(The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection) Ben Urish, Ken Bielen-The Words and Music of John Lennon-Praeger (2007) (46 page)

“Oh I Apologize,” 116

version, 115

“Oh My Love,” 31

Mintz, Elliot, 99

“Oh Yoko,” 33, 49, 79

“Mirror, Mirror (On the Wall),”

“Old Dirt Road,” 58

89, 103

“Old Forgotten Soldier,” 56

“Money (That’s What I Want),” 14

The Old Grey Whistle Test
, 68

Monty Python’s Flying Circus, 2

Oldies but Goldies
, 55, 63, 64, 65, 97

Moon, Keith, 63

“One and One Is Two,” 3

“More Today than Yesterday,” 53

“One Day (At a Time),” 49–50, 65;

“Mother,” 18, 25;
Live in New York

Elton John version, 50, 64–65

City
version, 96

“One of the Boys,” 104

Index    185

One to One charity concerts, 45, 72,

“Power to the People,” 25, 34, 35,

95, 101, 105

52;
Live in New York City
version,

“Only People,” 52

95, 96

“Only You,” 64, 67

Presley, Elvis, 2, 35, 115

Ono, Yoko, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13,

Primal Scream therapy, 17

14–15, 18, 24–26, 31, 33, 34, 36,

Pussy Cats
, 55–56

37–42, 43, 45–46, 83, 93–94, 95,

96, 106, 111, 116, 117, 119–20;

Q
(magazine), 107

Approximately Infinite Universe
,

Quarry Men, 3

44; artistic influences on Lennon,

5, 6, 27, 31, 35, 44, 49, 58;
Double

“Radio Play,” 8

Fantasy
, 74–80;
Every Man Has a

“Rain,” 53

Woman
, 93;
Feeling the Space
, 47;

Ram
, 31, 74

Fly
, 34–35;
Heart Play
, 85;
Milk

Rarities
, 73–74

and Honey
, 85–92; and the word

“Rave On,” 79

“yes,” 48;
Yes, I’m a Witch
, 119–20;

“Ready Teddy,” 68

Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band
, 24–25

“Real Life,” 109

Onobox
(compilation box set), 106

“Real Love,” 91, 108, 109–10, 119;

“Open Your Box (Hirake),” 26, 35

Acoustic
version, 117;
Imagine:

“O’Sanity,” 86, 90

John Lennon
recording, 99

“Out the Blue,” 52, 60

Redding, Otis, 79

Oz
(periodical), 26

“Remember,” 21–22

“Remember Love,” 10

Pang, May, 60

Revere, Paul and the Raiders, 115

Past Masters Vol. 1
, 74

“Revolution,” 6, 9, 25, 37

Past Masters Vol. 2
, 74

“Revolution #9,” 13

Peanuts
(comic strip), 88

Richards, Keith, 4

Peel, David, 35–37

“Rip It Up,” 58, 68

“Peggy Sue,” 68, 101

Rishikesh, 19, 113

“Penny Lane,” 74

“The Rishi Kesh Song,” 113

Perkins, Carl, 101

Rivera, Geraldo, 95

“Peter the Dealer,” 44

Robertson, John, 43

“Philadelphia Freedom,” 84

Robinson, Alvin, 64

“Pill,” 103

Rockabilly, 2

“Plastic Beetle,” 107

“Rock and Roll People,” 97; Johnny

Plastic Ono Band, The, 9, 11,

Winter version, 54–55

12, 14, 15, 37, 95

“Rock Around the Clock,” 56

Plastic Ono Band
. See
John

“Rock Island Line,” 100

Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

Rock Liberation Front, The, 36

Plastic Ono Mothers, 37

Rock ’N’ Roll
, 65–70

Plastic Ono Supergroup, 15, 42

Rolling Stone
(magazine), Lennon

Platters, The, 64

interviews, 23, 24, 85

Playboy
, 85

Rolling Stones, The, 4, 6, 7

Playground Psychotics
, 37, 43, 106

Rolling Stones Rock and Roll

“Please,” 29

Circus
, 7

“Please Please Me,” 29

“Roll over Beethoven,” 101

Poncia, Vini, 64

Roots: John Lennon Sings the Great

The Pope Smokes Dope
, 35–36

Rock and Roll Hits
, 66

“Power Boogie,” 40, 44

Rosie and the Originals, 98

186    Index

Rotogravure
, 117

Some Time in New York City
, 37–43

Roxy Music, 29

Sons of the Pioneers, 58

Spector, Phil, 25, 26, 27, 97, 98; and

“Sally and Billy,” 102

Rock ’N’ Roll
, 65–66

“Save the Last Dance for Me,” 56

Splinter, 26

“Scared,” 59–60, 62, 97;
Menlove

“Stand By Me,” 34, 63, 64, 66–67, 72,

Ave.
take, 98

84, 107

Schulz, Charles M., 88

Starr, Ringo, 18, 22, 35, 64, 72;

Screaming Trees, 115

108–10, 113; defense of “Imagine,”

“Sean’s Song,” 78

27; “I’m the Greatest,” 46– 47

“Send Me Some Lovin’,” 68–69

Stax, 76

“September Song,” 114

“Stay,” jam of, 81

“Serve Yourself,” 112, 113

“Steel and Glass,” 54, 61

“Sexy Sadie,” 19

“Steppin’ Out,” 115

Sessions
(proposed/bootleg Beatles

“Stepping Out,” 92.
See also
“I’m

album), 108

Stepping Out”

