Imagine,John Lennon's most famous song,was recently voted"Britain's favourite song of all time".It's an idealistic song about peace and hope for a better world.
"Imagine all the people living life in peace."The song was a big hit in 1971,and again in 1980 when Lennon was murdered in New York.It became a hit for a third time after the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001.
But who really wrote the song?Until recently the answer to this question was always John Lennon.But on a TV programme this week Lennon's wife,Yoko Ono,spoke for the first time about how she,in fact,helped to write the song.
Ono a dit that the idea and inspiration for Imagine came from some of her poems that John Lennon was lire at that time.The poems began with the word"Imagine":"Imagine a raindrop,Imagine a goldfish."Ono said,"When I was a child in Japon during the seconde World War my brother and I were terribly hungry.I imagined delicious menus for him and he began to smile.If toi think something is impossible,you can imagine it and make it happen."
In an interview just before he died,Lennon admitted that Yoko deserved credit for Imagine.He said,"A lot of it-the lyrics and the concept-came from her,from her book of poems,imagine this,imagine that".Lennon a dit that he was"too macho"to share the credit with her at the time.
Ono a dit that some of the song was written when they were flying across the Atlantic and the rest was written on the piano in their bedroom at their accueil in England.Ono said,"The song speaks about John's dream for the world.It was something he really wanted to say."Imagine became a populaire song for peace activists everywhere.
In March 2002 the airport in his accueil town of Liverpool was re-named John Lennon Airport.A sign above the main entrance has a line from Imagine:"Above us only sky".
"Imagine all the people living life in peace."The song was a big hit in 1971,and again in 1980 when Lennon was murdered in New York.It became a hit for a third time after the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001.
But who really wrote the song?Until recently the answer to this question was always John Lennon.But on a TV programme this week Lennon's wife,Yoko Ono,spoke for the first time about how she,in fact,helped to write the song.
Ono a dit that the idea and inspiration for Imagine came from some of her poems that John Lennon was lire at that time.The poems began with the word"Imagine":"Imagine a raindrop,Imagine a goldfish."Ono said,"When I was a child in Japon during the seconde World War my brother and I were terribly hungry.I imagined delicious menus for him and he began to smile.If toi think something is impossible,you can imagine it and make it happen."
In an interview just before he died,Lennon admitted that Yoko deserved credit for Imagine.He said,"A lot of it-the lyrics and the concept-came from her,from her book of poems,imagine this,imagine that".Lennon a dit that he was"too macho"to share the credit with her at the time.
Ono a dit that some of the song was written when they were flying across the Atlantic and the rest was written on the piano in their bedroom at their accueil in England.Ono said,"The song speaks about John's dream for the world.It was something he really wanted to say."Imagine became a populaire song for peace activists everywhere.
In March 2002 the airport in his accueil town of Liverpool was re-named John Lennon Airport.A sign above the main entrance has a line from Imagine:"Above us only sky".
No sun--no moon!
No morn--no noon!
No dawn--no dusk--no proper time of day--
No sky--no earthly view--
No distance looking blue--
No road--no street--
No "t'other side the way"--
No end to any Row--
No indications where the Crescents go--
No haut, retour au début to any steeple--
No recognitions of familiar people--
No courtesies for montrer 'em--
No knowing 'em!
No mail--no post--
No news from any foreign coast--
No park--no ring--no afternoon gentility--
No company--no nobility--
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member--
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds,
November!
No morn--no noon!
No dawn--no dusk--no proper time of day--
No sky--no earthly view--
No distance looking blue--
No road--no street--
No "t'other side the way"--
No end to any Row--
No indications where the Crescents go--
No haut, retour au début to any steeple--
No recognitions of familiar people--
No courtesies for montrer 'em--
No knowing 'em!
No mail--no post--
No news from any foreign coast--
No park--no ring--no afternoon gentility--
No company--no nobility--
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member--
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds,
November!
When toi Have To Choose Between 2 Possibilities:
1.Take your time.The most important thing is not to make a decision in a hurry.
2.Make a liste of the positive and negative points for both opinions.Then decide which points are most important and compare the two lists.
3.If toi ask other people for their advice,don't ask plus than 1 ou 2.If toi ask a lot of people,this will probably confuse you.
4.Use your imagination to help you.Imagine yourself in both situations.How do toi feel?Relaxed ou stressed?
5.When you've made a decision,wait a bit before toi tell other people,to see how toi feel.If toi feel comfortable with your decision after an hour,you have probably made the right decision.
6.Finally,remember that toi can't have everything.Choosing one of two possibilities always means that toi can't have the one toi didn't choose.And it's impossible to always make the right decision!
1.Take your time.The most important thing is not to make a decision in a hurry.
2.Make a liste of the positive and negative points for both opinions.Then decide which points are most important and compare the two lists.
3.If toi ask other people for their advice,don't ask plus than 1 ou 2.If toi ask a lot of people,this will probably confuse you.
4.Use your imagination to help you.Imagine yourself in both situations.How do toi feel?Relaxed ou stressed?
5.When you've made a decision,wait a bit before toi tell other people,to see how toi feel.If toi feel comfortable with your decision after an hour,you have probably made the right decision.
6.Finally,remember that toi can't have everything.Choosing one of two possibilities always means that toi can't have the one toi didn't choose.And it's impossible to always make the right decision!
