Imagine
~ Song
Relationships
| lyricist: | John Lennon (The Beatles) Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) |
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| composer: | John Lennon (The Beatles) |
| publisher: | Downtown DMP Songs EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) Lenono Music |
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| sub-publisher: | フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2) |
| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/John-lennon-imagine-lyrics [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/5917 [info] |
| Songfacts: | https://www.songfacts.com/facts/john-lennon/imagine [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q1971 [info] |
| later parody versions: | Cheese and Onions Imagine Imagine There’s No Boomers |
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| later translated versions: | Immagina che (Italian version) Představy דמיין (תרגום אלמגור) דמיין (תרגום אליגון) |
| is the basis for: | From Bach to The Beatles |
| lyrics quoted in: | 現代人諸君!! |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recordings | ||||
| 1971-05-23 | Imagine (demo) | demo | John Lennon | 3:19 |
| 1971-05-27 | Imagine (take 1, 5.1 mix) | John Lennon | 3:27 | |
| 1971-05-27 | Imagine (take 1) (longer version with bass and banter before start) | John Lennon | 3:25 | |
| 1971-05-27 | Imagine (take 1) | John Lennon | 3:06 | |
| 1971-05-27 | Imagine (take 10, 5.1 mix) | John Lennon | 3:13 | |
| 1971-05-27 | Imagine (take 10) | John Lennon | 3:12 | |
| 1971-05-27 – 1971-07-04 | Imagine (2018 remix) | John Lennon | 3:06 | |
| 1971-05-27 – 1971-07-04 | Imagine (original studio mix) | John Lennon | 3:04 | |
| 1971-05-27 – 1971-07-04 | Imagine (2018 5.1 mix) | John Lennon | 3:02 | |
| 1971-05-27 – 1971-07-04 | Imagine (Quadrasonic mix) | John Lennon | 3:07 | |
| 1971-07-04 | Imagine (strings, 5.1 mix) | instrumental | John Lennon | 2:15 |
| 1971-07-04 | Imagine (strings) (Elements mix) | instrumental | John Lennon | 2:15 |
| 1971 | Imagine | cover | Merl Saunders - Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty, John Kahn, Bill Vitt | 2:36 |
| 1971 | Imagine (live, 1971: The Apollo) | live | John Lennon | 3:11 |
| 1972-01-19 | Imagine | cover and live | Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders | 8:52 |
| 1972-01 | Imagine | cover and instrumental | Hank Crawford | 4:05 |
| 1972-02-06 | Imagine Instrumental (live) | cover, instrumental and live | Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders | 8:34 |
| 1972-08-30 | Imagine (live, 1972-08-30, afternoon: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA) | live | John & Yoko with Plastic Ono Band & Elephants Memory and Special Guests | 3:16 |
| 1972-08-30 | Imagine (live 1972-08-30: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA) | live | John Lennon | 3:17 |
| 1972-08-30 | Imagine (live at the One to One Concert, Afternoon Show) (live, 1972-08-30, afternoon: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA) | live | John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory | 3:23 |
| 1972-08-30 | Imagine (live at the One to One Concert, Evening Show) (live, 1972-08-30, evening: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA) | live | John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory | 3:57 |
| 1972 | Imagine | cover | Joan Baez | 3:27 |
| 1973-11-07 | Imagine (live in studio, 1973-11-07: Liisankadun Studio, Helsinki, Finland) | cover | Wigwam | 3:43 |
| 1974-06 | Imagine (live, 1974-06) | cover and live | Wigwam | 3:32 |
| 1975-04-18 | Imagine | live | John | 3:13 |
| 1975-04-18 | Imagine (Live) (Filmed at the 'Salute To Lew Grade' on April 18th 1975) | live | John Lennon | ?:?? |
| 1980-11-02 | Imagine | cover and live | Elton John | 5:50 |
| 1980-12-04 | Imagine (1980‐12‐4: Frankfurt) | cover and live | Queen | 2:24 |
