Episode #24 – ‘Walking on Thin Ice – Did Yoko Really Help to Break Up The Beatles?’

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50 years after The Beatles’ demise, Yoko Ono is still portrayed online and by the media as the quintessential witch who broke up a famous relationship and ruined a great thing. But did she really earn this reputation? And, if not, should she shoulder at least some of the blame for the group’s demise?

A multi-layered topic, it sparks a lively conversation and clashing opinions, punctuated by The Beatles’ own recollections and a predictably eclectic collection of tracks.

The Music

• ‘No Bed for Beatle John’
• ‘The Ballad of John and Yoko’ (Take 7)
• ‘Yer Blues’/‘Whole Lotta Yoko’ (The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus)
• ‘Who Has Seen the Wind?’
• Beatles/Yoko Jam (Jan. 10, 1969)
• ‘What’s the New Mary Jane’
• ‘Remember Love’
• ‘Don’t Worry Kyoko’ (The Toronto Rock and Roll Revival)