Imagine 50 years of John Lennon's 'anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-capitalistic' anthem

ABC South West Vic ^ | 7/5/21 | Matt Neal

[DallasBiff]

"Yoko actually helped a lot with the lyrics, but I wasn't man enough to let her have credit for it," Lennon confessed to reporter David Sheff during a series of interviews for Playboy magazine published just two days before Lennon was shot dead on December 8, 1980.

In early 1971, Lennon finished the lyrics (and Ono's input was officially credited in 2017) and in June that year, he recorded takes at the purpose-built studio at his Tittenhurst Park mansion home — sound engineer Eddie Veale, who helped construct the studio, called it "the first professional home studio in the UK".

[liberalh8ter]

I prefer Steely Dan's response to Lennon's, “Imagine”. A masterful take-down of hypocrisy. Only a Fool Would Say That

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I remember when Lennon was shot. Lots of the news of the day mentioned the song “IMAGINE” I’ve been around since 1946 and had never heard about that song till then.

When I finally saw the lyrics I was surprised to see how silly and impossible they were. Only someone who looks at the world through Rose Colored Glasses might “imagine” it.