Biography john lennon wikipedia en anglais

This article is about the song. For the box set, see Gimme Some Truth (box set). For the 2020 compilation, see Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes.

1971 song by John Lennon

"Gimme Some Truth" (originally spelled "Give Me Some Truth") is a protest song written and performed by John Lennon.

It was first released on his 1971 album Imagine.

Biography john lennon wikipedia en anglais

"Gimme Some Truth" contains various political references emerging from the time it was written, during the latter years of the Vietnam War. Co-produced by Phil Spector, the recording includes a slide guitar solo played by George Harrison, Lennon's former bandmate in the Beatles.

In 1982, "Gimme Some Truth" was issued as the B-side of "Love" on a posthumous single. The song provided the title track for the 2000 documentary film Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album.

Origins

Work on the song began as early as January 1969 during the Beatles' Get Back sessions, which would eventually evolve int