"Until the color of a mans skin is of no more significant then the color of his eye's!! Everywhere is war" Bob Marley.
@MatthewPettyST1300
3 жыл бұрын
Or the difference in their Religions or politics. both of those have brought on as much violence as the color of skin.
@joejacobsen6822
3 жыл бұрын
@@MatthewPettyST1300 But religion and politics are chosen. Skin color isn't.
@sarahpagett9191
3 жыл бұрын
@@joejacobsen6822 but people still more damage over religion and politics then someone colour of skin
@seanchavez5651
2 жыл бұрын
Religion and politics are practically one in the same made by man✌️🤟🤙
@joejacobsen6822
2 жыл бұрын
@@sarahpagett9191 Tell that to the people of color killed daily. Simply because of the color of their skin.
@ronmerchant3934
3 жыл бұрын
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” Jimi Hendrix.
@hibhibb5429
4 жыл бұрын
This came out in 1971. This song is timeless. It makes me sad to think about all of the music we never got to hear John Lennon create. He was taken way too soon. Such a wonderful soul, he was. RIP John.
@lorisutherland7728
4 жыл бұрын
Except he wasn’t a good guy to his first son and wife.
@willworkswood3215
4 жыл бұрын
I was 1 month and 2 days old when he was killed. But I grew up on his music and his feeling and he still lives on and is "classic"! AND, fuck you Lori Sutherland! Grow the fuck up! You're not 13 years old anymore and the silly hype from back in the day was just hype! Get over yourself!😜🤣
@leviathan3630
4 жыл бұрын
@Name That wouldn't work because you can never convince the entirety of humanity to believe in christ or any single religion. That's not hoe beliefs work. So what we should preach is tolerance and universal, unconditional peace.
@myles3856
4 жыл бұрын
70s had such good music
@krisromibixon6729
2 жыл бұрын
Especially how he died, song becomes sad
@DanMcManus
4 жыл бұрын
In interviews Lennon said that he didn't write Imagine as a wish for a different and better world. He wrote it as a directive to actually imagine that place. He realized that everything ever created by humans - from buildings to airplanes to war - existed as thought and imagination first. He was directing us to actively imagine a better world and to actually build it. One Love.
@Voltor07
4 жыл бұрын
He also said Yoko Ono actually wrote the words. He took her poem and added music.
@evyatarhadar8325
4 жыл бұрын
@@Voltor07 Thank god he sang it instead. She has to be the most terrible "singer" I've ever witnessed.
@eleven-hopper
4 жыл бұрын
@@evyatarhadar8325 i wouldn't even consider her a singer. she just shrieks
@StarryStarryNocturne
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting that on a comment that points to the song's message of using imagination towards positive pursuits and positive approaches to life and each other we get a reply that instantly focuses on a negative about a positive remark made about someone.
@windwoman3549
4 жыл бұрын
A distinction without a difference, imo.
@mikeherriman4600
4 жыл бұрын
It makes me sad when I think about how a man who sang about peace and brotherhood was gunned down in front of his home for no reason.
@hypno59
4 жыл бұрын
Life's tough, ain't it.
@leaninglloyd7052
4 жыл бұрын
Truth be known , he was not about peace and brotherhood . He was not a very nice guy........at all .
@andyb3720
4 жыл бұрын
Oh there was a reason. Look at the world now. This meltdown is what he wanted.
@aidanduffy3407
4 жыл бұрын
@@leaninglloyd7052 you walk this planet holier than all else is it....
@mikeherriman4600
4 жыл бұрын
@@andyb3720 what are you babbling about? Fuckin clown....
@bobbytwister6268
4 жыл бұрын
Imagine all the songs we’ve been deprived of because of John Lennon’s passing..❤️
@shirazzza
4 жыл бұрын
I would have loved to see him age, collab with Bowie or something. So much good music never written
@Weird_Old_Uncle_Kenny
3 жыл бұрын
*whispers@@shirazzza*: Psssst... John Lennon DID collab with Bowie. John co-wrote, sang backing vocals and rhythm guitar on the song "Fame", and also played guitar on Bowie's cover version of Lennon's "Across the Universe", of which both songs appeared on Bowie's Young Americans album in 1975.
@shirazzza
3 жыл бұрын
@@Weird_Old_Uncle_Kenny yeah but I was more thinking as older blokes. Like what Bowie did with Trent Reznor. I reckon Bowie would have been pretty awesome to work with. John Lennon seemed like a bit of a jerk but still life cut too short.
@Weird_Old_Uncle_Kenny
3 жыл бұрын
@@shirazzza Yes, it would have been cool. Actually, I think John was a lot easier to work with after his 5 years off. Cleaned up, mature (40), devoted dad and househusband, completely de-stressed from Beatles pressures and threats of deportation, and back into it for his own enjoyment. He was having a great time. Unfortunately, that's when he was taken from us.
@nattijeff
3 жыл бұрын
Have you considered that his demise might have been planned?
@jrusso4753
4 жыл бұрын
"If you want peace, you won’t get it with violence." - John Lennon
@foxonrunspotoneverywhere795
4 жыл бұрын
AMEN!
@adambycina1817
4 жыл бұрын
Imagine no country-nothing to kill or die for. - also Lennon. “Patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings”.- Samuel Johnson
@legaltidbits
4 жыл бұрын
Truer words were never spoken.
@mjames4709
4 жыл бұрын
Yet Lennon was such a violent youth??
@gasaholic47
4 жыл бұрын
M James People can change.
@jamesharris5336
4 жыл бұрын
Imagine if everyone had a heart like Jamel_AKA_Jamal.
@truzak2117
4 жыл бұрын
Amen!
@peggygibbons479
4 жыл бұрын
I wish he was my neighbor.
@tonij8322
4 жыл бұрын
James Harris So very true. The world would be a wonderful place.
@Irish-Rose
4 жыл бұрын
He’s an Angel from God. And I’m serious.
@karensheline5183
4 жыл бұрын
Everyone does...some are just more beat up than most. 🙏🏽😵
@shannonholt5343
4 жыл бұрын
The only time I saw my dad cry was when Lennon died
@dawndipierro373
4 жыл бұрын
My dad took John’s death very hard too. He played this song for weeks after his passing.
