tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post1912005221377617760..comments2024-03-29T03:05:05.850-05:00Comments on Althouse: Imagine 80-year-old John Lennon.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25390003546751847752020-09-10T11:56:56.645-05:002020-09-10T11:56:56.645-05:00Imagine there's no Beatles,
It's easy if y...Imagine there's no Beatles,<br />It's easy if you try.Skippy Tisdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045429067276168585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19210878535538111422020-09-10T11:48:34.731-05:002020-09-10T11:48:34.731-05:00Mark B: I remember, as a young man, remembering Ma...Mark B: I remember, as a young man, remembering Marilyn Monroe. But yes, not as a young man.mikeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875483485290838207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31980330818881187972020-09-10T09:45:35.106-05:002020-09-10T09:45:35.106-05:00If there was a contest for The Phoniest Artist of ...If there was a contest for The Phoniest Artist of the 20th Century, Lennon would be up near the top. A heroin addict who walked around his penthouse apartment naked for days on end even though his closets were stuffed with expensive clothes, this ultra-rich con-man asked us to Imagine a world without possessions.Banjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812369386453202712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13288963978478693842020-09-10T09:30:54.979-05:002020-09-10T09:30:54.979-05:00Imagine there's no Oatmeal.Imagine there's no Oatmeal.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04763798780503259067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27841419647394818812020-09-10T08:30:53.044-05:002020-09-10T08:30:53.044-05:00"Imagine" is perhaps one of the best and...<i>"Imagine" is perhaps one of the best and one of the worst songs of all time, at the same time.</i><br /><br />It was the best of songs, it was the worst of songs.<br /><br />I enjoy the way people get all wee-weed up over it.Fernandinandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253225431705407699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33373767873694049252020-09-10T07:52:15.153-05:002020-09-10T07:52:15.153-05:00My mom was talking once about how great this song ...My mom was talking once about how great this song is, and I was like... if there are no possessions, it would mean you have to share underwear with strangers.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065869944671716476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30595291921120753452020-09-10T07:02:10.630-05:002020-09-10T07:02:10.630-05:00On that Sunday night in February 1964 John and his...On that Sunday night in February 1964 John and his mates changed my life. There was a time before the Beatles and everything after. Looking at my Gretsch and Epiphone semi hollow bodies as I typeHeartless Aztechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239870131881488916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-57521477696825724102020-09-10T06:26:41.758-05:002020-09-10T06:26:41.758-05:00Great songwriter, very good singer, indifferent mu...Great songwriter, very good singer, indifferent musician. Nasty piece of a as a person, though.<br />Elvis Costello in "The Other Side of Summer": "Is that a millionaire who says 'Imagine no possessions?'"Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741966714510339124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15596060594701932922020-09-10T05:03:31.780-05:002020-09-10T05:03:31.780-05:00Tough crowdTough crowdHowardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048255624944551506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80429462469401346062020-09-10T03:40:32.366-05:002020-09-10T03:40:32.366-05:00Perhaps it was a mistake with a preset. I am look...Perhaps it was a mistake with a preset. I am looking at the date on my Irish laptop right now: 10-09-2020. I could see a Brit making a similar mistake.Kate Danaherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654101191873320158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91787885785119039002020-09-09T22:38:57.133-05:002020-09-09T22:38:57.133-05:00"Imagine" is perhaps one of the best and...<i>"Imagine" is perhaps one of the best and one of the worst songs of all time, at the same time.</i><br /><br /><i>MacArthur Park</i> would give it a run for its money. Frequently tops both lists.eddie willershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624004872700778288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-45725895391683767472020-09-09T21:36:44.481-05:002020-09-09T21:36:44.481-05:00The video of Lennon singing Instant Karma with the...The video of Lennon singing Instant Karma with the go go dancers and yoko knitting blindfolded is classic. steve uhrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10035001371164029895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10763037222136863792020-09-09T21:36:05.271-05:002020-09-09T21:36:05.271-05:00Certainly by now I would have expected someone to ...Certainly by now I would have expected someone to notice that Ringo is one month off: John was born on Oct. 9, not Sept. 9. Will Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01697259400752147065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-39208505382391324542020-09-09T20:13:32.023-05:002020-09-09T20:13:32.023-05:00Aussie Pundit at 4:31 pm: minor point, but Taxman...Aussie Pundit at 4:31 pm: minor point, but Taxman was written by George Harrison.<br /><br />My humble opinion about Lennon. I was 10 in August,1963. Earlier that summer, my mother bought us the VeeJay album, Introducing the Beatles. IIRC,Meet the Beatles, the Capitol album, came out late'63.