At last night’s Labour gala dinner in Brighton Lesley Garrett treated paying guests to a rendition of Andy Williams’ classic, The Impossible Dream. Lyrics include:
“And the world will be better for this
That one man scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star.”
Hat tip: Dermot Finch
UPDATE
It gets worse. I’ve just checked out the lyrics. They include a string of allusions to inevitable defeat, unreachable stars and so on. “Impossible dream”, “unbeatable foe”, “unbearable sorrow”, “unreachable star”, “no matter how hopeless”, “to be willing to die”
The only positive comparison you could make is that the singer does want the world to be a better place. Otherwise, what an inappropriate choice. Whose crazy idea was this?
Jim Pickard
Kiran Stacey
