▁first ▁single ▁from ▁her ▁second ▁studio ▁album ▁Fly ▁( 1 9 7 1 ). ▁It ▁includes ▁the ▁B - side ▁" M id sum mer ▁New ▁York ". ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁also ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Im agine ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁document ary ▁about ▁John ▁L enn on ' s ▁life ). ▁ ▁Sl ant ▁Magazine ▁critic ▁Zach ary ▁H os kins ▁described ▁" M rs . ▁L enn on " ▁as ▁a ▁" ha un ting , ▁piano - led ▁ball ad ." ▁ ▁O no ▁bi ograph ers ▁Nell ▁Ber am ▁& ▁Carol yn ▁Bor iss - K rim sky ▁described ▁the ▁song ' s ▁theme ▁as ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁public ▁defined ▁O no ▁sole ly ▁as ▁ex - Be at le ▁John ▁L enn on ' s ▁wife ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁recognize ▁her ▁as ▁an ▁artist ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁right . ▁ ▁Ber am ▁& ▁Bor iss - K rim sky ▁feel ▁that ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁promotion ▁her ▁records ▁including ▁Fly ▁received ▁was ▁a ▁reflection ▁of ▁this ▁theme , ▁since ▁her ▁record ▁company ▁did ▁not ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁public ▁would ▁be ▁interested ▁in ▁O no ' s ▁solo ▁work . ▁ ▁Ben ▁Ur ish ▁and ▁Ken ▁B iel en ▁described ▁the ▁song ' s ▁theme ▁similarly , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁" ir onic ▁ball ad " ▁that ▁it ▁sounds ▁like ▁a ▁love ▁song , ▁but ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁describe ▁O no ' s ▁anx iety ▁about ▁losing ▁her ▁identity . ▁ ▁All music ▁critic