Shipsey was Co-Executive Producer of "Instant Karma" - Amnesty's multi-star benefit album of John Lennon compositions.
The frontman also notes the influence of Miles Davis's group and slow-burn songs like John Lennon's "Instant Karma!".
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The compilation includes many of Lennon's most popular solo recordings, five of which had not yet appeared on an album: "Cold Turkey," "Instant Karma!," "Power to the People," the holiday single "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)," and "Give Peace a Chance."
The song has been covered by Gwen Guthrie (1992), The Samples (1997), Matisyahu for the benefit album Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur (2007), and Charly García under the name "Mirando las ruedas" for his album Kill Gil (2010).