Friday Music

 

Written in 1969 by John Lennon and credited to both Lennon and McCartney this tune covers the events surrounding the wedding of John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

It was the Beatles' 17th Number One hit in the UK and their last for 54 years until Now and Then in 2023.  

Meanwhile in the US it was banned by some radio stations as a consequence of the lyric's reference to Christ and crucifixion.

The single peaked at Number Eight on the US Billboard Hot 100.  And it was the first single by the Beatles to be released in stereo.

This is a really fun cover record at John Lennon's Memorial at Central Park, NYC, October 9, 2022.

The Ballad of John and Yoko...