Petula Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and song… Read Full Bio ↴Petula Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and songwriter. She started her professional career as a child performer and has had one of the longest careers of any British entertainer, spanning more than eight decades. Clark's professional career began during the Second World War as a child entertainer on BBC Radio. In 1954 she charted with "The Little Shoemaker", the first of her big UK hits, and within two years she began recording in French. Her international successes have included "Prends mon cœur", "Sailor" (a UK number one), "Romeo", and "Chariot". Hits in German, Italian, and Spanish followed. In late 1964 Clark's success extended to the United States with a four-year run of career-defining, often upbeat singles, many written or co-written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent. These include her signature song "Downtown" (US number one), "I Know a Place", "My Love" (US number one), "A Sign of the Times", "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love", "Who Am I", "Colour My World", "This Is My Song" (by Charlie Chaplin) (a UK number one), "Don't Sleep in the Subway", "The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener" and "Kiss Me Goodbye". Between January 1965 and April 1968 Clark charted with nine US Top 20 hits in the US, where she was sometimes called "the First Lady of the British Invasion".

Clark has sold more than 68 million records. She has also enjoyed success in the musical film Finian's Rainbow and in the stage musicals The Sound of Music, Blood Brothers, Sunset Boulevard, and Mary Poppins.

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Discography
Petula Clark Sings (1956)
A Date with Pet (1956)
You Are My Lucky Star (1957)
À Musicorama (1958)
Petula Clark in Hollywood / Pet Clark (1959)
Prends mon coeur (1959)
Tête à tête avec Petula Clark (1961)
Rendez-vous avec Petula Clark (1962)
In Other Words (1962)
Petula (1962)
Le soleil dans les yeux (1963)
Ceux qui ont un coeur (1964)
Hello Paris (1964)
Petula au Canada (1964)
Downtown (1965)
I Know a Place (1965)
The World's Greatest International Hits (1965)
Petula '65 (1965)
My Love (1966)
I Couldn't Live Without Your Love (1966)
Petula Clark '66 (1966)
Colour My World (1967)
These Are My Songs (1967)
C'est ma chanson (1967)
Petula Italiana (1967)
The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener (1968)
Petula (1968)
Portrait of Petula (1969)
Just Pet (1969)
Memphis (1970)
Warm and Tender / The Song of My Life (1971)
Comme une prière (1972)
La chanson de Marie-Madeleine (1972)
Now (1972)
Come On Home (1974)
I'm The Woman You Need (1975)
Je reviens (1977)
Destiny (1978)
Where The Heart Is (1998)
Here For You (1998)
Solitude & Sunshine: The Songs of Rod McKuen (2007)
Lost in You (2013)
From Now On (2016)
Living For Today (2017)
Vu d'ici (2018)

Adonis
Petula Clark Lyrics

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Adonis
Johnny's an Adonis
Honestly
He's all a girl could want
And even more
Good looking
He is so good looking
Is it any wonder?

He's the one that I adore

I long to belong to Adonis
But some other Venus
Is standing between us
See her
How I'd love to be her
Just to hear Adonis
Promise all his love to me

Adonis
Adonis

Adonis
Adonis.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Petula Clark's song Adonis express the singer's admiration for a man named Johnny, who she describes as an Adonis. The term Adonis comes from Greek mythology and refers to a man who is exceptionally handsome and youthful. The singer declares that Johnny is all a girl could want and even more, emphasizing his physical attractiveness. She is smitten with him and longs to be with him. However, she acknowledges that there is another woman, referred to in the song as Venus, who is also interested in him. Despite this obstacle, the singer can't help but fantasize about being in Venus's place and hearing Johnny promise all his love to her. The repetition of the name Adonis at the end of the song emphasizes the singer's fixation on Johnny's beauty and perfection.

Line by Line Meaning

Johnny's an Adonis
Johnny is a very handsome man.

Honestly
Without a doubt.

He's all a girl could want
He possesses all the qualities a girl could desire in a man.

And even more
He has qualities that exceed expectations.

Good looking
Exceptionally physically attractive.

Is it any wonder?
Is it surprising or unexpected?

He's the one that I adore
He's the man she loves and admires.

I long to belong to Adonis
She desires to be with Johnny, the handsome man.

But some other Venus
Another woman is standing in the way of their relationship.

Is standing between us
She is causing a hindrance between them.

See her
Look at her, notice her.