A Cultural Constant: The Inspiration Of Yoko Ono

Udiscovermusic ^ | February 18, 2024 | Paul Sexton

[lee martell]

If Yoko had known about the Puzza parlor clearance song use, She may have demanded royalties.

[F450-V10]

I had heard about her terrible singing for decades but until I watched the 8 hour long documentary “Get Back” I didn’t realize they were atonal screeches, yelling, barks, absolutely nothing to do with music. I just can’t find much of a reason to like her.

[nickcarraway]

She was cheating on him their entire relationship. She tried to leave him to marry her lover in 1973, but he didn’t want to. She moved her later lover into (That John knew about) the Dakota the day after Lennon died.

[nickcarraway]

One would think at that time, he had many opportunities.

[nickcarraway]

John Lennon wealthy, with access to any drugs he wanted? Very interesting.

[nickcarraway]

I'd still rather listen to any of her songs over Imagine.

[poconopundit]

Seems like a good opening to link to a rare personal movie of the Lennons.

The background theme and song is Beautiful Boy.

"Life is what happens to you while you're making other plans."

[Dr. Sivana]

If Yoko had known about the Pizza parlor clearance song use, She may have demanded royalties.

U.S. jukeboxes actually DO pay royalties. Probably a trivial amount for a sit down pizza parlour, but something. In our case, it was only played when there was a cook (me), a waitress, and the straggler.

Larger infestations of youthful stragglers required a Barry Manilow binge-play of up to 9 songs for $1. Money well spent.

[plain talk]

John Lennon had lots of creative talent and I loved his songs.

But Lennon was damaged goods with issues and responsible for inflicting Yoko on us.

[Rurudyne]

“Think of the check! Think of the check! Think of ... aw Hell, my ears hurt!”

[MikelTackNailer]

Guy missed and hit the wrong one.

[nickcarraway]

No, that would be Prince. He would personally go through YouTube to find violators.

[Dr. Sivana]

He would personally go through YouTube to find violators.

And now he is dead and the lawyers get most of the money. Ironic.

Pizza Hut contracted the juke boxes from Newman Amusements, who also provided the cigarette machine and the video game. They took care of the royalties. I am fascinated with the idea of documenting # of plays on a pre-PC revolution jukebox by the song (ASCAO and BMI have different rules). Sounds like more bother than its worth, and I wouldn't be surprised if there was an agreement for blanket coverage where everybody gets something. Around that time, the top played song was "Another One Bites the Dust".

Do note, Pizza Hut had guidelines for juke box content that "Kiss, Kiss, Kiss" clearly violates. It got in under the radar as a B-side.

[tsomer]

That’s news to me about his support for Reagan.
He didn’t self-censor his thoughts like most movie and rock stars.

The heroin thing I didn’t know about— I thought she was into macrobiotic dieting. I guess that would only restrict what they used to cut it.

“Imagine” was an unforgivable crime though, and it seems to have defined the present cultural milieu.

[martin_fierro]

The Japanese artist has been a touchstone of popular culture for more than half a century.

She sucked then.

She sucks now.

She will suck in future.

[TangoLimaSierra]

I'd still rather listen to any of her songs over Imagine.

Later in life, John himself, disliked that song.

[Ezekiel]

You know that new sound you're looking for? Well, listen to this!

[Getready]

C’mon....”Don’t worry Kyoko, Mama’s looking for her hand in the snow”....probably the worst song ever recorded. Check out the live version from Toronto 1969 on you tube. There are very good reasons why she is an obscure artist. She will be completely forgotten, despite what the AI writer “wrote” in the filler article presented.

[TChad]

All those donkeys were going to die eventually. At least Yoko was able to turn a profit from her recordings of their deaths.

[nickcarraway]

“It’s your cousin, Marvin Berry.” Click.