@CaptWalker
4 жыл бұрын
I never even knew Lennon was dead until about 1984, when i was in high school btw...
@anthonytermini3267
3 жыл бұрын
My friends and I were in our 20's we all had tears in our eyes R.I.P. :: :
@duncanburgess9935
3 жыл бұрын
I did too, and I think it was the first time that I had such a reaction to the loss of someone I knew only through mass media.
@ladyca8366
3 жыл бұрын
I took it real hard. I was 28 in 1980. I lit a candle and cried.
@sophiet1576
4 жыл бұрын
MLK said we need to judge a man by the content of his character rather than the color of his skin.
@rickkoehnlein4629
Жыл бұрын
Love can make it all good
@mimig3904
4 жыл бұрын
One of the most powerful songs ever---but there are so many deaf ears & hard hearts
@kthevsamig4958
4 жыл бұрын
No your just communist
@roberthofmann8403
4 жыл бұрын
Please explain. TIA
@Polaris750
3 жыл бұрын
@@kthevsamig4958 you dont even know what a communist is
@ShannonRous
3 жыл бұрын
@@kthevsamig4958 best comment
@wadefowler682
3 жыл бұрын
He was summing up the writings of Carl marx. The song describes a socialist utopia. According to John Lennon
@philipwhigham3495
4 жыл бұрын
The song was released in 1971. I love how as he is telling us to Imagine the shades are pulled back exposing us to the light. Imagine the room as our brain, heart, and soul.
@phoinixranch1686
4 жыл бұрын
Jamel, I discovered your reactions a few months ago and got addicted quickly to the good music but more importantly to your obvious status as a good human being skilled in the art of making people feel good about life. These are tough times but you are lightening the burden one song at a time. If you are ever in Texas, you are welcome around my campfire any time. Thanks Jamel
@debrastough5407
4 жыл бұрын
This made my day! I can’t stand conflict! There is no reason why we all can’t just live in peace, with respect for our neighbors! Helping one another! Thanks Jamel, love you man!
@briand4036
4 жыл бұрын
Need a reaction to thisnaong also. Let It Be When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be And in my hour of darkness She is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be Let it be, let it be Let it be, let it be Whisper words of wisdom, let it be And when the broken-hearted people Living in the world agree There will be an answer, let it be For though they may be parted There is still a chance that they will see There will be an answer, let it be Let it be, let it be Let it be, let it be Yeah, there will be an answer, let it be Let it be, let it be Let it be, let it be Whisper words of wisdom, let it be Let it be, let it be Ah, let it be, yeah, let it be Whisper words of wisdom, let it be And when the night is cloudy There is still a light that shines on me Shine on until tomorrow, let it be I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be Let it be, let it be Let it be, yeah, let it be Oh, there will be an answer, let it be Let it be, let it be Let it be, yeah, let it be Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
@marylynndontchangename3461
4 жыл бұрын
@@briand4036 yes that was a good one too.
@kathysemrau2301
4 жыл бұрын
Have you ever heard Woman is N#&%@# of the World? It's a very honest song. You know some people test you and when you're ready, they still want to test you. Just lie down and listen to this song. 1970s was a different time. But men were men and women were women. It's a shame a crazy man took John Lennon's life. But life isn't fair. This is another song by John Lennon.
@kathysemrau2301
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for highlighting my comment. The past is the past, and we all make mistakes, or don't go to the right parties. But maybe once something will go right. Blessings!
@Kundalini12
4 жыл бұрын
It's a shame that this song is almost 50 years old and it has mostly fallen on deaf ears.
@1luiszepol
4 жыл бұрын
I hope someday they will us.
@Kundalini12
4 жыл бұрын
aliagirl 9 this song is about a world without hatred and intolerance.
@darkmagus64
4 жыл бұрын
The struggle never ends
@in2food
4 жыл бұрын
John didn’t even follow his own dream. He rejected his own son and lived a life of wealth, not one of no possessions.
@bc2002bc
4 жыл бұрын
aliagirl 9 such a conservative twat!
@scarletjohnston741
3 жыл бұрын
Truly shocking to realize he's been gone 40 years now. One of my all time favorite songs. Still chokes me up. Deep...
@doloresdeal983
4 жыл бұрын
Just Imagine~ He's singing about peace and he died with a bullet in him .. Sad ... Song is always beautiful to me RIP John
@Dan-eh4tg
4 жыл бұрын
Your "rest in peace, brother" hit me hard.
@catbutte4770
4 жыл бұрын
I did a quick check and, "Imagine" was record in May - June 1971. Thank you for commenting on this video. 🙂 💗
@cindyloomis-torvi3396
4 жыл бұрын
I remember the day he was assassinated. We were in 9th grade AP English class. We sat there in utter devastation. Our teacher, a former nun who marched for civil rights sat at her desk and cried. Still brings tears to my eyes.
@skkydreemer
4 жыл бұрын
The message of this song is beautiful. If only everyone could hear the message and stop the madness.
@davidarchibald3552
3 жыл бұрын
The madness comes from our Government they push invalid stories and nonsense to confuse us so they can benefit. At the end of the day both parties are evil and don't care about us which is very obvious.
@nick0liver446
3 жыл бұрын
Wake up. The song is about socialism. Message just does not make sense. Childish nonsense
@myles3856
3 жыл бұрын
@@nick0liver446 it is yes but it’s also only actually promoting communism and this violence is in our nature it’s natural and in the end always impossible to control
@baronfyrewhine
2 жыл бұрын
@@nick0liver446 lennon was also a massive hypocritical POS.
@garywildgoose767
2 жыл бұрын
@@baronfyrewhine nailed it
@Ianbos1
4 жыл бұрын
This is one of only a few tunes when played on the radio I still get goose bumps!
@stlram5
4 жыл бұрын
December 8, 1980: One of the saddest days in music history.
@xoxxobob61
4 жыл бұрын
I was a kid when he was killed and remember the news late that night....I kept thinking to myself "Who would want to kill John Lennon?"
@antoniusbritannia8217
4 жыл бұрын
All you need is love. John Lennon, smart man, shot in the back, very sad.
