Famously Misinterpreted Songs and What They’re Really About

“Imagine” by John Lennon

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Most people think of this song as an ode to world peace and unity. While that’s partially true, that wasn’t John Lennon’s only intent. He described the song as “virtually the Communist Manifesto.” He thought that hiding a political message in a nice song sugarcoated it enough to make it palatable.

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