Has the song, "IMAGINE" become more than just a song?

by journey-on 41 Replies latest jw friends

  • changeling
    changeling

    It's an anthem for open minded people. I hated that David Archleta of American Idol sang it (twice) and did not use the the first verse or any reference to "no religion".

    He totally changed and missed the spirit of the song.

    changeling :)

  • changeling
    changeling

    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

  • Seeker4
    Seeker4

    Imagine - the atheists' anthem. Thank you John Lennon.

    Visited the Dakota and Strawberry Fields on my last two NYC visits.

    S4

  • VoidEater
    VoidEater

    "interpret" it with your own little spin

    As Keith Jarrett said, It's not "what does it mean", it's "what can it mean"...

    Such is the blessing and shortcoming of Art...

  • journey-on
    journey-on

    As Keith Jarrett said, It's not "what does it mean", it's "what can it mean"...

    Such is the blessing and shortcoming of Art...

    Well said, Void Eater.

    As Seeker said, even the athiests have adopted it as their anthem. So, now we have commentary about its social, political, religious and spiritual implications.

    Next, someone will be saying John Lennon was a reincarnation of some Great Master!

  • Simon
    Simon

    "Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can" ... sang the multi-millionaire in his big mansion. It always sounded a bit funny.

    Of course, he did come from an underpriveledged background and I think he was genuine in the concerns he expressed.

    It's a great song, timeless.

  • cognizant dissident
    cognizant dissident
    As Seeker said, even the athiests have adopted it as their anthem. So, now we have commentary about its social, political, religious and spiritual implications.

    They have? Why did no one in my "Atheists Unite!" support group inform me this was my new anthem. I always thought it was "Losing My Religion" by REM!

    Cog

  • FlyingHighNow
    FlyingHighNow

    Here is another quote from John Lennon and it's come to be my favorite. I found it in a picture history book of his relationship with Yoko.

    "I BELIEVE IN EVERYTHING until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists even if it is in your mind. Who's to say that dreams...aren't as real as the here and now?" John Lennon John did believe.

  • journey-on
    journey-on

    Cog,

    You must belong to an offshoot of the original Atheists....sort of like the JWs being an offshoot of the Adventists.

    or the Episcopalians an offshoot of the Catholics.

  • cognizant dissident
    cognizant dissident

    LOL! I'm an offshoot of something, that's for damn sure! I'm guessing I'm some sort of evolutionary genetic mutant freak!

    Cog

Share this

Google+
Pinterest
Reddit