Кит Бэдмен в книге THE BEATLES DIARY VOLUME 2: AFTER THE BREAK-UP 1970-2001 приводит такую хронологию событий
March 1, 1975
* At the annual Grammy Awards show, televised live from New York, John puts in a guest appearance as an award presenter. He is seen with Paul Simon and Andy Williams presenting the award for 'Records Of The Year - Artist & Producer'. The three singers, standing at the podium, before the presentation, partake in a cleverly scripted comedy routine, which pokes fun at their three respective former partners.
John (wearing his trademark beige cap and scarf): "Thank you mother, thank you ... Hello, I'm John. I used to play with my partner Paul."
Paul Simon: "I'm Paul. I used to play with my partner Art (Garfunkel)."
Andy Williams: "I'm Andy. I used to play with my partner Claudine (Longet, his former wife)." (The audience breaks into laughter.)
With spontaneous applause, Andy continues with another swipe at his former wife. Turning to John and Paul, he continues: "The music that you fellows wrote, though, really did influence my life. As a matter of fact, it helped tell the story of me and my partner."
John asks: "Any song in particular Andy?"
He replies: "Well, let's see. It started off with 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' and finished off with 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'."
John replies: "Touching, touching." Then, in an attempt to get things back on track, he continues: "Shall we get on with it? My God, so this is what dawn does, is it?" (Producing more laughter from the star-studded audience.)
John gives out a loud cheer when it's announced, by Simon, that Elton John's 'Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me' is one of the nominees for the award. At this point television cameras catch sight of Yoko sitting in the front row of the audience, clearly enjoying the antics of her husband. As if this ceremony wasn't chaotic enough, humour continues when, of all people, Art Garfunkel appears from the audience to receive, on behalf of Olivia Newton-John, an award for the song 'I Honestly Love You'. With Art now standing on the podium, John introduces him to his former partner Paul, adding: "Which one of you is Ringo?", following this with: "Are you ever getting back together again?" Simon retorts by asking John: "Are you guys getting back together again?" With a sigh, John replies: "It's terrible, isn't it?"
With that, a rather serious Art Garfunkel leans towards the microphone and asks Paul:
"Are you still writing?" To which, Simon replies: "I'm trying my hand at a little acting Art." John chips in by enquiring: "Where's Linda?" The joke is somewhat lost, prompting him to add: "Oh well, too subtle that one," before handing the award to Art with the words: "There you are my dear." Then, at the conclusion of a rather passive acceptance speech by Art, John remarks: "You're so serious."
* During the extravaganza, Paul wins two 1974 Grammys for his Wings album Band On The Run, one for 'Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Group' and the other for 'Best Produced Non-Classical Recording'. The Beatles are also given a special 'Grammy Hall Of Fame Award'.
After the ceremony, John attends an after-show party with some of the other guests, which include Roberta Flack and David Bowie. Yoko Ono is seen chatting with John backstage and is later pictured with him leaving the event. This is big news back in England, making the front page of the Daily Mirror on Monday March 3. |
