The Ballad of John and Yoko

[RobertBeggi]

1:15-1:30 best video clip on the web to this day

[CaptainCritical]

This song was recorded without George and Ringo.

John played: lead vocal, lead guitars, acoustic guitar, percussion.

Paul played: harmony vocal, bass, piano, maracas, and smashed out the drums too.

The two of them recorded it in one evening.

Just wow.

[james7167]

ive just found out this song was brought out the day i was born lol and im from liverpool aswell like john lennon he's my best musician lol weird i go to his home at melwood avenue in liverpool every month lol

[kreeepyy]

This song is so catchy!

[ZumMeme]

No me canso de ellos

[MAEUQUI89]

I hate her cuz she is SELFISH and a total BITCH to Julian 4 example... among other things.

[JohnLennonIsLove16]

@MAEUQUI89 Fuck off ya wanker

[MAEUQUI89]

@JohnLennonIsLove16 LOVE U TOO!

[mbucari1]

@JohnLennonIsLove16

I hope you can appreciate the irony of your name.

[Syzygy60]

john lennon has yet to be appreciated for his talent,wait 20 years and u'll see

[Syzygy60]

she tore john away from the best band in History,not fair,they were breaking up anyways

[weirdchasity]

Why does a lot of people hate Yoko

[JohnLennonIsLove16]

@weirdchasity I love you. I hate when people talk shit about Yoko.

[Barabas900]

they have no respect!!

[buddyeagle]

I HATE THE TITTLE TOO, BUT PAUL MCCARTNEY ROCKS! THE BEST BEATLE OF COURSE.

[charlieleonardmusic]

i love the echo on johns voice

[MAEUQUI89]

GREAT SONG... HATE THAT BITCH YOKO THOUGH...

[buddyeagle]

@MAEUQUI89 THE BALLAD OF THE BEATLES, I HATE YOKEL TOO.

[JohnLennonIsLove16]

@MAEUQUI89 FUCK YOU. douchebag

[MAEUQUI89]

@JohnLennonIsLove16 HAHAHHA U MADE MY DAY!! FREAK!

[ingeniusable]

My favourite John Lennon song. Love the autobiographical lyrics.

[s9729883a]

The ballad of the Bitch and God.

[bibsteenson]

When your dead you won't take nothing but your soul........THINK!

[ZumMeme]

Como amo a esta rola y este par

[LiteracyLabyrinth2]

20 people can get buried near Gibralter in Spain

[annacramful]

the beatles cam apart cause Lennon and Mc cartney couldnt get along on artistic perspectives. time to grow up and see straight and stop thinking Yoko. you sound like sheep unable to have your own opinion. Come on people start thinking for yourself. this doesnt make u look informed if that s what you think it does. peace!

[amandahouse79]

@annacramful Totally agree //o-o\\ \/ <3

[annacramful]

the only bealtes song that sa 50-50 mccartney-lennon one.wow. hybrid

[MrBlueSkyMrNight]

Lennon sings over a future "McCartney" solo style.

Not hatin' just sayin'

But the lyrics ARE pure Lennon.

[truemmertussie]

John forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Syzygy60]

Paul is cute isn't he Girls :)

[Syzygy60]

I tried to pimp him for attention

[Syzygy60]

i'm not homo but I had my 1st ever dream with Paul McCartney

[eazybe1]

I love this song!

[Syzygy60]

funny thing is i think me my dad and sister are least riligious in family if u took a poll

[Syzygy60]

he wasn't even religious

[Syzygy60]

true story,my sister was playing this,my dad heard CHRIST,he jumped up screaming,never saw that b4 or after drunk or sober,he was sober

[Syzygy60]

that was always the answer u just figured it out?

[Nubecuube]

sounds like a slow downed version of donkey kong 25m arcade game :D

[tintin026]

ang cute ni paul mccartney! haha

[longfeatures14]

John was such an honest writer. I personally love his and Yoko's relationship. From what I've read they had some bad times with John's infidelities but they really were made for each other.

[keyblok]

@SuperBeatlesfan01 But that's exactly what I said. "She didn't broke up the Beatles, but she gave John the guts to do it."

[Todosobrelosbeatles]

The Ballad of ((°J°)) and ((-.-))

[helinseydakouncu]

@Todosobrelosbeatles can u explain that to me ? i think i get it but i wanna make sure lool

[daartofwar818]

@Todosobrelosbeatles

how did you do that?

