Dave Lucas: Yoko Ono : Way Ahead of Her Time

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Yoko Ono : Way Ahead of Her Time

The world has been mourning the death of Beatle John Lennon. But folks seem to shy away from his widow, Japanese pop artist Yoko Ono. That's too bad. She is incredibly talented, was incredibly talented in the 1970s and 80s, and I think if we could compare her to anyone today, she was perhaps the cross-pollination of M.I.A. and Lady Gaga, an artist that we just simply weren't ready for. Yoko has recorded a lot of wild and crazy tunes. I present you one of my favorites. The hauntingly beautiful and deeply inspirational "Listen, the snow is falling" ...