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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]
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]
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."
Lennon’s song "Imagine" is still celebrated today, over 40 years after his death at 40 from a gunshot on Dec. 8, 1980. Dave Benett/Getty Ringo Starr and Sir Paul McCartney on March 04, 2024 in ...
The first Beatles Christmas fan-club disc to be recorded by the individual Beatles separately, the 1968 offering is a collage of odd noises, musical snippets and individual messages. McCartney's song "Happy Christmas, Happy New Year" is featured, along with Lennon's poems "Jock and Yono" and "Once Upon a Pool Table".
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The song is featured twice in the 2016 animated film Sing, sung by Jennifer Hudson. The song also appears on the film's soundtrack with "Carry That Weight" as a medley. [18] Elbow recorded a cover of the song for the 2017 John Lewis Christmas TV advert. The single reached No. 29 in the UK, and appears on the Elbow compilation album The Best Of ...