John Sinclair
Appears on: Nico

Recorded at: Riversound Studio, New York City, NY  March 7, 1995

Shannon: vocals
Rogers: guitar
Christopher: lap steel
Brad: bass
Glen: drums
Danny Clinch: harmonica

Produced and mixed by: Mike Naploitano and Blind Melon

Written by: John Lennon

Live Performances: None that we know of

Notes:
Brad:That was originally meant to be on Capitol's John Lennon tribute album. It's funny, Glen then ran into John Sinclair while we were living in New Orleans. He was a member of the White Panthers and managed MC5 until he got busted for possessing two joints. He came to my house and we recorded him reading one of his poems, "Friday the 13th," about the death of John Lennon. We wanted to include it on the album before the track.

Rogers: We recorded that during the same sessions that produced "Three Is The Magic Number," which is the last time we were in the studio together.

Here is a picture of John Sinclair:

Lyrics:
It ain't fair, John Sinclair
In the stir for breathing air
Won't you care for John Sinclair
In the stir for breathing air
Let him be, set him free
Let him be like you and me
They give him number two
What else can the judges do
Gotta set him free
If he'd been a soldier man
Shooting gooks in Vietnam
If he was the CIA
Selling dope and making hay
He'd be free, they'd let him be
Breathing air, like you and me
They gave him ten for two
They got Ali Otis too
Gotta set him free
Was he jailed for what he done
Or representing everyone
Free John now, if we can
From the clutchs of the man
Let him be, lift the lid
Bring him to his wife and kids
They gave him ten for two
What else can the bastards do
Gotta set him free
 

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