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
,

Stop and Smell the Roses
, 113

(album), 48

A Story
, 106

“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club

“Strawberry Fields Forever,” 13

Band” (song), 31

Strong, Barrett, 116

Shaved Fish,
72

Summer, Donna, 74

Shears, Billy, 46, 73

“Sunday Bloody Sunday,” 41

“She Hits Back,” 47, 70

“Sun King,” 18, 60

Sheridan, Tony, 62, 63, 69

Sun Records, 16

“She’s a Friend of Dorothy,” 102–3

Super 8, 115

“She’s a Woman,” comical jam of, 81

“Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird of

Shinoyama, Kishin, 75, 76

Paradox),” 60–61

Simon, Paul, 24

“Sweet Little Sixteen,” 68

“Since My Baby Left Me,” 56, 66, 69,

70, 98

Tea and Sympathy,
102

Sinclair, John, 41–42

“Tennessee,” 103

“Sisters, O Sisters,” 38, 39– 40;

“That’s All Right, Mama,” 48

Live in New York City
version, 95

Thirty Three & 1/3,
73

“(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” 79

“This Boy,” 123

Skiffle, 100

“Three Legs,” 31

Skywriting by Word of Mouth
, 114,

Threetles, The (surviving Beatles

117

during
Beatles Anthology
), 108–10

“Sleepless Night,” 86, 88

“Tight A$,” 48– 49, 53, 61, 98

Slick, Earl, 70, 74

Tin Pan Alley, 2, 28

“Slippin’ and Slidin’,” 68

“Toilet Piece,” 35

Slits, The, 75

“To Know Her Is to Love Her,” 66,

Slow Train Coming
, 112

69, 98

“A Small Eternity with Yoko Ono,”

“Too Many Cooks,” 55

106

“Too Many People,” 31

Smith, George, 1

Toronto rock and roll festival, 10,

Smith, Jon, 86

14–15, 16, 42, 43, 44, 95, 105

Smothers, Tom, 9

“Touch Me,” 25, 26, 35

“Some Other Guy,” 115

“Twist and Shout,” 123, 124

“Something,” 12

“Two Minutes of Silence,” 8

Index    187

Two Sides of the Moon,
63

“Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” 101

Two Virgins
, 6; album cover, 6

“Whole Lotta Yoko,” 7

“Why,” 24

“Unchained Melody,” 67

“Why Not,” 24

Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins
, 6

Williams, Tennessee, 103

Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the

“Wind Ridge,” 44

Lions
, 7

Winter, Johnny, 54–55

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

“With a Little Help from My

(documentary), 119

Friends,” 46

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

“Woman,” 79, 83

(soundtrack), 119

“Woman Is the Nigger of the World,”

38–39, 45, 107, 116, 119;
The Dick

Vincent, Gene, 66, 75

Cavett Show
performance, 38;
Live

Voorman, Klaus, 22, 46–47, 111

in New York City
version, 95–96

“Woman Power,” 47

“Walking on Thin Ice,” 11, 35, 80, 83,

Wonsaponatime
, 115

86, 94, 106

“The Word,” 48

Walls and Bridges
, 56–63

“Working Class Hero,” 20–21, 107,

“Watching the Wheels,” 48, 78,

112; Elbow version, 107

103, 110;
Acoustic
version, 117

Working Class Hero
(tribute

Wedding Album
, 10–11; album

album), 115

cover, 11

Working Class Hero: The Definitive

“Well (Baby Please Don’t Go),” 43,

Lennon
(compilation album),

106, 111

118–19

“Well Well Well,” 22;
Live in

“World without Love,” 4

New York City
version, 96;

Super 8 version, 115

“Yang Yang,” 44

“We Love You,” 4

“Ya Ya,” 62–63, 69

“We’re All Water,” 42

“Yer Blues,” 7, 14, 15, 113

“We Shall Overcome,” 9

Yes, I’m a Witch
(album
)
, 119

Westwood One Radio Network, 99

“Yesterday,” 31

“What a Mess,” 44

Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band
, 12,

“Whatever Became Of…?,” 104

24–25, 35

“Whatever Gets You through the

“You Are Here,” 52, 53

Night,” 28, 57–58, 60; live

“You Can’t Catch Me,” 65, 68

version with Elton John, 84

“You Know My Name (Look Up

“What’s the New Mary Jane?,” 14

My Number),” 14, 75

“What You Got,” 58–59;
Acoustic

“Young Love,” 100

version, 117

“You’re Sixteen,” 64

“When We Was Fab,” 109

“You’re So Vain,” 56

White Album, 5, 6, 7, 11, 19, 38,

“You’re the One,” 86, 92

76, 78, 79, 81, 113; Lennon

“Your Hands,” 86, 90

post-Beatles songs originated

“You Saved My Soul,” 104

from, 23, 28

“Who Has Seen the Wind?,” 16

Zappa, Frank, 43, 106

About the Authors

BEN URISH has taught courses in Popular Music at Temple University, and has made

popular music a large component in classes on mass media and American cultural history

at Michigan State University.

KEN BIELEN has taught courses in Popular Music at Bowling Green State Univer-

sity and has researched and written extensively on the subject. He is the author of
The

Lyrics of Civility
(1999).