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“Imagine” is a song by John Lennon, which appears on his 1971 album, Imagine. It was released as a single in the same year, and reached number three in the U.S. Billboard charts, and number six in the United Kingdom.
In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine voted “Imagine” the third greatest song of all time. Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter said, “In many countries around the world — my wife and I have visited about 125 countries — you hear John Lennon’s song ‘Imagine’ used almost equally with national anthems.”
In the book Lennon in America, written by Geoffrey Giuliano, Lennon commented that the song was “an anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, anti-capitalistic song, but because it’s sugar-coated, it’s accepted.” Lennon also commented, it’s “virtually the Communist Manifesto, even though I am not particularly a communist and I do not belong to any movement.”
The lyrics were thought to be inspired by Lennon’s hopes for a more peaceful world, though their origins are not known for certain. In 1963 Lennon penned the lyrics to “I’ll Get You” with an opening verse of, “Imagine I’m in love with you, it’s easy cause I know.” The first verse of “Imagine” would seem to be a reworking of this. But the song’s refrain may have been partly inspired by Yoko Ono’s poetry, in reaction to her childhood in Japan during World War II. According to The Guardian, primordial versions of the song’s refrain can be found in her 1965 book Grapefruit, where she penned lines such as, “imagine a raindrop” and “imagine the clouds dripping.
In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine voted “Imagine” the third greatest song of all time. Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter said, “In many countries around the world — my wife and I have visited about 125 countries — you hear John Lennon’s song ‘Imagine’ used almost equally with national anthems.”
In the book Lennon in America, written by Geoffrey Giuliano, Lennon commented that the song was “an anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, anti-capitalistic song, but because it’s sugar-coated, it’s accepted.” Lennon also commented, it’s “virtually the Communist Manifesto, even though I am not particularly a communist and I do not belong to any movement.”
The lyrics were thought to be inspired by Lennon’s hopes for a more peaceful world, though their origins are not known for certain. In 1963 Lennon penned the lyrics to “I’ll Get You” with an opening verse of, “Imagine I’m in love with you, it’s easy cause I know.” The first verse of “Imagine” would seem to be a reworking of this. But the song’s refrain may have been partly inspired by Yoko Ono’s poetry, in reaction to her childhood in Japan during World War II. According to The Guardian, primordial versions of the song’s refrain can be found in her 1965 book Grapefruit, where she penned lines such as, “imagine a raindrop” and “imagine the clouds dripping.
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SonicHedgie wrote:
>:P .....lyrics! pppppph!!!
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corryr wrote:
My theme music!
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moinkati wrote:
das genialste stück von ihm. kann man nie genug von hören :).
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zakkrod wrote:
i LOVE JOHN LENNON!!!!!
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Nochek wrote:
lOve.
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Banache wrote:
...a brotherhood of men....
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Nussnase77 wrote:
Should be the "National Anthem" of "Planet Earth" ...
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kylesnyder99 wrote:
you may say i'm a dreamer, but im not the only one
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SheLovesMusik wrote:
The Best Song Ever. Peace & Love.
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OLDCHAVYCAR2RED wrote:
a good tune
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thewho4ever wrote:
i get very emotional when i hear this song? god bless the world
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andyr1957 wrote:
let peace start with me! PEACE TO YOU!
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cumgum wrote:
“an anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, anti-capitalistic song, but because it’s sugar-coated, it’s accepted.” And let's not forget that.
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rockbabs wrote:
the only song that all the world's people should hear! This has been mine and my husband's "theme" song for our lives.
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zakkrod wrote:
Imagine all the people, living life in peace!
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Aiduta wrote:
föreställa
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GetMeOuttaHere wrote:
I hope someday you will join us.. indeed
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Hashishh wrote:
i hope someday you will join us..
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davidbrowne wrote:
The world would be a better place if John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and John Winston Ono Lennon could have lived out their natural lives.
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Dora117 wrote:
I miss you John Lennon
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