THE PERFECT SONG!! John Lennon - Imagine | REACTION!
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- THE PERFECT SONG!! John Lennon - Imagine | REACTION!
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Imagine a 70 year old man feeling renewed because I found you. Watching your reactions gives me HOPE for the future.. Thank you for being real...
I'm 60 and enjoy like you seeing young people listening to our music and finding it as great as we do. We had the best music with messages that gave us hope, truth and protest at injustice. And psychedelic wonderful
I'm 40, and videos like these make me feel old, but comments like these make me feel young. I think listening to (and maybe making) good music can keep old folks young and alive, and gives young people more wisdom than a lot of the old, too. Amazing that this music can still unite us.
Man... 40 is a particularly hard age to watch John Lennon at, though. Am I at peace with what I've done with those 40 years?
ABSOLUTELY! I subscribed to this channel after only seeing one reaction. I immediately felt a connection to the both of them. I'm so happy I found it when I did.
another 70 year old agrees
I too agree at 73. Love them.
The Beatles didn't just change music, They changed the world.
Yes I agree 👍💯
If only that were true .
Well… they tried. Then the exact people they were singing to at that time grew up and became assholes.
@@MARTIN-bd7gm For the target audience, at least.
They certainly thought they might. Many rockers in those times thought their music could change the world. Unfortunately, the world is made up of diverse people and thoughts that can be fallible and for some violent.
In 1975 I was a teenager and my church was against this Amazing Song ! I left and remain a Dreamer to this day !
John Lennon is before his time with this song. This is forward thinking, progressive and evolution for our future. RiP John Lennon, you are missed 😢
No, this thinking is old. This would be a good theme song for the antichrist.
What??
The song was more relevant back then that it is now, especially given how stupid it is. lmao
@@Faltor895your life would be a good advertisement on why breeding needs an IQ test
@@BrainMeltGaming So I take it you're not a Christian?
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You two give this 68 year old lady from London uk and huge Beatles fan complete joy. The music we love will be safe in your hands. Thank you xx❤
Your thoughts brings this 70 yr. old woman to tears . God.Bless
This song is also known as the international anthem of peace.
I'm a NYer and this blew my mind that this happened in NYC relatively close to where I live. I live on Long Island which is about a 45 minute drive from where he lived. NYC was somewhere we ALWAYS went to hang out at almost every weekend. I STILL remember the day that he was murdered so vividly. I am 55 and I still mourn him to this day.
@@christinegelabert1651 In 1969 he came to Montréal, Canada, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel for his bed-in. I was too young to remember(I was 5) but 10 years ago, I lived really close(walking distance) from where it happened. It was a significant event that is still present in the memory of Montrealers.
'We are the world - USA for Africa' enters the chat...
But yeah, either of these two songs could be the anthem of peace.
Which of course is a lie; it's about Marxism.
That's what I thought as I sung it as a teenager. But what it actually is, with a better understanding, is an anthem for socialism...
Go back and pay close attention.
This is John Lennon's greatest masterpiece. And considering he was half of the greatest songwriting duo in history, that says a lot.
Truly one of the most iconic, and moving, songs ever written
One of the greatest songs ever written.
It's a terrible song. It's saccharine sweet lyrics describe a world devoid of uniqueness and creativity....it's closer to a fantasy communist cultish utopia....where no doubt everyone are blobs of useless fat.... sitting in around in circle jerks all day. The unfortunate reality is strife and hardship are what strengthens us....it's what gives us character and it is what teaches us good from evil. Besides nobody really wants a world of pointless sleepy sheep....just waiting for an alien invasion to swoop in and wipe everyone out.
@@dandobrowolski5818 I don't know where you got all that BS, but it wasn't from "Imagine." As you wrote this comment a category 4 hurricane was causing destruction and death on the Gulf Coast of the United States and the death toll of the worldwide pandemic was rising toward 5 million people. There is plenty of "hardship and strife" in this world without humans purposefully creating it through greed and war.
@@hammerpocket "imagine no possessions" lol...what?
(& "Woman" by John Lennon!!).
