Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Instant Karma (We All Shine On) by John Lennon – ****

First released: 1970

An instant Lennon classic. This ranks right up there with any great Beatles tune and should have been #1. It came close. It was never released on any album until the 1975 "Shaved Fish" compilation. It’s also on "The John Lennon Collection" from 1982, 1990’s "Lennon", "Lennon Legend" from 1997, "Instant Karma" from 2001, and "Working Class Hero" from 2005, and 2006’s "Remember". "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" version from 2006 contains dialogue from the film. A remixed version is on the import only "Peace, Love & Truth" from 2005. Lennon also performed this live in 1972 and this version was released in 1986 on "Live in New York City". This version was also on "Instant Karma" from 2001. It’s alternately known as just simply "Instant Karma".

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