Es wurde am 8. Mind Games (1973) | Power to the People: The Hits (2010) | Rock ’n’ Roll (1975) | Signature Box (2010) | [76][nb 5] Peter Gabriel performed the song during the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. November 1968 veröffentlichte Lennon zusammen mit der japanischen Avantgarde-Künstlerin Yoko Ono, die er 1966 kennengelernt hatte und 1969 heiratete, das Album Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins.Dieses Album sowie die beiden 1969 folgenden Alben Unfinished Music No. 9. [84] Joan Baez included it on 1972's Come from the Shadows and Diana Ross recorded a version for her 1973 album, Touch Me in the Morning. How Do You Sleep ist eine Abrechnung mit Paul McCartney und eine Reaktion auf dessen Ram-Album von 1971. "Imagine" er en af de mest kendte sange John Lennon skrev som solist. Die CD-Veröffentlichung aus dem Jahr 2000 wurde von, Im Oktober 2010 wurde das Album in einer erneut remasterten Version, diesmal in der originalen Abmischung wiederveröffentlicht. Ono gradually walks around opening shutters that allow in light, making the room brighter with the song's progression. They voted it eleventh in the youth radio network Triple J's Hottest 100 Of All Time on 11 July 2009. [42] Also that year, it received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award[43] and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. [71] Ratau Mike Makhalemele covered the song on an EP of Lennon covers in 1990. [32], In 1972, Lennon and Ono released an 81-minute film to accompany the Imagine album which featured footage of the couple in their home, garden and the recording studio of their Berkshire property at Tittenhurst Park as well as in New York City. That piano part, "gentle as a rocking chair", underpins lyrics that, Waldman says, "belongs to the tradition of hymns or spirituals that visualize a glorious afterlife without prophesizing any immediate end to suffering on earth". Milk and Honey (mit Yoko Ono) (1984), Livealben: Imagine, canción de la cantante estadounidense Ariana Grande. The photograph on the sleeve was taken by May Pang in 1974. [96], In 2015, American singer and songwriter Lady Gaga performed the song at the 2015 European Games opening ceremony. Imagine est le second album solo de John Lennon et son plus connu. Ono watched as he composed the melody, chord structure and almost all the lyrics, nearly completing the song in one brief writing session. John Winston Ono Lennon MBE (born John Winston Lennon, 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist, and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Außerdem enthält die Liste die Namen der Autoren und der Produzenten der Stücke.. Diese Seite … 2: Life with the Lions, Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon, Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon, imagine: john lennon (Music from the Motion Picture), https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Imagine_(Album)&oldid=206020972, Mehrfach-Platin-Album (Vereinigte Staaten), „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“. [58] Fricke commented: "'Imagine' is a subtly contentious song, Lennon's greatest combined achievement as a balladeer and agitator. [16] Its 4-bar piano introduction begins with a C chord then moves to Cmaj7 before changing to F; the 12-bar verses also follow this chord progression, with their last 4 bars moving from Am/E to Dm and Dm/C, finishing with G, G11 then G7, before resolving back to C.[16] The 8-bar choruses progress from F to G to C, then Cmaj7 and E before ending on E7, a C chord substituted for E7 in the final bar. November 2020 um 16:26 Uhr bearbeitet. Mai 1971 mit dem gleichen Produzententeam, vor den Aufnahmen zum Album Imagine, aufgenommen. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)  | ICON (2014) | [82] The event got media attention outside of the US, with Britain's The Guardian stating "Lennon's original lyrics don't praise pluralism or interchangeable religious truths – they damn them". Imagine war ein künstlerischer und kommerzieller Erfolg und wurde vielfach mit „Gold“ ausgezeichnet. Parallel zum Album Imagine entstand als eine Art „Zwillingsalbum“ das Yoko-Ono-Album Fly, das aber in seiner musikalischen Ausrichtung überwiegend experimentell war.