![]() Everyone started singing and I felt that the message was very positive because a school was coming together for a great cause, leaving our differences out of the situation for the greater good. ![]() one of the mornings, and felt a bit emotional. I remember hearing this song at THON around 3 a.m. When I usually hear this song, I think about the world being a better place it’s a song that brings people closer together and everyone sings along. My favorite lines, and the chorus of the song are: “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.” The message is still relevant in today’s society, and maybe someday we truly can be seen as “one.” ![]() But, after reading more poems, he became enlightened to write this song.Īfter reading the history of the song, the lyrics are pretty simple and self- explanatory, but I’m sure you never realized how heavy the lyrical meaning really is. At first, John said he didn’t really understand the point of the poems, and would even get annoyed while reading some of the poems. Grapefruit, a book of instructional poems written by Yoko Ono, was given to John after the two met. Lennon said that the inspiration for this song came from one of his wife’s books. It is a plea for justice, morality, and brotherhood with our fellow human beings,” as John Lennon said in a 1980 interview. This song succeeds because of its pure simplicity and because it “speaks directly to the humanity within each of us. “Imagine” is described as “a strong political message that is sugarcoated in a beautiful melody.” He felt that the world would be a better place if there weren’t things to divide people, and wanted to sing in a softer tone so more people would be willing to listen to his message. But instead of accepting the violence and war, John Lennon wanted to write a song about alternatives to conflict. I didn’t know this, but the United States government actually tried to deport him from the country because they were anxious about his protests and agitations. Like many others, Lennon thought the violence and loss of so many lives during the war was unnecessary. The song was released right in the middle of the Vietnam War and after the cultural upheaval of the 1960’s. The song gathered fame again in 1980 after the murder of John Lennon. It was named by Rolling Stone magazine as the third greatest song of all time. It was originally released in 1971 and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. The song for this week’s analysis is the famous “Imagine” by the late John Lennon. Hello dreamers of Penn State! This week I will be analyzing a famous song from the early 1970’s, and I think they true meaning behind this song will shock you!
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