John Lennon & Elephants Memory Band - Woman Is the Nigger of the World (The Dick Cavett Show, May )

John Lennon & Elephant’s Memory Band - Woman Is the Nigger of the World (Live at The Dick Cavett Show in New York, NY, USA on May ) Artist : John Lennon Song : Woman Is the Nigger of the World In a 1972 interview on The Dick Cavett Show, John Lennon stated that Irish revolutionary James Connolly was an inspiration for the song. Lennon cited Connolly’s statement “the female worker is the slave of the slave“ in explaining the pro-feminist inspiration behind the song. Personnel John Lennon – vocals, guitar Yoko Ono – tom-toms Elephant’s Memory Stan Bronstein – tenor saxophone Gary Van Scyoc – bass Adam Ippolito – organ Wayne “Tex“ Gabriel – guitar Richard Frank Jr. – drums