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Fact #149911

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Short story:

The Beatles single, The Ballad Of John And Yoko, is released in the UK, Europe, on Apple Records.

Full article:

Donald Fagen (Steely Dan) : I liked the fact that this is autobiographical. The lyrics are great in a kind of Chuck Berry mode. Lennon was a very courageous person. I really liked his solo stuff. He was always ready to confront whatever needed to be confronted. In this case in a very funny song that puts me in a good mood, "The way things are going/They're gonna crucify me." I mean, you never hear that anywhere.