[4]. Imagine John & Yoko – The Elliot Mintz Interviews: New Mix in Mono,featuring interviews with John & Yoko. Die sechs Discs sind in einem zweifach aufklappbaren Pappcover eingelegt. O single "Imagine" foi o mais vendido de sua carreira solo, sua letra encoraja o ouvinte a imaginar um mundo em paz, sem barreiras nas fronteiras ou divisões de religiões e nacionalidades e considerar a possibilidade de que o foco da humanidade deveria estar em viver uma vida desapegada de bens materiais. The antithesis of a call to arms, John Lennon’s “Imagine” is one of the most beautiful and awe inspiring songs of all time.. John Winston Lennon (Liverpool, 9 de octubre de 1940- Nueva York, 8 de diciembre de 1980) fue un artista, músico, multinstrumentista, cantautor, compositor, poeta, dibujante, productor, escritor, pacifista, activista y actor inglés, conocido por ser uno de los miembros fundadores de … [85] In 1995, Blues Traveler recorded the song for the Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon album[86] and Dave Matthews has performed the song live with them. Vor Erscheinen des zweiten Studioalbums Imagine veröffentlichten John Lennon und Yoko Ono unter den Bezeichnungen John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band) sowie unter dem Pseudonym Elastic Oz Band zwei Singles, wobei John Lennon bei der ersten Single die A-Seite und Yoko Ono die B-Seite besang, während bei der zweiten Single auf der A-Seite Bill Elliot und … [38], In Venezuela wurde im Jahr 1972 als zweite Single Jealous Guy / It’s so Hard hergestellt. [51] Australians selected it the greatest song of all time on the Nine Network's 20 to 1 countdown show on 12 September 2006. I’m the Greatest wurde im März 1973 als Demo für Ringo Starr neu aufgenommen. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980), was an English singer and songwriter.He became famous as a singer and guitarist of the English rock band The Beatles.After the Beatles stopped making records in 1970, he lived in the United States with his wife Yoko Ono.He continued his music career up until his death in 1980 Die CD hat ein Kunststoffcover. Heart Play – unfinished dialogue (mit Yoko Ono) (1983) | [35], Several celebrities appeared in the film, including Andy Warhol, Fred Astaire, Jack Palance, Dick Cavett and George Harrison. [50] Virgin Radio conducted a UK favourite song survey in December 2005, and listeners voted "Imagine" number one. April 2019 das limitierte Vinyl-Album Imagine Raw Studio Mixes mit eigenständiger Covergestaltung veröffentlicht. Live in New York City (1986), Alben mit unveröffentlichten Material: Im Jahr 1981 wurde die Single in Deutschland auch als 12″-Vinyl-Single[32] wiederveröffentlicht. 9 Ekim 1940 Liverpool, m. 8 Qunun 1980 Newyork) ju muzisyeno İngılız biyo.. Diskografiya cı. "[9] Rolling Stone's David Fricke commented: "[Lennon] calls for a unity and equality built upon the complete elimination of modern social order: geopolitical borders, organised religion, [and] economic class. [8] In his attempt to recreate Lennon's desired sound, Spector had some early tapings feature Lennon and Nicky Hopkins playing in different octaves on one piano. [21] The finished recording featured Lennon on piano and vocal, Klaus Voormann on bass guitar, Alan White on drums and the Flux Fiddlers on strings. Am 29. John Winston Ono Lennon (* 9. Mike Pinder von den Moody Blues sollte ursprünglich bei der Aufnahme des Stücks I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier, Mama ein Mellotron spielen, da dieses defekt war, spielte er stattdessen Tamburin. Das Mastering des Vinyl-Doppelalbums erfolgte in den Capitol Studios.