@@dandobrowolski5818 exactly and anyone who thinks it is a great song either hasn't paid attention to the lyrics or is an idiot not understanding them
This song is an anthem that has stood for peace and love since the day it was released. It truly is genius song. I wish you all Peace, Love, Courage!
This song is the description of communism in its purest form.
Absolutely, it's impossible because the human animal like all wants just a little more for itself to ensure survival. For this reason, the utopia is unreachable.
@@danielsitzmann8592 Never say never.
Yess 1971
Awesome
As John was Playing. Yoko was going around the room opening the shutters. symbolizing the spreading of light and goodness across the world.
And notice no possessions in the room apart from the piano empty.
@@gemini802 Yeah, they had "no possessions". john lennon was a wife beating, deadbeat father, adulterer, junkie.
Plus. This house was rented for the filming and oping of the "shades" was mean to open up brightness in your life.
@@Zoonjse I think it's Tittenhurst Park, his house in the early 70's. Some years later he would sell it to Ringo.
ok cool :)@@paulopinheirosc
When John died, the whole world mourned! And this song was played over and over for days…everyone in the world knew this was his best song! He created it after the Beatles broke up.
Even today I still miss John Lennon so much. Can't believe we lost him like we did. My heart was broken then and it's broken now. I know I'm not alone in this measure of grief that can't be healed but I still hope for the day when the world can live as one. It's on us to make that happen.
Its up hill climbing baby. I remember where i was the day John Lennon passed. Everybody felt like they had lost a big brother. He'd be very sad about whats happening in east europe ...
YOU SAID IT ! Peace Out !
@@degsbabe And all thanks to American foreign policy 😮
Get the book A Course in Miracles..and learn how living as one will happen
He was a legend in his own time. RIP John -- you were with us for a brief shinning moment.
Imagine all the people living life in peace. The best line in the song ☮️♥️💋
@ALJ Studios what did he do
@ALJ Studios tfw you go on reddit once 🤦🏼♂️
And in the next verse, "Imagine all the people sharing all the world." Still makes me well up.
@@bobhook336 Hey we got a troll. Nobody with a brain and any real intent would say this....Bob. shove that hook up your ass!!!!!
this should be played more with all the hate in the world today
Poor John. What a dangerous song that was for him and even if he’d written it today the world is still not ready to hear it.
because its incredibly ignorant.
I was in my late teens when this song came out. I was, like so many teens, convinced that my views were correct and set in stone. I hated this song! I thought it was sacrilegious, unpatriotic, etc. Oh my!!! Now, at 73, with life experience, a much larger world view, and a better understanding of gray areas and nuances...I love this song. It's brilliant and I could listen to it over and over. Am I sad that none of the sentiments expressed have, for the most part, become reality? And that John was murdered by a mad man? Yes. But the song still fills me with hope and joy. "You may think I'm a dreamer..."
Mary, I was 14 when this song came out. We had a "hippy" nun at my school, Sister Paulette, who was into Simon and Garfunkel, etc. I think she first got me thinking about lyrics in a serious way. Oddly, this particular song never made it into her repertoire. I think this song was my first real introduction to a more worldly and non-sectarian outlook about "peace and love."
@@smithbros1000 Perhaps this song never made it into her repertoire because she was a nun (...no heaven... / ...no religion...)?
@@robertgieseler1220 Sister Paulette mimeographed folk lyrics (James Taylor, Simon & Garfunkel, etc.) and handed them out to students (I was in 4th grade), hoping to discuss them. She sang, played and led some Catholic Masses in singing songs from "Godspell," etc. I wonder if the more traditional nuns in her group were freaked by her. "Imagine" may have been a step too far.
It IS sacrilegious and unpatriotic, a virtual guidebook for the antichrist and his one world government.
A madman with a f**king gun!
"Give Peace a Chance", "Power to the People", "Woman", "Working Class Hero", "Jealous Guy", "God", "Instant Karma", "Beautiful Boy" and "Watching the Wheels" are some of his solo songs. When Lennon was killed in 1980. His own words helped to heal millions around the world!
