Why Do Some American Radio Stations Alter John Lennon's Song 'Imagine'?

Question

I heard on the radio earlier today that in some radio stations in America whenever John Lennon's anthem to world peace 'Imagine' is played the line 'and no religion too' is either digitally removed or replaced with 'and one religion too'.

Why do they do this?

Answer 1

Religion is very powerful in the country.

Answer 2

John Lennon was a bitter egomaniac who ran out of talent after Day In The Life. Here's an example of how into "peace" ol' John-Boy was. When he brought out "Imagine" some guy wrote to him and asked what's wrong with the idea of Heaven, and suggested that that was what was missing in his life. Instead of just taking it in or letting it go, Lennon, who never answered fan mail, wrote him quite an abusive letter. But the guy got the last laugh. When Lennon died, the guy sold the letter for a bundle. I say, if you're gonna preach peace, you really should practise it.

Answer 3

think of is a timeless classic and a few of Lennon's ultimate paintings. a pair of conflict protest songs i like. Deja Vu yet lower back by utilising John Fogerty what's occurring by utilising Marvin Gaye I additionally like long Haired united states of america Boy by utilising Charlie Daniels, that must be seen a protest against conformity.

Answer 4

Because the privately run Federal Reserve, controlled by 9 international bankers are determined to fetch in a one world government that is secular. In 1913 that group of bankers acheived their fathers and great grandfathers goal, and America has never beent he same since. Major globalist David Rockerfella said, We are on the verge of a global transformation, all we need is the right major crisis and the nations will accept The New World Order. The song spoke of RELIGIONS, that's why it's changed.

Answer 5

I've never heard that, but I live in the Seattle area. It must be a Texas thing!

But what I've always found funny is that the same radio station's that bleep out the word b*tch in "The Devil went down to Georgia" will play Elton John's "The B*tch is back" without bleeping out the word.

Also funny, the other day I heard Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" on the radio and they bleeped out the word "sh*t" 38 times (I counted). Why even bother having it on your play list?

Answer 6

you "heard" on the radio? I'v heard that song a few hundred times if not more but that's a complete lie.

more lefty hate America clap trap.

notice how easily all these yutzes are swayed merely by stating "i heard". talk about mind dead lemmings.

nothing but a platform for hatred of America and Christians and religion in general. morons.

Answer 7

The same thing is happening in other places
There's a great quote by the Greek playright Euripides [484-406 BC] that says
" Those whom the gods would destroy they first make mad "
Yet Quotes &Poems .com changed it to:
Those whom God wishes to destroy ,he first makes mad.
Why was that necessary ? The meaning is completely changed by going from gods to God because the Greeks had a completely different realtionship with their gods then the Christians do with their God..Amazing and scary

Answer 8

That's is just christianiies way of rejecting what John Lennon believed and throwing their toys out of the pram....apart from not wanting to hear ideology that undermines them...don't like hearing the real truth, now do they?

Answer 9

Bible belt radio stations perhaps. They would never want to imagine a world with no religion as being better than the one we live in now. I prefer John's words.

Answer 10

It may just be because they can only play whatever copy the station has. Of course, how the station winds up with this copy in the first place is another question.