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Yoko Ono, 'Give Me Something' (Sparks Reinvention) -- Song Premiere

Yoko OnoNo stranger to the strange but certainly enjoying a revival on the club floor, Yoko Ono says that her recent success on the dance charts doesn't really reflect a new direction or creative reinvention. "You should listen to songs like 'Men, Men, Men,' 'O'Oh,' 'Will You Touch Me,'" Ono tells Spinner. "I've always had a dance hall chick side to me."

That said, 'Give Me Something' is as much a product of modern times as it is a continuation of Ono's ever-eclectic creativity. Ono says that she wrote the song in a flurry of inspiration right before she went into the studio. "I don't remember if anything specific inspired me," she confesses. "I remember I was envisioning a gray, cold city with people walking with hands in their pockets and putting the collars of their coats up."

That may or may not be the final image that forms in your mind when you listen to this track, but one thing is not to be mistaken -- when Ono screams the line "Give me something that's not hard," she fully intends for it to be a message of protest. After all, she reminds us, "I'm an activist. Remember?"

Oh, that's right. We remember. Check out the song premiere below and then, you know, do something about it -- especially if it involves dancing.

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lope

sounds great! ;)
yes, I like it...

June 23 2010 at 7:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dario Western

When two legendary eccentrics of rock and pop come together, it is dynamite! Sparks have yet to get the commercial and critical respect that the Beatles have. They deserve it. Wake up, America!!

June 04 2010 at 7:08 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
quillory

Genius!

May 21 2010 at 12:52 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tam

Sounds kinda theatrical. Not sure what kind of dance one would do to this. Whirling?

May 21 2010 at 12:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
cheettah

Please get me to the Trauma Centre !!@#$%^ THAT WAS BLOODY AWEFUL..

May 20 2010 at 7:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Monika Mueller

Excellent track, no doubt, however something seems really contradictory in it. The text: "Give me something that's no hard" seems not really to be in agreement with the harsh sound of protest - of course, this might just be on purpose.

May 20 2010 at 11:43 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Landrew

Excellent track. Yet I still favour the original from "Double Fantasy". John is proud. John was also the great predictor.

May 19 2010 at 6:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply