Why John Lennon's son performed 'Imagine' for the first time after swearing he never would

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Why John Lennon's son performed 'Imagine' for the first time after swearing he never would

In 1971, a year after the break-up of the Beatles, John Lennon released his most important piece of music, the song “Imagine.” The song is an appeal to humanity’s better angels and urges the listener to "join us" in visualizing a world without war, hunger or greed. The song provides a glimmer of hope in that if we can visualize a perfect world, then maybe one day it will be achievable. Over the past 50 years, the song has become a secular hymn t…