Listening to 'Imagine'
John Lennon's 'Imagine' (rb.gy/m8ha3k) melts away much canker and cynicism, even if for the duration of this timeless song. The pleasure of listening to 'Imagine' is that of tasting Utopia — you know it is impossible, unreal, even foolish, and yet....
The song's simplicity creates a strange stitch that resonates with the human spirit even as one realises how ungraspable it is.
Which is not a bad thing at all. And that is the very joy you derive out of it.
Barriers between people dissolve, and a world of unity and peace emerges for the duration of the song.
Lennon's words evoke a sense of collective yearning for a better world.
The purity of his message and the sincerity in his delivery tug at the heartstrings — which he himself found to be 'too saccharine' at times — fostering a connection that goes beyond mere auditory stimulation. The iconic piano riff and Lennon's distinctive voice linger in the mind well after we return to the real world.
