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Julian Lennon Performs 'IMAGINE' for Global Citizen's Stand Up For Ukraine w/Nuno Bettencourt
Julian Lennon
80.6K subscribers
“The War on Ukraine is an unimaginable tragedy... As a human, and as an artist, I felt compelled to respond in the most significant way I could.
So today, for the first time ever, I publicly performed my Dad’s song, IMAGINE.
Why now, after all these years? - I had always said, that the only time I would ever consider singing ‘IMAGINE' would be if it was the ‘End of the World’…
But also because his lyrics reflect our collective desire for peace worldwide. Because within this song, we’re transported to a space, where love and togetherness become our reality, if but for a moment in time…
The song reflects the light at the end of the tunnel, that we are all hoping for...
As a result of the ongoing murderous violence, millions of innocent families, have been forced to leave the comfort of their homes, to seek asylum elsewhere.
I’m calling on world leaders and everyone who believes in the sentiment of IMAGINE, to stand up for refugees everywhere! Please advocate and donate from the heart. #StandUpForUkraine”
—Julian Lennon
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Executive Producers - Julian Lennon, Rebecca Warfield
Director - Nuno Bettencourt & Rene Rigal - A Simplexity Creation / Atlantis Entertainment
Management: Rebecca Warfield, Chicane Group
Director of Photography - Thor Wixom
First A.C. - Lance Rand
Editor - Nuno Bettencourt
Special Thanks -Global Citizen, BMG, Downtown and Mike Savas
Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood
MUSIC
John Lennon's son, Julian, performs 'Imagine' for the 1st time, in support of Ukraine
April 11, 202210:09 AM ET
JOE HERNANDEZ
Julian Lennon tweeted that "as a human, and as an artist, I felt compelled to respond in the most significant way I could" by performing the song.
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Julian Lennon, the son of the late Beatles star turned solo artist John Lennon, publicly performed his father's hit song "Imagine" last week for the first time. He said he did so in support of Ukraine.
"As a human, and as an artist, I felt compelled to respond in the most significant way I could," Lennon tweeted. "So today, for the first time ever, I publicly performed my Dad's song, IMAGINE."
In a video of the performance, Lennon and a guitarist sit in a room illuminated by candles. The camera slowly swings around them as Lennon sings the antiwar anthem.
"Why now, after all these years? — I had always said, that the only time I would ever consider singing 'IMAGINE' would be if it was the 'End of the World' ..." Lennon said.
He suggested that the song represents "our collective desire for peace worldwide" and that it transports listeners to a place "where love and togetherness become our reality."
Noting the millions of people who've fled the violence in Ukraine, Lennon called on world leaders to support refugees around the world and urged people to "advocate and donate from the heart."
A version of this story originally appeared in the Morning Edition live blog.
Julian Lennon
80.6K subscribers
“The War on Ukraine is an unimaginable tragedy... As a human, and as an artist, I felt compelled to respond in the most significant way I could.
So today, for the first time ever, I publicly performed my Dad’s song, IMAGINE.
Why now, after all these years? - I had always said, that the only time I would ever consider singing ‘IMAGINE' would be if it was the ‘End of the World’…
But also because his lyrics reflect our collective desire for peace worldwide. Because within this song, we’re transported to a space, where love and togetherness become our reality, if but for a moment in time…
The song reflects the light at the end of the tunnel, that we are all hoping for...
As a result of the ongoing murderous violence, millions of innocent families, have been forced to leave the comfort of their homes, to seek asylum elsewhere.
I’m calling on world leaders and everyone who believes in the sentiment of IMAGINE, to stand up for refugees everywhere! Please advocate and donate from the heart. #StandUpForUkraine”
—Julian Lennon
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Executive Producers - Julian Lennon, Rebecca Warfield
Director - Nuno Bettencourt & Rene Rigal - A Simplexity Creation / Atlantis Entertainment
Management: Rebecca Warfield, Chicane Group
Director of Photography - Thor Wixom
First A.C. - Lance Rand
Editor - Nuno Bettencourt
Special Thanks -Global Citizen, BMG, Downtown and Mike Savas
Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood
MUSIC
John Lennon's son, Julian, performs 'Imagine' for the 1st time, in support of Ukraine
April 11, 202210:09 AM ET
JOE HERNANDEZ
Julian Lennon tweeted that "as a human, and as an artist, I felt compelled to respond in the most significant way I could" by performing the song.
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Julian Lennon, the son of the late Beatles star turned solo artist John Lennon, publicly performed his father's hit song "Imagine" last week for the first time. He said he did so in support of Ukraine.
"As a human, and as an artist, I felt compelled to respond in the most significant way I could," Lennon tweeted. "So today, for the first time ever, I publicly performed my Dad's song, IMAGINE."
In a video of the performance, Lennon and a guitarist sit in a room illuminated by candles. The camera slowly swings around them as Lennon sings the antiwar anthem.
"Why now, after all these years? — I had always said, that the only time I would ever consider singing 'IMAGINE' would be if it was the 'End of the World' ..." Lennon said.
He suggested that the song represents "our collective desire for peace worldwide" and that it transports listeners to a place "where love and togetherness become our reality."
Noting the millions of people who've fled the violence in Ukraine, Lennon called on world leaders to support refugees around the world and urged people to "advocate and donate from the heart."
A version of this story originally appeared in the Morning Edition live blog.