A song, not a band, and probably not the worst ever but still
"Imagine"

The tune is a dirge and the lyrics are hypocritical, self-righteous twaddle. It reminds me of the hippie types who think "sharing" means helping themselves to your stash and the contents of your fridge.
(lolwhites, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 10:34, 8 replies)

...
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 that I'm a hypocrite
But I'm only living in a luxury apartment
I hope someday you'll give me more money
And I'll build my 6th house and a 20th garage extension.
(Mr.Dog was in love again on, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 12:07, closed)

Here here, fucking durge.
(Croque Monsieur, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 13:21, closed)

seconded
It's an awful song, and the fact it always seems to make it to the number 1 on these "Top 100" shows that Channel 4 roll out every now and again only serves to make it even more galling.

How he can sit at his grand piano in his mansion with his stupid practically-mute wife at his side and tell us to "Imagine no possessions" with a straight face is beyond comprehension.

This is a man who had an air-conditioned room in his New York apartment to keep his fur coats in.
(d371ght back again since, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 15:41, closed)

Mute Wife??
You've obviously never seen the dvd: 'Sweet Toronto - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band' 'cos you'd wish she was!
(RTFM May your god go with you, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 16:29, closed)

listen to the A Perfect Circle version
nice and properly dirgy, makes it a much better song. plus, maynard is a much better singer than Lennon
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 16:01, closed)

Thanks for the tip
Just checked it out and agree it's a vast improvement on the original. The only way to make a silk purse out of that sow's ear is to sound ironic.
(lolwhites, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 20:25, closed)

Not sure if it's true.
But I heard that when John Lennon was told of the assassination of JFK he said "... that's just what happens when you're famous...". I'd love it to be true.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Wed 5 Jan 2011, 20:47, closed)

Best piss take ever....
...was the Spitting Image piss take of Julian Lennon:

Imagine all my records
selling by the tonne
for the simple reason
I'm John Lennon's son

Imagine I'm my father
It's easy if you try
I look exactly like him
...and sound just like him too
(dchurch bah, Wed 5 Jan 2011, 23:02, closed)