Music fans have named a 1971 track the "greatest song of all time" in a new poll. Despite its legendary status, not everyone agrees with the choice. Instead, some consider John Lennon's "Imagine" to ...

‘Imagine’ was released as a single in October 1971 ...

In 1971, John Lennon released what would become one of the defining songs of his solo career. Fifty-five years later, ...

John Lennon's 1971 smash hit "Imagine" remains one of the most polarizing rock songs ever written—while some consider it Lennon's best work ever, others criticize it as hyprocritical and overrated.

It has been played at memorials and vigils. It has been covered by thousands of artists. It is one of the most instantly recognizable songs ever recorded, a melody so familiar that most people can hum ...

Without Paul McCartney to temper his more eccentric creative impulses, John Lennon spent much of his early days as a solo artist criticized for his experimental and, at times, controversial musical ...

Imagine, released in 1971, dug as deep lyrically as John Lennon’s solo debut (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band). But Lennon also focused on making the album a more commercial affair that would reach a ...

Written during the Vietnam War and based on a poem by Yoko Ono, ‘Imagine’ became a powerful anthem for peace and his “greatest musical gift to the world.” Lennon shared that the inspiration for ...

In some circles, John is almost seen as a secular saint. A large part of this image is rooted in the lyrics of “Imagine.” Unlike most pop songs, which are about love, sadness, or dancing, “Imagine” ...

Some songs are so timeless, so anthemic and so succinct that audiences can't help but return to them again and again. John Lennon's "Imagine" is almost certainly one of them. In October of 1971, ...

To some, it’s an international national anthem – a utopian call for peace and equality. To others, it’s a quasi-Communist disgrace, “an anthem for the clueless” or a naïve intervention by a spoiled ...

In March 2020, film star Gal Gadot and some of her famous friends recorded an online montage a cappella version of John Lennon’s 1971 anthem, “Imagine”. The performance was intended to comfort people ...