As an adolescent, the Beatles were my favorite band. Yoko Ono often got a bad wrap as the cause of the Fab Four's breakup. I've actually talked about it before in this post from 2015. However, in light of the recent and ongoing revelations of misogyny in our society, I thought it would be appropriate to recognize the mistreatment and/or misguided disdain towards Yoko Ono by Beatle fans(myself included at one point).
To be clear, Yoko was not the cause of the Beatles breakup. She influenced John Lennon to create some of the best, most memorable music he created with the Beatles and on his own. She was key in influencing John's decision to use his fame to promote peace through peaceful measures. Before meeting John, Yoko was already an accomplished artist. And when she started making music, a lot of it was light years ahead of its time.
Here she is with the single version of her 1971 avant-garde epic, Mind Train.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp84eWS5iHQ
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