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John Lennon footage in car ad attracts criticism
Ono Lennon denied that his mother Yoko Ono allowed the use of the footage in the car ad campaign for financial reasons, saying that it was instead an attempt to keep Lennon in the public consciousness.
The advertisement, which is currently screening in the UK has attracted criticism, particularly on Sean Ono Lenno’s Twitter page.
"She did not do it for money. Has to do w hoping to keep dad in public consciousness. No new LPs, so TV ad is exposure to young," Ono Lennon responded via his Twitter feed, adding: "Look, TV ad was not for money. It's just hard to find new ways to keep dad in the new world. Not many things as effective as TV."
You can view the footage in question here.
Source: nme.com 
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John Winston Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Along with fellow Beatle Paul McCartney, he formed one of the most successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th...
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Ok so an advertisement has been made and contrived ... it's not clever nor is it a selling point.. No worries though... he'd just roll his eyes if he saw it. I'm not on some silly superiority trip... I just say that it's below me. It's below you the reader, too.
be cool folks
Annnnnnnnd ..... *peace*
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