Why, Oh Why, Did the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Continue the “Imagine” Tradition?

No one envies the task that was set in front of the organizers of the 2022 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony. The background geopolitical mood is grim, the ceremonies are always more low-key for the Winter Games, and it’s difficult to address the circumstances of the pandemic in a snappy dance number. Still, the show went on in the “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium, first built for the 2008 Summer Games, and it contained a rendition of the John Lennon and Yoko Ono song “Imagine,” as has become custom in these proceedings. The song was a centerpiece of last July’s Tokyo Summer… Read Full Article