Imagine: John Lennon

Imagine: John Lennon

Imagine: John Lennon is a 1988 British documentary film about English musician John Lennon. It was released on October 7, 1988, two days before Lennon's 48th birthday. Imagine: John Lennon, with its wealth of stock Lennon footage and self-narration, proved to be a well-received film. Bridging his two musical phases together as a member of the Beatles and as a solo artist, Imagine: John Lennon is a career-spanning collection of Lennon's many musical highlights. In addition, there are a couple of heretofore unreleased recordings: an acoustic demo of "Real Love" taped in 1979 (an alternate recording of which would be finished by the Beatles for 1996's Anthology 2) and a rehearsal take of "Imagine" in mid-1971 before the final take was captured. The film was commissioned by Yoko Ono. None of the three former Beatles, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, or Ringo Starr, agreed to participate in the film. The soundtrack sold well in the United States, reaching No. 31 on the charts and going gold.

Year:
1988
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Man:
[a homeless-looking young man is found wandering the grounds of Lennon's Tittenhurst Park estate]

John Lennon:
Don't confuse the songs with your own life. I mean, they might have relevance to your own life, you know, but a lot of things do. And so we've met, you know? I'm just a guy, man, who writes songs.

Man:
Yeah, I figured that if we met, I'd know, you know, just by meeting you.

John Lennon:
But know what, man?

Man:
That it all fits, you know?

John Lennon:
Anything fits, you know? If you're tripping off on some trip, anything fits, you know?

Man:
Like when you said "Boy, you're gonna carry that weight for a long time."

John Lennon:
That's Paul saying that. But that belongs to all of us. He's singing about all of us.

Man:
Remember that one, um, "You can radiate everything, or you can penetrate anywhere you go"?

John Lennon:
Yeah, I was just having fun with words. It was literally a nonsense song, you know? I mean, Dylan does that. Anybody does that, you know? They just take words and you stick them together and see if they have any meaning. Some of them do. Some of them don't. See, that last album of mine was me coming out of my dream. You can last your whole life on that dream, you know? And then it's all over.

Man:
You weren't thinking of anyone in particular when you were singing all that?

John Lennon:
How could I be thinking of you?

Man:
Well, I don't know, I don't care me. But just all- it's all somebody.

John Lennon:
I'm thinking about me, or at best, Yoko, if it's a love song. I'm saying, you know, "I had a good sh*t today" and "this is what I thought this morning" and, uh, you know?" And- or, "I love you, Yoko," or whatever. I'm singing about me and my life, you know? And if it's relevant for other people's lives, that's all right. [pause] Are you hungry? Hmm?

Man:
[nods] Yeah.

John Lennon:
Let's give him something to eat.

John Lennon:
[John leads him inside]


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