query: who played on the ballad of john and yoko

pos: The Ballad of John and Yoko to McCartney’s home on 14 April 1969, before recording it that evening. Recalling the controversy engendered by Lennon's "more popular than Jesus" remark in 1966, McCartney was alarmed at the references to 'Christ' in the new song but agreed to assist Lennon. Ono later said: "Paul knew that people were being nasty to John, and he just wanted to make it well for him. Paul has a very brotherly side to him." The song was recorded without George Harrison (who was on holiday) and Ringo Starr (who was filming "The Magic Christian"). In Barry Miles' biography, McCartney recalls that Lennon

pos: The Ballad of John and Yoko later appeared in the 1988 documentary film "". On Capp's exit, Lennon sang an impromptu version with a slightly revised, but nonetheless prophetic lyric: "Christ you know it ain't easy / You know how hard it can be / The way things are goin' / They're gonna crucify Capp!" According to Ian MacDonald and Mark Lewisohn: The Ballad of John and Yoko "The Ballad of John and Yoko" is a song written by John Lennon, credited to Lennon–McCartney, and released by the Beatles as a single in May 1969. The song, chronicling the events associated with Lennon’s marriage to Yoko

pos: The Ballad of John and Yoko The Ballad of John and Yoko "The Ballad of John and Yoko" is a song written by John Lennon, credited to Lennon–McCartney, and released by the Beatles as a single in May 1969. The song, chronicling the events associated with Lennon’s marriage to Yoko Ono, was the Beatles’ 17th and final UK No. 1 single. Authored by Lennon while on his honeymoon in Paris, it tells of the events of his marriage, in March 1969, to Ono, and their publicly held honeymoon activities, including their "Bed-In" at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel and their demonstration of "bagism". Lennon brought the song

pos: Give Peace a Chance later. Lennon later stated his regrets about being "guilty enough to give McCartney credit as co-writer on my first independent single instead of giving it to Yoko, who had actually written it with me." According to author Ian MacDonald, the credit was Lennon's way of thanking McCartney for helping him record "The Ballad of John and Yoko" at short notice. The original last verse of the song refers to: "John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary, Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper, Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer, Allen Ginsberg, and Hare Krishna". In the performance of "Give Peace a Chance" included on

pos: Skywriting by Word of Mouth published. Skywriting by Word of Mouth Skywriting by Word of Mouth, and Other Writings Including the Ballad of John and Yoko, is the third, and last, book written by John Lennon. It was published posthumously in 1986 and included an afterword by Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono. Like his other books, it contains miscellaneous writings and cartoons. The book includes Lennon's autobiography (titled "The Ballad of John and Yoko", also the title of a song), in which he talks about the Beatles' break-up ("I started the band. I disbanded it.") and says that he has no hard feelings against his former

pos: Skywriting by Word of Mouth Skywriting by Word of Mouth Skywriting by Word of Mouth, and Other Writings Including the Ballad of John and Yoko, is the third, and last, book written by John Lennon. It was published posthumously in 1986 and included an afterword by Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono. Like his other books, it contains miscellaneous writings and cartoons. The book includes Lennon's autobiography (titled "The Ballad of John and Yoko", also the title of a song), in which he talks about the Beatles' break-up ("I started the band. I disbanded it.") and says that he has no hard feelings against his former bandmates:

pos: New York City (John Lennon and Yoko Ono song) David Peel, who is name checked in "New York City," recorded a companion piece, "The Ballad of New York City (John Lennon–Yoko Ono)" on his 1972 album "The Pope Smokes Dope", produced by Lennon and Ono. Elephant's Memory, who provided the backing music for "New York City," also recorded a companion song "Local Plastic Ono Band" on their 1972 album "Elephant's Memory", also produced by Lennon and Ono. Bielen and Urish claim that two other songs on the "Elephant's Memory" album, "Power Boogie" and "Liberation Special," are powerful rockers reminiscent of "New York City." Personal on the "Some Time in

pos: Yoko Ono stated his regrets about feeling "guilty enough to give McCartney credit as co-writer on my first independent single instead of giving it to Yoko, who had actually written it with me." The famous couple often combined advocacy with performance art, such as in "bagism", first introduced during a Vienna press conference, where they satirised prejudice and stereotyping by wearing a bag over their entire bodies. Lennon detailed this period in the Beatles' song "The Ballad of John and Yoko". Lennon changed his name by deed poll on April 22, 1969, switching out "Winston" for "Ono" as a middle name. Although

pos: The Ballad of John and Yoko Ballad of John, George and Yoko', then I would have been on it." Backed with Harrison’s "Old Brown Shoe", the single was released in the United Kingdom on 30 May 1969. Lennon and Ono were performing a second Bed-In at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal at the time. The United States release followed on 4 June. In the UK and Europe, it was the first Beatles single to be released in stereo. It was therefore the first release not given a mono mix. The song has been included on several compilation albums: "Hey Jude" (US, 1970), "1967–1970" (1973), "20

pos: Paul McCartney an integral feature of the song's character. McCartney played a Moog synthesizer on the Beatles song "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" and the Wings track "Loup (1st Indian on the Moon)". Ingham described the Wings songs "With a Little Luck" and "London Town" as being "full of the most sensitive pop synthesizer touches". McCartney played drums on the Beatles' songs "Back in the U.S.S.R.", "Dear Prudence", "Martha My Dear", "Wild Honey Pie" and "The Ballad of John and Yoko". He also played all the drum parts on his first and second solo albums "McCartney" and "McCartney II", as well as on the

pos: New York City (John Lennon and Yoko Ono song) Ono's film "Clock", which was filmed in September 1971. That version relied more prominently on the "que pasa" lyrics than the final version. Lennon continued to expand the lyrics and make demo recordings of the song, including an acoustic version from late 1971 which was included on "John Lennon Anthology". The final version released on the album was recorded in 1972 with Elephant's Memory on the backing instruments. "New York City" is in some ways a sequel to "The Ballad of John and Yoko," a song Lennon wrote and performed with The Beatles. Like the earlier Beatles' song, "New York

pos: Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Happy Xmas (War Is Over) "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" is a Christmas song released in 1971 as a single by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir. The lyrics, by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, are set to the traditional English ballad "Skewball". It was the seventh single release by Lennon outside his work with the Beatles. The song reached number 4 in the UK, where its release was delayed until November 1972, and has periodically reemerged on the UK Singles Chart, most notably after Lennon's death in December 1980, when it peaked at number 2.

