Let it be, let it be, quote John Lennon Click-clack, John got shot for attention What does that tell you about the good of intentions? Bitterness formed in the storm of aggression Prophets get dropped, imagining heaven Ren lyric - seven sins.
@@Newfie-zc7ugThat dude was nuts. Just like every modern day school shooter. Every single one of them had a mental illness. It’s sad someone would do that to an innocent person for no reason except for the imaginary reason in their disturbed heads. 😢
@@michaelparks6120 Historically, individuals who have advocated for peace, equality, etc have been killed. Lincoln, Malcolm X, Dr. King Jr, Lennon, etc. The powerful have a vested interest in keeping us at each others throats.
Young man, I am so sorry. We had that, all of it, peace, acceptance, love, borders, religion, skin color, accent, ... It all meant nothing to us, we were hippies. Peace love and acceptance was our motto. I raised all my boys that way and they are with Wonderful women of all shades, whom I love like daughters. I'm sorry you missed it son. You would have fit in my family so easily. And yes I am a Caucasian sister.... Like I said before.... It didn't matter. Keep going on your journey and I will be proud to watch you explore some of the best music and nicest people you'll ever know.
This is part of the best music ever and it always triggers a lot of emotions with me because it was played at my father's funeral. Do you remember where you were on December 8th, 1980, when you heard the news that John Lennon died? I remember that date very clearly.
@@patricrolsma3361 I remember, just as I remember Bobby Kennedy, MLK, President Kennedy, all of them, I remember..... Even the four dead at Kent State. I am so sorry for your loss. The people who truly love us are never gone. As long as there is a memory in your mind, they're never really leave you. All of the magic went out of Christmas when my beloved father passed. Because I was raising my children I couldn't afford to be sad in front of them. My heart was broken, Christmas was my father's favorite holiday, he became the biggest kid..... I will keep you in my intentions..... And hope you can find some peace.
I REMEMBER AND JOHN REMEMBERED ELVIS (BEFORE ELVIS THERE WAS NOTHING) JOHN WITHOUT YOU THERE'S NOTHING💙JOHN YOUR JOURNEY IS BEING CARRIED THROUGH ALL✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️
@@ffjsb That's really not a fair reply to lisarainbow's comment . She said "Perhaps one of the most important songs ever written" . To just reply "Nope" back is a little harsh to her . In her view I do not see why it wouldn't be one of the most important songs ever written . It is a song after all about living in Peace, Humanity , and without war . I think those are admiral traits to find anywhere .
My favorite Beatle. This song was so inportant when it came out. I still remember sitting in my room listening to the radio and they announced that John had been killed by gun shots. I immedialtly started to cry. I was 10 and I will never forget that moment😢 RIP Mr. Lennon you are truly missed❤
I was driving to my student teaching job and heard on the radio that he was shot. I remember crying the rest of my trip to school. Rip John. Peace from Northern Michigan.
I was 16. Woke up to the radio in my room going off early (HAVE NO IDEA WHY) & first words out of radio were John Lennon is Dead. Bolted right up, 6 in the morning, grade 10. Later, there were moments of silence on radio, & I stood in silence looking out my old backyard & crying, saying goodbye to John Lennon, & wishing him well 😢
Without wanting to overstate the facts, you will never understand the history and development of popular music until you get to grips with The Beatles. Look at how basic things were in 1962 when they picked up the baton and soon established themselves as trailblazers, how they rapidly developed the genre throughout the mid-1960s, and how in 1969 they disbanded, leaving popular music almost unrecognisable from what it had been a mere 7 years earlier.
It is fun to watch people react, but it is shocking when I hear the words "I have never heard a Beatles song", it is like hearing someone say I have never seen the sky.
@@simchabaruch7023 to me it makes the reaction more interesting, but I understand what you are saying, and reminds me of the film yesterday, but in reverse
Very very interesting to see someone react to John Lennon’s Imagine when they don’t know anything about him or The Beatles. Come back to this song in your life and you will see that John was right. The song is simple, but it speaks to the most profound themes of humanity. This is a message of love, and it is strong, brave, and true.
Everyone here who was born before the mid-70s will be able to describe in perfect detail where they were when John Lennon was shot on 8 December 1980. What a tragic loss. Elton John write a song after John Lennon’s death called Empty Garden, and it’s a masterpiece. You should check it out!
