Having so much fun playing the Hawk Library alphabetically during the A to Z Anthology. It's a lot of fun to hear songs that you don't get a chance to hear that often.

We are currently in the middle of the letter "I", and I had a chance to play John Lennon "Imagine". I think it's a perfect song to spotlight right now with all the fighting, hate, and crap going on in the world

"Imagine" is a song written and performed by the English musician John Lennon. The best-selling single of his solo career, its lyrics encourage the listener to imagine a world at peace without the barriers of borders or the divisiveness of religions and nationalities, and to consider the possibility that the focus of humanity should be living a life unattached to material possessions.

BMI named "Imagine" one of the 100 most-performed songs of the 20th century. The song ranked number 30 on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of the 365 Songs of the Century bearing the most historical significance. It earned a Grammy Hall of Fame Award and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. A UK survey conducted by the Guinness World Records British Hit Singles Book named it the second best single of all time, and Rolling Stone ranked it number three in their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Check out this version of "Imagine" live from Madison Square Garden in 1972

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