as the similar phrase Lennon sang in the Beatles' song "Help!" According to Madinger and Easter, the recording and mixing of "Going Down on Love" are crisper than on many other Lennon songs. Reception Rock journalist Paul Du Noyer notes the irony that although the lyrics contain the line "Nothing doin' nowhere," in a creative sense there was more going on here and throughout the Walls and Bridges album than on Lennon's recordings in recent happier times. Author John Blaney notes that the song is "as raw and honest as anything [Lennon had] written," adding that Lennon was often at his best creatively when dealing with difficulties. Madinger and Easter call it a "terrific LP opener." Personnel The musicians who performed on the original recording were as follows: John Lennon – vocals, guitar Nicky Hopkins – piano Jesse Ed Davis – electric guitar Eddie Mottau – acoustic guitar Ken Ascher – electric piano Klaus Voormann – bass Arthur Jenkins – percussion Jim Keltner – drums Bobby Keys, Steve Madaio, Howard Johnson, Ron Aprea, Frank Vicari – horns References John Lennon songs Songs written by John Lennon 1974 songs Song recordings produced by John Lennon 1985 singles Plastic Ono Band songs