@kesleycottrell1416
4 жыл бұрын
There has been 3 for me. John Lennon, Jerry Garcia and Neil Peart.
@alexwhittle376
4 жыл бұрын
I was in the San Francisco youth hostel. I bet everyone knows where they were. Everybody sat in a circle and cried.
@marilynk30
4 жыл бұрын
@@antoniusbritannia8217 Independence Day my favorite movie!
@JaneSpaulding
4 жыл бұрын
We so need John Lennon now. The man who gunned him down took something so special out fo the world, a voice that should not have been quieted. I do not think I will ever stop missing him or crying when I think about his death. Julian should have had the time to reunite with his dad as an adult. Sean should have grown up with his dad. Yoko should have grown old with her husband and we, the people of the world should still have him writing his beautiful songs, his quirky songs, his hard-hitting songs, his art that never failed to paint a picture in my mind and make me think about life in some way.
@kthor
3 жыл бұрын
Your words were very well said!
@stellahumber5792
3 жыл бұрын
"Imagine" is a masterpiece, truly timeless.
@steadfastneasy26
3 жыл бұрын
@@stellahumber5792 @Jamel_AKAJamal John Lennon's "Imagine" is one of the worst pieces of Socialistic slop that has ever been laid to vinyl. The end result of his lyric is Atheistic Materialism.
@sathira_anuk5179
Жыл бұрын
@@steadfastneasy26said no one ever
@TheDivayenta
4 жыл бұрын
For these times, “ Blowing In the Wind” by Bob Dylan. He also sang The Times They Are A Changin’ at MLK’s March on Washington. Paul McCartney wrote Blackbird for the Civil Rights Movement after the Beatles came to the US and refused to play at any segregated venues in the South.
@crannbeathadh
4 жыл бұрын
Also “Lonesome Death” of Hattie Carrol and “Only a Pawn in their game” by Bob are relevant still and it’s so frustrating.
@mrjules1982
4 жыл бұрын
@dgmutch Oh the Jon Batiste version is definitely worth a listen for anyone who hasn't yet. Great take on a great song.
@angelmurphey9495
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, Batiste did a good cover and it actually was the first time I heard the song. It is truly a classic.
@Naomi-pq6tv
4 жыл бұрын
I would suggest the Peter, Paul, and Mary's version of Blowing in the Wind
@j-rocd9507
4 жыл бұрын
The Hurricane is amazing
@Judith_Remkes
4 жыл бұрын
This was my grandmother's favorite song. She passed away 17 years ago. This song was played on her funeral. It resurfaced on the radio channels after the shootings in Paris. And now you're playing it. I was crying already when I saw the title, am a sobbing mess now. Thank you ❤️
@kthor
3 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest songs of all time & still loving your reaction to this, Jamel! You’ve got a kind heart....as many have noted over the past year! ❤️❣️❤️
@jackiesullinger8471
4 жыл бұрын
Giving me goosebumps this evening and such perfect words right now.
@RYANDEOROCK
4 жыл бұрын
no god, no heaven, no country? no thanks
@jayrogero
4 жыл бұрын
Don't let the piano fool ya, this song is communist propaganda. It's not pretty, nice, or peaceful. A vision of a Dystopian world is sold to the listener. Lennon's lies are covered with fairy dusts & golden ribbons to hide his disgusting reputation
@eleven-hopper
4 жыл бұрын
@MoralSingularity it's not about that
@AutoBat1
4 жыл бұрын
My dude, you gotta hear "Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come"
@meghanmonroe
4 жыл бұрын
I'm sure he's familiar with that gem. ❤
@jasonblanchard7749
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing version!
@annerigney9631
4 жыл бұрын
AutoBat1...great suggestion. That song always gives me goosebumps. So sad that we are still fighting the same battles. Nothing seems to have changed. RIP Sam Cooke.
@ryanhallwrites
4 жыл бұрын
Even better, there's a duet that Brian Owens does with his father Thomas of that song that left in a puddle the first time I heard it.
@foxonrunspotoneverywhere795
4 жыл бұрын
Ryan Hall YASSS THIS IS BEST VERSION
@jenwinslow5602
4 жыл бұрын
Such a mind, spirit, lover of humanity. A song from 1971 that is as poignant and timeless as ever. I wish our musicians today would were like this. Don’t worry about your fan base. Let your truth pour out and inspire a revolution of love and peace.
@debbiechang5781
4 жыл бұрын
A perfect choice for these scary times, Jamel. You give us all hope for future generations with your kindness and sweet approach to our precious music that we were so fortunate to grow up with. Thank you so much.
@collettedauphinais8381
4 жыл бұрын
1971❣️I was 12 when this song came out & almost 50 years later I’m not sure if we’ve learned very much at all and that breaks my spirit.
@g.moeller308
4 жыл бұрын
Same-same
@lrsrosebud
4 жыл бұрын
I was 8...and yeah, totally agree with you. 💜☮️✌🏻
@tompain2751
4 жыл бұрын
When we don't teach history,our young think it starts at their time.
@carlastanley1138
4 жыл бұрын
I was born that year. Love and peace everyone. 😊🥰✌
@evansutcliffe1099
4 жыл бұрын
@MoralSingularity bruh
@TaraRoseAstrologer
4 жыл бұрын
“Oh my love” by John Lennon is another great one and “Watching the Wheels” is another favorite of mine and so many others.
@bobneil3716
4 жыл бұрын
Two great songs. Those and jealous guy are must listens.
@mlbasgall
4 жыл бұрын
Working Class Hero, is fricking awesome too!!
@cadenjones7886
3 жыл бұрын
Isolation too
@pellehjelmstrand2472
3 жыл бұрын
No. 9 Dream is another classic too.
@richardnauka6912
3 жыл бұрын
"in my life" I'M 61 and this song reminds me of my own life! May God bless and be with you John... rest in God's love.
@devinluoto873
4 жыл бұрын
Working Class Hero is Phenomenal from Lennon. My favorite
@diogenesofseattle2344
4 жыл бұрын
They hate you if you're clever & they despise a fool.
@bombnom
4 жыл бұрын
Ditto.. good message too.
