Maduro evokes John Lennon's 'Imagine'
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Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro broke into John Lennon ’s famous peace ballad “Imagine” during a speech on US tension. Maduro was delivering a speech on the outskirts of the capital, Caracas, on Saturday (15 November), when he asked his communications minister to remind him of the song’s name.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday (November 15) invoked John Lennon's peace anthem "Imagine" during a rally with supporters, singing along to the iconic song as he called for calm amid escalating tensions with the United States.