[skrjabin69]

after he started the relation with yoko he became a perfect asshole. hair, peace and in the meantime they wandered in rolls royce

[skrjabin69]

yoko: the woman who torn apart the beatles

[amandahouse79]

@skrjabin69 I believe Yoko helped John develop into the amazing artist he became once he met her. He had a mind of his own

[dinkypoodle]

Yoko made the boy into a man. John wrote his best stuff after he met her.

[blackandtanful]

ｼﾞｮﾝとﾎﾟｰﾙ､大天才二人が一気に作り上げた"ｼﾞｮﾝと­ﾖｰｺのﾊﾞﾗｰﾄﾞ"抜群のｽｶビート風変型･ﾋﾞｰﾄﾅﾝﾊ­ﾞｰの爽快感～脱帽!

[jugosgratis]

@blackandtanful totally

[ArielllNicole]

Yoko and john were happy so shut up, and to this day Yoko STILL loves john so please enjoy the song...thanks

[amandahouse79]

@ArielllNicole I couldn't agree more <3

[TheFabFour1964]

ATTENTION ALL JOHN LENNON FANS

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Copy and paste to all John lennon/beatles videos and all music videos let's get this noticed quickly!

THUMBS THIS UP

LET'S GET THIS NOTICED

John Lennon!!

[RockerLoveSlash]

I.love.Yoko<3

[MelancholyApples]

●●PEACE ON EARTH●●

:)

[luciferhm]

if the Beatles are not the best band in the world, I don't know what is =/

[MsToastTheGrand]

This song truly shows how he feels. It really made me understand. Rip John x

[bcancun123]

donkey kong baseline?

[digenovafilm]

30 years later people are still trippin up on yoko. get it into some of youse fat heads that 1) yoko was and IS a great artist in her own right, before during and after her relationship with john. sure sometimes her voice is warbly but check out ALL HER WORK. 2) she didn't 'wreck' the beatles. All the ex-beatles got married, had excellent solo careers, followed their own interests after that... as john once said in an interview, we should credit yoko for giving us their amazing solo work!

[jainsworr]

@digenovafilm well put

[aprilspring770]

Awesome!

[mandy9371]

paul 1:28 ASDKJGVSKHDRVARBAS MY LOVE

[akeel456]

Whether people like it or not; John loved Yoko and that's what this song is about.

[joriszsz]

Hasn't he taken the last lick/outro from Lonesome Tears In My Eyes, originaly by Johnny Burnette, and Beatles recorded it on BBC...

[TopherBrink]

@joriszsz I hadn't heard that before, but after listening to it, you're right!

[patoolkaxD]

Am I the one that wants to touch Macca's hair? <3

[TheAmy3338]

Which is it? "the newspapers said, J what u doing in bed" OR "the newspapers said, HEY what u doing in bed". I know, i know its only a little thing but as we all know, little things can lead to big nervous breakdowns lol!

[violet5160]

@TheAmy3338 its ''say what you're doing in bed?''

[funkgerat]

I just wish she didn't look so unkempt back then. So un-Japanese.

[refusetolose103]

John was a very un happy person before he met yoko people are so negative allways focusing on negative it's sad really that humans are like that.. talk about more postive like all the great songs like oh my love love woman and the list goes on that yoko inspired inculding this song or the fact if it wasint him meeting her he might not of even made it two 1980 for how unhappy he was.. yous claim to be a john fan then try respecting what he saw in somebody and why he might of loved them..!!!!

[lalalives]

I think I've adored this song since I was a toddler and then you come on youtube and people are ragging on it because of who it's about...this is a GREAT song and Yoko Ono is not a horrible lady.

[TheAmy3338]

0.52 wow ringo is stoned lol

[LittleSweety]

This song is no.99 in the world-all-time-charts #beatles

[TheBlindPig1]

god is a fever. go hand out your medicines. and ignore the natural way. beastes.

[johnlennonfanful]

ya know something all of you john lennon fans that hate yoko, her and john we're so close that they were prety much 1 person. So if you love john you have to love yoko. Respect his wife.

[jaktra]

i've heard this song like 1000000times and never got bored :)))))

[skeaneable]

it's funny how John resembles Jesus Christ....with glasses!

[MrSonofa123]

this song sucks because its about yoko

[piiikj]

@MrSonofa123 your comment sucks cause you comment ;)

[GBTTKvideos]

2 pac and biggy smals ceserved to get shot but he didnt and neither did bob marley!

[bubediscuss]

pauls backing vocals toward the end are so fucking great. I love this track!