pos: The Pope Smokes Dope International). The Pope Smokes Dope The Pope Smokes Dope is the third album by David Peel and The Lower East Side, released on April 17, 1972 through Apple Records. Peel, along with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, performed Peel's "The Ballad of New York", on "The David Frost Show", with Lennon playing tea-chest bass. The trio, joined by The Lower East Side Band, played several songs by Lennon and Ono. This episode was recorded on December 16, 1971 and broadcast on January 13, 1972. The album was released on April 17, 1972. The CD was released in 2005 (by Orange

pos: The Pope Smokes Dope The Pope Smokes Dope The Pope Smokes Dope is the third album by David Peel and The Lower East Side, released on April 17, 1972 through Apple Records. Peel, along with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, performed Peel's "The Ballad of New York", on "The David Frost Show", with Lennon playing tea-chest bass. The trio, joined by The Lower East Side Band, played several songs by Lennon and Ono. This episode was recorded on December 16, 1971 and broadcast on January 13, 1972. The album was released on April 17, 1972. The CD was released in 2005 (by Orange Records

pos: Yoko Ono year, the couple contributed an experimental piece to "The White Album" called "Revolution 9". Also on "The White Album," Ono contributed backing vocals on "Birthday", and one line of lead vocals on "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill". The latter marked the only occasion in a Beatles recording in which a woman sings lead vocals. Ono influenced Lennon to produce more "autobiographical" output and, after "The Ballad of John and Yoko", they decided it would be better to form their own band rather than put the material out under the Beatles name. In 1969, the Plastic Ono Band's first album,

pos: Real Love (Beatles song) Love" originated as part of an unfinished stage play that Lennon was working on at the time, titled "The Ballad of John and Yoko". The song was first recorded in 1977 with a handheld tape recorder on his piano at home. Eventually the work evolved under the title "Real Life", a song which Lennon would record at least six times in 1979 and 1980, and then abandoned. The song was eventually combined with elements of another Lennon demo, "Baby Make Love to You". In June 1978, Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono told the press that they were working on

pos: The Ballad of John and Yoko Q104.3. The Spanish government under Franco objected to the song because of its statement, "Peter Brown called to say, 'You can make it OK, you can get married in Gibraltar near Spain.'" The status of Gibraltar is a long-running subject of debate between Spain and the United Kingdom. The single became the Beatles' 17th and final UK No. 1; it reached No. 8 in the US. When cartoonist Al Capp visited John Lennon and Yoko Ono at their 1969 Bed-In for Peace in Montreal, Capp pointedly asked Lennon about the meaning of the lyrics of the song. Their testy exchange

pos: Peter Brown (music industry) knowing their daily whereabouts. Brown served as a board member of Apple Corps, the Beatles' company, which he helped establish. After Epstein's death, Brown assumed many of the day-to-day management duties Epstein had performed. Brown was with the Beatles at Rishikesh in 1968. Brown was witness to the wedding of Paul and Linda McCartney and best man at the wedding of John Lennon and Yoko Ono during 1969. Lennon mentioned Brown in a line from "The Ballad of John and Yoko" ("Peter Brown called to say 'You can make it OK, you can get married in Gibraltar near Spain'"), one

pos: New York City (John Lennon and Yoko Ono song) Lennon incorporating a bit of New York City vernacular with the statement "what a bad ass city." Music critic Johnny Rogan claims that "the melody sounds like a direct lift from 'The Ballad of John and Yoko.'" Music critic Paul Du Noyer describes "New York City" as a "solid, rousing rocker." Music critic Paul Blaney describes it as "a rough and tumble rocker" and a "dense exciting street rocker." Lennon is backed by Elephant's Memory, whose provide a brassy sound. Beatles expert Bruce Spizer describes Lennon's guitar playing as being in "Chuck Berry style." According to Du Noyer, Lennon performs

pos: Old Brown Shoe Harrison's offer to record the latter song. Author Simon Leng describes "Old Brown Shoe" as "the most complete in conception" of the three demos, with an arrangement that contains all the main elements present in the Beatles' subsequent recording. The Beatles revisited "Old Brown Shoe" when they were in need of a B-side for their next single, "The Ballad of John and Yoko", Lennon's account of his and Yoko Ono's recent wedding and honeymoon. The recording took place on 16 and 18 April 1969, during the early sessions for the band's "Abbey Road" album. The recording features lead vocals from

pos: Real Love (Beatles song) a musical, "The Ballad of John and Yoko", which had been planned during the previous year. Songs proposed to be included up to this point were "Real Love" and "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him". In later versions, Lennon altered portions of the song; for example, "no need to be alone / it's real love / yes, it's real love" became "why must it be alone / it's real / well it's real life." Some takes included an acoustic guitar, while the eventual Beatles release features Lennon on piano, with rudimentary double-tracked vocals, and a tambourine. The version

pos: John and Yoko: A Love Story roles. However, he found the movie to be often "ploddingly dull" and the songs the "best part of the show." John and Yoko: A Love Story John and Yoko: A Love Story is a 1985 British-American made-for-television biographical film that chronicles the lives of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, beginning just before they met in 1966 and concluding with Lennon's murder in 1980. The movie was made with the co-operation of Yoko Ono, who controlled the song rights. It was directed by Sandor Stern and stars Mark McGann as Lennon and Kim Miyori as Ono. The film opens on August

pos: John and Yoko: A Love Story John and Yoko: A Love Story John and Yoko: A Love Story is a 1985 British-American made-for-television biographical film that chronicles the lives of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, beginning just before they met in 1966 and concluding with Lennon's murder in 1980. The movie was made with the co-operation of Yoko Ono, who controlled the song rights. It was directed by Sandor Stern and stars Mark McGann as Lennon and Kim Miyori as Ono. The film opens on August 19, 1966, where just before the Beatles begin their next American concert in Memphis, Tennessee for their fourth American tour,

pos: Old Brown Shoe guitarist, recalled that the Beatles attempted the line "Who knows, baby, you may comfort me" countless times, trying to perfect their performance. According to author Elliot Huntley, after Lennon had shown little interest in any compositions other than his own during the January sessions, he now sounded "audibly excited" by "Old Brown Shoe" in his "enthusiastic and energetic backing vocals" on the song. In a 1980 interview, Lennon said that he was responsible for the choice of "Old Brown Shoe" as the B-side of "The Ballad of John and Yoko". It marked the second time that a Harrison composition had

pos: Oh Yoko! the sessions for "Imagine" three years later. The melody was inspired by Lonnie Donegan's "Lost John", a song Lennon enjoyed and played often. The song was recorded on 25 May 1971 at Ascot Sound Studios. Robert Christgau called it "an instant folk song worthy of Rosie & the Originals". EMI wanted to release the song as a single but Lennon refused. The only single issued from "Imagine" was the title track in the United States; none was issued in the United Kingdom. Oh Yoko! "Oh Yoko!" is a 1971 song, written and performed by John Lennon, that can be found

