''New York Rock'' is an
off-Broadway musical by
avant-garde
The avant-garde (; In 'advance guard' or ' vanguard', literally 'fore-guard') is a person or work that is experimental, radical, or unorthodox with respect to art, culture, or society.John Picchione, The New Avant-garde in Italy: Theoretical ...
artist
Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野 洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking.
Ono grew up i ...
. It is a fictionalised account of her marriage to songwriter and
Beatle John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
. The musical contains many songs from Ono's albums throughout the years, as well as several new tracks, "Warzone" and "Where Do We Go from Here", which were reworked for inclusion on ''
Rising''.
Track listing
All songs written by Yoko Ono.
# "It Happened" (Mother) – 1:26
# "I'll Always Be with You"
'' – 2:27
# "Spec of Dust" – 2:09
# "
Midsummer New York
"Midsummer New York" is a song written by Yoko Ono that was released as the opening song of her 1971 album '' Fly'' and also as the b-side of the single " Mrs. Lennon."
Lyrics and music
"Midsummer New York" is based on the Elvis Presley song "Hear ...
" – 1:58
# "What a Bastard the World Is" – 3:19
# "Loneliness" – 3:09
# "
Give Me Something
"Give Me Something" is a song by Yoko Ono, originally released in 1980 on John Lennon and Ono's duet album ''Double Fantasy''. The song appeared in Ono's off-Broadway musical ''New York Rock'' and her compilation albums '' Walking on Thin Ice'' a ...
" – 1:21
# "Light on the Other Side"
'' – 1:58
# "Tomorrow May Never Come" – 1:54
# "Don't Be Scared" – 3:14
# "Growing Pain" – 2:37
# "Warzone"
'' – 1:41
# "
Never Say Goodbye" – 4:17
# "O'Sanity" – 2:19
# "I Want My Love to Rest Tonight" – 4:15
# "I Felt Like Smashing My Face in a Clear Glass Window" – 3:04
# "
Now or Never" – 3:20
# "
We're All Water
"We're All Water" is a song written by Yoko Ono that was first released on the 1972 John Lennon and Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band album ''Some Time in New York City''. It was the last song on the first record of the album, and the last song on the albu ...
" – 3:04
# "Yes I'm Your Angel" – 2:44
# "It Happened" (Jill) – 1:28
# "Where Do We Go from Here"
'' – 2:02
# "Sleepless Night" – 2:00
# "
No, No, No" – 1:34
# "Even When You're Far Away" – 3:02
# "
Hell in Paradise
"Hell in Paradise" is a song by Yoko Ono from the 1985 album '' Starpeace''. The lyrics are about mankind's perceived idea of hell, despite living in the paradise that Ono considers to be planet Earth. After "Walking on Thin Ice", it was her bigge ...
" – 2:47
# "Toyboat" – 2:59
# "Story of an Oak Tree"
'' – 2:18
# "Goodbye Sadness" – 4:10
# "Never Say Goodbye" (Bill) ''
idden track' – 4:23
(
'' = new track)
Cast
* Mother – Jan Horvarth
* Little Bill/Boy – Sean Dooley
* Bill – Pat McRoberts
* Jill – Lynette Perry
* Ignorance – Pete Herber
* Violence – Walter O'Neil
* Violence II –
Paul Mahos
* Streetkid – Aaron Blackshear
* Streetkid – Peter Kim
* Streetkid- Evan Ferrante
Singles
* "Never Say Goodbye" (CD)
Songs not on the CD
* "It Happened" (Bill)
* "If Only" (Jill)
References
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Yoko Ono albums
1994 albums
Capitol Records albums