[gtbsaraiva]

Why people think they have the right to criticise him because of his relationship with yoko, like if he was a property of the people and couldnt marry whoever he wanted?

[TopShowsHere]

funny thing is that Ringo and George were never featured on this song and yet they show them in this clip.

[NeonAngel1997]

@TopShowsHere Well they are kinda in the band, even though this was only Paul & John

[zelotalot]

last night the wife said ohh boy when your dead u dont take nothing with you but your soul...THINK....

[SandyPrincessPatty]

It's funny 'cause it's not a ballad. :D

[gtbsaraiva]

@SandyPrincessPatty Search for the original concept of ballad and you understand that this really is a ballad

[SuperBeatlesfan01]

@SandyPrincessPatty sadly u dont know nothing about music.

[SandyPrincessPatty]

@SuperBeatlesfan01 Definition of a ballad by "Wikipedia": slow form of popular love song I just said that because this song is not 'slow' and it's not a love song. Now I know there are many different definitions of a ballad but I was just going by that one. Excuse the fuck out of me.

[TheBlindPig1]

Now man kills with impunity. The saints said im not worthy of the cross. They kill with impunity. Imagine a christian empire where they took you to the edge of death and back again. Is every mans fate the cross>? to see gods mercy>?

[ShikamaruPein]

Press button 3 several times LOL

[kreeepyy]

Fuck this is addicting!

[gtbsaraiva]

@kreeepyy Fuck this is addicting! [2]

[MisterBlue55]

Fabulous song. My friend. the journalist David Wigg interviewed them at the Amsterdam Hilton during their 'love in'. Check out 'The Beatles Tapes from The David Wigg Interviews' on Polydor Records.

[keyblok]

Look, it's the stolen Hofner!

Have you guys noticed that when John sings "Christ", a ! appears?

1:28 Lol

Yoko is the smartest business woman in earth. And I hate her. She didn't broke up the Beatles, but she gave John the guts to do it.

[SuperBeatlesfan01]

@keyblok ur fucking stupid! she did not break up the bealtes dumbass! get ur facts straight before u speak.

[keyblok]

Have you guys noticed that when John sings "Christ", a ! appears?

[keyblok]

Look, it's the stolen Hofner

[gh9448]

Why is George and Ringo featured in this video?They had nothing to do whatsoever with the recording of this song.John sang and played guitars while Paul did piano,bass,drums ,maracas, and backing vocals.

[stomozan]

Чего он в ней нашёл??

Страшненькая, худощавая, и будто постоянно под кайфом)

[KazakageoftheSand]

@LonelyayAshaaa566 piss off

[KazakageoftheSand]

my favorite beatles song for some reason

[rohailkhan90]

0:27 That guy looks just like Streeter from CollegeHumor.

[KazakageoftheSand]

@rohailkhan90 are you talking about paul mccartney, dumbass? xD

[rohailkhan90]

@KazakageoftheSand 0:47

[rohailkhan90]

@KazakageoftheSand or 1:16

[6rezinha]

Amazing! *-*

[adamckline]

Have a bed in for peace today.

[woodstockroxify]

i have some negetive thoughts about yoko myself, but think about, she was the insperation for a lot of Johns music, and i think she should be appreciated for that. John loved her, so i think we all should to. They were soulmates.

[sneakerino]

christ... i hate yoko

[Notverycleavername]

Guys stop fighting. If Yoko wasn't here we won't have some of john's greatest songs. This song, Dig a pony, Woman, and Countless others.

[siabbe]

@Notverycleavername you said it man

[mridontknow1989]

wow who could dislike this...maybe its already been said but i think it needs to be said again

[Msemospongebob]

PLEASE! Stop ripping on Yoko! John messed things up with Cythia with Beatlemania and touring and that stuff. He couldn't be with his family all the time. So with Yoko, he wanted to start over. thats why she was always in the studio with him. Thats why after they went solo, he didn't release albums for 5 years. SO PLEASE!!! She made John happy, and if you want John to be happy, alive or not, please understand.

[Ageispolis11]

@Msemospongebob He released his first solo album in 1970...

[itsveryniceparaxuxu]

@Msemospongebob You're totally right. Yoko made him happy and that's what's important. The Beatles would break up anyway.

[Msemospongebob]

@itsveryniceparaxuxu yes. thank you <3

[jenirocksotb]

oh the dictionary... lol... 

