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Oh Yoko!

song by John Lennon

"Oh Yoko!" is a song written and performed by John Lennon. It was first released on his album Imagine, and was later included in the greatest hits compilation Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon.

The lyric was written about his wife Yoko Ono, and features Nicky Hopkins on piano and co-producer Phil Spector on harmony vocal.

Yoko Ono began her skilled pursuits in New York Capital. She met John Lennon of the Beatles in Novemberwhen he visited a preview of her exhibition at a gallery in London. They married in Protest and collaborated on art, motion picture and musical projects untilwhen Lennon was shot by a deranged fan. Ono has continued her art career as well as efforts to honor Lennon's memory, starting the LennonOno Grant for Peace award in

Lennon plays harmonica for the first occasion on a solo recording (since the Beatles' "Rocky Raccoon"),[2] and it would also be the last time he used the instrument in a released recording.

Background

Lennon began writing the tune in during the Beatles' attend to India, but was not fully completed until the sessions for Imagine three years later.[2] The melody was inspired by Lonnie Donegan's "Lost John", a song Lennon enjoyed and played often.[2] The song was recorded on 25 May at Ascot Sound Studios.[3] The song has been described as "a carefree ditty expressing love for his wife."[4]Robert Christgau called it "an instant folk song worthy of Rosie & the Originals".[5]

An uncompleted version of the song can be heard and was recorded on tape at the Sheraton Oceanus Hotel in Freeport, Bahamas, on 25 May

EMI wanted to release the song as a single but Lennon refused.

The only single issued from Imagine was the title road in the United States; none was issued in the Together Kingdom.[2]

Stereogum contributors Timothy and Elizabeth Bracy rated it as Lennon's 9th best solo song, saying that "Few romantic ballads strike home as hard as 'Oh Yoko!,' a lilting testimony to enduring passion, every bit as melancholy as it is devotional."[6]Ultimate Classic Rock critic Stephen Lewis rated it as Lennon's 10th greatest solo love song, saying that "A jaunty and swinging tune, with a breathless Nicky Hopkins piano line, the tune beats with a warm, positive optimism."[7]

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References

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    Yoko Ono (born February 18, , Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese musician and musician who was an influential practitioner of conceptual and performance art in the s and who became internationally notable as the wife and skilled partner of musician John Lennon.

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    Yoko Ono Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life & Achievements: Yoko Ono (Japanese: 小野 洋子, romanized: Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana オノ・ヨーコ; born February 18, ) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist.

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    "LETTERS; Song Resonates: [HOME EDITION]". Los Angeles Times.

  5. ^Christgau, Robert (). "John Lennon: Imagine".

    Well before her famous partnership with John Lennon, Yoko Ono was the "High Priestess of the Happening" and a pioneer in performance art. Drawing from an array of sources from Zen Buddhism to Dadaher pieces were some of the movement's earliest and most daring. With unprecedented radicalism, she rejected the idea that an artwork must be a material object. Many of her works consist merely of instructions.

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  6. ^Bracy, Timothy; Bracy, Elizabeth (13 May ). "The 10 Best John Lennon Songs". Stereogum.

    She is the widow of John Lennon. Before she married Lennon she was married to Toshi Ichiyanagi from to and Anthony Cox from to Both of her parents came from wealthy families. Her father, who was a descendant of a former Emperor of Japan[ 1 ] had been a concert pianist before giving up music to grow a banker.

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  8. ^Keiichi Tanaami. "Keiichi Tanaami - Oh!

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    Her father, before starting his banking career, was a pianist, while her aristocratic mother came from a wealthy family. Yoko considers her passion for art as a reaction to her mother's devotion to material possessions and wealth. Yoko was previously married to a Japanese man and later married American jazz musician and film producer, Anthony Cox. From this marriage, she had a daughter named Kyoko in

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