▁couple ▁re he ars ing ▁and ▁performing ▁the ▁song ▁at ▁their ▁home ▁ ▁on ▁ 1 0 5 ▁Bank ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁Green wich ▁Village ▁section ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Sound tra cks ▁from ▁the ▁released ▁short ▁film ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁from ▁un used ▁re he ars al ▁foot age ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁boot leg ged . ▁ ▁The ▁L enn ons ▁had ▁intended ▁" The ▁L uck ▁of ▁the ▁Irish " ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁single ▁from ▁Some ▁Time ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁late ▁February ▁or ▁early ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁back ed ▁by ▁" Att ica ▁State ," ▁and ▁it ▁even ▁received ▁a ▁catalog ue ▁number ▁of ▁Apple ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁before ▁being ▁pulled ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁" W oman ▁Is ▁the ▁N igger ▁of ▁the ▁World ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁L enn on ▁bi ograph er ▁Jon ▁Wiener , ▁the ▁single ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁cover ▁photo ▁dep ict ing ▁L enn on ▁singing ▁the ▁song ▁at ▁a ▁r ally ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁O verse as ▁Air ways ▁Corporation ▁offices ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁According ▁to ▁Wiener ▁the ▁single ▁did ▁go ▁out ▁to ▁several ▁disc ▁j ock e ys ▁and ▁the ▁official ▁release ▁was ▁pulled ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁negative ▁response . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Music ▁journalist ▁Paul ▁Du ▁No yer ▁claimed ▁that ▁combining ▁L enn on ' s ▁" sim pl istic ▁po lem ic " ▁with ▁O no ' s ▁"