Thursday, February 01, 2007

Shameless Plays: Yes, I'm a Witch [Yoko Ono]

Okay, if you "hate" her, I have to ask: do you know anything about her besides "she broke up the Beatles?" I mean, seriously, did the fab foursome have so few balls among them that they couldn't make their own decisions and tell a would-be meddlesome "witch" to step off? Maybe John just found her as powerful, creative, kind, and inspiring as we do. Or maybe he was just ready to do his own thing. But that's a whole other debate for a whole other time.

And if you want to pursue it, you may find yourself at a podium opposite not just the ladies of Shameless here, but also The Flaming Lips (*sigh*), Antony from Antony and the Johnsons, Peaches, Le Tigre, DJ Spooky, The Sleepy Jackson, Cat Power, and many others, most of whom (all but the Shameless ladies) lent their talent to this remarkable collection of enjoyable tunes. Don't be too quick to dismiss her.

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