金曲|和平之歌 Imagine 再度唱响奥运殿堂

金曲|和平之歌 Imagine 再度唱响奥运殿堂

英语世界 欧美男星 2018-02-11 12:00:50 603



"Imagine" is a song written and performed by English musician John Lennon. The best-selling single of his solo career, its lyrics encourage the listener to imagine a world at peace without the barriers of borders or the divisions of religion and nationality and to consider the possibility that the whole of humanity would live unattached to material possessions. BMI named "Imagine" one of the 100 most-performed songs of the 20th century. The song earned a Grammy Hall of Fame Award and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Dozens of artists have performed or recorded versions of "Imagine", including Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Joan Baez, Elton John and Diana Ross. 



John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and peace activist who co-founded the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music. He and fellow member Paul McCartney formed a much-celebrated songwriting partnership. Along with George Harrison and Ringo Starr, the group would ascend to world-wide fame during the 1960s.  In 2002, Lennon was voted eighth in a BBC poll of the 100 Greatest Britons and in 2008, Rolling Stone ranked him the fifth-greatest singer of all time. In 1987, he was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. 



《想象》是一首轻摇滚歌曲,由英国摇滚乐队“披头士”创始人、摇滚音乐家、诗人、社会活动家约翰·列侬创作并演唱,是其独唱生涯最畅销单曲。歌词意味新奇,引领听众想象一个没有战火与宗教及民族隔阂的世界。1965年,约翰·列侬获英国女王颁发的大英帝国勋章。他参与了许多社会活动,用音乐呼唤和平。1994年,约翰·列侬入选摇滚名人堂;2004年,约翰·列侬入选《滚石》杂志评出的“历史上最伟大的50位流行音乐家”《滚石》杂志认为《想象》是列侬“送给世界的最伟大的音乐礼物”,称赞该曲“安详的旋律、柔软的和弦、令人心动的四音符钢琴演奏”。继2012伦敦夏奥会闭幕式上利物浦儿童合唱团翻唱此曲之后,在竞逐刚刚展开的2018平昌冬奥会的开幕式上,韩国老中青四位歌手再度合作翻唱了此曲,突显“呼唤和平,构筑和谐”的主题。

Imagine


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 (Uh…)

 

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…)


 

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…)

 


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


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▲ John Lennon (MV)


▲ various stars (MV)


▲ Lady Gaga (LIVE)



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