The reality is this, “ Imagine “ is over a half century old. Those of us ( 70 yrs. myself) who came of age then,are surprised by people not being aware of John, Paul, George and Ringo. We shouldn’t be. We instead, should be grateful for young people like itsprincess, who are willing to look back and enjoy them. She, and others like her, give me hope.💙✌️🫶🏻☮️
@@waltnowpigpig5492 To be honest, she said she has been recommended this many times and has a patreon so is being paid to react to it. It was never her idea to watch this. She even said that she has never even heard of John or the song.
John was assassinated when I was 14 and I am now 58. I still cannot hear this song without shedding tears. Not only a Masterpiece, but a message for the world.
John wrote this in 1971 near the end of the Vietnam War. Some people get upset because they focused on the no heaven or God. What he was getting at was imagine a world where people didn't focus on the things we go to war over. Possessions, faith, party affiliation etc. Just trying to live in harmony with each other.
when you read the lyrics of this you find that it is the true communist manifesto - not the political one like the Soviets had but the true one which has yet to be created.
Nowhere near the end of the Vietnam war. You're four years too early with that false statement. In fact, people mocked this song for it's profound naivety.
@ianmontgomery7534 not sure where you are getting communist oit of this. He is just saying imagine a world where thethings that we go to war over did not exist and the things that unite us did. Peace and harmony. Love. That is not communism
@@WolvenHeart1 You're not sure where I got the "communist" out of this? Seriously? It was YOU who had made claim to that and I said you were talking b/s. Read your own post, you clown.
I remember going to school & crying when he was shot dead.....it was embarrassing.....but I am from Liverpool also.......I have lots of his albums still xxx
Do you know why he wrote this song ? He wrote it to see if he could make people think communism was a great thing. It is a communist Manifesto. He was not a communist but just wanted to see if he could make a terrible thing sound beautiful ~! ( He told the story many times ad acknowledged it in Rolling Stone.
@@robertwadas You are right. But I think it was his genius plus drugs plus somebody handed him that book. Imagine would have been a completely different song about whatever book he was handed at that time.
Important ? Lennon even owned up to the fact that Imagine was basically “the Communist Manifesto” set to a piano melody, but with a spoonful of sugar to make it more palatable. “Put your political message across with a little honey.
I never thought I would live to see the day when someone would ask, who is John Lennon? Imagine has to be one of the finest songs ever written, and sung by one of the twentieth century's most famous person.
I can understand someone not knowing his name, but NOT the song. This must be one of the most played songs of all time, it blows my mind that someone in the western world has never heard this. Mind you kids these days don't listen to the radio.
@@stewstube70 It’s hard to imagine (pun not intended) someone not knowing the name John Lennon because John Lennon was one of the most famous and iconic people in 20th Century world history. He was truly one of the most INFLUENTIAL men of the 20th Century. John Lennon was more than a household name. In fact, John Lennon was a true Cultural Icon, not just a music icon.
Cliff Wheeler I agree with your thoughts on the song but totally disagree with your thoughts that Lennon was the greatest person of the 20th century. Utter nonsense!
Errr… i think it’s all about getting views actually. She knows there’s still enough old people who would click on anything featuring john lennon. Just put in some practiced face-in-awe as she listens, then talk positive, and everything’s good. Good views.
Paul McCartney has covered several John Lennon solo songs since Johns assassination in 1980.He’s never covered Imagine,and said he will not.He said-You can’t cover that song,you can’t make it any better,it’s all John.
John would have thrilled to hear Paul sing it. And so would we. Come on Paul - he would write for you to perform, just as you would for him. John singing Yesterday is an absolute gem.
In 500 years John Lennon as well as the rest of his Beatles band mates will be remembered just as Bach and Beethoven are now. The music and the messages timeless.
Yes, Imagine no posessions... A top priority for communist elites. Guess you can go to China, North Korea, Laos, Cuba, and Vietnam. Dont get caught believing in a religion there !.. ahhhh imagine !
@@vankesselable You don’t think John was a capable songwriter?? He wrote about half of The Beatles’ songs for the most successful band in music history.
@@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13 Did i say he was not a capable songwriter ????? "Yoko actually helped a lot with the lyrics, but I wasn't man enough to let her have credit for it," Lennon confessed to reporter David Sheff during a series of interviews for Playboy magazine published just two days before Lennon was shot dead on December 8, 1980.
You really think non religious people are more peaceful and loving? Prisons are full of non religious people with no moral compass, Genghis Khan was no Sunday school teacher. Things would probably be worse without religion not better.
Widely considered a very classic song. I’m one of many who does. Really it’s the ultimate statement about peace and unity in the world. John was actually a very strong personality but he knew a pop song like this would get his message across better. (That’s his wife next to him, and they kiss at the very end of it.)
I will never get over John Lennon’s senseless murder. 44 years have passed and our horrible gun laws haven’t changed much. I’m ashamed of my country for this! ✌️
@@debbiechang5781 In fact, our current gun laws have literally put more guns on the streets with all the open carry laws and no training or permits needed.