[21][22]. [38] It has sold 1,640,000 copies in the UK as of June 2013, making it Lennon's best-selling single. Das Cover des McCartney-Albums Ram zeigt auf der Vorderseite Paul McCartney, der einen Widder an dessen Hörnern festhält. Am 28. [73] Stevie Wonder gave his rendition of the song, with the Morehouse College Glee Club, during the closing ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics as a tribute to the victims of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing. Instant Karma: All-Time Greatest Hits (2001) | Der Titel des Lieds, Im November 2011 erschien das Vinyl-Doppelalbum. If You Want It • Love and Peace from John & Yoko”[23]. Sangen er udgivet på albummet som også hedder Imagine. Das Album enthält ein Poster mit dem Aufdruck “War Is Over! – New York, 1980. december 8.) [6], With the combined influence of "Cloud Piece" and the prayer book given to him by Gregory, Lennon wrote what author John Blaney described as "a humanistic paean for the people". Die beiden wohl politischsten Lieder auf dem Album sind I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier, Mama[9] sowie Gimme Some Truth,[10] das ebenfalls schon während der Aufnahmen zum geplanten Get Back-Album der Beatles geprobt wurde. [94][nb 6] A cover performed by Emeli Sandé was also used by the BBC for a closing montage that ended its coverage. Im Dezember 1999 erfolgte eine weitere Wiederveröffentlichung im CD-Format: Imagine / Happy Xmas (War is over) / Give Peace a Chance / Imagine (Video).[30]. Februar 1971 eingespielt. In October, Lennon released "Imagine" as a single in the United States, where it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. Imagin é, canción del grupo madrileño de heavy metal Hamlet. Im Jahr 2002 setzte die Musikzeitschrift Rolling Stone das Album Imagine auf Platz 76 ihrer Liste der 500 besten Alben aller Zeiten.[18]. [99], In 2020, Gal Gadot and a number of other celebrities performed an online version of the song entitled "Imagine (Quarantine Edition)", intended to raise morale in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Die Covergestaltung erfolgte von Yoko Ono. eine Aufnahme vom Juni 1969,[13] sodass auch diese Titel keine neuen Lennon-Komposition waren. Większość piosenek na albumie jest autorstwa Johna Lennona oraz duetu Lennon/McCartney. [85] American guitarist Eva Cassidy recorded a version for her 2002 album of the same name;[87] this version failed to reach the top 100 in the United Kingdom but peaked at number 35 on the UK Indie Chart. În 2010, pe când ar fi fost a 70-a aniversare a lui Lennon, monumentul „John Lennon Peace Monument” (Monumentul de Pace John Lennon) a fost dezvăluit în parcul Chavasee, Liverpool, de către Cynthia și Julian Lennon. "Woman" is a song written and performed by John Lennon from his 1980 album Double Fantasy. Oktober 1988 wurde in Großbritannien die Single Imagine mit den Liedern Jealous Guy / Happy Xmas (War Is Over) auf der B-Seite wiederveröffentlicht. It is now impossible to imagine a world without 'Imagine', and we need it more than he ever dreamed. [63][64] This led Katy Waldman of Slate to ponder why "Imagine" had become so frequently performed as a response to tragedy. The next scene shows Lennon sitting at a white grand piano in a dimly lit, all-white room. Es erreichte in den USA Platz 1 der US-Billboard-Charts. In 1999, it was ranked number 30 on the RIAA's list of the 365 "Songs of the Century", earned a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll". [79][80], Since 2005, "Imagine" has been played prior to the New Year's Eve ball drop at New York City's Times Square. [33] In 1986, Zbigniew Rybczyński made a music video for the song, and in 1987, it won both the "Silver Lion" award for Best Clip at Cannes and the Festival Award at the Rio International Film Festival. Das Buch enthält neben Fotos, die während der Entstehung des Albums entstanden sind, umfangreiche Informationen zu den Aufnahmen und der Entstehung des Albums sowie über die einzelnen Lieder. In Großbritannien wurde das Album zusätzlich als Schallplatte mit einer von Allan Steckler vorgenommenen quadrofonischen Abmischung vertrieben. September 1971 (US),8. Teksten handler om, at alle verdens mennesker burde kunne leve sammen i fred og harmoni. Projektkoordinator war Allan Rouse. "[7] Lennon later said the composition "should be credited as a Lennon/Ono song. [33] A full-length documentary