Instant karma is amazing
I brought the LP Double Fantacy when it first came out and thought it was brilliant. Favourite track Starting Over. Why is it that when someone dies there's a big rush on to buy their music.
@Ricardo Spatafore I guess you are a Trump fan?
Lennon did not sing to forbid religion or to forbid countries, it just means we don't have to die for it. And it is supposed to be a dream.
@Ricardo Spatafore i never rly know its communism capitalism kill people or just people kill people.
@@duudsuufd Right or wrong I've always known this as The Communism Song. John's murderer thought so too.
His murder was quite the tragedy...I remember that day very well...Seems like the whole world was crying...I was only 12 at the time
I was 10 and had just started listening to The Beatles. Very sad. One of my earliest memories of current events.
I can remember the day and time and even where I was standing in the room when I heard on the news that he was murdered. I don’t get real sad over celebrities deaths but his got to me. So senseless. He had a heart of gold. Him and Yoko were so in love. I felt bad what she was put through for loving him
I was only 8 but I knew who he was from my mom constantly playing The Beatles. I remember coming home from school the next day to find my mom crying and listening to The Beatles. So very sad.
I was 14 and I loved the Beatles. I had all their albums. My birthday was a couple weeks before his murder and my mom gave me John’s newest albumn. I’d been listening to it every day. I wished so much that the Beatles would get back together so I could see them in concert. I heard he died on the radio in the morning while I was getting ready for school. It was like sucker punch to the stomach, like the world would never be right again.
I remember my parents were in dispair. I was only 4 when it happened. I remember being in the hallway and my mother came out crying, from the living room.
These days I literally cant hear this without choking up a little. It's so beautiful and eternally relevant.
Goosebumps. Every single time.
What a man. What a song. What a legend.
Ask his son Julian if he was so great.
RIP John Lennon. One of the most tragic murders in history.
I’m 73 years old now I remember having to leave work because I was so devastated when John Lennon was killed.I remember bursting into tears in restaurants if they played beautiful boy or any of the songs from double fantasy. I still morn John Lennon
@@Mckatt2 the same here. My boss at the dental surgery I was working at sent me home. We were all devastated including the patients. I was only 19
Sadly I still remember the day the peace movement lost him .
Yup those who ever had real messages never live long for saying them publicly sadly
Cancel culture doesn’t help. Issues, big issue must be discussed in order to progress, reflect grow and evolve.
My grandmother wanted this played at her funeral. It always makes me think of her.
sounds like your grandmother was a very cool woman! I am sorry for your loss but that you have this to remind you of her.
My mother who passed march 12 2021 had this played at her memorial.
John was quite an angry young man in his youth, but in later life embraced and spread a message of peace, which he'll be sharing up there with our sweet George.
In response to your question about their relationship (her name is Yoko Ono). No, he was married to Cynthia and had a son, Julian. Yoko stalked him in the late 60s standing at the end of his drive. He happened to attend a gallery where her art was showing, he became intrigued by 'this strange woman' and then it went from there, leaving his son and wife. She pretty much took over his life and became a major influence on him. They even had a break for a year in the 1970s, where she paired him up with her secretary May Pang with whom he had a close relationship for a year. The relationship then resumed and they had a son (Sean). John was shot in December 1980 as he and Yoko returned from the recording studio in Manhattan late one evening, by a guy who claimed to be a fan and earlier asked John to autograph some records. The saddest thing is he'd just completed his album (Double Fantasy) and was about to start performing again, was back in touch with his old Beatle bandmates, and planning a return trip to the UK to visit relations and family. I remember the day well, as I was a student in college. We were all very shocked, upset, and angry about it. The nation wept at the untimely passing of John Lennon.
I always found this song simplistic, as if it were a child's vision. Ultimately, It's very optimistic in a purely artistic way. Lennon's genius was clearly in effect.
he says he is a dreamer
@@paulhadfield7909 "Imagine" if the world had more of them.
So well said l….
I always found it a description
of an idealised version of communism.
No god, religion, countries or possessions, everything being shared.
