give peace a chance

Yoko Ono is a songwriter, a singer, a visual and performance artist, an activist, a feminist, a mother and a widow. She may also be one of the most misunderstood and maligned musicians of the twentieth century.

This provocative artist has lead an extraordinary life— she was born in Tokyo before moving to New York in 1952, immersing herself in the burgeoning avant-garde art and music scenes long before she ever met John Lennon.

This year marks Yoko Ono's 90th birthday and The J Files is celebrating the musician and the muse through iconic tracks with John Lennon like Give Peace A Chance, Happy Xmas (War Is Over) and Imagine, as well as her immense and varied solo output with songs like Walking On Thin Ice, Waiting For The Sunrise, Nobody Loves Me Like You Do and Kiss Kiss Kiss.

Fans of her music exist across the musical spectrum and this episode features perspectives from Ben Lee, Peaches, Harry Nilsson, Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, The Go-Betweens’ Lindy Morrison, Rebecca Barnard, Carla Lippis and more.

Carina, Cindy, and Emma from Girl Pow-R join Dave to  play Song Title in the form of a Pandemy Question and discuss their experiences during the pandemy! Carina explains how Girl Pow-R pandemy pivoted online and encourages everyone to follow them on TikTok!  Cindy used lockdown, like many of us, to learn new things and pursue personal development and wellness. Emma shares how everyone has struggled during the pandemy and music has helped us all.  Girl Pow-R's music with a message is just what the people of the pandemy need in Season 3 of the global Covid 19 pandemic.

Song Title in the form of a Pandemy question was inspired by Nardwuar the Human Serviette.

This Is US in a pandemy, how is everyone doing?

How do Friends Click in a pandemy?

How do we have Fun All Day in a pandemy?

Will the pandemy Never Let Go?

Girl Pow-R

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