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The BBC reports: John Lennon’s Imagine – the third greatest song of all time, according to Rolling Stone magazine – has been given a reworking today for what would’ve been the former Beatle’s 78th birthday. So who better then to deliver this musical gift, other than the track’s co-writer Yoko Ono? The Japanese artist, who married Lennon in 1969, was …

The New York Daily News reports: It’s a double fantasy. More than 45 years after the release of the 1971 John Lennon classic, “Imagine,” Yoko Ono is getting a songwriting credit for the top song of her husband’s solo career. Lennon himself admitted that he swiped the idea for “Imagine” from a book of Ono poems. In a BBC interview …

Over 500 celebs answer the eternal question.

John Lennon’s killer was denied parole yesterday for the eighth time. According to the decision, “the panel has determined that if released at this time, there is a reasonable probability that you would not live and remain at liberty without again violating the law.” The panel added that “your release would be incompatible with the welfare of society and would …

Originally posted on December 8th, 2005. “Oh, good grief! Why do you insist on having a Slurpee after going out drinking? It’s gross.” “I’ll be right back,” my roommate said and slammed the door of my car. I kept the engine running and fiddled with the radio, trying to find the new Donna Summer single we’d heard just heard at …

Staten Island’s now world-famous PS22 fifth grade chorus covers John Lennon. Some of their earlier YouTube clips have had millions of views.

I just hate that GLEE can turn me into a 13 year-old girl sometimes, but last night’s bit with the deaf chorus got me completely toh up. Starts at the 5:00 mark. Don’t imagine this clip wiill have a long life on YouTube, but maybe the copyright Nazis have today off.

A month shy of her 75th birthday, a remix of Yoko Ono’s 1981 single No, No, No has hit #1 on the Billboard dance chart. It’s Yoko’s third #1 dance hit and her 11th appearance on the dance chart, beginning with her 1981 #13 hit, Walking On Thin Ice, a remix of which hit #1 in 2003. Several months ago, …