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Yoko Blasts McCartney at Awards Show
By Henry Meller, Daily Mail
11 October 2005


On the day after John Lennon's 65th birthday, it was a chance to remember old times and maybe even repair some damaged relationships.

But Yoko Ono had other things in mind.

While accepting a special award on behalf of her late husband, she gleefully renewed her long-running feud with Sir Paul McCartney.

Yoko, 72, suggested that Lennon was a far better singer than his fellow Beatle, and went on to pour scorn on McCartney's lyrics.

There were gasps of astonishment at yesterday's Q Magazine Awards in London as she took to the stage and went on the attack.

'I'll tell you a story about John,' she told the audience. 'He often used to wake up in the middle of the night and ask me, "Why do people cover Paul's songs so much, but never mine?"

'I used to tell him, "It's because you are a talented songwriter. You don't just rhyme June with spoon. And you are a very good singer - lots of people would be too afraid to cover one of your songs.

'Then I would make him a cup of tea, and he would be okay. I just miss that sort of moment that we had.'

Her stinging criticism of Lennon's former bandmate and songwriting partner stunned the room filled with stars including Jimmy Page, Ray Davies, Paul Weller, Robin Gibb, Liam and Noel Gallagher and Coldplay.

Although McCartney's lyrics have often been seen as more simplistic than Lennon's, he never actually rhymed June with spoon.

But he came pretty close. In the song She Came In Through The Bathroom Window, which featured in a medley on the Abbey Road album, Sir Paul did rhyme 'spoon' with 'lagoon'.

The first verse goes: 'She came in through the bathroom window/ Protected by a silver spoon/But now she sucks her thumb and wanders/By the banks of her own lagoon.'

Yoko's comments perpetuate a row with McCartney which has been raging since she started dating Lennon in the late 1960s.

In the last few years she has threatened to sue him when he changed the famous Lennon/ McCartney writing credit around and in December banned him from using Yesterday on a solo album of love songs because it was a Beatles number, forcing him to scrap the project.

This is also the second year in succession that the Q Awards have caused controversy. Last year Elton John criticised Madonna for miming during her live shows and the dispute gathered such momentum that he was forced to apologise publicly.

And even before Yoko took to the stage there had been another example of bad blood between the musicians gathered at the Grosvenor House Hotel.

Chris Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay, took his revenge on Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher for recent disparaging comments about Martin's wife Gwyneth Paltrow.

As he collected the award for Best Act in the World Today Martin made a point of raising the height of the microphone, saying: 'Sorry, Liam's a lot shorter than me.'

Oasis won two trophies, the People's Choice award and the album award for Don't Believe the Truth, at the event hosted by Jonathan Ross.

Legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page was named Q Icon and the Bee Gees were also honoured for their past work with a Lifetime Achievement award, while former soldier James Blunt won the award for Best Newcomer and U2 won Best Live Act.

I'm so sick of that stupid bitch.

..say what?????

Yoko Blasts McCartney?

I don't see anything in the text I would call blasting

And as for Chris Martin, I'm getting so tired of tall people considering their height as some kind of merit while dissing the shorter ones.

PANDURITO said:

Are you a dwarf?

DorothyParkerWasCool said:

Oh my god.... Liam must be devastated....
[Edited 10/12/05 3:39am]

GangstaFam said:

Indeed...

Cloudbuster said:

No, are you?

PANDURITO said:

Sometimes.

The only reason we know who the F$%^& Yoko is, is because she married a Beatle.
The only reason why the Beatles are so big is because both Paul and John where in the band.
So shut up silly woman!

The only thing Yoko is doing these days is selling out John
(Lennon glasses for sale, Lennon watches for sale, Lennon jewelry for sale, Lennon tea cups for sale, Lennon shoes for sale, Lennon baby equipment for sale)

GangstaFam said:

You know, judging from the Beatles stuff I have you can say that Lennon was a damn genius but he and Yoko really seem to be some whiny bitches sometimes.

calldapplwondery83 said:

I hate to admit it, because I really love John - not only his Beatle stuff but most of his solo material as well, but I guess you are right.
Every book I read about John or every interview I read....he had his silly complaining moments...but still love the man

Damn, Yoko's 72?! I had no idea. Anyway, I love "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window". It's one of my favorite Beatles tunes.




(And Jimmy was there teeheeheee)

GangstaFam said:

shut your mouth!

i think this story is just the latest example of the media trying to demonize the "dragon lady". but the comment is true! paul has written some great songs post-beatles, but john's solo work was a lot deeper and more challenging. it IS easier to cover a song by paul. in a way, that's a testament to paul as a songwriter. in a way, it's a testament to john, too.

"blast"? i don't think so.

minneapolisgenius said:

She is the daughter of Satan and therefore does not age...

MartyMcFly said:

She ain't no daughter of mine.

yoko-bashing is SO first-season SNL.

Anxiety said:

Well, you'd think that at 72, she should know better than to start this thing with Paul again... it's so fuckin' childish and lame... and I'm not even that much of a Paul-fan... John is already the critics' darling so why bother? I guess she just revels in the publicity the old hag...

Wish that stupid bitch fell off the face of the earth
Didn't know she banned McCartney from rerecording Yesterday , which is his own song ffs !
Who does she think she is
[Edited 10/12/05 5:59am]

Speaking of The Beatles and Yoko Ono, does anyone know about a re-release of the Let It Be documentary they did back then? I read it's supposed to come out this year but cannot really find anything more on that. Or is this also in the Anthology DVD set?

I don't think it was her "blasting" McCartney, but it still kinda bugs that all these later I still have to hear about her and all she did was marry somebody famous and "sing" a bunch of bad songs. I like Kiss Kiss Kiss and...ummm...maybe another one, but damn. Go make some bad art, old woman!

Re: Yoko and let it go.

calldapplwondery83 said:

I read an interview with McCartney (recently, to promote the album and tour), where he discussed this briefly. He said he knows that 'they' are working very hard on this to get it to the best possible quality, but he hasn't asked when it might be finished and ready to release.

Lennon can't sleep at night because he is worrying about Paul's popularity?

That is kind of sad.

Anxiety said:

No.

Is it true that she auctioned off a photo of John's blood-stained glasses?
[Edited 10/12/05 9:18am]

And people talk about rappers always having beefing with each other.

DeepChic said:

Wouldn't it be funny if Paul all of a sudden turned gangsta and a couple of folks in Yoko's entourage got popped after the event?

GangstaFam said:

Me too.