Okay, Princess, once again, a teen put a tear in the eyes of an older man. My hope for humanity rests in the hands of wonderful people like my daughter and yourself. Stay well. 😇🌹🤩
The sad thing is, John sang this beautiful song of peace, and then he was murdered in cold blood. Such irony. RIP John, your legend lives on. I remember the day you were killed. I cried for the loss of such an amazing man. 😪😪😪
It’s hits hard when the younger generation is hearing “ Imagine “ for the first time. She asked why he wrote it? The times. Learn history. It will benefit you. John was assassinated, and the word suffered for it.
I heard this song as a child and it made me cry. More than that it made me think and question the status quo. 'Imagine there's no heaven... and no religion, too' was very shocking when you've been fed this as unquestionable truth even at a very young age. Probably one of the most important songs ever written!
You’re young and as time goes by where events happen that you will always remember where you were and what you were doing when it happened. The first time that happened to me was when John Lennon was assassinated. It’s been 44 years since he was killed and I can still remember when I first heard about it like it happened yesterday.
I think that Yoko always was simply a serious person. But in this video, my impression, is that she's looking off into the distance, imagining, and even reinforcing, the world that John is describing in the song.
Wow!!! I am a 60-year-old Native American grandma from Minnesota and I absolutely adored watching you experience this masterpiece. When I cross paths and find common ground with Gen Z on a meaningful level it brings me joy. Try listening to Bob Dylan, Like A Rolling Stone. 🙏🏽💙✌🏽💯🌎🇺🇸👍🏽☕️
My jhs music teacher was a huge Beatles fan. She saw them when they landed in NY the first time. The day of class after John passed was tough for many of us. My teacher was devastated. You never heard so many people playing Imagine and other Lennon fronted tunes, around the world. He touched so many.
Yeah this is a good one for sure. Legendary..it’s his dreaming of togetherness upon all mankind which he knew and we all know is impossible but one can dream.
John, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison:3 Musical Genuises and Songwriters all in the same group Beatles. Extraordinary and unique. Of course,when John was in the Group,he and Paul had an agreement that their songs would all be categorised "Lennon/McCartney" irrespective of who contributed what to any song they wrote.
who was he he was the Heart and Voice of my Generation he make Choices to Speak out about Social Injustices, and TRUTHs! He would Love what Tayler is Doing today ( perhaps not her music but HER)
I'm 60 years old still amazes me that the younger generation just doesn't listen to the older music or music that is relevant I've always sold wondered how to guys like John Lennon and Paul McCartney could write such great beautiful amazing songs with the Beatles And as a solo artist, but I'm sure glad they did
I recently discovered your channel and have enjoyed some of your reaction videos. It’s still amazing to know that there are young people who don’t know the Beatles music🤯. I’m glad you’re catching up now. I grew up with this music and it changed my world and everyone else’s as well. 🌸💐✌️
Thank you Gen Z girl, your comments about Imagine being a Masterpiece, are the same as I and others thought in 1971, when Vietnam was was the front page, all the time, till 1975 when official peace was declared. 58,000 US Dead, and millions of Vietnamese either dead or injured. And now, the Vietnamese have no hatred, while I am not so sure about the US. But, either way, Masterpiece, though of course there are those who hated Lennon, especially when he included "no religion" in the words. All he meant, I think, is that Wars are often conducted in the name of religion............Wow. Thank you Gen Z girl, your passion and enormity of understanding are what makes us older folks (I'm 75) have HOPE for the future, and a future that includes Imagine as John Lennon sang. We must have possibility and HOPE!
I'd known the song forever... But the first time I saw the video, when Yoko sat beside John at the piano, my inner voice was frantically pleading, _"please don't sing... please don't sing... PLEASE don't sing!"_ If you know, you know... ;-]
watch 'now and then' by The Beatles. It's a song written by Lennon that got lost for years and George, Paul and Ringo tried to record in the 90's after John had passed but the tech at the time couldn't pick up Johns voice. Tech advanced and Paul and Ringo were able to use both Johns vocals and Georges guitar and create a final farewell to the band last year. Super moving th-cam.com/video/Opxhh9Oh3rg/w-d-xo.html
How have you never heard this song girllll? I literally grew up hearing this at least 10 times a day, my dad was OBSESSED. I heard it so much I almost can’t stand it.. kidding, I still think it’s beautiful and brings a lot of nostalgia whenever I hear it, but maybe a little overplayed.. still a timeless classic though. John Lennon was a visionary, his creativity and vision was inspiring. Of course, he wasn’t a flawless human being, you would find out pretty quickly if you do some research, if he was alive today in today society he would be cancelled 100% lmao, but he also did a lot of good. He could be cruel and mean, his own band mates said so (George said “he was a great person, and I loved him, but sometimes he was a bastard” I’m paraphrasing but it was something to that effect)but at least he was trying, and he advocated for peace, always. I really respect that, and his growth as a person, unfortunately he was negated the right to atone completely and make peace with all the people in his life by the person that shot him. John and George weren’t on speaking terms when he was killed, they both wanted to reconcile, but then, they never could.
John Lenon was the Biggest Rock Star in History and Founder of The Beatles.....he was murdered in 1980....this song was written after the Beatles broke up...