It was an attempt to introduce the tenets of communism to a western audience in a non-threatening way. That childlike simplicity was deliberate.
I don't often cry but this song makes me cry.
Me too :(
@@djclabbe88 me three
I just watch this video and seeing Lennon always makes me cry even 40 years after his tragic death.
I still, to this day, can't sing through Imagine. I tear up about half a verse in, every time.
I always find this song very emotional, but I did cry when I listened to it in the recreation of the white room at The Beatles Story (Beatles museum) in Liverpool. A whole room where the only piece was the white piano, with windows and even a fan to blow the curtains, it's a very peaceful feel. They just play this song on repeat and it was completely mind blowing to look around and see tourists from all over the world getting emotional and weepy together in one room
John's song "Woman" is brilliant too words are beautiful.❤
This will always be John Lennon’s signature song a what a fricken masterpiece
That’s exactly what John was all about! Peace, love and togetherness. And indeed it was a tragic loss. He’d still be a world advocate if he was with us today.
@ALJ Studios He chilled out in the last 5 years of his life. The guy had a hard childhood and a lot of built up anger, during his youth and up until his early 30s Lennon was a total jerk but when he came back to Yoko in the mid 70's after his "long weekend" in L.A. (which was actually a couple of years of separation for the two) he had kicked his heroin addiction and really softened up and became dedicated to taking care of Sean and reconnecting with Julian. Unfortunately a lunatic murdered him right when he was becoming his best as a human being in December of 1980.
@ALJ Studios yeah he was a real person, just like anyone else. This isn’t the gotcha you are hoping it is
So many people don't know that Yoko is the one who came up with the concept for this song.
Definitly didn’t beat his wife or anything…
@@goonsquadxbl1836 well yeah, he really did. (Cynthia not Yoko) But he took responsibility, kicked his drug habit, and grew past that abusive behavior. That's all those of us who have fucked up royally can do. Be and do better ongoing.
Do you know that the song was recorded 50 years ago and is still relevant in today’s world? Our society has been through a lot in those years. Now, as much as ever, we still need the unity
50 years and we are still deaf to it. shame on us.
Isn't this a song partly about communism though?
Really I thought it was 1980/81
@@MsGilly60 I think he was shot in 1980 I think Imagine though is early 70s
We are sadly even more divided now than ever
It’s such beautiful hymn to humanity. I was four years old when this was re-released after his death - I went around singing ‘When the world will be a swan…”
This song makes me cry. John was such a peace loving spirit. So sad that he died so violently & senselessly.
God Bless him. May he rest in Peace.
fun fact: If you watch the movie "Forrest Gump" you saw Forrest giving John Lennon the words to this song. (and teaching Elvis to swing the hips)
Forrest Gump was great that way.. such a very different movie, but I loved it. I lost it when he said "I'm not a smart man Jenny, but I know what love is"... and above all else, he never fell out of love with Jenny.
@@connieb4372 Great writing on that movie.
I wonder if Jordan knows that his catch phrase "I'm Shook" is probably a variation of "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley? Perhaps a future reaction video...
If you want another beautiful John Lennon song, then try Woman, you will like it!
Yes, you'll love that song, with 'Woman' John encapsulated his love for Yoko, but it also has a universal message of appreciation for all women. 'Woman' was always planned to be the second single off (what was his last recorded album) 'Double fantasy', sadly the song was released posthumously, after John's murder. The added tragedy is John was probably the most settled and happy he'd been in his whole life, and I think he would have continued to be a successful solo performer. He had plans to do a world tour the following year, and was looking forward to meeting up again with old friends and family back in the UK. It's very likely he would eventually have collaborated again with each member of The Beatles, even if not necessarily all together as a full band. Such an enormous loss of a great talent.
Great call...
Also from DOUBLE FANTASY - Watching The Wheels
I was about to suggest the same.
Woman is an amazing song.
My parents raised me on the Beatles (I'm 47) they're both passed now, but every time I watch new people finding and loving The Beatles (and their single stuff) and I feel them with me when I watch you all and smile. THANK you for that.
