John Lennon Said 1 Yoko Ono Song Was 'So Damn Good' He Wanted to Do the B-Side For It
John Lennon was a big fan of a Yoko Ono song he co-produced. He compared himself to Ike Turner and his wife to Tina Turner.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono had a more fruitful musical partnership than many Beatles fans acknowledge. John thought one of Yoko’s songs was so good he wanted it to be an A-side single. The track later influenced the work of the couple’s only child, Sean Ono Lennon.
During a 1980 interview with Rolling Stone, John discussed “Walking on Thin Ice,” Yoko song he co-produced. “We were thinking that this song is so damn good that she should put her own single out, with me on the B side,” he said. “I’d love to be on the B-side of a hit record after all these years.” Several of John’s most famous songs, such as “(Just Like) Starting Over,” “Woman,” and “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).”
“I’d love to be the guitarist — I’m playing backwards guitar on this song,” John added. “I’d settle for it any day. Yoko deserves it, it’s been a long haul. I wouldn’t fight about it at all.” Yoko had a huge impact on popular music, having produced the album Imagine and co-written the title track.
Source: Matthew Trzcinski/cheatsheet.com
