The song Imagine has been over played - or at least over covered (there are way too many bad versions of it out there) - but it doesn't take away from the innate qualities of the song. A beautiful and simple melody, powerful words whose naiveté is tempered by the above quote, and John Lennon's vocals and piano playing with no frills - he just let the song speak for itself. Just Imagine...
Sunday, August 21, 2016
August 21 - Imagine
I just couldn't get around this song. John Lennon had the courage of his convictions - he was never afraid to say what he believed. His line in Imagine says it all: "You might say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one." He was easily the most politically outspoken of the Beatles (George Harrison could rival him - but his activism was more spiritual than political) - and one of the trailblazers of political activism in rock music until his untimely death in 1980.
The song Imagine has been over played - or at least over covered (there are way too many bad versions of it out there) - but it doesn't take away from the innate qualities of the song. A beautiful and simple melody, powerful words whose naiveté is tempered by the above quote, and John Lennon's vocals and piano playing with no frills - he just let the song speak for itself. Just Imagine...
The song Imagine has been over played - or at least over covered (there are way too many bad versions of it out there) - but it doesn't take away from the innate qualities of the song. A beautiful and simple melody, powerful words whose naiveté is tempered by the above quote, and John Lennon's vocals and piano playing with no frills - he just let the song speak for itself. Just Imagine...
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