I’m a teenager but my parents also introduced me to the Beatles, I even chose this song to play at a piano recital because I love it
@@mr.mcnuggies That's beautiful!!!
I'm 43 and I was raised on The Beatles and came to really love them on my own in my early teens. To this day they are my favorite band and John Lennon is my very favorite voice.
My 11 year old has really started to discover them over the past year and a half. It's amazing to see just how timeless their music really is. 60 years later and kids are still finding them relevant.
Remember the song , remember the day ! I was eight years old, everyone woke up to the news he had been shot , walking to school in Liverpool, all the parents , teachers everyone was crying , it was getting played every second on every radio station , so ahead of his time rest in peace John ❤️🙏🏻
Absolutely can't listen to this song without tearing up. One of the best sentiments in a song EVER. I'm a huge Beatles fan, but love them all individually, too.
"Imagine" is such a simple song that it's genius in its simplicity!!
The perfect comment. My thoughts exactly. Well done sir 👏👏👏
I can't imagine you've never heard this song before. It's a staple and anthem in practically every Olympic games
And whenever all the radio stations play it together at the same.... you know something BIG (and bad) has happened.
Its easy if you try
IMAGINE by John "Lennon was inspired by several poems from wife Yoko Ono's 1964 book Grapefruit... Lennon later explained that the song "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."
"Lennon composed the song one morning in early 1971. It was written on a Steinway piano, in a bedroom at his Tittenhurst Park home in Ascot. Yoko Ono watched on as he composed the melody, chords and most of the lyrics, and nearly completed the whole song in one short writing session."
Taken from "The Story of... 'Imagine' by John Lennon" by Tom Eames (October 2020).
Yoko is a no no
@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek John Lennon preferred Yoko, yes yes, so that's more important than your two-cents.
The symbolism of Yoko letting the light in and making their world brighter.
Bwahahahahaha!
For all the negative press that Yoko got during the breakup of the Beatles I think that she was a good influence on John; and I have to believe that John was intelligent enough to know what he was doing as he turned this page in his life.
John Lennon songs to check out: Woman, Watching the Wheels, starting Over, Jealous Guy and Give Peace a Chance to name a few.
Both "Woman" & "(Just Like) Starting Over" are awesome! Two of my John Lennon favorites!!
what about working class hero and how do you sleep
Oh yeah I love "How do you Sleep?". His songs are unforgettable and timeless.
Instant Karma
Watching the wheels is another great John Lennon song
Interesting thing: Many of the lyrics were written by Yoko Ono. John admitted he had been too proud to give her the credit she should have received. They were such a powerful couple. 💜 So nice to see you two discovering the music I have known and loved all my life. 🥰
Not going to say you're wrong on your statement, but I find that hard to believe, it pretty much seemed to have John Lennon's signature all over it. I will try to look for something that supports your words.
You're quite wrong
Song fully written by John himself
But inspired by yokos ideas
Beatles Songs: "Let it Be" - "Here Comes the Sun" - "Eleanor Rigby"
None of which are Lennon songs
The roots of modern music. Except RAP, which is not music.
@@drewtorr à day in the life?
@@philippedevine5124 that is, but not mentioned in the post I was replying to.1 George and 2 Paul songs
@@drewtorr OK my friend
His message is as real & relevant today as the day he wrote it. Pentatonix does a stunning version of this song that is very poignant and heartfelt. Brings a tear every time I hear it.
I mean it's an awful message
@@DavidSmith-pg1ob let me understand… your blaming all abhorrent behavior today on those 3 words in this beautiful song?
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They should react to Pentatonix version. Brings the song to today's world.
Imagine if the entire world population were like this and if we could all completely love and trust each other. It would be almost be like heaven on earth. Sure, you may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one....
One of my favorite songs of all time, he was an iconic & amazingly talented man.
REST IN PEACE 🙏 JOHN 😇🤍
I've been a lifelong Metalhead, but I've always had a soft spot for this song. It's beautiful sounding, the piano is somehow haunting yet joyful, and the lyrics.. he's basically just saying 'imagine if all the things that divide us weren't there', in a wa;y that's simultaneously poetic yet easy to understand. Simple AND powerful.
