sound you make is muzak to my ears / You must've learned something in all those years." In Melody Maker, Roy Hollingworth lauded Imagine as the best work that Lennon had ever done and described "How Do You Sleep?" as "the unnerving slash at McCartney … a slow funk with Commanche or maybe Sioux flavoured strings". A few months after the album was released, Lennon said that the song "was an answer to Ram" but added: In 1980, Lennon stated: "I used my resentment against Paul … to create a song … not a terrible vicious horrible vendetta … I used my resentment and withdrawing from Paul and The Beatles, and the relationship with Paul, to write 'How Do You Sleep'. I don't really go 'round with those thoughts in my head all the time". Personnel John Lennon – vocals, guitar George Harrison – slide guitar Nicky Hopkins – Wurlitzer electric piano John Tout – piano Ted Turner – acoustic guitar Rod Linton – acoustic guitar Andy Davis – acoustic guitar Klaus Voormann – bass Alan White – drums The Flux Fiddlers – strings References 1971 songs John Lennon songs Songs about musicians Songs about the Beatles Songs written by John Lennon Song recordings produced by John Lennon Song recordings produced by Phil Spector Song recordings produced by Yoko Ono Diss tracks Answer songs