@VanillahGarillah
4 жыл бұрын
Green Day did an awesome cover
@michaelloveland1330
4 жыл бұрын
Mine, too. Harsh, harsh truth.
@YunieDeen13
4 жыл бұрын
Marianne faithful did an good job on that one to
@KILBOURN3100
4 жыл бұрын
Jamel, thank you for the beautiful introduction to this song. John was so special. I think you are very special also and I am so happy I found you. You are a day of light for me in these difficult times. I have two other suggestions, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder " Ebony and Ivory" and Paul's "Peace in the Neighborhood" . Stay safe and healthy.
@juliamoles8005
3 жыл бұрын
1971 is when this song came out. everytime I hear this song😪 imagine how beautiful this world would be
@denisebranquinho2377
4 жыл бұрын
What happened on the planet earth? How can a man like that be murdered? He was murdered at the age 40!!! Imagine how many songs he could still compose!!!😰
@NYCgirl927
3 жыл бұрын
He was murdered in front of his home which is close enough for me to walk to. Ive only passed The Dakota, where John lived, one time. I walk around the block to avoid it. Ive been to the' IMAGINE' memorial in Central Park many times. Many of the lyrics of this song come directly from Yoko's book, 'Grapefruit". As much as I am not a fan of Yoko she did co-write this song.
@curtisthomas2670
3 жыл бұрын
He was a "nuisance" to the powers that be. It is believed by some that a now deceased politician had a hand in his demise.
@denisebranquinho2377
3 жыл бұрын
@@curtisthomas2670 maybe...
@dwightsmith4641
3 жыл бұрын
@@curtisthomas2670 - Ridiculous. He was out of the spotlight for at least 5 years prior to him being killed. Deinstitutionalism had occurred in many of the major states in 1979 due to the movie, “One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest.” Many asylums began to release patients and shut their doors permanently in some parts of the country due to multiple lawsuits for extreme and bad treatment of the patients. This caused a massive homeless situation in 1980, and states that thought they would not want to give up the asylums suddenly found that they saved a lot of money by not taking care of all the mentally deficient. Prior 1979 Mr Chapman would have been confined to an asylum. But do gooders demanded the government shut down the asylums which they did under duress only to learn later how much money it saved them. Now even if you are a danger to yourself or others they lock you up for 72 hours give you some chill out drugs and kick you out the back door. So if you want to say the government had a hand in killing Lennon you would be partially right, but Chapman has to take the lions portion of the blame even if he was deranged at the time. The movers and the shakers in government were pretty busy with the Iran hostage crisis and the Cold War where Russia was sending troops to Afghanistan as well as the Contra Sandinista fiasco in El Salvador San Salvador staging in Panama. As far as I am aware of John Lennon made no public speeches about any of those things prior to his death. He did say a few things about China on occasion but, Kissinger had normalized a lot things between China and the US by 1978. A lot of people forget that another deranged idiot shot Reagan in 1981. Whether we want to admit it or not the asylums were keeping the homeless away from the rest of us, and providing room and board so they did not have to sleep on the streets, defecate on the sidewalk, self medicate with drugs and alcohol and constantly bother people for money. I wish John were still here because I loved some of his music. The movie Yesterday keeping him alive was wonderful.
@rafaelorantes7185
3 жыл бұрын
If he’d only written this gem he still be all that relevant!
@johnpbh
4 жыл бұрын
At least John had the ba..s to put the words down. He wasn't silly, he knew that it was unlikely to happen but he also knew that the only way you change is by saying these sorts of things. He knew that the "bed-in's" for peace weren't going to change the world but he had the ba..s to put himself out there and say it. He knew he would be heard. He wasn't afraid to fall on his face if he believed enough. RIP John. This year he's as long dead as he was alive. That's a thought.
@davemaullin5293
4 жыл бұрын
Played all over the world New Year’s Eve 2000 , guess we forgot 😔
@Fuerwahrhalunke
4 жыл бұрын
I don't think you heard "The Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the sky" yet, I would love you reacting to that one!
@timmmahhhh
4 жыл бұрын
I'd suggest Sirius/Eye In The Sky so he gets the instrumental intro which he'll recognize from Bulls game intros thanks to it's use by Chicago DJ Tommy Edwards. Huge APP fan here!
@gypsymarie8567
4 жыл бұрын
Great song!
@wazzupidaug5
4 жыл бұрын
Good request!
@tomleetomlee2614
4 жыл бұрын
1971,,,,,,i was born in that imaging year....
@ronaldhorsley1600
4 жыл бұрын
um he worked at the staple center im sure he heard it
@keiththornton1088
4 жыл бұрын
Just figured I would watch it before They take it down.
@joeloedeman5160
4 жыл бұрын
Really surprised they let him put it up at all!
@marylynndontchangename3461
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah there are certain people or should I say entities that don't want any of us trying to live that way.
@OGverminator
4 жыл бұрын
@Steve N This. 👆👆👆 👍
@otisdylan9532
4 жыл бұрын
@Steve N If it's taken down, t won't have anything to do with the message of the song. It will be because of a stingy music publisher.
@joeloedeman5160
4 жыл бұрын
Has nothing to do with liberal or conservative, has everything to do with copyright, and the fact that whoever owns the rights to the Beatles catalog are notorious blockers.
@zitabraun1176
4 жыл бұрын
I always cry ,when I hear this song after all these years. thank you for posting Jamel, it was 1971 by the way. Sad how we still are not there.
@richardchamberlain2939
4 жыл бұрын
My wife and I absolutely love your channel! You always bring a smile to our faces and our hearts with every video. Keep up the good work! And this video is an amazing choice! Stay safe!
