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united in purpose, to repair and change itself". Atheist author Richard Dawkins embraced it as an "atheist anthem". Lennon himself stated that his song "did not discourage faith". Lennon composed "Imagine" one morning in early 1971, on a Steinway piano, in a bedroom at his Tittenhurst Park estate in Ascot, Berkshire, England. Ono watched as he composed the melody, chord structure and almost all the lyrics, nearly completing the song in one brief writing session. Described as a piano ballad performed in the soft rock genre, the song is in the key of C major. Its 4-bar piano introduction begins
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Oh My Love "Oh My Love" is a song written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono that appeared on Lennon's "Imagine" album in 1971. The song is the only songwriting collaboration on "Imagine." "Oh My Love" was also released on Lennon's album "Wonsaponatime" in 1998, and also on the album "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" in 2006. It is track number 7 on "Wonsaponatime" and track number 20 on "The U.S. vs. John Lennon". The song was originally written and demoed in 1968 after sessions for the album "The Beatles". This demo was released on many Beatles bootleg albums. Former
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the sessions for "Imagine" three years later. The melody was inspired by Lonnie Donegan's "Lost John", a song Lennon enjoyed and played often. The song was recorded on 25 May 1971 at Ascot Sound Studios. Robert Christgau called it "an instant folk song worthy of Rosie & the Originals". EMI wanted to release the song as a single but Lennon refused. The only single issued from "Imagine" was the title track in the United States; none was issued in the United Kingdom. Oh Yoko! "Oh Yoko!" is a 1971 song, written and performed by John Lennon, that can be found
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song "Well (Baby Please Don't Go)", later released on "John Lennon Anthology", was recorded on 16 February. Lennon would choose to remake "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier" on 24 May 1971, the opening day of the main album sessions. Lennon enlisted help from Nicky Hopkins, members of the Apple band Badfinger, Alan White and Jim Keltner. George Harrison would also drop by to contribute lead guitar parts on various songs. Recording for the album started on 24 May at Ascot Sound Studios. Lennon showed the musicians a song that he had recently written, the album's title track "Imagine".
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the Flux Fiddlers on strings. Issued by Apple Records in the United States in October 1971, "Imagine" became the best-selling single of Lennon's solo career. It peaked at number three on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and reached number one in Canada on the "RPM" national singles chart, remaining there for two weeks. Upon its release the song's lyrics upset some religious groups, particularly the line: "Imagine there's no heaven". When asked about the song during one of his final interviews, Lennon said he considered it to be as strong a composition as any he had written with the Beatles. He
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2010 remaster. In 2018, the album was remixed yet again and titled "Imagine: The Ultimate Collection". A six-disc box set, spread over four CDs and two Blu-ray discs, features previously unheard demos, rare studio outtakes, and isolated track elements. All songs written by John Lennon; "Oh My Love" co-written by Yoko Ono. Side one Side two Personnel per John Blaney. Footnotes Citations Imagine (John Lennon album) Imagine is the second studio album by John Lennon after his departure from the Beatles. Recorded and released in 1971, the album's musical arrangements are more elaborate compared to the basic, small-group arrangements of
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scene where Lennon and Ono attended a party at Allen Klein's New York home, but the scene was cut from the film. Chris Goss and Masters of Reality covered "It's So Hard" on their 2004 album "Give Us Barabbas". It's So Hard "It's So Hard" is a song written and performed by John Lennon which first appeared on his 1971 album "Imagine". Shortly after the album's release, the song was released as the B-side to the single "Imagine." In Mexico it was released on an EP with "Imagine," "Oh My Love" and "Gimme Some Truth." In 1986, a live performance
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Oh Yoko! "Oh Yoko!" is a 1971 song, written and performed by John Lennon, that can be found on his album "Imagine" and the greatest hits compilation "". The song was written about his wife Yoko Ono, and features Nicky Hopkins on piano and co-producer Phil Spector on harmony vocal. Lennon plays harmonica for the first time on a solo recording (since The Beatles' "Rocky Raccoon"), and it would also be the last time he used the instrument in a released recording. Lennon began writing the song in 1968 during the Beatles' visit to India, but wasn't fully completed until
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Song Award and recognized Lennon's desire to add Yoko Ono as a co-author of the song. In December 1971, Lennon and Ono appeared at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Lennon performed "Imagine" with an acoustic guitar, yielding the earliest known live recording of the song, later included on the "John Lennon Anthology" (1998). In 1975, he sang "Imagine" during his final public performance, a birthday celebration for Lew Grade. Elton John performed the song regularly on his world tour in 1980, including at his free concert in Central Park, a few blocks away from Lennon's apartment in The Dakota. On
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It's So Hard "It's So Hard" is a song written and performed by John Lennon which first appeared on his 1971 album "Imagine". Shortly after the album's release, the song was released as the B-side to the single "Imagine." In Mexico it was released on an EP with "Imagine," "Oh My Love" and "Gimme Some Truth." In 1986, a live performance from 30 August 1972 was released on Lennon's live album "Live in New York City". According to author John Blaney, the lyrics of "It's So Hard" represent a summary of Lennon's struggle with life problems. The lyrics describe one
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How Do You Sleep? (John Lennon song) "How Do You Sleep?" is a song by English rock musician John Lennon from his 1971 album "Imagine". The song makes angry and scathing remarks aimed at his former Beatles bandmate and songwriting partner, Paul McCartney. Lennon wrote the song in response to what he perceived as personal slights by McCartney on the latter's "Ram" album. The track includes a slide guitar solo played by George Harrison and was co-produced by Lennon, Phil Spector and Yoko Ono. John Lennon wrote "How Do You Sleep?" in the aftermath of Paul McCartney's successful suit in
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Bring On the Lucie (Freda Peeple) "Bring on the Lucie (Freda Peeple)" is a protest song written and performed by John Lennon from his 1973 album "Mind Games". The song dates from late 1971, starting out as little more than a chorus, after Lennon acquired a National guitar. After working on the lyrics, the song went from a simple political slogan to a full-blown statement that hints at his earlier work, such as "Imagine" and "Power to the People". Two versions of the song, both performed by Lennon, appear in the 2006 film, "Children of Men". The standard version of
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who performed on "Power to the People" were as follows:<ref Imagine : The Ultimate Edition> Power to the People (song) "Power to the People" is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1971, credited to John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. It was issued on Apple Records (catalogue number R5892 in the United Kingdom, 1830 in the United States) and in the US peaked at number 11 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 10 on the "Cashbox" Top 100. It also charted at number 6 on the British singles chart. The song's first appearance on album was
