Krisa Aquino
Engl 1A
Prof. Hooks
Oct. 13, 2015
Hymn for Equality In the era of 1960s to the 80s, the world of pop rock bands wouldn’t be the same if John Lennon never existed. Can we all just thank him for forming the legendary, shaggy-haired, suited-up group of The Beatles? The singer-songwriter created masterpieces during his time with the iconic English pop rock band. Some of the best rocked songs they had were, “Please, Please Me” and “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” Although like other bands, fame comes with challenges and their light had to die down. Following the band's break up, Sir John Lennon had a breakthrough with his solo career. The lyrical genius introduced to the world his best-known solo work from his Plastic Ono Band album, “Imagine.” …show more content…
John Lennon started composing the song in his bedroom in Ascot while living with his wife, Yoko Ono. She influenced many his protest singles, and politically inclined solo pieces. Yoko is an artist as well and shared the same views with her husband. At the time they got together, she published an instructional book called the Grapefruit. The poem Cloud Piece, which is an excerpt from Yoko’s book, is where the inspiration came from. Lines like “Imagine the clouds dripping” and “Imagine your body spreading rapidly all over the world like thin tissue” sparked an idea in his head. They are simple pieces but expressed an art that was one of a kind. The words bear a resemblance to the song but John Lennon admitted he didn't give Ono credit until later on in his
Engl 1A
Prof. Hooks
Oct. 13, 2015
Hymn for Equality In the era of 1960s to the 80s, the world of pop rock bands wouldn’t be the same if John Lennon never existed. Can we all just thank him for forming the legendary, shaggy-haired, suited-up group of The Beatles? The singer-songwriter created masterpieces during his time with the iconic English pop rock band. Some of the best rocked songs they had were, “Please, Please Me” and “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” Although like other bands, fame comes with challenges and their light had to die down. Following the band's break up, Sir John Lennon had a breakthrough with his solo career. The lyrical genius introduced to the world his best-known solo work from his Plastic Ono Band album, “Imagine.” …show more content…
John Lennon started composing the song in his bedroom in Ascot while living with his wife, Yoko Ono. She influenced many his protest singles, and politically inclined solo pieces. Yoko is an artist as well and shared the same views with her husband. At the time they got together, she published an instructional book called the Grapefruit. The poem Cloud Piece, which is an excerpt from Yoko’s book, is where the inspiration came from. Lines like “Imagine the clouds dripping” and “Imagine your body spreading rapidly all over the world like thin tissue” sparked an idea in his head. They are simple pieces but expressed an art that was one of a kind. The words bear a resemblance to the song but John Lennon admitted he didn't give Ono credit until later on in his