Roberta Flack -Imagine-

[DennisNJ1968]

Beautiful!

[ezeemultimedia]

I really love the way she makes someone else's song her own... She is the proof that it takes A LOT of creativity and talent to make a good cover.

[jleegivens]

Randy Crawford does this one better!

[tamara719]

Love Roberta Flack!!!

[mezzomanUK]

Wow!!! Where & when was this? Great voice still!

[hojatsalehi]

Censored "Church Version"! How worse could anyone empty out, no, butcher this song?

[vinobody]

a bit boring though

[tokugawaj]

linda

[pillsburysbest]

Great Version! But..there are times to use a fretless bass and NOT to use a fretless bass...and this would be the latter!

[bobbyfozz]

Brilliant... but "First time Ever I Saw..." is always hit out of the park, no matter who else records.

[ergolas1]

Sin duda la mejor cantante de raza negra del mundo

[foofoobear66]

Love this version. I like the way it changes up to a little bit of reggae. But of course the original by John Lennon is the BEST and most emotional version ever!!!

[SuperWonderWhy]

woah is a big step move.. scarry but top to doing...is the other whole story melodi.. in the same texts.. great one.

[budelke]

beautiful version with a lot of ..soul..

[Michaelasmusic]

Awesome song!! I just did a cover of it. May John rest in peace. <3 Michaela

[ktshifunda]

This is what total musician sounds like.... Because she's trained she has the full concept!!! Nice Job as always Ms Flack, thank you.

[cdekker281]

such anice version,,,thank you,

[glicine71]

TOUCH OF CLASS !!!!!!!!

[LegrandnjClassicSoul]

Btw, John Lennon would have been 70 years old today. Wow...30 years. Has it been that long? R.I.P.

[LegrandnjClassicSoul]

This must have been some concert to attend.

Marvelous

[timopartanen]

Thank you Roberta

[2750valio]

Thank you Roberta Flack, I got it, it is this song that is for the lover of all mankind.

[sprayteam]

very beautiful person and voice.the best version i have ever heard.

[rysim1984]

wow is all i can say

[Princessgolde]

She ripens wonderfully with age. Her voice is still clear and absolute. WOW!

[garywsmith162]

I adore her and I am going to see her for the first time in November of this year... so excited!

[OrangeAni]

Really good cover :-)

[Mannati]

I love Roberta as well. Have seen her many times and she never disappoints.  But I have to agree, she pretty much missed the point of the song.

[LoopyWolf]

Beautiful rendition =)

[PalatineUvula]

She makes me want to live forever, and her too - I would love to hear her beautiful voice for eternity.

[TheYoungLion08]

This performance reminds me so much of Alicia Keys. Roberta must have inspired her ALOT.

[Paderick808]

WOW!!! That is Lisa Fisher of "How Can I Ease The Pain" fame. A very respected session, and backround singer. As well as a very gifted vocalists in her own right!! Very spectacular whistle register!!!

[zonty13]

total different song... what's the point calling it "IMAGINE"?

[MattieSongbird]

Diggin' the raggae/gospel groove.

[warrior152]

i hate when people remove the good parts of the song

[laceup1967]

Very nice. Could have been better without the 80s arrangement though.

[HurricaneRhonda]

Is this from the Earth Voice concert? At first I thought it was from one of the Lennon tributes.

[BeArtist85]

blablabla.... Where is the main part of the song???!!!

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

[MaraAviada]

"And no religion too"

...That's probably the reason....

[chaijm]

religions are always also a reason to kill

humans and animals.

we would need an real ethik, no words , no interpretations anymore.

gandhi meant: "god has no religion" god never used words, it is human language, which often seperates us and classifíes.

J.L. was spriritual AND ethical, therefor he let also animals live and did not consume them, like a lot of other religious humans.

[aquafishsoup]

she's religious probably

[FearRain]

That part sucks bro...why do you like that part?

[poussyledzep]

it means a lot

[cmulwee001]

Never knew Roberta had a version of "Imagine". When you think about it, most of Roberta's well know songs ARE covers;

"First Time Ever I Saw Your Face(originally a folk song by Ewan McColl)" "Killing Me Softly(originally a folk song by Lori Lieberman)", and "Set The Night to Music( an almost identical cover of Starships original version)". Ms. Flack has a way of doing other peoples songs, but in her style and fashion.

[ifusuckilltellu]

Beautiful!

[ladyrock61]

I M A G I N E...One Love

[Kuba022]

Can you imagine one god? Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot? That's a pretty silly way to end the atheist anthem...

