Imagine

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lyricist:John Lennon (The Beatles)
Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
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
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]
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
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

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1971-05-23Imagine (demo)demoJohn Lennon3:19
1971-05-27Imagine (take 1, 5.1 mix)John Lennon3:27
1971-05-27Imagine (take 1) (longer version with bass and banter before start)John Lennon3:25
1971-05-27Imagine (take 1)John Lennon3:06
1971-05-27Imagine (take 10, 5.1 mix)John Lennon3:13
1971-05-27Imagine (take 10)John Lennon3:12
1971-05-27 – 1971-07-04Imagine (2018 remix)John Lennon3:06
1971-05-27 – 1971-07-04Imagine (original studio mix)John Lennon3:04
1971-05-27 – 1971-07-04Imagine (2018 5.1 mix)John Lennon3:02
1971-05-27 – 1971-07-04Imagine (Quadrasonic mix)John Lennon3:07
1971-07-04Imagine (strings, 5.1 mix)instrumentalJohn Lennon2:15
1971-07-04Imagine (strings) (Elements mix)instrumentalJohn Lennon2:15
1971ImaginecoverMerl Saunders - Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty, John Kahn, Bill Vitt2:36
1971Imagine (live, 1971: The Apollo)liveJohn Lennon3:11
1972-01-19Imaginecover and liveJerry Garcia & Merl Saunders8:52
1972-01Imaginecover and instrumentalHank Crawford4:05
1972-02-06Imagine Instrumental (live)cover, instrumental and liveJerry Garcia & Merl Saunders8:34
1972-08-30Imagine (live, 1972-08-30, afternoon: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA)liveJohn & Yoko with Plastic Ono Band & Elephants Memory and Special Guests3:16
1972-08-30Imagine (live 1972-08-30: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA)liveJohn Lennon3:17
1972-08-30Imagine (live at the One to One Concert, Afternoon Show) (live, 1972-08-30, afternoon: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA)liveJohn & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory3:23
1972-08-30Imagine (live at the One to One Concert, Evening Show) (live, 1972-08-30, evening: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA)liveJohn & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory3:57
1972ImaginecoverJoan Baez3:27
1973-11-07Imagine (live in studio, 1973-11-07: Liisankadun Studio, Helsinki, Finland)coverWigwam3:43
1974-06Imagine (live, 1974-06)cover and liveWigwam3:32
1975-04-18ImagineliveJohn3:13
1975-04-18Imagine (Live) (Filmed at the 'Salute To Lew Grade' on April 18th 1975)liveJohn Lennon?:??
1980-11-02Imaginecover and liveElton John5:50
1980-12-04Imagine (1980‐12‐4: Frankfurt)cover and liveQueen2:24
1980-12-14Imagine (live, 1980-12-14: Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany)cover and liveQueen?:??
1980-12-14Imagine (1980‐12‐14: Frankfurt, Germany)cover and liveQueen2:18
1983-12-08Imagine (live, 1983-12-08: Hong Kong)cover and liveDavid Bowie4:48
1983-12-08Imaginecover and liveDavid Bowie4:39
1983Imagine (live, 1983)liveJoan Baez3:17
1984-05Imagine (Aria)coverJohn Bayless1:56
1984-05Imagine (Sinfonia)coverJohn Bayless3:24
1985-07-13Imagine (live, 1985‐07‐13: Live Aid 1985, JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, USA)cover and livePatti LaBelle4:58
1985-07-13Imagine (live, 1985-07-13: Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK)cover and livePatti LaBelle4:59
1985-07-13Imagine (live, 1985-07-13: Live Aid 1985)livePatti LaBelle4:44
1985-10ImaginecoverOfra Harnoy & Armin Electric Strings3:26
1986Imaginecover and instrumentalKenneth Knudsen, Palle Mikkelborg & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen3:19
1987-03-26 – 1987-03-29ImaginecoverMark Knopfler2:41
1987-03Imaginecover and liveChet Atkins & Mark Knopfler2:53
1990-10-06Imagine (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 liveSylvie Vartan?:??
1990-10-06Imagine (live, 1990-10-06: Sofia, Bulgaria)cover and liveSylvie Vartan3:34
1991-08-25Imaginecover, instrumental and liveGonzalo Rubalcaba7:24
1991-12-12Imagine (live, 1991‐12‐12: WEAR FM, Sunderland, UK)cover and liveTori Amos3:09
1991-12-12Imagine (live, 1991‐12‐12: Wear FM, Sunderland, UK)cover and liveTori Amos3:09
1991-12Imagine (live, 1991‐12: Sunderland, UK)cover and liveTori Amos?:??
