Crippled Inside
| "Crippled Inside" | |
|---|---|
| Song by John Lennon | |
| from the album Imagine | |
| Released |
9 September 1971 (US) 8 October 1971 (UK) |
| Recorded | 1971 |
| Genre | 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.
The song combines the bleak lyrical content of Lennon's prior solo recording, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, with the more upbeat musical arrangements typical to the rest of Imagine. The song was noticeably influenced by country music, becoming Lennon's own spin on country rock, which he dabbled in both as a Beatle and later in his solo career. The song also contains a reported dig at his former bandmate Paul McCartney in the line "You can live a lie until you die".
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
- Nicky Hopkins – tack piano
- Ted Turner – acoustic guitar
- Rod Linton – acoustic guitar
- John Tout – piano (incorrectly credited as playing "acoustic guitar")[1]
- Klaus Voormann – upright bass
- Steve Brendell – upright bass
- Jim Keltner – drums