As well, it's not a huge long ballad like some might have made for a topic like this, he doesn't repeat himself or drag it out.. it's short, sweet, and to the point.
Yoko Ono, his wife, and he really did love her.
One of the best songs ever written 🥰❤️
I don’t know if anyone already suggested “Whatever Gets You Through The Night.” Elton John stoped in while John was recording the song and offered to add keyboards and backing vocals. He then said that the song would go to number one. John didn’t think so and Elton offered a bet saying that if it did go to number one, John would have to sing a few songs with him onstage. It did and John performed with Elton at Madison square Garden on Thanksgiving in 1974. He was very nervous not having been onstage in years. The place exploded, as expected.
Her name is Yoko Ono. They did love each other but many blame her for the breakup of the Beatles.
Which is of course really unfair.
Yeah, she got a lot of unwarranted hate from Beatles fans. You thought toxic fandom was a new thing? Nope.I will say she was a horrible singer though. you can knock her for that. Her songs on the "Starting Over" album were just...woof.
She was the reason straight up . The band had no issue saying so
@@jonhanson6128 The creative tension between John and Paul was underway long before Yoko was a part of it.
@@jonhanson6128 Even Paul, George and Ringo said Yoko had NOTHING to do with the breakup.
I literally cry whenever I hear this song. Such a beautiful song abut peace and then you think of the horrible murder of John Lennon. John Lennon and Yoko Ono were so in love. What a gift John Lennon was! So happy you guys get him.
The most tragic and sad part is that in 1975 Lennon took a break for 5 years to "bake bread" and came back in 1980 with the smash hit album Double Fantasy but was murdered right after. He was on his way to even greater heights than you could imagine, especially considering his previous work and that he was a BEATLE!
One of the most important songs ever written. It's one who's message seems to have been sadly forgotten over time,... but it's a message that we really need right now.
Probably the most influential songwriter in history. I love this song no matter who sings it.
John and Yoko would love to hear young people like yourselves voice their appreciation and understanding of the song.
I'm 68 years old and LOVE your website and the joy on Amber's face . Like the fellow below me , hearing things like this is renewing me. Love you two and I'm a subscriber. So glad I found you . Maby there is still hope for us after all .
If everyone in the world embraced this song the human race could live and grow into the future one of the greatest songs ever ❤️
Yeah, because communism always ends well.
I was watching the London Olympics.. and John's face came on the big screen.. and i .. just started crying.. cos I knew, they gonna play the most iconic song in the world, ever.. and sure enough, they played that song.
1971 is the year this song was released .. powerful - wishful -
One of the most gorgeous songs ever written!
Yoko Ono is her name and yes, they had a beautiful love story.
'Woman' and 'Jealous Guy's are just a couple of the great solo songs he did. One of the things that make the Beatles so great is not just their catelog of songs but the individual catelogs of John, Paul and George. Collectively its mind blowing!!
Don't forget Ringo
@@zanethind Photograph is the only Ringo solo effort I can recall.
@@thegoldenbandicoot really hmmmm
@@zanethind it is mate. I'm sure Ringo has more but I don't have much to reference to put forward.
@@thegoldenbandicoot yeah I swear Ringo had some greats but yeah ok
Beatle’s songs I love: Get Back; Norwegian Wood; Revolution; A Day In The Life; Come Together; Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds; Let it Be, and Eleanor Rigby.
So much variety and goodness! I hope you hit even half of them!
Yes. Those were by the BEATLES. Not attributed to John alone. Big difference. I loved Paul and George. Again. Big difference!
@@65motowngirl I wasn’t talking about John. I was doing as everyone does and giving them songs to consider...by the Beatles. I’ve been alive a long time, sonI know the difference.
John lennons solo albums are all terrific - they are all different and all worth listening to. Just beautiful.
The World would have been different if he was still alive. RIP John
It's pretty hard to go wrong with the Beatles, including their solo projects and other groups.
