by journey-on 41 Replies latest jw friends
This song is my favorite all-time song. Though simple, when I hear it, it goes right to something deep in my core.
It has almost become SCRIPTURAL. That is a discussion in and of itself.
Yoko Ono is suing to keep this song from being used in Ben Stein's movie: "Expelled - No Intelligence Allowed".
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g3LOy5ikaXcR-5E84gl0t8ZjIETgD90Q86FO0
Do you think she's right to disallow the song to be used in this particular film?
If Yoko owns the rights to the song, then she can allow/disallow its usage for commercial purposes.
As far as the song "Imagine" itself, its sentiments might not be viewed as scriptural -- if you consider the line "...and no religion too". That line reflects Lennon's thoughts about religion as a divider of mankind.
That song really made me think. I love it!
If you read the link, Gopher, they are only using a part of it in the movie. The argument is that the film makers
did not use the whole song, but only a small portion and under the "fair use" doctrine, small parts of a copyrighted
work are permissible. Yoko doesn't even want that small part used in this movie.
The song advocates:
1) Living Today (in this moment at this time....not dwelling on the Past nor waiting for the Future to solve mankind's problems)
2) Living in Peace (without prejudice as to country or religion)
3) Caring about our World (treating all as our brother and giving of ourselves and our stores of material wealth where there is need)
As a Beatlemanic, John Lenon greatly influence my thinking process. The song IMAGINE actually helped me understand that spirituality and Religion are NOT the same thing. I even used it in a MS student talk #4, when we were allowed to make up our own settings and use outside reference material.
There are some that believe this song advocates a "One World Order" and site the use of the term "brotherhood of man sharing all the world"
as some sort of Illuninati influence? Anybody have any thoughts about that?
I am really torn over the use of such an important song being used in a movie. On one hand keeping it whole and pure seems correct. But many classical pieces have been used and rearranged and have reached a larger audience, it's a Good Thing. The creative process is limitless and using pieces and parts is an art to itself.
Nat King Coles songs were pure and unique. But when his daughter Natalie made a voice over recording of Unforgettable, it was amazing. And Nancy Sinatra did the same thing recently.
I loved that song when it came out, I was a witness at the time and to me it was the just beautiful.
Ruth
If the film is reflective of the song's sentiments and is used in a respectful way, my opinion is that she should allow its use. If used prominently or in a way to denigrate the song or its message, I would support her resistance.
The song is a masterwork of its art form.
Knowing Lennon as we do, it wouldn't be reflective of an Illuminati philosophy (at least not as I understand that). It could be more properly labeled almost socialist. But in the final analysis probably merely calls attention to "societies" being made up of nothing more than our individual interactions.
The song is a masterwork of its art form.
Knowing Lennon as we do, it wouldn't be reflective of an Illuminati philosophy (at least not as I understand that). It could be more properly labeled almost socialist. But in the final analysis probably merely calls attention to "societies" being made up of nothing more than our individual interactions.
This is what I'm talking about when I say the song is almost "scriptural". You can take the simple passage (aka "song") and depending on your
own viewpoint of life, "interpret" it with your own little spin. Your viewpoint makes you think this song is "almost socialist" in its message. Another
thinks it advocates a "one world order". Another thinks it is a simple message telling us to not allow our beliefs/imagination dictate how we treat
our fellow man, but rather to set them aside and live life Now...today and live it as if there are no religious or national boundaries. Live it with Love
for our neighbor willing to give of ourselves and our possessions to help "feed" the world.