@larvt
4 жыл бұрын
1971 Imagine - Play The Youngblood’s - Get Together (Lyrics) Love is but a song we sing Fear's the way we die You can make the mountains ring Or make the angels cry Though the bird is on the wing And you may not know why Come on, people now Smile on your brother Everybody get together Try to love one another right now Some may come and some may go He will surely pass When the one that left us here Returns for us at last We are but a moment's sunlight Fading in the grass Come on, people now Smile on your brother Everybody get together Try to love one another right now Come on, people now Smile on your brother Everybody get together Try to love one another right now Come on, people now Smile on your brother Everybody get together Try to love one another right now If you hear the song I sing You will understand, listen You hold the key to love and fear All in your trembling hand Just one key unlocks them both It's there at your command Come on, people now Smile on your brother Everybody get together Try to love one another right now Come on, people now Smile on your brother Everybody get together Try to love one another right now I said come on, people now Smile on your brother Everybody get together Try to love one another right now Right now Right now
@nancywright4430
4 жыл бұрын
Perfect request... I also mentioned Revolution by the Beatles
@antoniusbritannia8217
4 жыл бұрын
"There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning. And that, I think, was the handle - that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn’t need that. Our energy would simply prevail. There was no point in fighting - on our side or theirs. We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave. So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark - that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back."
@Revamckillop
4 жыл бұрын
when i saw the lyrics, i heard the song and it made me cry. wtf are we actually doing right now?????? it makes me so sad.
@EvilSnipa
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome song!
@ronforeman2556
4 жыл бұрын
"Get Together" is Included on "Jesus: Bigger Than the Beatles" kzitem.info/door/PLMUnB4vc6zhU9US_x6eoV9YaxYNS3Slny , my KZitem playlist of songs by of faith which appeal to, and have been embraced by, the Great Unwashed. But the John Lennon song I chose was not "Imagine" but Mary Chapin Carpenter's cover of "Grow Old With Me" kzitem.info/news/bejne/lnybtK5vjnqbdKg . Lennon obviously, ultimately got "religion" on this one, at least, (God Bless Our Love), recording his unfinished version right before he was assassinated.
@aliasisudonomo
4 жыл бұрын
Lennon also said that "Imagine" was one of the most radical songs he'd ever done, but it's amazing what you can get people to swallow when you do it as a lullaby.
@leaninglloyd7052
4 жыл бұрын
Wise words...
@willcherry9029
4 жыл бұрын
It seems more of a call to a godless new world order than a love song to the people of Earth. Don't shoot me please, it just my observation not a condemnation of your options.
@aliasisudonomo
4 жыл бұрын
@@willcherry9029 It can be both. There's nothing particularly scary about a 'godless new world order' to people who don't have much use for gods in the first place.
@leviathan3630
4 жыл бұрын
@@aliasisudonomo exactly
@joansavarese2974
3 жыл бұрын
@@aliasisudonomo the song is really sacrilegious. It's almost as if to say it would be a better world without without God. The sentiment is beautiful but I thought of no God it's not so beautiful. God does not make the world a bad place, people do.
@piscator57
4 жыл бұрын
George Harrison, My Sweet Lord
@whiterabbit75
4 жыл бұрын
Love that one.
@Unonomouse
4 жыл бұрын
This.
@cayelkb60
4 жыл бұрын
I also love Isn't it a Pity by George Harrison.
@piscator57
4 жыл бұрын
lindy090909 The entire triple All Things Must Pass lp is a true classic with an amazing line-up
@cayelkb60
4 жыл бұрын
I don't have that lp but I will look into it. George Harrison was an exceptional musician.
@robertcutting4007
4 жыл бұрын
The song and album of the same name came out in 1971
@jxenciso
3 жыл бұрын
Thank You for playing this song. Gets me a little Misty Eyed every time. Love and Respect.
@PhatLayCes7825
4 жыл бұрын
1971. Man it really caught me off guard.. I really needed to hear it today. It felt pretty good to release emotions I didn't think I had and was just overwhelmed. Thanks for this.
@eclecticwitch6669
4 жыл бұрын
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one" This is a bumper sticker on mt car. The only one. Thanks!
@baronfyrewhine
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine how often you get laughed at without knowing it.
@paulwalsh2344
4 жыл бұрын
There's just no words for such innocence and brotherhood.
@fab4fan5
4 жыл бұрын
Just imagine if John was alive today with all that’s going on. He’ll be front and center 🙏🏻🥺☮️
@buttercupkong
4 жыл бұрын
If he were here today he would be giving Trump hell!
@Hoshimaru57
4 жыл бұрын
David Obrien where’s Paul in all this? I’d think we would have at least heard from him. Also John wasn’t the angel everyone thinks he was. He liked to argue with his band mates and is said to have been abusive to Yoko. Not to mention the time they had (another) hit song about communism.
@lordzhuge
4 жыл бұрын
@@Hoshimaru57 John was aware of his past mistakes and wanted to atone for them
@fab4fan5
4 жыл бұрын
Hoshimaru57 all big Beatles fans know this,including me
@mrjules1982
4 жыл бұрын
I find myself asking regularly over the past two decades*: "What would John have done if he were alive to see this shit?" *If I were older, I would probably have thought the same thing since the day he died
@jameshunter7303
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this Jamal. I think many of us needed to hear this right now
@MrGadfly772
20 күн бұрын
This song is brilliant in its simplicity. John throughout this song takes away the simple ideas that cause strife and war and suffering. He takes all those ideas that twist our souls and replaces it with a calm vision of peace and harmony. The message is powerful and yet the song is elegantly simple.
@Philtration
4 жыл бұрын
When I was a boy I wanted to be John Lennon. I was 7 years old and wore pointed shoes and a black turtle neck. The little girls loved it and the Puerto Rican guys in the neighborhood know what that was all about. That bad ass Bohemian look made you cool.
@antoniusbritannia8217
4 жыл бұрын
"All you need is love, John Lennon, smart man, shot in the back very sad."
@williammorton3370
4 жыл бұрын
Great movie quote
@JohnHazelwood58
4 жыл бұрын
MIB quote ... liked that part ^^+gg
@toddmurray5447
4 жыл бұрын
@@JohnHazelwood58 Not MIB but Independence Day :)
@j-rocd9507
4 жыл бұрын
I feel like alien invasion is probably next. I love all the comments here everyone is cool. Be safe
@sandrahernandez569
Ай бұрын
That was THE MOST BEAUTIFUL Reaction to this Song ive Ever Seen❤❤❤
@ReleaseTheQuackers
4 жыл бұрын
"What the World Needs Now" by Jackie DeShannon
@hannyhawkins7804
4 жыл бұрын
Chelle P YES! I haven’t heard that song for , what, half a century? How I loved it, tho, as a child.❤️
@StephBer1
4 жыл бұрын
God, yes please. That song gets me every time. What the world needs now Is Love, sweet love It's the only thing that there's just too little of....
