Mrs. Lennon
"Mrs. Lennon" | ||||
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Single by Yoko Ono | ||||
from the album Fly | ||||
B-side | "Midsummer New York" | |||
Released | 29 September 1971 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:12 | |||
Label | Apple | |||
Songwriter(s) | Yoko Ono | |||
Producer(s) | Yoko Ono, John Lennon | |||
Yoko Ono singles chronology | ||||
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"Mrs. Lennon" is Yoko Ono's first single from her second studio album Fly, released in 1971. It was written and performed by Ono, and produced by Ono and her husband John Lennon. It includes the B-side "Midsummer New York". "Mrs. Lennon" was featured in the 1972 film Imagine.
Reception
Ono biographers Nell Beram and Carolyn Boriss-Krimsky described the song's theme as the way the public defined Ono solely as ex-
Music video
A music video for the song premiered on The Dick Cavett Show on 11 September 1971, when John Lennon and Yoko Ono were guests on the programme.[11][12] (The video is introduced at approximately the 39:24 mark). Film of "Mrs. Lennon" depicting the couple walking around their Ascot mansion was included in the 1972 television film Imagine.[13][14][15]
Legacy and influence
Alex Chilton utilized a section of the song's chord progression in his song "Holocaust."[5][6][16]
Personnel
- Yoko Ono – vocals
- John Lennon – piano, organ
- Klaus Voormann – acoustic guitar, bass
References
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- ^ "Picks of the Week" (PDF). Record World. October 2, 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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- ^ Prince, Rosa (21 October 2014). "John Lennon letter introducing New York radio host to Yoko Ono's 'far out' music is up for auction". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Robinson, Charlotte (2 December 2005). "The Dick Cavett Show: John & Yoko Collection". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Cavett, Dick (11 September 1971). "Dick Cavett Show". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- Billboard Magazine. p. 28. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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