Yes, a Yoko Ono Special.

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Fri, 03/18/2022 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm
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Giving Mrs. Lennon her due with tracks from a new tribute album and more.

Artist, poet, musician, activist, and still, all these years later, a figure of endless fascination and (oft-ill-informed) debate. Among many other things, Yoko Ono has been the focus of two multi-artist tribute albums over the years, including the brand-new Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono, shepherded by Ben Gibbard of Seattle's Death Cab for Cutie, following 1984's Every Man Has a Woman, a project commenced by Yoko's late husband John Lennon, and completed after his death. Today on The Songcircle, we'll sample both these compilations, as well as the remix/collab collections entitled Yes, I'm a Witch and Yes, I'm a Witch, Too, including tracks by Lennon, Death Cab, Elvis Costello, Roberta Flack, Harry Nilsson, David Byrne with Yo La Tengo, Sparks, Cat Power, Rosanne Cash, The Flaming Lips, and more, as well as Yoko singing -- yes! -- her own songs.

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    1:34
    Artist
    Yoko Ono
    Song
    Yang Yang
    Album
    Approximately Infinite Universe
    Label
    Secretly Canadian / Chimera Music
  • Time
    1:38
    Artist
    John Lennon
    Song
    Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him
    Album
    Every Man Has A Woman
    Label
    Polydor
  • Time
    1:41
    Artist
    Yoko Ono with Blow Up
    Song
    Everyman...Everywoman
    Album
    Yes, I'm a Witch
    Label
    Astralwerks
  • Time
    1:47
    Artist
    Sudan Archives
    Song
    Dogtown
    Album
    Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono
    Label
    Canvasback
  • Time
    1:50
    Artist
    Harry Nilsson
    Song
    Loneliness
    Album
    Every Man Has a Woman
    Label
    Polydor
  • Time
    1:54
    Artist
    Yoko Ono
    Song
    Hell In Paradise
    Album
    Warzone
    Label
    Chimera Music
  • Time
    2:00
    Artist
    David Byrne with Yo La Tengo
    Song
    Who Has Seen the Wind?
    Album
    Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono
    Label
    Canvasback
  • Time
    2:03
    Artist
    Rosanne Cash
    Song
    Nobody Sees Me Like You Do
    Album
    Every Man Has a Woman
    Label
    Polydor
  • Time
    2:07
    Artist
    We Are KING
    Song
    Don’t Be Scared
    Album
    Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono
    Label
    Canvasback
  • Time
    2:10
    Artist
    Yoko Ono with Cat Power
    Song
    Revelations
    Album
    Yes, I'm a Witch
    Label
    Astralwerks
  • Time
    2:15
    Artist
    Bette Midler
    Song
    Yes, I'm Your Angel
    Album
    We Are Plastic Ono Band, Brooklyn Academy of Music, February 16, 2010 (unreleased)
    Label
  • Time
    2:21
    Artist
    Roberta Flack
    Song
    Goodbye Sadness
    Album
    Every Man Has a Woman
    Label
    Polydor
  • Time
    2:24
    Artist
    Death Cab for Cutie
    Song
    Waiting For The Sunrise
    Album
    Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono
    Label
    Canvasback
  • Time
    2:29
    Artist
    Yoko Ono
    Song
    Death of Samantha
    Album
    Approximately Infinite Universe
    Label
    Secretly Canadian / Chimera Music
  • Time
    2:35
    Artist
    The Flaming Lips
    Song
    Mrs. Lennon
    Album
    Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono
    Label
    Canvasback
  • Time
    2:38
    Artist
    Elvis Costello & The Attractions
    Song
    Walking on Thin Ice
    Album
    Every Man Has a Woman
    Label
    Polydor
  • Time
    2:43
    Artist
    Yoko Ono with Sparks
    Song
    Give Me Something
    Album
    Yes, I'm a Witch, Too
    Label
    Manimal Vinyl
  • Time
    2:47
    Artist
    Eddie Money
    Song
    I'm Moving On
    Album
    Every Man Has a Woman
    Label
    Polydor
  • Time
    2:50
    Artist
    Stephen Merritt
    Song
    Listen, the Snow Is Falling
    Album
    Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono
    Label
    Canvasback
  • Time
    2:55
    Artist
    John Lennon
    Song
    Imagine (Interview excerpt)
    Album
    Imagine (The Ultimate Mixes Deluxe)
    Label
    UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
  • Time
    2:55
    Artist
    John Lennon
    Song
    Imagine (Demo)
    Album
    Imagine (The Ultimate Mixes Deluxe)
    Label
    UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
  • Time
    2:59
    Artist
    John Lennon
    Song
    Oh Yoko! (Bahamas, 1969) [fragment]
    Album
    Imagine (The Ultimate Mixes Deluxe)
    Label
    UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)

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