John Lennon's Imagine...

[Shizuoka Dolphin]

Gayest smilie ever?

 

[Brovion]

Imagine there's no albion,
It's easy if you try,
No games before us,
premiership only on sky,
Imagine all the people
living at withdean...

Now THAT verse should have won the 'Football Poet' competition, it's far better than that Aston Villa one!

Back to the real version - vastly overrated IMO. Boring tune, rubbish words. Lennon was only good with McCartney - and vice versa.

 

[Lush]

I have NEVER liked the Beatles, but - at the risk of sounding like one of the Self-Righteous Brothers - admire the artistry of Lennon.

 

[Safeway]

Gayest smilie ever?

Brilliant, isn't it. It's already on NSP, look.

 

[tedebear]

Gayest smilie ever?

he he - I was trying to find some sort of hippie one!!

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

"It's good, but it's not the one", in the words of the great Roy Walker - I simply can't see it as a great/ the greatest song, it's just got quite clever lyrics

As for "Queen were completely devoid of artistic integrity, and full of pretentious overblown hype" - the pretentious side was wholly self-deprecating, and with regards to no artistic integrity ...

 

[Dandyman]

I'm sorry but it's smug, inane, hippy drivel.

In my opinion.

Spot on. One of the worst songs ever IMO, made worse by that awful video of Mr Smug Hippy Git driving around Manhatten in his white Roller telling us to imagine no possessions. Twat.

 

[Marshy]

its a good song, but hardly one of his best.

 

[Safeway]

I always preferred 'I am the WALRUS'.

 

[fatbadger]

Somebody above described it as smug and inane. Too f***ing right.

Just imagine, this, Lennon:

somebody sat at a huge grand piano in a huge grand house on a huge grand estate singing "Imagine no possessions".

Sorry, we don't have to imagine it, do we, because some fuckwitted twat has already been filmed doing that.

 

[Jambo Seagull]

Really crap, self-indulgent, insipid song.

As for Queen, don't get me started..........

FWIW My favourite song of all time (for today) is "Shout to the Top" by the Style Council. I can't believe that's nearly 20 years old.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Spot on. One of the worst songs ever IMO, made worse by that awful video of Mr Smug Hippy Git driving around Manhatten in his white Roller telling us to imagine no possessions. Twat.

Totally agree. Can't stand the song.

 

[METALMICKY]

Good shooting Mr Chapman!

Seriously overrated!

 

[CAFC Matt]

It's an OK song

 

[Barnet Seagull]

Musically it's a classic.

Lyricly? lame.

 

[Dandyman]

Musically it's a classic.

Lyricly? lame.

Musically it's a feckin dirge. If you want something that sounds good and has a "message" from that era I'd far rather go for Curtis Mayfield, the Staples Singers, the Last Poets or something of that ilk.

 

[Barnet Seagull]

Musically it's a feckin dirge. If you want something that sounds good and has a "message" from that era I'd far rather go for Curtis Mayfield, the Staples Singers, the Last Poets or something of that ilk.

It is dirge.

What Iwas trying to say in a round about way was that it's a very well built piece of music. Very simple, natural progressions with a consistent slow tempo. Classically simple and very easy on the ear.



Not my taste either. Chappers probably would think it "nice" however.

 

[aftershavedave]

it's a terrible song imho, boring and self-important. utter twoddle.

 

[cheshunt seagull]

I like John Lennon but try to avoid this song.

'Imagine no possessions' sung from a white mansion.. sorry, too much hypocrisy

 

[Yorkie]

His career was fading, people were demonstrating against the Vietnam war and jumping on the peace bandwagon was a cynical career move.