[OKSooner]

Good God.

"Imagine there's no Heaven

It's easy if you try

No Hell below us

Above us only sky

Imagine there's no countries

It isn't hard to do

Nothing to kill or die for

And no religion too..."

Et cetera, et cetera.

Of all the whiney-assed, inappropriate, totally OUT OF TOUCH things he could have come up with, WHY THIS? WHAT A BURNED OUT, BRAIN DAMAGED, OLD HIPPIE PUNK! SEND HIM BACK TO ONTARIO! But that won't happen. He has a career to resurrect, just like Mariah Carey. Who the Hell invited this guy? David Geffen?

[dighton]

LORD, how I hate that wretched song!

[NYpeanut]

You nailed it. I watched him all the way through in disgust at the inappropriate song choice. He's not, and never has been, a singer. He's a thin nasal whiner who can't get over himself.

[dandelion]

I sang/hollered "Sweet Home Alabama" to the TV while he was whining that stupid song...

I HEARD MR. YOUNG SING ABOUT HER
YEAH I HEARD OLD NEIL PUT'ER DOWN
I HOPE MR YOUNG WILL REMEMBER
SOUTHERN MAN DON'T NEED HIM AROUND, ENNYHOW...

You should have seen the look of mixed admiration/wonder/fear I got from my husband when I started that up - he didn't know that I knew any Lynrd Skynrd songs...

[metacognate]

Hey people, I like Neil! I liked John Lennon as well. By religion he meant the organized variety that we see in Wackostan, not true spiritualness. They both know there's hell...still looking for heaven

[FairWitness]

I agree this was THE low point of the show, which had a lot of low points.

[Maceman]

"Imagine no possessions
It's easy if you're worth 200 million dollars"

[ResistorSister]

IMHO: Neil Young is a goof!

When he started singing that song, it made me sick to my stomach...so I flicked back to HGTV.

[Paul Atreides]

Just what is it about that song that is supposed to be so wonderful?!! I wish someone could tell me!

You would think that some of these celebs would have bathed before they got on camera....after all they are supposed to inspire people to give to the victims. They looked like some homeless people who were dragged in.

[bubbafree]

The most COMMUNIST song ever written.

[Greg Weston]

Let people dream. Who cares.

[2ndMostConservativeBrdMember]

I decided to watch that 'show' and give it a chance. What a HUGE disappointment! There were very few bright spots. And that ending! Who's idea was that? Reba McIntire was there on stage. Now, if they had let HER sing it, it would have been a great ending! And I bet SHE knew the words!

[Aeronaut]

I was standing on the couch hollering at the TV about the communism in that song. My bride, who knows I am an over the top Beatles fan, said; "didn't John Lennon write that?" I said yes, but it's still got a commie message and is totally inappropriate. We had several similar discussions during the course of this "event." I warned her beforehand that I'd probably be difficult because of the number of "leftists" performing. I was right.

[Rustynailww]

i liked petty's i won't back down.

[rocker68]

That was a great song, one of the best during the show. READ ALL THE LYRICS. The song's theme is peace in the world.

"Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one"

[Arthur McGowan]

For a lot of people like Neil Young, the philosophy of "Imagine"--smarmy, infantile, can't-we-all-just-get-along humanitarianism--is the pinnacle of what they mean by "spirituality."

[ResistorSister]

The most inappropriate thing I heard last night was when one of the host, I think it was Tom Hanks...mentioned the "terrible ACCIDENT in New York."

ACCIDENT? What a buffoon!

[AD from SpringBay]

I concur. Mr. Young just went down a couple of notches in my book.

[Paul Atreides]

I checked back again and there was Lucy Loo blathering on about racism. Can these people not do anything without injecting racism in it?

[Dustbunny]

I am glad I did not watch the show, which was intentional as I did not want to get angry at any of them.

I read a book instead.

[nyconse]

It appears Hollywood has pulled a bait and switch. The money will not go to help NYC. I was suspicious when I saw it was to go to United Way. Page six is reporting Joan Rivers boycotted ths show because it is to go to victims of "intolerance". One presumes it could be used to help the Muslim community fight back with lawyers etc.against the FBI investigators. Joan Rivers says no money is going to be sent to NYC. The movies industry used the destruction of the twin towers in order to convince people to donate but will use the money for their "human rights" causes.