Non-Urban Music Everytime (Spears) > Imagine (Lennon)

[Amara]

And amara is all heated up...

I'm not heated up at all. I think it's all a great joke. :thumb:

 

[Duke]

I saw a lot of peeps saying "everytime" by spears is so great

im dl'in it right now, i cant fuckin swallow that it could be true

 

[Farzin]

I couldnt disagree more. Imagine is a song that reaches deep into society to reflect artificial boundaries that are the cause of so much hostility and tension in this world. Everytime is just another fluffy love song sung by a little girly who is so far removed from political reality, I doubt she would ever be able to begin to understand the depth and scope of a song like Imagine. To compare the two is nonsensical. I am not a Beatles enthusiast by any means, but Imagine is an incredible song, one which will last throughout time, it isnt a mere pop song forgotten tomorrow - it is quality.

Couldnt have said this better. Are you a writer of some sort? If not then you should consider becoming one.

BTW PLEASE DONT GIVE BRITNEY WHORE CREDIT FOR THAT SONG. She didnt even write it. Does she ever write her songs?

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

You cant be serious?

I guess I am bursting the bubble of so many Beatles' fans.

For example, you'll hear a song on radio and you don't know who the artist is, you enjoy it alot. Then somebody tells you who the artist is, and you suddenly dislike the song. Or vice versa, you hear a song, and you hate it, but once you realise it's your favourite artist, you'll make yourself enjoy it to some extent.
This makes the history of the song relevant.

Great point. I was watching something on TV about taste tests being done on bottled water and tap water. You could see that there were people that were lying out of their back end. They would say that they thought tap water was nasty, but at the end, they picked tap water to be the best because the labels were all switched.

Lets say we switched the label on Everytime and Imagine. You'd see people like Amara analyzing Everytime and explaining why its better than Imagine.

34 years later the song is still loved by so many people

That's because it was written by a former Beatle.

and so many remixes have been done of the song and it is still relevant.

Peace (Imagine) and love (Everytime) are always relevant.

I'm not heated up at all. I think it's all a great joke. :thumb:

There's a good discussion here. I was hoping you'd reply.

BTW PLEASE DONT GIVE BRITNEY WHORE CREDIT FOR THAT SONG. She didnt even write it. Does she ever write her songs?

That's why Everytime will never be considered anything more than "an average pop song." Its because people look at the names behind the music rather than the music itself. The same goes for the work of the Beatles. People may never go beyond the name of the Beatles and look at the work itself.

 

[Amara]

Lets say we switched the label on Everytime and Imagine. You'd see people like Amara analyzing Everytime and explaining why its better than Imagine.

People like Amara? Give me a break, I am not that superficial. I am not a beatles fan. I am not a john lennon fan. I think everytime sounds good - but it is not and never will be better than imagine. If you wanna believe otherwise, I will never understand why and I stand by my interpretation. No more to say.

 

[CalcuoCuchicheo]

People can't wait for the Detox album eventhough its very likely that Dre didn't write his own lyrics. You could say its one of the most awaited albums in Hip Hop history. My point: how important is it really that an artist write his own lyrics?

We are not talking about Dre though, are we? And who would we be comparing him with? A producer who produces his music AND writes his lyrics?


And Pennypacker, you are acting like a dick in this thread. Anytime anyone refutes your opening statement they are automatically a Beatles 'groupie' or some shit. I couldn't give a fuck for any of the Beatles personally & the fact that a couple of them are six feet deep doesn't bother me at all. I, like a few others here, am not really into their music or their legacy & whatnot. So quit it with the piss poor defence.

 

[Illuminattile]

Imagine isnt even Lennon's best song.

What would you consider his best song, because I've heard nothing by Lennon that I've even liked, let alone thought was on the level of Imagine.

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

And Pennypacker, you are acting like a dick in this thread. Anytime anyone refutes your opening statement they are automatically a Beatles 'groupie' or some shit. I couldn't give a fuck for any of the Beatles personally & the fact that a couple of them are six feet deep doesn't bother me at all. I, like a few others here, am not really into their music or their legacy & whatnot. So quit it with the piss poor defence.

Cool. As long as you're not too attached to them, I am willing to see you as an average Beatles fan or an occasional listener.

 

[Untold Drama]

Better than Imagine? Hell not. Better than everything else Lennon did as a solo artist? Possibly.

John Lennon, one-hit wonder...

lol I agree with everything but the one hit wonder thing... or was that a joke?

I mean come on double fantasy did great on the charts for weeks as well as stand by me, woman, the christmas song, the whole imagine album, give peace a chance... and so many more. and the quality of the songs he wrote that were not hits were also great... hits dont determine skill.

and whoever made this thread...

edit: upon further review I found out this was not a joke... so now I really dont know how to respond to that comment..lennon is a legend dead or alive, one of the best writers ever and imagine is a wonderful song.