I remember the day that John Lennon was shot. I was in bed asleep and as my Dad came in with my morning tea (he always used to wake me up with a cuppa) he told me about it and as I sat up in bed on that cold December morning and drank my tea I remember being shocked by it. The idea that an artist could be murdered by a depraved fan was just too crazy to imagine.
Immediately following his death and in the approach to Christmas a number of John Lennon’s records were re-released and ‘Imagine’ spent a long time at the number one slot. My mother had always been a Beatles fan and I too had a number of their albums being particularly fond of ‘Abbey Road’ and ‘The White Album’. I didn’t need to but another copy of ‘Imagine’ as I already had the song but suddenly following the untimely death of its creator it seemed to somehow be more important and even more relevant than it had ever seemed.
I had the sheet music for the song, which had been given to me by a friend and I used to (and still do) play the song on the piano. It’s simplistic structure and message – that we should all strive for peace and try to live together regardless of our religious beliefs - is as simple and important as it has ever been. To the line ‘You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one’ – I say ‘You are not….’
Now listen to the song……
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