Instant Karma! (Happy birthday)

Non so se fosse voluto, oppure no. Perché già è, di per sé, un brano relativamente raro, se non altro per figurare, all'interno del repertorio lennoniano, tra i successi post-beatlesiani. Insomma, non so se stasera, nel corso di una trasmissione televisiva, le note di Instant Karma! siano state utilizzate di proposito o si debbano, piuttosto, a una mera coincidenza.

Ad ogni modo, l'effetto è stato duplice. O meglio, triplice: ricordarmi questa stupenda canzone di John Lennon; ricordarmi, altresì, che egli oggi avrebbe compiuto gli anni; infine, spingermi ad annotarlo su questo blog, se non altro perché a John Lennon, questo blog, deve - quanto meno - il nome.

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

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 in the hell 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
Everyone, come on

Instant karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you off your feet
Better recognize your brothers
Everyone 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 everywhere
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

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

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 moons and the stars and the sun
Yeah, we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun

(John Lennon, Instant Karma!)