Log In
Register
Read the original blog post5.58am
31 March 2008
Offline
Written by: Lennon
Recorded: c.20-28 May 1971
Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector
Released: 8 October 1971 (UK), 9 September 1971 (US)
John Lennon: vocals, piano
Nicky Hopkins: piano
Klaus Voormann: bass guitar
John Barham: vibraphone
Alan White: drums
The Flux Fiddlers: strings
Available on:
Imagine
Appearing directly after the vitriolic How Do You Sleep? on the…
Can buy me love! Please consider supporting the Beatles Bible on Amazon
Or buy my paperback/ebook! Riding So High – The Beatles and Drugs
Don't miss The Bowie Bible – now live!
1.45am
26 January 2017
Offline Beautiful and sad song. I love the “Life can be long and you’ve got to be so strong” section. Such a great melody. So sure of itself, and really quite touching. Some of the best music available to be heard right there.
The following people thank sir walter raleigh for this post:
Shamrock Womlbs, Wigwam"The pump don't work cause the vandals took the handles!"
-Bob Dylan, Subterranean Homesick Blues
"We could ride and surf together while our love would grow"
-Brian Wilson, Surfer Girl
12.19am
14 June 2016
Offline 
The best part is ‘sometimes I feel I’ve had enough’. How universal is that feeling?
The song connects with all of us at some point during our lives. And it also gives us the strength to keep going despite those feelings.
John covered a lot of ground in his early days and he did it really well (I’m referring to his Beatles career, Plastic Ono Band and Imagine ). I think he basically said a lot of what he wanted to say in those albums, and definitively, especially with Plastic Ono and Imagine . As he sung in Sexy Sadie , he laid it down for all to see. If people think he was ‘going through the motions’ somewhat after that time, I can understand why from his perspective.
The following people thank Timothy for this post:
Beatlebug1.The Beatles 2.Sgt. Pepper 3.Abbey Road 4.Magical Mystery Tour 5.Rubber Soul 6.Revolver 7.Help! 8.Let It Be
9.A Hard Day’s Night 10.Please Please Me 11.Beatles For Sale 12.With The Beatles 13.Yellow Submarine
Most Avid John Fan 2020 and 2021: 
3.53pm
26 January 2017
Offline I’ve gotten so used to the marvelous take 40 from the Box Set that I can’t even hear the album version anymore. He goes down the octave on “you’ve got to be so strong,” and it just isn’t as good.
"The pump don't work cause the vandals took the handles!"
-Bob Dylan, Subterranean Homesick Blues
"We could ride and surf together while our love would grow"
-Brian Wilson, Surfer Girl
5.19pm
26 January 2017
Offline This is another great soul searching John song. I like how he starts out singing the iconic first line but then sounds like he loses his confidence a bit. It perfectly suits the point he is making.
The following people thank QuarryMan for this post:
Timothy, Beatlebug, StrawberryFields91I've been up on the mountain, and I've seen his wondrous grace,
I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
7.17pm
7 March 2019
Offline I’ve always loved this song. The lyrics are so true and sad and beautiful, and I love the way John sings it. Also, it’s the only song on Imagine that could possibly go after How Do You Sleep.
The following people thank StrawberryFields91 for this post:
QuarryManIsn't he a bit like you and me?
1 Guest(s)