Lennon's `Imagine' to aid Ukraine

Julian Lennon plans to release “Imagine” as a single in aid of Ukrainian refugees.

The 59-year-old singer — who is the son of Beatles icon John Lennon and his first wife Cynthia — performed his dad's song for the first time ever in April, after being asked to do something by the refugee charity Global Citizen, and Julian now plans to donate the money from the single amid Ukraine's ongoing war with Russia.

During an appearance on `Elton John's Rocket Hour On Apple Music 1', Julian shared: “Since I've been in the business, I've kind of been dreading the day that I'm ... Because I'd always said that I would only actually sing it if it felt like it was the end of the world, in many respects. And after watching what's been going on over the past couple of years, and especially recently with Russia and Ukraine, the people of Global Citizen said, `Got anything up your sleeve?' And I've been watching the horrors on TV, as we all have. I just felt, this is it.”

“Imagine” was originally released in 1971, and is now one of the most covered songs in music history.