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1982 single by Yoko Ono From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"My Man" is a 1982 single by Yoko Ono from the album It's Alright (I See Rainbows) in a new wave/calypso style. "Let the Tears Dry" appeared on the B-side.[2] The song was originally written in 1980.[1]
"My Man" | ||||
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Single by Yoko Ono | ||||
from the album It's Alright (I See Rainbows) | ||||
B-side | "Let the Tears Dry" | |||
Released | 1 November 1982 (US)[1] 26 November 1982 (UK)[1] | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:58 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Yoko Ono | |||
Producer(s) | Yoko Ono | |||
Yoko Ono singles chronology | ||||
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Yoko wrote about the song when it was included on her 1992 boxset Onobox:
MY MAN was originally called MY PAPA because I referred to John as “Papa” when I spoke about him to my Japanese speaking friends, just as John started to sometimes call me “Mother” after Sean was born. John thought I should not call the song MY PAPA because there was already a song called that. “What about MY OLD MAN? ” he said. That didn’t seem quite right. We laughed. I had kept the song on the backburner and changed it to MY MAN at the time of the recording.
— Yoko Ono, "ONOBOX by Yoko Ono".
Cash Box said that it is one of Ono's catchiest pop songs.[3] Billboard recommended it.[4]
Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci rated it as Ono's 8th best song.[5]
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