pos: John Lennon the Hilton Amsterdam, campaigning with a week-long Bed-In for Peace. They planned another Bed-In in the United States, but were denied entry, so held one instead at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, where they recorded "Give Peace a Chance". They often combined advocacy with performance art, as in their "Bagism", first introduced during a Vienna press conference. Lennon detailed this period in the Beatles song "The Ballad of John and Yoko". Lennon changed his name by deed poll on 22 April 1969, adding "Ono" as a middle name. The brief ceremony took place on the roof of the Apple

pos: Bagism out when a young female member of the audience stripped off her clothes and danced in naked delight. When the police were called and attendants tried to remove her, groups of people started stripping off their clothes in solidarity. There was a retreat and a truce was worked out, and no-one was arrested. The nude girl incident, with accompanying photo, made the front pages of the London evening papers." As Lee Harris noted later. Bagism is mentioned three times in the songs of John Lennon. The first time is in "The Ballad of John and Yoko" where John refers to

pos: I'm Moving On (Yoko Ono song) I'm Moving On (Yoko Ono song) "I'm Moving On" is a song by Yoko Ono. It was originally recorded for 1980's "Double Fantasy" album, with John Lennon. A remix was released on iTunes on 25 September 2012. The remix debuted at number 39, and peaked at number 4. During the "Double Fantasy" sessions, on August 12, 1980, a version of "I'm Moving On" was recorded with a lineup that included Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielson and Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos. Tony Levin played bass guitar, since Cheap Trick bassist Tom Petersson had recently left the group. The same

pos: Yoko Ono Sean. On October 9 of that year, the Imagine Peace Tower on Viðey Island in Iceland, dedicated to peace and to Lennon, was turned on with her, Sean, Ringo, George Harrison's widow Olivia in attendance. Ono returned to Liverpool for the 2008 Liverpool Biennial, where she unveiled "Sky Ladders" in the ruins of Church of St Luke (which was largely destroyed during World War II and now stands roofless as a memorial to those killed in the Liverpool Blitz). Two years later, on March 31, 2009, she went to the inauguration of the exhibition "Imagine: The Peace Ballad of John

pos: Bob Dylan one of Dylan's most covered songs. Also in 1972, Dylan protested the move to deport John Lennon and Yoko Ono, who had been convicted of possessing cannabis, by sending a letter to the U.S. Immigration Service, in part: "Hurray for John & Yoko. Let them stay and live here and breathe. The country's got plenty of room and space. Let John and Yoko stay!" Dylan began 1973 by signing with a new label, David Geffen's Asylum Records (and Island in the UK), when his contract with Columbia Records expired. On his next album, "Planet Waves", he used the Band as

pos: Abbey Road with the last backing track, for "Because", being taped on 1 August. Overdubs continued through the month, with the final sequencing of the album coming together on 20 August the last time all four Beatles were present in a studio together. McCartney, Starr and Martin have reported positive recollections of the sessions, while George Harrison said, "we did actually perform like musicians again". Lennon and McCartney had enjoyed working together on the non-album single "The Ballad of John and Yoko" in April, contributing friendly banter between takes, and some of this camaraderie carried over to the "Abbey Road" sessions. Nevertheless,

pos: Al Capp How do you do?," Capp sardonically congratulated Lennon and Ono on their "" nude album cover: "I think that everybody owes it to the world to prove they have pubic hair. You've done it, and I tell you that I applaud you for it." Following this exchange, Capp insulted Ono ("Good God, you've gotta live with that?"), and is asked to "get out" by Derek Taylor. Lennon allowed him to stay however, but the conversation had soured considerably. On Capp's exit, Lennon sang an impromptu version of his "Ballad of John and Yoko" song with a slightly revised, but nonetheless

pos: Cold Turkey than on either side of the cover, was issued in several European countries. The Japanese version includes a colour photo of both in a smaller size. Its first public performance on September 13, 1969, was recorded and released on the "Live Peace in Toronto 1969" album by Plastic Ono Band which included Lennon, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, and Alan White. Yoko introduced it as the newest song written by John; John added that the band had never played the song together as a group before. He also performed this song on 15 December 1969, along with "Don't Worry

pos: Cry Baby Cry the lyrics of the song are loosely based on the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence". Engineer Geoff Emerick resigned during the recording of "Cry Baby Cry", though his departure was precipitated by Lennon and McCartney's obsessions over the recording of both "Revolution" and "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", respectively, and the overall tensions of the "White Album" sessions. Emerick would not work with the Beatles again until the session for "The Ballad of John and Yoko" nine months later. After a day-long rehearsal, on 16 July 1968 the basic tracks were laid down for Lennon's guitar part and his vocal on

pos: Something (Beatles song) guitar solos", and one in which Harrison incorporates the gamaks associated with Indian classical music, following his study of the sitar in 1965–68, while also foreshadowing the expressive style he would adopt on slide guitar as a solo artist. Apple Records issued "Abbey Road" on 26 September 1969, with "Something" sequenced as the second track, following Lennon's "Come Together". Lennon considered "Something" to be the best song on the album. Having ensured that "Old Brown Shoe" was chosen as the B-side for the Beatles' single "The Ballad of John and Yoko", according to his later recollection, Lennon now pushed Allen

pos: Abbey Road Harrison recorded solo demos of "All Things Must Pass" (which became the title track of his 1970 triple album), "Something" and "Old Brown Shoe". The latter was re-recorded by the Beatles in April 1969 and issued as the B-side to "The Ballad of John and Yoko" the following month. All three of these Harrison demos were later featured on "Anthology 3". During the sessions for the medley, McCartney recorded "Come and Get It", playing all the instruments. It was assumed to be a demo recording for another artist but McCartney later said that he originally intended to put it on

pos: Skewball solo version released on the American edition of her CD-album "My Heart" (2011) as well as a duet version with her late son Terry Melcher released in 2014 on the CD-album "Music, Movies & Memories". The melody was also the basis for the song "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band, which has become a Christmas standard since its release in 1971. Skewball Skewball was the name of an 18th-century British racehorse, most famous as the subject of a broadsheet ballad and folk-song. The horse was foaled in 1741 and originally owned

pos: Barenaked Ladies demo tapes reflection after the laughing stops, while 'Blame It On Me' indicates the songwriting duo is capable of losing the smirk without losing focus." Potter called "Be My Yoko Ono" a "weepy love ballad" whose satire contains "nary a trace of the malice John [Lennon]'s widow draws from virtually every direction," and described "If I Had $1000000" as a "warmly comic comeuppance on the quest for the almighty buck that has the pair trading drop-dead one-liners at the end of each plaintive refrain." A December 1991 "Toronto Star" article remarked that twelve months earlier, the Barenaked Ladies "were virtual unknowns. Today,

