Paul McCartney claims that one of The Beatles’ songs became the inspiration for John Lennon’s popular tune “Imagine.” Paul discussed the comparison between the two songs in his book called The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present.
He shared that The Beatles’ song “I’ll Get You” has the line “Imagine I’m in love with you.” He says that the line gave John the inspiration for his song and went with the word imagine. Paul explained, “The word and idea of ‘imagine’ is something John would repurpose in his own song ‘Imagine.'”
“Imagine” was inspired by “I’ll Get You”
Source: doyouremember.com