Yoko Ono is an avant-garde artist from Japan. They met at one of her exhibitions at a gallery called Indica Gallery. One of her pieces was a framed picture with a collection of random words that was hung from the ceiling. It had a magnifying glass hangin from it and little stepladder and the idea was to find a random word and that was supposed to to guide you in some way. When John went he grabbed the magnifying glass and his word said YES. So with that positivity in mind, he decided to see the rest of the show and that’s where they met.
It was kismet, all the way!❤
John Lennon “Jealous Guy” is phenomenal
This song is so beautiful, Yoko was a piece of work!
That piano was bought at an auction by another singer songwriter George Michael. Before George Michael passed away he lent it our to Strawberry fields exhibition. Her name is Yoko Ono. John Lennon was shot dead in 1980 I still remember that broadcast.
This is fast becoming one of my favorite channels. Lennon was a man before his time and this is his ode to peace and unity and how the common man is hungry for it. You would need a heart of stone not to be moved or touched by this song. BUT, can we just talk about Jay and Amber?
What great, beautiful souls these people are. I know they are in to it when Amber is swaying with closed eyes and Jay is rocking out the beat with his head. The world needs more Lennons...and Jay and Ambers.
As Lennon would have said, Love and peace. x
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Most people just critisize him for being rich; nufortunately peace lovers are the minority......
Did you see it? Yoko Ono (John Lennon’s artist wife) was opening the drapes to let the light shine in, a visual of what he was saying ...
John didn`t know he was writing his epitaph in so many ways in this song; really makes me wish I had a time machine to go back to that sidewalk in 1980😇😇In the Beatles Museum in the UK the room dedicated to John is simply a white room with a piano, with "Imagine" playing on a loop.....a defy anybody not to be moved to😭😭😭😭R.I.P. you beautiful human being🥰🥰🥰🥰
Guys, this was voted one of the best songs in the past 50 years. It's legendary! RIP John. Miss you so much 🌹
Sadly, this song has been tarnished for me since Lennon's murder in December 1980. I was only 6 when this song came out, but it was one of my all-time faves even at that young age, but when he died, this being my favorite song, my brain fixated on it as the ultimate example of what a wonderful soul and intellect we lost and I haven't been able to hear it since without crying my eyes out, as I am again now. I wish I could remove that stigma from it so I could enjoy it again as if hearing it for the first time again, like you two. I envy you.
You might need to release the resentment for YOUR sake, not Mark David's. Just like people forgave John's past history of beating his first wife...
I have a similar reaction when I read John in his life story and it becomes a death story. What a tragic waste of a man who had so much more to give. However proving they were soul brothers despite their differences Paul MxCarney did Pipes of Peacd in the early 80s so you may enjoy that touching song instead
@@DianaJG8 awww... it’s so sweet of you to bring that up. Despite the fact that he numerous times stated how he regretted what a POS he had been ..That’s so lovely of you to insert it right here!
@@Mckatt2 - You're welcome, Kathy.
@@stephenqualtrough7322 Thank you
this song came out in 1971 I was nine years old he & his wife did a lot of protesting against the Vietnam war and this song was part of it it was a gentle song unlike many of the others that were written about the Vietnam war John Lennon really touched on the times that we lived in and the terrible atrocities that occurred during the Vietnam war And the peace that would come after
Walking into The Beatles Story In Liverpool and seeing a white grand piano with the words to “Imagine” on the Wall is an emotional experience.
I think John and Yoko would be so pleased to know that their message of love, unity and peace are still relevant and meaningful for you and your generation...50 years later! Thank you for sharing your reactions to this message with all of us.
The message of this song is timeless...and yes, so is that piano riff!
The message is terrible
@@antonioiniguez1615 you’re a loser get a life
I tear up heavy hearing and seeing him with this very special message. I cried all night December 8 1980 when he a great man passed away.
Timeless. John Lennon was a musical genius. Taken from us too soon.
Yes , taken by an American with a gun. Thanks to your crazy gun laws!
When this song came out it was at the end of such a turbulent decade - the Vietnam War, Watergate, in Canada there was the FLQ crisis of bombings and political murder in Quebec, it all felt so dark... and then when this came out it was a beacon of hope and light. Yes!...was the reaction so many of us had to this song. Yes, please! Yes, thank you! Thanks for this reaction and congratulations on the birth of your son!
