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Yoko Ono — Death Of Samantha (w/ Porcupine Tree)
Album: Yes I'm A Witch
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3.8

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Total ratings: 142









Released: 2007
Length: 4:31
Plays (last 30 days): 0
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Lyrics:

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?
Posted 4 months ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
PT and Yoko? Another first for me on RP. But I don't need a second pass. Sorry, Steve. Thanks for trying. 
Cool eyewear, tho. 
Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]

The only thing this lady has with music, is it was the wife of the great John Lennon.



Posted 11 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
 Matts wrote:








It's certainly doesn't belong here
 

That's a great emoticon assemblage!
Posted 12 years ago by Otomi    [ Reply ]
I dig it.

Which reminds me of that new Japanese-Jewish restaurant in town: SoSuMe 

Posted 12 years ago by k-man    [ Reply ]
 MissAmy wrote:
Wow, have people rated this so low because of their personal feelings toward Yoko Ono, or because it's truly a bad song? Honestly, I think it's the former. This isn't a great song, but it's not completely horrible either.
 
As a massive Beatles and Lennon fan, I actually have very warm personal feelings toward Yoko. She was John's chosen mate, and was IMHO exactly the person he needed as his partner in the last decade or so in his all too short life.

However..... she does have a fairly limited melodic bag of tricks - most songs have the same kind of la, la, la, la, laaaaaa melody. And her wispy vocals and off beat lyrics only work for a few tunes - for example Walking on Thin Ice.

Not a big PT or SW fan - my wife is - so this piece adds up to a 5 or 6 for me.

Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
I applaud the RP DJ's for taking the risk....  really!  Yoko was John's love... how can anyone _hate that?  Thanks RP.... keep it coming and trust us!
Posted 12 years ago by TuneAgeWhereWoof    [ Reply ]
If it weren't for Porcupine Tree this song would be truly truly awful.

Posted 12 years ago by Dana_Montroy    [ Reply ]
Was that lyric:  "It's hard to light a cigarette, When you're choking in soy"  ? -  wow...
Posted 12 years ago by TuneAgeWhereWoof    [ Reply ]
 UltraNurd wrote:
How many of these 1s are just Yokohating?
 
Probably most of them.

That's why I gave it a 2. 
Posted 12 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
No matter what Lennon saw in her, she continues to demonstrate no talent other than being able to snag a Beatle. {#Puke}
Posted 12 years ago by George_Tirebiter    [ Reply ]
Yoko OH NO!   