John Lennon October 9, 1940 - December 8, 1980. The Beatles broke up in late 1969. Their last performance was on the roof on the recording studio. On 30 January 1969, the Beatles performed an impromptu concert from the rooftop of their Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Savile Row, in central London's office and fashion district. Joined by guest keyboardist Billy Preston, the band played a 42-minute set before the Metropolitan Police arrived and ordered them to reduce the volume. It was the final public performance of their career. They performed nine takes of five new songs as crowds of onlookers, many on lunch breaks, congregated in the streets and on the rooftops of nearby buildings to listen. The concert ended with "Get Back", and John Lennon joking, "I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves, and I hope we've passed the audition."
Loved the Beatles & John Lennon's songs when he went solo in 1970. "Imagine" is one of his most beautiful hits. But he recorded a lot of other great songs such as "Give Peace A Chance", "Instant Karma!", "Mother", "Working Class Hero", "Power To The People", "Woman", "Jealous Guy", "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night", "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)", "Watching The Wheels" etc.
My favorite song of all time. I was crushed when he was assassinated. The Beatles were my 1st favorite band. My Grandma gave me my 1st Beatles album when i was 3.
I can't Imagine you never heard this. Sad that he's gone. It makes me so happy that many people from your generation are discovering music from my generation.
I love John Lennon. He is the reason I learned to play the piano back in the 60s. A gifted artist gone too soon. Chapman got his autograph one afternoon and went back and shot him dead that night. Sick, demented person.
No one would have listened to his opinion if he didn't wrap it up in a beautiful song and a beautiful performance! I also have to say that I have many reactors that I check out and recently joined your channel and I really like your approach and choice of music etc.! Thanks - from a 68 year old that enjoys seeing my oldies enjoyed by a younger generation!
He's singing about a world of of no one going hungry. Everyone helping each other to live and lopeople. Nipeople, not worrying about. Possessions, there's no wars, no racism. No homeless, a world of everyone. Just loving their fellow human beings, what an amazing world.
Shon you gotta open up that rabbit hole on the Beatles man these guys were amazing ! I mean I wouldn’t even know where to start. I’ll put it to u this way every one of the four Beatles were a huge success on their own. When do you ever see that when a group breaks up ! They’re mark on music will last many lifetimes to come u need to check it out
I say start early and move through time with them! They got bold with experimenting and it's a joy to watch/ hear how they paved the way for severl genres of music.
@@michellez1414 I think he’s lucky he has all this to discover ! He’s lucky he gets to hear all this stuff for the first time Sergeant peppers. All these albums incredible music.
A masterpiece in simplicity, both the song and video. Simple, yet so powerful and heartbreaking. I highly suggest Working Class Hero, Mother, Woman...he had so much PASSION, for everything. RIP John...
Wow this song changed my life 3:12 simlpiatic and elegant 6:02 he was 7:12 I'm proud to live as a dreamer I think he finally saw truth in the divine nature in all people.
I was 9-years-old when The Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan show, February 9, 1964 -- their first national exposure in the US, exactly 60 years ago tomorrow. On that date, Ringo Starr & John Lennon were 23, Paul McCartney, 21, & George Harrison, 20 (2 weeks shy of 21) - that's how VERY young they really were!!! I LOVED them immediately, feelings that never waned, & they have been the most prominent & beloved band on the soundtrack of my life ever since. Facts everyone should know -- John was murdered in NYC on Dec 8, 1980, 10 years after The Beatles broke up. He was 40 years old. George Harrison died of cancer on Nov 29, 2001, age 58. Ringo (now 83) & Paul (81) are alive & well & still delighting audiences with their wonderful music!!!!! The history of The Beatles, & how their empire was built, & why they are still so very popular, is a story every music fan should know!! Everyone in every generation should listen to their extensive & incredibly entertaining catalogue & learn their stories, & find out how 4 young lads from Liverpool, England changed the world!!! There are innumerable reasons & recordings (from 1962-1970) that show why The Beatles are the GOATs among all the other GOATS in the world, & you should do yourself a favor and listen to it all. I know you'll enjoy the ride!! Each band member also had a very successful post-Beatles career, & there is SO MUCH great music in that assortment as well!!!
You are going to love the Beatles😊! The Beatles/I Saw Her Standing There. This is one on their 20 #1 hit singles in the USA!😮😊+an additional 13 top 10 hits between 1964 and 1970😮😮😮😮😊!!!! That's 33 top 10 hits in 7 years😮😮😮😮😊!!!!Enjoy Loud!
John Lennon to his fans was a like the Dali Lama. Humanly flawed but exquisitely good, man of peace and happiness. This song was the longing of a better world. It was 1971 and I was eleven. I saved up to buy my first record album. I still have it. Nine years later he was dead. I was twenty and working as store manager at Toys R Us in NY. I heard it and wept openly. But I know now why God took him home so young. He would never survive the world of hate we live in today. It would have destroyed his beautiful spirit. ❤️ In October 2001, in the aftermath of 9/11, Ozzy Osbourne wrote and recorded a song called Dreamer. He said it was “his” Imagine. I hope you react to it. It’s like volume 2 to this song. Ozzy writes that history repeats itself and we as humans just never learn that hate never wins.
This is probably my favorite song of all time! Thanks for playing!💖🙏🏻 the message came from his fight against the war in Vietnam, but as you saw, it works for nearly any situation. Lol, when you don’t know who yoko is, we know your history of the Beatles is extremely lacking 😂she got blamed for the breakup! But if you look at the documentary on Disney of them recording their last album, they all outgrew each other.
Hi young fella...keep going with John Lennon and the Beatles. its a journey you will not forget. No other band like them and John had such a presence combined with story telling and a rasp in his voice that gave it an edge. Thanks again
Listen to the wheels go round and round. It’s about his departure of the Beatles and living his own life and being a family man. And getting scrutinized for leaving it all beyond and that’s he is crazy for doing it.
John Lennon was a peace loving man, very special and talented. Too me he was the Beatles. George Harrison when he went solo was the same, they both gave us some real messages about Love and peace.
Love ❤ John Lennon (RIP)and Love❤ George Harrison(RIP) I would like you to jam My Sweet Lord by George Harrison he also is one of great Beatle 💯Thank you 🥰Love your show,and you❤Rock on and Rock hard 🤘🎧💯🎙️🙏🦾✌️💎📀🎉
Imagine if you can. Beautiful piece of musical history. It seems so simple, but it’s a wonderful piece of musical history. I feel like John Lennon wrote this from his heart. I absolutely love it.❤️✌️🌼
I became an Outspoken Atheist after hearing these brilliant words when the song was released. Thank You John Lennon. Best thing that could have happened for me.
This song always takes me back to my childhood I loved that house and walking through that door, I used to go there with my dad when I was little as he used to fix his monkey bikes for him. ❤
Yes! One of the most important songs ever written. But please baby please...you gots ta get this straight: John Lennon was the Captain of the Beatles. Beatle 001. All of the cool people know this. Keep on rocking. We really get a lot out of your reactions. --when Shon becomes more, he has more to give. I was like #1000!
THANK YOU SHON FOR REACTING TO THIS ONE I THINK THAT EVERYONE SHOULD EXPERIENCE THIS SONG AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIVES!! I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT IF EVERY WORLD LEADER OF ANY KIND, WHETHER IT BE LEADER OF A COUNTRY OR LEADER OF A GANG, SHOULD BE MADE TO SIT DOWN AND LISTEN TO THIS SONG ENDLESSLY, UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY COMPREHEND THE MEANING OF THE WORDS!!!😮 ONCE THAT IS ACCOMPLISHED, I BELIEVE THERE IS A GREAT CHANCE FOR WORLD PEACE!!!❤❤❤
John and Paul wrote countless songs together. They were incredible together. John broke the group up when he decided to put his efforts into advocating for peace full time. His wife, Yoko, was a "helicopter" wife. Always going to recording sessions, always butting in, and she even screeched on recordings she made with John. She was not well liked and took a lot of blame for breaking up The Beatles. Please listen to more of their music. There's an incredible amount of great songs.
This song was about peace and harmony between all humans. No large corporations, institutions, or governments. Simple happiness between all races. flower power 🌼❤❤
John. So many songs for you to hear. Ballad of John and Yoko (Beatles), Instant Karma (John), Give Peace a Chance (an early type of Rap?) by the Plastic Ono Band. Listen to them all.
Shon it was so emotional watching you listen to this for the first time, getting where John was going with it, & see you being touched by it. Beautiful! 🌲 🌳 🌴
Thats Yoko Ono next to him. His babe and many say is the reason the Beatles broke up. Whats wild about artists like this from the 60 n 70s, they didnt have anything to emulate, they were winging it and it was awesome. When you learn about artists like Lennon, tge Beatles, etc., you will want to know and hear more. Turbulent times made great songwriting!
A very articulate and delightful first reaction to the legendary John Lennon! “Imagine” has almost become a anthem. Anywhere they play it, everyone knows the words!
John Lennon was the origin of the Beatles. He had a group by a different name. Paul McCartney and George Harrison joined the group. Ringo Starr joined later. The name of the group was changed to Beatles. John and Paul wrote most of the Beatles songs. George wrote fewer songs though he wrote some great ones. Ringo participated a little in song writing. The Lennon/McCartney songwriting team is legendary, one of the best in music history.
Hey Shon, I thought I'd suggest a song by "The Beatles", if interested. "The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever" (by the channel: The Beatles) --This song was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney. The song was released on their 1967 and was originally intended to be released on their groundbreaking album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," however, it was instead released as a "Double-A side single" along with Paul McCartney's equally famous song "Penny Lane." The song "Strawberry Fields Forever" was a departure from the bands previous work, it crossed over into the lighter side of psychedelic rock and provided a novel listening experience for the contemporary pop music enthusiast. The song "Penny Lane" would also be a great listen in future. As always, I enjoyed rocking with you. Thanks for sharing. peace out~
Shon, my guy when I saw your thumbnail. I got chills up-and-down my spine. This is my favorite John Lennon song, and as usual, you interpret it with your genius. ❤
Great reaction Shon! The Beatles are a deeper rabbit hole than Led Zeppelin! So many different phases, styles sounds. Paul and John were the front , I recommend the compilation album One. It is 25 of their top songs. They are much more than that but it’s a good place to start before you go deeper. Mucho Enjoy the Beatles - they are the Pantheon of classic Rock!
Dude, I really appreciate your reaction style- your are keeping it real and your comments are thoughtful- bravo! John and Paul were an amazing team as writers👍🔥
1971, Cleveland, Ohio, 20 years old. Me in my Air Force dress blues, he in his Army dress greens. My first romantic slow dance. I will never forget the moment.
So sad, he sings of peace for all, yet killed by a gunman. I always shed a tear on this one.
Shot in the back several times by a coward who got John to sign his album just hrs before............... :(
Let it be, let it be, quote John Lennon
Click-clack, John got shot for attention
What does that tell you about the good of intentions?
Bitterness formed in the storm of aggression
Prophets get dropped, imagining heaven
Ren lyric - seven sins.
That is why he was killed...he didn't go along with the war programming that we so enjoy today.
@@Newfie-zc7ugThat dude was nuts. Just like every modern day school shooter. Every single one of them had a mental illness. It’s sad someone would do that to an innocent person for no reason except for the imaginary reason in their disturbed heads. 😢
@@michaelparks6120 Historically, individuals who have advocated for peace, equality, etc have been killed. Lincoln, Malcolm X, Dr. King Jr, Lennon, etc.
The powerful have a vested interest in keeping us at each others throats.
"I still haven't heard a Beatles song". Oh man, you still have such a wonderful journey ahead of you. Have fun with it.
My mom begged me to make sure this was played her funeral and I kept my word. Love this song!
This needs to be played all around the world now to still powerful today
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
John Lennon hated this song....
Yes, is beautiful, but totally a communist globalist song 🤮
It's not beautiful. It's arrogant and presumptive. And it tries to get rid of God.
@@vankesselableNo he didn’t…you’re making that crap up.
DANG, people!!!! Peace ✌🏼 My opinion. I stick by it
Young man, I am so sorry. We had that, all of it, peace, acceptance, love, borders, religion, skin color, accent, ... It all meant nothing to us, we were hippies. Peace love and acceptance was our motto. I raised all my boys that way and they are with Wonderful women of all shades, whom I love like daughters. I'm sorry you missed it son. You would have fit in my family so easily. And yes I am a Caucasian sister.... Like I said before.... It didn't matter. Keep going on your journey and I will be proud to watch you explore some of the best music and nicest people you'll ever know.
Dang girl, I couldn't have said it better ❤
This is part of the best music ever and it always triggers a lot of emotions with me because it was played at my father's funeral. Do you remember where you were on December 8th, 1980, when you heard the news that John Lennon died? I remember that date very clearly.
@@patricrolsma3361 I remember, just as I remember Bobby Kennedy, MLK, President Kennedy, all of them, I remember..... Even the four dead at Kent State.
I am so sorry for your loss. The people who truly love us are never gone. As long as there is a memory in your mind, they're never really leave you.
All of the magic went out of Christmas when my beloved father passed. Because I was raising my children I couldn't afford to be sad in front of them. My heart was broken, Christmas was my father's favorite holiday, he became the biggest kid.....
I will keep you in my intentions.....
And hope you can find some peace.
I REMEMBER AND JOHN REMEMBERED ELVIS (BEFORE ELVIS THERE WAS NOTHING) JOHN WITHOUT YOU THERE'S NOTHING💙JOHN YOUR JOURNEY IS BEING CARRIED THROUGH ALL✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️
Imagine if everybody GOT this message. Maaan
Perhaps one of the most important songs ever written ~ 🎶✌
John Lennon hated this song....
@@vankesselable No he didn't???
Nope.
Absolutely.... A legend of a song writer . Imagine is my favorite Lennon song
@@ffjsb That's really not a fair reply to lisarainbow's comment . She said "Perhaps one of the most important songs ever written" . To just reply "Nope" back is a little harsh to her . In her view I do not see why it wouldn't be one of the most important songs ever written .
It is a song after all about living in Peace, Humanity , and without war . I think those are admiral traits to find anywhere .
Congratulations! You've officially listened to the greatest piece of music ever made!
All the things he's asking us to imagine living without are all the things that cause war. The older i get the harder it becomes to imagine.
So true. So powerful. So sad.
My favorite Beatle. This song was so inportant when it came out. I still remember sitting in my room listening to the radio and they announced that John had been killed by gun shots. I immedialtly started to cry. I was 10 and I will never forget that moment😢 RIP Mr. Lennon you are truly missed❤
I was 12. Watching MNF when it was announced.
I was driving to my student teaching job and heard on the radio that he was shot. I remember crying the rest of my trip to school. Rip John. Peace from Northern Michigan.
John may not have been the Lead Beatle. But he was definitely the Coolest Beatle.
Peace from central Michigan.
Oh yes -- he surely is...
Love from Germany
I was 16. Woke up to the radio in my room going off early (HAVE NO IDEA WHY) & first words out of radio were John Lennon is Dead. Bolted right up, 6 in the morning, grade 10. Later, there were moments of silence on radio, & I stood in silence looking out my old backyard & crying, saying goodbye to John Lennon, & wishing him well 😢
Without wanting to overstate the facts, you will never understand the history and development of popular music until you get to grips with The Beatles. Look at how basic things were in 1962 when they picked up the baton and soon established themselves as trailblazers, how they rapidly developed the genre throughout the mid-1960s, and how in 1969 they disbanded, leaving popular music almost unrecognisable from what it had been a mere 7 years earlier.
They blazed trails to several genres of music- so versatile. Witnessing their development and experimentation over their career is magical. So fun.
Do you need to appreciate their place in the development of popular music to enjoy the music or talent. Is context needed to appreciate music.
It is fun to watch people react, but it is shocking when I hear the words "I have never heard a Beatles song", it is like hearing someone say I have never seen the sky.
@@simchabaruch7023 to me it makes the reaction more interesting, but I understand what you are saying, and reminds me of the film yesterday, but in reverse
Cannot be overstated.
Trying to understand rock history without the Beatles is like trying to understand chemistry without the periodic table.
Very very interesting to see someone react to John Lennon’s Imagine when they don’t know anything about him or The Beatles. Come back to this song in your life and you will see that John was right. The song is simple, but it speaks to the most profound themes of humanity. This is a message of love, and it is strong, brave, and true.
Be Prepared,once you start down the Beatles rabbit hole there's no stopping. IMO the Greatest Rock band EVER. ❤
Such a simple, beautiful song. For more John Lennon, I suggest "Instant Karma".
I 2nd Instant Karma! ♥
Instant Karma/We All Shine On live
really should be next✌️❤️😊👏
I can’t “Imagine” the world without this beautiful song, or without people discovering it for themselves just like you✌️❤️😊👏
Everyone here who was born before the mid-70s will be able to describe in perfect detail where they were when John Lennon was shot on 8 December 1980. What a tragic loss. Elton John write a song after John Lennon’s death called Empty Garden, and it’s a masterpiece. You should check it out!
John Lennon October 9, 1940 - December 8, 1980. The Beatles broke up in late 1969. Their last performance was on the roof on the recording studio.
On 30 January 1969, the Beatles performed an impromptu concert from the rooftop of their Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Savile Row, in central London's office and fashion district. Joined by guest keyboardist Billy Preston, the band played a 42-minute set before the Metropolitan Police arrived and ordered them to reduce the volume. It was the final public performance of their career. They performed nine takes of five new songs as crowds of onlookers, many on lunch breaks, congregated in the streets and on the rooftops of nearby buildings to listen. The concert ended with "Get Back", and John Lennon joking, "I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves, and I hope we've passed the audition."
Loved the Beatles & John Lennon's songs when he went solo in 1970. "Imagine" is one of his most beautiful hits. But he recorded a lot of other great songs such as "Give Peace A Chance", "Instant Karma!", "Mother", "Working Class Hero", "Power To The People", "Woman", "Jealous Guy", "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night", "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)", "Watching The Wheels" etc.
“Starting Over”
My favorite song of all time. I was crushed when he was assassinated. The Beatles were my 1st favorite band. My Grandma gave me my 1st Beatles album when i was 3.