Im afraid you forgot the King of Rock and Roll! Thousands come to Memphis every year to cry over him. The Beatles were the greatest band of all time, but John by himself isn't in Elvis' league.
@@pascualetx3910 Except that John Lennon wrote music. Comparing him to Elvis or Sinatra is weird. They were both great singer, but Lennon was a great musician.
This house was called Tittenhurst Park in England. It was their then-home for a couple years from 69-71, before they moved to NYC. Ringo and his family then lived there from 73 to 88.
Good question. He explains. That is where we should be headed. A whole generation grew up thinking, hoping....this, THIS is what we are doing, where we are going. we were so certain. Now, we're rolling up our sleeves to help try and haul it back again. we've BEEN through this, we are not going BACK!
This reminds me of a story: During the Six-Day war in '67, a British missionary saw an Egyption officer w/pistol in hand crawl up to a wounded Israeli soldier, and to the missionary's surprise, dragged the Israeli to safety, then left. Years later at the Camp David Peace Accord, the missionary, then Bishop in the Anglican Church, recognized the Egyption (then a diplomat) and cornered him. The Bishop marveled that a Muslim risked his life to save his enemy a Jew. Then he ask the former officer ...WHY? The Egyptian riley smiled and said, "At the time, it just seemed the 'Christian' thing to do."
@@anthonyeaton5153 Possibly. However, I like to think of him as indeed a Muslim, and a man of mercy, who, regardless of whatever faith, can look beyond one's politics, culture, religion, or race, to see the value of a life.
Master piece.. excellent observation.!! I think it's one of the most important songs of the 20th century. I don't see how it can be disagreed with or despised, because it was when it was published. He talks about all humans living in peace authentically without any fear, greed, or hatefulness. This is a reflection of how humanity has been behaving for the last 3 or 4. thousand years.
Such a beautiful & timeless song. Yes, good that some young people embrace older music & movies. If only the message in "Imagine" was taken to heart & lived by - the world wld be a happier place.
This song was inspired by a former college football All-American kick returner, Vietnam veteran, and Medal of Honor recipient when Lennon and he were guests on The Dick Cavett Show. The man was part of the US Ping Pong team and had just been to China. After they left the studio, the man ran into his old Lieutenant from the Army, who eventually became his first mate, and they became a successful business team for a colossal shrimp company.
I think you maybe talking about Forrest Gump which a lot of people think was a real person. The Bubba Gump shrimp company are real but that’s all i’m afraid. It's a movie starring Tom Hanks.
He's from the most iconic group of the century: The Beatles!!! What more is there to say. He started the group and they were together for over 10 years before they split up and had solo careers.
John Lennon was assinated on December 8, 1980. There is a memorial to him in the Strawberry Fields area of Central Park NYC about midway up on the west side.the memorial is a circular tile pattern in the pathway. It simply says Imagine. His murder site is visible from the memorial. It's the Dakota building about 200 yards away.
Saw your Forrest Gump reaction that scene in the film where forest meets John Lennon on the chat show was hinting that conversation was the inspiration for this song ! haha this song is a masterpiece ! growing up my mum was a huge Beatles and Lennon fan, Woman is another great song from his solo catalog you should check out !
It does not matter your culture, your age, but music is poetry and a message put to sound and all of us can enjoy that even if it's in a language we don't understand.
3 songs off the top of my head about John Lennon's murder. #1 HERE TODAY by Paul McCartney #2 EMPTY GARDEN by Elton John #3 ALL THOSE YEARS AGO by George Harrison. I remember I was probably 12 and my Mom was doing homework from a college course. They interrupted a show I was watching. I turned to look at my Mom to see if she heard, she had her hand over her mouth crying.
To quote Lennon. When I was a child in school the teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I answered, I want to be happy. The teacher said you don't understand the question, I said you don't understand life.
Hiya Princess,,as always massive thanks for another beautiful reaction from you, you never fail, your love, respect and genuine appreciation for all the older stuff is always great to see. Try checking out John Lenon,Give peace a chance, you will love it, take care Tony here in the UK 🇬🇧 ❤
It was the time he was living in that inspired the lyrics just like Marvin's What's Going On . Sometimes the greats put lyrics down that resonate through decades.
I remember when John Lennon was shot, it pretty much hit all of us. I was in High School. I was taking a Social Studies class called Man and the environment. It was taught by a young guy who was pretty much a hippy. The day after Lennon was shot he was profoundly affected by Lennon’s death. He brought in a record player and Lennon’s Imagine album. That’s all we did in class that day, listen to that album and particularly this song. It was exactly what we needed to be doing that day. I imagine today he might be fired in some schools for doing that.
Hi Princess, John Lennon was a member of the beatles. A British band that was one of the four pillars of modern music as we have today. Sadly John was gunned down by a crazed american while he was in New York. Thankyou and try to learn heaps about great music, you will love it. Thankyou Princess.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono was so in love. They loved each other so much and they were inseparable. John walked out into the park in New York one morning and somebody shot him dead. A crazy man, absolutely devastating and I remember that day. I remember my mum and crying in the house when it was on the television. The news and I remember the picture of John Lennon on the wall in the background in the house with New York City. Imagine what Yoko felt like when losing John the whole world. Grieved
Don't forget alot of people from different cultures may not remember an artist that died about years ago But she understands a masterpiece,bravo dear😊.
