Woman " is a song written and performed by John Lennon from his 1980 album '' Double Fantasy '' . The track was chosen by Lennon to be the second single released from the '' Double Fantasy '' album , and it was the first Lennon single issued after his murder on 8 December 1980 . The B-side of the single is Ono 's song " Beautiful Boys " . Lennon wrote " Woman " as an ode to his wife Yoko Ono , and to all women . The track begins with Lennon whispering , " For the other half of the sky ... " , a paraphrase of a Chinese proverb , once used by Mao Zedong
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Woman (John Lennon song)