John Lennon video for "You Are Here" features unseen 1968 footage of Lennon, Yoko Ono
John Lennon video for “You Are Here” features unseen 1968 footage of Lennon, Yoko Ono
A new John Lennon music video has been released to accompany a new “Ultimate Mix” version of his solo song “You Are Here,” a love ballad that Lennon wrote for his future wife, Yoko Ono. The video features previously unseen 1968 footage of Lennon and Ono at the opening of his “You Are Here (To Yoko From John Lennon, With Love)” art exhibit at the Robert Fraser Gallery in London. You Are Here is taken from Lennon’s 1973 album ‘Mind Games’ which will be reissued in deluxe form on July 12. John and Yoko’s son, Sean Ono Lennon, produced the new mix of the track.
The You Are Here (To Yoko From John Lennon, With Love)” art exhibit opened on July 1, 1968, and was Lennon’s first major art show, featuring a bare gallery with a series of collection boxes for various charities leading visitors to a white canvas with the words “you are here” written on it by Lennon. As part of the show, Lennon released 365 white helium-filled balloons in which tags were attached telling those who discovered them to send a message to John via the gallery sharing their address and where they were found. Lennon then sent back a personal letter along with a “you are here” button.
Source: espnradioorlando.com
