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Rating: Yoko and dance music have never really gotten along, so what's the solution to reinventing her songs and making them even more innovative through remixes? Which names of artists can make her songs more dancefloor-friendly? These are questions that are almost impossible to answer, considering the extreme works of one of the most controversial women in the history of rock. Apparently, however, someone has managed to address this doubt, and that person is Yoko Ono herself, who calls upon her arsenal of famous fans who are, coincidentally, some of the coolest and most alternative names of recent years: the queen of new indie-rock Cat Power, the transgender pianist with the deep voice Antony who's collaborated with almost everyone, including Bjork and Cocorosie, the former rockstar Peaches who has now turned to dance music, and other loyal names to Mrs. Lennon.
The result is particularly joyful, full of songs that warrant multiple listens: Kiss Kiss Kiss is turned into a sensual, man-catching dance ditty by Peaches with an irresistible chorus and a pseudo screamed-orgasm at the end, O-Oh very catchy and with an exceptional groove, Sisters O Sisters lively and danceable, Everyman Everywoman as spectacular as the original, Revelations turned by Cat Power into an enviable indie rock piece, complete with piano, the title track is very captivating, with its cult chorus: "I'm a witch, I'm a bitch...I don't care what you say"... but the real masterpiece is Toy Boat, a cinematic dream and trip hop with Antony's deep voice combined with Yoko's childlike one, sending shivers and feeling angelic, a track worth listening to multiple times without getting tired.
Not everything is perfectly successful: for example, the intro is rather unpleasant and the remix of Cambridge 1969, reduces the original's 15 minutes, but turns out even more unbearable. However, these are just two exceptions in a highly enjoyable and extreme album, just like its creator.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
06 Death of Samantha (04:35)
Two, one, two, three, four.
People say i'm cool,
Ya', i'm a cool, chick baby.
Ev'ry day i thank god
That i'm such a cool, chick baby.
When i'm on the phone, i thank god,
My voice sounds smooth and clear without a trace of tear.
When i'm at work, i thank god,
I still have that smile ma used to say lit her day.
But something inside me, something inside me died that day.
People say i'm cool,
Ya', i'm a cool, chick baby.
Ev'ry day i thank god
That i'm such a cool, chick baby.
When i'm with people, i thank god,
I can talk hip when i'm crying inside.
When i'm with friends, i thank god,
I can lit a cigarette when i'm choking inside.
People say i'm cool,
Ya', i'm a cool, chick baby.
Ev'ry day i thank god
That i'm such a cool, chick baby.
A friend lent me shades
So i could hide my eyes that day.
Was a snowy day,
The shades have seen a lot of things i didn't want to know myself.
Was like an accident, part of growing up,
People tell me.
But something inside me, something inside me died that day.
What do you do-oo? what can you do?
What do you do-oo? what can you do?
12 Walking on Thin Ice (05:07)
Walking on thin ice,
I'm paying the price
For throwing the dice in the air.
Why must we learn it the hard way
And play the game of life with your heart?
I gave you my knife,
You gave me my life
Like a gush of wind in my hair.
Why do we forget what's been said
And play the game of life with our hearts?
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.
Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...
Ooh-ahooh...
"I knew a girl who tried to walk across the lake,
'course it was winter when all this was ice.
That's a hell of a thing to do, you know.
They say the lake is as big as the ocean.
I wonder if she knew about it?"
Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai...
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