pos: Old Brown Shoe a single for". Walter Everett says the voice leading and harmony on "Old Brown Shoe" are "far more subtle and interesting" than such qualities in "The Ballad of John and Yoko", and similarly views its dualistic theme as "more interesting" than McCartney's lyrics in "Hello, Goodbye". Tim Riley deems the song "at least as good a rocker as 'Savoy Truffle'" and, like "The Inner Light", an example of the Beatles continuing their tradition of offering high-quality and musically diverse B-sides. He describes Harrison's guitar solo as "daring" and a performance that "rises and falls with astonishing fluidity and control". Writing

pos: More popular than Jesus the comment, saying "if I had said television was more popular than Jesus, I might have got away with it". He explained that he was simply remarking on how other people viewed and popularised the band. The events contributed to the Beatles' lack of interest in public live performances, and the US tour was the last they undertook, after which they became a studio-only band. In 1969, the Beatles released "The Ballad of John and Yoko", a non-album single in which Lennon sings the line "The way things are going, They're gonna crucify me." Lennon's solo career included further references

pos: More popular than Jesus but Christianity expanded with Catholicism experiencing exceptional growth through Pope Francis' lead". On 18 May 1968, Lennon summoned the other Beatles to a meeting at Apple Corps to announce that he was the living reincarnation of Jesus: "I have something very important to tell you all. I am Jesus Christ. I'm back again." The meeting was adjourned for lunch and Lennon never mentioned the subject again. In May 1969, Lennon and McCartney recorded "The Ballad of John and Yoko", with Lennon singing the lines, "Christ, you know it ain't easy, You know how hard it can be, The way things

pos: Old Brown Shoe have taken precedence over the rough, self-serving travelogue that was "The Ballad of John and Yoko." Harrison's song works on any level, in any context, while the Lennon piece could only have relevance within the Beatles' self-referential sphere ... This kind of glaring anomaly forced George Harrison out of the Beatles. Writing for Rough Guides, Chris Ingham recognises "Old Brown Shoe" as "perhaps the densest, sharpest Harrison song to make it onto a Beatles record". In his review of "Anthology 3", for "Mojo", in 1996, Ingham admired the "focussed demo work" of Harrison, adding: "Fighting harder for album space consideration

pos: Plastic Ono Band the Plastic Ono Band name was the 1971 Christmas single "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)". Credited to "John & Yoko/The Plastic Ono Band", the recording featured drummer Jim Keltner, pianist Nicky Hopkins (who had played on "Imagine"), and guitarists Hugh McCracken, Chris Osbourne (who had played on "Fly"), Teddy Irwin, and Stuart Scharf. The b-side "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" featured the same musicians as "Happy Xmas", with the addition of Klaus Voorman on bass. Produced by Phil Spector, the single was issued on 1 December. Lennon and Ono left the UK to settle in New York City during the

pos: Pink Floyd live performances benefit gig organised for the "International Times" legal defence fund and held at the Alexandra Palace in London on the eve of 30 April 1967. Some of the other bands who played were The Who, The Move, The Pretty Things, Soft Machine, Tomorrow and The Creation. Notables in attendance included musician John Lennon, artist John Dunbar, actor Michael Caine, artist and musician Yoko Ono, actress Julie Christie, musician Mick Jagger and artist David Hockney. Although both the BBC and filmmaker Peter Whitehead filmed portions of the event, there is no known footage of Pink Floyd. On 12 May 1967, Pink

pos: Hilton Amsterdam shoot. Koster unearthed the lost negatives of these historic pictures in March 2009. The couple were sitting in bed in Room 702 of the hotel in Lennon's words "like Angels", discussing peace with signs over their bed reading "Hair Peace" and "Bed Peace". After seven days, they flew to Vienna, Austria, where they held a Bagism press conference.The hotel and event is mentioned in the song "The Ballad of John and Yoko" where he mentions Hilton Amsterdam by name and uses the following words: "…the news people said: Hey, what you doin' in bed? I said: We're only tryin' to

pos: George Small (musician) Warhol, Eric Clapton, John Phillips and many others. George Small (musician) George Small is an American musician, composer and producer who is active in the New York music scene. He has a wide variety of credits that include hit recordings, live performances with musicians (Broadway, concert and TV) and extensive productions and original compositions. His keyboard and piano work is featured on John Lennon & Yoko Ono's album "Double Fantasy" and the follow up, "Milk and Honey". He played downbeats on "Just Like Starting Over" and a piano accompaniment on "Watching the Wheels". George Small has also worked with the

pos: Ronan O'Rahilly Caroline was largely funded by financier John Sheffield (great uncle of Samantha Cameron) and Carl Ross (creator of the Ross fishery frozen food business and grandfather of David Ross, the co-founder of Carphone Warehouse) and publisher Jocelyn Stevens. He later became involved in the production of a number of films, including as executive producer on the Marianne Faithfull film, "Girl on a Motorcycle" and "Two Virgins" featuring John Lennon and Yoko Ono. O'Rahilly became manager of the Australian model-turned-actor George Lazenby, who played James Bond in one film. During production of the 1969 James Bond movie "On Her Majesty's Secret

pos: John and Yoko: A Love Story reunite, and on October 9, 1975, John Lennon receives a birthday present when Yoko, finally, gives birth, by Cesarian section, to a son John names Sean, while at the same time, John learns from Leon Wildes that he will not be deported from the U.S., after all. After Sean is born, John decides to retire from the music business to raise Sean for the first five years of his life. John becomes a househusband during this time, and Yoko runs a business. Three years later, Julian comes from England to visit John and later Julian has a jamming session with

pos: The Lives of John Lennon sketch, another subject of Goldman, Elvis Presley, (played by Kevin Nealon) is the one who urges Lennon to fire Goldman. The Lives of John Lennon The Lives of John Lennon is a 1988 biography of musician John Lennon by American author Albert Goldman. The book is a product of several years of research and hundreds of interviews with many of Lennon's friends, acquaintances, servants and musicians. Notwithstanding, it is best known for its criticism and generally negative representation of the personal lives of Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono. When first published in 1988, "The Lives of John Lennon" was

pos: Mrs. Lennon Mrs. Lennon "Mrs. Lennon" is Yoko Ono's first single from her second studio album "Fly" (1971). It includes the B-side "Midsummer New York". The song was also featured in the film "Imagine" (not to be confused with the ). "Slant Magazine" critic Zachary Hoskins described "Mrs. Lennon" as a "haunting, piano-led ballad." Ono biographers Nell Beram & Carolyn Boriss-Krimsky described the song's theme as the way the public defined Ono solely as ex-Beatle John Lennon's wife and did not recognize her as an artist in her own right. Beram & Boriss-Krimsky feel that the lack of promotion her records including