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Jealous Guy "Jealous Guy" is a song by English rock musician John Lennon from his 1971 album "Imagine". Lennon began writing the song in 1968, when, as "Child of Nature", it was among the many songs demoed by the Beatles before they recorded their self-titled double album (also known as the "White Album"). The lyrics were originally inspired by a lecture given by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in early 1968, when the Beatles attended his spiritual retreat in Rishikesh, India. In its rewritten form, the song serves as a confessional in which Lennon addresses the feelings of inadequacy that resulted in
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Jealous Guy "Jealous Guy" is a song by English rock musician John Lennon from his 1971 album "Imagine". Lennon began writing the song in 1968, when, as "Child of Nature", it was among the many songs demoed by the Beatles before they recorded their self-titled double album (also known as the "White Album"). The lyrics were originally inspired by a lecture given by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in early 1968, when the Beatles attended his spiritual retreat in Rishikesh, India. In its rewritten form, the song serves as a confessional in which Lennon addresses the feelings of inadequacy that resulted in
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"Gouache". A cover version by The Lettermen became a minor hit, peaking at #58 on the Japanese singles chart in 1972. The song has also been used in a couple of films, namely "Little Darlings", and several times throughout the film "Heartbreakers". The song is on the first season soundtrack to the television show "Gilmore Girls". Oh My Love "Oh My Love" is a song written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono that appeared on Lennon's "Imagine" album in 1971. The song is the only songwriting collaboration on "Imagine." "Oh My Love" was also released on Lennon's album "Wonsaponatime" in
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theatrical release in September 2018. Imagine (1972 film) Imagine is a 1972 television film by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, filmed mostly at their Tittenhurst Park home in Ascot, England, during 1971, and intended for television. All the songs from Lennon's "Imagine" album appear in the soundtrack, and also the songs "Mrs. Lennon" and "Don't Count the Waves", from Ono's album "Fly". The program consists mostly of "film promos" around the song selection, interspersed with occasional slices of Lennon and Ono's life together, and also fantasy and "gag" sequences. In one of these, a succession of men (ranging from Lennon
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Imagine (1972 film) Imagine is a 1972 television film by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, filmed mostly at their Tittenhurst Park home in Ascot, England, during 1971, and intended for television. All the songs from Lennon's "Imagine" album appear in the soundtrack, and also the songs "Mrs. Lennon" and "Don't Count the Waves", from Ono's album "Fly". The program consists mostly of "film promos" around the song selection, interspersed with occasional slices of Lennon and Ono's life together, and also fantasy and "gag" sequences. In one of these, a succession of men (ranging from Lennon and Ono's assistants to celebrities
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"straight" track than her previous work, stating that it shows off "her more conservative side." Alex Chilton used the song's sad chord progression for part of his song "Holocaust." A music video was made for this song which was premiered on "The Dick Cavett Show" on 11 September 1971 when John Lennon and Yoko Ono were guests on the programme. (The video is introduced at approximately the 39:24 mark). Film of "Mrs. Lennon" depicting the couple walking around their Ascot mansion was included in the 1972 television film "Imagine". Mrs. Lennon "Mrs. Lennon" is Yoko Ono's first single from her
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Imagine (John Lennon album) Imagine is the second studio album by John Lennon after his departure from the Beatles. Recorded and released in 1971, the album's musical arrangements are more elaborate compared to the basic, small-group arrangements of his first album, the critically acclaimed "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band". "Imagine" is the most popular of Lennon's solo albums and the title track is considered by many to be one of Lennon's finest songs. In 2012, the album was voted 80th on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". While in New York, former Beatles John Lennon
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don't believe in Jesus", but also sang that he did not believe in the Bible, Buddha, the "Gita", and the Beatles. Critics of Lennon's lyrics have also focused on the line "Imagine there's no heaven" from his 1971 song "Imagine". Lennon was murdered on 8 December 1980 by Mark David Chapman, who had become a born-again Christian in 1970 and was incensed by Lennon's "more popular than Jesus" remark, calling it blasphemy. He later stated that he was further enraged by the songs "God" and "Imagine", even singing the latter with the altered lyric: "Imagine John Lennon dead". Notes Citations
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united in purpose, to repair and change itself". Atheist author Richard Dawkins embraced it as an "atheist anthem". Lennon himself stated that his song "did not discourage faith". Lennon composed "Imagine" one morning in early 1971, on a Steinway piano, in a bedroom at his Tittenhurst Park estate in Ascot, Berkshire, England. Ono watched as he composed the melody, chord structure and almost all the lyrics, nearly completing the song in one brief writing session. Described as a piano ballad performed in the soft rock genre, the song is in the key of C major. Its 4-bar piano introduction begins
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Gimme Some Truth "Gimme Some Truth" (originally spelled "Give Me Some Truth") is a protest song written and performed by John Lennon. It was first released on his 1971 album "Imagine". "Gimme Some Truth" contains various political references emerging from the time it was written, during the latter years of the Vietnam War. Work on the song began as early as January 1969 during The Beatles' "Get Back" sessions, which would eventually evolve into "Let It Be". Bootleg recordings of the group performing songs that would eventually go onto the members' solo recordings feature a few performances of "Gimme Some
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described the song's meaning and explicated its commercial appeal: "Anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, anti-capitalistic, but because it is sugarcoated it is accepted ... Now I understand what you have to do. Put your political message across with a little honey." In an open letter to Paul McCartney published in "Melody Maker", Lennon said that "Imagine" was "'Working Class Hero' with sugar on it for conservatives like yourself". On 30 November 1971, the "Imagine" LP reached number one on the UK chart. It became the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album of Lennon's solo career. In 1972, Lennon and Ono released
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I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama "I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier, Mama" (also known as "I Don't Want To Be a Soldier") is a song written and performed by John Lennon, and released in 1971 as the fifth track on his second studio album, "Imagine". The song is a rant against the expectations of society. This song was first recorded, along with "It's So Hard", during the February 1971 sessions that also yielded the "Power to the People" single. The song began as a studio jam. Take 2, described as a raw, funk version of Lennon's song "Well
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and George Harrison. Derided by critics as "the most expensive home movie of all time", it premiered to an American audience, on TV on 23 December 1972. Lennon would later express his displeasure with the more commercial sound of the album, even going so far as to say that the title track was "an anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, anti-capitalistic song, but because it's sugar-coated, it's accepted". In a November 1971 interview for "Melody Maker", McCartney spoke positively of "Imagine", considering it to be less political than Lennon's previous solo albums. In a subsequent edition of the same publication, Lennon rebuked his