Simply one of the most iconic and greatest songs of all time and it will live on and be played in so many different circumstances because it is a timeless masterpiece.
I'm 60 years old still amazes me that the younger generation just doesn't listen to the older music or music that is relevant I've always wondered how to guys like John Lennon and Paul McCartney could write such great beautiful amazing songs with the Beatles And as a solo artist, but I'm sure glad they did
She asks, “Who is he?” LOL. He’s arguably the single BIGGEST ICON IN MUSIC HISTORY!!!! I don’t care how old you are…..you should know these things. The Beatles were the music of the generation before me, but I knew who they were! I also knew who Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin were, and they were WAY WAY before me.
John Lennon was dedicated to social causes and world peace. You need to listen to "Give Peace a Chance" and "The legend of John and Oko". He is an absolute legend, but it amazes me how these legends can so quickly be forgotten. John Lennon was killed in a senseless shooting on Dec 8, 1980. A mentally ill young man took the life of a great man - not perfect, but great for sure. I was working as a radio station DJ at the time of John's murder and was working the evening of Dec 8, 1980. This was a time when DJs were live and could pick a lot of their own music for an on air shift. I was playing one or two Lennon songs every hour in memory of a legend. It blew me away when a young person called the station and asked me "Who is John Lennon and why are you playing all of his music tonight?". I lost a little hope in humanity at that moment.
In your Forest Gump reaction, you missed it when Forest gave John Lennon the inspiration for the lyrics to this song when he was on the Dick Cavett Show.
When people are at the point of asking who John Lennon is, I'm way older than I think I am.
this is not a matter of being old..... If someone would ask you who Giulio Cesare is ( even if you are American) you will probably know....
I'm tagging out at this point
The reality is this, “ Imagine “ is over a half century old. Those of us ( 70 yrs. myself) who came of age then,are surprised by people not being aware of John, Paul, George and Ringo. We shouldn’t be. We instead, should be grateful for young people like itsprincess, who are willing to look back and enjoy them. She, and others like her, give me hope.💙✌️🫶🏻☮️
@@waltnowpigpig5492 To be honest, she said she has been recommended this many times and has a patreon so is being paid to react to it. It was never her idea to watch this. She even said that she has never even heard of John or the song.
This comment made me spit my drink out lol!! 😂
John was assassinated when I was 14 and I am now 58. I still cannot hear this song without shedding tears. Not only a Masterpiece, but a message for the world.
Yeah, I was 7 and still can't believe it...
Same here😢
i was 16
Me too, I'm 59 now. I'll never forget it.
John wrote this in 1971 near the end of the Vietnam War. Some people get upset because they focused on the no heaven or God. What he was getting at was imagine a world where people didn't focus on the things we go to war over. Possessions, faith, party affiliation etc. Just trying to live in harmony with each other.
when you read the lyrics of this you find that it is the true communist manifesto - not the political one like the Soviets had but the true one which has yet to be created.
Nowhere near the end of the Vietnam war. You're four years too early with that false statement. In fact, people mocked this song for it's profound naivety.
@@ianmontgomery7534 There's no such a thing as the true communist manifesto. And if there was, it could only be political.
@ianmontgomery7534 not sure where you are getting communist oit of this. He is just saying imagine a world where thethings that we go to war over did not exist and the things that unite us did. Peace and harmony. Love. That is not communism
@@WolvenHeart1 You're not sure where I got the "communist" out of this? Seriously? It was YOU who had made claim to that and I said you were talking b/s. Read your own post, you clown.
I remember going to school & crying when he was shot dead.....it was embarrassing.....but I am from Liverpool also.......I have lots of his albums still xxx
Not embarrassing…. Was a terrible day.
My Mon came to me, crying and told me He was killed by that Asshole.😢
My opinion is this is one of the most important songs ever written by the Amazing John Lennon !
Do you know why he wrote this song ? He wrote it to see if he could make people think communism was a great thing. It is a communist Manifesto. He was not a communist but just wanted to see if he could make a terrible thing sound beautiful ~! ( He told the story many times ad acknowledged it in Rolling Stone.
@@robertwadas You are right. But I think it was his genius plus drugs plus somebody handed him that book. Imagine would have been a completely different song about whatever book he was handed at that time.
@@robertwadas Do not mistake real communism with the dictator regimes that claimed to be communistic and think again ;)
@@martinfehringer6408 What did I comment on that you came to the conclusion I do not know the difference ?
Important ? Lennon even owned up to the fact that Imagine was basically “the Communist Manifesto” set to a piano melody, but with a spoonful of sugar to make it more palatable. “Put your political message across with a little honey.
I never thought I would live to see the day when someone would ask, who is John Lennon? Imagine has to be one of the finest songs ever written, and sung by one of the twentieth century's most famous person.
I can understand someone not knowing his name, but NOT the song. This must be one of the most played songs of all time, it blows my mind that someone in the western world has never heard this. Mind you kids these days don't listen to the radio.