[jigbuilda]

And it was only John and Paul working on this song in the studio, it was about the music; their differences, business and bullshit put aside to get creative, they just did what they both loved best which is music, great track!!

[ELIJAH5727]

THANKS FOR SHARING!

[Kojikz]

Yoko says that she still love John ......cuz' she make a great bussines with him ..... and never been linked to any other man for one reason .... Imagine the reaction of the Lennon's fans watching Yoko with other man ? ... Think about it ....

[freakyfangster]

I so envy with the romance of yoko and john. they looked really happy and didnt give a damn for what ppl said abt them.

yoko is so beautiful, I'm kinda obessesd with her style (especially her hair) I was growing my hair so it could be like hers but my hair type is just really different from hers so i cut it :(

[finalmentis]

Country-Trash aus unterster Schublade...

( Sorry in remebers of better Inspirations ...)

[Oddjob1177]

John Lennon = LEGEND , Yoko = The woman that killed a LEGEND !!!!!

[finalmentis]

@Oddjob1177

Thats true..!

[beccagirl15]

i have learned to respect yoko over the past couple of years...but sometimes she annoys me.

[ckycrew416]

is yoko sewing the jacket john wore on the rooftop

[NadPlzSubMe]

0:26 XD LOVE IT!

[NadPlzSubMe]

0:37 haha LUVVVV IT! xD xD xD

[fleury150]

they way things are going they're gonna crucify me. eerily prophetic

[urmomszkweel]

awesome song and I love the guitar!

[cadebra1961]

Loved John Lennon...not so much Yoko. She was too weird.

[tunny2000]

My favourite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

[123456skylar]

//o-o\\

[CommonSkill]

@123456skylar You're doing it wrong!

[defigi]

my favorite beatles song by far

[DarkAngelGirl7]

awesome!

[Wolf251982]

John Winston Ono Lennon

October / 9 / 1940 - December / 8 / 1980

May He Rest In Peace

[BapandFuro]

rip john lennon

[Jer0mmel]

fucking hippy !

[NyriaMarbeu]

i do not know Yoko there for i can not say i like her or hate her she is just another unknown person i have heard about.....and i am sure most of you that have been writing stuff about her don't know her personally either so why would you talk about her? simple question so if you can answer it please do ^_^

[Multi1628]

CHRIST YOU KNOW IT AIN'T EASY, BUT I HAD TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS CLASSIC DANCE TUNE BY THE BEATLES! THIS IS ONE OF THEIR GREAT SONGS THAT MAKES YOU MOVE & HASN'T BEEN RUINED BY REPETITION! VIDEO CLIPS GREATLY APPRECIATED. SPEED IT UP SLIGHTLY, USE THE ORIGINAL 7" IN THE PICTURE JACKET, AND DANCE! DAVEDJ 

[Gentsyetta]

@DJRuStee Where the f**k did that come from, anyway?! It's a straight-out LIE, whoever started it! Right, all his efforts for PEACE-hair peace, bed peace, WORLD peace, join the HUMAN race peace-& married a Japanese girl...hmm, yeah, just the the type, right? NOT!!! I know enough about those dunce-hat wearing a**es to know that their hate extends on to ALL other colors & ALL other religions except WHITE Protestant!

[HappySunshineStar]

Ringo doesn't look happy in this video :/

for example : 0:22

George too! 1:12

And i do not see that John is laughing or sth...

only Paul had fun? Well, he was the only one of them who wanted to save the Beatles :/

[HappySunshineStar]

@HappySunshineStar sorry i mean 2:12

[Gentsyetta]

@HappySunshineStar Ya'll have to understand, in studio you're trying to lay it down as PERFECTLY as you can; that can take some grueling hours. I can tell that Ringo is simply tired, George is, (as he normally does), concentrating on his lead guitar riffs, Yoko's sewing intently, & John & Paul ARE quite agreeably speaking with each other about the best ways to lay it down! Go back & look-you'll see what I mean!

[HappySunshineStar]

@Gentsyetta ok now i understand ;)

[HappySunshineStar]

who sings it?

[Gentsyetta]

@HappySunshineStar John sings it with Paul harmonizing on the chorus.

[scoobydoono1]

Am I hearing this correctly - this version sounds a little slower than the blue album version!?

[Syzygy60]

they looked like two gurus in drag

[breezyjordy]

@Syzygy60 Nah, I like mine better.

[breezyjordy]

They look just like two poodles in drag.

