As the Beatles were coming to the end of their existence, John and Yoko did not slow down. They were constantly involved in peace movements trying to create change in a turbulent time.
Come September 1969, John and Yoko formed the first version of their Plastic Ono Band to appear at a Toronto peace festival. The band features Eric Clapton on guitar, Klaus Voorman on bass, and Alan White on drums. As an interesting side note, the late, great Kim Fowley introduces the band at this show.
This performance featured some Beatles material, some 50's covers, and some of John's new material(Cold Turkey, Give Peace a Chance). To me, though, the most interesting piece is Yoko's Don't Worry Kyoko. Yoko got a bad rap. I think, in retrospect, that she was ahead of her time. She was avant garde before anyone knew what that meant and her attitude was definitely "punk".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NozpF57VQYI
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