Imagine — John Lennon's song became an anthem for troubled times — FT.com
A recent online version sung by stars and celebrities was both praised and pilloried
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John Lennon
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🎶 John Lennon's 'Imagine': The Song That Became a Global Anthem
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IMAGINE. (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers) HD
Imagine 50 years of John Lennon's 'anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-capitalistic' anthem - ABC News
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John, Yoko and the making of 'Imagine
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Imagine,' blared at the Olympics, is a totalitarian's anthem
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John, Yoko and the making of 'Imagine