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INSTANT KARMA - JOHN LENNON COVER

John should have been 85 today. On the 8th of December 1980, a nutter with a gun ended his life at 40. Since that day 1.5 mllion American have suffered the same fate. It's totally sickening that nothing has been done. John left us with a staggering cannon of work. He was, of course, a quarter of the most important and influential group in the history of popular music. His relationship with Paul is, in my opinion, the greatest romance of the 20th century. They intoxicated and enthralled each other, and drove each other to greater and greater heights at every turn. Having worked on an E.P. of covers by both now, while I think that they were both much more musically versatile than either (particularly John now) are given credit for, and similar in so many ways, the biggest difference between them is that John Lennon was always himself. Paul was whoever he wanted to be (you hear him doing Ray Charles, or Little Richard etc.), John was John. There is audio of the Woolton Village Fete in 1957, the day they met each other, and John is already John Lennon, The Beatle, at 15 years old. Through the early Beatles albums, he is the best British soul singer there has ever been. His voice strong yet fragile, he is singing his essence in every line, his rhythm guitar work stunning and vital. The acid era allowed for a different approach but with the same end result. We know John, even if we can't understand him. With the influence of yoko, the intent is more overt, but the feeling remains. Paul reveals himself only behind a barrier. John stands before us, an open book. His solo work can be very self-referential, but only as a result of it being so singularly about him and his feelings. Protest songs were not entirely new in 1969, but in Give Peace a Chance, the biggest pop star on the planet was drawing attention to causes he believed in. There was nothing cynical about it. Being a complex man, his activism wasn't without contradiction, but you can't question his devotion to the causes. Instant Karma was written, recorded, and mixed in one day and released 8 days later. Inspired by a conversation he had had based on the idea that your actions, of course, have an effect on your present as well as future, and the increasing idea of immediacy of commodity. The song is pure Lennon. There is egalitarianism (we all shine on), vitriol (instant karma's gonna get you), philosophy (Why in the world are we here? Surely not to live in pain and fear) and a big anthemic chorus. It all combines into a monster of a song. Lennon, desperate to record as soon as it was written, phoned around and assembled George Harrison, Klaus Vormann, Alan White, and Billy Preston. Phil Spector was in town, and this recording marked his first work in 4 years. This being a Spector session, the Wall of Sound was employed, and each member of the group, having played their standard instrument for the basic take, then played piano at the same time on the overdub. An assistant (Mal) was then sent to the nearest club to find people who fancied doing backing vocals and clapping. The result is thunderous juggernaut of a track, a cavophonous, glorious joy of a record. #lennon #cover #thebeatles #singer #guitar #bass #drums #Georgeharrison #musician