[hudzacoop]

@Kuba022 best reply i have read

[joeluis98]

I wish I could sound this bad. It was different, amazing, soothing, good job. Love it.

[isalovy]

Nice voice!

[NUMIDICUS]

the one who said OUCH is right, even i dont know what means this word.

I can sing Imagine better than this singer

[juliuscena]

really? let's hear it.

[Black7Magican]

at first I thought: wow this is John Lennon's song but now I only think: OUCH!!!

[juliuscena]

may I ask why you said "ouch"? 

Roberta Flack is one of the most beautiful voices on earth!

[Black7Magican]

because it doesn't sound an inch like John's song.

[juliuscena]

and because it doesn't sound like the original, that makes it a good cover. Otherwise, what's the point of doing a cover of a song if the original version is just to be copied?

[Black7Magican]

well but it's a bad cover and that's my problem. If I'd be against covering songs I woudn't listen to covers, right???

[juliuscena]

Well, I'm only responding to your comment "it doesn't sound an inch like John's song"... so I took it you wanted her to sound like John Lennon or the original version. If it did, then it would have been a bad cover because it's nothing different from the original.

[jaimearturomejia]

WOW OMG AWSOME!

[moa1girl]

what an awesome artist she is!

[areaman714]

i'm not a religious guy . . . but . . . if any angel ever came down to sing . . . that angel would be a back-up singer for roberta flack . . . i simply ache all over whenever i hear her voice . . .

[h2ophilter]

If angels existed they probably wouldn't sing this song (especially the first verse)

[areaman714]

lol . . . it is amazing how a significant portion of the population seeks out and reflexively leaps to the negative conclusion . . . where in my post did i mention this song; the lyrics?? it was a simple statement on how beautiful ms flack's voice is . . . the angels were a simple analogy to exemplify my point . . . in the future . . . read . . . COMPREHEND!! . . . reread if needed . . . then you may post . . .

[23aztek]

Nonsence, you didn't get John's message. It's not about heaven...

Think between the lines.

[h2ophilter]

wow, you guys all need to read the lyrics better. How does the line "imagine there's NO HEAVEN" have nothing to do with heaven? clearly Lennon is commenting on divisive ideas, like government, religion and greed. Its a theme he talks and sings about at length.

[23aztek]

As I said, you didn't get the messege. In fact it's a very powerful statement. It was written with an incredible depth love to the human race and his future.

Try to read between the lines...

[garyjknight]

Jesse, Where Is The Love, Killing me Softly, First Time, Soul Deep etc etc I have lost count of the times this woman has floored me with her incredible voice and the feeling in her music. And live, she is just something else.

[lindblom1]

@garyjknight let's not forget The Closer I Get To You,  with Donnie Hathaway

[NowyPremier]

watch?v=ExHsrh0hH-w

Imagine by ray charles

[LoveIsOnTheEarth]

I prefer Ray Charles one, but this cover is good too. ^^

[Black7Magican]

and even the one of ray charles is a cover

[LoveIsOnTheEarth]

I know ^^ !

[alwayzsinging]

i agree!!

[WIckedOblivion]

omg...ive never heard this song redone anything like this. This blows so many versions of this song out of the water. Hands down no doubt its in the top 5.

[55cifi]

It would be a great honour to sing with Flack

[GroupCEO]

And she does it so effortlessly, should listen to the album "Quite Fire". She is the greatest, and that level of emotion.

[Bahia82]

her voice technique is so damn good, not a single off key in the whole damn song. thats hard to do

[direfranchement]

Ms. Roberta, please release a new album of original material. Your voice and music envelop my mind and take me far off into the heavens for a brief glimpse of perfect beauty.

[davstepliv]

Roberta my dear dear friend...you made me love music so much....!!!!... thank you thank you thank you....!!!...A true diva makes the song their own...Aretha,Dionne,Gladys,Whi­tney,Regina,Chaka....not just do a cover\copy of the original...and great to see Ms.Lisa Fisher there....!!!...COME BACK please....:-))

[romeropablo]

A REAL lady...

[foxcbrown87]

Auntie L u a bad motha boy . . .just goes to show u , a true vocalist can sing anything . love ya .

[detrini1]

This was so bloody soothing. Thank you Roberta. Especially loved the reggae touch which I know she is very familiar with being a regular visitor to the islands

[TSLeilaniMya]

Really nice to see Roberta singing this classic she is so talented and can sing anything and I just love that she stays so true to her own style!

[pecs2006]

That was a breathtaking performance.  Her voice never seizes to amaze me.

[tiavare]

Legendary! A true lady with a rich soulful voice.