What's really ironic about including "Imagine" on this list is that Lennon himself probably didn't even consider it a great song. There's a DJ on a classic rock station here in New York who once said that his fondest memory of John Lennon was that every time he saw Lennon driving around New York City, Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" always seemed to be emanating from the stereo in Lennon's Bentley. This DJ is convinced that Lennon went to his grave wishing he had written that song.
Wow, good song. Certainly better than any of Lennon's solo stuff I can think of, even "#9 Dream". If he ever could have shook Yoko off, maybe he would have achieved his goal of writing a better song. Not bad for the thrown-together cobble of studio musicians that was Procol Harum.
For that matter, "Homburg", "Repent Walpurgis" and "In Held 'Twas I" were all better too. And I have a soft spot for "Whiskey Train" although it reminds me more of Status Quo than Harum.
Speaking of which... did "Pictures Of Matchstick Men" make the list? Gooood song.