Best version ever of Lennon's "Imagine"!

by bravo75

Posted: 13 years ago 21 replies

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Australian idol - Best Guitar solo,, EVER!! Vinh...

KimW 13 years ago

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
(in other words why are you torturing us??)
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- bravo75 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by KimW
  
  Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
  (in other words why are you torturing us??)
  
  Sorry KimW. These type of clips crack me up. Had to share.
  
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KimW 13 years ago

Well, to look on the positive side, I finally found someone I can play guitar better than.
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MoneyMagnetMagnate 13 years ago

We can only Imagine...

I didn't know William Hung (She Bangs) had been sent to Australia for his crimes...:p

What always interests me, and confounds me at the same time...is the conviction and sincerity of some of these cretins, to the point where you honestly have to believe you are being punked -
only to shockingly realize a few moments later...you are not! :rolleyes:
And you don't know whether the joke is on YOU or THEM!

It is a level of confidence that can only be obtained by absolved stupidity...

Also - There is a valuable lesson to be learned here...Always Wear A Helmet!
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Dennis Gaskill 13 years ago

Very impressive . . . in a beat yourself over the head with a brick sort of way.
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- Dave Patterson 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill
  
  Very impressive . . . in a beat yourself over the head with a brick sort of way.
  
  Or a stick ice picks in your ears sort of way...
  
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hardraysnight 13 years ago

move over kevin borich
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seasoned

13 years ago

I was BORN with more talent than that, EVEN down to playing a GUITAR! At one point I was ******FAR****** better with guitar, but STILL not really talented. And was FAR better with singing, and am even today, but STILL see no point at going to an idol show. There is BOUND to be someone better.

SERIOUSLY, WHAT are guys like that thinking? YEAH, it is a guitar! YEAH, it might be said that you are playing. STILL, you are NOT playing guitar. And I figured he could sound like john, etc... but it was like he fought NOT to!

Steve

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Frank Donovan

13 years ago

To me it says more about the motives of the producers. Why would they decide to humiliate this poor sap on a national TV "talent" show, unless they planned for a viral YouTube hit?

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seasoned

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Frank Donovan

To me it says more about the motives of the producers. Why would they decide to humiliate this poor sap on a national TV "talent" show, unless they planned for a viral YouTube hit?

It predates youtube!

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Frank Donovan 13 years ago

Originally Posted by seasoned

It predates youtube!

Steve, I think YouTube was around in 2009.

Vinh Bui auditions for 2009 Australian Idol

Even so, they didn't have to broadcast it.
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- seasoned 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Frank Donovan
  
  Steve, I think YouTube was around in 2009.
  
  Vinh Bui auditions for 2009 Australian Idol
  
  Even so, they didn't have to broadcast it.
  
  The statement was that they created the show to embarass such people on youtube.
  
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  Frank Donovan 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by seasoned
  
  The statement was that they created the show to embarass such people on youtube.
  
  No, read it again. The statement clearly refers to the clip.
  
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Ken Shorey 13 years ago

Here's the real best version of Imagine.

Jordis Unga - Imagine - YouTube
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- Karen Blundell 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Ken Shorey
  
  Here's the real best version of Imagine.
  
  Jordis Unga - Imagine - YouTube
  
  I love this woman's voice. I got to know her as a contestant for Rockstar INXS back in 2005 or 2006, I think it was.
  Anyways....
  She's awesome. Unfortunately, she was recently voted off The Voice.
  
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MoneyMagnetMagnate 13 years ago

Heck - the Talent audition can be skipped all together if you got the cash...like Rebecca Black - you too can be a 'star' :rolleyes:

Check out this talent terrorist - she created her own nightmare - no audition needed :p
(What cracks me up, is that the backup singers have to sing off key so it won't sound weird??)

A Hilariously Terrible Music Video That Will Change You Forever

3 Second Rule - Lisa Gail - YouTube

Have a problem with your man staring too long at other ladies? Why not institute the "Three Second Rule," as explained in this helpful song from "artist" Lisa Gail. There are a million reasons why this song (and the Three Second Rule, for that matter) are a terrible idea, and yet somehow this video is pure magic. Well, let's clarify, it's glorious at first, and then the song destroys your life by worming its way into your brain and playing on repeat until you're ready to take a screwdriver to your eardrums to make it stop. But, on the bright side, dudes in cowboy hats line dancing?
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- Brandon Tanner 13 years ago
  
  That's pretty bad!
  
  On a more serious note... I have mixed feelings about the lyrics in this song, but this is my favorite version...
  
  Imagine - Jack Johnson - YouTube
  
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Jonathan 2.0 Banned 13 years ago

I don't think anyone can do it better than John Lennon. For me it's one of those songs that should be left alone.
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Victoralexon 13 years ago

Not too bad.

I like this one by Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler:

Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler "Imagine" -...
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- QuickSurf 13 years ago
  
  God that was awful.
  
  A Perfect Circle did a cover of it that was awesome with a lil more "edge", but then again Maynard (Tool, APC) is a f'n genius musician anyway lol
  
  A Perfect Circle - Imagine - YouTube
  
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MoneyMagnetMagnate 13 years ago

I can't find a clip of anyone playing it - but the Atkins / Knopfler clip reminded me, I think I saw Bob Culbertson playing Imagine on a Chapman Stick once...the ethereal sound of the stick make Imagine a great song to play...
If you have never heard a Chapman Stick - here is an example...

While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Chapman Stick -...

Ricky Wade "Frankenstien" -...
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