John Lennon's song of peace - Imagine - covered by son Julian Lennon during benefit for Ukraine

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Julian Lennon is covering one of his late father John Lennon's most iconic songs for the first time ever.After a longstanding vow to never perform the tune, the 59-year-old singer-songwriter delivered a haunting performance of Imagine during a benefit for Ukraine refugees on Saturday, April 9.In a dark room full of candles, Julian Lennon did his version with only vocals and an acoustic guitar, played byNuno Bettencourt, who would join to sing the final chorus in the arrangement.

Iconic: Julian Lennon, 59, performed his late father John Lennon's classic song Imagine for the first time during theStand Up For Ukraine Campaign benefit event'Today, for the first time ever, I publicly performed my Dad's song, Imagine, the Liverpool, England native wrote on YouTube along with a video of his performance. 'The song reflects the light at the end of the tunnel, that we are all hoping for.'He continued, 'I had always said, that the only time I would ever consider singing Imagine would be if it was the end of the world.' 'The War on Ukraine is an unimaginable tragedy,' the Too Late For Goodbyes musician added. 'As a human, and as an artist, I felt compelled to respond in the most significant way I could.' Song of peace: 'The song reflects the light at the end of the tunnel, that we are all hoping for,' Lennon revealed Haunting: In a dark room full of candles, Julian Lennon performed his version with only vocals and an acoustic guitar, played by Nuno BettencourtJulian Lennon performed Imagine as an ode to peace during the Stand Up For Ukraine Campaign, which was broadcasted from Warsaw, Poland as a global fundraiser to raise money and awareness amid the war in Ukraine.Imagine was originally released on John Lennon's 1971 album of the.