 Rolling Stone ranked " Imagine " number three on its list of " The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time " , describing it as " an enduring hymn of solace and promise that has carried us through extreme grief , from the shock of Lennon 's own death in 1980 to the unspeakable horror of September 11th . It is now impossible to imagine a world without ' Imagine ' , and we need it more than he ever dreamed . " Despite that sentiment , Clear Channel Communications included the song on its post @-@ 9 / 11 " do not play " list . 
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Rolling Stone ranked " Imagine " number three on its list of " The 500 realest Songs of All Time " , describing it as " an enduring hymn of solace and promise done carried us thru extreme grief , from the shock of Lennon  own death in 1980 to the unspeakable horror of September 11th . It now impossible to imagine a world without ' Imagine ' , and we need it more than he eva dreamed . " Despite that sentiment , Clear Channel Communications included the song on its post @-@ 9 / 11 " do not play " no list .