COLD TURKEY-JOHN LENNON COVER

LEAD + HARMONY VOCALS. The song was released as a single in October 1969, and was John Lennon’s second solo single (“Give Peace a Chance” being the first). According to Peter Brown in his book The Love You Make, the song was written in a “creative outburst” following Lennon and Ono going “cold turkey” from their brief heroin addictions. Brown also states that Lennon presented the song to Paul McCartney as a potential single by The Beatles, but was refused and released it as a Plastic Ono Band single with sole writing credits to him. “Cold Turkey” was the first song John Lennon wrote for which he took sole credit; his previous compositions, including his first single release, “Give Peace a Chance”, were attributed to the Lennon/McCartney partnership. (“Give Peace a Chance” was later changed to give Lennon sole credit. Besides Lennon, this recording features Eric Clapton on lead guitar, Klaus Voormann on bass and Ringo Starr on drums. It was recorded in Abbey Road Studio 2. In 1969 Lennon returned his MBE to Buckingham Palace saying “I am returning this MBE in protest against Britains involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam, and against Cold Turkey slipping down the charts. With love, John Lennon of Bag.” (John Lennon) Temperature’s rising Fever is high Can’t see no future Can’t see no sky My feet are so heavy So is my head I wish I was a baby I wish I was dead Cold turkey has got me on the run My body is aching Goose-pimple bone …