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If there’s one song by John Lennon that has stood the test of time, it’s his peace anthem “Imagine.” It’s one of the few tracks by a former Beatle to rival the band’s biggest hits in ...
John Lennon revealed two books helped inspire “Imagine.” He did not see the song as a condemnation of all religion. “Imagine” was a hit in the 1970s and in the 1980s.
John Lennon played “Imagine” for a group of communists before the public heard it. Subsequently, one of the communists told John he preferred one of his other political tunes.
Played at weddings, funerals, Olympic ceremonies and even the annual New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square, John Lennon’s song “Imagine” has been the all-purpose anthem of ...
John Lennon’s “Imagine” doesn’t make sense alongside another song on the same album. The song in question is funny and funky, it’s just not very utopian.
John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ has the same riff and soundscape as his song ‘Watching the Wheels’ Perhaps the most famous part of “Imagine” is its gentle opening riff. It’s the perfect ...
"Imagine" is John Lennon's biggest hitIt was a solo track after the Beatles broke upThis is the meaning behind the classic song The Beatles broke up in 1970, John, Paul, George and Ringo began ...
IT turns 50 this week – and for many it’s pop’s greatest song. But is John Lennon’s Imagine really all that? The Beatles legend released it in 1971, two years after leaving the band. It ...
However, John Nichols writes in “The Nation” that Carter liked this particular song. In fact, Brooks and Yearwood also played “Imagine” at the 2023 funeral of Carter’s wife Rosalynn.
In honor of the 50th anniversary since the release of the John Lennon-penned ode to peace, “Imagine,” and the album of the same name, the song has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA ...
Julian Lennon previously vowed never to perform his father John Lennon 's iconic "Imagine." But Lennon has been so disturbed by the "unimaginable tragedy" of the Russian war on Ukraine, that the ...
As we approach the 32nd anniversary of John Lennon’s death, I think it’s time to take a hard look at the song that — sadly and improperly — personifies Lennon’s legacy for far too many ...