song, calling it "one of Lennon's funkiest and hardest-hitting musical achievements." Cover versions and references The Minus 5 recorded a version of "Power to the People" for the 1995 tribute album Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon. In 2000, Eric Burdon, Billy Preston and Ringo Starr recorded the song for Steal This Movie!, a film about Abbie Hoffman. The song has been used as a theme song of the 2016 and 2020 US presidential campaigns of Bernie Sanders. Personnel The musicians who performed on "Power to the People" were as follows: John Lennon - vocals, electric guitar, piano Klaus Voormann - bass guitar Billy Preston - piano, keyboards Bobby Keys - saxophone Jim Gordon - drums Rosetta Hightower and others - backing vocals Chart history Weekly charts Year-end charts References John Lennon songs Eric Burdon songs Apple Records singles Song recordings produced by Phil Spector 1971 singles Protest songs Songs written by John Lennon Song recordings produced by John Lennon Song recordings produced by Yoko Ono Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign Plastic Ono Band songs