I would like to start off by saying thank you Professor for opening me up to so much that I never would have opened myself up to. From my uncles, all I have ever heard was a video of Yoko’s singing and how she broke up the beatles. I’m sure you’re not surprised to know my reaction after hearing her voice but yes i wouldn’t say i was impressed. However, after watching the documentary and then reading the article I realized that i can be really closed minded sometimes. In my opinion I don’t believe that it was about the voice. It was about their messages and mainly their way of expression. It could be that her screeching is her way of expressing pain the way Hendrix did in the WoodStock performance. But in order to understand expression through music I think you must first understand the history of African American Music genres. Jazz, Blues, Gospel, etc.. are forms of expression when black people were restrained. During the Civil Rights movement music was one of the ways to speak out on segregation and discrimination. It was also a way to try and cross over white and black music, however that only led to white artists covered versions of African American songs. It is known that those three genres, that can also be referred to as soul, branched into what we know as rock and roll. As time passed instruments were being exchanged with electric versions. And by the 1970s, it had influenced other genres like psychedelic rock.  Lennon was able to feed off of those genres and create his version of rock and roll. Although this music was around for a good amount of time, when The Beatles and The Rolling Stones  were debuting in America it seemed that most Americans saw this as something different and foreign. However it was just African American rhythm in disguise. Lennon was able to showcase rock and roll as calm and enticing in some songs. He was able to share his message in ways that would make an impact, yet still keep many fans intrigued. Yoko was able to not only share the dream but have an impact and created some parts of their dream. “Imagine” was not only written by Lennon, but was also thought out by Ono. Yoko Ono understood struggle after the bombing in Japan and she knew that if she used her imagination, as cliche as that sounds, it would take her somewhere. Fast forward to the 1970s and she was able to portray that message with her loving husband who did nothing but support it.