I love your grandma already
@robbob5302 me too. Unfortunately she passed 25 yrs ago
What took you so long!!! Welcome to the rabbithole. I watch you every day 😊
Wow, You are going to go on a journey. PEACE MAN
I can't Imagine you never heard this. Sad that he's gone. It makes me so happy that many people from your generation are discovering music from my generation.
I love John Lennon. He is the reason I learned to play the piano back in the 60s. A gifted artist gone too soon. Chapman got his autograph one afternoon and went back and shot him dead that night. Sick, demented person.
No one would have listened to his opinion if he didn't wrap it up in a beautiful song and a beautiful performance! I also have to say that I have many reactors that I check out and recently joined your channel and I really like your approach and choice of music etc.! Thanks - from a 68 year old that enjoys seeing my oldies enjoyed by a younger generation!
He's singing about a world of of no one going hungry. Everyone helping each other to live and lopeople. Nipeople, not worrying about. Possessions, there's no wars, no racism.
No homeless, a world of everyone. Just loving their fellow human beings, what an amazing world.
Please review the BEATLES live version of HEY JUDE on the David Frost show UK tv show. This encapsulates all that is great with the BEATLES.
Shon you gotta open up that rabbit hole on the Beatles man these guys were amazing ! I mean I wouldn’t even know where to start. I’ll put it to u this way every one of the four Beatles were a huge success on their own. When do you ever see that when a group breaks up ! They’re mark on music will last many lifetimes to come u need to check it out
I say start early and move through time with them! They got bold with experimenting and it's a joy to watch/ hear how they paved the way for severl genres of music.
@@michellez1414 I think he’s lucky he has all this to discover ! He’s lucky he gets to hear all this stuff for the first time Sergeant peppers. All these albums incredible music.
@@michellez1414 one of my favorite Beatles songs is a very early song it’s called no reply. I love that song.
We all want this. But, sadly, it’s never going to happen. A beautiful song. Heartfelt by a legendary man.
😢Agreed…unless, a miracle
JOHN !!! One of a kind... this world needs you....RIP !
"Peaceful, man" is a perfect way to start this particular song. It's a very simple, yet powerful message. I'm not crying, YOU'RE crying.
Also, Lennon’s “Woman” is a beauty too.
A masterpiece in simplicity, both the song and video. Simple, yet so powerful and heartbreaking. I highly suggest Working Class Hero, Mother, Woman...he had so much PASSION, for everything. RIP John...
Great reaction and understanding of the message.
The symbology of Yoko opening up the light in the room as John sings of opening up the minds of his listeners is wonderfully over the top.
Lennon was a legend among legends. Taken way too soon. What would the 80s be like with him?
Wow this song changed my life
3:12 simlpiatic and elegant
6:02 he was
7:12 I'm proud to live as a dreamer
I think he finally saw truth in the divine nature in all people.
A great artist and person gone way to soon! Thank you for reviewing this beautiful song. It was a very sad day when he was murdered.
A beautiful song...PERIOD!
John and Paul were the main Beatles member--they wrote the great majority of the songs and sang most of the leads.
I was 9-years-old when The Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan show, February 9, 1964 -- their first national exposure in the US, exactly 60 years ago tomorrow. On that date, Ringo Starr & John Lennon were 23, Paul McCartney, 21, & George Harrison, 20 (2 weeks shy of 21) - that's how VERY young they really were!!! I LOVED them immediately, feelings that never waned, & they have been the most prominent & beloved band on the soundtrack of my life ever since.
Facts everyone should know -- John was murdered in NYC on Dec 8, 1980, 10 years after The Beatles broke up. He was 40 years old. George Harrison died of cancer on Nov 29, 2001, age 58. Ringo (now 83) & Paul (81) are alive & well & still delighting audiences with their wonderful music!!!!!
The history of The Beatles, & how their empire was built, & why they are still so very popular, is a story every music fan should know!! Everyone in every generation should listen to their extensive & incredibly entertaining catalogue & learn their stories, & find out how 4 young lads from Liverpool, England changed the world!!! There are innumerable reasons & recordings (from 1962-1970) that show why The Beatles are the GOATs among all the other GOATS in the world, & you should do yourself a favor and listen to it all. I know you'll enjoy the ride!! Each band member also had a very successful post-Beatles career, & there is SO MUCH great music in that assortment as well!!!
I’m a dreamer , enjoy your dive into the Beatles!
Jump in Shon...the water is so FINE. You don't know what you're missing :)
PS you are my ABSOLUTE favourite reaction-ist
❤Love this song ❤❤...John Lennon ❤❤❤Very Deep song relevant for today ❤❤❤❤Good reaction ❤❤❤
As always Shon I love your reaction to one of the most iconic songs in American music history
A masterpiece, for sure.
