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Cee Lo Green Changes Words to ‘Imagine,’ Draws Criticism From Fans [Video]

Posted: January 1, 2012

John Lennon imagined a world without religion as a more peaceful place. Cee Lo Green thinks that the key to peace is to let everyone believe what they want. Valid points could be made for both arguments, but when singing Lennon’s “Imagine,” you should probably stick to the original lyrics.

Last night during Cee Lo Green’s New Year’s Eve performance in Times Square in New York, the singer changed ”nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too” to “nothing to kill or die for, and all religion’s true.”

Cee Lo fans took to Twitter to voice their complaints about the lyrics changed, and Cee Lo read and responded to a lot of them. One fan wrote:

“The whole point of the lyric is that religion causes harm. If “all religion’s true” the world would be a pretty bleak place.”

To which Cee Lo responded:

“I meant all faith or belief is valid…that’s all”

Some fans also took issue with the fact that Cee Lo Green sang the song, which includes lyrics like “imagine no possessions,” in a fur coat and decked out in diamonds.

One fan wrote:

“You sang “Imagine” in a fur coat & expensive jewelry and changed lyric to be pro-religion.#2011WrongnessSummedUp“

Cee Lo responded:

” its cold. I work for a living and I believe u still have the right to send this simple ass tweet”

Here’s a video of Cee Lo Green singing “Imagine.”

Does it bother you that Cee Lo Green changed the lyrics in “Imagine?”

Comments


9 Archived Responses to “ Cee Lo Green Changes Words to ‘Imagine,’ Draws Criticism From Fans [Video] ”

  1. Benjamin Phua
    Jan 2, 2012

    I think Cee Lo said it with good intent but honestly he was making a statement through words which were too opaque and in a song which would offend too many people.

  2. Sam Raffield
    Jan 2, 2012

    It doesn't bother me at all that he changed a lyric. John Lennon wrote what was good in his time, a time where America was just now starting to see that the ideals of the past (mainly influenced by religious belief) weren't always the right way to go. Nowadays, since we have the internet and can easily learn about nay religion ourselves, the best idea is to be open-minded in regards to religion, which is exactly what Cee Lo tried to perpetuate.

  3. Brandon Taylor Hughes
    Jan 2, 2012

    So why can you say nothing about religion except venomous rantings? That's the only thing I've ever heard from you in regards to religion.

  4. Brandon Taylor Hughes
    Jan 2, 2012

    Sam Raffield Then why have I never heard you mention a religious group for their helping people get over drug addictions, giving aid to the poor or disaster victims, or other such good works which they are known for?

  5. Brandon Taylor Hughes
    Jan 2, 2012

    Neither have your numerous comments and posts on your page that are aside from our conversations. And we precious religious are immensely offended when the non-religious landblast us for our beliefs. You know me; I have never made light of your beliefs. And I certainly don't appreciate you constantly making derisive comments about my faith. I'm not offended by your choice, or anybody else's, to not believe. Just please have the common courtesy to not be offended because so many of us do believe…

  6. Brandon Taylor Hughes
    Jan 2, 2012

    And you misspelled "throw"…jk

  7. John J McLaughlin
    Jan 3, 2012

    He was being politically correct. This is a country in which the people who rank highest on actual knowledge of religion are the same group that are least likely to get elected – 100% atheists. (Everyone is an atheist with respect to other people's religions).


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