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Yoko Ono, a Trainwreck® virtuoso with John & Chuck Berry (1972)
Posted on 3/26/22 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 3/26/22 at 2:05 pm
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What a trainwreck. Good for some laughs. And...the video quality is amazing.
It's from the Mike Douglas Show (1972). The first number is Memphis Tennessee, second, Johnny B Goode. Exceptionally crystal-clear video (except for the audio). John's off-vocals are brutal. And then there's the star -- Yoko's tortuous demon-possessed caterwauling -- which was apparently supposed to be the "harmonica". (Check out Chuck Berry's eyeballs the moment he hears it):
Chuck's reaction to Yoko
John and Chuck bonded (Yoko was totally ignored until the three arose from the panel to perform the second number - Johnny B Goode). THANKFULLY, the sound guy completely cut Yoko's mic after that -- unbeknownst to her.
There is a second shortened video of the same performance (terrible quality, but worth it just for reading the additional epic Yoko comments.
another LINK, more hilarious commentary
Sample comments:
* Here we have 3 legends!! John Lennon, Chuck Berry and the Man who turn of the Yoko's microphone
* The way Chuck, John and band where able to ignore that extraterrestrial distress call in the middle of that classic song was the epitome of professionalism
* Sounds like a goat getting f***ed
* Yoko: “I think I’ll scream like a banshee during one of the greatest rock songs ever written. Yeah...that’s what I’ll do.”
* John was singing flat, Yoko was screeching like a banshee-monkey. I loved how Chuck's eyes widened when that crazy woman started her vocalizations
* All I heard was a small lamb being slaughtered
What a trainwreck. Good for some laughs. And...the video quality is amazing.
It's from the Mike Douglas Show (1972). The first number is Memphis Tennessee, second, Johnny B Goode. Exceptionally crystal-clear video (except for the audio). John's off-vocals are brutal. And then there's the star -- Yoko's tortuous demon-possessed caterwauling -- which was apparently supposed to be the "harmonica". (Check out Chuck Berry's eyeballs the moment he hears it):
John and Chuck bonded (Yoko was totally ignored until the three arose from the panel to perform the second number - Johnny B Goode). THANKFULLY, the sound guy completely cut Yoko's mic after that -- unbeknownst to her.
There is a second shortened video of the same performance (terrible quality, but worth it just for reading the additional epic Yoko comments.
another LINK, more hilarious commentary
Sample comments:
* Here we have 3 legends!! John Lennon, Chuck Berry and the Man who turn of the Yoko's microphone
* The way Chuck, John and band where able to ignore that extraterrestrial distress call in the middle of that classic song was the epitome of professionalism
* Sounds like a goat getting f***ed
* Yoko: “I think I’ll scream like a banshee during one of the greatest rock songs ever written. Yeah...that’s what I’ll do.”
* John was singing flat, Yoko was screeching like a banshee-monkey. I loved how Chuck's eyes widened when that crazy woman started her vocalizations
* All I heard was a small lamb being slaughtered
Posted on 3/26/22 at 4:16 pm to Liberator
God, that woman's voice is absolutely hideous.
Posted on 3/26/22 at 10:05 pm to Liberator
“She has the voice of an angel…getting her wings ripped off”
Posted on 3/26/22 at 10:46 pm to Eighteen
"Yoko's biggest problem wasn't her lack of talent, it was her lack of self awareness."
Posted on 3/27/22 at 1:53 am to Liberator
It’s 50 years old and you’re just seeing it for the first time NOW?
Posted on 3/27/22 at 7:10 am to Liberator
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The way Chuck, John and band where able to ignore that extraterrestrial distress call in the middle of that classic song was the epitome of professionalism
Posted on 3/27/22 at 9:04 am to WG_Dawg
How pussy whipped was John, for letting that talentless woman on the stage?
And then allowing a hot microphone to be placed in front of her face?
And then allowing a hot microphone to be placed in front of her face?
Posted on 3/27/22 at 1:39 pm to Liberator
A Small Eternity With Yoko Ono - Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa did a show in NYC in which John Lennon and Yoko came on stage and joined in for a bit. Yoko's screeching really pissed off Zappa and he took snippets of her vocals to make this one.
Frank Zappa did a show in NYC in which John Lennon and Yoko came on stage and joined in for a bit. Yoko's screeching really pissed off Zappa and he took snippets of her vocals to make this one.
Posted on 3/27/22 at 3:52 pm to Tigris
Who said it pissed off Zappa? I can understand how it didn’t make the album, but Frank was hardly opposed to discordant noise.
Nasal Retentive Calliope Music
Anything Anytime Anyplace For No Reason At All. Zappa was always freak-friendly. Hell, his first album was titled Freak Out!
Nasal Retentive Calliope Music
Anything Anytime Anyplace For No Reason At All. Zappa was always freak-friendly. Hell, his first album was titled Freak Out!
Posted on 3/27/22 at 7:25 pm to Treacherous Cretin
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Who said it pissed off Zappa?
His titling the song "A Small Eternity With Yoko Ono" is a pretty good clue.
Posted on 3/29/22 at 5:07 am to Eighteen
quote:
“She has the voice of an angel…getting her wings ripped off”
Posted on 3/29/22 at 5:12 am to Treacherous Cretin
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It’s 50 years old and you’re just seeing it for the first time NOW?
Historical, hysterical Yoko and the shared laughs is THE point.
(If that's you, Dick Cavett, it's been a while
Posted on 3/29/22 at 5:13 am to Treacherous Cretin
quote:
I can understand how it didn’t make the album, but Frank [Zappa] was hardly opposed to discordant noise.
True.
Posted on 3/29/22 at 5:15 am to MC123
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Here is a link to Bill Burr’s legendary commentary of this video: LINK
Dayum. Must be legendary (G00gle requires a sign-in to watch/listen)
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