History Music / YokoOno

* BlueBlood: She was a descendent of the Yasuda clan of ''samurai'' warrior-scholars (who later founded the Yasuda ''zaibatsu'' conglomerate, centered on banking) on her mother's side, while her paternal grandfather was ennobled (into the Japanese ''kazoku'' nobility) in 1915.

* TakeThat: Her song, "Yes, I'm a Witch" probably, as it contains the lyrics "Yes, I'm a witch, I'm a bitch/I don't care what you say/My voice is real, my voice speaks truth/I don't fit in your ways..." and she seems to be speaking to her haters. She also mentioned that she's "gonna stick around for quite a while". She has been, to this day.

* GoldDigger: Married Music/JohnLennon just to mooch off of royalties from his work and The Beatles'.

* YokoOhNo: TropeNamer. And rightfully deserves it.

* GoldDigger: Married John Lennon just to leech off royalties from his work and The Beatles'.

* MyBelovedSmother: According to some biographers, her relationship with Music/JohnLennon had elements of this; he even referred to her as "Mother", and John appreciated dating an older woman for the maternal aspects.

After John Lennon left the Beatles, the two artists collaborated on music together - working together on very different projects all underneath the umbrella of "Plastic Ono Band." Yoko collaborated together with John on his first three albums: ''Music/UnfinishedMusicNo1TwoVirgins'' (1968), ''Music/UnfinishedMusicNo2LifeWithTheLions'' (1968) and ''Music/WeddingAlbum'' (1969). In 1970, Yoko Ono began to release a number of solo records, which began incorporating rock and blues songs into them, as she was recording many of them in the same studios and with the same musicians that John was using. Although Yoko's work was poorly received initially, the albums have survived and aged well - proving to be part of the foundation of punk rock and new wave music.

* YokoOhNo: TropeNamer... ''unfortunately''.

* CoolOldLady: [[http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/10/yoko_ono_played_a_show_with_la.html She sang with Lady Gaga]], members of Music/SonicYouth, and more. Both her musical and artistic works have regained a major critical revision by the mid-90s.

* 1972 - ''Some Time In New York City''* [[note]]The first half was recorded in the studio, the second half was recorded live[[/note]]

* LongTitle: "Greenfield Morning I Pushed an Empty Baby Carriage All Over the City" and "Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)"

* SelectiveLocalization: "Telephone Piece" would use the standard phone ringing noise associated with either the United States, United Kingdom or Japan, depending on where one bought the album ''Fly''. Averted by the 1997 reissue of ''Fly'' by Rykodisc, which uses the version made with the USA ringing noise.

* AwesomeMcCoolName: ''Yoko'' means "ocean child" in Japanese.

Yoko Ono (born February 18, 1933), is a Japanese-American artist and musician who is most widely known for her relationship with Music/JohnLennon of Music/TheBeatles. When Yoko first met John Lennon, she was an artist exhibiting in the UK. Working with artist group Fluxus throughout [[TheSixties the 1960s]], Ono was a pioneer in the burgeoning conceptual art movement which included work in sculpture, performance, filmmaking and music.

''But I don't like [[FanDumb all these people]] slagging her [[MisBlamed for breaking up the Beatles]]''\\

* MinimalistCast: Her films usually feature a bear minimum of people.

* TheImmodestOrgasm: Some of her warblings sound like this, but there are times where she really meant it, like at the end of "Kiss Kiss Kiss", and midway through "AOS".

* 1970 - 'Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band''**

* CoolOldLady: [[YokoOhNo In spite of what you think of her,]] she qualifies because [[http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/10/yoko_ono_played_a_show_with_la.html she sang with Lady Gaga]], members of Music/SonicYouth, and more. Both her musical and artistic works have regained a major critical revision by the mid-90s, enshrining her in this trope.

* YokoOhNo:[[invoked]] The TropeNamer, if [[ThisIndexIsNotAnExample not an example]].

!!Studio and Live Discography (* = John and [[Music/YokoOno Yoko]], ** = Yoko Ono):

* BlueBlood: She was a descendent of the Yasuda clan of ''samurai'' warrior-scholars (who later founded the Yazuka ''zaibatsu'' conglomerate, centered on banking) on her mother's side, while her paternal grandfather was ennobled (into the Japanese ''kazoku'' nobility) in 1915.

** In fact, many of them (especially the notorious "Bottoms") are meant to be funny, but people unfamiliar with surrealist art often didn't realize this.

* DistinctDoubleAlbum: ''Fly'' features rock and blues songs, a piano ballad and a piece for tabla on the first disc; and avant-garde music and short film scores on the second disc.

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Listen, the Snow is Falling", released as the B-side to "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" and later covered by Music/{{Galaxie 500}}.
** Throughout the years, she's made several of them, including "No Bed for Beatle John" and "Mrs. Lennon". Her 1974 album ''A Story'' consists of this mostly.

* WildHair: In her heyday. She's mostly remembered looking like such. On itself, it makes quite a unique silhouette and there's also the way it frames her face.

After John Lennon left the Beatles, the two artists collaborated on music together - working together on very different projects all underneath the umbrella of "Plastic Ono Band." Yoko collaborated together with John on his first three albums: ''Music/UnfinishedMusicNo1TwoVirgins'' (1968), ''Music/UnfinishedMusicNo2LifeWithTheLions'' (1968) and ''Music/WeddingAlbum'' (1969). In 1971, Yoko Ono began to release a number of solo records. ''Fly'' - a double album that helped make her known for her caterwauling vocals. She also released two other, more conventional, albums during this time - ''Approximately Infinite Universe'' and ''Feeling the Space''. Although Yoko's work was poorly received initially, the albums have survived and aged well - proving to be part of the foundation of punk rock and new wave music.

* CoolOldLady: [[YokoOhNo In spite of what you think of her,]] she can qualify because [[http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/10/yoko_ono_played_a_show_with_la.html she sang with Lady Gaga.]]
* CoolShades: Often wore big sunglasses.
* TheImmodestOrgasm: At the end of her "Kiss Kiss Kiss" song.
* MyBelovedSmother: According to some biographers, her relationship with Music/JohnLennon had elements of this; he even referred to her as "Mother."

** Throughout the years, she's made several of them. Her 1974 album ''A Story'' consists of this mostly.

''Just to have you as my very own personal Venus"''\\
--'''Music/BarenakedLadies''', "Be My Yoko Ono"

* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: If you take account on her... unconventionality.

* {{Jerkass}}: Was very much this to John's son Julian and tried to prevent them from ever becoming close. Thankfully she has failed. The two reconciled and were communicating before John's death.
** Her attempt to render John's first wife Cynthia into an UnPerson and to exclude her son Julian from his father's legacy have been noted, though. Yoko has distanced herself from the Liverpool side of Lennon's life and his surviving relatives there, to the extent of refusing to disclose to them the secret of Lennon's final resting place. Julian is not holding his breath on inheriting any of his father's substantial assets: as far as Yoko is concerned, John Lennon only had one son and it ain't Julian.

* SweaterGirl: Has worn a lot of fancy sweaters in public and her videos.

* AllThatGlitters: A few years ago she made considerable notoriety for "Promise Piece-Bones", taking a priceless 500 year old Ming vase and shattering it into pieces and handing each shard away, as a tribute to losing a friend (fellow Fluxus artist Nam June Paik) whom she considered more valuable than an old jar could ever be.

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Listen, the Snow is Falling", released as the B-side to "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" and later covered by {{Galaxie 500}}.

* YokoOhNo:[[invoked]] The TropeNamer.