Archive for September 6th, 2011
Imagine is a song that I’ve always known and it makes a wonderful Singable Picture Book. Set in Central Park, I recognize and love every part of it.
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Imagine
Words and Music by John Lennon
Illustrated by Lynn Lancaster-Poh and Tilman Reitzle
This karaoke track works perfectly with the book:
http://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Karaoke-Version/dp/B004GR1VJ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314911117&sr=8-1
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John Lennon sings his song in an iconic video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b7qaSxuZUg
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Imagine
Words and Music by 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
Living for today
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
You may say that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be 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
You may say that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one
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Here’s a karaoke video you can use to sing with the book (lyrics are included in the video)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=guMBaddcmQk
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Artist Nour Tohme created a DRAW ME A SONG poster:
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Imagine (Draw Me a Song)
Draw Me a Song (Singable Posters)
Words and Music by John Lennon
Illustrated by Nour Tohme
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Related Articles
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DRAW ME A SONG, SINGABLE POSTERS
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/draw-me-a-song-singable-posters/
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BEATLES ILLUSTRATED LYRICS, A SINGABLE PICTURE BOOK FOR GROWN-UPS
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/08/31/the-beatles-illustrated-lyrics-edited-by-alan-aldridge-a-sinable-picture-books-for-grown-ups/
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BIRTHDAY (WORDS AND MUSIC BY JOHN LENNON AND PAUL McCARTNEY), A SINGABLE PICTURE BOOK
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/happy-birthday-wishes-in-singable-picture-books/
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YELLOW SUBMARINE, A SINGABLE PICTURE BOOK
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/yellow-submarine-a-singable-picture-book/
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IMAGINE, A SINGABLE PICTURE BOOK
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/imagine-a-singable-picture-book/
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You’ll find this picture here:
http://www.centralpark.com/photos/show/11447/imagine
If you are standing at this spot in Central Park (an area known as Strawberry Fields) and you look up over the trees to the West, you can see the Dakota building where John Lennon lived in NYC.
