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Artist:John Lennon
Song:Imagine
Imagine there"s no heaven
It"s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...
Imagine there"s no countries
It isn"t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
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
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...
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 live as one
1971年列侬和妻子大野洋子(Yoko Ono)住在英国乡下一幢豪华的别墅里。年初的某一天的早,列侬起床后在洋子的陪伴下,写下了《想像》的歌词。其音乐部分则是在他家那架著名的白色钢琴上写成的。
后来在一次飞行途中,列侬又做了几处修改,在一张纽约希尔顿旅馆的便笺上写下了最后完整的歌词。歌词中没有"爱"或者"自由"这样的字眼,列侬也从没有想到要写一首圣歌(Anthem),但这首歌后来却成了一代人的圣歌。同年6月的某一天,列侬和鼓手Alan White(后Yes乐队的鼓手)和贝司手,德国朋友Klaus Voormann在自家的一间简陋的录音棚内录制了这首歌,列侬亲自弹的钢琴(一架Steinway)。