John Lennon was a English singer, songwriter and musician, better known for his career with the successful British band The Beatles.
The song Imagine comes from the same title album released in 1971 and it was inspired by "Cloud Piece" poem from Yoko Ono's book Grapefruit.
With this song Lennon "was asking us to imagine a place where things that divide people (religion, possessions, etc) did not exist.", also Imagine has a strong political message hidden behind a soft melody - he believed this way his message would achieve more people.
The album Imagine was considered to be more commercial than the previous John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band yet still as successful as the previous.
The song received a Grammy Hall of Fame award and was considered by Rolling Stone magazine as the 3rd greatest song of all time.
Artists like Seal, P!nk, Chris Cornell or Peter Gabriel have covered the song on several occasions. Check Ana's post about some of them here.
"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"
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