Yoko Ono broke up the Beatles. How many times have we read and heard that?
The fact is, neither Yoko Ono, nor any other person on the planet possessed the amount of power needed to even slightly dent the Beatles. The Beatles were totally indestructible from the ravages of any outside force. There were only two obstacles that the Beatles were incapable of surviving, those being, the enormous egos of both Lennon and McCartney vying for superiority.
The Beatles imploded under their own weight.
But Yoko Ono's role in the Lost Weekend should never be underestimated... she initiated it! And May had allowed herself to play a crucial role in Yoko's absurd strategy game... a role that would eventually lead to May competing for the love of John Lennon.
Even those who empathized with May, those who wished that Lennon had stayed with her, realize that May was simply being used by Yoko. May never had the strength to confront John with a basic proposal, "Yoko or me"... then be prepared to walk away.
Lennon proved incapable of fidelity to any woman in his life. He divorced Cynthia for Yoko. Even when collaborating with Yoko while living with May, Lennon still found the opportunity for casual affairs.
May genuinely cared for John. She inspired him, encouraged him, sought to understand him and never attempted to manipulate him. May wanted no more from John than his love.
Did Lennon deserve the love of any good woman?
Those, like myself, who clearly empathize with May, must accept the harsh inevitability of this bizarre relationship...
May Pang willingly played Yoko's game, by Yoko's rules, and with Yoko dealing the cards.
May could have easily walked away from the table. Instead, May called Yoko's bluff and played the hand that was dealt her...
and lost.
"Oh Yoko"
"In the middle of the night I call your name...
"In the middle of a dream I call your name...
"Oh Yoko... My love will turn you on." (John Lennon)
Yoko Ono took a daring chance, a chance she figured would eventually save her marriage... allow her husband, John Lennon, to have an affair with May Pang, her trusted personal assistant. Yoko decided her marriage needed space, time away from each other, time to breathe, a time of freedom... a time to reflect.
Only the most confident of women would even contemplate such a seemingly reckless proposal. As an avant-garde artist, Yoko Ono's talents might well be questioned, but as a strategist, Yoko's competence proved to be supreme.
Lennon returned to Yoko, had a child with her, and both John and Yoko appeared to have overcome the difficulties in their marriage. They stayed together until Lennon's death.
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