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Yoko Ono Blocks Use Of John Lennon's Music On New Film

Because of the storyline...

  • by Daniel Melia
  • Tuesday, January 22, 2008
  • Photo by: wenn
  • filed in: Pop

Yoko Ono has reportedly blocked a film maker’s request to use John Lennon’s music on the soundtrack of a new movie about the couple.

The movie, entitled ‘Mhari And The Lennons’, tells the fictional story of the couple trip to Scotland in 1969 and their impact on the local community.

Screenwriter Derek Yeaman apparently wrote the script after discovering Lennon had become friends with a minister from the Free Church of Scotland.

However, Ono turned down the request because the trip bought back “bad memories” for her.

During the holiday the couple were involved in a car crash resulting in John Lennon spending five days in hospital.

Explaining the refusal to licence the songs for the film Yoko Ono’s lawyer Pete Shukat said: "She felt that the story would not reflect greatly on anybody and she just wasn't happy for it.

We wouldn't authorise the licence of John's music - and she controls John's music. And I don't believe without Yoko's approval Sony/ATV would licence The Beatles' music."
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  • however she is happy for his music to be used to sell nappies in america

    ~ by jimjim 1/22/2008

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  • The song used to sell ’nappies’ is a beatles song controlled by Sony/ATV , michael Jackson , not Yoko. Yoko has taken so many cheap shots from ignorant people...give her a break!!

    ~ by Eric 2/2/2008

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