rock video, the film's first scene features a shot of Lennon and Ono walking through a thick fog, arriving at their house as the song "Imagine" begins. [28] Die CD- und die 12″-Vinyl-Single[29] enthalten zusätzlich noch das Lied Give Peace a Chance. Since 2005, event organisers have played the song just before the New Year's Times Square Ball drops in New York City. In der John Lennon-Dokumentation Imagine: John Lennon von 1988 gibt es mehrere Interviewsequenzen mit … [93], The song was performed as part of the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Der Inhalt der vier CDs befindet sich ebenfalls auf den beiden Blu-ray Discs, die zusätzlich noch die 5.1-Abmischungen beinhalten sowie die remasterte quadrofonische Abmischung aus dem Jahr 1971 und Interviews mit Elliot Mintz. Mit seinen Äußerungen in Bezug auf Religion im Song Imagine verletzte Lennon vermutlich die religiösen Gefühle seines späteren Mörders Mark David Chapman, was wohl hauptsächlich zu dem Attentat führte. Im Jahr 1981 wurde die Single in Deutschland auch als 12″-Vinyl-Single[26] wiederveröffentlicht. In March 2020, in response to the unfolding coronavirus pandemic, the actress Gal Gadot posted an informal but star-studded cover version of "Imagine" on Instagram. Oktober 1940 als John Winston Lennon in Liverpool; † 8. [11] Robert Christgau called it "both a hymn for the Movement and a love song for his wife, celebrating a Yokoism and a Marcusianism simultaneously". Imagine est une chanson de John Lennon : il s'agit du premier morceau qui apparaît dans son album de 1971 Imagine. [5] Ab der Albumwiederveröffentlichung aus dem Jahr 2018 wurde Yoko Ono als Mitkomponistin aufgeführt. Bei den Aufnahmen wurde Lennon von zahlreichen namhaften Musikern unterstützt. Fu pubblicata sull'album Imagine e successivamente come singolo negli Stati Uniti d'America (11 ottobre 1971) assieme a It's So Hard. [16] In Großbritannien hielt sich das Album 18 Wochen lang in den Top-10 der Albumhitparade[17] und erreichte dort ebenfalls die Nummer eins der Charts; in Deutschland platzierte sich das Album auf Platz 10 der Hitparade. The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006), Interviews: [44] "Imagine" ranked number 23 in the list of best-selling singles of all time in the UK, in 2000. Crippled Inside wurde erstmals während der Get-Back-Session, am 24. "[11] Despite that sentiment, Clear Channel Communications (now known today as iHeartMedia) included the song on its post-9/11 "do not play" list. Produite par John & Yoko et Phil Spector, la chanson est réapparue comme numéro un des ventes au Royaume-Uni en janvier 1981, … 31 and going gold. [103], *sales figures based on certification alone, The lyrical content of "Imagine" relates to Lennon's concept of, In 1991, the BBC restricted "Imagine" from airplay during the. Das Titelstück Imagine gehört zu den erfolgreichsten Kompositionen John Lennons und beschreibt die Vision einer besseren und gerechteren Welt. [58] According to Blaney, Lennon's lyrics describe hypothetical possibilities that offer no practical solutions; lyrics that are at times nebulous and contradictory, asking the listener to abandon political systems while encouraging one similar to communism. [3] Für die Abmischung der Aufnahmen reiste Lennon in die USA und vollendete das Album dort in den Record Plant East Studios in New York City am 4. und 5. [22] The string arrangement was written by Torrie Zito. By 2013, "Imagine" had sold over 1.6 million copies in the UK. Oktober 1971 Imagine / It’s so Hard aus dem Album ausgekoppelt. Charts", "Lady Gaga stars in Baku 2015 Opening Ceremony", "Winter Olympics opening ceremony: Koreans enter under unified flag – as it happened", "Yoko Ono releases new version of John Lennon's Imagine", "Watch Gal Gadot sing 'Imagine' with help from Sia, Will Ferrell, Jimmy Fallon, and more", "Gal Gadot Recruited Her Celebrity Friends to Sing John Lennon's "Imagine" and Twitter Definitely Hates It", "Gal Gadot Tried to Do Something Nice with 'Imagine.' Gimme Some Truth (2010) | The first adaptation of the original 8-track recording of "Imagine", Lennon also appeared in video. [90] A cover version of the song, performed by Italian singer Marco Carta, entered the top 20 in Italy in 2009, peaking at number 13. [67] In 1975, he sang "Imagine" during his final public performance, a birthday celebration for Lew Grade. Derided by critics as "the most expensive home movie of all time", it premiered to an American audience in 1972. [69] In 1983, David Bowie performed it in Hong Kong during his Serious Moonlight Tour, on the third anniversary of Lennon's death. [52], Former US President Jimmy Carter said, "in many countries around the world – my wife and I have visited about 125 countries– you hear John Lennon's song 'Imagine' used almost equally with national anthems. John & Yoko: The Interview (mit Yoko Ono) (1990), John Lennon/Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe, https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000198860, Informationen zur 2018er Wiederveröffentlichung, Offizielle Informationen zur 2018er Wiederveröffentlichung, Unfinished Music No. Am 5. [34], Im Mexiko wurde im Jahr 1972 die EP Imagine mit folgenden Liedern veröffentlicht: Imagine / It’s So Hard / Oh My Love / Give Some Some Truth. Selv sagde Lennon, at det var "en anti-religion, anti-nationalistisk, anti-kapitalistisk og anti-konventionel sang. "[8] When asked about the song's meaning during a December 1980 interview with David Sheff for Playboy magazine, Lennon told Sheff that Dick Gregory had given Ono and him a Christian prayer book, which inspired him the concept behind "Imagine". Mai 1971 in Lennons eigenem Studio, den Ascot Sound Studios, in Tittenhurst Park statt. Juni 1971 mit dem Produzenten Phil Spector und dem Arrangeur Torrie Zito, der für die Orchestrierungen, die von The Flux Fiddler eingespielt wurden, verantwortlich war. [11][nb 1], Lennon composed "Imagine" one morning in early 1971, on a Steinway piano, in a bedroom at his Tittenhurst Park estate in Ascot, Berkshire, England. John Lennon ließ als Persiflage auf das Cover ein Foto von sich und einem Schwein in ähnlicher Pose aufnehmen und legte es als Foto Imagine bei. [31] It became the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album of Lennon's solo career. Bei der Originalabmischung des Albums wurden die Streicher in Mono abgemischt, bei der Neuabmischung in Stereo. More than 200 artists have performed or covered the song, including Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Joan Baez, Lady Gaga, Elton John and Diana Ross. Das Buch und das Cover befinden sich in einem (24,4 cm × 25 cm) Pappschuber. [60][nb 4] Others argue that Lennon intended the song's lyrics to inspire listeners to imagine if the world could live without possessions, not as an explicit call to give them up. [50] The song ranked number 30 on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of the 365 Songs of the Century bearing the most historical significance. So spielte beispielsweise George Harrison bei fünf Titeln Gitarre (Crippled Inside, I Don’t Want To Be a Soldier, Mama, Gimme Some Truth, Oh My Love und How Do You Sleep?). Oh My Love[11] und Oh Yoko! [70] On 9 October 1990, more than one billion people listened to a broadcast of the song on what would have been Lennon's 50th birthday. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 28. Als Studiomusiker fungierten Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann und John Lennon. Gleichzeitig ist es einschließlich der drei Avantgarde-Alben mit seiner Frau Yoko Ono und des Livealbums der Plastic Ono Band das insgesamt sechste Album John Lennons. November 1985 in Großbritannien[36] und Deutschland und am 3. Esta página se editó por última vez el 1 dic 2020 a las 23:57. Imagine è un brano musicale di John Lennon pubblicato nel 1971. Opis albumu. Imagine es el segundo álbum de estudio del cantante británico John Lennon, es considerado como su trabajo más popular como solista.Grabado y publicado en 1971, el álbum contiene canciones más sofisticadas, más comerciales y menos vanguardistas que en sus anteriores proyectos, como John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. [33], Auf