![]() "Imagine" subsequently re-entered the UK Top 40, reaching number 18. Emeli Sandé recorded a cover for the BBC to use during the end credits montage at the close of the 2012 Summer Olympics coverage in August 2012. Dozens of artists have performed or recorded versions of "Imagine", including Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Joan Baez, Lady Gaga, Freddie Mercury, Elton John and Diana Ross. Since 2005, event organisers have played it just before the New Year's Times Square Ball drops in New York City. A UK survey conducted by the Guinness World Records British Hit Singles Book named it the second best single of all time, while Rolling Stone ranked it number three in their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". 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. 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. BMI named "Imagine" one of the 100 most-performed songs of the 20th century. In 1985, the Central Park Conservancy memorialised a portion of the park in honour of Lennon, called Strawberry Fields, with a mosaic that reads "Imagine". The song has since sold more than 1.6 million copies in the UK it reached number one following Lennon's murder in December 1980. The photograph on the cover was taken by May Pang in 1974. Denotatively, the melody line reaches the E5 note (and above) five times, yet through connotation, John Lennon is using these notes to influence our opinion. Although not originally released as a single in the United Kingdom, it was released in 1975 to promote Shaved Fish, a compilation LP, and it reached number six on the chart that year. This song uses pitch to emphasize the ideology of the song. One month after the September release of the LP, Lennon released "Imagine" as a single in the United States the song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and the LP reached number one on the UK chart in November, later becoming the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album of Lennon's solo career. Recording began at Lennon's home studio at Tittenhurst Park, England, in May 1971, with final overdubs taking place at the Record Plant, in New York City, during July. Lennon and Ono co-produced the song and album of the same name with Phil Spector. Shortly before his death, Lennon said that much of the song's "lyric and content" came from his wife Yoko Ono, and in 2017, she received a co-writing credit. 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 divisions of religion and nationality and to consider the possibility that the whole of humanity would live unattached to material possessions. If "play" button icon is greye unfortunately this score does not contain playback functionality."Imagine" is a song co-written and performed by English musician John Lennon. Simply click the icon and if further key options appear then apperantly this sheet music is transposable.Īlso, sadly not all music notes are playable. In order to check if 'Imagine' can be transposed to various keys, check "notes" icon at the bottom of viewer as shown in the picture below. * Not all our sheet music are transposable. When this song was released on it was originally published in the key of. Be careful to transpose first then print (or save as PDF). If your desired notes are transposable, you will be able to transpose them after purchase. If you selected -1 Semitone for score originally in C, transposition into B would be made. This means if the composers started the song in original key of the score is C, 1 Semitone means transposition into C#. If it is completely white simply click on it and the following options will appear: Original, 1 Semitione, 2 Semitnoes, 3 Semitones, -1 Semitone, -2 Semitones, -3 Semitones. You can do this by checking the bottom of the viewer where a "notes" icon is presented. Most of our scores are traponsosable, but not all of them so we strongly advise that you check this prior to making your online purchase. If not, the notes icon will remain grayed. If transposition is available, then various semitones transposition options will appear. In order to transpose click the "notes" icon at the bottom of the viewer. ![]() After you complete your order, you will receive an order confirmation e-mail where a download link will be presented for you to obtain the notes. ![]() This week we are giving away Michael Buble 'It's a Wonderful Day' score completely free. ![]()
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