| 1980-12-14 | Imagine (live, 1980-12-14: Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany) | cover and live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1980-12-14 | Imagine (1980‐12‐14: Frankfurt, Germany) | cover and live | Queen | 2:18 |
| 1983-12-08 | Imagine (live, 1983-12-08: Hong Kong) | cover and live | David Bowie | 4:48 |
| 1983-12-08 | Imagine | cover and live | David Bowie | 4:39 |
| 1983 | Imagine (live, 1983) | live | Joan Baez | 3:17 |
| 1984-05 | Imagine (Aria) | cover | John Bayless | 1:56 |
| 1984-05 | Imagine (Sinfonia) | cover | John Bayless | 3:24 |
| 1985-07-13 | Imagine (live, 1985‐07‐13: Live Aid 1985, JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | cover and live | Patti LaBelle | 4:58 |
| 1985-07-13 | Imagine (live, 1985-07-13: Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK) | cover and live | Patti LaBelle | 4:59 |
| 1985-07-13 | Imagine (live, 1985-07-13: Live Aid 1985) | live | Patti LaBelle | 4:44 |
| 1985-10 | Imagine | cover | Ofra Harnoy & Armin Electric Strings | 3:26 |
| 1986 | Imagine | cover and instrumental | Kenneth Knudsen, Palle Mikkelborg & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen | 3:19 |
| 1987-03-26 – 1987-03-29 | Imagine | cover | Mark Knopfler | 2:41 |
| 1987-03 | Imagine | cover and live | Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler | 2:53 |
| 1990-10-06 | Imagine (live, 1990-10-06: Sofia, Bulgarie / introduction en bulgare « La chanson suivante est de John Lennon, et c’est l’une de mes préférées car elle parle d’espoir, de tolérance et de liberté. ») | cover and live | Sylvie Vartan | ?:?? |
| 1990-10-06 | Imagine (live, 1990-10-06: Sofia, Bulgaria) | cover and live | Sylvie Vartan | 3:34 |
| 1991-08-25 | Imagine | cover, instrumental and live | Gonzalo Rubalcaba | 7:24 |
| 1991-12-12 | Imagine (live, 1991‐12‐12: WEAR FM, Sunderland, UK) | cover and live | Tori Amos | 3:09 |
| 1991-12-12 | Imagine (live, 1991‐12‐12: Wear FM, Sunderland, UK) | cover and live | Tori Amos | 3:09 |
| 1991-12 | Imagine (live, 1991‐12: Sunderland, UK) | cover and live | Tori Amos | ?:?? |
| 1992-10-08 | Imagine (live, 1992-10-08: Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, USA) | cover and live | The Flying Elephants | 3:40 |
| 1992-12-12 | Imagine (live, 1992‐12‐12: UK) | cover and live | Tori Amos | 3:28 |
| 1992 – 1994 | Imagine (live, 1992–1994: USA) | cover and live | Tori Amos | 3:07 |
| 1993-04-03 | Imagine (live, 1993-04-03: Feldbach, Austria) | cover and live | Chesney Hawkes | 3:28 |
| 1993-04 | Imagine | instrumental | Stanley Cowell | 6:11 |
| 1993-07-16 | Imagine (Live in Argentina) | cover and live | Guns N’ Roses | 2:11 |
| 1993-07-16 | Patience / Imagine (“Unplugged” live, 1993-07-16: USA) | cover, live, medley and partial | Guns N’ Roses | 8:17 |
| 1994-06-23 | Imagine | cover and instrumental | Gonzalo Rubalcaba | 6:29 |
| 1995-09-02 | Imagine / Give Peace a Chance (live, 1995-09-02: Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH, USA) | cover, live and medley | Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora | 6:07 |
| 1995-09-12 | Imagine ~ Give Peace a Chance (acoustic) (live, 1995-09-12: Cleveland, OH, USA) | cover and live | Bon Jovi | 6:26 |
| 1995-12-29 | Imagine (live, 1995‐12‐29: Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, USA) | live | Blues Traveler | 5:59 |
| 1996-10-23 | Imagine | cover | Johnathan Spendelow | 3:27 |
| 1996-12 – 1997-01 | Imagine! | cover | Jeff Berlin | 7:38 |
| 1999-06 | Imagine | cover and instrumental | Karumanta | 3:07 |
| 2001-09-21 | Imagine (live, 2001‐09‐21: Sony Music Studios, New York City, NY, USA) | cover and live | Neil Young | 3:13 |
| 2001-10-20 | Imagine (live, 2001-10-20: Bridge Benefit XV, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA) | cover and live | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | ?:?? |
| 2001-10-21 | Imagine (live, 2001-10-21: Bridge Benefit XV, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA) | cover and live | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | ?:?? |
| 2004-07-15 | Imagine | cover and live | Santana | 5:05 |
