New York City (John Lennon and Yoko Ono song) Urish call this version "rousing" and claim it makes them wonder why the song was not released as a single at the time. "New York City" was edited down to a one-minute segment intended for use in the film "" for scenes in which Lennon and Ono were in New York City. The segment was included on a work print of the film from 11 February 1988 but was excluded from the final release of the film. Two acts associated with Lennon at the time of the song's release recorded related songs about Lennon and Ono around the same time.
John Lennon McCartney released "Coming Up" in 1980, which was the year Lennon returned to the studio. "It's driving me crackers!" he jokingly complained, because he could not get the tune out of his head. That same year, Lennon was asked whether the group were dreaded enemies or the best of friends, and he replied that they were neither, and that he had not seen any of them in a long time. But he also said, "I still love those guys. The Beatles are over, but John, Paul, George and Ringo go on." Lennon and Ono used their honeymoon as a Bed-In