Ben Elton John Lennon: The Musical

Featuring Ben Elton, Elton John, and the memory of John Lennon

Edward John
3 min readAug 26, 2022
Image credits: Ben Elton by David Shankbone — Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79809947. Elton John by David Shankbone — Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79809947. John Lennon by Eric Koch / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Edited with Canva.

Ben Elton and Elton John have teamed up to celebrate the life of John Lennon.

Organised by Elton and John (Ben and Elton), it features Julian Lennon, Sean Lennon, Paul Lennon, Ben Lennon, Ben Lemon, John Lemon, Blind Melon, Yoko Ono, and Brian Molko. It is a musical comedy, or a comedy musical, depending on how you view it.

Let’s take a look at the people involved

Ben Elton is a writer of many things, some of which have been funny. In recent years, he has branched out into musicals, such as:

  • We Will Rock You
  • We Will Stone You
  • We Will Batter You With Planks of Wood
  • We Will Make You Dance
  • We Will Make You Laugh
  • We Will Frighten You
  • We Will Make You Shit Yourself

Elton John is a singer, piano playerist, and fellow wearer of glasses. He has had many top hits, such as:

  • Rocket Man
  • Spaceship Man
  • Helicopter Man
  • Hot Air Balloon Man
  • Daniel

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Edward John
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