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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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carolzetas wrote:
Before to understand the meaning of this song, I already wanted to cry everytime I heard it.
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lukasz_pulawski wrote:
check out Randy Crawford's cover
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ManiacForces wrote:
worst song ever
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
piano bar..leave a tip,please...yes yes we know it sounds like elevator music or stuck on hold on the phone...thank you...last.fm,the mgmt.
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Oregon_Myst wrote:
Imagine John's voice singing this song...
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
"What floor,Madame?"
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nicole9124 wrote:
☮ ♥ ♫ ¡perfecta!
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BeatleFreak98 wrote:
But it's very nice and relaxing. :)
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BeatleFreak98 wrote:
Where's the singing? D:
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mellocone wrote:
Liberache does Lennon?
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gorbalsmick wrote:
hey people lighten up its an instrumental i found it very relaxing.
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RocketmanPaul wrote:
What's this CRAP
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squiggins wrote:
This site is so stupid sometimes.
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VolpeDeldeserto wrote:
the music is great
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blobbyba wrote:
theres no singing :'(
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rastignac0 wrote:
epic!
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WWOMENN wrote:
☮ ♥ ♫
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
"you can say this sucks but I`m not the only one."..I wanna hear John`s vocals!!!
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tavitooo wrote:
ah buena version!!
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Frau_Nachbarin wrote:
Hoppla, auch sehr schöne version
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