| "Crippled Inside" | |
|---|---|
| Song by John Lennon | |
| from the album Imagine | |
| Released | 9 September 1971 (US) 8 October 1971 (UK) |
| Recorded | 26 May 1971 - 5 July 1971 |
| Genre | Folk rock, country rock |
| Length | 3:47 |
| Label | Apple/EMI |
| Songwriter(s) | John Lennon |
| Producer(s) | John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Phil Spector |
"Crippled Inside" is a song written and performed by John Lennon from his 1971 album Imagine.
Background
Lennon recorded "Crippled Inside" on 26 May 1971 at Ascot Sound Studios, during the sessions for his Imagine album.[1] Robert Christgau believed its "good-time ricky-tick" rhythm lent the song a "folk-rock in disguise" identity.[2]
The melody of the song's bridge was appropriated from the 1964 song "Black Dog" by Koerner, Ray & Glover.[3]
Covers
The jam band Widespread Panic covered the song a number of times during their Summer 2007 Tour, with the band contributing a version to the benefit album Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur.
The song was performed on the US television show The Voice by Blake Shelton and his team, in April 2017.
Personnel
- John Lennon – vocals, electric guitar
- George Harrison – dobro (slide guitar)
- Nicky Hopkins – tack piano
- Ted Turner – acoustic guitar
- Rod Linton – acoustic guitar
- John Tout – piano (incorrectly credited as playing "acoustic guitar")[4]
- Klaus Voormann – upright bass
- Steve Brendell – upright bass
- Alan White – drums
References
- ^ Madinger, Chip; Raile, Scott (2015). LENNONOLOGY Strange Days Indeed - A Scrapbook Of Madness. Chesterfield, MO: Open Your Books, LLC. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-63110-175-5.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "John Lennon: Imagine". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0899190251. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ Sulpy, Doug. Drugs, divorce, and a slipping image : the unauthorized story of the Beatles' "Get back" sessions. The 910. p. 261. ISBN 0-9643869-8-4.
- ^ "Interview with John Tout, May 1998".
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics