Social media erupts over funeral rendition of Jimmy Carter’s reported favorite song, ‘Imagine’

What Jimmy Carter’s favorite pianist played as a find sendoff

The John Lennon classic was Jimmy Carter’s favorite song. David Osborne learned it some 35 years ago specifically to play it for the president.

Why was John Lennon’s atheist anthem ‘Imagine’ sung at Jimmy Carter’s funeral — at the late president’s request?

I was surprised, if not shocked, when two A-list celebrities, country singers Garth Brooks and his wife Trisha Yearwood, took the microphones at the State Funer

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Southern Baptist Jimmy Carter’s funeral was marred by the singing of John Lennon’s “Imagine” at the National Cathedral. Garth Brooks and his wife Trisha Yearwood performed the song at a Christian funeral in a Christian church.

How John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Imagine” Became the Refrain of Jimmy Carter’s Funeral

John Nichols The late president celebrated the impact and influence of the song, which decries war, nationalism, and the excesses of capitalism. The post How John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Imagine” Became the Refrain of Jimmy Carter’s Funeral appeared first on The Nation.

Christians torch 'dark' performance of Lennon's 'Imagine' at Jimmy Carter's funeral

Many Christians on social media took issue with Trisha Yearwood and her husband Garth Brooks' performance of John Lennon's 1971 song "Imagine" during the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. #JimmyCarter #JohnLennon #Beatles #WashingtonNationalCathedral #JimmyCartersfuneral

Brandon McGinley: 'Imagine' at a funeral, and the decline of Jimmy Carter-style Christianity

Watching Jimmy Carter’s state funeral at the Episcopal Church’s National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., felt like viewing a portal to the past....