first snow this winter

 Last week, the first snow fell here in Amsterdam. I immediately thought of 'Listen, The Snow Is Falling', the 1971 song by Yoko Ono, which was on the B-side of the single 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'. The song is now 53 years old and has been covered many times. In the past, we wrote a lot about it. Like in 2022 about the covers from Andy Bell and Kidbug or in 2021 about Labasheeda and Librarians With Hickeys. My favorite cover is still the one from Galaxie 500. 

This year, there will undoubtedly be new versions again. Like this one by Gina Birch. She is a British visual artist and was part of the (post)punk women's band The Raincoats around 1980. She still makes music. Last year, her album 'I Play My Bass Loud' was released. In her version of 'Listen, The Snow Is Falling', no punk can be found. It is a nice, atmospheric ode to Yoko Ono.