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drums. This show was taped on 18 January 1972 and televised on 15 February. "Midsummer New York" was included on the original version of Lennon and Ono's 1972 television film "Imagine" but it was one of two Ono songs that was cut from the shortened revised version. "Mind Train," the follow-up single from "Fly", was the other song cut. Midsummer New York "Midsummer New York" is a song written by Yoko Ono that was released as the opening song of her 1971 album "Fly" and also as the b-side of the single "Mrs. Lennon." "Midsummer New York" is based on
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piano too well' ... I'll get the initial idea and ... we'll just find a sound from [there]." Recording took place on 27 May 1971 at Ascot Sound Studios, Lennon's newly built home studio at Tittenhurst Park, with string overdubs taking place on 4 July 1971 at the Record Plant, in New York City. Relaxed and patient, the sessions began during the late morning, running to just before dinner in the early evening. Lennon taught the musicians the chord progression and a working arrangement for "Imagine", rehearsing the song until he deemed the musicians ready to record. In his attempt
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released. Shortly before his death in 1980, Lennon commented that "Although the lyrics don't resolve into any sense, they're good lines. They certainly work ... but if you read the whole song, it doesn't say anything" and added the song was "beautiful – and I never wished I'd written it." Lennon made reference to "Yesterday" in his song "How Do You Sleep?" on his 1971 album "Imagine". The song appears to attack McCartney with the line "The only thing you done was yesterday, but since you've gone you're just another day", a reference to McCartney's recent hit "Another Day". At
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same name with Phil Spector. Recording began at Lennon's home studio at Tittenhurst Park, England, in May 1971, with final overdubs taking place at the Record Plant, in New York City, during July. One month after the September release of the LP, Lennon released "Imagine" as a single in the United States; the song peaked at number three on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and the LP reached number one on the UK chart in November, later becoming the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album of Lennon's solo career. Although not originally released as a single in the United Kingdom,
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I'm in Love (Lennon–McCartney song) "I'm in Love" is a song credited to Lennon–McCartney and possibly written by John Lennon. In 1963 the English Merseybeat band the Fourmost made a recording of the song at the EMI Studios, produced by George Martin. John Lennon said, in 1971, “Me — I wrote it for the Fourmost.” He seemed less definite in his 1980 Playboy interview. In Paul McCartney's authorized biography, Miles seems to refer to this song as a collaboration. Billy J. Kramer also recorded a version of the song, but the version by the Fourmost was selected for the issue
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on 15 February, 1971, during sessions that would produce songs for Lennon's "Imagine" album. The single was released on 12 March 1971 in the UK and 22 March 1971 in the US (although some sources give the British release as 8 March). The song was written by Lennon in response to an interview he gave to Tariq Ali and Robin Blackburn, published in "Red Mole" (8–22 March 1971). As Lennon explained: "I just felt inspired by what they said, although a lot of it is gobbledygook. So I wrote 'Power to the People' the same way I wrote 'Give Peace
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"OZ" magazine indicates that Ono, as well as Allen Klein, Lennon's manager, also contributed lyrics. Lennon recorded "How Do You Sleep?" on 26 May 1971 at Ascot Sound Studios, during the sessions for his "Imagine" album. String overdubs took place on 4 July 1971 at the Record Plant, in New York City. The song features a slide guitar part played by George Harrison. Aside from Lennon on rhythm guitar and vocals, the track also includes contributions from Klaus Voormann on bass, Alan White on drums, acoustic guitar played by Ted Turner, Rod Linton and Andy Davis, as well as additional
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Imagine (John Lennon song) "Imagine" is a song co-written and performed by English musician John Lennon. The best-selling single of his solo career, its lyrics encourage the listener to imagine a world at peace without the barriers of borders or the divisions of religion and nationality and to consider the possibility that the whole of humanity would live unattached to material possessions. Shortly before his death, Lennon said that much of the song's "lyric and content" came from his wife Yoko Ono, and in 2017, she received a co-writing credit. Lennon and Ono co-produced the song and album of the
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opening ceremony. The song was played for 70,000 people in Baku, Azerbaijan that served as host of the event. In 2018, the song was performed at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Pyeongchang (South Korea). In 2018, Yoko Ono released her version of the song, with herself co-credited as writer. Imagine (John Lennon song) "Imagine" is a song co-written and performed by English musician John Lennon. The best-selling single of his solo career, its lyrics encourage the listener to imagine a world at peace without the barriers of borders or the divisions of religion and nationality and to consider
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footage were subsequently released as part of the documentary film "". "Imagine" was written and recorded during a period of particularly bad feeling between Lennon and former bandmate Paul McCartney, following the Beatles' break-up the year before and McCartney winning his case in the High Court to have their legal partnership dissolved. Harrison guested on half of "Imagine"'s ten tracks, including "How Do You Sleep?" – a song written in retaliation against McCartney's alleged personal attacks on Lennon and Ono, on his recent "Ram" album. Lennon said in 1980: "I used my resentment against Paul ... to create a song
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Imagine: John Lennon (soundtrack) Imagine: John Lennon is a soundtrack album of popular music compiled for the 1988 documentary film "" from songs written or co-written by John Lennon. Originally released that year as a double album, it now remains available on one CD. Bridging his two musical phases together, as a member of the Beatles and a solo artist (similar to George Harrison's earlier "The Best of George Harrison"), "Imagine: John Lennon" is a career-spanning collection of Lennon's many musical highlights. In addition there are a couple of heretofore unreleased recordings: an acoustic demo of "Real Love" taped in
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reference to Lennon's song "Imagine": "It went, 'Imagine, imagine if John Lennon was dead.'" Chapman's childhood friend Miles McManushe recalled he referred to the song as "communist." Jan Reeves, the sister of one of Chapman's best friends, reported Chapman "seemed really angry toward John Lennon and he kept saying he could not understand why John Lennon had said [the Beatles were more popular than Jesus]. According to Mark, there should be nobody more popular than the Lord Jesus Christ. He said it was blasphemy." Chapman had also been influenced by reading in a library book, Anthony Fawcett's "John Lennon: One
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"Be-Bop-A-Lula" Medley: "Rip It Up"/"Ready Teddy" "Some Other Guy" "Love Me Do" "From Me to You" "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" "Oh Yoko!" "How Do You Sleep?" "Everybody Had a Hard Year" "I've Got a Feeling" "Across the Universe" "Come Together" "Hold On" "All You Need Is Love" Imagine: John Lennon (soundtrack) Imagine: John Lennon is a soundtrack album of popular music compiled for the 1988 documentary film "" from songs written or co-written by John Lennon. Originally released that year as a double album, it now remains available on one CD. Bridging his two musical phases together, as