@donaldramsey1288
4 жыл бұрын
Another song that makes me humble is Bob Marley's "Redemption Song".
@robmongar
4 жыл бұрын
Have you heard Manfred Mann's Earth Band cover version?
@julieharden2433
4 жыл бұрын
That's my favorite Marley song.
@AClark-jx9zp
4 жыл бұрын
This song is about a new world order and the ushering in for Communism. Pay attention people. This song is not about peace but the taking away of all culture and a one world commune. Yoko Know was a card carrying member of the COMMUNIST party. Go check out the Beatles album art. They followed Alister Crowley and the doctorine of do as you wilt. Look it up.
@AClark-jx9zp
4 жыл бұрын
@Virus Host facts don't give a fuck about you and your snowflake feelings.
@AClark-jx9zp
4 жыл бұрын
@Virus Host LMMFAO would you like to start debunking me or are you another poster child for LIBERAL NONSENSE IS THE NEW SPECIAL NEEDS, and can't
@CherylHughes-ts9jz
4 ай бұрын
Young Man, Thank you for giving this song the respect it deserves. The last person I saw react to it did not, and he really brought me down. I feel better now.☮️❤️I can see you have a beautiful soul.
@lizmagu3189
4 жыл бұрын
I love how he starts out singing in a dark room. Then she opens all the curtains and it's bright white. Like he's saying there's light at the end of the tunnel. ✌
@Bendito1018
4 жыл бұрын
YESSSSSS!!!!
@absea7918
4 жыл бұрын
Perfect song for the times. John Lennon's simple clarity here cuts through the noise.. Thank you for posting and reacting.
@bobjester7549
4 жыл бұрын
AB Sea This song does cut through the bullshit nicely. Thanks for posting this. ✌️
@jasontheryan
4 жыл бұрын
Dude, this song has been playing on the loudest speakers for over 40 years and people still ignore it. It's a shame. Love you brother.
@theodoreritola9758
3 жыл бұрын
OVER 50 Years ,, Came out in 1970 ,, Imagine that
@RebeccaDubs
4 жыл бұрын
This song has always made me cry and today it really hits. It was released in 1971.
@dianagerding8541
4 жыл бұрын
Yep!!! I remember my Mom saying it was sung by a war hating hippie, is what she called him!! I was 14 so of course I got sent to my room for ‘ smarting off’ to her!!! I remember like it was yesterday. John would be so so sad to see this world 💔💔😢😢💔💔😢😢💔💔😢😢💔💔😢😢
@kimberlymorningstar8628
4 жыл бұрын
@Rebecca Lusk me too. So, beautiful yet so, sad. ✌💖
@miguelgalindo4529
4 жыл бұрын
Love the reactions! You should react to “Blackbird” by The Beatles. It was written by Lennon’s bandmate, Paul McCartney and he was inspired by the civil rights movement in the 60s. Its a comforting song given the events that are unfolding in the US
@mandarinlearner
4 жыл бұрын
Bird was British slang at the time for an attractive woman
@mrjules1982
4 жыл бұрын
Utterly beautiful song. I never cry... but this song always brings me to the edge. Every single time.
@gasaholic47
4 жыл бұрын
mandarinlearner Yes, but it has nothing to do with the subject of the song. McCartney has said in multiple interviews that it was a reaction to the civil rights movement.
@mandarinlearner
4 жыл бұрын
gasaholic47 it is about black women
@gasaholic47
4 жыл бұрын
mandarinlearner Do some research. You don’t know what you’re talking about.
@TheSquirrelgirl55
3 жыл бұрын
I was in high school when this song came out. (1971 i th8nk)I look back and my young mind could not truly “ imagine” this. As I aged, I could turn loose of conventions like war, violence, religion in a way my mind could not fathom then. He wrote it hoping people could open their minds and “ Imagine”. Brilliant, they so many minds are forever closed it seems. I so remember the day John was made red, was at work in an ICU as a nurse. We all cried. It was such a shock and hurt. Was hard to find any peace in that.
@scottelement
4 жыл бұрын
“John Lennon - Power to the People” That song is very powerful, especially atm
@christopherlievens
4 жыл бұрын
John lennon " Watching the Wheels " is definitely a must .
@ajlebleu2617
3 жыл бұрын
The best song ever written and preformed. Every word speaks the truth. The song that could bring world peace.
@quantumdirect
4 жыл бұрын
I've always thought that the things we celebrate that make us different are, in fact, what's destroying the human condition. Flags, borders, religion -- Things we fight wars over. Imagine no religion, imagine no borders, imagine a place where we celebrate our sameness and not our differences.
@tompaul2591
4 жыл бұрын
In a utopian way sure, but otherwise it always devolves into communism and we all know how that turns out for the people.
@wallacecallow2255
2 жыл бұрын
@@tompaul2591 One world wouldn't have to be socialist or communist. If the collective will were there, it could be constructed as a free enterprise/ democracy, with a diverse competitive economic design, yet also operating within a collective.
@tompaul2591
2 жыл бұрын
@@wallacecallow2255 like I said, I a utopian way sure. However, humanity being what it is, there are, always has been and always will be those who simply try to run the system, beat the system, control others, etc. Any commune would have to be small and self regulating. Then, that all turns in to tribalism. The globalist plan doesn't allow for any of what you fantasized about...unfortunate as it is.
@Dcomdan1
4 жыл бұрын
There is a live version of Marvin Gaye singing “what’s going on” accompanied by the funk brothers. Still relevant and maybe even more so now. Peace. Teach.
@russwilson2305
4 жыл бұрын
It means somethin, for sure.
@deborahmetoyer8664
4 жыл бұрын
Another very important message in What’s going on”. Then and now.
@slayerrocks2
4 жыл бұрын
Sam Cooke Change Gonna Come.
@timothymiller6790
4 жыл бұрын
Marvin Gaye was a prophet with his soulful messages.
