Comments on: The Ballad Of John And Yoko https://www.beatlesbible.com Not quite as popular as Jesus... Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:50:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1 By: Denis Brouillard https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-499435 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 22:25:28 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-499435 Yes that would have been another classic. Also cold Turkey, which I think John wanted to do with the Beatles, but was nixed by the others, or at least Paul

]]> By: christhislove https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-467159 Thu, 13 Sep 2018 13:25:06 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-467159 great track !
The voices of John and Paul sound magically together.
Paul vocal backing delight me with every listening

]]> By: Chris https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-463080 Thu, 30 Aug 2018 15:08:45 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-463080 Paul’s falsetto in the last verses make me crazy every time I listen to this song !

]]> By: Corwin Booth https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-462853 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 19:54:24 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-462853 I love responding to nearly decade-old posts! I had a poster of that cover growing up, and later, while studying art history, I “discovered” that the cover was based directly on The Calling of St. Matthew by Caravaggio, where the Beatles were the leftmost 4 figures and the cropping didn’t show anyone else, really. The painting remains one of my favorites, not least for the controversy of which person in the painting is Matthew… Christ points in the general direction of the Beatles, and one points at himself asking “Are you calling me?” (I think this was Paul in the poster), but most agree it is the Beatle looking down and counting his money, who will look up and be directly blinded by Christ’s light… Ringo!

]]> By: rdnzl https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-452154 Wed, 13 Sep 2017 05:46:35 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-452154 If you could have kept it from being “Spectorized”.

]]> By: 2much4mymirror https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-452000 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 06:49:28 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-452000 What a beautiful moment this song captures, when Paul and John got together and recaptured some of the old magic. Paul’s backing vocals on the last verse or just brilliant, as is his drumming. I only recently noticed that the classic bass line exactly replicates the bass line from Elvis Presley’s “Don’t Be Cruel.” It’s the exact same notes, only slowed down.

]]> By: Tony_M_1956 https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-450943 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 22:05:05 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-450943 In Australia the released version of TBOJAY had “Christ” silenced or edited out from the recording. Our radio stations also played the edited version yet occasionally the full unedited version would mysteriously find its way onto the airwaves. I was both surprised and pleased that only John and Paul played on this song. It cemented my opinion that the two of them were in essence the “Beatles.” I always enjoyed this song. It is a great rocking track. What also surprised me was finding out recently that TBOJAY has overtime outsold Let It Be. Not even the Censors could hold back the power of the Beatles.

]]> By: SaxonMothersSon https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-450519 Sat, 25 Feb 2017 05:26:57 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-450519 Oh, fer Chrissakes! I love this song. Memorable summer of ’69!

]]> By: BluemeanAl https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-450040 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 14:24:42 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-450040 My local radio station was one that banned the song, and then when it became a hit anyway, started spinning the version with “Christ” skipped out.

Most amazing to me: my devout Catholic mother didn’t ban me from playing the uncensored version on our record player!

]]> By: Sergioq https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-447618 Sat, 09 Jan 2016 04:40:32 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-447618 I like the fact that a simple song like this (simple, but good) probably allowed Abbey Road to be made.

]]> By: Bob https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-447327 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 08:19:22 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-447327 And thus was able to prove that sometimes freedom is a terrible curse.

]]> By: Bob https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-447326 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 08:17:46 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-447326 I agree with the main piece: “….After quickly completing the writing, the pair….”

]]> By: Bob https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-447325 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 08:13:41 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-447325 I believe that’s what they were trying to demonstrate with “Ballad….” Unconsciously, perhaps. Or not.

]]> By: Golden Slumber https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-446915 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 22:36:32 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-446915 This song marks the beginning of the end, really. Could’ve been a solo Lennon single, but he had to record it with McCartney; he was slowly drifting away. Then Give Peace a Chance came, and he credits McCartney a co-writer; another step away, not quite letting go. Then Cold Turkey and he was free!

]]> By: Golden Slumber https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-445855 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 20:40:53 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-445855 Here it goes again, the who-wrote-what waltz. This is obviously a Lennon song, about his marriage, nothing to do with McCartney. McCartney hepled him finish the arrangement, not the writing. And they both played great on the record.

]]> By: Cristina https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-444836 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:07:28 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-444836 He contributed to this song, and had john and Yoko living with him for a while when John and Cynthia separated. He also helped them get back together in 75.

]]> By: Cristina https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-444835 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:05:00 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-444835 He didn’t write it alone. Read the article. Paul helped him finish writing it.

“On 14 April 1969 Lennon arrived at McCartney’s London home to work on his unfinished song. After quickly completing the writing, the pair immediately took it to Abbey Road”.

]]> By: Daniël Wolfpack https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-444818 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:35:57 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-444818 According to the above information on this page, the song was unfinished:
“On 14 April 1969 Lennon arrived at McCartney’s London home to work on his unfinished song. After quickly completing the writing, the pair immediately took it to Abbey Road.”

]]> By: Daniël Wolfpack https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-444817 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:32:53 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-444817 I also think the recording sounds empty. Particularly because of the drums.

]]> By: Brian Nagy https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/comment-page-1/#comment-444807 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 21:56:24 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko/#comment-444807 Great track and great playing by both of them. Johns lead guitar fills in between vocal gaps and in the ending were superb. I know it was recorded in G and then decided after a few takes to move it to E. Probably a wise decision. Would love to here those first few takes.

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