pos: Sunday Bloody Sunday (John Lennon and Yoko Ono song) Protestant who had lived in Ulster for more than 300 years was [sic] scandalous, naive and even racist. Lines like 'You anglo pigs and scotties sent to colonise the North', 'Repatriate to Britain all if you who call it home' or (worst of all) 'Internment is no answer, it's those mothers' turn to burn' simply weren't worthy of Lennon, especially with his concern with racial problems, and his earlier avowed pacifism. Lennon donated the royalties from "Sunday Bloody Sunday" to the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland. The personnel on the recording were: Sunday Bloody Sunday (John Lennon and Yoko

pos: John Barham Is All". Barham also worked on Harrison's projects with acts signed to the Beatles' Apple record label. Among these releases was "Is This What You Want?" (1969) by Jackie Lomax, "That's the Way God Planned It" (1969) by Billy Preston, and Radha Krishna Temple (London)'s 1970 hit single "Govinda". The latter was a musical adaptation of a sacred Hindu poem from the Satya Yuga. Through his connection with Harrison, Barham also played harpsichord on Yoko Ono's "Who Has Seen the Wind?", released in February 1970 as the B-side to John Lennon's Spector-produced single "Instant Karma!" Following the success of "All

pos: Wedding Album and four consisted entirely "of single tones maintained throughout, presumably produced electronically", and that the pitch of the notes appear to alter slightly at certain points, clearly giving the impression he listened to the whole piece. This led Lennon and Ono to send the following telegram to Williams: All pieces by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, except where noted. Wedding Album Wedding Album is the final in a succession of three experimental albums by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It followed "" and "". The album was released as by "John and Yoko", without last names mentioned. "John & Yoko",

pos: John and Yoko: A Love Story several art exhibits and even plant two acorns as a symbol of peace. However, John is arrested in Ringo's apartment for unknowingly possessing Hashish, in which Paul bails John out. This will become one of the factors in which John faced deportation in the United States. Yoko later finds out she is pregnant with her and John's first child, but later miscarries. John, while driving with Yoko, Kyoko, and Julian through the British Countryside, gets involved in a car accident, which ends up in a ditch on the side of the road, where everybody suffers non-life-threatening wounds. Paul McCartney had

pos: Onobox collection "not as bad as you might think", it also urged the public to "smash your preconceptions". Which, for the most part, they did, finding the box gave "Yoko Ono the avant- garde heroine her due". All songs written by Yoko Ono except "No Bed for Beatle John" written by John Lennon/Yoko Ono. Many songs were edited or remixed for this compilation. These mixes and edits have not been officially released elsewhere. "Onobox" includes 20 previously unreleased songs. Some of these songs have appeared on other Yoko releases. In addition to this, "Head Play" (a medley of the songs "You",

pos: Wedding Album Wedding Album Wedding Album is the final in a succession of three experimental albums by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It followed "" and "". The album was released as by "John and Yoko", without last names mentioned. "John & Yoko", the first side, a recording made on 22 and 27 April 1969, is of Lennon and Ono calling out each other's names, through a range of volume, tempos, and emotions, over the sound of their heartbeats. The two recorded on individual speakers. Lennon described the heartbeats as being "like African drums", and the piece being "like an extended, very

pos: Mitch Mitchell with Billy Cox on bass, known posthumously as the "Cry of Love band". In December 1968, Mitchell played with the Dirty Mac, an all-star band assembled for "The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus". Others included John Lennon as vocalist and rhythm guitarist "Winston Leg-Thigh"; Yoko Ono providing improvised primal screams; Eric Clapton as guitarist, and Keith Richards as bassist. The group recorded a cover of "Yer Blues" as well as a jam called "Whole Lotta Yoko". While working with Hendrix from late 1969 until early 1970, Mitchell also collaborated with the Jack Bruce and Friends band fronted by ex-Cream

pos: Sunday Bloody Sunday (John Lennon and Yoko Ono song) Sunday Bloody Sunday (John Lennon and Yoko Ono song) "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is a song written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono that was first released on their 1972 album with Elephant's Memory, "Some Time in New York City". The song addresses the Bloody Sunday massacre of 1972 and is one of two on the album that addresses the contemporary Northern Ireland conflict, "The Luck of the Irish" being the other. Lennon had sympathies for the Roman Catholic Irish minority in Northern Ireland and had joined a protest in London on 11 August 1971 that attempted to pressure the British

pos: Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band is the avant-garde debut studio album by Yoko Ono. The album came after recording three experimental releases with John Lennon and a live album as a member of The Plastic Ono Band. With the exception of "AOS", a 1968 live recording, the entire album was recorded in one afternoon in October 1970 during the "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" sessions at Ascot Sound Studios and Abbey Road Studios, using the same musicians and production team. Also recorded on this day were "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)"

pos: Milk and Honey (album) home demo recordings of "I'm Stepping Out" and "I'm Moving On" (from "Double Fantasy") along with John's cover of "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him", which was planned to be included on the Yoko tribute album "Every Man Has a Woman" (released 1984). Side one Side two Milk and Honey (album) Milk and Honey is an album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono released in 1984. Following the compilation "The John Lennon Collection", it is Lennon's eighth and final studio album, and the first posthumous release of new Lennon music, having been recorded in the last months of

pos: Archie Bunker there was a parody election campaign, complete with T-shirts, campaign buttons, and bumper stickers, advocating "Archie Bunker for President". In May 1973, RCA Records' trade advertisement for Archie and Edith's debut single, a recording of "Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?", carried the tagline "John and Yoko, move over", referring to the artist-activists John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The character's imprint on American culture is such that Archie Bunker's name was still being used in the media in 2008, to describe a certain group of voters who voted in that year's U.S. presidential election. Commentating on "BBC Newsnight", political commentator

pos: Mandy Gonzalez of Princess Amneris in the Tim Rice/Elton John musical "Aida" as the standby for Idina Menzel. In 2002, she played the role of Sarah in the short-lived Broadway musical "Dance of the Vampires". She returned to "Aida" in 2003, as Amneris, opposite Toni Braxton and Will Chase. In 2005, she appeared in the Broadway musical "Lennon", based on the life of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, She played multiple roles, including Lennon himself. The show played a limited 91 performances on Broadway. Gonzalez then starred as Nina Rosario in the original Broadway cast of "In the Heights". Gonzalez created the