@adamrourke1586
4 жыл бұрын
That video is golden just for the few glimpses of Jamerson playing bass.
@shemanic1
3 жыл бұрын
so good to see you lovin this, we hoped it would start a revolution of love, peace & harmony, it should be played every day, all over the world until that happens. Bless you Jamel keep up the good work.
@watchbrocephus
4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful time to play this song and see your reaction. I’m a British man in Kentucky, very homesick. Your channel makes me feel great every time I watch! I really connect with you. Thanks 🙏 A few songs I love: John Lennon - Jealous Guy. The Beetles, by George Harrison - While my Guitar Gently weeps and lastly a deep song by Led Zep - No Quarter. God Bless and keep safe from Kentucky Stuart
@mikecaetano
4 жыл бұрын
"Imagine" was released in October of 1971. If you're looking for other uplifting songs from the past that still speak to the present, here are a few... "Up On The Roof" by The Drifters, "Everyday People" by Sly and the Family Stone, "Every Kinda People" by Robert Palmer, "We Can Work It Out" by The Beatles and/or Stevie Wonder, "Stoned Love" by The Supremes, and "Many Rivers To Cross" by Jimmy Cliff.
@bmalone52
4 жыл бұрын
Black and White, 3 dog Night
@Melkor54
4 жыл бұрын
Uplifting? Its a song about the horrors of communism and nihilism written by an idiot.
@pclark1332
4 жыл бұрын
"Get Together" by The Youngbloods
@jillknosp6551
4 жыл бұрын
7 months after I was born. Almost 50 years ago. We still haven’t got it right, but there’s always HOPE!
@jillknosp6551
4 жыл бұрын
Shirley Bailey What he is saying is without focusing on our differences and judgment we could live in peace. For the sake of Jamal and the purpose of his channel to bring us together can’t we just enjoy the music.
@lyndyvasse.3745
3 жыл бұрын
Still miss you John. Your songs were so beautiful and thoughtful and this world is lost without you.
@bobkennedy5585
3 жыл бұрын
The world needs 10,000 John Lennon’s today.
@elizabethputnam6317
4 жыл бұрын
Corey Glover lead singer for Living Colour did an amazing solo cover of Imagine, it’s beautiful.
@patnau7767
3 жыл бұрын
I’m 74 years old, and I still get chills when John Lennon sings this.
@oldedominion8782
4 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most polarizing songs I know, a lot of people either love it, or hate it.
@tracienielson7183
4 жыл бұрын
I think the people you love it either support Marxism or don't understand what they're hearing. Get past the pretty tune and really understand what kind of world he's painting. It would be a nightmare.
@bluetopguitar1104
4 жыл бұрын
Wrong . Thats totally wrong. Not what the song meant at all. You didn't listen or try to take it in. Typical. Religion has been used for war and genocide since the beginning of time. War has been used to justify crime and murder. SHAME on you for spreading the same kind of right wing knee jerk propaganda that continues to fuel suffering and hatred. You have a lot to learn. What a sad view of the world you have. Shame on you. Shame on you.
@tracienielson7183
4 жыл бұрын
@@bluetopguitar1104 Nope. John Lennon openly espoused Marxism. This song was a reflection of that belief. It's also true that he didn't practice what he preached. Like the typical liberal, it was do as I say, not as I do. Break that song down line by line. It's not all about religion.
@OGverminator
4 жыл бұрын
@Lon Spector Yep, Blue Top Guitar is very wrong on this. Thank you!
@whazzuphere
4 жыл бұрын
@@tracienielson7183 Agreed. This is one of the most evil songs ever written.
@kimfield7335
4 жыл бұрын
Another perfect song for the current times is What’s Goin On by Marvin Gaye.
@twhitten828
4 жыл бұрын
Wow! Agree! Love that Song ...gonna leave this channel to 'listen'...
@heatherk1200
4 жыл бұрын
Or Stevie Wonder's Heaven Help Us All
@timdunn1979
4 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!
@darkmagus64
4 жыл бұрын
Right you are.
@Turnabout
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Also RATM's Sleep Now in the Fire.
@pamela2843
3 жыл бұрын
J/J: He was NOT the only one.....What a gorgeous song, I think. It’s lyrics have always meant so much to me; thawed my numbness, uncovered my true depths, and revealed to me both the reality & utility of my empathy JUST by listening. I will not ever forget the day He died. All our Selves perished somehow too. I LOVE that you posted this, no matter that I cry for this loss as if yesterday. Thank you for this reacción vid.
@bertgetner9397
4 жыл бұрын
50 years later and people still aint gettin it. So true my man. Love the Big Speaker idea. Thanks for the song!!
@71hammyman
4 жыл бұрын
@ZeUs nope that's the narrow minded view of the song, cancel culture sure is something these days, you hear one lyric and turn the whole thing into a negative when it is quite the opposite, you are part of the problem.
@71hammyman
4 жыл бұрын
@ZeUs also I love how you can't think of much to say so you throw in atheist, so you're condemning a lot of people for that basically, let people have their beliefs and stick to your own.
@kkristine66
4 жыл бұрын
@@71hammyman & @ZeUs: REALLY PEOPLE? All this mean-spirited banter on a reaction video about a man who only wanted peace, and then to be shot in the back to die? Get over yourselves, respect the man, respect the reaction and enjoy the song. Give peace a chance!
@Miykael1933
4 жыл бұрын
@ZeUs It boggles my mind how many people can listen to this song and not understand the world it is actually promoting. Sweet sounding deception.
@viacrucis2509
4 жыл бұрын
Jamal, the youngbloods "get together" is the one man.! Back in the early 70's, lots of pop folk music was infused and inspired by christian spirituality. But this song is the one you really need to hear a play for those who might find inspiration from it.
@1BobsYourUncle
4 жыл бұрын
There is no Christian spirituality in this song, none.
@viacrucis2509
4 жыл бұрын
@@1BobsYourUncle Right on, thats why I thought the youngbloods would be good. Not just the lyrics, but the music as well. But not detracting from the message of this song. Can't argue with asking for people to live in peace.