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Triple J's Hottest 100 Of All Time on 11 July 2009. 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." On 9 October 2010, which would have been Lennon's 70th birthday, the Liverpool Singing Choir performed "Imagine" along with other Lennon songs at the unveiling of the John Lennon Peace Monument in Chavasse Park, Liverpool, England. Beatles producer George Martin praised Lennon's solo work, singling out the composition: "My favourite song of all was 'Imagine'". Music critic Paul Du Noyer described
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to him by Gregory, Lennon wrote what author John Blaney described as "a humanistic paean for the people". Blaney wrote, "Lennon contends that global harmony is within our reach, but only if we reject the mechanisms of social control that restrict human potential." "Rolling Stone"s David Fricke commented: "[Lennon] calls for a unity and equality built upon the complete elimination of modern social order: geopolitical borders, organised religion, [and] economic class." Lennon stated: "'Imagine', which says: 'Imagine that there was no more religion, no more country, no more politics,' is virtually the Communist Manifesto, even though I'm not particularly a
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later said the composition "should be credited as a Lennon/Ono song. A lot of it—the lyric and the concept—came from Yoko, but in those days I was a bit more selfish, a bit more macho, and I sort of omitted her contribution, but it was right out of "Grapefruit"." When asked about the song's meaning during a December 1980 interview with David Sheff for "Playboy" magazine, Lennon told Sheff that Dick Gregory had given Ono and him a Christian prayer book, which inspired him the concept behind "Imagine". With the combined influence of "Cloud Piece" and the prayer book given
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Well Well", was included in the "John Lennon Anthology" box set. Lennon was unhappy with this version and re-recorded it during the "Imagine" sessions. The final version of the song is the only song on "Imagine" to feature Phil Spector's Wall of Sound effect to its full extent. The song contains only 25 different words, very similar to Lennon's song "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", from the Beatles 1969 album "Abbey Road". In a review for the "Imagine" album, Ben Gerson of "Rolling Stone" described the song as "an enumeration of all the roles John withdraws from," along with
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of "Imagine", including Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Joan Baez, Elton John and Diana Ross. Emeli Sandé recorded a cover for the BBC to use during the end credits montage at the close of the 2012 Summer Olympics coverage in August 2012. "Imagine" subsequently re-entered the UK Top 40, reaching number 18. Several poems from Yoko Ono's 1964 book "Grapefruit" inspired Lennon to write the lyrics for "Imagine"—in particular, one which Capitol Records reproduced on the back cover of the original "Imagine" LP titled "Cloud Piece", reads: "Imagine the clouds dripping, dig a hole in your garden to put them in." Lennon
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There's No One Quite Like Grandma "There's No One Quite Like Grandma" was a number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart, by the Stockport-based primary school choir St Winifred's School Choir from 27 December 1980 to 3 January 1981. It was written by Gordon Lorenz. The song was a Christmas number-one single in both the UK and Ireland. In the UK, it demoted John Lennon's last single, "(Just Like) Starting Over," to number two. After two weeks at number one, a previous Lennon song, "Imagine," replaced it. This was a posthumous release as Lennon had been killed three weeks prior.
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Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever". The GDR rock band "Die Puhdys" dedicated Lennon their song "Hey John", performed and recorded in 1981. The band describes their fan feelings about John Lennon, especially to his song "Give Peace a Chance". The song contains Lennon samples from "Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine". Bob Dylan wrote "Roll On John" as a tribute to Lennon on his 2012 album entitled "Tempest". Elton John wrote "Empty Garden (Hey, Hey Johnny)" for Lennon, a dedication for Lennon to show a love for their friendship. Elton John titled it "Empty Garden," as Lennon told him stories how
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encouraging one similar to communism. Author Chris Ingham indicated the hypocrisy in Lennon, the millionaire rock star living in a mansion, encouraging listeners to imagine living their lives without possessions. Others argue that Lennon intended the song's lyrics to inspire listeners to imagine if the world "could" live without possessions, not as an explicit call to give them up. Blaney commented: "Lennon knew he had nothing concrete to offer, so instead he offers a dream, a concept to be built upon." Blaney considered the song to be "riddled with contradictions. Its hymn-like setting sits uncomfortably alongside its author's plea for
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Look at Me (John Lennon song) "Look at Me" is a song written and performed by John Lennon, from his debut solo album "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band". Lennon began writing "Look at Me" in India in 1968, during the extended sessions for the Beatles' self-titled double album, also known as "the White Album". He then shelved the song until 1970, when he recorded it for his debut solo album. A different recording of the song was later released on the "John Lennon Anthology" and the compilation album "Acoustic". The pattern of the song is fairly prominent throughout the track. It
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which would be finished by the Beatles for 1996's "Anthology 2") and a rehearsal take of "Imagine" in mid-1971 before the final take was captured. The film was commissioned by Yoko Ono. None of the three former Beatles, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, or Ringo Starr, agreed to participate in the film. The soundtrack sold well in the United States, reaching No. 31 on the charts and going gold. Imagine: John Lennon Imagine: John Lennon is a 1988 British documentary film about English musician John Lennon. It was released on October 7, 1988, two days before Lennon's 48th birthday. "Imagine: John
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Imagine: John Lennon Imagine: John Lennon is a 1988 British documentary film about English musician John Lennon. It was released on October 7, 1988, two days before Lennon's 48th birthday. "Imagine: John Lennon", with its wealth of stock Lennon footage and self-narration, proved to be a well-received film. Bridging his two musical phases together as a member of the Beatles and as a solo artist, "Imagine: John Lennon" is a career-spanning collection of Lennon's many musical highlights. In addition, there are a couple of heretofore unreleased recordings: an acoustic demo of "Real Love" taped in 1979 (an alternate recording of
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tempo falls around 75 beats per minute. Lennon and Ono co-produced the song and album with Phil Spector, who commented on the track: "We knew what we were going to do ... It was going to be John making a political statement, but a very commercial one as well ... I always thought that 'Imagine' was like the national anthem." Lennon described his working arrangement with Ono and Spector: "Phil doesn't arrange or anything like that—[Ono] and Phil will just sit in the other room and shout comments like, 'Why don't you try this sound' or 'You're not playing the
