Episode 252: Woman ft. Yorick van Norden

It was forty years ago today (more or less), so a good moment to commemorate Lennon's final single. Woman was chosen by Lennon to be the second single released from the Double Fantasy album.The lyrics are not among Lennon's best, but it is nicely Beatlesque that the last words are "I love you, yeah, yeah".....The lyrics seem to be inspired by McCartney's song 'Woman', which was made a hit by Peter and Gordon. In particular, each sentence beginning with the word 'Woman' comes straight out of McCartney's lyrics.'Woman' is a catchy tune, but musically, it is not one his most original compositions. It 'borrows' its chord progression from McCartney's 'Here, There and Everywhere'. And it contains the "truck driver's modulation": shifting up a half-step in key half way through gives the song a badly needed push. The truck driver's modulation has been a pop music cliché since the 1950s.........We are therefore very pleased with the excellent cover version, sung by Dutch singer/songwriter Yorick van Norden, performed 'live' on Dutch radio:https://www.nporadio1.nl/cultuur-media/28188-moord-op-john-lennon-veertig-jaar-geleden-nog-steeds-een-van-de-grootste-misdaden-van-de-mensheidThe BDJ engineers set to work to convert his simple rendition into a real cover song. Yorick just made his first number one!NB for more van Norden, order his latest album here: https://www.amazon.com/Jester-Yorick-van-Norden/dp/B08BRCYYSY