@@stewstube70 It’s hard to imagine (pun not intended) someone not knowing the name John Lennon because John Lennon was one of the most famous and iconic people in 20th Century world history. He was truly one of the most INFLUENTIAL men of the 20th Century. John Lennon was more than a household name. In fact, John Lennon was a true Cultural Icon, not just a music icon.
IKR!
Cliff Wheeler I agree with your thoughts on the song but totally disagree with your thoughts that Lennon was the greatest person of the 20th century.
Utter nonsense!
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It’s always refreshing when a young girl gets this kind of music and comes across with an authentic reaction. Thank you.!!🙏
She’s a young woman.
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@@AlBarzUK No. She is 6 years old
Except that is not what the song is about.
@@robertwadas Yeah. It's about a boy who got lost in the woods and a Bigfoot adopted him and taught him how to be a samurai.
Errr… i think it’s all about getting views actually. She knows there’s still enough old people who would click on anything featuring john lennon. Just put in some practiced face-in-awe as she listens, then talk positive, and everything’s good. Good views.
Paul McCartney has covered several John Lennon solo songs since Johns assassination in 1980.He’s never covered Imagine,and said he will not.He said-You can’t cover that song,you can’t make it any better,it’s all John.
John would have thrilled to hear Paul sing it. And so would we. Come on Paul - he would write for you to perform, just as you would for him. John singing Yesterday is an absolute gem.
Who is he? He is John Lennon. He was the leader of the greatest pop group there ever has been, The Beatles, and he was a musical genius.
Paul was the leader, as John said many times.
@@TransoceanicOutreach and this is why ppl still talk about them
Gen z bro they dont know the classics all about material gain for them
@@TransoceanicOutreach Yes but John was born in the year of the Dragon which makes HIM the leader. He was being modest.
@@TransoceanicOutreach john lennon is the leader of beatles
In 500 years John Lennon as well as the rest of his Beatles band mates will be remembered just as Bach and Beethoven are now. The music and the messages timeless.
Humans won't be around in 500 years! The planet will be uninhabitable by the year 2200
John Lennon is the only only one where his fans meet in the park and sing his songs on his birthday !!every year
It is a masterpiece. "Imagine all the people Livin' life in peace." We can only hope.
Yes, Imagine no posessions... A top priority for communist elites. Guess you can go to China, North Korea, Laos, Cuba, and Vietnam. Dont get caught believing in a religion there !.. ahhhh imagine !
John Lennon was a magical song writer and was taken from us far to young 👍👍
His wife wrote this song and John hated the song.
@@vankesselable Not true. She wrote "Imagine the clouds dripping, dig a hole in your garden to put them in".
@@vankesselable what a load of codswallop !!!
@@vankesselable You don’t think John was a capable songwriter?? He wrote about half of The Beatles’ songs for the most successful band in music history.
@@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13 Did i say he was not a capable songwriter ????? "Yoko actually helped a lot with the lyrics, but I wasn't man enough to let her have credit for it," Lennon confessed to reporter David Sheff during a series of interviews for Playboy magazine published just two days before Lennon was shot dead on December 8, 1980.
Forget religions, live for today.
Unfortunately, people will always fight over who has the best invisible friend.
You really think non religious people are more peaceful and loving? Prisons are full of non religious people with no moral compass, Genghis Khan was no Sunday school teacher. Things would probably be worse without religion not better.
You've got that society right now. Sure is working great, isn't it?
If no one had religion there would be more crime.
@@TalaCruzon what evidence do you base that claim?
@@rojavida Do you really need evidence, or will logic do?
Widely considered a very classic song. I’m one of many who does. Really it’s the ultimate statement about peace and unity in the world. John was actually a very strong personality but he knew a pop song like this would get his message across better. (That’s his wife next to him, and they kiss at the very end of it.)
John is special. I miss him.
I will never get over John Lennon’s senseless murder. 44 years have passed and our horrible gun laws haven’t changed much. I’m ashamed of my country for this! ✌️
@@debbiechang5781 In fact, our current gun laws have literally put more guns on the streets with all the open carry laws and no training or permits needed.
Okay, Princess, once again, a teen put a tear in the eyes of an older man. My hope for humanity rests in the hands of wonderful people like my daughter and yourself. Stay well. 😇🌹🤩
John was always my favorite Beatle. And his solo works were amazing, very heartfelt and personal. Imagine is my favorite song of all time.
Me too. If I was alive during their heyday ( I was born in 1968 ) John would've been my favorite!
I love John but Paul has always been my favorite. Together they were unstoppable and magical.
The sad thing is, John sang this beautiful song of peace, and then he was murdered in cold blood. Such irony. RIP John, your legend lives on. I remember the day you were killed. I cried for the loss of such an amazing man. 😪😪😪
John gave us hope for a better world at a very difficult time. We need him back now.
One of BEST SONGS FOR ALL TIME!!!❤❤❤😮😮
I totally agree, of all The Beatles songs this was one of the best ever done.
It’s hits hard when the younger generation is hearing “ Imagine “ for the first time. She asked why he wrote it? The times. Learn history. It will benefit you. John was assassinated, and the word suffered for it.
I heard this song as a child and it made me cry. More than that it made me think and question the status quo. 'Imagine there's no heaven... and no religion, too' was very shocking when you've been fed this as unquestionable truth even at a very young age. Probably one of the most important songs ever written!
