The Ballad Of John and Yoko
John Lennon
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A Beatles non-album single released in May 1969, written by John Lennon under the Lennon-McCartney credit. The track documented events related to Lennon and Yoko Ono's March 1969 wedding. It became the band's 17th UK number-one single and their final chart-topper for 54 years until 2023. In America, certain radio stations refused to broadcast it due to lyrical references to Christ and crucifixion, though it still reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song later appeared on various compilation releases.
What the lyrics are about
The song chronicled events surrounding John Lennon and Yoko Ono's wedding in March 1969.
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