1992-10-08Imagine (live, 1992-10-08: Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, USA)cover and liveThe Flying Elephants3:40
1992-12-12Imagine (live, 1992‐12‐12: UK)cover and liveTori Amos3:28
1992 – 1994Imagine (live, 1992–1994: USA)cover and liveTori Amos3:07
1993-04-03Imagine (live, 1993-04-03: Feldbach, Austria)cover and liveChesney Hawkes3:28
1993-04ImagineinstrumentalStanley Cowell6:11
1993-07-16Imagine (Live in Argentina)cover and liveGuns N’ Roses2:11
1993-07-16Patience / Imagine (“Unplugged” live, 1993-07-16: USA)cover, live, medley and partialGuns N’ Roses8:17
1994-06-23Imaginecover and instrumentalGonzalo Rubalcaba6:29
1995-09-02Imagine / Give Peace a Chance (live, 1995-09-02: Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH, USA)cover, live and medleyJon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora6:07
1995-09-12Imagine ~ Give Peace a Chance (acoustic) (live, 1995-09-12: Cleveland, OH, USA)cover and liveBon Jovi6:26
1995-12-29Imagine (live, 1995‐12‐29: Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, USA)liveBlues Traveler5:59
1996-10-23ImaginecoverJohnathan Spendelow3:27
1996-12 – 1997-01Imagine!coverJeff Berlin7:38
1999-06Imaginecover and instrumentalKarumanta3:07
2001-09-21Imagine (live, 2001‐09‐21: Sony Music Studios, New York City, NY, USA)cover and liveNeil Young3:13
2001-10-20Imagine (live, 2001-10-20: Bridge Benefit XV, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA)cover and liveNeil Young & Crazy Horse?:??
2001-10-21Imagine (live, 2001-10-21: Bridge Benefit XV, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA)cover and liveNeil Young & Crazy Horse?:??
2004-07-15Imaginecover and liveSantana5:05
2004-11-22 – 2004-11-23Imaginecover and instrumentalVijay Iyer3:44
2004Imagine (studio demo 2004)coverMadonna?:??
2005-07-15Imagine (soundcheck, Hyde Park, UK July 15th, 2005)cover and liveQueen + Paul Rodgers3:16
2005-07-15Imagine (Hyde Park, UK July 15th, 2005)cover and liveQueen + Paul Rodgers3:53
2006-03-01Imagine (live, 2006‐03‐01: Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK)cover and liveSteve Hogarth3:34
2006-11-23 – 2006-11-24Imagine (2006: The Studio, New York, USA)Simone7:05
2008-02ImaginecoverMaureen McGovern3:31
2010-11-04Imagine (live, 2010‐11‐04: Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ, USA)cover and liveA Perfect Circle5:49
2010Imagine (live, 2010: USA)cover and liveA Perfect Circle4:56
2010ImaginecoverHerbie Hancock feat. P!nk, Seal, India.Arie, Jeff Beck, Konono Nº1 & Oumou Sangaré7:20
2011-01-10 – 2011-01-11ImaginecoverJesse Fischer & Soul Cycle feat. Rogiérs4:24
2011-04-23Imagine (live, 2011‐04‐23: Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, WI, USA)cover and liveChris Cornell4:07
2011-07-08Imagine (live, 2011-07-08: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA)cover and liveA Perfect Circle?:??
2011-07-26Imagine (live, 2011‐07‐26: SDSU Open Air Theatre, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA)cover and liveA Perfect Circle4:52
2011-11-16Imagine (live; 2011-11-16: The Howard Stern Show: New York, NY, USA)cover and liveChris Cornell3:31
2011ImaginecoverWaterloo4:22
2013-03-30Imagine (live, 2013-03-30: Jockey Club de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil)cover and liveA Perfect Circle4:51
2014-04-11Imagine (live, 2014-04-11: Changsha, Hunan, China)cover and liveG.E.M. 邓紫棋3:53
2014-07-18Imaginecover and liveEddie Vedder3:57
2014-10-03Imagine (live, 2014-10-03: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO, USA)cover and livePearl Jam3:35
2014-10-05Imagine (live, 2014-10-05: Zilker Park, Austin, TX, USA)cover and livePearl Jam4:49
2014-10-09Imagine (live, 2014-10-09: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE, USA)cover and livePearl Jam3:37
2014-10-16Imagine (live, 2014-10-16: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI, USA)cover and livePearl Jam4:18
2014-10-17Imagine (live, 2014-10-17: iWireless Center, Moline, IL, USA)cover and livePearl Jam3:23
2014-10-19Imagine (live, 2014-10-19: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN, USA)cover and livePearl Jam4:21
2014-10-22Imagine (live, 2014-10-22: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO, USA)cover and livePearl Jam3:40
2014-12-07Imaginecover and instrumentalOrquestra Ouro Preto5:02
2015-10-01Imaginecover and liveIiro Rantala, Viktoria Tolstoy, Ulf Wakenius, Lars Danielsson & Morten Lund8:19
2015-10-11Imagine (live from “Live & Acoustic at The Palace”)cover and liveThe Used4:17
2015-10-11Imagine (live, 2015‐10‐11: Palace Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA)cover and liveThe Used?:??
2015-11-04Imagine (live, 2015-11-04: Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile)cover and livePearl Jam3:58
2015-11-07Imagine (live, 2015-11-07: Estadio Ciudad de la Plata, La Plata, Argentina)cover and livePearl Jam5:23
2015-11-14Imagine (live, 2015-11-14: Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil)cover and livePearl Jam4:28
2016-04-11Imagine (live, 2016-04-11: Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL, USA)cover and livePearl Jam3:49
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