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John Lennon wanted to Give Peace a Chance, but the masters of war wouldn't let him or us.

This is a wonderful collection of Lennon songs that remind us what we lost when an act of gun violence took from us an apostle of peace.

Here are the tunes that you will find on the CD:

1. Imagine
2. Instant Karma!
3. Mother (Single Edit)
4. Jealous Guy
5. Power To The People
6. Cold Turkey
7. Love
8. Mind Games
9. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
10. No. 9 Dream
11. Stand By Me
12. (Just Like) Starting Over
13. Woman
14. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
15. Watching The Wheels
16. Nobody Told Me
17. Borrowed Time
18. Working Class Hero
19. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
20. Give Peace A Chance

We recall what Gore Vidal observed in the documentary about Nixon's efforts to deport Lennon from the U.S. Vidal is quoted as saying something like "Nixon and Bush stand for death; John Lennon stood for life. That's why Nixon hated him."

How true.

We are governed by men who love death too much.

Lennon was considered a troublesome "idealist." He viscerally rejected the "realpolitic" of Kissinger and the gang of armchair warriors who send so many to their deaths.

But he was first and foremost a great popular musician: a man of tremendous musical talent who knew how to inspire us and make us think.

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