Yoko Edits Herself Into John Lennon's History

Fox News ^ | 12-19-2003

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Yoko Ono is not making fans of John Lennon very happy right now. She's been busy editing Lennon's videos and changing songwriting credits. Call it her revenge on old enemies like Paul McCartney and May Pang.

Ono's weirdest piece of video trickery comes on the recently released DVD "Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon." On one film, for the classic song "#9 Dream," Ono has edited herself into the original video. There you will find her mouthing the backup vocals that were sung on the original hit recording by Lennon's girlfriend at that time, May Pang.

Pang, of course, was not thrilled to hear this had happened. "She is trying to erase everyone who had anything to do with John with her alone," says Pang, who is a popular figure in the New York music scene. "I am definitely upset at her misleading everyone into thinking she is on '#9 Dream.' She had nothing to do with this particular album and it was John's only No.1 album and No. 1 single during his lifetime. Boy, do I understand how Paul feels."

And how does Paul feel? Well, no one's been able to ask him yet, but apparently Ono has dropped his name from the songwriting credit on "Give Peace a Chance." The song was written by Lennon only, but at the time the songwriting duo was still putting their two names on everything.

Last year, in his own bid for more immortality, McCartney wanted Ono to let him drop Lennon's name from the Beatle songs he didn't write. When that didn't work, McCartney reversed the traditional order so they read "McCartney-Lennon." Now it seems Ono — who took umbrage at McCartney — has gotten her revenge.

As for the DVD, another source points out that Ono also edited herself in the video for "Stand By Me." "It should now be called 'Sit By Me,'" quips the insider.

None of this comes as any surprise to those who saw the TNT tribute to Lennon in the fall of 2001. Ono edited all the footage of Lennon from his Beatle days so that none of the other Fab Four appeared. And no reference to the Beatles was ever made, as if Lennon had simply arrived on the scene singing "Imagine." Imagine that.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Hillary and Yoko...

Twins separated at birth?

[IncPen]

What's yellow and sleeps alone?

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

What's yellow and sleeps alone?

Hey, who are you calling yellow!

[Michael.SF.]

This serves as confirmation of why no one ever liked Yoko, except for John, of course.

[capitan_refugio]

I keep a bumper sticker ...

"STILL PISSED AT YOKO"

[gov_bean_ counter]

This serves as confirmation of why no one ever liked Yoko, except for John, of course.

Further proof that those tiny little glasses don't improve your vision.

[joesnuffy]

What's yellow and lives off dead beetles?

[capydick]

I still think that Mark Chapman was aiming for Yoko and missed.

[sunryse]

>This serves as confirmation of why no one ever liked >Yoko, except for John, of course.

Which perplexes me. As much as I like John Lennon's music (not his politics) I'll never understand what he saw so devotedly in this woman. It makes me now (as an adult) question him as a person if he felt this evil wench of a woman was so grand.

[L.N. Smithee]

And how does Paul feel? Well, no one's been able to ask him yet, but apparently Ono has dropped his name from the songwriting credit on "Give Peace a Chance." The song was written by Lennon only, but at the time the songwriting duo was still putting their two names on everything.

Last year, in his own bid for more immortality, McCartney wanted Ono to let him drop Lennon's name from the Beatle songs he didn't write. When that didn't work, McCartney reversed the traditional order so they read "McCartney-Lennon." Now it seems Ono — who took umbrage at McCartney — has gotten her revenge.

Hold on just a minute...why is Yoko the bad guy (OK, girl) for doing just what Paul wanted to do?

As for editing the videos so that she appears where she actually wasn't, that's unconscionable.

[Dane]

Here's a picture of Lennon with leftist nutso Bianca Jagger and May Pang to her right.

[Moonman62]

As much as I like John Lennon's music (not his politics) I'll never understand what he saw so devotedly in this woman.

A perfect example of why a person should stay away from mind altering drugs.

[ErnBatavia]

Complicating it (not!): "What's yellow and ugly and sleeps alone?"

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Ohhhhhhh, now I get it. Thanks for the ugly addition. :)

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Lennon signing an autograph for Chapman several hours before his death.

[Gigantor]

Rule Number 1. Always use your Japanese wife as a bullet proof vest.