Imagine - John Lennon

Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try No hell below us, above us only sky. Imagine all the people livig for today. ah-a... Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for and no religion too. Imagine all the people living life in peace. uh.u... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope some day you'll join us And the world will live as one. Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man Imagine all the people sharing all the world. uh-u... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope some day you'll join us And the world will live as one.

Immagina che non ci sia il paradiso, è facile se ci provi Nè l'inferno sotto di noi, sopra di noi solo il cielo Immagina tutta la gente che vive giorno per giorno Immagina che non ci siano nazioni, non è difficile Nulla per cui uccidere o morire ed anche nessuna religione Immagina tutta la gente che vive in pace Potresti dire che sono un sognatore Ma non sono l'unico Spero che un giorno ti unirai a noi E il mondo vivrà come se fosse uno solo Immagina che non ci siano proprietà, mi meraviglia se ci riesci Nessun bisogno di avidità o brama, una fratellanza dell'uomo Immagina tutte quante le persone Che condividono il mondo intero Potresti dire che sono un sognatore Ma non sono l'unico Spero che un giorno ti unirai a noi E il mondo vivrà come se fosse uno solo

Imagine può certamente essere considerato il momento artistico più ricco e felice dell'intera carriera da solista di John Lennon, grazie a un perfetto equilibrio tra splendida melodia e concetti. Una lenta ballata acustica accompagna un testo lieve ma denso, tagliato su misura per un pacifismo, anche se utopico, che arriva a rendersi filosofia esistenziale.

Lennon immagina un mondo in cui la pace regna sovrana, in cui gli uomini possano vivere uniti, liberi da qualsiasi brama o desiderio di potere o di possesso, la guerra non esiste, un mondo nuovo, diverso. La canzone si scioglie in un'accorata preghiera di fratellanza, una sommessa invocazione di "amore cosmico", di pace per sempre, un eccellente momento di cultura pacifista popolare, in questo caso giocato sull'atmosfera melodica ed evocativa invece che sullo slogan collettivo.

Blowin' in the wind - Bob Dylan

How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly Before they're forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind. How many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky? Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry?

Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind. How many years can a mountain exist Before it's washed to the sea? Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist Before they're allowed to be free? Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head, Pretending he just doesn't see? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind.

10,000 Years (Peace Is Now) The world is burning down Can't you smell the smoke in the air? War, disease, and famine This demon, she is everywhere Poets and preachers and politicians They've all had their say And we got 10,000 years Devoted to nothing But tomorrow and yesterday If all of the ignorance in the world Passes a second ago What would you say? Who would you obey? I am here to say that Peace is now Mr. President I hereby pardon you of all your crimes For they are just as much mine Selfishness and separation have led me To believe that the world is not my problem The world is not my problem I am the world And you are the world If all of the ignorance in the world Passes a second ago What would you say? Who would you obey? I am here to say that Peace is now

Peace Train - Cat Stevens Now I've been happy lately, thinking about the good things to come And I believe it could be, something good has begun Oh I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one And I believe it could be, some day it's going to come Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again Now I've been smiling lately, thinking about the good things to come And I believe it could be, something good has begun Oh peace train sounding louder Glide on the peace train Come on now peace train Yes, peace train holy roller Everyone jump upon the peace train Come on now peace train Get your bags together, go bring your good friends too Cause it's getting nearer, it soon will be with you Now come and join the living, it's not so far from you And it's getting nearer, soon it will all be true Now I've been crying lately, thinking about the world as it is Why must we go on hating, why can't we live in bliss Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again

Give peace a chance - John Lennon

Everybody is talking about blagism Shagism, dragism and madism Ragism and tagism bob tailing Thisism, thatism, ism, ism, ism George Chisolm, yes All we are saying Is give peace a chance All we are saying Is give peace a chance Everybody's talking about ministers Sinisters, banisters, canisters Roger Bannisters, bishops, bishops Bishop Auckland, rabbis, Popeyes, bye-byes Max Bygraves and everybody else All we are saying Is give peace a chance All we are saying Is give peace a chance Everybody's talking about revolution Evolution, The Everly Brothers, mastication Euston Station, fladulation, flatulation Regulations, integration, mediation United Nations, congratulations All we are saying Is give peace a chance All we are saying Is give peace a chance