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n' Roll", and all but one track from "Imagine". However, the tracks are not presented in album order. All songs written and composed by John Lennon, except where noted. This album is notable for featuring almost all studio recordings released by John Lennon during his lifetime. Only seven tracks included on the original release of John Lennon solo albums are not included on the collection. These are "It's So Hard" from "Imagine", "Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)", "One Day (At a Time)", "Bring on the Lucie (Freeda Peeple)", "I Know (I Know)" and the silent 3-second track "Nutopian International Anthem" from "Mind
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an 81-minute film to accompany the "Imagine" album which featured footage of the couple in their home, garden and the recording studio of their Berkshire property at Tittenhurst Park as well as in New York City. A full-length documentary rock video, the film's first scene features a shot of Lennon and Ono walking through a thick fog, arriving at their house as the song "Imagine" begins. Above the front door to their house is a sign that reads: "This Is Not Here", the title of Ono's then New York art show. The next scene shows Lennon sitting at a white
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Benmont Tench, T-Bone Wolk and Mitchell Froom. The opening lines of the 3rd verse (Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions"? / A poor little schoolboy who said "we don't need no lessons"?) refer to John Lennon and Pink Floyd respectively. Costello said, ""The Other Side of Summer" is not a slap at John Lennon. John Lennon wrote some wonderful songs, but "Imagine", which has been so sanctified, was one of his worst. He didn't think it all the way through." Interviewed in Q, Costello said the song was, "obviously designed to be as much like a Californian
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it was released in 1975 to promote a compilation LP and it reached number six on the chart that year. The song has since sold more than 1.6 million copies in the UK; it reached number one following Lennon's murder in December 1980. In 1985, the Central Park Conservancy memorialised a portion of the park in honour of Lennon, called Strawberry Fields, with a mosaic that reads "Imagine". BMI named "Imagine" one of the 100 most-performed songs of the 20th century. The song ranked number 30 on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of the 365 Songs of the
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Old Dirt Road "Old Dirt Road" is a song written by John Lennon and Harry Nilsson, first released on Lennon's 1974 album "Walls and Bridges". Nilsson later recorded the song on his 1980 album "Flash Harry". Lennon and Nilsson wrote "Old Dirt Road" while Lennon was working with Nilsson producing Nilsson's "Pussy Cats" album. Lennon had written the first verse, when he was interrupted by some business people, and asked Nilsson to provide an "Americanism." Nilsson provided a line, which Lennon incorporated into the song. Nilsson then continued writing part of the song. "Old Dirt Road" uses the road as
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songs written and produced by Roy Wood. Among his singles were "Way Back in the Fifties", "Hi Summer" backed with "My Girl And Me", both written and produced by Lynsey de Paul, the theme song to an ITV variety series he co-hosted, "Maybe God's Got Something Up His Sleeve", the John Lennon song "Imagine", plus a cover version of the Cliff Richard hit "Miss You Nights", and Wood's "Aerial Pictures". He was originally offered the chance to record "Sugar Baby Love" but rejected it as "rubbish"; it was promptly given to a new band, the Rubettes, and it launched their
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piano parts by Nicky Hopkins and John Tout. Although he had been united with Lennon, Ringo Starr and Klein, against McCartney, in the recent lawsuit, Harrison recalled that the period was one of "very strange, intense feelings" among all the former Beatles, and he was initially wary of Lennon's invitation to play on the new album. Given this, Harrison added, he was relieved that Lennon was "openly pleased I came". As with all the tracks on "Imagine", several outtakes of "How Do You Sleep?" became available on bootleg albums and in documentary films about Lennon. A run-through of the song
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us to envision a world without religion." Urish and Bielen described Lennon's "dream world" without a heaven or hell as a call to "make the best world we can here and now, since this is all this is or will be". In their opinion, "because we are asked merely to imagine—to play a 'what if' game, Lennon can escape the harshest criticisms". Former Beatle Ringo Starr defended the song's lyrics during a 1981 interview with Barbara Walters, stating: "[Lennon] said 'imagine', that's all. Just imagine it." The morning after the November 2015 Paris attacks, German pianist Davide Martello brought a
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Out the Blue (John Lennon song) "Out the Blue" is a song written by John Lennon and originally released on his 1973 album "Mind Games". The song is included on the 1990 boxset "Lennon", the 2005 two disc compilation "" and the 2010 album, "Gimme Some Truth". "Out the Blue" is one of several songs on "Mind Games" devoted to Yoko Ono. It was recorded at a time when Lennon and Ono were separated, and reflects Lennon's resulting self-doubt. It states Lennon's gratitude for Ono appearing in his life "out of the blue" and providing his "life's energy." According to
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the top spot by REO Speedwagon's hit "Keep On Loving You" and Blondie's hit "Rapture") while reaching number 1 on the "Cashbox" Top 100. The Shadows did an instrumental version as a medley with "Imagine" in 1981. Pop group Brotherhood of Man recorded a version in 1981, which was featured on their album "20 Love Songs". Ozzy Osbourne recorded this song on his 2005 "Under Cover" album. In 2007, Ben Jelen's version appeared on "" as an iTunes exclusive bonus track. The 2008 video game by Nintendo "Wii Music" features this song as playable song. Woman (John Lennon song) "Woman"
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in the 2000 film "Gimme Some Truth" includes what authors Chip Madinger and Mark Easter describe as "John's query to Paul", as Lennon faces the camera and sings: "How do you sleep, ya cunt?" Starr visited the studio during the recording of the song and was reportedly upset, saying: "That's enough, John." The final mix version as released on the album is in mono rather than stereo, unlike all the other tracks. In 2018 two versions of the original recording sessions were released as part of the Imagine box set in 5.1 surround sound. In a contemporary review of "Imagine",
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drawing that duplicated the back-cover photograph from his album "Imagine". The Songs Lennon and McCartney Gave Away The Songs Lennon and McCartney Gave Away was a conceptual compilation album containing the original artist recordings of songs composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney in the 1960s that they had elected not to release as Beatles songs. The album was released in the UK in 1979. With the exception of "I'm the Greatest", a Ringo Starr album track written for him by John Lennon in 1973, all songs were recorded and released as singles during the active Beatles years in the
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Julia (Beatles song) "Julia" is a song by the Beatles, but performed as a solo work by John Lennon. The song was written by Lennon (though credited to Lennon–McCartney) regarding his mother Julia Lennon, who died in 1958 at age 44. The track is the final song on side two (disc one on CD) of the band's 1968 double album, "The Beatles" (also known as "White Album") and was the last song recorded for the album. It was also released as the "B side" of the Beatles single "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" in 1976. "Julia" was written by John Lennon (credited to
