(CNN) -- Eddie Vedder has a message for his critics: "Imagine."

The Pearl Jam frontman addressed recent criticism of his anti-war comments by playing the John Lennon classic at a solo show Friday in Meco, Portugal.

"I think it is the most powerful song ever written, which is why I have never played it. It seems like maybe there is a reason to play it," Vedder said, according to a video posted on the website Consequence of Sound.

"(Being) anti-war make(s) you pro many things. Pro peace, pro human, pro evolution," he said before introducing the song. "Makes you pro communication, pro diplomacy, pro love, pro understanding, pro forgiveness."

In recent weeks, Vedder has made headlines, first with an antiwar rant at a concert in Milton Keynes, England, and later comments on Pearl Jam's website.

"I swear to f****** God, there are people out there who are looking for a reason to kill!" Vedder said at the English show before singing Edwin Starr's "War." "They're looking for a reason to go across borders and take over land that doesn't belong to them."

Those comments were viewed by some Israeli publications as anti-Israel, Rolling Stone reported. One Israeli DJ, who was hoping to bring Pearl Jam to Israel, said that Vedder was now "invited not to come here."

In response, Vedder reiterated his anti-war beliefs on Pearl Jam's website in a post titled "Imagine That -- I'm Still Anti-War."

"Call me naïve. I'd rather be naïve, heartfelt and hopeful than resigned to say nothing for fear of misinterpretation and retribution," he wrote. "War hurts. It hurts no matter which sides the bombs are falling on. ... I know that we can't let the sadness turn into apathy. And I do know we are better off when we reach out to each other."

He then quoted from "Imagine": " 'I hope someday you'll join us,... ' " and added a bit of Paul McCartney: "Won't you listen to what the man said."

埃迪·維德唱“想像”回應批評
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2014年7月22日 - 更新1623 GMT（0023 HKT）
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故事突出
埃迪·維德扮演他所說的“最有力的歌曲曾經寫過”：“想像”
維德一直被批評為反戰言論
被視為反以色列的一些評論在英國演唱會
“叫我天真，”維德在網站發帖稱
（CNN） -埃迪·維德有他的批評者的消息：“想不到。”
珍珠果醬樂隊主唱彈奏約翰列儂經典在一個個展週五在梅科，葡萄牙最近討論他的反戰意見的批評。
“我認為這是最有力的歌聲曾經寫過，這就是為什麼我從來沒有玩過它，它看起來也許是有原因的玩的話，”維德說，根據張貼在視頻音效的網站後果。
“（存在）的反戰化妝（）你親了很多東西。臨和平，人類親，親進化”，他介紹這首歌之前說的。“讓你親溝通，親外交，親愛的，親們諒解，親原諒。”
在最近幾個星期，維德已經做了標題，先用一個反戰的咆哮在米爾頓凱恩斯，英國，以及珍珠果醬的網站後註釋的演唱會。
“我發誓到f ******神，還有人在那裡誰正在尋找一個理由來殺！” 維德在唱歌埃德溫斯塔爾的前英語秀說，“戰爭”。“他們正在尋找一個理由去跨越國界，並接管了不屬於他們的土地。”
這些意見被一些以色列出版物看作是反以色列，滾石報導。一位以色列的DJ，誰是希望能帶來珍珠果醬以色列說，維德是現在“請不要來這裡。”
對此，維德重申了他對珍珠果醬的網站在一篇名為反戰的信念“想不到-我仍然反戰”
“叫我天真，我寧願天真，發自內心的希望比辭職更不要說，怕誤解和報復，”他寫道。“戰爭傷害。它傷害無論哪個兩側的炸彈落在....我知道，我們不能讓悲傷變成冷漠，而且​​我也知道我們的國家更強大，當我們接觸到對方。”
然後，他從“想像”引述：“'我希望有一天你會加入我們的行列，......'”，並補充了一下保羅·麥卡特尼的：“不會吧聽人說什麼”