Herman Cain Pizza Song: GOP Candidate Sings John Lennon's 'Imagine,' Dedicated To Pizza (VIDEO)

Say what you want about his tax plan, but Herman Cain sure can belt it out.

The Omaha World-Herald dug up this gem last week of the presidential contender covering John Lennon's classic, "Imagine," with his own special little twist. "Imagine There's No Pizza" is definitely one to remember.

While you can see the song itself below, it was actually part of a larger performance at the 1991 Omaha Press Club meeting.

Slate took the time to transcribe the lyrics, which you can find here. The song starts like this:

Imagine there's no pizza
I couldn't if I tried
Eating only tacos
Or Kentucky Fried
Imagine only burgers
It's frightening and sad

You're lucky you have pizza
To feed your kids for you
Only frosting or cookies
And no dishes you must do
Imagine eating pizza
Each and every day

We see a karaoke classic in the making.

As silly as it may sound, the former Godfather's Pizza CEO isn't shy about his vocal abilities. In fact, just this past Saturday he broke into “The Impossible Dream” at a rally in Jackson, Tennessee. He's become so well known for his singing abilities that Jimmy Fallon took it upon himself to unearth his long-lost gospel album.

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Comments

[Martha57]

12:06 PM on 10/20/2011

this man is a joke-he should stick to singing-seems to me he only wants to promote himself-and as to his 999 plan which he claims did NOT come from a video game, well what about during, I believe, his first debate he quoted a famous poet but the words were from another video game, Pokeman!!! He must play video games and think they are real and uses the gamers ideas as his own, is this who we want as a President of the USA? Not me...can you Imagine if he thinks he can lead the country on what he has seen or heard from video games! Geez America wake up-do you want a variety show or a true leader?

[Trekz]

03:15 PM on 10/19/2011

Paul McCartney: do the world a favor and speak out against this incredible injustice upon the world. Show some dominance over your creation for once in your life, man, come on... seriously...

[butchcliff]

08:14 AM on 10/19/2011

A huge disservice to the late great Lennon and his music. Did he pay copyrite fees for the ruination of this song?

[Pawel Karczynski]

09:09 PM on 10/19/2011

Lennon had communist "leanings" and "Imagine" was his manifesto .This song deserves to be ruined every chance we get

[poguemahoney80]

10:01 PM on 10/19/2011

so says the guy with the Bolshevik name...HUAC is closed slappy....get over it.

[Ameribrit]

10:57 PM on 10/18/2011

PS:999 is one of the Great Brit Punk bands ever! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXdLCEjEAtg

[Ameribrit]

10:41 PM on 10/18/2011

Herman try using "(No) Soul man" for a parody!!!! You "pissed" on Lennon's grave! I'm a Brit and take that personally! He was..and still is a man of principal!
Business: hate to bring in the money thing but...I would rather have the re-mixed box set of the Fab Four than the re-mastered set of your Pizzas and Ideas!!! Viva Sim City!

[Coffee4Me]

01:07 PM on 10/18/2011

For just 9.99, this song is available for purchase to download as your ringtone.

[harmonikasavingsbonds]

11:52 AM on 10/18/2011

Yoko?

Get your lawyers and take away all of Cain's money.

[canoeal]

11:49 AM on 10/18/2011

Yawn....

[exhale09]

09:20 AM on 10/18/2011

Having grown up in the era John Lennon's beautiful song was created, and understanding why "Imagine" became such a powerful positive message, I was personally offended by Herman Cain's "cheesey" rendition. I'm sure Cain would say I don't have a sense of humor, and this was just another one of his "jokes"

For me, Herman Cains jokes are not only NOT funny, and in very poor taste, showing a particular mind set, that is lacking in common sense respect fitting a Presidential candidate.
This is not Vaudeville Mr. Cain.

From joking about putting up an electrified fence on the border that "will Kill" Latino human beings trying to illegally cross the border, to cheapening John Lennon's music, which for many people is an Anthem to Peace and Coming Together on this planet to create a better place for the human race as a whole...Cheapening it, USING it as an advertizement gimmick for Herman Cain's Pizza business...might be the kind of poor attempt at humor one might hear from a corny standup comedian in a third rate bar somewhere, but it's hardly the kind of disrespectful humor I want to hear from a man as he is out campaigning, asking to be a possible President of the United States.

Considering the biggest joke Cain's been yukking up is his 999 Plan, according to almost every single professional ACTUAL Economist in the country who has reviewed it,
Mr. Cain gets one big giant GONG and HOOK from me.

