Wouldnit (I'm a Star)


"Wouldnit " is a song by Yoko Ono, originally released in 1996 on the album Rising. A remix of the song appeared on Ono's 2001 album Blueprint for a Sunrise.

Background

Yoko Ono stated in an interview that the song was inspired by her childhood when her pianist father put her into musical training at the age of two and a half years old, but also the first song she wrote, called "Jiyu-Gakuen".

Critical reception

David Fricke, in his review of Rising for Rolling Stone, stated, "The plain-spoken shiver with which she renders the episodes of rape, murder and child abuse in the bone-dry reggae stroll 'Wouldnit' suggests the dark intimacy of a frightened young girl's secret diary." Dominique Leone of Pitchfork Media opined that the version that appeared on Blueprint for a Sunrise is "merely awkward. Ono drops lines over a cocktail lounge groove destined for Hell's karaoke bars." Rolling Stone's David Fricke described the Blueprint for a Sunrise version as a "creepy jazz-funk remake."

Track listing

  • Digital download
  1. "Wouldnit " – 3:57
  2. "Wouldnit " – 7:04
  3. "Wouldnit " – 4:48
  4. "Wouldnit " – 6:57
  5. "Wouldnit " – 8:53
  6. "Wouldnit " – 7:21
  7. "Wouldnit " – 6:23
  8. "Wouldnit " – 6:51
  9. "Wouldnit " – 5:15
  • Digital download
  1. "Wouldnit " – 5:59
  2. "Wouldnit " – 7:41
  3. "Wouldnit " – 6:31
  4. "Wouldnit " – 6:57
  5. "Wouldnit " – 7:21
  6. "Wouldnit " – 7:45
  7. "Wouldnit " – 7:45
  8. "Wouldnit " – 6:53