Posted 12 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
F*cking awful
Posted 12 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
This is hideous.
Posted 12 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
Ouch.... I'm just saying... I stepped on my cat's tail and it sounded better....
Posted 12 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
Was just about to say, "Hey this sounds like Yoko!"
Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
RP, we know how much you love Porcupine Tree, but does that really excuse playing the horrific Y.O. solely due to PT's feature on the song? yuck!!
Posted 16 years ago by kelty    [ Reply ]
It's certainly doesn't belong here
Posted 16 years ago by Matts    [ Reply ]
KevinM wrote:
The CD is mis-labeled. This is not Porcupine Tree, it's just Steven Wilson according to this information posted on PT's website.
Doesn't matter. I'm boycotting them all.
Posted 16 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
Keep playing this so we can keep on reading such entertaining comments. I have no comment on this song... it speaks for itself.
Posted 17 years ago by mikec    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by carbonatom    [ Reply ]
Is Yoko Ono trying to channel Porcupine Tree or the other way around? Haunting. Would John approve?
Posted 17 years ago by greatfulted    [ Reply ]
I was just thinking that the instrumentation sounded like classic Porcupine Tree, and then a noticed that it is SW after all. The song is not too bad. I wonder if most people hate this song just because it's Yoko Ono (I'm not a big fan of her either).
Posted 17 years ago by Leatherpoker    [ Reply ]
Thanks for playing it, Bill. While I don't agree with how Yoko has administered John's estate/legacy, I have liked a lot of her music. I thought her songs on Double Fantasy were great. They were energetic and fun. I love John's songs on that album, but I like Yoko's more. Bobby in Motown
Posted 17 years ago by rhp3    [ Reply ]
Wow I kind of like it...but
Posted 17 years ago by Brimmy    [ Reply ]
Ever since I heard Yoko's album Fly I dropped the cheap shots about her.
Posted 17 years ago by onerb    [ Reply ]
I've never seen such a low rate for a song playing on RP. I'm sure it is only because of the name Yoko attached to it. Give it a try and listen. It ain't that bad. I give a 7 on that one (for the moment).
Posted 17 years ago by renlat    [ Reply ]
UltraNurd wrote:
How many of these 1s are just Yokohating?
Mine is only partially Yokohating. It's mostly because the song sounds awful to me.
Posted 17 years ago by thewaxtadpole    [ Reply ]
Great group, shame about the singer...
Posted 17 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
I just threw up in my mouth
Posted 17 years ago by biggeorge    [ Reply ]
snowcat wrote:
What in the WORLD was Lennon thinking???
His greatest challenge to authority. He laughs from the grave. Another reason for me not to like Porcupine Tree...
Posted 17 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
"It burns...."
Posted 17 years ago by stevo_b    [ Reply ]
I'm impressed. I like her new style. Although it is more the music that i like than the singing, probably find it more acceptable because it is yoko.
Posted 17 years ago by rachlan    [ Reply ]
Props, Bill, for playing this, controversial as it is. If all you ever played was stuff that made everyone feel good, we could listen to Clear Channel. Thanks for giving us something to think about.
Posted 17 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Wow, have people rated this so low because of their personal feelings toward Yoko Ono, or because it's truly a bad song? Honestly, I think it's the former. This isn't a great song, but it's not completely horrible either.
Posted 17 years ago by MissAmy    [ Reply ]
Please stop playing this song (sic) or I'll be forced to change stations for good.
Posted 17 years ago by Loonytunas    [ Reply ]
How many of these 1s are just Yokohating?
Posted 17 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
The CD is mis-labeled. This is not Porcupine Tree, it's just Steven Wilson according to this information posted on PT's website.
Posted 17 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
This is Maoist. Play awful music and then everything else sounds great
Posted 17 years ago by MatClarke    [ Reply ]
Please stop playing this garbage!
Posted 17 years ago by Loonytunas    [ Reply ]
What in the WORLD was Lennon thinking???
Posted 17 years ago by snowcat    [ Reply ]
Yes. She sounds so.
Posted 17 years ago by cosinus    [ Reply ]
Sorry Yoko, you spelled witch incorrectly. It starts with a "b" sister! Bill, stop playing this junk. Lost all respect for Porcupine Tree thanks to this one. I don't want my listener support paying royalties for this level of, um, music(?)! If you are going to be shut down by the new fee structure, at least make it due to playing good quality stuff! I wish there was a rating less than one! This is certainly well below "Sucko-Barfo."
Posted 17 years ago by v73c    [ Reply ]
Embarassingly dreadful!!! As is her art!!! The CD cover says it all...pretentious, but at least she's honest with the title!
Posted 17 years ago by Walrus_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
Shame, PT don't need dead wood hangers-on. This would make quite a nice instrumental. Dump the dead wood!
Posted 17 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
PacificNWPariah wrote:
"Jump" says Yoko Ono "I'm too scared and too good looking" I cried "Go on", she says "Why don't you give it a try? Why prolong the agony all men must die"
Funny, Jim Jones said something like that when he ordered his 900-odd followers in Jonestown to drink cherry-flavoured cyanide punch.
Posted 17 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Pyro wrote:
Maybe it's the PT collaboration, but I find this almost palatable...unlike anything ELSE I've ever heard by Yoko.
ditto! i can't put a rating # on it, but i don't hate it as much as i should. love the album title! and the segue into bang & blame just put a huge smile on my face!
Posted 17 years ago by enidualc    [ Reply ]
BobbyCat wrote:
A 9, for Porcupine Trees fine work
Yep, they're the only thing that saves it.
