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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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mysticbumblebee wrote:
you may say I'm a dreamer...but I'm not the only one...♫
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hawk1984 wrote:
What else can I say about this song? Simply one of the best songs ever. Surely not overated, a bit overplayed I'd say
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WLDB wrote:
Such a simple song, but so powerful.
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billbrick wrote:
this song is way overated
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billbrick wrote:
imagian
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igetnorespect wrote:
How did this song not hit number #1 in the charts? One of the greatest songs of all time, period.
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zenmarz wrote:
i love to paint to this song......ahhh...mmm...sadly world peace would kill far too many jobs..im just saying...but it's cool to dream...
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zaiiii wrote:
I love this song so much.
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Atja wrote:
you may say i'm a dreamer...
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folktrash wrote:
This song might encompass my entire worldview in less than three minutes.
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Insanenobody wrote:
My favorite song of all time.
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BeatlesQueen wrote:
Beautiful.
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keysrgood wrote:
one of the best songs ever written
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josejaron wrote:
Realmente creo que es insuperable, es un canto a la vida aún sin saber inglés.
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jennica_med_c wrote:
This is a song that actually deserves all the play and attention. [1]
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Izzcariot wrote:
CruizinEB... go fuck around with your own stupid breed and leave us alone... ah yaeh great song!
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ShaniaEve wrote:
Magic....
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MegaDave89 wrote:
CruizinEB should die
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CruizinEB wrote:
Thank god he was removed from this planet, any one that thinks like this should be shot... People should only mix with others who share the same religion/race as nature intended.. You don't see tabby cats breading with tigers to you? why is that you say? its because they are a separate race of the cat family.
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LostinYourminds wrote:
yeah, I can imagine.
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