JOHN LENNON COLD TURKEY NEW VIDEO

Cold Turkey" is a song written by John Lennon, and recorded by The Plastic Ono Band. Its first public performance was recorded and released on the Live Peace In Toronto 1969 album by The Plastic Ono Band which included Lennon (vocal, guitar), Eric Clapton (lead guitar), Klaus Voormann (bass), Alan White (drums) and additional vocalizing by Yoko Ono. Yoko introduced it as the newest song written by John; John added that the band had never played the song together as a group before.

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 Yoko Ono going "cold turkey" from their brief heroin addictions.[1] 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.[1]

"Cold Turkey" was the first song John Lennon wrote for which took sole credit; his previous compositions, including his first single release, Give Peace a Chance,[2] were attributed to the Lennon/McCartney partnership. (In the 1990s "Give Peace a Chance" was officially credited to Lennon as sole composer.) 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 would perform this song, along with Don't Worry Kyoko, live at the Lyceum Ballroom with George Harrison, Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, and others. This would be Lennon's last live performance with any of the other Beatles and this version would be available on his Some Time in New York City album.

The song's first appearance on a John Lennon album was the 1975 compilation Shaved Fish.

In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Cold Turkey" at number 74 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

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Cold Turkey lyrics

Temperature's rising
Fever is high
Can't see no future
Can't see no sky
My feet are so heavey
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
Can't see no body
Leave me alone
My eyes are wide open
Can't get to sleep
One thing I'm sure of
I'm in at the deep freeze
Cold turkey has got me on the run
Cold turkey has got me on the run
Thirty-six hours
Rolling in pain
Praying to someone
Free me again
Oh I'll be a good boy
Please make me well
I promise you anything
Get me out of this hell

(C) NORTHERN SONGS

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[LennonLoveOno]

coooooooooool!

[vickim52]

Thank you for uploading this fab song  5*

[johndebbra]

i bet you give John Lennon a pineapple he could make a number one hit song about that to :)

[avalanche344]

@avalanche344  MY MISTAKE, I OWN BOTH ALBUMS. THIS VERSION IS OFF LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY, SORRY, I WAS POSTING ON THE WRONG ONE.

[idrumchick]

@avalanche344

Alan White was his recording and touring drummer yes, but not for this song at the live show. Keith Moon was the special guest that night, playing drums for this song at this show only.

[avalanche344]

Check out Yer Blues from the same album Live Peace Toronto 1969, John does the first solo then Eric Clapton does the second totally unbelievable solo (very short)

[avalanche344]

@montyspond No, Live Peace in Toronto 1969. It's the blue album with the cloud on it. Eric Clapton and John Lennon

[avalanche344]

@magogae Live Peace in Toronto 1969

[avalanche344]

@TEMPmichaelhansen Live Peace in Toronto with Eric Clapton and John on guitar

[avalanche344]

@idrumchick Not Keith Moon on drums. Its Alan White who joined YES after this.

[avalanche344]

@kingfaffer Yeah, John Lennon and Eric Clapton and Alan White(on drums who joined YES after John Lennon discovered him. Recorded live in Toronto at the Rock and Roll Revival 1969. Hell the Beatles were still together when this was recorded.

[idrumchick]

Keith Moon sitting in on drums from the live 72 performance