What do you think Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) means?

Elton John - Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) Meaning

Tagged: Death | Loss [suggest]
Album cover for Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) album cover

Song Released: 1982


Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) Lyrics

What happened here

As the New York sunset disappeared

I found an empty garden among the flagstones there

Who lived here

He must have been a gardener that cared a lot

Who weeded out the tares and grew a good crop

And now it all...

  1. anonymous
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    Dec 8th 2020 !⃝

    I like the connection to Ms. Farrow and I also liked Elton's ability to call an insect an insect. But, I think the line, "Now nothing grows no more" is inaccurate, because there was a GREAT DEAL of growth after Lennon died. Elton's song was a big part of that growth, as was the fact that John Lennon is constantly quoted, by everyone who believes in peace and liberty.

  2. anonymous
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    May 15th 2012 !⃝

    The insect is Mark David Chapman.

  3. anonymous
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    Jun 13th 2011 !⃝

    This song is about the death of John Lennon.

  4. anonymous
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    May 12th 2011 !⃝

    It's about John Lennon after he was murdered, the isect is the killer and the grain is John. John was a devoted gardener in life.


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