McCartney Times

On April 24, 1972, John Lennon released a new single: “Woman Is the N—– of the World.” Even at that time — an era in which racial epithets were thrown around freely — the title caused outrage.

Billboard called it “the most controversial record of the year,” with one jukebox programmer telling the magazine, “John Lennon should quit trying to make points with the American public and do his own thing, like go back to England.”

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