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I'm Losing You (John Lennon song) "I'm Losing You" is a song written by John Lennon and released on his 1980 album "Double Fantasy". It was completed in Bermuda in June 1980, after Lennon failed at an attempted telephone call to Yoko Ono. The song is also available on the 1982 compilation "The John Lennon Collection", the 1998 boxset "John Lennon Anthology", the one disc compilation "Wonsaponatime", the 2005 two disc compilation "" and in 2010 for the "Gimme Some Truth" album. The song was also featured in the 2005 musical "Lennon". Lennon completed "I'm Losing You" in mid-1980 while
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The Word (song) "The Word" is a song by English rock group the Beatles, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded with Lennon on lead vocals. It was first released on their 1965 album "Rubber Soul". The song was co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. According to Lennon, it was written together but it was "mainly mine". They wrote it after smoking marijuana, something they had not done before in a composing session, which from McCartney's perspective (opposite to Lennon's), "got in the way of songwriting". McCartney on the subject: Musically, the song is based upon a
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Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out) "Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out)" is a song written by John Lennon released on his 1974 album "Walls and Bridges". The song is included on the 1986 compilation "Menlove Ave.", the 1990 boxset "Lennon", the 1998 boxset "John Lennon Anthology", the 2005 two-disc compilation "", and the 2010 boxset "Gimme Some Truth". Lennon wrote "Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out)" early in his time in Los Angeles during his separation from wife Yoko Ono, often called his "." The song reflects his feelings of depression and loneliness
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the songwriting sessions in India in 1968 that led to The Beatles' double album "The Beatles". "Oh My Love" and the song "How?" were influenced by his experience with primal therapy. Lennon also indulged his love of rock and roll with "Crippled Inside" and "It's So Hard". "Gimme Some Truth", originally heard during the "Let It Be" sessions in early 1969, appears on the album with a new bridge. The politically themed "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier" closes the first half of "Imagine" in a cacophonous manner. The last song on the album was "Oh Yoko!"; EMI pushed
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and explosions. Mercury wrote "Life Is Real" as a tribute to John Lennon, whose murder in 1980 had also previously prompted the band to perform his song "Imagine" on tour. It is also one of the few Mercury songs whose lyrics were written before the music ("Killer Queen" being another). The first Queen song written by Taylor to be released as a single (albeit in selected countries, including the US and Australia, but not the UK), "Calling All Girls" failed to create much of an impact on the charts where it peaked at #60 in the US and #33 in
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Ono Band" and "Walls and Bridges". Music critic Johnny Rogan also sees similarities with songs written during his mid-70s separation from Yoko Ono, when many the "Walls and Bridges" songs were written. And Lennon has confirmed that although the song was originally inspired by his feelings over the phone call, it also expresses his feelings about losing Yoko Ono during their 18-month separation (i.e., his ) as well as other losses, including the loss of his mother, which was the subject of several songs on "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band". The opening line in the song has the singer wondering why
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... not a terrible vicious horrible vendetta ... I used my resentment and withdrawing from Paul and The Beatles, and the relationship with Paul, to write 'How Do You Sleep?'. I don't really go 'round with those thoughts in my head all the time ..." The track "Imagine" became Lennon's signature song and was written as a plea for world peace. Years later he acknowledged Ono's role in the song's creation and stated his regret that he had not credited her as a co-writer. "Jealous Guy" has also had enduring popularity; it was originally composed as "Child of Nature" during
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for scrap. Opened in the 1930s, Liverpool Airport, is situated near Speke in the south of the city. It was renamed Liverpool John Lennon Airport in 2001, in honour of the late musician and founding member of The Beatles, John Lennon. The airport's logo consists of a sketch that John Lennon had drawn of himself, and the words "Above us only sky", lyrics from his song "Imagine". The sensitivity surrounding the airport's name change meant that the logo had to be designed in secret before it could be unveiled by John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono. The airport was the starting
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F Love (John Lennon song) "Love" is a song written and performed by John Lennon, originally released on his debut solo album "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" (1970). The song's theme is more upbeat than most of the songs on "Plastic Ono Band". The song first came out on Lennon's 1970 album "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band". Lennon considered releasing it as a single, but was dropped in favor of "Mother". However, "Love" received considerable airplay at the time from stations who hesitated at playing "Mother". "Love" later appeared on the compilation "The John Lennon Collection" (1982), and was released as a
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Love (John Lennon song) "Love" is a song written and performed by John Lennon, originally released on his debut solo album "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" (1970). The song's theme is more upbeat than most of the songs on "Plastic Ono Band". The song first came out on Lennon's 1970 album "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band". Lennon considered releasing it as a single, but was dropped in favor of "Mother". However, "Love" received considerable airplay at the time from stations who hesitated at playing "Mother". "Love" later appeared on the compilation "The John Lennon Collection" (1982), and was released as a promotional
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Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" is a song written and performed by John Lennon. It was released on the 1980 album "Double Fantasy", the last album by Lennon and Ono released before his death. Paul McCartney has stated this is one of his favourite songs composed by Lennon, and when he appeared on "Desert Island Discs" in 1982 included it as his favourite in his selection, as did Yoko Ono as the only John Lennon song in 2007. It was used as the B-side of "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" to promote the compilation album "The John
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9 December 1980, the day after Lennon's murder, Queen performed "Imagine" as a tribute to him during their Wembley Arena show in London. In 1983, David Bowie performed it in Hong Kong during his Serious Moonlight Tour, on the third anniversary of Lennon's death. On 9 October 1990, more than one billion people listened to a broadcast of the song on what would have been Lennon's 50th birthday. Ratau Mike Makhalemele covered the song on an EP of Lennon covers in 1990. In 1991–92, Liza Minnelli performed the song in her show at Radio City Music Hall. Stevie Wonder gave
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covered the song on his 2003 album "Traveler". Corinne Bailey Rae covered the song on the 2007 charity album "". The musicians who performed on the original recording were as follows: I'm Losing You (John Lennon song) "I'm Losing You" is a song written by John Lennon and released on his 1980 album "Double Fantasy". It was completed in Bermuda in June 1980, after Lennon failed at an attempted telephone call to Yoko Ono. The song is also available on the 1982 compilation "The John Lennon Collection", the 1998 boxset "John Lennon Anthology", the one disc compilation "Wonsaponatime", the 2005
