Crippled Inside

"Crippled Inside" is a song by British rock musician John Lennon from his 1971 album Imagine.

"Crippled Inside"
Song by John Lennon
from the album Imagine
Released	9 September 1971
Recorded	26 May 1971
Genre	Folk rock country rock honky tonk
Length	3:47
Label	Apple
Songwriter(s)	John Lennon
Producer(s)	John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector
Official audio
"Crippled Inside" (Remastered 2010) on YouTube

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 is very similar to the 1964 Koerner, Ray & Glover rendition of the traditional song "Black Dog".^[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.^{[citation needed]}

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")^[4]
• Klaus Voormann – upright bass
• Steve Brendell – upright bass
• Alan White – drums