John Lennon - Imagine

Imagine by John Lennon, Music Video, Lyrics and Review

“Imagine” is a utopian-themed song by John Lennon, which appears on his 1971 album, Imagine.
Although originally credited solely to Lennon, in recent years Yoko Ono’s contribution to the song has become more widely acknowledged.

John Lennon - Imagine Lyrics

Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today… I IIII

Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace… you whooo

You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world… you whooo

You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one

John Lennon - Imagine Song Info and Review

Released on October 11, 1971in US and on 24 October 1975 in UK
Recorded 1971
Genre Rock/Pop
Length 3:01
Label Parlophone

The song was produced by Phil Spector.
“Imagine” is widely considered as one of the greatest songs of all time. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine voted “Imagine” the third greatest song of all time.

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.

source wikipedia.com

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