John Lennon, is the only artist that I cried for when he passed
I can even tell you guys, where I was at the time
The most beautiful song ever written! The melody! The lyrirics! I'm 63 years old, and this song still brings tears to my eyes! 😰💞
You’re young and as time goes by where events happen that you will always remember where you were and what you were doing when it happened. The first time that happened to me was when John Lennon was assassinated. It’s been 44 years since he was killed and I can still remember when I first heard about it like it happened yesterday.
A version of this song was even sung at the opening of the recent Olympics in Paris. Iconic.
I think that Yoko always was simply a serious person. But in this video, my impression, is that she's looking off into the distance, imagining, and even reinforcing, the world that John is describing in the song.
Wow!!! I am a 60-year-old Native American grandma from Minnesota and I absolutely adored watching you experience this masterpiece. When I cross paths and find common ground with Gen Z on a meaningful level it brings me joy.
Try listening to Bob Dylan, Like A Rolling Stone. 🙏🏽💙✌🏽💯🌎🇺🇸👍🏽☕️
My jhs music teacher was a huge Beatles fan. She saw them when they landed in NY the first time. The day of class after John passed was tough for many of us. My teacher was devastated. You never heard so many people playing Imagine and other Lennon fronted tunes, around the world. He touched so many.
Yeah this is a good one for sure. Legendary..it’s his dreaming of togetherness upon all mankind which he knew and we all know is impossible but one can dream.
John, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison:3 Musical Genuises and Songwriters all in the same group Beatles. Extraordinary and unique.
Of course,when John was in the Group,he and Paul had an agreement that their songs would all be categorised "Lennon/McCartney" irrespective of who contributed what to any song they wrote.
who was he
he was the Heart and Voice of my Generation
he make Choices to Speak out about Social Injustices, and TRUTHs!
He would Love what Tayler is Doing today ( perhaps not her music but HER)
This song always gets me in my feels.❤
I'm 60 years old still amazes me that the younger generation just doesn't listen to the older music or music that is relevant I've always sold wondered how to guys like John Lennon and Paul McCartney could write such great beautiful amazing songs with the Beatles And as a solo artist, but I'm sure glad they did
Two of John's great contributions to The Beatles are, Across the Universe and In My Life. You might want to listen to those, if you haven't already ❤
Those are the same two songs I have suggested. 👍
@@BlackGuardXIII So what does she do? Listens to In an Octopus's Garden 🤣
I recently discovered your channel and have enjoyed some of your reaction videos. It’s still amazing to know that there are young people who don’t know the Beatles music🤯. I’m glad you’re catching up now. I grew up with this music and it changed my world and everyone else’s as well. 🌸💐✌️
It's so good to see younger people enjoy this music for the first time it reminds me of my first time hearing it too
Thank you Gen Z girl, your comments about Imagine being a Masterpiece, are the same as I and others thought in 1971, when Vietnam was was the front page, all the time, till 1975 when official peace was declared. 58,000 US Dead, and millions of Vietnamese either dead or injured. And now, the Vietnamese have no hatred, while I am not so sure about the US. But, either way, Masterpiece, though of course there are those who hated Lennon, especially when he included "no religion" in the words. All he meant, I think, is that Wars are often conducted in the name of religion............Wow. Thank you Gen Z girl, your passion and enormity of understanding are what makes us older folks (I'm 75) have HOPE for the future, and a future that includes Imagine as John Lennon sang. We must have possibility and HOPE!
A legendary song by a legendary artist.
THE Best song ever Written !
That’s debatable. It’s one of the most controversial songs ever written.
I'd known the song forever... But the first time I saw the video, when Yoko sat beside John at the piano, my inner voice was frantically pleading, _"please don't sing... please don't sing... PLEASE don't sing!"_
If you know, you know... ;-]
watch 'now and then' by The Beatles. It's a song written by Lennon that got lost for years and George, Paul and Ringo tried to record in the 90's after John had passed but the tech at the time couldn't pick up Johns voice. Tech advanced and Paul and Ringo were able to use both Johns vocals and Georges guitar and create a final farewell to the band last year. Super moving th-cam.com/video/Opxhh9Oh3rg/w-d-xo.html
How have you never heard this song girllll? I literally grew up hearing this at least 10 times a day, my dad was OBSESSED. I heard it so much I almost can’t stand it.. kidding, I still think it’s beautiful and brings a lot of nostalgia whenever I hear it, but maybe a little overplayed.. still a timeless classic though. John Lennon was a visionary, his creativity and vision was inspiring. Of course, he wasn’t a flawless human being, you would find out pretty quickly if you do some research, if he was alive today in today society he would be cancelled 100% lmao, but he also did a lot of good. He could be cruel and mean, his own band mates said so (George said “he was a great person, and I loved him, but sometimes he was a bastard” I’m paraphrasing but it was something to that effect)but at least he was trying, and he advocated for peace, always. I really respect that, and his growth as a person, unfortunately he was negated the right to atone completely and make peace with all the people in his life by the person that shot him. John and George weren’t on speaking terms when he was killed, they both wanted to reconcile, but then, they never could.