@gayletrivitt9560
4 жыл бұрын
Ok Jamel! Have to say this! You DO know that you are an angel, don't you? You are a messenger of peace Jamel! You are a comfort with your genuine nature & sweet spirit. You are doing so much good at this time that we are in. Blessings to you & your family!❤❤❤
@BillYovino
4 жыл бұрын
"Imagine all the people living for today." That says it all.
@kevinohagan1831
4 жыл бұрын
How about a song by Dion called, "Abraham, Martin, and John?"
@jeanettesmith765
4 жыл бұрын
Yes! I think I asked him to do that one once.
@Naomi-pq6tv
4 жыл бұрын
Love this song!
@wendymessina4462
4 жыл бұрын
I used that song for a history report in 10th grade
@curleyteeth
4 жыл бұрын
I love that song and Dion.Now he is a bluesman.its even better.Jim .Liverpool.
@curleyteeth
4 жыл бұрын
He does the best version of Ruby Baby I have ever heard and that takes some doing via the drifters version.Jim.Liverpool.
@trishhoward267
3 жыл бұрын
I'm 73, I know it well, he was with the Beatles. Our generation wanted peace ✌, we wish generation would get it together
@Southpaw-rc6vr
4 жыл бұрын
we should declare a day where this song "Imagine" is played around the world at the same time on every radio and or other media outlet that will play it. imo
@ChickyParm1972
4 жыл бұрын
I would get behind this 💯
@proulxr2002
4 жыл бұрын
That would be so awesome! Imagine what it could achieve in these times of unrest!
@spikeycat81
4 жыл бұрын
"No religion too" there might be peace. As an atheist I am thought of badly but I'm a peaceful free thinker. Peace
@ttintagel
4 жыл бұрын
I know right? This is the closest we get to an anthem.
@terriertz6837
4 жыл бұрын
I don't know that I consider myself an atheist, more like an agnostic, but I understand you & feel you on a spiritual level. Peace & love.
@sloeberdoet
4 жыл бұрын
Religions divides more people than they bring together.
@sonyacat100
4 жыл бұрын
✌🏼
@paulkersey1007
4 жыл бұрын
I'm a devout Roman Catholic and I look upon you as my fellow brother and fellow man.
@luanakimo1
4 жыл бұрын
Dionne Warwick singing "What the world needs now (is love, sweet love) written by Burt Bacharach. Oh my goodness, what a song.
@dajuice4200
4 жыл бұрын
Some Bob Marley is needed right now. Try Redemption Song, War, Get Up Stand Up, and Exodus
@allanerickson5053
4 жыл бұрын
Third World's version of Jackson Browne's 'Lives in the Balance' is a rockin' cover: kzitem.info/news/bejne/momw0a2ZaaFkp6Q
@entertainer106
4 жыл бұрын
My favorite part of this song is the hypnotic piano. I could listen to this even as an instrumental. Next Reaction Request: "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum, did not see it in your playlist. Unique song!
@garrytrevorh
3 жыл бұрын
Jamel, you speak from the heart, a real pleasure to come here. I think I'm right in saying that the song Imagine, written and performed by Lennon was voted the best song in the last century.
@m.r.3694
4 жыл бұрын
I guess George Harrison is next:) I’m sure you will like „My Sweet Lord“
@1981vixon
4 жыл бұрын
Yes! 🙌
@hazelmaylebrun6243
4 жыл бұрын
What is Life... my favee by George
@matthewdrake4385
4 жыл бұрын
Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna
@scottferrell2806
4 жыл бұрын
Why not Ringo?? lol
@rickvstar7674
4 жыл бұрын
It came out in September, 1971.
@roberthughes2402
4 жыл бұрын
Styx has a song called "Show me the way" that they released in the late eighties. Very appropriate for today.
@tobyham9536
4 жыл бұрын
That's the one song that makes me cry EVERY time I hear it. I am 62. I'm still hopeful.
@jakeg5251
4 жыл бұрын
Jamel if you can do the individual beatles solo songs I think you’d really enjoy George Harrison’s songs
@blainem5495
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely All things must pass is my favorite
@ym61
4 жыл бұрын
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) would be perfect for Jamel to start with
@csestini
4 жыл бұрын
My Sweet Lord is one of my favorite songs
@mindriot731
4 жыл бұрын
Give Me Love (Give My Peace On Earth), My Sweet Lord, Beware of Darkness, All Things Must Pass, What Is Life, and you can't forget Isn't It A Pity..... all these are perfect...
@85dime8
4 жыл бұрын
As a stand-alone act, George was the best of the bunch.
@luckymustard
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for playing "Imagine". Please react to The Beatles' "Nowhere Man", "Across the Universe", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Good Day Sunshine", "For You Blue", "Octopus's Garden", "You Never Give Me Your Money", "Here Comes the Sun", "Hello Goodbye", "Love You To", "Tomorrow Never Knows", "For No One", "A Day in the Life", "The Word", "All You Need Is Love", and "Penny Lane". Thank you!
@4EClark
4 жыл бұрын
He could spend a year going through the Beatles collection
@Hoshimaru57
4 жыл бұрын
He has mentioned before that he can’t react directly to the Beatles as it immediately gets taken down for copyright. I’m kinda surprised I see this song here honestly.
@jasonallen5318
4 жыл бұрын
Too many great Beatles songs to list, unfortunately Beatles songs always get taken down from Copyright crap.
@luckymustard
4 жыл бұрын
@@jasonallen5318 He put 2 here - vimeo.com/user116022383
@Sigma1_969
3 жыл бұрын
Always brings tears to my eyes, and for that John, I thank you
@Adam13Chalmers
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jamel. For a long time, like you, I 'knew' this song, but didn't really focus on the message in the lyrics. On the surface, there is a broad, sort of, 'peace, love, and life is better if we all live as one', which is true.....But, when I finally heard the message in the verses, Lennon was being very precise in his diagnosis of the man-made constructs that lead us to fear, envy, hate, and war: - Dogma defining Heaven and Hell asking us to 'follow' - Materialism/Greed leading to inequality and a false sense of superiority/inferiority. - Nationalism based on man-made borders, often won in wars, leading to further war. 'Imagine' is absolutely right for this moment, and it is a call for societal disruption (to use a tech industry term).
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