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An interesting post. I've never been a fan of Yoko's, and I'd like to believe the 'she broke them up' lobby, but it isn't so. I think the Beatles were inevitably going to break up from the formula of their beginning - the natural antagonisms between John and Paul which, for many years, drove them on to musical genius.
An unusual ABC-post, but none the worse for that. I'm not a great fan of what-if scenarios, so the kind of speculation that abounds about what would have happened if John and Yoko hadn't met, or John hadn't been shot are only mildly interesting. It happened, and we will take it from there.
Sometime in the mid-'60's, before John and Yoko got together, I found a small digest-sized men's magazine, the name of which I can't recall. Beside (mostly black and white) photo shoots of topless models, it had short articles on topics such a 'the LSD craze,' dirt-biking, and something not-yet called 'performance art.' There was a three-page photo spread entitled "Step Up and Strip Me Nude" that documented a Japanese artist named Yoko Ono kneeling immobile on a stage while men were allowed to come up to her with scissors and snip away portions of her clothing! When she formed a relationship with John, I instantly recognized her name!
very interesting post...
I listen to the Ballad of John and Yoko EVERY morning! It's on my workout tape that I jog too:) It was nice to read what she is up to! She looks great ! I hope I look that groovy at 70!
What an interesting Y post...good for Yoko, still making music and still offering scholarships.
Yoko Ono and John Lennon is an indelible pair. Interesting post! So sad to think she lives forever in his absence..
So much info - thanks for sharing.
Great "y" post - I learned a lot about Yoko I did not know.
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A very good post, Roger! I didn't know that much about Yoko Ono. I was not her fan. But it must have been horrible to see your husband die in front of you. Good choice!
Yes I do remember her but did not follow much on what has she been doing after John's death. Thanks for the overview.
Very interesting post and choice for Y. I have never been a fan of Yoko's. I do think it would be very sad to have your husband die in your arms.
Sherry
An interesting choice for Y - lots of information about someone I wasn't impressed with, but always open to different viewpoints.
Thanks for a good post...
Gosh I did not know she was 70,she seems frozen in time somehow. Your post reminded me I have a 45 of We All Shine On with the Plastic Ono Band in a box somewhere, must dig it out.
Surely it hasn't been 40 years since their bed-in! I was a big Beatles fan back in the sixties and always hoped they would one day get back together for a reunion tour. I was never a fan of Yoko's, but I doubt she was the cause of their break-up either.
Great post. I think Yoko is a repository for a lot of people's regrets and hatred about the '60s myself, and of course there's a fair amount of old-fashioned sexism in some of the responses. I can only handle a handful of Yoko's songs but I think she's a mildly interesting artist who married quite well and has been elevated into some kind of sneering demon, a fate she doesnt' really deserve.
What a lovely story about how they met! I never knew that. I was always led to believe that Yoko broke the Beatles up, but I don't think they would have remained together anyway and if they would have done it would probably have been more about the money than the music. In the end, breaking up produced fantastic music. And if Yoko is to blame for fantastic music...
I've always considered Yoko a shrewd opportunist myself, and am mostly immune to the theoretical charms of her art escapades. I've read things from a variety of sources that really leave me conflicted about whether or not I can really embrace her, although her place in the Beatles' history is undeniable, such as it is. The "She broke up the Beatles" crowd is being naive and simplistic, but there is a germ of truth in it- she did help to exacerbate the tensions, but it was mostly encouraged by John, and she was far from the only contributing factor by the time she inserted herself into the scene.
One thing I am unconflicted about, however, is her music, which I will defend to anyone. Sure, there is a lot of it that's practically unlistenable- I can't make it through sides three and four of Fly; it's anti-music, and I rarely dig out Plastic Ono Band either. But on the best stuff, the most songlike- "Mrs. Lennon", "Misdummer New York", most of Approximately Infinite Universe (Esp. "I Have a Woman Inside My Soul" and "Have You Seen a Horizon Lately") and Feeling the Space, and most of her contributions to Some Time in New York City- it can often be wonderful. On Fly and POB, she's backed by John, Ringo and the great Klaus Voorman, and that helps me to sit through even the caterwauling extended tracks. Elephant's Memory came through very well on the others, as well as the studio musos on Space. I've never worked up much of a taste for her post-1980 stuff; too slick and blandly overproduced.
Needless to say, if ever the phrase "Your mileage may vary" ever applied, it applies to her.
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