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Pops and Classical Mystery Tour take a fab trip back to the '60s...of their musical powers. The program even had room for a couple of post-Beatle tunes, McCartney's "Live and Let Die" and Lennon's "Imagine" (with the talented Owen in long hair and off-white suit). In this alternate Beatles' universe,... In this article: Beatles, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Beatles, Sgt. Pepper, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison |
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New York Daily News | 4 days ago
The local feed: Radio to help out with World Hunger Year's Hungerthon
Ayres noted that Yoko Ono is again helping out by allowing the use of John Lennon's "Imagine" ("Imagine there's no hunger") as a theme. "Imagine" T-shirts are among the premiums; there will also be music items up for auction, including...
In this article: World Hunger Year, Bill Ayres, WFAN, WAXQ, Clear Channel, Emmis, Recession, Unemployment, and Sirius XM Satellite Radio
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Independent.co.uk - Music | November 13, 2009
Soundtrack album debuts make music on the charts
...on 1980s pop tunes such as Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors," Van Halen's "Jump," Tina Turner's "Proud Mary," and a version of John Lennon's "Imagine." According to The Chicago Tribune, "Any TV show soundtrack that induces people of all ages to...
In this article: Glee, The Twilight Saga, Where the Wild Things Are, Michael Jackson, Recession, Chicago Tribune, Christmas Day, Can't Fight This Feeling, and Proud Mary
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Sunday Mirror | November 12, 2009
Forest supports hunger campaign
Forest Whitaker, Ringo Starr and Yoko Ono have pledged their support for Hard Rock's Imagine There's No Hunger campaign. The trio launched the worldwide drive to prevent hunger and poverty, inspired by John Lennon's hit Imagine, at a...
In this article: Forest Whitaker, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, World Hunger Year, USA Today, Elvis Costello, and Starsailor
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MTV.com | November 11, 2009
'Glee' Stars Talk Soundtrack, Christmas Single, Solo Careers
...set for release on December 8. That compilation will feature "Glee" versions of the Pretenders' "I'll Stand by You," John Lennon's "Imagine" and the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want." Also in the works is a special...
In this article: Glee, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, John Mayer, Christmas song, Bust Your Windows, Rachel, and Jazmine Sullivan
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L.A. Times - Entertainment News | November 11, 2009
Exclusive: Tonight's episode of 'Glee' is a 'game changer'
The laughs will still prevail, even if in three weeks viewers find themselves moved by a deaf choir's rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine" and the two actresses with Down's Syndrome introduced tonight stay for recurring roles. "This is...
In this article: Ryan Murphy, Artie, Glee, Lea Michele, Tina Turner, Wheels, and Dancing with Myself
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PR Newswire | November 11, 2009
Glee's Music Tops Charts
..."My Life Would Suck Without You," Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors," Van Halen's "Jump" and a really special version of John Lennon's "Imagine" (See below for full track listing). Glee is infectious and the music is sure to bring joy, which...
In this article: Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Volume 2, News Corporation, Volume 1, New York, Billboard, The New York Daily News, and Chicago Tribune
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PR Newswire | November 09, 2009
Hard Rock International Announces IMAGINE THERE'S NO HUNGER Campaign to Raise Awareness and Funding for WHY in its Fight Against Hunger and Poverty
...Entertainment, Music, New Products & Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Not For Profit Hard Rock International Announces IMAGINE THERE'S NO HUNGER Campaign to Raise Awareness and Funding for WHY in its Fight Against Hunger...
In this article: World Hunger Year, Hard rock, John Lennon, Hard Rock International, Yoko Ono Lennon, Gimme Some Truth, Eric Hutchinson, and Brett Dennen
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Reuters | November 06, 2009
Yoko Ono looks back on early activism
...generation. The campaign, which will raise money for non-profit anti-poverty group World Hunger Year, harkens back to Lennon's 1971 ballad "Imagine." To raise money for WHY the campaign is releasing an album, called SERV4, for download.
In this article: Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Itunes, Gimme Some Truth, World Hunger Year, Hard Rock International, Paul H. O'Neill, and Live Aid
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Denver Post Entertainment | November 06, 2009
Nathaniel Rateliff of Denver band The Wheel picks quiet route to success
...taken over by music was watching Paul McCartney on TV play a tribute to John Lennon. "He was playing piano by himself and singing 'Imagine,' and I remember feeling an anxiety and shortness of breath. I remember wondering, 'Shouldn't our...
In this article: Denver and Nickelback
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New Kerala | October 15, 2009
Lady Gaga's 'Imagine' makes Yoko Ono 'choke up'
Washington, Oct 15 : John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono 'choked up' after listening to popstar Lady Gaga's version of his song 'Imagine'. The Poker Face hitmaker had sung the late songwriter's song at a Human Rights Campaign dinner in...
In this article: Yoko Ono, Lady Gaga, Matthew Shepard, Washington, Poker Face, Twitter, Human Rights Campaign, and John Lennon
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Description from Wikipedia:
"Imagine" is a song by John Lennon, which appears on his 1971 album, Imagine.
The song was produced by Phil Spector. It was released as a single in the same year, and reached number three in the U.S. Billboard charts, and number six in the United Kingdom.
In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine voted "Imagine" the third greatest song of all time. Former U.S. president 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."
In the book Lennon in America, written by Geoffrey Giuliano, Lennon commented that the song was "an anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, anti-capitalistic song, but because it's sugar-coated, it's accepted."
Lennon also described it as "virtually the Communist Manifesto".
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."
- Name:
- Imagine
- Genre:
- Rock, piano pop
- Release Date:
- October 24, 1975
- Preceded By:
- "Power to the People"
- Produced by:
- Phil Spector, John Lennon Adam McCabe and Yoko Ono
- Written By:
- John Lennon
- Recorded By:
- John Lennon
- Length:
- 3:01
- Record Label:
- Parlophone
- Recording Dates:
- 1971
- B Side:
- It's So Hard [US]
- Audio Format:
- 7" vinyl
- From Album:
- Imagine
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