Behind the song: ''Imagine'' by John Lennon

9/11/2020

"That should be credited as a Lennon/Ono song because a lot of the lyric and the concept came from Yoko. But those day, I was a bit more selfish, a bit more macho, and I sort of omitted to mention her contribution. But it was right out of Grapefruit, her book." - John Lennon

"He sincerely wished that there would be a time when all of us could feel happy without getting too obsessive about material goods." - Yoko Ono

''This song is virtually the Communist Manifesto. Even though I am not particularly a communist and I do not belong to any movement." - John Lennon

3 Comments

Dave Hahn

9/12/2020 10:24:25 am

Perhaps the most relevant song ever written.

Malcolm Mawer

1/11/2021 08:48:10 pm

This is a Communist theology song, which states no Heaven or hell and therefore no God. Hypocritical of John to preach equal rights and possessions, when he was living in wealth and ignoring the poor and starving. Anti Christ.

David J Barnes

1/12/2021 01:53:22 pm

I regard myself as a "cynic" however sometimes, just sometimes Mr Mawer. People can and do gather wealth without trying to. Here were a couple loving each other writing songs in bed I'm told. They come up with the most beautiful lyrics whech themselves are questioning life. What is wrong with that???

Behind the song: ''Imagine'' by John Lennon

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