den Philippinen erschien 1971 die Single Imagine mit der B-Seite Oh My Love. »Imagine« ist das sechste Soloalbum Lennons und das dritte Solostudioalbum nach der Trennung der Beatles. [58] Former Beatle Ringo Starr defended the song's lyrics during a 1981 interview with Barbara Walters, stating: "[Lennon] said 'imagine', that's all. Die Textzeile “those freaks was right when they said you was dead” ist eine Anspielung auf die Paul-is-dead-Verschwörungstheorie. BMI named "Imagine" one of the 100 most performed songs of the 20th century. Shortly before his death, Lennon said that much of the song's lyrics and content came from his wife, Yoko Ono, and in 2017 she received co-writin… Die Aufnahmen zum Album wurden auch filmisch dokumentiert, so beinhaltete der Film Imagine folgende Lieder: Weitere Filmaufnahmen wurden für den Dokumentarfilm Imagine: John Lennon verwendet, der ab Oktober 1988 in den Kinos gezeigt wurde. [28] In 2003, it reached number 33 as the B-side to a re-release of "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)". Rock 'n' Roll aus dem Jahr 1987 hatte Julian Lennon einen Gastauftritt. His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history. [24] It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100[25] and reached number one in Canada on the RPM national singles chart, remaining there for two weeks. Für die Neuabmischung gab Yoko Ono die Anweisung, dass der Sound des Albums und der Gesang von John Lennon klarer hörbarer werden sollten. November 2018 auf der Wiederveröffentlichung des Albums The Beatles veröffentlicht. The song was first issued as a single in Britain in 1975, to promote the compilation Shaved Fish, and reached number six on the UK Singles Chart that year. [75] Madonna performed "Imagine" during the benefit Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope. John Lennon (b. Das Super Deluxe Box Set beinhaltet vier CDs, zwei Blu-Ray Discs und ein 120-seitiges Hardcoverbuch. For the musical notation to "Imagine" see: For Spector co-producing with Lennon and Ono see: For a description of the room and Ono opening shutters see: For the inclusion of "Imagine" in the set-list for the Re-Invention World Tour, see: For "Imagine" being played in 2005's New Year's Eve celebration in New York see: Guinness World Records British Hit Singles Book, Recording Industry Association of America, Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon, List of best-selling singles in the United Kingdom, List of best-selling singles of the 1980s in the United Kingdom, List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1970s, List of number-one singles of 1971 (Canada), List of number-one singles of 1975 (Ireland), List of number-one singles of 1981 (Ireland), List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s, "Not the only one: how Yoko Ono helped create John Lennon's Imagine", "WATCH: Gal Gadot, Natalie Portman, Zoe Kravitz and others sing 'Imagine' to lift spirits during coronavirus fight", "John Lennon's 'Imagine' Threatens the Conservative Mindset Far Away and Near", "A History Of Hit Piano Ballads On The Hot 100", "Imagine that: John Lennon fans turn into zealots over Cee Lo's change in lyrics", "Lennon's Imagine Orchestrator Zito Dies", "Artist/VIP gallery: Zbigniew Rybczynski", "Daft Punk's Get Lucky becomes one of the UK's biggest selling singles of all-time! Put your political message across with a little honey. [4], Several poems from Yoko Ono's 1964 book Grapefruit inspired Lennon to write the lyrics for "Imagine"[6] – in particular, one which Capitol Records reproduced on the back cover of the original Imagine LP titled "Cloud Piece", reads: "Imagine the clouds dripping, dig a hole in your garden to put them in. [56] Music critic Paul Du Noyer described "Imagine" as Lennon's "most revered" post-Beatles song. [78] Herman Cain, then the CEO of Godfather's Pizza, performed a parody of "Imagine", identified as "Imagine There's No Pizza", before the Omaha Press Club in 1991, which became a viral video when he ran for President of the United States 20 years later.