Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
As you know John Lennon was murdered Dec 8 1980, 25 years ago. He was born on Oct 9th.(1942?) By the way, despite some of his lyrics, John did wish people "Merry Christmas"
but he railed against hypocrisy and tyranny in whatever form. Despite his personal shortcomings he believed in family values and said "all you need is love."
December 8, 2005
You Can't Take Power Without a Struggle"
The Lost John Lennon Interview (1971)
By TARIQ ALI and ROBIN BLACKBURN
Editors' Note: It was twenty-five years ago today that John Lennon was
murdered outside the Dakota building on Central Park West in New York
City. We doubt many CounterPunchers have read the following 1971
interview with Lennon done by CounterPunchers Tariq Ali and Robin
Blackburn. It's a lot more interesting that the interminable Q and A
with Lennon done by Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner. Tariq and Robin
allowed Lennon to talk and spurred him on when he showed signs of
flagging. Lennon recounts about how he and George Harrison bucked their
handlers and went on record against the Vietnam War, discusses class
politics in an engaging manner, defends country and western music and
the blues, suggests Dylan's best songs stem from revolutionary Irish
and Scottish ballads and dissects his three versions of "Revolution".
The interview ran in The Red Mole , a Trotskyist sheet put out by the
British arm of the Fourth International. As you'll see, those were
different days. The interview is included in Tariq Ali's Streetfighting
Years , recently published by Verso. AC / JSC
The Interview Can Be Found: HERE
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