Yoko Ono : Walking On Thin Ice (For John)
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In February of 1981 Yoko Ono released the single "Walking On Thin Ice (For John)". It's the final mix of this recording Lennon is holding when he was shot, and features Lennon on guitar, his last recording. You can almost hear the sense of doom in the music and lyrics (I may cry some day
But the tears will dry whichever way
And when our hearts return to ashes
It'll be just a story
It'll be just a story).
Lennon thought it would be a Number One hit. The song was both a critical and commercial success, peaking at US#54 and UK#35.
NME rated it the #10 best single of 1981. David Hepworth of Smash Hits wrote :
The B-side begins with audio verite of Lennon and Ono walking together
Elvis Costello's cover :
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