John Lennon Said 'Instant Karma!' Sounded Like 1 Song The Beatles Covered

John Lennon’s “Instant Karma!” had an intro reminiscent of an earlier song. The Beatles covered the earlier song.
Sean Ono Lennon discussed his reaction to “Instant Karma!” and his father’s music in general.

John Lennon‘s “Instant Karma!” is one of his most popular solo songs. During an interview, he said part of it sounded like an earlier track. Subsequently, John’s son, Sean Ono Lennon, discussed what he feels when he hears “Instant Karma!”The book Lennon on Lennon: Conversations with John Lennon features an interview from 1974. In the interview, John discusses some records he enjoyed. “Another American record, that nobody I know over here seems to have ever heard of,” he said. “And it’s called ‘Some Other Guy,’ by Richie Barrett. There is a strange bootleg of The Beatles singing it rather crappily from the Cavern somewhere way back in ’61.” One of The Beatles’ performances of the song can be found on the 1994 album Live at the BBC.

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