pos: Danny Collins (film) Tom is visited by Frank, who tells him that his father, despite many flaws, is a good man. Tom then finds Danny waiting at the doctor's office to hear his diagnosis. Danny reassures him that everything will be all right, which, after the doctor arrives, appears to be the case. The story is based on a real-life situation in which John Lennon and Yoko Ono wrote a letter to the English folk singer Steve Tilston in 1971 but this remained unknown to him for 34 years. The real letter was signed "John + Yoko", while the letter in the movie

pos: Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band replica" special edition was issued by V2 Records in Japan in 2007. The album was reissued on LP, CD, and digitally by Secretly Canadian on November 11th, 2016 with bonus tracks and rare photos. All songs written by Yoko Ono. Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band is the avant-garde debut studio album by Yoko Ono. The album came after recording three experimental releases with John Lennon and a live album as a member of The Plastic Ono Band. With the exception of "AOS", a 1968 live recording, the entire album was recorded in one afternoon in October 1970

pos: Iain Macmillan also photographed "The Book of London" (1966), Yoko appears on page 181 presenting a demonstration of "Handkerchief Piece". The photo shows Yoko and three others wearing handkerchiefs tied over their mouths. She commissioned him to photograph her exhibit at the Indica Gallery in St. James's, London. On 9 November 1966 John Lennon met Yoko Ono at the Indica Gallery, and later on she introduced him to Macmillan. In 1969 John invited him to photograph the "Abbey Road" cover. The Beatles recorded most of their music at the EMI Studios on Abbey Road, St John's Wood, London. They decided to name

pos: Lennon Bermuda Lennon Bermuda Lennon Bermuda is a tribute album and book inspired by John Lennon’s visit to Bermuda in 1980, where he wrote a portion of his "Double Fantasy" album. The "Lennon Bermuda" boxed set comprises two discs by various artists with a connection to Bermuda, including Yoko Ono, covering Lennon songs. There is also a book by author Scott Neil, illustrated by artist Graham Foster, describing Lennon’s stay on the island. Bermudian Andy Newmark, who played drums on "Double Fantasy", features on many of the tracks on "Lennon Bermuda" by artists including Paul Carrack, Bryan Ferry, Nils Lofgren, Rocky and

pos: George Small (musician) George Small (musician) George Small is an American musician, composer and producer who is active in the New York music scene. He has a wide variety of credits that include hit recordings, live performances with musicians (Broadway, concert and TV) and extensive productions and original compositions. His keyboard and piano work is featured on John Lennon & Yoko Ono's album "Double Fantasy" and the follow up, "Milk and Honey". He played downbeats on "Just Like Starting Over" and a piano accompaniment on "Watching the Wheels". George Small has also worked with the likes of Carl Perkins, Graham Parker, artist Andy

pos: New York City (John Lennon and Yoko Ono song) New York City (John Lennon and Yoko Ono song) "New York City" is a song written by John Lennon that was first released on Lennon's and Yoko Ono's 1972 album " Some Time in New York City". "New York City" was inspired by Lennon's move to New York City and by the people he met in the city. He began writing the song soon after moving there in 1971, and a few weeks after his move he had completed the first verse, although the rest of the song was only a sketch. An early version was used in Lennon's and

neg: Sentimental ballad softer ballad songs by the Carpenters, Anne Murray, John Denver, Barry Manilow, and even Streisand, began to be played more often on "Top 40" radio. Furthermore, rock-oriented acts as Queen, Chicago, Toto, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Air Supply, Seals and Crofts, America, the Eagles and Bread, also had made ballad music. When the word "ballad" appears in the title of a song, as for example in The Beatles' "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (1969) or Billy Joel's "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" (1974), the folk music sense is generally implied. The term "ballad" is also sometimes

neg: The Ballad of John and Yoko Greatest Hits" (UK, 1982), "Past Masters" (1988) and "1" (2000). An uncredited 20-second sample of the song is used in the title track of Timothy Leary's 1970 album "You Can Be Anyone This Time Around", with Leary's words: "You can be anyone this time around; John and Yoko this time around" spoken over the sample. Several US radio stations declined to broadcast the song because of what they saw as sacrilegious use of the words "Christ" and "crucify" in the chorus: In 2012 the song was ranked as the 404th best classic rock song of all time by New York's

neg: Rize of the Fenix "AM New York" magazine gave it 3 out of 5 stars and called "The Ballad of Hollywood Jack and the Rage Kage" song as "the finest self-referential ballad since the Beatles' "The Ballad of John and Yoko". Scott Heisel of "Alternative Press" gave it 3 out of 5 stars as well by concluding that "'Fenix' is loaded with classic-rock-aping material which simultaneously admires and lampoons everything from Star Wars ("Deth Starr") to organized religion ("Throwdown")", but "the humor practiced by Black and cohort Kyle Gass hasn't evolved much since [2006's "Pick Of Destiny"]". Moreover, Consequence of Sound gave a score

neg: Thunderclap Newman Townshend had planned to work on projects for each of the musicians, but Kit Lambert prevailed upon Townshend, who was working on what became the rock-opera "Tommy", to save time by coalescing the three musicians into the collective project that became Thunderclap Newman. "Something in the Air", which Keen wrote for the film "The Magic Christian", was number one on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks, replacing the Beatles' "Ballad of John and Yoko" and holding off Elvis Presley. Originally titled "Revolution", but later renamed because the Beatles had released a song of that name in 1968 (the B-side

neg: Yoko Yamaguchi enka genre. Yamaguchi penned another hit with "Brandy Glass," performed by actor and singer, Yujiro Ishihara. She began writing novels during the 1980s. Yamaguchi died from respiratory failure on September 6, 2014, at the age of 77. Yoko Yamaguchi Yoko Yamaguchi (May 10, 1937 – September 6, 2014) was a Japanese lyricist and novelist. In 1985, Yamaguchi won the Naoki Prize for her novels, "Enka no Mushi" ("Japanese Ballad Lover") and "Robai" ("Old Japanese Plum"). Yamaguchi was a native of Nagoya. She began her career by opening an upscale bar in the Ginza district of Tokyo. Yamaguchi wrote song lyrics

neg: WFOM 40-AM presentation style. WFOM was by far the first Metro station to air "The Ballad of John & Yoko" (1969), "Time" by the Chambers Bros. (August 1968), "Oh Well" by the pre-pop Fleetwood Mac and "No Time" by the Guess Who (both, late 1969), as well as cuts by groups such as Blondie (late-1978) and Culture Club (mid-1982). When Dickey acquired the station in the mid 1990s, the format changed to a quick information format specifically for Cobb County, Georgia. After that failed, the station became a simulcast of WCNN's sports format. In 2004, WFOM switched to a simulcast of