John Lenon was the Biggest Rock Star in History and Founder of The Beatles.....he was murdered in 1980....this song was written after the Beatles broke up...
Im afraid you forgot the King of Rock and Roll! Thousands come to Memphis every year to cry over him. The Beatles were the greatest band of all time, but John by himself isn't in Elvis' league.
@@pascualetx3910 Except that John Lennon wrote music. Comparing him to Elvis or Sinatra is weird. They were both great singer, but Lennon was a great musician.
Love your reaction!
Yes he is a LEGEND.
truly magical song , and i love the symbolic opening of the curtains letting light into your life.
This sweet man was sadly killed on a sidewalk in New York City. But his music lives on.
This house was called Tittenhurst Park in England. It was their then-home for a couple years from 69-71, before they moved to NYC. Ringo and his family then lived there from 73 to 88.
That’s my generation’s songwriter!! Imagine peace in the Middle East or between all races, tolerance of differing ideas….
Sweet reaction. I appreciate your appreciation of this song of PEACE. *Just subscribed.*
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Good question. He explains. That is where we should be headed. A whole generation grew up thinking, hoping....this, THIS is what we are doing, where we are going. we were so certain. Now, we're rolling up our sleeves to help try and haul it back again. we've BEEN through this, we are not going BACK!
This reminds me of a story: During the Six-Day war in '67, a British missionary saw an Egyption officer w/pistol in hand crawl up to a wounded Israeli soldier, and to the missionary's surprise, dragged the Israeli to safety, then left.
Years later at the Camp David Peace Accord, the missionary, then Bishop in the Anglican Church, recognized the Egyption (then a diplomat) and cornered him. The Bishop marveled that a Muslim risked his life to save his enemy a Jew. Then he ask the former officer ...WHY? The Egyptian riley smiled and said, "At the time, it just seemed the 'Christian' thing to do."
The Egyptian soldier was probably a Coptic Christian.
@@anthonyeaton5153 Possibly. However, I like to think of him as indeed a Muslim, and a man of mercy, who, regardless of whatever faith, can look beyond one's politics, culture, religion, or race, to see the value of a life.
I was 19 when John's life was taken from him. He is one of my favorite Beatles along with George Harrison. The talent is unbelievable.
Master piece.. excellent observation.!!
I think it's one of the most important songs of the 20th century.
I don't see how it can be disagreed with or despised, because it was when it was published.
He talks about all humans living in peace authentically without any fear, greed, or hatefulness.
This is a reflection of how humanity has been behaving for the last 3 or 4. thousand years.
It's nice to see young people appreciate songs that were so important in my generation. It's such a beautiful song, it touches your heart.
MOST IMPORTANT AND INTELLIGENT SONG EVER....Lennon was a genius....with age 40 he was killed......
Another beautiful reaction. ❤
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Such a beautiful & timeless song. Yes, good that some young people embrace older music & movies. If only the message in "Imagine" was taken to heart & lived by - the world wld be a happier place.
This song was inspired by a former college football All-American kick returner, Vietnam veteran, and Medal of Honor recipient when Lennon and he were guests on The Dick Cavett Show. The man was part of the US Ping Pong team and had just been to China. After they left the studio, the man ran into his old Lieutenant from the Army, who eventually became his first mate, and they became a successful business team for a colossal shrimp company.
I think you maybe talking about Forrest Gump which a lot of people think was a real person. The Bubba Gump shrimp company are real but that’s all i’m afraid. It's a movie starring Tom Hanks.
@@tysapienx8091 Hey! Learn to have a sense of humor. Also, I know you're not the real Spiderman.
@@dsscam 😂 i figured you were joking, us Brits have a dry sense of humour so no offence meant. And it’s Deadpool not Spiderman 😂✌🏻❤🇬🇧
He's from the most iconic group of the century: The Beatles!!! What more is there to say. He started the group and they were together for over 10 years before they split up and had solo careers.
John Lennon was assinated on December 8, 1980. There is a memorial to him in the Strawberry Fields area of Central Park NYC about midway up on the west side.the memorial is a circular tile pattern in the pathway. It simply says Imagine. His murder site is visible from the memorial. It's the Dakota building about 200 yards away.
Saw your Forrest Gump reaction that scene in the film where forest meets John Lennon on the chat show was hinting that conversation was the inspiration for this song ! haha this song is a masterpiece ! growing up my mum was a huge Beatles and Lennon fan, Woman is another great song from his solo catalog you should check out !
This is the official video for the song, but the song that Lennon released simply starts with the music. This video then accompanied it.
It does not matter your culture, your age, but music is poetry and a message put to sound and all of us can enjoy that even if it's in a language we don't understand.
hahahaha you are right...he is a legend alright!!! beautiful reaction, sweetie
honey, react to " no more lonely nights" or "pipes of peace" by Paul Mc Cartney, p-p-p-p-please!!
3 songs off the top of my head about John Lennon's murder.
#1 HERE TODAY by Paul McCartney
#2 EMPTY GARDEN by Elton John
#3 ALL THOSE YEARS AGO by George Harrison.
I remember I was probably 12 and my Mom was doing homework from a college course. They interrupted a show I was watching. I turned to look at my Mom to see if she heard, she had her hand over her mouth crying.