You are going to love the Beatles😊! The Beatles/I Saw Her Standing There. This is one on their 20 #1 hit singles in the USA!😮😊+an additional 13 top 10 hits between 1964 and 1970😮😮😮😮😊!!!! That's 33 top 10 hits in 7 years😮😮😮😮😊!!!!Enjoy Loud!
Just like starting over is a really great song❤
You da BEST, seriously. Lot of good reactions out here and I've seen many but yours blows the others away. Great job again!
A profound and simple plea that unfortunately so many can't imagine.
Yet they somehow keep getting elected.
Beautiful song my favorite by John. You might want to try Give Peace a Chance. Great reaction.
John Lennon to his fans was a like the Dali Lama. Humanly flawed but exquisitely good, man of peace and happiness. This song was the longing of a better world. It was 1971 and I was eleven. I saved up to buy my first record album. I still have it. Nine years later he was dead. I was twenty and working as store manager at Toys R Us in NY. I heard it and wept openly. But I know now why God took him home so young. He would never survive the world of hate we live in today. It would have destroyed his beautiful spirit. ❤️
In October 2001, in the aftermath of 9/11, Ozzy Osbourne wrote and recorded a song called Dreamer. He said it was “his” Imagine. I hope you react to it. It’s like volume 2 to this song. Ozzy writes that history repeats itself and we as humans just never learn that hate never wins.
It is that simple. Humans have a way of making it hard.
The Greatest Lyrics Ever Written..... PERIOD.
🌸 John was not only an amazing songwriter, he was an amazing human.
My favorite song , ever.
This is probably my favorite song of all time! Thanks for playing!💖🙏🏻 the message came from his fight against the war in Vietnam, but as you saw, it works for nearly any situation. Lol, when you don’t know who yoko is, we know your history of the Beatles is extremely lacking 😂she got blamed for the breakup! But if you look at the documentary on Disney of them recording their last album, they all outgrew each other.
Beautiful song that goes very well with globalization and the new world order. So 🤮
Watching you brightens my day!
Hi young fella...keep going with John Lennon and the Beatles. its a journey you will not forget. No other band like them and John had such a presence combined with story telling and a rasp in his voice that gave it an edge. Thanks again
Listen to the wheels go round and round. It’s about his departure of the Beatles and living his own life and being a family man. And getting scrutinized for leaving it all beyond and that’s he is crazy for doing it.
If we got rid of all the religion, politics, and material things maybe then we could all get along. Love this song. Great reaction!! 🙂
Check out George Harrison’s while my guitar gently weeps, he was a Beatle and a great guitar player and songwriter.
38 special. Wild Eyed Southern Boys.
John Lennon was a peace loving man, very special and talented. Too me he was the Beatles. George Harrison when he went solo was the same, they both gave us some real messages about Love and peace.
Thank you ❤
I'm sorry, how can this be the FIRST time hearing this song. It is one of the most ICONIC songs of all time, of any genre.
Love ❤ John Lennon (RIP)and Love❤ George Harrison(RIP) I would like you to jam My Sweet Lord by George Harrison he also is one of great Beatle 💯Thank you 🥰Love your show,and you❤Rock on and Rock hard 🤘🎧💯🎙️🙏🦾✌️💎📀🎉
His songs were a soundtrack to a decade . But he was thoughtful and philosophical too .
Imagine if you can. Beautiful piece of musical history. It seems so simple, but it’s a wonderful piece of musical history. I feel like John Lennon wrote this from his heart. I absolutely love it.❤️✌️🌼
Born in Liverpool, UK, and changed the world of music with Paul, killed in america for spreading love and peace, says it all.
I became an Outspoken Atheist after hearing these brilliant words when the song was released. Thank You John Lennon. Best thing that could have happened for me.
The inspiration for this song came from a poem his wife, Yoko Ono, wrote. Her name was finally added to the songwriting credits.
The fundamental truth of this aspirational song is in direct proportion to its simplicity. Absolute masterpiece 🎶🎶
My favourite song ever and the message it brings.
Always makes me cry love him!
Go back to 1964 listening to the Beatles to appreciate how they continuity grow as artists.
The world will live as one. We're almost there.
such a sad song. Thank you for sharing your music with us John Lennon. RIP John Lennon...
Man you get it. You're so smart, and that's why I love hearing you speak that wisdom.
This song always takes me back to my childhood I loved that house and walking through that door, I used to go there with my dad when I was little as he used to fix his monkey bikes for him. ❤
Yes! One of the most important songs ever written. But please baby please...you gots ta get this straight: John Lennon was the Captain of the Beatles. Beatle 001.