| 2004-11-22 – 2004-11-23 | Imagine | cover and instrumental | Vijay Iyer | 3:44 |
| 2004 | Imagine (studio demo 2004) | cover | Madonna | ?:?? |
| 2005-07-15 | Imagine (soundcheck, Hyde Park, UK July 15th, 2005) | cover and live | Queen + Paul Rodgers | 3:16 |
| 2005-07-15 | Imagine (Hyde Park, UK July 15th, 2005) | cover and live | Queen + Paul Rodgers | 3:53 |
| 2006-03-01 | Imagine (live, 2006‐03‐01: Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK) | cover and live | Steve Hogarth | 3:34 |
| 2006-11-23 – 2006-11-24 | Imagine (2006: The Studio, New York, USA) | Simone | 7:05 | |
| 2008-02 | Imagine | cover | Maureen McGovern | 3:31 |
| 2010-11-04 | Imagine (live, 2010‐11‐04: Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ, USA) | cover and live | A Perfect Circle | 5:49 |
| 2010 | Imagine (live, 2010: USA) | cover and live | A Perfect Circle | 4:56 |
| 2010 | Imagine | cover | Herbie Hancock feat. P!nk, Seal, India.Arie, Jeff Beck, Konono Nº1 & Oumou Sangaré | 7:20 |
| 2011-01-10 – 2011-01-11 | Imagine | cover | Jesse Fischer & Soul Cycle feat. Rogiérs | 4:24 |
| 2011-04-23 | Imagine (live, 2011‐04‐23: Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, WI, USA) | cover and live | Chris Cornell | 4:07 |
| 2011-07-08 | Imagine (live, 2011-07-08: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA) | cover and live | A Perfect Circle | ?:?? |
| 2011-07-26 | Imagine (live, 2011‐07‐26: SDSU Open Air Theatre, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA) | cover and live | A Perfect Circle | 4:52 |
| 2011-11-16 | Imagine (live; 2011-11-16: The Howard Stern Show: New York, NY, USA) | cover and live | Chris Cornell | 3:31 |
| 2011 | Imagine | cover | Waterloo | 4:22 |
| 2013-03-30 | Imagine (live, 2013-03-30: Jockey Club de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil) | cover and live | A Perfect Circle | 4:51 |
| 2014-04-11 | Imagine (live, 2014-04-11: Changsha, Hunan, China) | cover and live | G.E.M. 邓紫棋 | 3:53 |
| 2014-07-18 | Imagine | cover and live | Eddie Vedder | 3:57 |
| 2014-10-03 | Imagine (live, 2014-10-03: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO, USA) | cover and live | Pearl Jam | 3:35 |
| 2014-10-05 | Imagine (live, 2014-10-05: Zilker Park, Austin, TX, USA) | cover and live | Pearl Jam | 4:49 |
| 2014-10-09 | Imagine (live, 2014-10-09: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE, USA) | cover and live | Pearl Jam | 3:37 |
| 2014-10-16 | Imagine (live, 2014-10-16: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI, USA) | cover and live | Pearl Jam | 4:18 |
| 2014-10-17 | Imagine (live, 2014-10-17: iWireless Center, Moline, IL, USA) | cover and live | Pearl Jam | 3:23 |
| 2014-10-19 | Imagine (live, 2014-10-19: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN, USA) | cover and live | Pearl Jam | 4:21 |
| 2014-10-22 | Imagine (live, 2014-10-22: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO, USA) | cover and live | Pearl Jam | 3:40 |
| 2014-12-07 | Imagine | cover and instrumental | Orquestra Ouro Preto | 5:02 |
| 2015-10-01 | Imagine | cover and live | Iiro Rantala, Viktoria Tolstoy, Ulf Wakenius, Lars Danielsson & Morten Lund | 8:19 |
| 2015-10-11 | Imagine (live from “Live & Acoustic at The Palace”) | cover and live | The Used | 4:17 |
| 2015-10-11 | Imagine (live, 2015‐10‐11: Palace Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | cover and live | The Used | ?:?? |
| 2015-11-04 | Imagine (live, 2015-11-04: Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile) | cover and live | Pearl Jam | 3:58 |
| 2015-11-07 | Imagine (live, 2015-11-07: Estadio Ciudad de la Plata, La Plata, Argentina) | cover and live | Pearl Jam | 5:23 |
| 2015-11-14 | Imagine (live, 2015-11-14: Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil) | cover and live | Pearl Jam | 4:28 |
| 2016-04-11 | Imagine (live, 2016-04-11: Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL, USA) | cover and live | Pearl Jam | 3:49 |
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