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

7 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???

BOB POROPATICH

10/12/2021 07:15:04 am

I always felt that man should always ask, "What if." Never saw Imagine as a communist manifesto or hypocritical for his wealth. It was a list of What Ifs for me to think about and to, well, Imagine.

Myles Kelly

10/12/2021 08:34:51 pm

I totally agree. It's good to imagine stuff, even if it's virtually beyond possibility. Our politicians should try it :)

Cheryl Dawn Stevens link

10/13/2021 03:23:13 pm

Beautiful song

Thomas Hartley link

10/14/2021 03:45:08 pm

Imagine a nation free of the prejudice of division.
A nation of no North/South Divide.
A nation with equal access nationwide
To the Performing Arts and Artistes.
Imagine a nation where there is no
Constriction around it's Capital
No greed to starve it's outer reaches
No demeaning attitude to all of it's
Citizens who cannot live in the
Centre of it's heartbeat !!
Imagine a nation where there is
No exclusion, No ignorance and fear
Of the pigmentation of the skin
Creating violence and atrocities
Imagine that you can love you're neighbor
And you're neighbor can love you
Imagine England the way it should be !!
Thomas Hartley,
At Chester City ( UK ),
hartleythomas86@gmail.com.
( PS: >> " A working class hero is something to be
If you want to be a hero then just follow me !!"
John Lennon )

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

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