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guitar (either he or George Harrison, when McCartney was playing piano or guitar), and some percussion (in the studio). Rickenbacker makes several "Lennon" model electric guitars, Gibson makes a limited-edition replica of his J-160E and an "inspired by" John Lennon Les Paul replicating the modified Junior. Epiphone also makes two "Lennon" edition guitars; the EJ-160e and the Inspired by John Lennon Casino Lennon composed his biggest solo hit "Imagine" on a Steinway upright piano. In 2000, this piano was bought by George Michael at an auction for £1.45 million. Later, the piano was on charity tour. Lennon used a variety
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Woman (John Lennon song) "Woman" is a song written and performed by John Lennon from his 1980 album "Double Fantasy". The track was chosen by Lennon to be the second single released from the "Double Fantasy" album, and it was the first Lennon single issued after his death on 8 December 1980. The B-side of the single is Ono's song "Beautiful Boys". Lennon wrote "Woman" as an ode to his wife Yoko Ono, and to all women. The track begins with Lennon whispering, "For the other half of the sky ...", a paraphrase of a Chinese proverb, once used by
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As its ultimate putdown of McCartney, Smith identified the couplet "The sound you make is muzak to my ears / You must've learned something in all those years." In "Melody Maker", Roy Hollingworth lauded "Imagine" as the best work that Lennon had ever done and described "How Do You Sleep?" as "the unnerving slash at McCartney … a slow funk with Commanche or maybe Sioux flavoured strings". Soon after the album was released, Lennon said that the song "was an answer to "Ram"" but added: In 1980, Lennon stated: "I used my resentment against Paul … to create a song
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his rendition of the song, with the Morehouse College Glee Club, during the closing ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics as a tribute to the victims of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing. In 2001, Neil Young performed it during the benefit concert "". Madonna performed "Imagine" during the benefit "Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope". Peter Gabriel performed the song during the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. Since 2005, "Imagine" has been played prior to the New Year's Eve ball drop at New York City's Times Square. Beginning in 2010, the song has been performed live; first by Taio Cruz,
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was built from a finger-picking technique that Lennon used on songs such as "Dear Prudence", "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" and "Julia", all of which appear on the White Album. Lennon learned this finger-picking guitar style (known as Travis-picking) from the Scottish musician Donovan, who was with the Beatles at the time at Rishikesh, India. Recorded at EMI Studios on 7 October 1970, the album version of "Look at Me" features double-tracked vocals by Lennon. Look at Me (John Lennon song) "Look at Me" is a song written and performed by John Lennon, from his debut solo album "John Lennon/Plastic
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On 1 January 2005, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation named "Imagine" the greatest song in the past 100 years as voted by listeners on the show "50 Tracks". The song ranked number 30 on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of the 365 Songs of the Century bearing the most historical significance. Virgin Radio conducted a UK favourite song survey in December 2005, and listeners voted "Imagine" number one. Australians selected it the greatest song of all time on the Nine Network's "20 to 1" countdown show on 12 September 2006. They voted it eleventh in the youth radio network
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"Live with Regis and Kelly". Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" is a song written and performed by John Lennon. It was released on the 1980 album "Double Fantasy", the last album by Lennon and Ono released before his death. Paul McCartney has stated this is one of his favourite songs composed by Lennon, and when he appeared on "Desert Island Discs" in 1982 included it as his favourite in his selection, as did Yoko Ono as the only John Lennon song in 2007. It was used as the B-side of "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" to promote
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Beck won a Grammy award for Best Pop Vocal Collaboration. The song was performed as part of the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Performed by the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir and the Liverpool Signing Choir, the choirs sang the first verse and accompanied Lennon's original vocals during the rest of the song. A cover performed by Emeli Sandé was also used by the BBC for a closing montage that ended its coverage. "Imagine" subsequently re-entered the UK Top 40, reaching number 18. In 2015, American singer and songwriter Lady Gaga performed the song at the 2015 European Games
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was a Beatles fan who had idolized Lennon but turned against him after Chapman's religious conversion, He was angry about Lennon's 1966 well-publicized comment that Beatles were "more popular than Jesus." He later stated that he was further enraged by the songs "God" and "Imagine", even singing the latter with the altered lyric: "Imagine John Lennon dead". Jan Reeves, the sister of one of Chapman's friends, reported Chapman "seemed really angry toward John Lennon and he kept saying he could not understand why John Lennon had said [the Beatles were more popular than Jesus]. According to Mark, there should be
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I'm So Tired "I'm So Tired" is a song by the Beatles from their double-disc album "The Beatles" (also known as the "White Album"). It was written and sung by John Lennon, though credited to Lennon–McCartney. Lennon wrote the song at a Transcendental Meditation camp when he could not sleep; the Beatles had gone on a retreat to study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh, India. After three weeks of constant meditation and lectures, Lennon missed Yoko Ono, with whom he had yet to start a relationship, and was plagued by insomnia, which inspired the song. One of dozens
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John Lennon anthology, "Lennon Legend", the composer credit of "Give Peace a Chance" was changed to "John Lennon" from its original composing credit of "Lennon–McCartney". Although the song was written by Lennon during his tenure with the Beatles, it was both written and recorded without the help of the band, and released as Lennon's first independent single under the "Plastic Ono Band" moniker. Lennon subsequently expressed regret that he had not given co-writing credit to Ono instead, who actually helped him write the song. In 2002, McCartney released another live album, "Back in the U.S. Live 2002", and the 19
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the Five Stairsteps; Katfish, whose version peaked at number 53 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100; and Leslie West. In addition, Sean Lennon included the song on his 1991 Japanese CD release "Happy Birthday, John", and Alanis Morissette performed it on the 2001 Lennon tribute "". According to Walter Everett except where noted: The Beatles Additional contributors Dear Prudence "Dear Prudence" is a song by the English rock group the Beatles from their 1968 album "The Beatles" (also known as "the White Album"). The song was written by John Lennon, although credited to Lennon–McCartney. Written in Rishikesh in India, it
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song number three on its "Gold's greatest 1000 hits" list. "Rolling Stone" ranked "Imagine" number three on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", describing it as "an enduring hymn of solace and promise that has carried us through extreme grief, from the shock of Lennon's own death in 1980 to the unspeakable horror of September 11th. It is now impossible to imagine a world without 'Imagine', and we need it more than he ever dreamed." Despite that sentiment, Clear Channel Communications (now known today as iHeartMedia) included the song on its post-9/11 "do not play" list.
