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Imagine!
January 6th, 2008
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Now back to John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’.
I understand that this is somewhat of a communist manifesto, and I’m not a communist. But if you get past the atheist part of the song I think it’s really a great message and a really great song.
Lennon really express my desire for humankind - the way the world should be. “Nothing to kill or die for…Imagine all the people sharing all the world…A brotherhood of men”.
I love this joint:
The world should live as one! I am a dream, and I hope someday you’ll join us.
‘Working Class Hero’ is great too. Again, not a communist; but I’m definitely a populist!
“You’re still a fucking peseant as far as I can see”
This is the kind of music that makes me love music!
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It really is a beautiful song, and many wars have been started over religion. I don’t know if it is a song for an atheist, I think it speaks more to religion, organized religion. Atheist have adopted the song because of the first line, but I am pretty sure Lenon was a spiritual person, and believed in God, just not the doctrines of religion.
I think he was spiritual MrsG. I don’t know if believed in God; but I’ll have to research that.