I wrote recently about Cee Lo Green changing John Lennon’s “Imagine” lyrics. Now it seems there’s another case of lyrics-changing making headlines. Only this time, the original artist has made the changes, so it’s legit, if a bit corny. Artists are allowed to take liberties with their own work. British musician John Parr, whose “St. … Continue reading But of course there’s a Tebow song
I’m a number of years past my fanatical football fan days. But through attrition, distance, and a general shortening of my attention span, my interest has waned considerably over the last ten or fifteen years. For that reason, I didn’t know or care who Tim Tebow was when he was drafted a couple of years … Continue reading ‘Tebowing’? Really?
I didn’t know for sure who Tim Tebow was until I heard he and his mom were going to do an anti-abortion ad during this year’s Super Bowl. Such a commotion before we even saw the ad. But the whole flap did remind me that he’s the overtly Christian player who writes Bible verses on … Continue reading Holding out before you’ve played a game
Abortion and the Super Bowl. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Yep, CBS has sold a 30-second Super Bowl spot to the evangelical, anti-abortion, anti-gay activist group Focus on the Family. I suppose they think it’s relevant and acceptable because it features a football player, Tim Tebow, and his mom. Wrong! The Super … Continue reading Super Bowl wrong place for abortion ad
