[lee martell]

Hey, you know, I haven’t renewed my Yoko Ono Fan Club membership either. but can you really say all her work on Double Fantasy was.... merde?

Take a second listen to at leasr two tracks on that songlist.
“Beautiful Boys” and “Hardtimes Are Over”. She uses a spoken word/ singing method, sort of like what Richard Harris did on MacArthur Park. She’s believable with that method, as it suits the flat tones of her speech. She sounds like a character who has struggled for quite a while and has now found relief.

**Hidden Gem from one of John’s late work:
“Jealous Guy”.Listen to the piano intro. Spare, but fulfilling.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

“Beautiful Boys” and “Hardtimes Are Over”. She uses a spoken word/ singing method

To this day, I'm shocked those tracks were released to the public. Those tapes should have been melted.

[Dr. Sivana]

I reviewed "Double Fantasy" for my high school newspaper. When you consider that Yoko Ono had Lennon himself, top quality studio musicians and a limitless budget, the songs are not completely unlistenable, but nowhere NEAR Richard Harris' MacArthur Park. This was a great comeback album for Lennon. Yoko, at her best, would be at least one full level below what would be filler on an album by The Beatles, Jim Croce or John Denver.

Lennon's earlier "Walls and Bridges" was mostly tired feeling (Except for the two single releases "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" and the ethereal "#9 Dream"). "rock and Roll", "Mind Games" and "Imagine" do NOT hit the top tier of ex-Beatles albums. Yoko brought nothing new out of him.

Oddly, among the worthy "Double Fantasy" Yoko tracks you omit "Kiss, Kiss' Kiss" which was chosen as the B-Side of "Starting Over". That ditty was on the Wallingford, CT Pizza Hut juke box, where I worked. It had only one use, getting late night stragglers to leave at closing time. For that it was VERY useful.