GREATEST band ever, The Beatles. I love this song from John, it's an iconic song, awesome message. I hope John's dream one day comes true.
I've always felt that this song was too short, and it always makes me smile and feel a bit sad at the same time.
John's eldest son, Julian Lennon, had a pretty popular song in the '80s called "Too Late For Goodbyes" that you may want to listen to, though it doesn't have this type of message.
There are sooo many songs out there with positive messages about spreading love, how people should be as one, how the world could be better, and so on. A few -
"Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" - *John Lennon*
"Love Is the Answer" - *England Dan & John Ford Coley*
"Why Can't We Be Friends?" - *War*
"Man In the Mirror" - *Michael Jackson*
"Earth Song" - *Michael Jackson*
"My Sweet Lord" - *George Harrison* (of The Beatles)
"Optimistic" - *Sounds Of Blackness*
"Heaven" - *BeBe & CeCe Winans* (brother and sister of the famous Winans singing family, not to be confused of the family of comedians, the Wayans)
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" - *Simon & Garfunkel*
This song IMAGINE Came out in 1971 ,, I like the melody ,, But the LYRICS are very Bad ,, Im a Born again Christian AND i will NEVER IMAGINE THERE IS NO HEAVEN ,, Jesus Christ ,,,, is what this world needs more than EVER.. And i will NEVER IMAGINE THERE IS NO God .. RELIGION Is mans way of trying to get to God ,,,, But Christianity Is God coming to man
@@theodoreritola7641 But there is NO heaven. it's a myth. Religion is probably the main problem for the evils of the world. God couldn't even protect his/her/it's flock from Covid.
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What a fantastic and genuine reaction to a truly beautiful song.
John lennon was ahead of his time. He wanted everyone to be able to live in peace no matter who you are or where you come from
He used "peace" as a marketing ploy to sell his music to the gullible.
Mid-East cults got ahold of them during their LSD days... they were brainwashed to carry a socialist message to the masses.
Lennon was a rich out of touch Leftist who sat in his mansion on drugs and dreamed up some unrealistic Liberal Utopia while being a bad husband and father.
@@alanzlotkowski2695 Easy to say... now prove it.
@@hudsonsteele8532 And that socialist message being 'peace'. As opposed to the capitalist message which is...?
It’s probably the most perfect song of all time. Musically and lyrically. Genius
Genius, gag me. Satanic genius, maybe.
I'm 74 and still a dreamer...you guys are the best.
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written to me, I loved John Lennon's solo work. I first heard this as a small child and it definitely contributed to my outlook on life, I agree with another poster who said this song is necessary, especially in today's world.
One of the most beautiful, perfect songs ever written. Just Imagine... love you guys :)
I've walked pass the Dakota Apartments on West 72nd Street across from Central Park so many times through the years. I still shake my head whenever I'm walking by.
I am a 71 Canadian Lady who grew up with the Beatles first time was on the Ed Sullivan show they never get old
When John Lennon was murdered, I felt it. I can not say that about any other artist that has died. I can only "Imagine" what he would have done as he grew older. Definitely a loss to the whole music world.
One of the greatest songs ever written and recorded. It caused a lot of controversary when it was released.
And no religion too - he sang - spot on !
best lyrics ever. they will always be relevant until we can literally "LIVE AS ONE"
John and Yoko had a close relationship and famous love affair, but their marriage had its ups and downs. She was there when a deranged fan shot John to death, in front of their apt. building. The news of his murder struck the world like a hammer. I, like many people, cried my eyes out. He had his faults, like we all do, but he is a certified legend, as is this song. Please, react to another classic of his called "Mind Games."
Amber said she knows of the iconic picture of the Beatles crossing the street which is the cover of Abbey Road. The entire album is a work of art. My fave part is the Medley that on an LP album is the 2nd side. It's a Medley of many songs that together or separate will bless your ears. About 20 minutes long(?). Would love to see you react to it.
And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.