[Pierre99]

09:39 AM on 10/18/2011

Well, try this version...

Imagine there's no jobs
Its easy cause it's true
Food stamps for everybody
And unemployment too
Imagine all the people
Idle all the day...

[Pierre99]

09:43 AM on 10/18/2011

How about this?

Imagine there's no golf course
And no vacations too
A President that's working
Creating jobs for you
Imagine all the people
Going back to work...

[exhale09]

10:34 AM on 10/18/2011

Sorry a PIZZA delivery job will not support my family.

[ronaldrealist66]

10:53 AM on 10/18/2011

Great reply, the left has no problem with trying to make republicans look stupid on Saturday Night Live. Now they cry foul at a twenty year old spoof at the Omaha Press Club. Herman Cain shows that he can deliever and it's driving the left nuts! F&F

[jhooperaa]

09:09 AM on 10/18/2011

If Cain is elected the U.S. will have its first real black President and not a guy who is half black half white and raised in Hawaii.

[Stephen1349]

09:14 AM on 10/18/2011

Dabble in racism much?

[canoeal]

11:53 AM on 10/18/2011

Obama uses it however he wants. Once he was muticultural, last week he was black and trying (didn't work) to be sypathetic to the black southerner (He is not one or even partly one) His blackness comes from a father whose family is still in Africa (except for the Illegal ones)...

[bcunnin679]

12:04 PM on 10/18/2011

The President is actually a mulatto

[bettyandmike]

09:17 AM on 10/18/2011

If Cain is elected president, you had best plan on not retiring. Or worse, not having a job.

Has anyone who supports this man ever figured out WHO buys used clothes, cars, dishes, and the like? Poor people and that is what we will all be after 9-9-9 gets through with us.
Where do you go to buy 'used food and medicines'?
The rich get richer and the poor get hand me downs.

[Pierre99]

09:38 AM on 10/18/2011

I can see you know nothing about the 999 plan, or the prebate.

[fehc]

08:53 AM on 10/18/2011

Cant stand Cain social policies arcane - plans- r ridiculous even fox news analysists disagree with 999. That being said give the guy credit 4 employee moral -thats point of video -that is what a good G.M. C.E.O does they motivate -guarantee u his employees " got off" on this. Slam him 4 politics- not 4 doing his job!

[clinttamm]

08:48 AM on 10/18/2011

The man has a beautiful voice and he's creative,I just don't thin he's presidental materail..

[canoeal]

11:55 AM on 10/18/2011

So how is that different than Obama, except he might be able to sing? Obama was not, is not and never will be "presidential material"...

[clinttamm]

01:23 PM on 10/18/2011

You certainly have the right to your rebub opinion.

[DL Legendz]

08:42 AM on 10/18/2011

I am not even a republican and this guy is simply remarkable. He is a real down to earth kinda guy and I am now starting to change my view on the republican party.

[mac2jr]

08:52 AM on 10/18/2011

As a Community Organizer Herman Cain may be ok, but he is NOT Presidential Material by any means.

You need to understand that the 'down to earth' stuff does NOT work in the real world of politics and in the face national and international problem solving.

Fences that kill, moats filled with alligators, heart-stopping pizza, tax plans that raise taxes on the poor and give massive tax breaks to the rich, are NOT what we in the USA need.

[ronaldrealist66]

11:03 AM on 10/18/2011

We know that a community organizer does not make good president. Herman Cain offers change that you can believe in, we do not need more of the same that President Obama is offering.

[canoeal]

11:58 AM on 10/18/2011

more of the liberal doctrine.. he said they were exagerations....

[canoeal]

11:56 AM on 10/18/2011

Fanned, I like to hear some people have an open mind...

[voteConserv2012]

08:37 AM on 10/18/2011

President Cain

[Stephen1349]

08:42 AM on 10/18/2011

LMAOOOOOO. "Hail to the Godfather"!!!!

[Pierre99]

09:11 AM on 10/18/2011

It beats "Hail to the Empty Suit"

[mac2jr]

08:36 AM on 10/18/2011

Dietary facts about Pizza, so do we really need it?

http://www.fastfoodnutrition.org/r-nutrition-facts/Pizza%20Hut-item.html

[Stephen1349]

08:43 AM on 10/18/2011

Have you ever had a Godfather pizza? LOL. Ewwww

[Pierre99]

09:11 AM on 10/18/2011

Typical liberal. Worrying about what somebody else eats!