To quote Lennon. When I was a child in school the teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I answered, I want to be happy. The teacher said you don't understand the question, I said you don't understand life.
A masterpiece without doubt.
Great reaction to a classic Princess.
They're walkin through a moment in time baby. One that likely meant the world to them.
Hiya Princess,,as always massive thanks for another beautiful reaction from you, you never fail, your love, respect and genuine appreciation for all the older stuff is always great to see. Try checking out John Lenon,Give peace a chance, you will love it, take care Tony here in the UK 🇬🇧 ❤
Wow thank you so much for this kind comment ❤️
It was the time he was living in that inspired the lyrics just like Marvin's What's Going On . Sometimes the greats put lyrics down that resonate through decades.
I remember when John Lennon was shot, it pretty much hit all of us. I was in High School. I was taking a Social Studies class called Man and the environment. It was taught by a young guy who was pretty much a hippy. The day after Lennon was shot he was profoundly affected by Lennon’s death. He brought in a record player and Lennon’s Imagine album. That’s all we did in class that day, listen to that album and particularly this song. It was exactly what we needed to be doing that day. I imagine today he might be fired in some schools for doing that.
When John Lennon died I was twenty and cried for a week and did not care. I loved the guy.
Hi Princess, John Lennon was a member of the beatles. A British band that was one of the four pillars of modern music as we have today. Sadly John was gunned down by a crazed american while he was in New York. Thankyou and try to learn heaps about great music, you will love it. Thankyou Princess.
This song gives me goosebumps, It's so positive my body gets creeped out cause it's contrary to so much we get these days.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono was so in love. They loved each other so much and they were inseparable. John walked out into the park in New York one morning and somebody shot him dead. A crazy man, absolutely devastating and I remember that day. I remember my mum and crying in the house when it was on the television. The news and I remember the picture of John Lennon on the wall in the background in the house with New York City. Imagine what Yoko felt like when losing John the whole world. Grieved
I love Yoko letting the light in and John doing the same. Peace.
You need more time on this rock. So good to learn more this man and his impact. Then you might get how this hits
Don't forget alot of people from different cultures may not remember an artist that died about years ago
But she understands a masterpiece,bravo dear😊.
What culture does it sound like she's from though? :)
@@jeschinstad I would say Jamaica or the indies sounds like a British populated country. God bless her,she does a great job.
@@RobertSmith-iw2kb Hehe, I would say London or at least England. I would never have thought of Jamaica. :)
@@jeschinstad when you've dealt with as many people as I have as a driving instructor, you get to know the accents as well as meeting the people 😊
She is such a sweetheart ❤
Simply one of the most iconic and greatest songs of all time and it will live on and be played in so many different circumstances because it is a timeless masterpiece.
I'm 60 years old still amazes me that the younger generation just doesn't listen to the older music or music that is relevant I've always wondered how to guys like John Lennon and Paul McCartney could write such great beautiful amazing songs with the Beatles And as a solo artist, but I'm sure glad they did
She asks, “Who is he?” LOL. He’s arguably the single BIGGEST ICON IN MUSIC HISTORY!!!! I don’t care how old you are…..you should know these things. The Beatles were the music of the generation before me, but I knew who they were! I also knew who Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin were, and they were WAY WAY before me.
Starts out with such profound lyrics and all she can say is " wow, that's a big house". Today"s culture is shocking!!
Yep,also where are they walking to? The patience of a gnat. 🙈.
Glad you're finally out from u der your rock!
I feel I need to pre empt my comment, in a good way, Great reaction, and you are strangely Beautiful..
The innocence of her review is beautiful!!!!
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John lennon is the best songwriter the uk as ever had, all his songs are meaningful you cant go wrong with him try jelous guy or mother by him .
The lyrics to this song were printed in our high school year book back in the 70’s.
One of the most beautiful & timeless songs ever written.
This is my all time favorite song..❤
John Lennon was dedicated to social causes and world peace. You need to listen to "Give Peace a Chance" and "The legend of John and Oko". He is an absolute legend, but it amazes me how these legends can so quickly be forgotten. John Lennon was killed in a senseless shooting on Dec 8, 1980. A mentally ill young man took the life of a great man - not perfect, but great for sure. I was working as a radio station DJ at the time of John's murder and was working the evening of Dec 8, 1980. This was a time when DJs were live and could pick a lot of their own music for an on air shift. I was playing one or two Lennon songs every hour in memory of a legend. It blew me away when a young person called the station and asked me "Who is John Lennon and why are you playing all of his music tonight?". I lost a little hope in humanity at that moment.
Props---you made the front page, top thumbnail, on u tube today. You found a niche--- I have lost Beatles and remakes I can send you.
This is song for all worlds leaders
That woman was his wife Took Ono. They say she broke the Beatles up. But he was ready to be on his own. Love this song
This was also the same John & Yoko couple who were in the Beatles video for George's song Something, that you reacted to a few weeks ago.
In your Forest Gump reaction, you missed it when Forest gave John Lennon the inspiration for the lyrics to this song when he was on the Dick Cavett Show.
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John was one of my heroes. He and Yoko worked so hard to end the war ☮️