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Yoko Ono owns the remix

It’s kind of unfortunate that most people think of Yoko Ono as the woman responsible for breaking up the Beatles. If you appreciate envelope-pushing ladies, you probably know there’s a little more to her than that.

In addition to her far-reaching humanitarian work, Ono has always been fearless about jumping on the cutting edge of art and music production. She’s already released a small handful of electronic dance remix albums, but her most recent release marks a notable music anniversary.

It’s hard to believe it’s been 39 years since Ono joined John Lennon in bed at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal for the historic bed-in for peace. It was there that they teamed up with a bunch of friends and recorded — from their bed — the anthem, “Give Peace a Chance.”

Now, to commemorate the occasion, she’s teamed up with some new friends who know their way around electronic music (such as Tommie Sunshine and Johnny Vicious) to create Give Peace a Chance (The Remixes). Because remixing for peace isn’t enough, Ono’s record company is releasing the singles completely digitally to create less waste and lessen their footprint on the environment.

You can listen to “Give Peace a Chance 08” on Ono's MySpace page. It sets her inspiring, articulate poetry (“Think peace, act peace, spread peace”) against a driving electronic rhythm mixed with the original chorus of “All we are saying is give peace a chance.” If this is what comes on the 39th anniversary of the bed-in, what can we expect from Ono next year? And, seriously, how much do we love Yoko?

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  • Engstud's picture

    link

    I think the link to the myspace page doesn't work....it just redirects you to the main listing of all recent blogs..something to fix! lol
    Maite Díaz's picture

    yepp

    its http://www.myspace.com/officialyokoono

    how cool is she.. her music is Alternative/Punk/Club! go yoko...

    lezmakeout's picture

    Yoko was cool until she

    Yoko was cool until she tried to sue that girl singer named Lennon. That was just stupid and uncalled for
    Rachel19's picture

    SHE BROKE UP THE BEATLES!!!!!!!!!!!!

    She did really.. Give piece a chance the remix? Because times have changed she decided to make a remix? please...

    whitelightning's picture

    I love Yoko Ono. And I thinl

    I love Yoko Ono. And I thinl the idea that she 'broke up the Beatles' is ridiculous - John Lennon was a great person, an I doubt that if he'd wanted the Beatles to continue, he would have let a relationship get in the way of that. She may have lapses in judgement but overall saying that she broke up the Beatles is like saying Courtney Love killed Kurt Cobain - flat-out untrue and a little bit hurtful.
    FreewheelNat's picture

    Crazy in a good way :-)

    I saw Yoko at a festival curated by Patti Smith a few years ago in London and she sang a couple of songs. I didn't know her stuff before but I was well impressed. She is crazy, in a good way :-) 

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