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Friday 10 September 2021

Liturgy for 50 Years of "Imagine" (Transferred due to "Buy a Priest a Beer Day")

Elvis Costello: Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions"?

Archdruid: "Lennon finished composing "Imagine" one morning in early 1971, on a Steinway piano, in a bedroom at his Tittenhurst Park estate in Ascot, Berkshire"  (Wiki)

All: Oh yeah. Good point. 

Archdruid: Never liked its whinging self-righteousness.

Piers Morgan: Wokery! Wokery! All is wokery!

Archdruid: What's that written on your hand, Piers?

PM:  Nothing. Nothing.

Archdruid: "I ❤ Meghan"?

PM: Hate. That smudged shape means "hate". It's not a heart that smudged because I've been kissing it. Anyway. What about "Imagine"?

Archdruid: Oh, we're done with that. Terrible hippy bilge.

The Ghost of Malcolm MacClaren: Never trust a hippy.

Burton Dasset: Has anyone seen Bambi?

Neil from the Young Ones: Not me. I'm strictly lentils.

Archdruid: We know. That's why you have to stay in the garden. Right. Altogether.

Imagine there's no Devon
I wonder if you can
Cornwall an island 
Like the Isle of Man.
Imagine all the people 
Looking for Teignmouth.
You may say I'm a weirdo
And that I'm all alone.
I hope one day you'll join me
Then there will be more than one.

Imagine no possessions 
I wonder if you can.
I can't because I'm loaded 
And I love it, Man.
Imagine all the people
Singing this utter tosh
You may say this is meanness 
I won't say you're wrong
But I'd like to say don't listen 
To such a drippy, whiny song.

3 comments:

  1. Imagine there’s no heaven - it’s easy if you try
    Love always ends in graveyards - you have to wonder why
    So many suffering people, but that’s all there is to say

    Imagine there’s no countries - it isn’t hard to do
    The world is ruled by Google - Big Brother’s watching you
    Imagine all the websites eating up our days

    You may say “It’s a nightmare!” Well you’re not the only one
    I think it’s best if you don’t join us, or your world will come undone

    Imagine no possessions - I wonder if you can
    No one to buy our music - we’ll need a brand new plan
    Imagine all the rock stars begging in the streets

    You may say “It’s a nightmare!” Well you’re not the only one
    I think it’s best if you don’t join us, or your world will come undone

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  2. Your post and Tim Chesterton's response have really made me laugh. Thank you.

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  3. So good to hear that blithering mind-pap of a song being smacked about a bit.

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