The girl he met just loves to pet
And it fits you to a T
So don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me
Till I come marching home
I just got word from a guy who heard
From the guy next door to me
The girl he met just loves to pet
And it fits you to a T
So don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me
Till I come marching home, sweet home
Till I come marching home
The lyrics of Jonny Greenwood's "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree" are about the fear of losing someone you love to someone else. The song presents the idea of making sure the person the singer is speaking to remains faithful and true, just as they have been. The lyrics begin with the singer explaining they have written to their mother and father before, and now they are writing to the person in question. The singer does not want to lose them, and they want to make sure the person is just as faithful as they are. The phrase "Don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me" is repeated a few times, with the "No! No! No!" emphasizing the importance of this request. The singer does not want the person to go walking down lovers' lane with anyone else, and they want the person to be true to them.
Line by Line Meaning
I wrote my mother
I penned a letter to my mother
I wrote my father
I sent a letter to my father
And now I'm writing you too
I'm communicating with you as well
I'm sure of mother
I have no doubts about my mother
I'm sure of father
I have no doubts about my father
Now I wanna be sure of you
I want to be confident in you too
Don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me
Do not sit and spend time under the tree with someone other than me
Anyone else but me, anyone else but me
No company other than me is allowed
Just remember that I've been true to nobody else but you
Please recall that I have been loyal only to you
So just be true to me
Please reciprocate and be loyal to me as well
Don't go walking down lovers' lane with anyone else but me
Do not stroll down the romantic path with someone other than me
Don't start showing off all your charms in somebody else's arms
Please don't display your attractions while in another person's embrace
You must be true to me
You have to be faithful to me
I'm so afraid that the plans we made underneath those moonlit skies
I am terrified that our moonlit plans might dissolve
Will fade away and you're bound to stray if the stars get in your eyes
The stars may bewilder and lead you astray, causing our plans to disappear
You're my L-O-V-E.
You are the one I love
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charles Tobias
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