neg: Bed-Ins For Peace single visit with any world leader. Their marriage ("You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain"), the first Bed-In ("Talking in our beds for a week"), the Vienna press conference ("Made a lightning trip to Vienna...The newspapers said..."), and the acorns ("Fifty acorns tied in a sack") were all mentioned in the song "The Ballad of John and Yoko". Due to John and Yoko's very public image, the Amsterdam Bed-In was greeted by fans, and received a great deal of press coverage. Following the event, when asked if he thought the Bed-In had been successful, John became rather frustrated. He

neg: Yoko Yamaguchi Yoko Yamaguchi Yoko Yamaguchi (May 10, 1937 – September 6, 2014) was a Japanese lyricist and novelist. In 1985, Yamaguchi won the Naoki Prize for her novels, "Enka no Mushi" ("Japanese Ballad Lover") and "Robai" ("Old Japanese Plum"). Yamaguchi was a native of Nagoya. She began her career by opening an upscale bar in the Ginza district of Tokyo. Yamaguchi wrote song lyrics during the slow times while managing her bar, leading to a series of successful songs during the 1970s. In 1971, Yamaguchi's song "Yokohama Tasogare" ("Yokohama Twilight Time"), performed by Hiroshi Itsuki, became a major hit within the

neg: John and Yoko: A Love Story with Yoko's problems on trying to regain her daughter's love and seeing her again. In June 1971, John and Yoko emigrate to New York in the United States for a new life, where he records a solo album called "Imagine", which is a huge hit, and Yoko records some songs as well. John and Yoko later face problems when the U.S. Government threatens to deport them, their house is bugged and a spy is sent to spy on them. Throughout 1971, John and Yoko perform live at several venues including the Apollo Theater. The next day, at a Houston, Texas

neg: Old Brown Shoe been included on a Beatles single, following "The Inner Light" in March 1968, although his song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" had also been the B-side of "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", a single culled from "The Beatles" and issued in most countries other than Britain and America. The single was released in Britain (as Apple R 5786) on 30 May 1969 and in America (as Apple 2531) on 4 June. Although Chris Thomas supervised the 18 April overdubbing session, George Martin was credited as the song's sole producer. "Old Brown Shoe" was listed with "The Ballad of John and Yoko", as a

neg: Past Masters prepared for release with a dedicated mono mix (the set excludes later material mixed and issued only in stereo, and material whose mono version was simply created as an equal mix of the two channels of the stereo version). As a result, the track listing for "Mono Masters" differs from "Past Masters" on the second half of disc two, omitting three songs that never had a true mono mix ("Old Brown Shoe", "The Ballad of John and Yoko" and "Let It Be"), and adding five songs which had previously unreleased true mono mixes. "Only a Northern Song", "All Together Now",

neg: Lonesome Tears in My Eyes Lonesome Tears in My Eyes "Lonesome Tears in My Eyes" is a song written by Johnny Burnette, Dorsey Burnette, Paul Burlison and Al Mortimer. It was first released by co-writer Johnny Burnette and his Rock 'n' Roll Trio in March 1957. The Beatles, recorded "Lonesome Tears in My Eyes" "live in studio" for the BBC radio programme "Pop Go The Beatles" on 10 July 1963, and later transmitted on 23 July. In 1994, their recording was commercially released on the album "Live at the BBC". The song also influenced a later Beatles song, "The Ballad of John and Yoko" in

neg: The Beatles in Mono Be" are not included in this set, as no true mono mixes of these albums were issued. The same holds true for the songs "The Ballad of John and Yoko", "Old Brown Shoe" and the single mix of "Let It Be", which were also omitted. A mono version of the "Yellow Submarine" album was released in the UK, but it was simply a fold-down (two stereo channels combined into one channel) from the stereo mix, not a unique, separate mono mix. "Abbey Road" and "Let It Be" were issued in the UK in mono on reel-to-reel tape and on LP

neg: Mono Masters for "Mono Masters" differs from "Past Masters" on the second half of disc two, omitting some later songs that never had a mono mix ("Old Brown Shoe", "The Ballad of John and Yoko" and "Let It Be"), and adding several songs released on stereo-only albums that had unreleased mono mixes. Tracks 9–12 and 15 were prepared in March 1969 for release as a 7" mono "Yellow Submarine" EP, two months after the release of the similarly titled soundtrack album, but the project was scrapped, although the EP was mastered. Subsequently, the tracks were only released in stereo (and in an

neg: Old Brown Shoe Old Brown Shoe "Old Brown Shoe" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Written by George Harrison, the group's lead guitarist, it was released on a non-album single in May 1969, as the B-side to "The Ballad of John and Yoko". The song was subsequently included on the Beatles' compilation albums "Hey Jude", "1967–1970" and "Past Masters, Volume Two". The Beatles rehearsed "Old Brown Shoe" during the sessions for their album "Let It Be" in January 1969. Harrison subsequently taped a solo demo of the song, along with two other compositions that the band had overlooked, "Something"

neg: Old Brown Shoe performed "Old Brown Shoe" at the Concert for George in 2002, while Leslie West contributed a recording to the 2003 album "". At the George Fest tribute concert in 2014, the song was performed by Conan O'Brien. According to Ian MacDonald (except where noted): Old Brown Shoe "Old Brown Shoe" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Written by George Harrison, the group's lead guitarist, it was released on a non-album single in May 1969, as the B-side to "The Ballad of John and Yoko". The song was subsequently included on the Beatles' compilation albums "Hey Jude",

neg: Bagism the Arts Lab and BIT (infoshop), which sought to challenge audiences to be participants rather than passive consumers. John and Yoko climbed into a large white bag on stage, sat cross-legged, knee-to-knee, hunkered down and closed the bag. They moved only twice in 45 minutes, hunkering further down. This was a strong challenge to the audience. "Musicians played, poets ranted, and John and Yoko crept into their white sheet-like bag on the stage and stayed there out of sight for what seemed like ages. I watched a baby crawl slowly by. And that was the bag happening. All mayhem broke

neg: John and Yoko: A Love Story John and three-year-old Sean. Soon, Yoko receives a phone call from Kyoko, and it is revealed she wants to come to The Dakota to visit for Christmas. When Kyoko is unable to visit on Christmas Day, this leaves Yoko sad. In 1980, John is amazed by the new-wave music of the 80's and wants to record another album and starts writing songs again. Before long, John and Yoko record another album called "Double Fantasy". As the months pass they record another album called "Milk and Honey". On December 8, after a recording session for the album, John suggests they go

neg: John and Yoko: A Love Story meditation with the Maharishi there. He leaves and renounces the stay in India as not the answer to his problems. After returning, John calls Yoko by phone and invites her to come to his house, while Cynthia is away in Greece. Since Tony is away, too, Yoko agrees to the visit. At the house, they start recording songs and at dawn, John and Yoko consummate their relationship. After both Cynthia and Tony find out about their affair, John leaves Cynthia and his son Julian, while Yoko leaves Tony and her daughter Kyoko. As the months pass, John and Yoko have

