Garth Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood were slammed for performing John Lennon’s “Imagine” during late President Jimmy Carter’s funeral in Washington D.C. on Jan. 9.
Few could find a negative word to say about the actual funeral performance they belted out at the Washington National Cathedral, but Brooks was definitely roasted for the song choice. His close personal relationship with President Carter made Brooks the top pick for the tribute, but he really should have given the song selection another glance.
“Why ‘Imagine’? I don’t think Mr. Carter would have wanted that one played. Who picked this one ?” one person wrote to X.
“of all the songs to play at a funeral; being held in a church! Horrible,” another said.
Social media users made it clear that the lyrics weren’t quite a match for the setting.
“Why would you sing this song at a christian funeral? Weird,” one person wrote, as they called out Brooks.
Another slammed the famous singer by saying, “he really wanted everyone to imagine ‘there’s no heaven’… in a church. At a funeral. Whoever made that call… sheesh.”
Some of the responses were a bit more spicy, with one person writing, “Imagine there’s no liberals…It’s easy if you try,” and another saying, “This is a beautiful performance. The choice of this song is disrespectful to Carter’s memory.”
Why sing such in a Christian funeral? Imagine no heaven!!!!!????? Singing such in a church
— Ocen Stiv (@OcenStiv) January 9, 2025
US President Joe Biden delivers the eulogy at the State Funeral Service for former US President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2025. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
One person laced into Brooks by saying, “Brooks has lost his mind. He should know better,” a thought echoed by an internet user who wrote, “No, thanks. Completely disrespectful to play that atheist anthem at a Christian man’s funeral. President Carter would not have appreciated this.”
Stupid COMMUNIST song!!!
— Oh Bearded One (@philesteskc) January 9, 2025
Anthony Formica pushed back against the song that was selected by writing, “Possibly the worst choice of song for the funeral of a religious person in a church.”
“Wow! I don’t know who decided this song and performance, but this was not appropriate for a presidential funeral,” Charlie for USA wrote. (RELATED: Garth Brooks Breaks His Silence On Rape Allegations)
The hits kept coming against Brooks. The famous singer has not publicly addressed the backlash.
This article was originally published at dailycaller.com
