Nashville country music couple Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood performed at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral in Washington, D.C.

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood performed a rendition of John Lennon's 'Imagine', which they performed at Rosalynn Carter’s tribute service in 2023

Their close personal relationship with President Carter and his late wife Rosalynn made Brooks and Yearwood great candidates for a tribute. Together, the two couples worked for Habitat for Humanity's Carter Work Project for decades, and the late president spoke often about how much he adored Yearwood's voice. The problem was the song.

On Thursday, Garth Brooks and his wife Trisha Yearwood performed at Jimmy Carter's funeral in Washington D.C. However social media users criticised the couple for choosing John lennon's 1971 track 'Imagine' as the song.

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have come under fire for their performance at Jimmy Carter's state funeral on January 9. The married country music stars sang a rendition of John Lennon's 1971 track, "Imagine", but their song choice angered many fans who thought it was inappropriate for a memorial inside an Episcopal cathedral.

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood attended President Jimmy Carter’s funeral, where they performed, three months after Brooks was accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit.

Garth Brooks performed alongside wife Trisha Yearwood during President Jimmy Carter’s funeral amid the country singer’s ongoing scandal

The acoustic take on John Lennon's anti-materialistic paean to peace and a borderless world without religion provided one of the poignant moments at Thursday's (Jan. 9) event.

Social media users expressed outrage over the song that Garth Brooks and his wife Trisha Yearwood performed during Jimmy Carter's funeral on Thursday.

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood performed a duet at President Carter's funeral Thursday in Washington before Carter is laid to rest in Georgia.

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood honored late President Jimmy Carter at his funeral on Thursday (January 9) by performing a touching cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine,” one of Carter’s favorite songs. The duo also performed that song at Rosalynn Carter’s funeral in 2023.