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}} "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)" (also known as "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for a Hand in the Snow)" or "Don't Worry Kyoko") is a song by Yoko Ono that was originally released by Plastic Ono Band in October 1969 as the B-side of John Lennon's single "Cold Turkey" and was later released on Ono's 1971 album ''Fly''. Several live versions have been released, including on ''Live Peace in Toronto 1969'' and ''Some Time in New York City'' in 1972. An early version was titled "Mum's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow." It has been covered by several other artists. ==Lyrics and music== "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)" was inspired by Lennon's and Ono's custody fight with Ono's ex-husband Anthony Cox over Cox's and Ono's daughter Kyoko, representing Ono's attempt to communicate with her daughter. Ono and Kyoko were finally reunited in the 1990s when Kyoko was in her thirties.〔 The lyrics of "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)" consist primarily of Ono wailing the phrase "don't worry." On the live version included on ''Live Peace in Toronto 1969'' the phrase "mummy's only looking for her hand in the snow" is also included. The song is driven primarily by a blues-based guitar riff played by Lennon and Eric Clapton.〔〔 John Blaney describes the riff as "hypnotic."〔 Authors Ken Bielen and Ben Urish describe that Lennon and Clapton alternate between a "lilting semi-slide" groove and playing "sniping bites."〔 The other musicians on the studio version are Klaus Voorman on bass guitar and Ringo Starr on drums. According to Bielen and Urish, Starr's drumming variations ensure that the tension keeps mounting.〔 Allmusic critic Ned Raggett describes Ono's vocal as a "screwy blues yowl," claiming that it suggests "something off ''Led Zeppelin III'' gone utterly berserk." ''New York Times'' critic Allan Kozinn compares Ono's vocal to "a wailing, overdriven electric guitar," claiming its virtuosity compares with the actual electric guitar playing of Lennon and Clapton. The earliest recorded version of the song, titled "Mum's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow" was sung by Ono at Queen Charlotte's Hospital while she was being observed during her pregnancy with Lennon's child, a pregnancy that ended in a miscarriage.〔 Lennon provides the sole accompaniment on acoustic guitar.〔 This version was originally released by ''Aspen'' magazine and was later included as a bonus track on the CD reissue of the couple's ''Wedding Album''.〔 The studio version released as a single and on ''Fly'' was recorded on October 3, 1969 at Lansdowne Studios in London. The single has the words "PLAY LOUD" written on the label, as does "Cold Turkey" on the other side.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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