{"id":3882,"date":"2024-09-22T21:15:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T21:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=3882"},"modified":"2024-09-22T21:15:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T21:15:58","slug":"john-lennons-son-julian-sings-imagine-for-the-first-time-ever-in-support-of-refugees-from-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=3882","title":{"rendered":"John Lennon\u2019s son Julian sings \u2018Imagine\u2019 for \u2018the first time ever\u2019 in support of refugees from Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Lennon\u2019s son Julian vowed he would never perform his father\u2019s iconic peace anthem \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/family\/pentatonix-release-spine-tingling-new-video-for-john-lennons-imagine\/\">Imagine<\/a>.\u201d He would only perform it if the world was ending, but the musician decided the world needed to hear his father\u2019s words.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But due to the ongoing war in Ukraine the 59-year-old felt compelled to publicly perform the song as part of the 2022 Global Citizen\u2019s Stand Up for Ukraine fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p>Julian\u2019s rendition was simple, yet just as powerful as his father\u2019s song, which was released in 1971.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-fbc8a374c4d5f3f4bb12899e81c160f4\" class=\"newsner-fbc8a374c4d5f3f4bb12899e81c160f4 newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"newsner-2122578766\" class=\"newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails\" class=\"trc_related_container trc_spotlight_widget tbl-trecs-container trc_elastic trc_elastic_thumbnails-mid\" data-placement-name=\"Mid Article Thumbnails\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_4680987548\" class=\"trc_rbox thumbnails-mid trc-content-organic\">\n<div id=\"trc_header_4680987548\" class=\"trc_rbox_header trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div class=\"trc_header_ext\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Julian Lennon Performs 'IMAGINE' for Global Citizen's Stand Up For Ukraine w\/Nuno Bettencourt\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NicWjYMPDG0?feature=oembed\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Julian wrote that the \u201cunimaginable tragedy\u201d in Ukraine prompted him to \u201crespond in the most significant way I could.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe song reflects the light at the end of the tunnel, that we are all hoping for\u2026\u201d he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NicWjYMPDG0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cAs a result of the ongoing murderous violence, millions of innocent families, have been forced to leave the comfort of their homes, to seek asylum elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/data2.unhcr.org\/en\/situations\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">4.5 million refugees<\/a>\u00a0have fled Ukraine since the start of the war at the end of February.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98807\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/04\/05200915\/ukraine-refugees.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During Global Citizen\u2019s fundraiser, which Julian performed for, more than $10 billion was pledged in support of refugees from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/?s=ukraine\">Ukraine<\/a>, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/04\/stand-up-for-ukraine-event-sees-10-1-billion-pledged-in-support-of-refugees-1234998546\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Governments, companies, and individuals from around the world accounted for half of the donations while grants and loans from public European financial institutions made up the remaining half.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CcIrR8lviuN\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=640&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fmusic%2Fjohn-lennons-son-sings-imagine-for-the-first-time-refugees-ukraine%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawFdZ81leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHV_3QBk6kMND66kGDXmPilBi-O4D9HL7CQmYWma0HXIvg34WVDGMCSXCYQ_aem_5t-kZc98dpfjZQX7qM_ZZQ#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1467.800000011921%7D\" height=\"1166\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" 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