Posted on 12/04/2010 7:03:56 PM PST by pastorbillrandles
LOL! Paul is the Walrus. It is however a typical Lennon song. Sitting in an English garden...
I loved John Lennon’s music with the Beatles and on his own. I never felt the draw to indulge in the sex and drugs culture. People who make that claim are only trying to excuse their own miserable choices and behaviors. Rock n Roll is just music.
Good post! EVERYTHING we need to know about that piece of filth is right there! Now let’s all sing Yellow Submarine or something, ‘cause it’s such brilliant music making.
Yesterday afternoon, a Trader Joe’s cashier asked me as I approached his station “Who’s your favorite Beatle?”, just to be friendly, y’know, they’re hired for their friendliness, and I answered after a moment “George Harrison”. I have a favorite Beatle, like I have a favorite member of the Hollies, or the Swinging Blue Jeans, but it’s easy to put me on the spot. I should’ve answered “Pete Best”. Oh, well, l’esprit de l’escalier.
I stand by my statement.
A Pharisee or any of those who self-exalted themselves described in Holy Scripture stand in judgment before the Lord in the same way the prostitute or tax collector does.
Only God judges. You have no way to judge the eternal destination of any soul. To do otherwise is to set oneself up as God....and you ain’t God, no matter how much you think you might be.
Stick to behavior and ideals, not individuals.
I humbly present my rebuke knowing I am indeed a sinner in need of mercy.
I was only pointing to the wide spread (malign ) influence of these guys.
I would love to have seen what kind of collaborations he would have had if he hadn’t died. Especially with his old friend Harry Nilsson, they recorded an alcohol and drug fueld album, but it wasn’t very good and Harry damaged his voice. After they got clean and sober, it would have been a kick to see them back together. I don’t care about his politics, that was his business, but I sure did love the music.
Lennon’s brief rendezvous with musical grace and beauty were gifts from the God he denied.
How ironic that Lennon’s denial of God were portrayed using those things created by God and which only God can give—order, symmetry and beauty. Lennon’s atheist claims sure do look silly in this light.
This can be said of any and all atheist musicians with notable talent.
Say what?
Hey you stole my line. Not only is it the manifesto set to music it is a lullabye.
You can get frightened kids to go to sleep by singing them songs about falling out of trees if you use a soothing tune.
It’s easy if you try.
“Conservatism is not life”
Conservatism is not life, but God is.
In this way, Lennon denied life itself. Other posts in this thread have illustrated how Lennon regularly violated every principle he seemed to advocate in his music and writings.
Nothing Lennon ever expressed in language was worth noting. His only accomplishments were in putting together particular musical vibrations which seem pleasing in their symmetry and gracefulness.
It seems Lennon was not clever enough to understand that his only real accomplishments were entirely dependent on tools which can only come from God himself.
Amen! Pastor! I think of all the people who took drugs because of his type and ilk. I have lost many friends to drugs. Praise Jesus!
:-) I think Japan was probably happy to get rid of Yoko.
They probably gave her a (one-way) Ticket to Ride.
“Conservatism is not life - it is the basis of a sane socio-political economic system that is only part of life. Staggeringly, it is actually possible to write songs about other parts of life that do not have anything to do with conservatism, but still have value. Art, in general, follows this idea as well.”
As a life-long musician and a conservative for about 25 years, I agree.
I was 21 going on 22 when it happened and it hurt.
According to John’s diaries, he became a Christian after watching a Billy Graham crusade. Unfortunately, the pressures from Yoko and others (and John was easily used and manipulated)caused him to begin to stammer about his faith, where he had initially been excited. He touched me deeply for reasons I will never really understand (except that he seemed very vulnerable under the hard as nails exterior). I prayed for him for years and do hope his conversion was genuine. What a horrible death the poor man had.
Comic Judy Tenuta’s version: “(imitates Yoko’s singing and diction, then)...you know if that guy had just aimed a lil’
to the left...he’d have been a hero...”
Ringo turned out the most pleasant and decent one by far.
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