Thursday, September 03, 2009

An Early Clue to the New Direction: Special Atheists Welcome Edition

From 1970 and the epochal Plastic Ono Band album, please enjoy John Lennon's still remarkable and remarkably moving farewell to all that, "God."



As always, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded to the first reader who gleans the clip's relevance to the theme of tomorrow's Weekend Listomania.

19 comments:

  1. Best attempt by an artist to give himself a new name?

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  2. No, but that's good and I may steal it.

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  3. Songs that reference deities?

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  4. Songs about spirituality? (too easy?)

    Piano-based songs?

    Non-annoying performances of Billy Preston?

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  5. Songs to God?

    Songs that stare into the existential abyss?

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  6. All good guesses, all wrong.
    :-)

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  7. Best Post-Beatles Song to Reference the Beatles?

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  8. Very good and very good.

    Both wrong!!!!!
    :-)

    Ain't I a stinker....????

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  9. Songs that employ a measure of silence for effect.

    Wrong!! -- Beat you to it :-)

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  10. Okay -- here's a hint.

    It's something specific in the lyric.

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  11. Something VERY specific in the lyric.

    I.e, one single word.

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  12. Songs with believe in the title or lyrics.

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  13. Songs that mention Hitler.

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  14. No, no, and no.

    Last hint:

    It's in the first line of the song....
    :-)

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  15. Umm...Songs about God?

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  16. Well, it looks like its one of two things--I'll venture a guess for both:

    1) Top concept albums

    2) Songs mentioning pain or hurt in the title or lyrics

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  17. TJWood said...

    1) Top concept albums


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