Escrita
por John Lennon foi gravada em 27 de janeiro de 1970 e lançada em 6
de fevereiro de 1970, em um compacto que tinha Who has seen the
wind?, de Yoko Ono, como Lado B.
A
letra fala do conceito em que casualidade das ações de uma pessoa é
imediata em vez de ocorrer durante toda a vida. Chegou ao número 3
nos Estados Unidos e número 5 no Reino Unido e número 2 no Canadá.
Foi o primeiro compacto de um Beatle a vender acima de 1 milhão de
cópias.
Foi
regravada por Paul Weller, Duran Duran e U2, entre outros artistas. O
livro The Shinning, de Stephen King, teve o título inspirado no
refrão de Instant Karma.
John
cantou, tocou violão, piano e fez backing vocals. George Harrison
tocou guitarra, piano e fez backing vocals. Klaus Voorman tocou
baixo, piano elétrico e fez backing vocals. Alan White tocou
bateria, piano e fez backing vocals. Billy Preston tocou orgao
Hammond e fez backing vocals. Yoko Ono fez backing vocals. Mal Evans
bateu palmas, tocou chimes e fez backing vocals. Allen Klein e
Revellers from London's Hatchett Club fizeram backing vocals.
A
letra:
Instant
Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you're gonna be dead
What in the world you thinking of
Laughing in the face of love
What on earth you tryin' to do
It's up to you, yeah you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you're gonna be dead
What in the world you thinking of
Laughing in the face of love
What on earth you tryin' to do
It's up to you, yeah you
Instant Karma's gonna
get you
Gonna look you right in the face
Better get yourself together darlin'
Join the human race
How in the world you gonna see
Laughin' at fools like me
Who on earth d'you think you are
A super star
Well, right you are
Gonna look you right in the face
Better get yourself together darlin'
Join the human race
How in the world you gonna see
Laughin' at fools like me
Who on earth d'you think you are
A super star
Well, right you are
Well we all shine
on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Ev'ryone come on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Ev'ryone come on
Instant Karma's gonna
get you
Gonna knock you off your feet
Better recognize your brothers
Ev'ryone you meet
Why in the world are we here
Surely not to live in pain and fear
Why on earth are you there
When you're ev'rywhere
Come and get your share
Gonna knock you off your feet
Better recognize your brothers
Ev'ryone you meet
Why in the world are we here
Surely not to live in pain and fear
Why on earth are you there
When you're ev'rywhere
Come and get your share
Well we all shine
on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Come on and on and on on on
Yeah yeah, alright, uh huh, ah
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Come on and on and on on on
Yeah yeah, alright, uh huh, ah
Well we all shine
on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
On and on and on on and on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
On and on and on on and on
Well we all shine
on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
A versão de John
Lennon:
A versão de Paul
Weller:
A versão de Nelly
Furtado e Dave Stewart:
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