Someone (I don't know who, and am too lazy to look it up) has released a cover of Imagine.
And it blows.
They've made it all dark and angryish.
And they (of course) made the video anti-Bush.
What a fucking waste.
Imagine is a song of hope - not an angsty whiney protest song. I know it is originally a protest song, but not in the same range as today's bitchy protest songs.
yeah isaw that about a week ago. i really didn't like it either.
you have to, you just have to trust me
whoever i was then i can't ever be again
the faith you've found i've never felt
the terror held in wedding bells
the comfort in "there's no one else"
the truth be told, i'm never going to know
I saw Rob's post, and i totally wanted to rip you apart.
but alas, it's your opinion, and probably many other's, too.
i'll just simply say that i absolutely adore this song (and actually, APC, too. )
i... only saw a bit of the video, so i can't really say much on that.
"if the nuremberg trials were applied to us foreign policy, every us president since 1945 would have been hanged." noam chomsky.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
i loved the cover of the song and the video. music is a product of the times and this video certainly is.
When you make music (especially cover it) you have to make it your own, not what the artist originally wanted it to be, and that's what a perfect circle did.
i kind of prefer this version to the OLP one, just cuz the war child version sucked ass, but their live version of it totally kicks ass... nothing comes close to touching lenon's original version though. Did you guys hear about Yoko Ono making a remake of "Give Peace a Chance"? And is anyone else as pissed off about this as me?
Joel! You beat me! I was so gonna look for that thread and post the link.
Wait a minute... you saved me the trouble. Scratch that anger.
<table><tr><td>~ Nikki Edwards Queen of the Harpies <img src="../phpBB2/files/queen_of_harpies.gif" align="texttop"></td><td><font color="orange">President of the Pookie Brigade</font> "If you put those on the internet, I'll kill you guys!" - Jer</td></tr></table>
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<font color="#3C8C8B">Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try, no hell below us, above us only sky, imagine all the people, <font color="#FFFFFF">living</font> for today...</font>
<font color="#50B4B3">Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do, nothing to kill or die for, no religion too, imagine all the people, living <font color="#FFFFFF">life</font> in peace...</font>
no that will only encourage them to make more music.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
<table><tr><td>~ Nikki Edwards Queen of the Harpies <img src="../phpBB2/files/queen_of_harpies.gif" align="texttop"></td><td><font color="orange">President of the Pookie Brigade</font> "If you put those on the internet, I'll kill you guys!" - Jer</td></tr></table>
<center><img src="../phpBB2/files/squiggle.gif">
<font color="#3C8C8B">Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try, no hell below us, above us only sky, imagine all the people, <font color="#FFFFFF">living</font> for today...</font>
<font color="#50B4B3">Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do, nothing to kill or die for, no religion too, imagine all the people, living <font color="#FFFFFF">life</font> in peace...</font>
Not sure if it should've been released as a single though. I think if they'd just kept it on the album less people would be pissed off. However, it's the most recognizable song on the album (I think) so it would make sense as the single. ...And now I'm just going around in circles.
I agree about the single thing. I don't like when bands release remakes and they're singles etc... mostly that they get videos for the remakes is what angers me. LENNY KRAVITZ YOU HOMO!
Um... if anything should have been a single it should have been Passive.
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