John Lennon - Imagine

[LiberalVoice]

I know almost everyone on DU knows the lyrics to this song by heart. But, I'm sitting here and I want to cry(Like everytime I hear it) just thinking about the mess we're in and what it would be like actually living like this song. Can you imagine?


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 some day you will join us,
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possesions,
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 some day you will join us,
And the world will live as one

[HEyHEY]

1. the only tune I can play on piano!

[Gothic Sponge]

2. I want to cry because John is gone!

Clear Channel has banned this song! :mad:

[LiberalVoice]

3. Are you fucking serious!

What baseless excuse did they use this time? Fuck that pisses me off!

[Gothic Sponge]

4. Because it's anti war!

[dbt]

5. When Neil Young did "Imagine" on the 9/11 TV tribute,

I had a mental picture of Freep heads exploding from sea to shining sea. Reckon Lennon would've enjoyed that.

Damn shame nobody did "Revolution!"

:evilgrin:
dbt

[soothsayer]

6. Do you have your Lennon NIKE sneakers yet?

http://theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/25/1093246590997.html?oneclick=true

[LiberalVoice]

7. You gotta register and I'm tired.

If they really do have John Lennon Nike sneakers I would never buy them. Just a marketing tool for god knows who to get dumbass people to buy more shit they don't need.

[soothsayer]

8. sorry! try these links (plus I posted a bit of the story)

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/sweatshops/2455.html

http://www.softcom.net/webnews/wed/ag/Uus-lennon.Rfye_EaN.html

http://www.dressforsuccess.nl/nieuws/news-details.id.856.titel.John-Lennon-sneakers-Yoko-Ono-agreed-to-a-deal-with-Nike.aspx

Basic idea is:

"Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, made a deal with Nike for the special edition shoe called the "Peace Chuck," which will be imprinted with the ex-Beatle's signature line, "Imagine All The People Living Life In Peace," across the toe.

A percentage of the profits earned by the sale of the shoes will benefit charities working to promote world peace."

<snip>

It'll have his image on it, too.

D'oh!

[Maccagirl]

9. I've been boycotting Nike ever since "Revolution"

and this actually makes me even angrier. I can't speak for John, but I can't believe he would sign off on something like this-even for "charity". I miss you John.

[soothsayer]

10. I know! What if they're LEATHER????

But...maybe they're canvas? I'm not familiar with what a Chuck D is.