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Beatles producer George Martin praised Lennon's solo work, singling out the composition: "My favourite song of all was 'Imagine ' ". [57] Music critic Paul Du Noyer described "Imagine" as Lennon's "most revered" post-Beatles song. [58] Authors Ben Urish and Ken Bielen called it "the most subversive pop song recorded to achieve classic status". [59]
A 2000 direct-to-video documentary film showing the recording sessions and evolution of Imagine took its title, Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album, from this song. Jon Wiener took the title of this song for his 1999 book, Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files, about Nixon's attempt to deport Lennon in 1972. [23]
Imagine is the second solo studio album by the English musician John Lennon, released on 9 September 1971 by Apple Records.Co-produced by Lennon, his wife Yoko Ono and Phil Spector, the album's elaborate sound contrasts the basic, small-group arrangements of his first album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970). [1]
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics is a set of two books combining the lyrics of songs by the Beatles with accompanying illustrations and photographs, many by leading artists of the period. Comments from the Beatles on the origins of the songs are also included. [1] The book was edited by Alan Aldridge, who also provided many of the illustrations. [2]
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In his 1970 song "God", Lennon sang that he did not believe in Jesus, the Bible, Buddha, the Gita, nor the Beatles. [117] Fundamentalist Christian critics of Lennon's lyrics have focused on the opening line from his 1971 song "Imagine", which states, "Imagine there's no heaven."
From the moment the Beatles announced their breakup on April 10, 1970, fans began hoping for a reunion of the Fab Four. Those hopes were crushed when John Lennon was murdered on Dec. 8, 1980 ...
The LP's original packaging included an 11 x 11" booklet, with the songs' lyrics printed, calligraphy-style, on simulated parchment paper. For the first several pressings, the cover itself was simulated leather, and the Beatles' image (a re-working of Richard Avedon's 1967 portrait, featured in Look Magazine) was simulated gold-foil. The LP was ...