neg: The Ballad of John and Yoko had a sudden inspiration for the song and had suggested that the two of them should record it immediately, without waiting for the other Beatles to return. Reflecting this somewhat unusual situation, the session recordings include the following exchange: The session marked the return of Geoff Emerick as recording engineer at a Beatles session after he had quit working with the group during the tense "White Album" sessions nine months earlier. Commenting in the "Beatles Anthology" book, Harrison said: "I didn't mind not being on the record, because it was none of my business … If it had been 'The

neg: John and Yoko: A Love Story do, but Paul refuses. Yoko later finds out she's pregnant again but once again she miscarries. In 1970, after Paul decides to quit The Beatles, John decides to disband the group and he does. Yoko is blamed by the public for the break-up. A year later, John and Yoko encounter problems, such as Yoko's ex-husband Tony Cox refusing to let Yoko see Kyoko, despite the divorce agreement granting her joint custody. During a trip in Majorca, Spain, Yoko takes Kyoko by force. After being caught by Spanish officers, she is faced with a kidnapping charge. Much of the subplot deals

neg: Get Back Netherlands, Australia, France, West Germany, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, and Belgium. It was the Beatles' only single that credited another artist at their request. "Get Back" was the Beatles' first single release in true stereo in the US. In the UK, the Beatles' singles remained monaural until the following release, "The Ballad of John and Yoko". "Get Back" is unusual in the Beatles' canon in that almost every moment of the song's evolution has been extensively documented, from its beginning as an offhand riff to its final mixing in several versions. Much of this documentation is in the form of

neg: Hey Jude (Beatles album) a stereo mix. The songs "Rain", "Lady Madonna" and "Revolution" were also first mixed for stereo specifically for this album. Prior to the release of the "Get Back" single in the spring of 1969, all Beatles singles were issued in mono in the US. Several other countries adopted the original "The Beatles Again" title. Of these, the Spanish release omitted "The Ballad of John and Yoko", due to that song having been deemed offensive. (In addition to making repeated mention of Christ and crucifixion, the lyrics contain the line "Gibraltar near Spain" at a time when Spain's Franco administration was

neg: The Lines You Amend one critic describing it as "Beatle-esque pop". "Billboard" magazine's critic suggested it was in the style of Violent Femmes. "Rolling Stone"'s critic wrote that the song begins sounding like "The Ballad of John and Yoko", but then becomes "a likable hybrid of T. Rex and Crowded House." Portions of the music video were filmed in a York University lecture hall. The Lines You Amend "The Lines You Amend" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan, and the third single released from their 1996 album, "One Chord to Another". The song was written by Jay Ferguson. It is the band's

neg: Jimmy Staggs music and the entertainment industry, the "Stagg Line", which appeared in Sunday editions of the Chicago Sun-Times. Jim became the Chicago chairman of Let Us Vote (LUV), a youth campaign which began in late 1968 to establish the minimum voting age as 18 in all states. Joey Bishop was honorary national chairman and songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart contributed a campaign song. Everyone's efforts resulted in the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution being ratified in 1971. While serving as WCFL's music director, Staggs authorized the station to play the controversial Ballad of John and Yoko; he later

neg: 1967–1970 "1962–1966" collection, the Blue Album was largely the same in the US and UK, although there were some variations. The US edition had "Strawberry Fields Forever" in its original 1967 stereo mix while both "Penny Lane" and "Hello, Goodbye" were presented in fake stereo, and "I Am the Walrus" with a four-beat electric piano introduction; the UK version had the more common six-beat beginning. In the Spanish edition "One After 909" substituted "The Ballad of John and Yoko", a song that was banned from the airwaves shortly after being released as a single in 1969, for its allusion to "Christ"

neg: Peter Whitney Heat of the Night" (1967), "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" (1970), and others before becoming well known for his work in television. From the late 1950s, Whitney played character roles in many television series, including nine appearances on ABC's "The Rifleman". One of his roles in "The Rifleman" was "Mail Order Groom" (1960), an episode in which he portrays John Jupiter, a man of great physical strength who must exert patience while he is harassed by two townsmen, played by John Anderson and Sandy Kenyon, who had quarreled with Whitney's intended spinster bride, Isabel Dent, played by Alice Backes (1923–2007).

neg: John and Yoko: A Love Story a fast friendship, despite them being married to others and get to know each other more. He even visits her house and brings her to the studio with him, much to the disgust of the other Beatles. Meanwhile, Brian Epstein, who is the Beatles' manager, dies of an accidental overdose of sleeping pills. Because of this, the Beatles are left with no manager, and begin to show more sign of strain. In the meantime, John develops an immediate crush on Yoko. In February 1968, John goes to Rishikesh with his wife, Cynthia, joining the other Beatles and their partners for

neg: John and Yoko: A Love Story people gather with the Ku Klux Klan to burn their Beatles material including records, and much more merchandise, due to John saying that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus. After a firecracker is thrown onto the stage during the performance of the song "Help!," the group decides to stop touring and for a second reason, it is because they are fed up with not hearing any music they perform on stage due to the fans' constant screaming. The band returns to England, where three months later, John meets a Japanese artist named Yoko Ono, who is married to American

neg: John and Yoko: A Love Story recording a song with called "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" for his new album "Walls and Bridges". Elton makes a deal with John that he gets to appear at one of his concerts if the song hits #1 on the charts. When it does, John joins Elton at his Madison Square Garden concert in November 1974, and sings "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" with him. After the performance, John encounters Yoko backstage, as she had seen his performance in the audience and Elton reveals he knew she was there in the audience the whole time. John and Yoko

neg: John and Yoko: A Love Story Tony Cox and has a daughter named Kyoko. She is not pleased by John's personality when they meet; especially when he begs to hammer a nail into one of Yoko's art displays, and she says he can do it if he gives her five shillings, but instead, John pretends to give her five shillings and pretends hammer in a nail, before proceeding to eat a Granny smith apple, without knowing it was for the exhibition. Yoko seems to be disgruntled by John's personality, until John Dunbar tells her he is one of the Beatles. Later on, John and Yoko develop

neg: John and Yoko: A Love Story court, Tony is put in jail when he refuses to let Yoko see Kyoko. Yoko and John then go to the U.S. Supreme Court, where Yoko obtains full custody of her, but still does not know where she is. In 1972 U.S. President Richard Nixon defeats George McGovern for re-election, leaving John unhappy and causing him to get drunk and have sex with another girl, much to Yoko's chagrin. This results in the two of them having marital problems, and not long after they move into The Dakota building, she tells him they need to be separated for a while,