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Song Structure and Imagery of John Lennon's "Imagine"
Summary: An analysis of the utopian thoughts of John Lennon's "Imagine," including the structure of its stanzas and symbolism of its lyrics.
John Lennon's song "Imagine has a monotonous sound throughout the whole song and it gives the impression of many people having to drone on, the way it is sung to the audience is to give the impression of someone having this as a daydream.
This song was meant to represent utopia when it was first sung by John Lennon, but put to the music by a perfect circle this song represents the daydream of a hopeful innocent person reflecting upon the world issues of today.
First verse
Imagine there's no heaven
Its easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...
With the song introduced to us with the monotonous drumming (chords on the piano), implies that the song is sad. This is only the intro and it tells the audience the tone, atmosphere, and mood of the...
This section contains 2,114 words (approx. 8 pages at 300 words per page) |