Bellringers in Liverpool will this week recreate John Lennon's 'Imagine' via the wonder of church bells, which sounds quite tricky, and I say that as a former bellringer. The ringers at the city's Anglican cathedral will ring the song, if that's the right expression, on Saturday. Of course some might wonder if a song which includes the line "Imagine there's no Heaven" should be championed by a church, though a spokesman for the cathedral told reporters: "Allowing 'Imagine' to be pealed on our bells does not mean we agree with the song lyric. We recognise its power to make us think. As a cathedral we do not shrink from debate. We recognise the existence of other world views". Yoko Ono apparently told the BBC that she thought the planned 'Imagine' ring was so beautiful, it made me choke up".
May 12, 2009
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Liverpool ringers to recreate Imagine
Bellringers at Liverpool's Anglican cathedral will ring John Lennon's 'Imagine' on Saturday, with a cathedral spokesman saying it does not endorse the lyrics.