<br /> <br />Anyway, I fell in love with Lennon's voice while wearing the Introducing album out. Their stunning, one-take version and his vocals on Twist and Shout still gives me chills.<br /><br />While I still love most of his music, not much post-Beatles, he lost me after I read the Playboy interview, circa 1970, during which he pissed all over most of the Beatles recordings, including some of my favorites.<br /><br />Years later, well after Lennon died, I read several biographies, most of which described Lennon as a difficult, at best, person. More like vicious and cruel, but by then I could separate the artist and work from the man.<br /><br />BTW, I've hated Imagine since the day it hit the radio. What happened to the guy who tore through some great American rock-and-roll, and wrote and sang his own?<br /><br />Thank you.<br />William Jamieson<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /> William Jamiesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290604629051331914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12990210536141646072020-09-09T20:09:43.193-05:002020-09-09T20:09:43.193-05:00@ Mark B for his comment at 9/9/20, 4:48 PM
Yeah,...@ Mark B for his comment at 9/9/20, 4:48 PM<br /><br />Yeah, I made a grammatical mistake. My point was that because he died young like Monroe & Dean, that no, I can’t “imagine” him being 80.Scotty, beam me up...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11687565007745571938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-110296826362635862020-09-09T19:42:51.821-05:002020-09-09T19:42:51.821-05:00Nobody told me there'd be days like these.Nobody told me there'd be days like these.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466932184113943306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37935719728785900042020-09-09T19:25:41.198-05:002020-09-09T19:25:41.198-05:00"Imagine" is perhaps one of the best and..."Imagine" is perhaps one of the best and one of the worst songs of all time, at the same time.Static Pinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083787604745437979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-175298957528463282020-09-09T18:39:39.809-05:002020-09-09T18:39:39.809-05:00Imagine John Lennon a homeless person, strung out ...Imagine John Lennon a homeless person, strung out on crack, it's not hard to do. Imagine John Lennon burned all of his money in a glorious bonfire, it's not hard to do so.<br /><br /><i>Imagine</i> is the worst song of all time.Mike of Snoqualmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781853203731542904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82343680980618653282020-09-09T18:34:00.196-05:002020-09-09T18:34:00.196-05:00Poor Julian. Always left out of the convo.Poor Julian. Always left out of the convo.cassandra litehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661663886927944366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21139949977805564902020-09-09T18:24:29.039-05:002020-09-09T18:24:29.039-05:00Ringo losing it, I guess.
Today is SEAN ONO Lenno...Ringo losing it, I guess.<br /><br />Today is SEAN ONO Lennon's birthday. How do I know? I follow him on Twitter.<br /><br />Why do I follow him? He's sane - and holds no quarter for the censor tyrants in our midst.<br /><br />For example, this tweet on Sept. 1st: <i>Anyone notice how we are being asked to believe both that speech can be violence and that some violence is ‘expression’ at the same time?</i>Kathryn51https://www.blogger.com/profile/15849194297198613426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72250092171254701362020-09-09T18:02:46.591-05:002020-09-09T18:02:46.591-05:00Imagine was a signature song for the time, an echo...Imagine was a signature song for the time, an echo of the sentiment then. Lennon had a good sense of popular sentiment and wrote songs that appealed to it. I don't like that song much, didn't at the time either. Not appropriate or fair to judge him for one song that is popular among people whose views and opinions I disagree with.stevewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253727732365900942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88864201095951129152020-09-09T17:51:44.614-05:002020-09-09T17:51:44.614-05:00Ringo had a birthday special shown on Axios. Good ...Ringo had a birthday special shown on Axios. Good music with his All Stars.BUMBLE BEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634550534359132384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91907290038613287202020-09-09T17:49:33.110-05:002020-09-09T17:49:33.110-05:00More to the point Raquel Welch is 80, and as class...More to the point Raquel Welch is 80, and as classy a beauty as Venus de Milo. Such elegance!BUMBLE BEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634550534359132384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51119995367161192582020-09-09T17:47:35.249-05:002020-09-09T17:47:35.249-05:00If you want to blow your mind. Woody Allen and Elv...If you want to blow your mind. Woody Allen and Elvis were born the same year: 1935.rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43562339918977743892020-09-09T17:46:31.123-05:002020-09-09T17:46:31.123-05:00I think Lennon had written all his best songs when...I think Lennon had written all his best songs when he died. i don't think he had many left in him. The track record of over 40 rock stars isn't great. He'd probably have gotten the band back together and been a touring oldster like the Rolling Stones.<br /><br />Assuming he lived that long. IRC, he was smoker and Pot user. Probably would've died of something before he was 65.rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.com