Yoko Ono: "What A Mess" (1972)

A great song written by Yoko Ono from the greatest album "Approximately Infinite Universe" in 1972.

"Approximately Infinite Universe" is a double album by Yoko Ono, released in early 1972. It represents a departure from the experimental avant garde rock of her first two albums towards a more conventional pop/rock sound, while also dabbling in feminist rock. It peaked at #193 in the United States.

Vocals, piano: Yoko Ono
Saxophone, flute, clarinet: Stan Bronstein
Drums, percussion: Richard Frank Jr
Castanet: Daria Price
Bass, Trumpet: Gary Van Scyoc
Piano, organ, harmonium, trumpet: Adam Ippolito
Guitar: Wayne Gabriel
Guitar and background vocals: Joel Nohnn (John Lennon)
Produced by Yoko Ono and John Lennon
Arrangement: Yoko Ono
String orchestration: Ron Frangipane


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"What A Mess" (by Ono):

If you keep hammering anti-abortion
Well tell you no more masturbation for men
Every day youre killing living sperms in billions
So how do you feel about that, brother?

What a waste, what a waste
What a waste, what a waste
To have to talk to a phony like you

If you keep telling us were more than equal
Well tell you equal is not equal enough
For centuries weve been taking your double ass deal
So what do you say to that, brother?

What a drag, what a drag
What a drag, what a drag
To have to cope with a crazy like you

If you keep laying on money or power
Well tell you meanwhile your sprinkler is out of soda
So keep off our grass till youre in some kinda order
What do you say to that, brother?

What a mess, what a mess
What a mess, what a mess
To have to put up with a fuzzy like you

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Yoko
• Ono
• 1972
• Approximately
• Infinite
• Universe
• Rock
• Pop
• Punk
• Avant-garde
• Experimental

[aGlowingTeapot]

This is a freaking EPIC song xD

And I agree, first verse made me laugh.

Yoko ono forever!

[avreimy]

i love it!

[jamieisfromthemoon]

hehe. fuzzy. she said fuzzy.

[waasisroad]

If don't have a fun-loving-gene in your body, don't listen to Yoko! If you can't grasp anything but what the culture around tell you is cool, don't listen to Yoko! Most importantly and quite definitely, if you don't have a god damn nice thing to say about Yoko, why are you here in the first place?

[redspade200]

ew

[XxStonedImmaculatexX]

She sounds like "Wing"

[stonesfan1989]

Yoko was in the studio and she started shitting. It was a mess and some of the more liquid fecal matter dripped through her underwear. Since she didn't have to clean it up she giggled and said "What a mess" and thats where this song got its name.

[pitcalco]

@thespecter2 Without getting into the debate either, I would say that this song is another example of why performers should stick to performing. Nobody asks doctors or moral philosophers about their opinions on popular music.

[drewdudy]

what a piece of shit!

[thespecter2]

@MemoryofGhostille Not to get into the pro-choice/pro-life debate (which quite frankly, I am not either, I am undecided). I would categorize sperm killing with cell killing, or single molecule killing. And the early stages of human life killing in its own category. That is why I didn't really feel the connection on comparing the two.

[MemoryofGhostille]

@thespecter2 Right, the living sperm which are expunged into the atmosphere and killed as a result of masturbation.

[thespecter2]

@MemoryofGhostille I threw zygote in there because you would have to unify a sperm and an egg. Sperm by itself is no life. Except the living sperm.