All of the cool people know this. Keep on rocking. We really get a lot out of your reactions. --when Shon becomes more, he has more to give.
I was like #1000!
THANK YOU SHON FOR REACTING TO THIS ONE I THINK THAT EVERYONE SHOULD EXPERIENCE THIS SONG AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIVES!!
I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT IF EVERY WORLD LEADER OF ANY KIND, WHETHER IT BE LEADER OF A COUNTRY OR LEADER OF A GANG, SHOULD BE MADE TO SIT DOWN AND LISTEN TO THIS SONG ENDLESSLY, UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY COMPREHEND THE MEANING OF THE WORDS!!!😮
ONCE THAT IS ACCOMPLISHED, I BELIEVE THERE IS A GREAT CHANCE FOR WORLD PEACE!!!❤❤❤
John and Paul wrote countless songs together. They were incredible together. John broke the group up when he decided to put his efforts into advocating for peace full time. His wife, Yoko, was a "helicopter" wife. Always going to recording sessions, always butting in, and she even screeched on recordings she made with John. She was not well liked and took a lot of blame for breaking up The Beatles. Please listen to more of their music. There's an incredible amount of great songs.
Great reaction to a great song, when you look at all the great songs about peace and no one in power takes notice
This song was about peace and harmony between all humans. No large corporations, institutions, or governments. Simple happiness between all races. flower power 🌼❤❤
John. So many songs for you to hear. Ballad of John and Yoko (Beatles), Instant Karma (John), Give Peace a Chance (an early type of Rap?) by the Plastic Ono Band. Listen to them all.
I wish everyone in the world did what he says in this song. The world would be a less complicated, divided, and dangerous world. RIP John. xx
He was killed for his beauty and love! "Some say he was a Dreamer"but he wasn't the only one!!
Shon it was so emotional watching you listen to this for the first time, getting where John was going with it, & see you being touched by it. Beautiful! 🌲 🌳 🌴
Thats Yoko Ono next to him. His babe and many say is the reason the Beatles broke up. Whats wild about artists like this from the 60 n 70s, they didnt have anything to emulate, they were winging it and it was awesome. When you learn about artists like Lennon, tge Beatles, etc., you will want to know and hear more. Turbulent times made great songwriting!
A very articulate and delightful first reaction to the legendary John Lennon! “Imagine” has almost become a anthem. Anywhere they play it, everyone knows the words!
John Lennon was the origin of the Beatles. He had a group by a different name. Paul McCartney and George Harrison joined the group. Ringo Starr joined later. The name of the group was changed to Beatles. John and Paul wrote most of the Beatles songs. George wrote fewer songs though he wrote some great ones. Ringo participated a little in song writing. The Lennon/McCartney songwriting team is legendary, one of the best in music history.
Instant Karma is my favorite Lennon song ✌💖☮
Hey Shon, I thought I'd suggest a song by "The Beatles", if interested. "The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever" (by the channel: The Beatles) --This song was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney. The song was released on their 1967 and was originally intended to be released on their groundbreaking album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," however, it was instead released as a "Double-A side single" along with Paul McCartney's equally famous song "Penny Lane." The song "Strawberry Fields Forever" was a departure from the bands previous work, it crossed over into the lighter side of psychedelic rock and provided a novel listening experience for the contemporary pop music enthusiast. The song "Penny Lane" would also be a great listen in future. As always, I enjoyed rocking with you. Thanks for sharing. peace out~
John promoted peace in a time of war. He was a man of peace and equality. RIP 😢❤
Shon, my guy when I saw your thumbnail. I got chills up-and-down my spine. This is my favorite John Lennon song, and as usual, you interpret it with your genius. ❤
Great reaction Shon! The Beatles are a deeper rabbit hole than Led Zeppelin! So many different phases, styles sounds. Paul and John were the front , I recommend the compilation album One. It is 25 of their top songs. They are much more than that but it’s a good place to start before you go deeper. Mucho Enjoy the Beatles - they are the Pantheon of classic Rock!
John Lennon…. Most Important Person In Modern Music History. “The Beatles"…. Greatest Musical Group In History. Nobody else even comes close.
I always like the kiss at the end it seems like she adored him.
Dude, I really appreciate your reaction style- your are keeping it real and your comments are thoughtful- bravo! John and Paul were an amazing team as writers👍🔥
1971, Cleveland, Ohio, 20 years old. Me in my Air Force dress blues, he in his Army dress greens. My first romantic slow dance. I will never forget the moment.