Why Yoko Ono Felt John Lennon's Songs Weren't as Popular as The Beatles' Songs
Yoko Ono felt John Lennon’s songs were less popular than The Beatles’ songs. She felt the same thing about George Harrison’s songs.
Yoko said listeners should be more “mature.”
Yoko Ono named two of John Lennon‘s songs that dealt with real-world issues. She said these songs were less popular than The Beatles’ songs because they weren’t optimistic. In addition, Yoko discussed what she thought about George Harrison’s songs.
The book Lennon on Lennon: Conversations With John Lennon includes an interview from 1972. In it, Yoko said the album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band was a masterpiece. The album contains the songs “Working Class Hero” and “God.”
“And then the other one, which is Imagine,” she added. “Obviously Imagine was more popular, because it has a little sort of sugarcoat on it, as John puts it.”
Source: Matthew Trzcinski/cheatsheet.com
