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…
