(06-11-2015, 07:44 PM)Tusk Wrote: Thank God for Google and Wikipedia.... My memory is so bad anymore, you can mistakenly believe something for so long, it slowly becomes 'fact' in your brain....it seems I rely on the internet more than my brain any more... 
That's why I'm so grateful to have been able to record most of the shows I've been to.
Either way, It's such a great song/sentiment that Haley embodies so beautifully when she sings it, I would 
love if she got the opportunity to record it some day, with or without PMJ
An aside, what if Haley sang "Imagine" the way she did w/ PMJ for her 'inspiring song' instead of "Earth Song" during American Idol? Might she received the same tenor of criticism?
While I agree that Google and Wikipedia are incredibly handy, I'm also very aware that Wiki isn't always the most reliable source (for me, a plus or minus of being trained to do research, I suppose. Actually, I had searched before I sent my question out -- I thought I might be missing something.)
I also agree that it's one of the best "popular" songs ever written. That chord progression just draws the listener in and the lyrics take it home. At least, given my music background, that's how it works for me. (As someone who still predominately relates to the instrumental side, I rarely pay attention to lyric content. I do so now more than 20 some years ago, but it's still always secondary.)
Very interesting question re: Haley performing
Imagine as opposed to
Earth Song. And hard to know, given that
Imagine has been performed on AI rather frequently.
