tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post2989484123711216290..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: The Limited Forgiving of LennonBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1235606060211691992008-11-25T18:12:00.000+00:002008-11-25T18:12:00.000+00:00So it only took 45 years for the Vatican to forgiv...So it only took 45 years for the Vatican to forgive a young and silly musician for saying something silly?<BR/><BR/><I>"Lennon told a British newspaper in 1966 - at the height of Beatlemania - that he did not know which would die out first, Christianity or rock and roll."</I><BR/><BR/>If I wasn't an atheist I would pray that it was Christianity that would die out first.Tom P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05638283790763940692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-76005500351597470072008-11-25T15:51:00.000+00:002008-11-25T15:51:00.000+00:00There are times elberry, when you stare into the a...There are times elberry, when you stare into the abyss longer than you should.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-90471907002794229862008-11-25T15:01:00.000+00:002008-11-25T15:01:00.000+00:00Years from now footage will emerge of Tony Blair s...Years from now footage will emerge of Tony Blair singing 'Imagine' to his Cabinet, all stark bollock naked, on the verge of the Iraq War.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-33221658137717851892008-11-24T21:24:00.000+00:002008-11-24T21:24:00.000+00:00It could have been worse. Imagine it was Bob Geldo...It could have been worse. Imagine it was Bob Geldof who sung Imagine? The Horror..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-59913041050719211752008-11-24T20:32:00.000+00:002008-11-24T20:32:00.000+00:00'Imagine' unquestionably has a pleasant melody, bu...'Imagine' unquestionably has a pleasant melody, but the half-rhyming doggerel Lennon croaks on top of it is dire, on a par with the 'idealism' of a 9 year old girl wishing for a pony and a river full of fizzy pop to go siwmming in. 'She Loves You Yeah Yeah' is a much more effective lyric, and crucially better suited to the ephemeral medium of 3 minute ditties in which Lennon's actual talent lay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-28024126444731393202008-11-24T18:34:00.000+00:002008-11-24T18:34:00.000+00:00But will Benny invite Zimmy to play for him? (http...But will Benny invite Zimmy to play for him? (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QKuWX-Pyb5s)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-19223848815639632912008-11-24T16:01:00.000+00:002008-11-24T16:01:00.000+00:00I like Imagine. The lyrics may be a bit trite but ...I like Imagine. The lyrics may be a bit trite but the tune itself is rather beautiful. Sometimes, when vacuous words are set to music they take on greater significance.Neil Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240393170374161007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-68950844327758471462008-11-24T13:28:00.000+00:002008-11-24T13:28:00.000+00:00Brit, congratulations and jubilation's, you want t...Brit, congratulations and jubilation's, you want the world to know how happy you can be.<BR/>All you need now is a living doll, or a devil woman.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-26503007883315092622008-11-24T12:29:00.000+00:002008-11-24T12:29:00.000+00:00[Its enduring appeal lies in the fact that it make...[Its enduring appeal lies in the fact that it makes stupid people feel clever]<BR/><BR/>I would put it this way:<BR/>The enduring appeal of cynisism lies in the fact that it makes people feel clever.<BR/><BR/>Plus you get to name the non-cynical people naive and stupid.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040537651843418484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-10495705082644854222008-11-24T12:21:00.000+00:002008-11-24T12:21:00.000+00:00Of course I know every word to every Cliff song, M...Of course I know every word to every Cliff song, Malty. I know everything there is to know. I know far more than the most knowledgeable man alive 10 years ago knew. I have Google.<BR/><BR/>(Mind you, I knew that about the Beatles songs anyway.)Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-59018839483831811592008-11-24T12:09:00.000+00:002008-11-24T12:09:00.000+00:00hmm, actually, it was Paul's chaffeur, that one. A...hmm, actually, it was Paul's chaffeur, that one. Alf, I think, or was it Wilf, who really cares?<BR/><BR/>Christian sentiment from the Vatican at last, eh? nice.Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-793384524196927862008-11-24T12:04:00.000+00:002008-11-24T12:04:00.000+00:00Paul, scmaul, bit sad that Brit, knowing that much...Paul, scmaul, bit sad that Brit, knowing that much about sixties pop, I bet you know every line of every Circlip Richards song.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-79561608093679842042008-11-24T11:48:00.000+00:002008-11-24T11:48:00.000+00:00Although 'Happiness is a Warm Gun' was John.Although 'Happiness is a Warm Gun' was John.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-53757352425968679002008-11-24T11:45:00.000+00:002008-11-24T11:45:00.000+00:00Those were Paul.Those were Paul.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-79703880183349150242008-11-24T11:35:00.000+00:002008-11-24T11:35:00.000+00:00Will you still need me, will you still feed me.Whe...Will you still need me, will you still feed me.<BR/>When I'm sixty four.<BR/><BR/>Well, actually John, the questions a bit of an academic one.<BR/><BR/>I've got to admit it's getting better<BR/>A little better all the time.<BR/><BR/>Only up to a point mate.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-10156887176275718942008-11-24T11:10:00.000+00:002008-11-24T11:10:00.000+00:00I think the video was shot at his mansion in Surre...I think the video was shot at his mansion in Surrey. <BR/>And he was happy enough pronouncing on no possessions, while owning a Rolls Royce.<BR/><BR/>The middle-class need little prompting as it is to demonstrate their smugness. John Lennon gave them even more. And it's the empty-headed emoting Lennonists who are too dominant in the meeja and politics today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-48777266142597563512008-11-24T10:52:00.000+00:002008-11-24T10:52:00.000+00:00"Imagine there's...Nothing to kill or die for And ..."Imagine there's...Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too."<BR/><BR/>Actually, I think it's got quite a nice ring to it.Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-10240270435795724442008-11-24T10:34:00.000+00:002008-11-24T10:34:00.000+00:00Indeed, Johnny.<A HREF="http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4968/imagineflyerrx3.jpg" REL="nofollow">Indeed</A>, Johnny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-47274119733238387932008-11-24T10:05:00.000+00:002008-11-24T10:05:00.000+00:00Vacuousness isn't its problem. (Nothing wrong with...Vacuousness isn't its problem. (Nothing wrong with vacuous pop songs - "I wanna hold your ha-aaa-aaand" is pretty vacuous, but it's still great).<BR/><BR/>Over-familiarity and the victory of resigned cynicism over hippy idealism have made it trite, but 'Imagine' is the secular left's hymn, and as such it is of great historical significance.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-84518537068140004082008-11-24T09:22:00.000+00:002008-11-24T09:22:00.000+00:00Yep. But I think its enduring appeal lies in the f...Yep. But I think its enduring appeal lies in the fact that it makes stupid people feel clever.Johnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678545794431822288noreply@blogger.com