Violent Femmes的《Johnny》收录在专辑《Add It Up》中，是一首以极简主义著称的歌曲。歌曲结构非常简单，几乎完全围绕着D和Em两个和弦循环进行。然而，正是这种简单，赋予了歌曲更大的表示空间，使其能够承载更复杂的情感。
歌词围绕着“Johnny”这个人物展开，充斥了疑问和怀念。“Oh Johnny, do you miss, your mother, do you you miss, your father. Oh and Johnny do you miss me?” 简单直白的提问，透露出一种迷茫和孤独感。而对于死亡的追问，“could you tell me what it's like to die?”则更像是对生命意义的探寻和对未知的恐惧。
从音乐风格上来说，《Johnny》属于另类摇滚或自力摇滚，带有Violent Femmes典范的原始和粗拙感。吉他部分虽然简单，但节奏和力度上的变革却非常重要。初学者可以先从掌握D和Em和弦的转换开始，然后逐渐加入一些即兴的拨弦和扫弦，考试考试分歧的节奏型，找到最适合自己的演奏方法。贝斯在歌曲中也饰演着重要的角色，简单的根音也能给歌曲带来厚重感。
《Johnny》不仅仅是一首歌，更像是一段内心独白，一段充斥青春困惑和对生活迷茫的真实写照。它用简单的音乐，触动了我们内心深处的情感，引发了我们对生命和存在的思考。
如果你也喜欢Violent Femmes的音乐，不妨考试考试一下这首《Johnny》，用简单的吉他，弹奏出属于你自己的故事。
示范乐谱：
Em D Em D (Alternating the whole time, a measure each)Oh Johnny, do you miss, your mother, do you you miss, your father. Oh and Johnny do you miss me?
I was so hungry I just wanted to attack, and I was so hungry, ah let me know I never, I never look back.
Oh Johnny, sometimes I wonder, sometimes I wonder, And I, And I, wonder what it's like to die, Ah now I know, I see coulda been a star. I coulda, I coulda been a wit. I tell you something else right now, right now John, we could have been, sailing along, on our ship.
Is this ring that he wore, it's just another thing that he wore, But there is something about this ring, that I, I, I just can't ignore. I sorta keep it, but I don't know what for.
Oh Johnny, do you miss all the old ladies, do you miss all of the crazies, and ahh Johnny, do miss me?
Ahh Johnny do you miss, your mother, do you miss, your father? Ah Johnny there's, there is something I'd like to know, And I, and I could you tell me John, could you tell me what it's like to die? Ah man, could you tell me what it's like to die? Ah John, could you tell me what it's like to die? tell me what's it like to die, Johnny, ahhhhhh, can you tell me what it's like to die? Johnny, Johnny, Ahhhhhh, can you tell me what it's like to die? Johnny, Johnny, Ahhhhhh, can you tell me what it's like to die? Johnny, Johnny, Ahhhhhh, can you tell me what it's like to die? Johnny, Johnny, Ahhhhhh,
I can't hear you I can't hear you Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, ahhhhhhh can you tell me what it's like to die? Johnny, Johnny, Ahhhhhh, can you tell me what it's like to die?