[etiopPajeczno]

I have single with this song from 69' :)

Happy Birthday John

[jenirocksotb]

john loved yoko.. its obvious.. so i too love yoko.. because he did.. and he may have been one of the greatest people ever born... yoko didnt break them up.. crazy fame and growing up broke the beatles up.. i do not hate yoko like some others... she too this day.. 30 years later .. has never.. ever.. been linked to any other... 30 years she has remained his wife.. theres respect in that... i truely believe they loved each other... happy 70 john... i love you still...

[Gentsyetta]

@jenirocksotb I KNOW they did, darlin'! You need only to hear his words, see him look at her, see her sewing as the guys lay it down! Now hear this, America: Yoko had NOTHING to do with the boys going their own way! John loves Yoko, Paul STILL mourns Linda, (I think that may be why he kinda jumped the gun on that ill-fated marriage to that...woman-Stella would shout it another way, of course!), Olivia still mourns George; & happily, Ringo & Barbara are still kicking it together! Love Ya'll!!

[Tessiaaa]

@jenirocksotb..... Beautifully said jennirocks.....clap! clap!....They where/are the greatest couple.....you are so, so missed John x x x

[Bustanez]

@jenirocksotb the UNTOLD TRUTH , WORD!!!

[keysersoze0bisto]

@jenirocksotb learn some punctuation you fucking moron.

[jenirocksotb]

@keysersoze0bisto wasnt trying to be an english major or punctuation queen.. just a lover of the beatles... by the way... you forgot to capatilize the first letter of your sentence ... since you care so much.. moron.. love peace and :)

[keysersoze0bisto]

@jenirocksotb i never claimed to be a punctuation perfectionist but it's clear I have a grasp of it whereas you are repeatingly stabbing it with your turd words.

[jenirocksotb]

@keysersoze0bisto my "turd words" were a heartfelt thought on missing one of the greatest musicians.. peace makers.. lover of the world there ever was and ever will be... that anyone would come to this song of obvious love and peace to crap on someones thoughts..no matter how they were punctuated.. has NO grasp of the beatles, john or anything he stood for.. i am sad for you... i do wish you peace love happiness and a little growing up...

[keysersoze0bisto]

@jenirocksotb You may view them that way and I could claim you were biased in the opinion of your own words but i shan't. Your grandiloquence is overwhelming, just because I am not a verbal Care Bear does not mean I cannot comprehend The Beatles, you are clearly viewing the world through rose coloured lenses and you are telling me to grow up? How are you going to solve the West Wall issue, Give them Balloons? I may not be the most mature but at least I have a pragmatic approach to life.

[rihannarox11]

@jenirocksotb Yoko follows me on twitter! i feel so special :)

[SuperBeatlesfan01]

@rihannarox11 she follows everyone that follows her. so no ur not special.

[rihannarox11]

@SuperBeatlesfan01 You're jealous!! AHAHAH

[jackshit54942]

@jenirocksotb I disagree.

Fuck Yoko.

After he died, she started auctioning off all of his possessions. She put letters Julian Lennon wrote to his father on AUCTION, forcing him to actually buy back the letters he wrote to his father. What I find creepy is in the lyrics to this song, John says "Last night the wife said, oh boy when you're dead, you won't take nothing with you but your soul." ...Think about it.

[Diglytron]

dont like yoko but i know she love eatch other.. she is the reason of the breaking of the beatles.

[TotalSpore08]

@Diglytron You're ignorance deosn't warrent fact, once Brian Epstein, The Beatles Manager died in 1967, thing started to go down hill since he kept John and Paul's egos in check. I'm not saying that Yoko wasn't a factor, but saying that Yoko was THE factor isn't accurate. You see words means things, the difference between a and the can be quite large. Think your thoughts through when posting.

[ShmittyPoofzzTV]

@jenirocksotb there were too many ...s in that

[ovechkinfanatic4life]

@jenirocksotb It is my opinion that the unfortunate death of Brian Epstien was what killed the Beatles. It was a slow death at that point but they were dying before Yoko ever got there.

[FILMWall101]

@jenirocksotb

You need to find yourself a Girl mate.

[CruiseControlOne]

In today's twisted world, we need a guy that can go to the political front lines. John Lennon during those trying times of the Vietnam war faced the threat of being deported due to immigration issues and had the balls to confront those in the government that defied him. Where are those people today? We need a "John Lennon" that will speak up and act against racism, war, police injustice, and the freedom of expression no matter where we come from. I wonder what he would have said about 9/11. RIP