Released in September 1971 in America and a month later in the UK, the title
track of Lennon??s Imagine album is one of the world's best-loved songs.
After the singer was shot dead in New York in December 1980, it reached the
top of the singles charts in Britain.

Ono has now revealed her key role in the song's creation. She says it was
inspired by trying to use her imagination to create a better world for her
and her brother during the war.

She describes how as a 12-year-old she used the power of imagination to try
to alleviate their plight as her country was bombed. They had been evacuated
from Tokyo but were desperately short of food.

"I'd imagine menus for my starving brother. He would start to smile. The
power of imagination is so strong. If you think something is impossible, you
can imagine it and make it happen," she said.

The "imagine" refrain can be found in several of her poems written in the
early 1960s before she met Lennon. A collection was published in her book
Grapefruit in 1965.

Lennon himself admitted that Ono should have been jointly credited for the
song. In an interview two days before his death, he said he had been "too
macho" to reveal her role.

"I think Yoko has never wanted

What a pile of rancid festering penises oozing matter from weeping
sores along the bruised shaft.

Yoko Ono happened to write a stream of cack who's lines began with the
word "Imagine". JL took this concept and wrote a song based upon said
word.

YO wouldn't have the wherewithal to be able to muster up such a set of
lyrics. They make sense for a kickoff.

Bloody Yoyo fans, what is the world coming to?

Danny

On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:19:14 -0700, poisoned rose differentopinions.com> wrote:

Sources (independent of Ono and others) note that it was originally published in 1964!

On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:13:12 -0500, "Nancy" msn.com> wrote:

[snip]

Sigh...

I'd bet that whoever wrote that stuff hasn't actually *read* the book and found that there is
little linkage between the book and the song. Sure, there are some words that are common to
both - like "the", "and", "it" and (yes) "imagine". But that's it.

(I'd like to tell off the original poster for posting that lot without a Health Warning. Just
think of the state of poor Danny's health after he reads that!) :-)

It drove me to drink!

Danny

On Jun 12, 6:22 pm, The Walrus was Danny tesco.net>
wrote:

I was drivin to drink at about 4 years old, when my dad let me drink 4
swallers of beer, to calm me down..as he was cutting my hair.

On Jun 12, 1:13 pm, "Nancy" msn.com> wrote:

Baahaaaahaaaaaa.

Thanks for the larf.

On Jun 12, 5:20 pm, steve@[127.0.0.1] (Stephen X. Carter) wrote:

I bet it sold 10 million copies back then.

On Jun 12, 6:22 pm, The Walrus was Danny tesco.net>
wrote:

No! :-)