Woman is the Nigger of the World by John Lennon – ***

First released: 1972

Mark Wallgren commented in his book "The Beatles on Record" about this song “Regardless of that word, it wasn’t one of Lennon’s better tunes anyway”. I whole heartedly disagree. I really like this tune and completely understand its message. Should they have used the word “nigger”? Well they could have used “doormat” or something, but it wouldn’t have had the same impact. It was a flop single as well as an album track on the 1986 "Some Time in New York City". The song was also included on the 1975 Lennon compilation "Shaved Fish", 1990’s "Lennon" and "Working Class Hero" from 2005. A demo version appears on 2004’s "Acoustic" and probably originates from 1969. A live version from 1972 was on 1986’s "Live in New York City". This version was also on "Instant Karma" from 2001. A different live version appears on 1998’s "The John Lennon Anthology" and "Wonsaponatime".