It has happened once more would you believe?
I’ve been deleted and blocked yet again.
Still I cannot work out what was the peeve
I would not, did not set out to cause pain.
I merely explained to Brother Jakob
That his riff on John Lennon’s Imagine
Managed to rip it’s meaning out and rob
It of its values which I felt were mine.
I would like to know just where I went wrong.
Here for your delectation and delight,
My response – do peruse, it won’t take long.
(And for the record, I’m not always right).
First Bro, I would like to happily thank you for introducing a really good Utube post of what was possibly my favourite anthem of the sixties and seventies (OK – released 1971, but the spirit of the sixties spilled over well into the seventies) I’m going to fave your post so I can easily access it again when I feel nostalgic….
It would come, I think, as not much of a surprise to know that I cannot appreciate your parody. The whole point, the whole central argument in Imagine is that religions and countries divide us, and on that I cannot disagree.
I would like to quickly point out that I have no antagonism towards the religious, provided they don’t interfere with my life. If they need a religion to get them through their life then – good luck.
However, in this instance I feel that your post is tantamount to an action on my part whereby I would take one of your sacred hymns and make a bawdy parody, then reference it back to the original text.
Stay safe and well.