Everybody in the Soviet Union, unite Go down to the shops and talk about John and Yoko Timothy Leary, Barbara Windsor, Yoko Ono, Madonna Bobby Dylan, Bobby Charlton, Eddie Charlton Tommy Cooper and the Amazing Horseradish Dancers Derek Baker, Norman Mailer, Alan Ginsberg and the Hare Krishna Three All we are saying Is give peace a chance All we are saying Is give peace a chance Everybody's talking about gagism, tagism Shagism, dragism, madism Ragism, tagism, botulism, thisism, thatism Listen to this Everybody's talking about ministers Sinisters, banisters, canisters Bishops, bishops, Bishop's Avenue Why not talk about Bishop's Avenue I've got a lovely house on Bishop's Avenue Everybody's talking about Popeye, Olive Oyl Everybody, everybody, everybody, Mrs. Jean Schnook Twenty Three Chepstow Villas Because they are the next contestant on "Make a B-Side" All we are saying Is give peace a chance All we are saying Is give peace a chance

I wish you peace - Eagles I wish you peace when the cold winds blow Warmed by the fire's glow I wish you comfort in the, the lonely time And arms to hold you when you ache inside I wish you hope when things are going bad Kind words when times are sad I wish you shelter from the, the raging wind Cooling waters at the fever's end I wish you peace when times are hard The light to guide you through the dark And when storms are high and your, your dreams are low I wish you the strength to let love grow on, I wish you the strength to let love flow, I wish you peace when times are hard A light to guide you through the dark And when storms are high and your, you dreams are low I wish you the strength to let let grown on, I wish you the strength to let love flow, I wish you the strength to let love glow on I wish you the strength to let love go on. Peace and love - Neil Young Peace and love Flying so high Peace and love Too young to die Peace and love Now you decide Stay for the children You don't really want to go Can't feel it pulling like you did Peace and love

Peace and love Only a ride Strength is gone Dying inside Tell me now What did you find Found love in the people Livin' in a sacred land Found love in the people Peace and love Found love (found ...?) Saw my mistake Broke walls of pain to walk again I saw the dream I saw the wake We shared it all But not the take Peace and love Lennon's goodbye Over Now Living in time A broken bell A nursery rhyme Deserted by heroes Strangers in your own land No way to deny you No way to deny you Peace and love I took it all I took the oath I took it all Til I had most I took what's left I gave it breath I had it all once I gave it back

What's going on - All Star Tribute

[P Diddy:] What's Going On [Jermaine Dupri:] Tell Me [P Diddy:] People Dying People Crying Lord help us [Bono:] Mother, mother There's too many of you crying [Gwen Stefani:] Oh, brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying [Jermaine Dupri:] That's Right [Aaron Lewis:] You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today [Nona Gaye:] Oh my father, father We don't need to escalate [Backstreet Boys:] You see war is not the answer [Nona Gaye/Backstreet Boys:] For only love can conquer hate [Christina Aguilera:] You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today [Britney Spears:] Barricades, can't block our way [J-Lo:] Don't punish me with brutality [Destiny's Child:] Talk to me So you can see [Destiny's Child/Britney Spears:] [First Chorus] Oh what's going on What's going on Yeah what's going on Ahh what's going on [Ja Rule:] What's going on in a world filled with pain Where's the love for which we pray What's going on When our children can't play Homeless can't eat There's got to be a better way What's going on When we politically blind Can't see the signs of endangered times What's going on

[Nelly Furtado:] Ah tell me What's going on in the world today I'd rather be dead Than turn my head away We gotta first world vision to complete, to lift our Hands in the air and cry for a switch [Michael Stipe:] Father, father [P Diddy:] Father help us, come on [Michael Stipe:] Everybody thinks we're wrong [Alicia Keys:] Oh, but who are they to judge us Together we can all be strong [P Diddy:] United we stand, United we fall [N'Sync:] Oh you know we've got to find a way [Mary J. Blige:] To bring some understanding here today [N'Sync:] Barricades can't block our way [Darren Hayes (Savage Garden):] Don't punish me with brutality [N'Sync:] Baby talk to me So you can see [Second chorus] Yeah, what's going on Hey, what's going on Somebody tell me what's going on I'll tell you what's goin' on-uh [Nelly:] What's going on 'cross seas Every minute a child dies by this disease In record numbers indeed Got momma's crying out please</