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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Alexis Petridis

Yoko Ono: her 20 greatest songs – ranked!

Yoko Ono, performing on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury with the Plastic Ono Band in 2014.
Yoko Ono, performing on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury with the Plastic Ono Band in 2014. Photograph: Photo by Joel Ryan/Joel Ryan/Invision/AP

20. John, John (Let’s Hope For Peace) (1969)

“I felt like soldiers were dying next to me,” said bassist Klaus Vormann of the scourging Ono-led improvisation that ended the Plastic Ono Band’s set at Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival. An endless, agonised torrent of wailing feedback and screaming, it’s as confrontational as anything late-60s rock produced.

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