It may seem beige to a Brit, but strident atheism and communism in pop-ballad form…that's still a bit subversive in America. I saw Emmylou Harris sing "Imagine" at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville several years ago. There was a palpably weird vibe among the Bible Belt crowd sitting there in the pews of the Ryman…

It may seem beige to a Brit, but strident atheism and communism in pop-ballad form…that's still a bit subversive in America. I saw Emmylou Harris sing "Imagine" at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville several years ago. There was a palpably weird vibe among the Bible Belt crowd sitting there in the pews of the Ryman…