"Crippled Inside" is a song by British

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from his 1971 album ''

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''.

Background

Lennon recorded "Crippled Inside" on 26 May 1971 at Ascot Sound Studios, during the sessions for his ''Imagine'' album. Robert Christgau believed its "good-time ricky-tick" rhythm lent the song a " folk-rock in disguise" identity. The melody of the song's bridge is very similar to the 1964 Koerner, Ray & Glover rendition of the traditional song "Black Dog".

Covers

The

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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''.

Personnel

– vocals, electric guitar * George Harrison – dobro *

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– acoustic guitar * Rod Linton – acoustic guitar *

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– piano (incorrectly credited as playing "acoustic guitar") *

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– upright bass * Steve Brendell – upright bass * Alan White – drums

References

John Lennon songs 1971 songs Songs written by John Lennon Song recordings produced by John Lennon Song recordings produced by Phil Spector Song recordings produced by Yoko Ono {{beatles-song-stub