Posted 17 years ago by Sunman    [ Reply ]
This song is horrible!
Posted 17 years ago by koryreagan    [ Reply ]
I love PT...and I've known girls like the Samantha she's singing of...loose the bagage people and give this one a fair shake.
Posted 17 years ago by brown1971    [ Reply ]
Leslie wrote:
You know this is actually the first time I've ever heard Yoko's voice! I managed to go 46 years without hearing it The PT instrumentals are great of course.
28 years here. And yes the PT instrumentals are great.
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
hey Bill- thanks for continually introducing new music to the play list . . even if it 's too esoteric for some listeners
Posted 17 years ago by ttburger3    [ Reply ]
Maybe it's the PT collaboration, but I find this almost palatable...unlike anything ELSE I've ever heard by Yoko.
Posted 17 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Save me from the agony!
Posted 17 years ago by Loonytunas    [ Reply ]
HELP!!!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by Ubaldo    [ Reply ]
Ugh. Crap.
Posted 17 years ago by LizDeines    [ Reply ]
Eh.
Posted 17 years ago by sutcliff    [ Reply ]
Yep, I thought that was Yoko. Only on RP.....
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
"Jump" says Yoko Ono "I'm too scared and too good looking" I cried "Go on", she says "Why don't you give it a try? Why prolong the agony all men must die"
Posted 17 years ago by PacificNWPariah    [ Reply ]
Rarely do I hit the mute button on Radio Paradise...but Yoko made me do it :(
Posted 17 years ago by balinor    [ Reply ]
yeah whatever yoko.
Posted 17 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
Umm... no. Just... no.
Posted 17 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
Hey squidish, seems everyone here is commenting on her music and lyrics, not her relationship with Lennon.
Posted 17 years ago by Tagish_girl    [ Reply ]
Not my cuppa. There's very little of her stuff that I can listen to without reaching for the mute button.
This was endurable; try "The Plastic Ono Band-Live Peace In Toronto" One side is predominantly John doing covers - the other side is a nightmare of Y.O. caterwaulin'!!!
"The Rolling Stone's Rock n' Roll Circus" recently showed on PBS; John and Yoko did the same music/screeching thing, again (I think) with Clapton and Harrison playing. No wonder the Stones refused to release the movie for almost 30 years.
Posted 17 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Matts wrote:
I don't wanna have nightmares today, shut her off man
This was endurable; try "The Plastic Ono Band-Live Peace In Toronto" One side is predominantly John doing covers - the other side is a nightmare of Y.O. caterwaulin'!!! I've heard cats-in-heat fighting over a tom that were better sounding. John Ono Lennon: Vocals, Rhythm Guitar Yoko Ono: Vocals Eric Clapton: Lead Guitar Klaus Voormann: Bass Billy Preston: Piano Alan White/Ringo Starr: Drums Retrieved from: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Plastic_Ono_Band"
Posted 17 years ago by buckskin    [ Reply ]
Yes, porcupine tree fixed her up pretty good here, it's not bad, not bad at all really. I've never been a major fan but I've not been a hater either...I guess I'd qualify for being indifferent?
Posted 17 years ago by davyjrshort    [ Reply ]
A 9, for Porcupine Trees fine work
Posted 17 years ago by BobbyCat    [ Reply ]
Is it just me or do the lyrics really tell us that she has strayed far from the John's philosophy? If she ever really had it to begin with...
Posted 17 years ago by plaid    [ Reply ]
Hearing her sing this brings back a lot of memories. Something died inside a lot of us that day.
Posted 17 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]
biggeorge wrote:
Not sure how I feel about this one yet,
Yep, I made up my mind, I don't care for it
Posted 17 years ago by biggeorge    [ Reply ]
sirrus wrote:
So far, even the brilliance of Porcupine Tree cannot make Yoko Ono worth listening to...
Seconded. My love for Porcupine Tree isn't enough to overcome Yoko's bland voice, and drivel lyrics
Posted 17 years ago by plaid    [ Reply ]
I'm surprised, I'm actually enjoying this a decent amount. Enough that I'm curious to hear more from this group of covers.
Posted 17 years ago by Rathmar    [ Reply ]
In a way it reminds me of Cibo Matto
Posted 17 years ago by jbtidwell    [ Reply ]
Good thing she has some help from Porcupine Tree. I think she falls flat otherwise.
Posted 17 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
Nice mash-up of musicians... I can't believe how much hate I am hearing from fellow RP'ers. Her relationship with John was none of your biz or concern. Why do people feel they own public figures?
Posted 17 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]
I don't wanna have nightmares today, shut her off man
Posted 17 years ago by Matts    [ Reply ]
You know this is actually the first time I've ever heard Yoko's voice! I managed to go 46 years without hearing it The PT instrumentals are great of course.
Posted 17 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
This is intriguing. Paste Magazine gave the album 4 stars. I might have to look into the rest of.
Posted 17 years ago by pescivendolo    [ Reply ]
It took the talent of Porcupine Tree to make her 'music' even listenable. She's never sounded so good. And that's not saying much.
Posted 17 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
Hmmm...
Posted 17 years ago by DJac    [ Reply ]
So far, even the brilliance of Porcupine Tree cannot make Yoko Ono worth listening to...
Posted 17 years ago by sirrus    [ Reply ]
Sorry, something about this woman gives me the creeps. Never mind that it is someone else covering her songs.
Posted 17 years ago by Tagish_girl    [ Reply ]
Not sure how I feel about this one yet,
Posted 17 years ago by biggeorge    [ Reply ]
First Yoko Ono song I've ever heard, after hearing so much about her. Her bad press reminds me of Hillary's. This sounds good though.
Posted 17 years ago by palexis    [ Reply ]
Why?
Posted 17 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
well, those are some interesting glasses!
Posted 17 years ago by IMGoph    [ Reply ]