Cee Lo Green angers fans by changing lyrics to John Lennon's "Imagine"

Upon performing in New York’s Time Square for New Year’s Eve, Cee Lo Green took on John

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Upon performing in New York’s Time Square for New Year’s Eve, Cee Lo Green took on John Lennon’s classic record “Imagine.” The only problem, however, was that the Goodie Mob legend altered the lyrics just a bit. Instead of singing “nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too,” Cee Lo attempted a more politically correct remixed variation by saying “nothing to kill or die for, and all religion’s true.” This, of course, enraged an onslaught of music purists and many Lennon fans, who took to Twitter in bashing Green for his lyrical changes. See an edited video of the performance below.

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