1119 Imagine turns fifty
Imagine there’s no heaven and no religion too ... nowhere was this sentiment expressed more beautifully, than in John Lennon's song. Who could forget it.
And now his song has turned fifty … what a shame he can’t be here with us.
The Conversation sheds a light on the song and its impact over time.
click the image for the YouTube song
However, I cannot help but wonder about the naiveté in one of the lyrics
"Imagine no possessions" ... is that one of your Rolls-Royces, John?
In 1980 Lennon was murdered in the archway of The Dakota, his residence in New York City. His killer was a Beatles fan who said he was angered by Lennon's lifestyle and public statements, especially his much-publicized remark about the Beatles being "more popular than Jesus" and the lyrics of his later songs "God" ("God is a concept by which we measure our pain"; "I don't believe in the Bible";
"I don't believe in Jesus"; "I don't believe in Beatles") and "Imagine".
Imagine
John Lennon
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us, only sky
Imagine all the people
Livin' for today
Ah
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
Imagine all the people
Livin' life in peace
You
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
Songwriter: John Winston Lennon