Julian Lennon’s releases official cover of father’s ‘Imagine’ for Ukraine relief
nme.comJulian Lennon, son of John Lennon, has released an official cover of ‘Imagine’. Listen to the track below.In April, he performed the track for the first as part Stand Up For Ukraine campaign, a global fund-raising effort broadcast from Warsaw, Poland.
At the time, he wrote “Today, for the first time ever, I publicly performed my Dad’s song, ‘Imagine’” adding: “The song reflects the light at the end of the tunnel, that we are all hoping for.”A portion of the proceeds from the new release will be donated to Ukraine refugee relief through Lennon’s nonprofit, The White Feather Foundation to Global Citizen.“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 previously said about the infamous song.He continued: “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.”“Within this song, we’re transported to a space, where love and togetherness become our reality, if but for a moment in time,” Julian said.
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