To mark the death of John Lennon 25 years ago, BBC Radio Merseyside’s Tony Snell is asking for your help in writing a new extra verse for one of John’s most famous songs, Imagine. If John was alive today what would he be writing about? What issues would he cover and what sentiments would he express in an Imagine written in 2005? Fill in the form below with your idea for a new verse. The best entry will be selected for a special new version of Imagine to be performed on the Tony Snell show on December 8th. 25 Years Ago John Lennon was shot dead by Mark Chapman in New York on December 8th 1980. Twenty five years on Lennon’s music and influence is as strong as ever. John Lennon was voted number 7 in the BBC’s poll of ‘Greatest Briton’s’ in 2002, ahead of Elizabeth I and Nelson. The Beatles song ‘All You Need Is Love’, written by John Lennon, was performed as midnight approached at the Millennium Dome on New Years Eve 1999. | 