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Tomorrow Never Knows "Tomorrow Never Knows" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released in August 1966 as the final track on their album "Revolver", although it was the first song recorded for the LP. Credited as a Lennon–McCartney song, it was written primarily by John Lennon. The song marked a radical departure for the Beatles, as the band fully embraced the potential of the recording studio without any consideration for being able to reproduce the results in concert. When writing the song, Lennon drew inspiration from his experiences with the hallucinogenic drug LSD and
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Don't Let Me Down (Beatles song) "Don't Let Me Down" is a song by the Beatles (with Billy Preston), recorded in 1969 during the "Let It Be" sessions. It was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. Written by Lennon as an anguished love song to Yoko Ono, it was interpreted by Paul McCartney as a "genuine plea", with Lennon saying to Ono, "I'm really stepping out of line on this one. I'm really just letting my vulnerability be seen, so you must not let me down." The song is in the key of E major and is in
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1979 (an alternative recording of which would be finished by The Beatles for 1996' s "Anthology 2") and a rehearsal take of "Imagine" in mid-1971 before the final take was captured. It also features for the first time a clean-intro version of "A Day in the Life", that would appear later on the CD release of The Beatles' "1967–1970" compilation. "Imagine: John Lennon", with its wealth of stock Lennon footage and self-narration, proved to be a well-received film and its soundtrack sold well in the United States, reaching No. 31 and going gold. In the United Kingdom, the album peaked
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Lonely Hearts Club Band" and the song "Imagine". The minor planets 8749 Beatles, 4149 Harrison, 4148 McCartney and 4150 Starr, were named after the band and its three other members. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 10 April 1990 (). 4147 Lennon 4147 Lennon, provisional designation , is a stony Vestian asteroid and a potentially slow rotator from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by American astronomer Brian Skiff at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station on 12 January 1983. It was later named after musician John
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solo single "Assis par terre", written by Lionel Florence, was released on 26 May 2008 and hit Top 3 followed by a concert at the Zénith de Nantes, on the occasion of the NRJ Music Tour. In 2008, she was an opening act for Christophe Maé and performed a solo concert with William Baldé at Élysée Montmartre, on 23 June 2008. Her follow-up single, "Mes insomnies" referred to her suffering from insomnia. That was followed by "Imagine de John Lennon" which was a reggae tribute to the artist John Lennon. In September 2008, her album was certified silver. In 2009
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"Imagine" as Lennon's "most revered" post-Beatles song. Authors Ben Urish and Ken Bielen called it "the most subversive pop song recorded to achieve classic status". Fricke commented: "'Imagine' is a subtly contentious song, Lennon's greatest combined achievement as a balladeer and agitator." Urish and Bielen criticised the song's instrumental music as overly sentimental and melodramatic, comparing it to the music of the pre-rock era and describing the vocal melody as understated. According to Blaney, Lennon's lyrics describe hypothetical possibilities that offer no practical solutions; lyrics that are at times nebulous and contradictory, asking the listener to abandon political systems while
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proposed for auction. It's for You "It's for You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles for Cilla Black for whom it was a UK Top Ten hit in 1964. The song is mainly a McCartney composition. Paul McCartney, who had been present at Abbey Road Studios when Cilla Black had recorded her breakthrough hit "Anyone Who Had a Heart", had written "It's for You" with John Lennon using "Anyone Who Had a Heart" as the model although Black herself has opined: "For my money, ['It's for You'] is nothing like the 'Anyone...' composition."
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It's for You "It's for You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles for Cilla Black for whom it was a UK Top Ten hit in 1964. The song is mainly a McCartney composition. Paul McCartney, who had been present at Abbey Road Studios when Cilla Black had recorded her breakthrough hit "Anyone Who Had a Heart", had written "It's for You" with John Lennon using "Anyone Who Had a Heart" as the model although Black herself has opined: "For my money, ['It's for You'] is nothing like the 'Anyone...' composition." On 3 June
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of Fame as one of its five founding members, along with the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Bob Marley, and U2. "Rolling Stone" ranked her at number 36 on its special issue of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, featuring an article about her written by Britney Spears. In January 2005, Madonna performed a cover version of the John Lennon song "Imagine" at Tsunami Aid. She also performed at the Live 8 benefit concert in London in July 2005. Her tenth studio album, "Confessions on a Dance Floor", was released in November 2005. Musically the album was structured like a club
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The Ballad of John and Yoko "The Ballad of John and Yoko" is a song written by John Lennon, credited to Lennon–McCartney, and released by the Beatles as a single in May 1969. The song, chronicling the events associated with Lennon’s marriage to Yoko Ono, was the Beatles’ 17th and final UK No. 1 single. Authored by Lennon while on his honeymoon in Paris, it tells of the events of his marriage, in March 1969, to Ono, and their publicly held honeymoon activities, including their "Bed-In" at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel and their demonstration of "bagism". Lennon brought the song
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best thing that she and John had ever done. The words on the tower are written in 24 world languages: An additional panel reads: Imagine Peace Tower The Imagine Peace Tower (, meaning "the peace column") is a memorial to John Lennon from his widow, Yoko Ono, located on Viðey Island in Kollafjörður Bay near Reykjavík, Iceland. It consists of a tall tower of light, projected from a white stone monument that has the words "Imagine Peace" carved into it in 24 languages. These words, and the name of the tower, are a reference to Lennon's campaign for peace, and
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